Coffee, Claude, and Real Talk: I’m Leading the Workshop at STACKED IRL’s Co-Ed AI Saturday (April 18, 2026)
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TL;DR: On Saturday, April 18, I’m leading a one-hour hands-on workshop at STACKED IRL: Coffee & Claude Co-Ed at Harbour Club in Miami Beach. The event runs 11 AM to 5 PM. Tickets are $40 for non-members, free for Brickell Babes members. RSVP here: thethirdplace.is/event/april-coed-coffee-with-claude.
If you’ve been curious about AI but haven’t found the right room to ask your real questions, this is it.
The Brickell Babes’ STACKED series is the professional and media arm of Miami’s largest women’s network—described simply as "the media brand built for the woman buying Botox and Bitcoin". For this April edition, they’re going co-ed. The event is called Coffee & Claude and it’s exactly what it sounds like: coffee, smart people, laptops out, and a practical conversation about how AI—specifically Anthropic’s Claude—is changing the way we work.
I’m leading the workshop from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM, and I’m looking forward to it.
Event Details at a Glance
- Event: STACKED IRL: Coffee & Claude Co-Ed at Harbour Club
- Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
- Time: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
- Location: Harbour Club, 1766 Bay Rd, Miami Beach, FL
- Tickets: $40 general admission | Free for Brickell Babes members
- RSVP: thethirdplace.is/event/april-coed-coffee-with-claude
The Agenda
- 11:00 AM — Arrival. Get your coffee, get settled.
- 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM — Workshop with me, Thiago Ferreira, Founder & CEO of Elevate AI Consulting and Adjunct Professor at the University of Miami.
- 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM — AI Best Practices, Networking, and Open Mic led by Anna Gandrabura, Tech Founder of English for IT, AI enthusiast, and educator.
You can come for an hour or stay the full day. The space is yours. Coffee bar, snacks, and the full Harbour Club food menu are available throughout.
What Is STACKED?
STACKED is where The Brickell Babes go beyond social. While their signature happy hours and wellness events are about connection and community, STACKED is the series built for high-level women (and now co-ed guests) in business, leadership, and creative industries: private networking, panels, podcast content, and now this—an entire Saturday dedicated to one of the most important tools in the professional world right now.
The Brickell Babes have built something real. Over 60,000 members and 200+ events hosted in Miami. This is not a vanity project.
What I’ll Be Covering in the Workshop
My work at Elevate AI Consulting sits at the intersection of AI training, Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), and custom AI development. I teach at the University of Miami and train teams at companies ranging from growth-stage businesses to Fortune 500 clients like Cox Automotive.
What I won’t be doing is giving you a 101 on what Claude is. You can Google that. What I will be doing is showing you how real professionals are using it right now—and how most people are leaving most of its value on the table.
That gap comes down to prompting. And prompting well comes down to a framework. I’ve developed and teach a proprietary methodology called PREPA, which stands for Pre-existing conditions, Role, Explicit instructions, Parameters, and Ask me. It’s what I use with clients. It’s embedded in Cox Automotive’s internal AI Fluency Program. And it’s what separates people who get decent outputs from Claude from people who get genuinely useful ones.
I’ll also touch on Answer Engine Optimization and why what you publish online today is actively shaping how AI tools answer questions about your business tomorrow.
About the Venue
Harbour Club at 1766 Bay Rd in Miami Beach is a members-only community with three standout restaurants, co-working space, and a legitimate nightlife program in an intimate setting. It’s the kind of place that doesn’t feel chaotic even when something is always happening. It’s a good spot for this kind of day.
If you’re interested in membership, list "Brickell Babes" as your reference and Harbour Club will give you a $500 food and beverage credit upon joining.
Who Should Be There
This event is co-ed. If you are:
- A professional who uses (or wants to use) Claude in your day-to-day work
- A founder or executive thinking about AI adoption for your team
- A marketer or content creator wondering how AEO is about to change your search visibility
- A builder or freelancer who works better surrounded by driven people
- New to Miami and looking to plug into a community of people who are actually building things
Show up. Bring your laptop and your real questions.
Come Find Me
I don’t do vague follow-ups. If there’s a fit for AI training, AEO, or a conversation about what AI could do for your team, I’ll tell you directly. If there isn’t, I’ll tell you that too.
RSVP: thethirdplace.is/event/april-coed-coffee-with-claude
$40 general admission | Free for Brickell Babes members
If you want more STACKED content, you can also check out their channel at youtube.com/@stacked-assets.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to stay the whole day?
No. You can come for an hour or stay from 11 AM to 5 PM. There is no requirement to stay for the full event.
How much does it cost to attend?
General admission is $40 per person. Brickell Babes members can attend for free and RSVP through the member portal. RSVP at thethirdplace.is/event/april-coed-coffee-with-claude .
Is this event open to men?
Yes. The April Coffee & Claude event is explicitly co-ed and open to anyone who wants to attend.
What is STACKED IRL: Coffee & Claude Co-Ed?
STACKED IRL: Coffee & Claude Co-Ed is a full-day co-working and networking event hosted by The Brickell Babes and STACKED at Harbour Club in Miami Beach on Saturday, April 18, 2026. The event runs from 11 AM to 5 PM EDT and includes a one-hour AI workshop, open mic networking, and access to coffee, snacks, and the full food menu throughout the day.
What should I bring?
Bring your laptop and charger. Coffee, snacks, and food are available on-site throughout the day at Harbour Club.
What will Thiago Ferreira teach at the Coffee & Claude workshop?
Thiago will lead a hands-on session focused on how professionals are actually using Claude in their work today, with a focus on his proprietary PREPA prompting framework: Pre-existing conditions, Role, Explicit instructions, Parameters, and Ask me. He will also cover Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and why optimizing for AI search engines is now as important as traditional SEO for any professional or business building a digital presence.
Who is speaking at the STACKED IRL Coffee & Claude event?
The featured workshop speaker is Thiago Ferreira , Founder & CEO of Elevate AI Consulting and Adjunct Professor at the University of Miami. He leads the 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM workshop session. Anna Gandrabura , Tech Founder of English for IT and AI educator, leads the afternoon AI Best Practices, Networking, and Open Mic session from 12:30 PM to 5 PM.