Making Your Business Less Dependent on You (with AI)

Monthly Online Discussion and Working Session
If your business only works because you personally remember everything, explain everything, or fix everything, you are not alone. This session is for business owners and solopreneurs who want their business to run more smoothly without requiring constant personal involvement.
This is not a tool demo and not a sales presentation. It is a practical, conversation-based session focused on understanding where businesses become overly dependent on their owners and how AI can help reduce that dependence in realistic, manageable ways.
You do not need to be technical. You do not need to already use AI. Curiosity and lived experience running a business are enough.

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### What We Will Cover

This session will focus on one core question:
Where does your business rely on you more than it needs to?
We will explore:

• Why businesses become dependent on the owner’s memory, decisions, and context
• Common patterns that quietly keep everything routing back to you
• How AI can support systems, documentation, and decision-making without replacing people
• Real-world examples of shifting knowledge out of your head and into usable structures

The emphasis is on understanding and clarity, not perfection.

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### Agenda (60 minutes)

Welcome and framing
A brief overview of the session and what to expect.
Short talk and examples
A practical explanation of how owner-dependence shows up in real businesses and how AI can help reduce it.
Guided discussion and Q&A
Open conversation about where participants feel stuck, with live thinking and reframing.
Wrap-up and next steps
Key takeaways and one simple action you can apply after the session.

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### What to Bring

• Your real business questions
• One example of something you personally handle that feels repetitive or draining
• An open mind. No technical preparation required.

You do not need to download anything or prepare in advance.

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### Who This Is For

• Solopreneurs and small business owners
• Consultants, service providers, and operators with small teams
• Business owners who feel like the bottleneck but are not sure where to start
• People interested in practical AI use, not hype or buzzwords

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### Format and Access

This is a live, online event held on Zoom.
A Zoom link will be provided to registered attendees before the event.
Cameras are optional. Participation is welcome but never required.

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### About the Host

Sarajoy Pickholtz is the founder of Platinum Impact, where she helps small businesses reduce overwhelm and build smarter systems using AI. Her work focuses on practical applications that support real operations, not theoretical or flashy use cases.