AI Basics & Mastery
Learn how AI really works, not just which prompts to copy. Give it context, ask better questions and build your own solutions for work or everyday life. For you or your whole team.
We help people understand AI, put it to work in everyday life and business, and explore what becomes possible through real-world experimentation.
Live meetups in Cleveland, Ohio · starting this winter. Get on the list
Invoices, callbacks, paperwork, repeated tasks
Workflows that save you time
For family, business, the craft, or the next idea
I build these systems and workflows in my own shop first. Real buildings, real projects, real mess. If it saves time, it's ready for you.
I don't hand you software and walk away. I guide you through it: the AI basics first, then we add the systems that fit the work you already do, side by side, until you can run them on your own.
We coach you side by side until you can run it yourself. We try our methods on our own work first.
Learn how AI really works, not just which prompts to copy. Give it context, ask better questions and build your own solutions for work or everyday life. For you or your whole team.
See what's working, where your time goes and what you may be overlooking, including where AI helps and where it doesn't.
Full Assessment, $1,000 flat: a 40-minute call, a written report and a walkthrough. Help putting it in place is quoted separately.
Turn what you know into something you can build on. Capture your experience, spot connections you've missed, and give your AI the context to actually help.
One place for your notes, projects and AI tools, so you can capture things fast and find what matters without jumping between apps.
Turn repeat work into systems that give you time back. We build around how you actually work, from follow-ups to paperwork, and improve them as you go.
Untangle a messy business problem: gather the papers, build a clear timeline, and see what's missing before you decide what to do.
Ask about it on a free call →Learn AI fundamentals, remove intimidation, and build confidence.
Start with the basics →Use practical workflows, assessments, and Second Brains to save time and uncover value.
See how we help →Take that understanding into AI in the Wild, where curiosity drives experiments across nature, construction, and technology.
Visit the lab →What we learn in the lab feeds back into our education, workflows, and business services.
We take the AI fundamentals we teach into real projects across agriculture and nature, construction and design, and technology. We ask questions, test ideas, record what worked and what didn't, and share methods people can adapt to their own work. You copy the method, not our pilots. The products we make along the way sell through Cloos Effects.
Pick a pilot to see what it is and where it lives on the property. Each one will get its own page with journal entries, photos and results as the work happens.
Fire pits, water features, countertops, carving, rockscapes, large planters, architectural elements and accents.
On the map: Building 2Pilot page coming soon
Ceiling designs, molds, cores, lettering and signage.
On the map: Building 1Pilot page coming soon
Sculpted walls and indirect lighting.
On the map: Building 2Pilot page coming soon
Finishes, textures and art pieces.
On the map: Building 2Pilot page coming soon
Tabletops and custom design pieces.
On the map: Building 1Pilot page coming soon
Parts and prototypes.
On the map: HousePilot page coming soon
Cutting cores and plugs for concrete, architectural elements and accents.
On the map: Building 1Pilot page coming soon
Turning images into CAD files for printing and CNC.
On the map: HousePilot page coming soon
An exploration lens for later. Not running yet.
On the map: HousePilot page coming soon
Pond care, logs, breeding and harvesting.
On the map: Koi PondPilot page coming soon
Care, eggs and organic compost.
On the map: ChickensPilot page coming soon
Care, logs and harvesting.
On the map: FruitPilot page coming soon
All lab products sell through Cloos Effects, the studio behind it all.
Our ongoing series takes you inside real projects, from design and fabrication to agriculture, nature and new technology. Follow the questions, the tests, what works and what fails, and the thinking behind each one, so you can adapt the useful ideas to your own world.
Every project is a chance to test ideas, document what we learn, and find where AI can make a difference.
Pick one job you do over and over, like calling back missed leads. Set how long it takes and how often. Then guess how much of it a smart system could handle for you.
Counts 50 work weeks a year. These are your numbers and your guess, not a promise. Not sure? Leave it at 50% and we'll find the real number together in the Quick Check.
We help people learn the fundamentals of AI, spot opportunities, and put it to practical use in life and business. If you want guidance, we coach you through it: assessments, second brains and workflows built around your own experience and goals. Through AI in the Wild, our working lab and content series, we also test what becomes possible when AI meets hands-on work in building and design, agriculture and nature, and technology. We show what works and what doesn't, so you can adapt the lessons to your own projects.
Our real-world lab and content series. On our property in Jefferson, Ohio, we take the AI basics we teach into actual projects. We test it ourselves, record what worked and what failed, and publish it as videos and posts on YouTube and Instagram so you can follow along. Methods that prove out become smart systems we teach and help clients set up. The goal isn't for you to copy our projects. It's to understand the method and use it on your own ideas. First episodes are coming soon.
Anyone who wants to understand AI and use it with confidence: curious beginners, business owners and teams. The people we work with range from contractors, realtors and investors to designers, makers and manufacturers.
The 20-minute intro call, the Quick Check, the Time Calculator and many guides are free. The Full Assessment is $1,000 flat. Training and setup are quoted per business after the free call.
A 40-minute call, our review of your business, and a written report within 48 hours: what's working, where your time goes, what you may be overlooking, and whether AI fits yet. We walk you through it on a follow-up call. The assessment stands on its own. If you want our help putting it in place, that's quoted separately.
A real person, Curt, is involved in every engagement. AI and bots help draft, sort and organize the smart systems, but a human reviews and approves everything that goes to you and your customers.
Both, side by side. We guide you through it until you can run the systems yourself. You're never handed software and left alone.
You do. Your business information, files and anything we build from them belong to you. To improve our services we may learn from anonymous, combined patterns, like which tasks take the most time, never anything that identifies you or your business. We never use your private information in our content without your written OK. Client files are kept for 6 months after the work ends, then deleted or handed back, or sooner if you ask.
No. If you use email and a phone, you can do this. We start with the basics and explain everything in plain words.
Jefferson, Ohio. We work with businesses across the US online, and we're starting free live meetups in Cleveland this winter.