AI & Coffee Meetup | Hosted by Tucker Business Association

​AI can do more than write emails and create content. The real gains show up when you connect it to the tools you already run your business on — your inbox, your spreadsheets, your CRM — so the busywork happens without you.

​This is a 90-minute working session. We build live, on screen, using Claude, ChatGPT, and Zapier.

​What we'll cover

• ​What an "integration" actually is, in plain language, and how to spot the three tasks in your week worth automating first

• ​Live build: connecting an AI assistant to your email and spreadsheets so intake, summaries, and follow-ups run on their own

• ​Live build: a simple data pipeline — form submission → spreadsheet → CRM → summary email

• ​Where AI genuinely helps, and where it quietly creates more cleanup than it saves

• ​What this costs to run, and what breaks when an app's authorization expires

​Who it's for
Owners and operators of small businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations. No coding experience required. Bring a laptop and one task that annoys you every week.

​What you'll leave with
One working automation, and a short plan for the next two.

​Hosted by Shepherd Innovation Labs in Partnership with Tucker Business Association (TBA) — custom software, AI, and automation that give your organization time back.

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​https://www.shepherdinnovationlabs.com
https://www.tuckerbiz.org/