Coaching
I want to learn.
Work through one real task with guidance. Ask questions as you go and leave with instructions you can repeat.
Explore this starting point ↗AI COACHING & CONSULTING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Practical AI. For the work on your desk.
A customer reply. Your next piece of content. The admin that keeps getting pushed back. Work with Chris Costa to choose a useful starting point, practice it together and keep the steps that work—in person or over Zoom.
A CLEARER STARTING POINT
You don't need another
list of apps.
You need to know what is worth trying, how to use it and what a good result looks like. Start with the question that sounds like you.
Consulting
I need a plan.
Compare opportunities, review the tools you already have and define a sensible first project before building.
Explore this starting point ↗Implementation
I need something built.
Turn an agreed plan into a dashboard, integration or custom tool, with a separate scope and testing.
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MAKE EVERYDAY WORK EASIER TO START
Useful beats complicated.
Start with a customer response, a piece of content or notes that need a next step. Practice on approved examples, check the result and keep a workflow you understand.
AI BUSINESS KICKSTART
From a first question
to a useful habit.
One discovery and audit session. One setup and practice session. One follow-up. Three prioritized opportunities, a workflow you can repeat, and a short action plan.
- 01
Interview
Show me how your business works today.
- 02
Audit
Choose from three prioritized opportunities.
- 03
Set up
Build one useful workflow with your tools.
- 04
Practice
Try it yourself with a simple task guide.
- 05
Follow up
Review real attempts and improve the process.
START WITH YOUR EVERYDAY WORK
One useful task.
A workflow you understand.
Choose a real task, practice on approved information, and learn how to check the result. These examples are starting points; your sessions follow your business priorities.
Customer follow-ups
Practice drafting a clear response from approved notes, then check the facts, tone and next step before sending.
Content and service explanations
Turn an approved FAQ into a post, article outline or video script while keeping your business's own voice and facts.
Inquiries and everyday admin
Try a useful format for organizing requests, missing details and follow-ups before deciding whether you need an integration.
A clearer tool decision
Compare a workflow with the accounts you already use. Identify what a new subscription or custom tool would actually add.
MAP THE OPPORTUNITY
Find the next useful connection.
Compare the tasks, people and systems involved before choosing what to build. A clear first version gives the project a useful boundary.
LEAVE WITH A PRACTICAL NEXT STEP
Practice together.
Keep the steps.
Your agreed coaching scope can include a task brief, a reusable prompt or workflow, an output-review checklist, and a short action plan. We identify the accounts, costs and permissions involved so you know what continuing the workflow requires.
Coaching
Learn by doing. Work through a task with guidance and leave with steps you can repeat.
Consulting
Define priorities. Review the current process, choose a starting point and agree on the scope of the next project.
Implementation
Build what is needed. Dashboards, integrations and custom tools are separate projects with their own proposal and testing.
We begin with public, invented or approved examples where possible. Human review stays part of the workflow; automatic sending and live system connections are introduced only within an agreed implementation scope.
Explore custom tools and implementationA USEFUL CONSULTING BRIEF
Know what the first version needs to do.
Map the current process, name the people and systems involved, then identify the smallest useful test. An agreed consulting scope can include:
- A short list of opportunities with the reason for each priority.
- The inputs, permissions and costs that need to be checked.
- A first-version brief, review owner and practical acceptance checks.
- A recommendation to coach, build, simplify the existing process or investigate further.
A new tool is one possible result. Better use of an existing account or a clearer process may be the right next step.
A LITTLE CLARITY BEFORE THE CALL
Start with something
you can use.
Read a practical guide or download the seven-day workbook. No email required. Bring your notes if you decide you'd like help putting them to work.
Browse all free guidesFREE PDF · 12 PAGES
Your First Useful AI Workflow
A seven-day kickstart with a task scorecard, reusable prompts, a review checklist and space to plan your first test.
Download the workbook ↓START HERE
What AI Can Actually Do for Your Business Today
Realistic examples for customer replies, content, notes and everyday admin—with a clear way to choose your first experiment.
Read the guide ↗
COACHING WORKBOOK
Get More from Your First AI Coaching Session
Prepare your examples, define a useful result and leave a session with instructions you can repeat.
Read the guide ↗CONSULTING WORKBOOK
The Small-Business AI Opportunity Map
Compare opportunities, map dependencies and scope a small first project before you commit to a build.
Read the guide ↗BEFORE WE START
Your coaching questions.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. We start with a business task and explain the steps in plain English. If a workflow needs software development, we scope that separately.
What should I bring to a session?
Bring one recurring task, the tools you already use and an example of the result you want. Public or invented samples work well for an initial conversation; share business information only when you have permission.
Will you build the dashboard or automation for me?
We can discuss that as implementation work. Coaching teaches a workflow; consulting helps define priorities and scope. Building and operating integrations, dashboards or custom software requires a separate proposal.
How do we know whether the workflow helps?
Agree on what a useful result looks like, then compare preparation, prompting, review and correction time with your existing approach. Keep, adjust or stop the experiment based on the whole result.
Do I need paid AI tools?
We review your existing accounts first. Any additional subscriptions, usage costs and implementation work are identified before you commit.
In-Person or Zoom
Sessions built around your schedule and how you learn best — on-site or remote.
Practical AI Adoption
Hands-on guidance on which AI tools actually fit your business, not generic theory.
Thoughtful Data Handling
Review what information belongs in a tool, who can access it and where a person needs to check the result.
Proof, not just promises
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A free 30-minute call to see what coaching looks like for your business — no pressure, no obligation.