AI essentials for business owners
A working introduction to AI for owners and managers. Two hands-on sessions in ChatGPT and Claude, run privately for your business, your work and your material. You leave with a tested shortlist of AI uses, rules that hold up under the Privacy Act 2020, and the judgement to run both.
We’ve trained over 1,000 people how to use AI.
Through in-person, practical, hands-on workshops, not keynote events
Workshop at a glance
Two sessions of 3.5 hours plus a 30-minute pre-course call
Sessions are typically a week apart (Flexible)
$3,490 + GST per business
Delivered in person
No technical background needed
How it is delivered
Only your business in the room.
At your premises, or a venue you choose
Both sessions run for your people, and nobody else's. Before session one, you complete a short pre-course intake covering your business, your tools and your priorities, and the exercises are built from your answers. The examples on screen are your quotes, your emails, your reports.
$3,495 + GST per business (six or seven people)
Larger leadership groups by arrangement.
Who it is for
Owners and managers, not technicians.
Built for the people who decide how a business runs: owners, directors, general managers and the senior people they trust. Most arrive curious and cautious, often already using AI a little and unsure whether they are doing it safely. You do not need a technical background. You need your laptop and a working week's worth of real tasks.
What you leave with
More than familiarity.
A tested shortlist
AI uses from your own business, tried live in the room and scored so you know which to do first.
Rules you wrote
Your own written rules for what goes into AI tools and what never does, sound under the Privacy Act 2020.
Working confidence
Real hands-on time in ChatGPT and Claude, on your own work, until the tools stop feeling foreign.
A prompting method
A simple framework for prompting, plus a set of everyday prompts you will actually reuse.
A standing workspace
A project space that already knows your business, so you stop re-explaining yourself every time.
Judgement
A clear sense of where AI saves real time in a business like yours, and where it is not worth using.
How it runs
Two sessions (Flexible schedule).
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Pre-course
Every delivery starts with a short pre-course intake so both sessions run on your real work from the first hour. This consists of a questionnaire and a virtual 30-minute meeting.
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Foundations and judgement
What generative AI is, what it is not, and why context is the one idea that matters
A simple framework for asking well, applied to your own work on your own laptop
The five risks worth worrying about, and the ones that are dinner-party talk
A simple test before you paste anything in: what customer information never touches the tools
First hands-on runs in ChatGPT and Claude on tasks from your week
02
Foundations and judgement
What generative AI is, what it is not, and why context is the one idea that matters
A simple framework for asking well, applied to your own work on your own laptop
The five risks worth worrying about, and the ones that are dinner-party talk
A simple test before you paste anything in: what customer information never touches the tools
First hands-on runs in ChatGPT and Claude on tasks from your week
Who delivers the training
J Norness is the founder of ENDEVO and one of the most practical voices on AI for business in New Zealand.
He has spent 25 years across industries and continents, including eight years as an automation engineer, and now serves as AI Officer for companies across New Zealand and Australia. He delivers practical, in-person AI workshops and executive education across Te Tauihu, including through the Nelson AI Sandbox and Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce and has keynoted numerous events. His sessions are grounded in real use cases, real privacy obligations, and zero hype.
J has trained more than 1,000 people across Te Tauihu and beyond. He serves as a CMO and AI Officer for hire for multiple companies, which gives him invaluable real-life experience in real businesses, like yours.
I'm a developer who has dabbled with some AI here and there. The AI workshop that was held was an introductory workshop designed for users totally new to AI. What impressed me about the workshop (other than J's personable and entertaining style) was how it was able to introduce our newer users to AI effectively and still give me some insights and learnings to take away and apply. Would highly recommend.
Daniel Karolyi
Developer, Nimbus ERP Software
Life-changing stuff. Quoting that took two hours takes twenty minutes. Thank you
Mark Johnston
Construction Manager, Scott Construction
J from Endevo ran a foundational AI workshop for our team. As a software company, we assumed we were already ahead of the curve — but outside expertise gave us a much clearer view of how these tools can support a range of roles. We now share a common language and understanding to build on. J's approach engaged everyone, from expert users to complete beginners, and we're confident every team member will have a practical use case within the week. Productivity gains from AI are about to take off.
Gail Murdoch
CEO, Nimbus ERP Software
We brought J in to train our team on AI. The difference from a typical course was that everything was built on our actual work. No generic demos: the team learned on our real processes and documents. Sceptical team members started using it the next morning and were using it confidently a few days later. Just as importantly, they understand the boundaries regarding client information. J' training is practical and security focused which is required for our industry and made us feel even more comfortable. If you want your team actually using AI rather than just talking at about it, get J in.
Nicky and Steph
Directors, Redwood Insurance Brokers
J trained our team six months ago, and the training has held with the team picking up so many use cases and gaining efficiencies. Many were not confident enough to even start using AI, but after the training, everything changed. J has a way of making people feel safe in the workshops. His personable and entertaining style of presenting put our team at ease.
Tas
Director, Trillium Business Advisors
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