AI for Your Next Chapter
Hands-On AI Workshop for Beginners Mesa, Arizona
Your experience just met its match. Join a Complimentary two-day workshop, October 14–15, 2026, Noon–4 p.m. each day. Limited to 20 seats. / Only 3 out of 20 seats left.
The Experience
Two-Day Live Experience
Dates
October 14–15, 2026 12:00 PM–4:00 PM each day
Location
Mesa Business Builder @ The Studios 59 E. 1st St., 2nd Floor, Mesa, AZ 85201
Cohort
Complimentary Workshop 20 Seats
What’s next for you?
Your experience already gives you something valuable to build from. With clearer tools, greater confidence, and practical support, your next idea can become a real next step.
Two days. Real tools. Something built by the time you walk out. You don’t need to be “good at technology” — you just need what you already know.
Join the Complimentary WorkshopOnly 3 seats left — registration closes when all 20 are reserved.
Meet Your Guides
Experienced, practical, and here to support you.
Julie Castro
PUBLISHING PROFESSIONAL · FIESTA PUBLISHING
Julie is a publishing professional with more than 10 years of experience in the book industry. She carries forward the legacy of Fiesta Publishing, a family-owned company founded by her mother in 1997, helping authors bring meaningful stories and ideas to life.
Her wide-ranging career spans adult education, workforce development, research support, grant writing, television, and film production. That experience shapes her warm, creative approach to guiding people as they learn, grow, and share what they know.
Nicole Mashingaidze
BUSINESS STRATEGIST · FLAME LILY VENTURES
Nicole is a business strategist and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience in business and real estate investing. She co-leads Flame Lily Ventures, helping businesses, nonprofits, ministries, and self-employed professionals move from overwhelm to momentum through clarity, strategy, systems, AI, and practical implementation.
An avid AI learner and practitioner, Nicole enjoys helping people understand how AI can support their work, ideas, and next chapter. Her Harvard Online certificate in AI Tech Ethics strengthens her commitment to helping people use AI with confidence, wisdom, and good judgment.
A Different Kind of Learning Experience
Intentionally small. Highly interactive.
This is not a large conference where you sit and listen all day. Attendance is limited so you can participate, ask questions, see practical demonstrations, and receive personal support in a comfortable environment — even if you do not consider yourself a “tech person.”
Only 3 seats left — registration closes when all 20 are reserved.
AI Safety & Responsible UseUse AI with confidencegood judgment and care.
Practical Takeaways
What You’ll Walk Away With
Come with questions. Leave with greater clarity, useful experience, and a next step you can act on.
A clearer understanding of what AI can actually do for you.
Hands-on experience using practical AI tools.
Simple prompts and workflows you can continue using after the event.
More confidence using AI independently.
A better understanding of AI safety and responsible use.
Ideas for supporting your business, career, ministry, nonprofit, or personal goals.
A simple next-step plan for continuing after the event.
Is This for You?
This experience is for you if…
This is beginner-friendly AI training for business owners, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, ministries, and working professionals. Whether you’re just getting started or looking for practical ways to go deeper, this experience is designed for people like you.
You’re curious about AI but don’t know where to begin.
You’ve tried ChatGPT or another AI tool but still feel unsure how to use it well.
Technology sometimes feels overwhelming.
You want practical ways to use AI in your business, work, ministry, nonprofit, or next chapter.
You want to understand AI without needing to become a tech expert.
Your Completion Gift
A One-on-One Publishing Industry Overview
Everyone who completes the two-day event will receive a personal one-on-one session with Julie, giving you an inside overview of the publishing industry.
Questions before you register
Is this for complete beginners?
Yes. This workshop is beginner friendly, including people who have never used AI or have tried it but still feel unsure.
Do I need technical experience?
No technical background is needed. The focus is practical use, not coding or building AI models.
What will I learn?
You’ll practice giving useful instructions, applying AI to everyday work, reviewing the results, and using the tools responsibly.
Which tools will we explore?
We’ll focus on practical AI tools and prompting skills you can use across platforms, with examples for everyday work.
How can this help a small business?
Explore ways to draft clearer communications, organize ideas, plan content, and turn repeat tasks into checklists you can review and reuse.
Can nonprofits and ministries attend?
Yes. Nonprofit and ministry leaders are welcome. Applications include volunteer communication, event planning, and organizing approved information.
What should I bring?
Bring your questions and a project or practical task you want to move forward. A laptop and charger are recommended for hands-on practice.
Where is it?
Mesa Business Builder @ The Studios, 59 E. 1st St., 2nd Floor, Mesa, AZ 85201.
Is it really free?
Yes. This is a complimentary workshop. Registration is required, and capacity is limited to 20 seats.
When do I attend?
Attend both October 14 and October 15, 2026, from noon–4 p.m. each day, Arizona time. This is a two-day workshop.
Complimentary Workshop
You don’t need to have AI figured out.
That is why we created this experience. Bring your questions and what you already know; we’ll help you take the next step with clarity and confidence.
October 14–15, 2026
Only 3 Seats Left
Only 3 seats left — registration closes when all 20 are reserved.