The Sunbowl AI Intensive
2027 — Time to implement your AI strategy
Knowledge is freedom. Building something digital is easier than ever. Knowing what to build is what sets you free.
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First session: January 5 and 6, 2027
- January 5 and 6
- 2027, Yaletown, Vancouver
- Done by 3 PM
- At The Loft, both days
- 10 seats
- A small group of founders
- $3,291 USD + tax
- or $4,650 CAD + tax
The most valuable part of your business is your time. Let’s get you more.
The old way
- You hit an operational bottleneck, so you hire someone to fix it.
- They’re smart, have a good attitude and need a job, so you ask them to figure it out. But you might underestimate how much of your time they’ll actually need to do the job.
- Self-motivated employees are expensive, and to do their work they need resources. When all those resources are in your head, you need to be available for every decision.
- Small business is chaotic. It’s survival mode, and it’s hard to plan when you’re switching contexts every five minutes. You need help, but you know help means more of your time.
- Now their salary, plus about 14% in payroll costs like CPP, EI and WCB, comes out of your profit margin. And you’re hunting for work to keep them busy, which eats all your time.
It’s hard, it’s expensive, and it’s a gamble whether it ever pays off. If it goes wrong, you don’t just lose money. You lose valuable time.
The new way
- Each morning, talk to your agent about what’s been on your mind. It already knows your whole business, so it keeps pace with you.
- Ask it questions, probe it on strategy, and work out a plan together.
- Let the plan sit for a few days. If the problem comes up again, adjust the plan and let it sit again.
- After 10 days, if the problem is still front and centre, implement it. The agent handles everything: the idea, the research, the build and the monitoring.
- The agent stays active and sends you updates. It closes the open loops in your head. It’s the cure for scatterbrain.
Let’s reframe the AI conversation. It’s not about replacing people. It’s about unlocking the most valuable person in your organization: you.
Let’s find out if you’re a good fit.
This is a limited, guided conversation, not a full AI chat. Responses are intentionally limited.
A few quick questions
- Contact information
- Business information
- Do you qualify?
- Talk to us
Running a business rarely leaves much room to stop, think and explore what’s possible.
The Intensive offers a reason to step away. Exchange ideas with other founders, and spend dedicated time creating something that makes running your business easier.
The details are taken care of. All you need to bring is your laptop and a willingness to explore what’s possible.
Two days, finished by 3 PM.
Day one
Understand it, then set up to use it.
Breakfast
Ease into the morning
Morning
The current landscape
What the tools are, who the players are, how fast it’s moving, and why there’s nothing to be scared of.
Lunch
Around one table
Afternoon
Setting up your workspace
How to configure your workspace and remove the friction from creating.
Evening
Dinner at Blue Water Cafe
Laptops away. We talk through what’s holding you back, so you arrive the next morning with one idea to build.
Day two
We build.
Breakfast
Ship one problem
Coffee and a family-style breakfast before the laptops open.
Morning
We build your idea
The day is about building, and every founder works on their own idea.
Lunch
Back around the table
Afternoon
Share what you built
Everyone shows what they made. Stay for an optional happy hour and a little more time with the group.
The Loft at Earls Yaletown
1095 Mainland StreetVancouver, British Columbia
Heritage brick-and-beam architecture meets contemporary coastal design, between the False Creek seawall and downtown. With exclusive use of the private event space, the group has room to settle in and work without the distractions of everyday business.
The conversations between sessions can be just as valuable as the work itself.
The real value of the room is the people in it: founders who understand the realities of running a business, who can challenge your thinking and offer a fresh perspective.
An evening at Blue Water Cafe
Day one finishes at one of Vancouver’s best-known seafood and West Coast dining destinations. Not a seafood person? There are meat, poultry and vegetarian options too.
Put the laptops away, enjoy a great meal and continue the conversations that started during the day. Dinner and beverages are included.
- Best Seafood, Silver: Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards, 2026
- No. 2 Fine Dining in Canada: Tripadvisor Best of the Best, 2025
- Best of Award of Excellence: Wine Spectator, every year since 2016
- Mornings at The Loft
- Coffee, tea and juice, with a family-style breakfast of seasonal fruit, fresh pastries and classic breakfast dishes.
- Lunch at The Loft
- Family-style salads, seasonal sides and entrées, with options to suit different tastes.
- Dietary requirements
- We collect restrictions and allergies in advance and share them with our catering and restaurant partners.
Awards as listed by Blue Water Cafe.
The neighbourhood is part of the experience.
Once a warehouse district, Yaletown’s brick buildings and cobblestone streets now hold independent boutiques, lively patios and some of the city’s most talked-about restaurants.
The False Creek Seawall is a short walk away, and Rogers Arena and BC Place are close by. Travelling in? Arrive the evening before and consider staying an extra night.
That sounds great, but…
“I’m not technical enough.”
- Why that’s off
- Building something digital is the part that got easy. Writing code is no longer the barrier it was.
- What’s right
- You already know your business, and knowing what to build is the part nobody can do for you. We set everything up together on day one.
