About us

We build this for a living

Our workshops are run by Richard Bland and David Perkins, two people who spend their days building real AI and web systems for businesses, passing on what actually works.

Your hosts

Seasoned professionals
working in AI and web

Richard Bland

Richard Bland

Web & build · Marbl Codes

Richard has spent 28 years building and managing websites for clients, from enterprise platforms to AI content systems. He's helped hundreds of business owners across the county and currently manages over 50 websites for local businesses. In the workshops he leads the web and build side: getting real things shipped, not slideware.

Marbl Codes (part of MEM Digital) designs and builds websites, platforms and AI-powered systems for businesses that want digital work done properly.

David Perkins

David Perkins

AI & operations · Perkins SmartOps

David has spent 12 years improving how organisations work across audit, risk and delivery. He's built custom AI assistants now used by 800+ people and coaches teams to build their own. In the workshops he leads the AI and operations side: practical automation that fits how you already work.

Perkins SmartOps helps organisations work better with AI: custom assistants, automation, and the governance to run it safely.

Who for

Workshops for owners,
teams, and individuals
to get ahead

Practical, hands-on days for owners, teams, and individuals who want to learn for real. No fluff, just lessons that work.

Owners & Teams

Built for business owners and the people around them. Bring a real task and we'll get AI and web tools working on it together in the room, so the skills land with the team who will actually use them day to day.

Individuals

Hands-on days for people who want to learn AI and modern web tools properly, not from a video. You work on your own projects in a small room, with real one-to-one time and someone on hand the moment you get stuck.

Corporates

Tailored programmes for organisations rolling out AI and new digital ways of working at scale. We shape each session around your tools, your policies and your people, so adoption sticks and the day pays for itself quickly.

One-to-One

Purposefully small
so real work gets done

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Good to know

Frequently asked

Practical, hands-on workshops across AI, websites, and general interests, for business owners, teams and individuals. You spend the day building real things you can use straight away, with networking and lunch included.
Our scheduled workshops run in person at venues in and around Wellingborough, Northamptonshire - each event page lists the exact venue with directions. We also run tailored, private workshops at your own premises, delivered nationwide across the UK and abroad by arrangement.
A full day of hands-on building, lunch and refreshments, and time to network with the room. Prices shown exclude VAT, which is added at checkout.
When you join us you join our extended community platform, which lets you connect and be seen (optional) by those attending our events. Our filterable community directory lets you promote your business to our wider audience and make valuable connections long-term, in the room and outside of it.
No, and that's deliberate. Free events usually serve the host more than the room, a way to harvest your data, fill a mailing list, or pitch you something later. That's not us. We keep groups small, charge a fair price, and spend the whole day helping you get real work done. No upsell, no sales pitch, just genuine support for you and your business.
Pick your tickets on the event page and pay securely by card. You'll get your tickets by email straight after.
Tickets are for a specific date, so the usual 14-day cooling-off right doesn't apply. If we cancel an event you'll get a full refund; otherwise refunds are at our discretion. See our Terms of Sale.
Join the waitlist on the event page and we'll email you the moment tickets go live.