AI Tools for Leaders: Meeting the Cutting Edge for Cork Businesses - Webinar

Overview

In this workshop, award-winning broadcaster and master trainer Jonathan McCrea (Get Started with AI, Newstalk and Red FM) will take you through creative approaches to getting the most out of AI and introduce new tools that every leader should be familiar with heading into 2026.

Grounded in real workplace use cases, Jonathan will focus on what actually works today – based on his own client work and experience building solutions. You’ll see how a handful of low-cost tools can be used to save time, reduce friction and improve productivity across everyday functions including strategy, content creation, tendering, sales, customer service and administration.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this webinar, participants will learn:

• Where the cutting edge lies in AI today: Vibecoding, content, research
• How to better respond to customers using off-the-shelf AI
• Why transcripts are a leader’s secret weapon
• Common mistakes most people make when using tools like ChatGPT today

Why should I attend

As a business leader in Ireland, you already know AI matters, but far fewer are clear on what’s genuinely useful, what’s overkill, and where the real risks lie. This session is designed to give you that clarity and to really understand what’s actually possible and it’s drawn from Jonathan’s experience delivering training to clients like Docusign, Fairtrade, Daon, RCSI and the Local Enterprise Office.

You’ll see how AI can be applied to everyday leadership and operational work in ways that save time, reduce friction, and improve decision-making, without creating new problems or dependencies. You’ll leave with a clearer sense of what to prioritise, what to ignore, and how to use AI confidently and responsibly in your organisation right now.

About the Speaker

Jonathan McCrea is currently on a mission to raise AI literacy across the island of Ireland. Through Get Started With AI, he help busy people cut through the noise, work smarter, and leverage AI to their advantage He helps professionals, educators and small businesses navigate the AI landscape through practical, use-case training, consultation and implementation.

He believes:

• Many organisations are unsure of how to implement AI
• AI Hype has made businesses less confident
• Most organisations do not realise the enormous potential of current generation tools
• Employees are using AI already and employers need to catch up