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Rafaela Buena

1:1 AI coaching · Amsterdam & online

Learn to use AI in your business, and actually own it

You run the whole thing. Strategy, delivery, admin, marketing, the lot.

AI should be giving you hours back, not adding one more confusing thing to your list.

In person in Amsterdam, or fully online · For founders, solopreneurs and small business owners
Rafaela Buena typing on her laptop at a café table, with talktogigi.ai on the screen
Rafaela Buena guiding a participant during an AI masterclass

In personal 1-1 sessions, I help you put AI to work in your specific business, and I teach you to build and run it yourself.

No black boxes. No dependency on me. You leave understanding exactly what you have and how to use it.

If any of this sounds like you

  • You know AI could save you time, but you do not know where to point it first.
  • You have dabbled with ChatGPT and got underwhelming results, so you stopped.
  • Every course feels either too basic or aimed at engineers, never at you.
  • You do not want an agency to build you something you cannot maintain or change.

Most AI help for small businesses is either a generic course or a subscription bot that forgets your business the moment you close the tab. Neither one leaves you more capable. My coaching does the opposite.

The goal is for you to walk away genuinely able to do this on your own.

How I work

I help you build, and you own it

Here is the principle the whole thing runs on: I coach you to understand and own what gets built, rather than building a system you have to keep paying someone to touch.

When a consultant hands you a finished setup you do not understand, you have not gained a skill. You have gained a dependency.

I would rather you leave each session a little more capable than you were before.

That comes from a senior communications background and from building real AI tools myself, including Gigi, my AI companion for women’s gut health. I know how to make AI make sense to a human who has a business to run and no time to waste. We work in plain language, on your real tasks, at your pace.

Rafaela Buena coaching a business owner on her laptop, in front of a blue wall

No black boxes

No dependency on me.

With you in control

Get AI working in your business, with you in control

Whether you want to crack one specific thing or build AI into how you run everything, we start from your real work and your priorities.

You leave with tools you understand and can actually keep using.

Coaching options

The right fit depends on your business, so we confirm it on a quick call first.

90 min

One session

AI Kickstart Session

One 90-minute session on the one thing you most want AI to do for your business. You leave with it working, plus a written summary and next steps.

Multi-week

Program

AI Empowerment Program

A multi-week program. We map where AI fits in your business, then build your setup step by step: assistant, workflows, content system, and your first automation.

3 sessions

For managers & executives

Leader’s AI Intensive

For managers and executives who need to lead AI adoption. Three sessions: get fluent yourself, design your team’s approach, and plan the roll-out.

Online AI course · at your own pace · opens December

Prefer to learn at your own pace?

My online AI course, Your AI Chief of Staff for 2027, opens in December. You build three AI systems for your content, files and admin, with no code.

Read more and grab your 70% off

Kind words

What people said

The session was soooo sooo good. I learned a lot and Rafaela explained everything so well. She is so enthusiastic and knowledgeable. I have much more understanding of AI now and I loved the session.
PatriciaRated 5/5
Great session, Rafaela gave us the basics that often feel like the barrier to getting started! Thank you.
Sarah WarsawRated 5/5
Great practical workshop that was extremely helpful and very well delivered too 🧡
Marie OliverRated 5/5
Group photo of participants with Rafaela Buena at a Build your own AI agent workshop in Amsterdam
“Fantastic.”
Aurela BodeRated 5/5

FAQ

AI coaching: frequently asked questions

Who is 1:1 AI coaching for?
Founders, solopreneurs, freelancers and small business owners who know AI could save them time but haven’t made it stick. It’s also for managers who want to get confident before leading their team’s AI adoption. You don’t need any technical background.
Do I need technical knowledge?
No. We work in plain language, on your real tasks, at your pace. If you can write an email, you can do this.
What do we actually work on?
Your real business. Typical sessions: setting up an AI assistant that knows your business and voice, automating admin such as email, proposals and meeting notes, building a content system, researching faster, or creating a simple AI agent. You choose the priorities.
What tools do you use?
Whatever fits you, usually ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Microsoft Copilot, plus no-code automation tools. I’m not tied to any vendor, and I’ll tell you honestly when a free plan is enough.
Will you build the AI tools for me?
I coach you to build and run them yourself. No black boxes and no dependency on me: you leave understanding what you have and how to change it.
How do I start?
Book a free 30-minute call. We’ll pick either a single session or the multi-week AI Empowerment Program.
Is coaching in Amsterdam or online?
Both: in person in Amsterdam or anywhere in Europe and the UK, or fully online.

Get in touch

Get in touch

Let’s explore your specific needs.

Free 30-minute call

AI should be giving you hours back.

Book a free 30-minute call. We’ll pick either a single session or the multi-week AI Empowerment Program.