Practical AI Workshops for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs with PICHTR

Please join us for our first Practical AI for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs workshop with PICHTR.

Running a business means wearing a dozen hats—and AI can help you wear them all a little better.

Join us for a hands-on workshop designed specifically for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and business professionals who want to use artificial intelligence to save time, improve productivity, and grow their business.

AI is no longer a technology of the future—it's a practical tool that can help you market your business, communicate with customers, streamline operations, generate new ideas, analyze information, and accomplish more in less time. Whether you're just getting started with AI or looking to sharpen your skills, this workshop will show you practical ways to put AI to work immediately.

This is not a lecture. It's an interactive working session where you'll learn by doing.

Led by Ian Kitajima, President & CEO of PICHTR, Hawaii's "Tech Sherpa," you'll explore the same AI workflows and tools that businesses are using today to work smarter, increase efficiency, and stay competitive.

During the workshop, you'll learn how to:

• Write marketing content, emails, and social media posts in minutes
• Brainstorm business ideas, products, and services
• Create business plans, proposals, presentations, and reports
• Build custom AI assistants to automate repetitive tasks

You'll work with leading AI tools including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, NotebookLM, Copilot, and other practical business applications. No technical background is required—just bring your curiosity and a willingness to experiment.

By the end of the workshop, you'll leave with practical AI skills, ready-to-use prompts, time-saving workflows, and actionable ideas you can begin using in your business immediately.

Please bring:
Your laptop and power supply

Sorry, iPads and tablets will not work well for this workshop. If you need help setting up your accounts, please come at 8:00am. Otherwise, please arrive before 8:30am so we can start on time. If you are using a work laptop, please check with your IT department ahead of time to make sure you can access these tools. If that will be a problem, let me know and we can discuss using one of our training laptops for the day.

*Registration includes light refreshments*

 
More about Ian Kitajima:

Prior to joining PICTHR, Mr. Kitajima was the “Tech Sherpa” and Director of Corporate Development at Oceanit for over 21 years developing and commercializing next generation technologies for defense, medical, clean energy, and consumer applications. While at Oceanit he co-founded 3 venture startups, initiated new areas such as nanotechnology and applied AI, and championed the Design Thinking and computer science movements in public education for over a decade.

He is a Board member for several organizations such as PBS Hawaii, Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation, the Workforce Development Council, University of Hawaii Alumni Association, and the Hawaii Institute for Public Affairs.

Mr. Kitajima is a proud public-school graduate of Castle High School, Windward Community College, and received is BBA with a double major in Marketing & International Business from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.