- Proof
- 25+ years and 500+ stores of explaining technology to founders in plain language.
“I don’t know what I’d build.”
- Why that’s off
- The workshop is designed around this. Taking a full day off usually leaves an owner with a backlog, and we use that to our advantage: a day away gives day two a very clear lens on what needs fixing.
- What’s right
- Dinner on day one is for talking through what’s holding you back, so you arrive the next morning with one problem to ship.
- Proof
- It’s built into the schedule: the evening at Blue Water Cafe exists for this.
“I can’t take two days away.”
- Why that’s off
- If one day out of the office takes the business down, that’s the risk to fix, not a reason to stay.
- What’s right
- That can be the problem you ship: a system that lets you rest.
- Proof
- We don’t want you risking anything by being here, so we stop at 3 PM both days. You can still cover what you need to.
“We already use ChatGPT.”
- Why that’s off
- Generating text and shipping something that runs in your business are different things.
- What’s right
- The Intensive closes that gap, from a good answer to a working system.
- Proof
- Our own AI pipeline, CodeCaulk, runs unattended every night and has reviewed improvements ready by morning.
“I’ll break something.”
- Why that’s off
- Breaking things is what happens without a process, and a process can be taught.
- What’s right
- You work the safe way: planned, reviewed, and easy to undo.
- Proof
- It’s the same workflow we use on client stores.
“It’s a lot of money.”
- Why that’s off
- This is an investment in the most transformative technology humans have ever invented.
- What’s right
- Google CEO Sundar Pichai called AI “something more profound than electricity or fire” (Davos, 2018).
- Proof
- Jody’s guarantee: if by the end of the workshop we haven’t found you at least one hour a week or $10,000 in profit, your workshop fee is on us.
My guarantee
If by the end of the workshop we haven’t found you at least one hour a week or $10,000 in profit, your workshop fee is on us.
You just need to be there both days and build with us. Travel and accommodation aren’t covered.
Jody EdgarFounder, Sunbowl
Plan your trip
Where to stay
Design-forward and full of personality, in the heart of Yaletown. An excellent choice if you enjoy a hotel with character and a sense of place.
- Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice: Top Hotel in Western Canada, 2026
- Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best, 2024–2026
322 Davie Street
- Smithe House
Apartment-style accommodation
From about $230 CAD a night4.9 on Google, from 590+ reviews
Contemporary apartments with kitchen and laundry facilities, for those who prefer a little more room or are extending their stay.
225 Smithe Street
- The DOUGLAS, Autograph Collection
Luxury hotel
From about $320 CAD a night4.1 on Tripadvisor, from 290+ reviews
A more indulgent take on the city stay, inside Parq Vancouver, with restaurants, cocktail lounges and entertainment close by.
45 Smithe Street
Hotel prices are indicative estimates in Canadian dollars, before taxes and fees, and vary by date and availability. Accommodation is arranged independently by attendees. Group rates may be available for larger cohorts. Ratings are from Tripadvisor and Google as of November 2026; awards are as listed by each hotel.
Getting here
YVR is approximately 20–25 minutes from Yaletown by Canada Line SkyTrain, and Yaletown–Roundhouse Station is a short walk from the venue. Taxis and rideshare are readily available, and there’s paid parking in nearby parkades.
We recommend arriving the evening before. Flying home after the Intensive? Book a departure after 3 PM on the second day, or stay another night.
A few local favourites
Coffee and something sweet
- Small Victory Bakery
- Rocanini Coffee Roasters
Restaurants
- Okeya Kyujiro, one Michelin Star
- Homer Street Cafe & Bar, Michelin Guide-recommended
- Moltaqa Moroccan Restaurant, Michelin Guide-recommended
- per se Social Corner, Michelin Guide-recommended
- Elisa Steak House
- Tasty Indian Bistro
Explore
- False Creek Seawall
- Yaletown’s independent boutiques and historic streets
- Parq Vancouver
- Granville Island
One quick question.
The group is intentionally small, and who’s in the room matters. You don’t need to be technical, or want to become a developer. You just need to be curious about what AI can do for your business.
- 1
Apply
Answer one question, then name, email and phone.
- 2
Talk
Mark or Jon from our team calls you to talk through your business and what you’d build.
- 3
Confirm
If it’s a fit, you confirm your seat.
- Where
- The Loft at Earls Yaletown, 1095 Mainland Street, Vancouver
- When
- January 5 and 6, 2027, finished by 3 PM each day
- Investment
- $3,291 USD + tax, or $4,650 CAD + tax
- Included
- Two breakfasts, two lunches, refreshments throughout, and dinner with beverages at Blue Water Cafe
- Guarantee
- At least one hour a week or $10,000 in profit by the end of the workshop, or your workshop fee is on us
- Not included
- Travel and accommodation
- What to bring
- Your laptop and a willingness to explore what’s possible
Trusted by brands we’ve consulted for
We run our own business this way. Our AI pipeline works through production code every night, and a person reviews it every morning.
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