Innovate Springfield

AI Hands-On Prompt Training

nelha2 — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 04:03:27 +0000

AI Hands-On Prompt Training nelha2 Wed, 01/29/2025 - 22:03

AI Prompt Design: Get the Most Out of Your AI

So it's been about 2 years since AI models took us by surprise, now what? How can business professionals facing mounting workloads and rising costs, use these AI models to create better solutions that go beyond basic automation?

Come find out at our next workshop. In this AI session we will introduce you to a strategic approach to creating reliable AI assistants that can handle specialized tasks across your organization. You can be looking to streamline your marketing activities, or design a newsletter, or maybe enhance aspects of your customer service, or optimize your content production. Daniel Reifenberger will teach you how to effectively "train" AI agents to perform these functions with consistency and accuracy. The result? A scalable, cost-effective way to expand your team's capabilities without expanding your payroll.

We're asking you to imagine having specialized assistants who can handle your:

Content calendar management
Market research reports
Customer response drafts
Data analysis & reporting
Social media planning
Competitive analysis

So, Join us in this practical, hands-on workshop

Running a department or agency? Bring your team.

Meet Daniel Reifenberger, our AI implementation strategist and workshop leader. With over 14 years of experience in direct marketing and e-commerce optimization, Daniel brings practical expertise in transforming business operations through strategic automation. As founder of Loyal Tribe, LLC, he has helped e-commerce companies achieve 10-30% revenue growth in just 90 days by implementing smart systems and processes. His unique background, which includes leading a 50-person team at Apple and developing strategic marketing campaigns for global brands, gives him firsthand insight into the challenges and opportunities of integrating AI into existing business workflows. Daniel combines his entrepreneurial mindset with hands-on technical experience to help professionals like you transform their operations through practical AI implementation.

When

Thu, Jun 19 2025, 4:30 - 6:30pm Google Outlook iCal

Location

15 S.Old State Capitol Plaza, 2nd Floor

Event Type

Innovation Center

Workshop

Department

Innovate Springfield

Thrive Solo

nelha2 — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 03:54:09 +0000

Thrive Solo nelha2 Wed, 01/29/2025 - 21:54

Innovate Springfield brings you a unique opportunity for solo-entrepreneurs, freelancers and business operators in our area. Dr. Harry Elston, Ph.D., CIH, PMP is the founder of Midwest Chemical Safety. He will lead this two-hour work workshop.

With over 28 years of experience serving clients like Argonne National Labs and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Dr. Elston offers insights based on real-world business operations.

The workshop covers essential aspects of solo entrepreneurship:

Business structure optimization
Financial management fundamentals
Resource identification
Strategic evaluation methods
Contract negotiations
Risk management
Accounting and tax considerations

Dr. Elston combines his technical expertise as a Fellow of the American Chemical Society with proven business acumen in maintaining a sustainable consulting practice.

Registration is Free.

Dr. Elston owns Midwest Chemical Safety, a small business specializing in providing safety and occupational safety solutions to clients such as Argonne National Labs, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, and Cooper Machinery Services. He has over 28 years of experience owning and operating a small consulting business.

Dr. Elston is a Fellow of the American Chemical Society and a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association with a doctorate in physical chemistry. His expertise spans chemical process safety, environmental compliance, risk management, and helping organizations implement comprehensive safety programs while ensuring regulatory compliance with OSHA, EPA, and DHS requirements.

Dr. Elston is a Navy veteran where he served as a nuclear engineering officer and a plankowner of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).

When

Tue, Mar 18 2025, 4:30 - 6:30pm

Location

15 S. Old State Capitol Plaza, 2nd Floor

Event Type

Innovation Center

Workshop

Department

Innovate Springfield

Innovate Springfield to host February events featuring serial entrepreneur Paul Magelli

bwood8 — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:18:40 +0000

Innovate Springfield to host February events featuring serial entrepreneur Paul Magelli bwood8 Tue, 01/28/2025 - 16:18

Innovate Springfield to host pitch competition and keynote by former Redbox executive

bwood8 — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 21:33:27 +0000

Innovate Springfield to host pitch competition and keynote by former Redbox executive bwood8 Wed, 10/23/2024 - 16:33

Founders, Failures, and Fun

lkurf2 — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:05:03 +0000

Founders, Failures, and Fun lkurf2 Fri, 09/13/2024 - 12:05

Founders Failures and Fun

Abraham Lincoln at UIS

WHAT: Innovate Springfield, the University of Illinois Springfield’s business incubator, has teamed up with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, NPR Illinois, Sangamon CEO, Illinois Ventures and iVenturED to present the speaker series event “Founders, Failures and Fun.”

WHEN: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, September 5

WHERE: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 112 N. Sixth St., Springfield

DETAILS: Paul Couston, an early-stage entrepreneur and second-time founder, will be the featured speaker. Couston, who started with Optivolt Labs, a solar tech company serving the U.S. Air Force, now leads Ascent Integrated Tech. His latest venture aims to enhance firefighter safety by providing critical information about team location, health and environment during firefighting.

Couston is an industrial engineer who earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Grainger College of Engineering.

Attendees will gain insights from startup successes and failures, explore tech applications and network with professionals. The event will conclude with a cash bar happy hour.

The event is free and open to the public. Online registration is required.

When

Thu, Sep 5 2024, 4:30 - 6pm

Location

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 112 N. Sixth St., Springfield

Department

Innovate Springfield

Innovation Center

Innovate Springfield partners to host “Founders, Failures and Fun” speaker series event

bwood8 — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:48:21 +0000

Innovate Springfield partners to host “Founders, Failures and Fun” speaker series event bwood8 Wed, 08/28/2024 - 08:48

UIS’ Innovate Springfield and Illini Angels to conduct workshop on angel investing

pdeo2 — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 15:33:17 +0000

UIS’ Innovate Springfield and Illini Angels to conduct workshop on angel investing pdeo2 Tue, 02/06/2024 - 09:33

UIS launches a new high-tech lab and class allowing high school students to develop innovative products

pdeo2 — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 14:59:32 +0000

UIS launches a new high-tech lab and class allowing high school students to develop innovative products pdeo2 Fri, 02/02/2024 - 08:59

Innovate Springfield’s Sangamon CEO program starts mentor matching program for high school students

bwood8 — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:48:48 +0000

Innovate Springfield’s Sangamon CEO program starts mentor matching program for high school students bwood8 Mon, 11/13/2023 - 09:48

UIS’ Innovate Springfield to host a discussion on “The Next Technology Revolution”

bwood8 — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 19:37:07 +0000

UIS’ Innovate Springfield to host a discussion on “The Next Technology Revolution” bwood8 Thu, 10/26/2023 - 14:37