four weeks. six to eight builders. one working system.

Build your first
real AI system
in four weeks.

You bring one task you do every week. We turn it into a working system that knows your business, speaks in your voice, and connects to your actual tools — together, in a small group of owners doing the same. Think: the proposal you rebuild every time, the onboarding email you rewrite, the weekly report that eats your Monday.

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runs 4 weeks
room 6–8 builders
when Starts after Memorial Day
founding rate $497

if you've been in one of my workshops, this is the next step →

where most people stop ↓

You're using AI. It's still
surface-level.

Every chat starts from zero. The AI doesn't know your business, doesn't remember what you built yesterday, and doesn't connect to any of your actual tools.

That's the ceiling.

Four weeks with someone who's already been through it, and you don't just break past it for this one system — you learn the layers that let you build the next one in a weekend.

what this actually is ↓

It's not a course.
It's a build session.

You bring one task you repeat every week — the email you've written two hundred times, the proposal that's 80% the same, the weekly report that eats your Monday. Over four weeks, we add a new layer each session. By week four, you've built something real.

1

you bring

One task

The thing you already do every week (or every day) and wish you could stop doing by hand.

2

we run

Four weeks

Live sessions in a small group. Real progress every single week. My eyes on your build, in real time.

3

you leave with

Three things

A system you use as soon as we finish. The skill to build the next one yourself. And a room of owners walking the same path.

here's what changes ↓

You don't leave with one working system.
You leave with the foundation to build across your whole business.

the part nobody expects ↓

Your system gets built.
The other builders take it further.

You came for the system. You'll build it. But the other six or seven owners in the room — each solving their own version of the same problem — are where the real unlock happens.

Someone asks a question you didn't think to ask. A consultant's approach sparks the idea for what you'll build next. A realtor solves a problem you didn't realize you had. You walk out with a working system and a running list of the next three things to build.

~ the room ~

realtor
consultant
you
spa owner
ins. agent
coach

what's in it ↓

What you're in for.

  • Four weekly live sessions — 90 minutes each, final session 2 hours. Teaching plus live building.
  • A midweek check-in so you don't lose momentum between weeks.
  • My eyes on your build for four weeks — the shortcuts and the "don't do that, do this" you can't get from a tutorial.
  • A room of 6–8 owners building alongside you — your peer group, your sanity check, your ideas lab.
  • A working system you use as soon as we finish. Not a prototype. Not a concept. Real.
  • The skill to build the next one yourself. This isn't a purchase — it's a permanent shift in how you work.

is this you? ↓

If you've said any of these
out loud this month —

Small business owners who've played with AI but haven't built anything real yet. Service businesses, consultants, realtors, insurance agents, spa owners.

I answer the same five client questions every single week.

I rewrite the same email over and over and over.

My proposals are 80% the same — and I still rebuild them from scratch.

I spend an hour prepping for a meeting that takes 45 minutes.

Onboarding a new client eats an hour I don't have.

I've watched so many AI videos. I still haven't built anything.

the math ↓

Count the hours you spend
every week on this one task.

Two hours a week is 100 hours a year. $497 is what it costs to get those hours back — and the skill to get back the next ones yourself.

$497

← lowest this will ever be

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common questions ↓

Before you ask.

Q:

Do I need to pay for Claude?

You should go ahead and grab the $20/mo Claude Pro plan while we build — you'll get longer context, more usage, and a much smoother ride. Technically the whole curriculum works on the free tier, but Pro is the one I'd point you to.

Q:

When are the sessions?

Mondays at 6pm Central, four weeks in a row. First three are 90 minutes. Week four runs 2 hours — we end with demo day.

Q:

What happens between sessions?

A midweek Loom from me — a short video walking through whatever the group got stuck on, plus what to set up for next week. Lands Friday or Saturday so you've got the weekend to dig in before Monday.

Q:

What if I miss a live session?

Every session is recorded. But be honest with yourself — the real value is showing up. Half of what you'll learn comes from the questions other builders ask in real time.

Q:

Do I need to be technical?

Nope. This is a guided, hands-on walkthrough and build lab — I'm in the room with you every step, showing you how AI systems actually come together and how to make them work inside your business. If you can send an email and follow along, you've got everything you need.

Q:

What task should I bring?

Anything you do at least once a week. The email you rewrite. The proposal that's 80% the same. The client question that comes up constantly. Boring is perfect — repetitive tasks are where a system saves you real time.

Q:

What if I don't have a task in mind yet?

You'll get the most out of the Lab if you show up with a real problem to solve — that's the whole point. If you're not sure yet, hit the "I still have questions" button and we'll figure it out together before you sign up.

Q:

Still have questions?

Hit the "I still have questions" button below and ask me anything. Quickest way to get a real answer from a real human.

Jamie Bowen, founder of Ginger Alchemy

who's running this ↓

Hi, I'm Jamie.

I teach small business owners how to build AI systems that actually work for them. My specialty: taking the complicated and making it simple enough to use tomorrow.

The gap between "I'm using ChatGPT" and "ChatGPT is doing real work for my business" is smaller than people think — once someone shows you where the pieces click together.

Fifteen years in corporate supply chain taught me that pattern: finding workarounds when the software didn't do what the business actually needed. Same game, better tools now.

That's what the Build Lab is.

— Jamie

✦ founding cohort ✦

6–8 seats.
Starts after Memorial Day.
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First time this runs. Smallest group it'll ever be. Lowest it'll ever cost. The next cohort will be bigger — and it won't be $497 again.

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