AI for Business: Barrington & Northwest Suburbs

Free founding meetup · Barrington area · October 2026

See what AI can actually do for your business.

A practical, in-person session for local owners and operators who want to save time, improve follow-up, and make better decisions without becoming developers.

Join the founding invite list
No hypeReal workflows and examples, explained plainly.
No pitchNo paid offer will be presented at the meetup.
20 seatsBuilt for a useful working conversation, not a crowd.

Bring the task you are tired of doing.

We will show where AI can help, where it cannot, and what a sensible first step looks like for your business.

01 · See

Three useful systems

Practical examples for follow-up, research, reporting, customer service, and repeated admin work.

02 · Diagnose

One live workflow

We will take a real process from the room and map what should be automated, improved, or left alone.

03 · Leave

With a next move

A plain-language action you can test immediately, plus local people learning alongside you.

A working session, not a lecture.

20 minutes: What local businesses are doing with AI right now

20 minutes: Live workflow teardown and demonstration

20 minutes: Q&A, introductions, and next steps

Target: October 2026, weekday eveningGreater Barrington area. Founding members will receive the date poll and venue shortlist within two business days of joining.

Owners, general managers, operators, and functional leaders from businesses across Chicago's northwest suburbs are welcome.

You are on the founding invite list. Check your inbox for the date poll and venue shortlist within two business days.

Reserve a founding seat.

Name and email are all you need. The optional answers help shape the room.

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Hosted by Alex Sofronas

Alex hosts the Marketing x Analytics and AI x Automation podcasts and has spent his career turning analytics, experimentation, and automation into decisions people can actually use.

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Do I need to be technical?

No. This is designed for people who run businesses, teams, and workflows.

Is the meetup really free?

Yes. The founding meetup is free, with no obligation and no paid offer presented in the room.

Where will it be?

In the greater Barrington area. Founding members will receive a date poll and venue shortlist within two business days of joining.