Patricia Cangas

New · 4-week course · starts Nov 10

Your First AI Agent: Set It Up and Put It to Work

A 4-week course for small-business owners. Every Tuesday you learn the method in a small group. Then you and I meet one to one, on your screen, and set it up on your own business.

When? Tuesdays 12:00 to 1:30 pm PT, Nov 10 to Dec 11. 8 seats. $1,195.

The owner of a small business checks a quote in her stockroom, a sticky note with three ticked boxes on her laptop
The work happens at your desk and in your accounts. I join over Zoom.

The course

Set up AI the way you would onboard a new team member

Most business owners I talk to use AI the same way: ask a question, copy the answer, paste it somewhere else. It helps, and it stops there.

AI starts doing real work when you set it up the way you would set up a new person on your team: it knows your business, writes in your voice, follows your rules, and only gets access to what the job needs.

What you leave with

  • Your AI set up like a new team member: a context file with who you serve, what you sell and how you write, and rules for what it may and may not do
  • Three tasks from your week running on AI, set up with me in your own accounts, each put on a schedule if it repeats
  • Your privacy rules: what goes in, what never does, and which apps it can reach
  • Your playbook: what you hand off next, what you keep, and a 30-day plan

How it works

  • Before the first class: a short intake form and five short videos, about 30 minutes in all, so live time goes to building.
  • A 90-minute workshop every Tuesday, live, in a small group: a demo, the method, and you start your own task before the session ends.
  • Three 1:1 sessions with me, 60 minutes each, in the days after each of the first three workshops. On your screen, inside your own accounts, on your own tasks, with a short written recap after.
  • A final clinic after the last workshop, and recordings of every group session.

WEEK 1 Tue Nov 10

How AI works, and setting it up like a new team member

A chat, a project and an agent, and when you use each. Then your context file, your voice, your rules and your privacy settings. You leave with your first task working.

WEEK 2 Tue Nov 17

Email: sort it, get the information out, and draft the replies

One kind of messy email turned into the same fields every time, and replies drafted by AI that nothing sends without your approval.

WEEK 3 Tue Dec 1

Documents and presentations

Briefs, proposals and reports drafted from your own notes, and slides in minutes, all following your design rules.

WEEK 4 Tue Dec 8

Marketing and social media, then your playbook

Your voice and visual kit, one idea turned into posts and a newsletter, then your 30-day plan. Final clinic Fri Dec 11.

No sessions Thanksgiving week.

Who it is for, and what you need

You run a small business or work on your own, you already use ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini mostly as a chat box, and you have tasks you would hand to an assistant if you had one. It is not for developers.

You need a paid Claude Pro or ChatGPT Plus plan (about $20 a month) or higher, in your own name. Everything we build stays in your account, and you keep it.

$1,195

8 seats, because every student gets three 1:1 sessions with me. Full refund up to the halfway point of the course.

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One to one

Prefer to work with me one to one?

For when Tuesdays do not suit you, or you want the time on your business alone.

1:1 working session

60 minutes over Zoom

$350

On your screen, inside your own accounts, on the task you choose. A short written recap after.

Book one when you need it. You pay by card and pick your time straight after.

Pay and pick a time

Private, just for you or just your team

Built around your business

Price on request

The same method, set up on your own tasks, with your tools and on your schedule. For you alone, or for your team.

Fill in a short form, then we meet for 30 minutes, free. After the call I send you a written proposal and the price.

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How I work

I work inside your accounts and I do not keep your data

You pay for the tools

We start with what you already use. If a different one fits better, I tell you which and you buy it yourself.

  • Whatever they cost: it depends on the tool and what you use it for, from a few dollars a month per person to a good deal more. We work out which ones you need, and what they give you, before paying for any.
  • That cost carries on afterwards, and it is yours.
  • I never subscribe in your name, resell licences or take commission.

Your accounts, your data

Inside your accounts, on a shared screen or a temporary invitation you remove at the end. No passwords kept, no data taken, anonymized samples for testing.

I work the way you already work

I work with your processes and your product as they are. I do not redesign them or weigh in on how you run the business: the job gets built on top of what you already do.

If I spot something along the way that could work better, I mention it in case it is useful. The decision is yours.

What I do not promise

I do not promise you more clients or hours saved. What we set up stays in your account, and you leave knowing how to use it and change it. You check what the tool produces before it goes to a client.

About me

I'm Patricia Cangas

Patricia Cangas

I use AI agents every day to run my own work: research, documents, planning and the admin of my two businesses. They do the steps, and I check what they hand back before anything goes out.

I'm also an educator, with a master's in education from Johns Hopkins. I founded Pixel Parenting, where I teach children and parents digital literacy: how apps, games and AI work, and how to make informed choices about them.

I also host the Pixel Parenting podcast, talking with researchers about technology and how we learn.

I bring the same approach to business owners: start from the real work in your week, set it up together, and leave knowing how to keep going on your own.

Fun fact: I used to produce video games.

FAQ

Before you pay

The course or one to one: which one is for me?

The course if you want to learn it in a small group, with three 1:1 sessions on your own tasks along the way. One to one if Tuesdays do not suit you, or you want the time on your business alone. Not sure? Tell me about your business and I will tell you which one fits.

Where do I sign up for the course?

Through See the course. You enroll and pay on the course page, and the schedule and recordings live there too. The one-to-one sessions are paid here.

Do I need to know anything about AI?

No. If you can use ChatGPT today, you can do all of this. You need to know your own work, which is the part I do not know.

Which tools and plan do I need?

A paid Claude Pro or ChatGPT Plus plan (about $20 a month) or higher, in your own name, plus the apps you already use for email, files and calendar. I never subscribe in your name, resell licences or take commission.

Do I have to share my passwords or client data?

No. You work in your own accounts and I never hold your passwords. We set the privacy settings together and decide what never goes into the AI.

I could learn this on my own online

Yes. The information is public and it is all out there. What takes time is applying it to your business, your clients and the way you work. That is what the sessions are for.

Can I move or cancel a 1:1 session?

You can move it once, with 24 hours' notice. If you cancel within 48 hours of paying, I refund it in full. The details are in the terms.

What if I miss a course session?

Every group session is recorded, and your next 1:1 session is there to catch up on your own task.

Questions?

Not sure which one fits?

Send me one sentence about your business and the task you have in mind. I will tell you whether the course or a session fits better.

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