Linkage Labs · In-Person Event

The Claude CoWork
AI Jam Session
for CPG Leaders

Bring work you want AI help with. Leave with the skills and a head start on the solution. A half-day working session where senior CPG leaders use Claude CoWork to tackle real work, in real time, together.

Date
Thursday, May 21, 2026
8:30 AM – 1:30 PM (includes networking lunch)
Location
Chief Clubhouse
West Loop, Chicago
Investment
$750
Includes session, materials & lunch
Limited to 8 seats · Invite-only

Most AI events talk at you. This one works with you.

Learn by doing. Solve real problems. Together.

The AI Jam Session is built on a simple premise: the best way to learn a powerful tool is to use it on something you actually care about, with people who challenge your thinking.

You'll learn about setting up an AI OS (operating system) for Claude CoWork, then put Claude to work on real tasks during the session. A competitive analysis you've been meaning to run. A deck that needs a sharper story. A process you want to rethink. Bring whatever is on your plate this week. The work is yours. The problem-solving is collective.

The morning runs on two tracks. In hot seats, select participants bring their work to the group and the full room tackles it live in CoWork, building analysis, pressure-testing strategies, and generating real outputs on the spot.

Between hot seats, everyone dives into guided CoWork sprints, working your own tasks with hands-on coaching to apply what you're seeing in real time.

By lunch, every person at the table will have seen what's possible when sharp peers and AI work together, and will have made meaningful headway on their own project.

Four hours. Three tracks. Every person leaves with something real.

8:30 – 9:15 AM
Intros & Hot Seat Brainstorm
Meet your cohort, share what you brought to work on, and brainstorm which challenges make the best hot seats. (You'll arrive ready to go: we handle CoWork setup and readiness before the event via a brief Zoom or video training.)
9:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Hot Seats + CoWork Sprints
We alternate between hot seats, where everyone tackles one person's challenge with AI, and individual sprints where you apply the method to your own work with coaching support.
12:30 – 1:30 PM
Networking Lunch & Wrap-Up
Debrief, swap notes on what you built, and continue the conversations that matter. The best peer relationships start over a shared meal.

Senior CPG leaders ready to get their hands dirty.

You're past the "what is AI?" stage and ready to put it to work. You need a paid Claude account and at least some familiarity with it (ideally you're already using the desktop app). You don't need to be technical. You need to be curious, willing to work out loud, and open to the idea that a room of peers armed with the right AI tool can move faster than your last three strategy offsites combined.

Senior leaders at consumer packaged goods companies who want to stop watching demos and start building muscle. We'll use discretion based on who applies to keep the room sharp and relevant.

What to Bring

Your laptop, with Claude installed and ready to go. We'll be working hands-on in CoWork the entire morning.
Real work you want AI help with, something from your actual to-do list that you'd love a room full of smart people (and AI) to help you crack.
An open mind and spirit of collaboration. The value multiplies when everyone comes ready to engage.
Michele DeKinder-Smith
Founder, Linkage Research & LinkageLabs.ai

Michele helps CPG brands operationalize AI, moving teams from curiosity to execution through training, consulting, and executive peer groups built for how the industry actually operates.

Ready to roll up your sleeves?

Seats are limited to 8. If this sounds like the way you want to learn AI, working on real work, with real peers, in a room that moves fast, request your seat below.

Request Your Seat →
May 21, 2026 · 8:30 AM
Chief Clubhouse · West Loop
$750 · 8 seats