Claude Code for Business Users
A hands-on, two-session crash course on using Claude Code to automate your real work - email, research, documents, presentations, and more.
All of a sudden, AI can actually do your work.
Until now, AI only lived in a chat window you'd visit. That's completely changed. Now, you can build your own personal agent.
Claude Code is the tool that makes this possible, but most business users don't know where to start. This crash course shows you how to turn Claude into a personal work agent - one that reads your email, manages your calendar, builds slide decks, researches companies, drafts documents, and remembers how you like things done.
We'll walk through real workflows live, show you exactly how we've set up our own systems, and give you a framework for building yours. We'll also discuss the very real risks of using Claude Code and our thoughts on mitigating those risks.
Who this is for:
- Business professionals who want to understand how they can use Claude Code to get their work done (professional or personal)
- Best for the "early-adopter" crowd: You're energized to learn and either want to actively experiment with Claude Code or are excited to watch hands-on how-to demonstrations
- You do not need to be technical: We will not write any code. You will talk to Claude in English.
What you'll walk away with:
- A clear understanding of what Claude Code can do for your work
- Frameworks for optimizing how Claude works for you
- Real examples you can adapt to your role and industry
- An honest look at the risks and how to think about mitigating them
- Session recordings to reference later
- Installation instructions sent in advance so you're ready on day one if you'd like to experiment alongside the course
90 mins each
and Suzanne Corley
What you’ll learn
Getting started with Claude Code
- What Claude Code is and how it's different from chat-based AI
- Running Claude in your terminal (in VSCode)
- Giving Claude files, screenshots, and building context over time
- Monitoring Claude's actions
Real use cases for business
- Email and calendar management - triage your inbox, manage your to-do lists, share availability
- Research and web scraping - pull data from websites, compile information quickly
- Document and data room review - summarize, categorize, and flag across many files
- Building a personal knowledge base - Claude takes notes and builds institutional memory over time
Optimize how Claude works with you
- Give Claude an operating manual so it knows how you work (CLAUDE.md)
- Turn repeatable workflows into one-line commands (Skills)
- Make context persist across sessions so Claude gets smarter over time (Memory)
- Manage long conversations and delegate research to background workers (subagents, compacting, clearing)
Building Slides & Docs
- Have Claude build Slides and Docs using HTML (better design, faster updates)
- Have Claude generate Powerpoint decks for those who still need to be in PPT
Managing risk
- Understanding key categories of risk
- Strategies to help mitigate risk, including monitoring Claude's actions closely
- Automated guardrails that run before Claude acts (Hooks)
Interested in a future training?
Why Recalc
Risk Disclaimer
Recalc Academy provides education on AI tools and workflows. By registering, you acknowledge that:
- You are solely responsible for how you use Claude Code and any connected tools in your own environment
- Recalc Academy is not your IT department, compliance officer, or legal advisor
- Recalc Academy does not provide personal technical support, security audits, or risk assessments
- Recalc Academy disclaims all liability for any damages, data loss, or unintended consequences arising from your use of tools or techniques discussed in the course
FAQ
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What's the difference between Claude Code and regular Claude?
Regular Claude is a chat window. Claude Code runs on your computer, can read and write files, connect to your tools, and take actions on your behalf. It’s a fundamentally different way of working with AI.
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Do I need to know how to code?
No. Claude Code runs in a terminal, but you interact with it in plain English. We’ll show you everything you need to know.
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What if I can't make one of the sessions?
Recordings are included with your registration. The sessions do build on one another.
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Can I use this at work?
That depends on your company’s policies. Some attendees will use personal accounts to learn or will simply watch our demos to know what’s possible. You are responsible for following your own organization’s guidelines.
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What systems can Claude Code connect to?
Email, calendar, Slack, Google Drive, OneDrive, CRMs, databases, websites, and more – through connectors called MCPs. Everyone’s setup is different, and we’ll show you how the connection model works so you can configure your own.
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Is this safe? What about data privacy?
There are real risks to using Claude Code. We will discuss those risks and some potential mitigations. There is no way to eliminate all the risks. You are responsible for your own use of these tools.
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Will you help me set up my specific tools?
We will not do personal troubleshooting – everyone’s setup is different. We’ll provide setup guides in advance, and Claude itself is surprisingly good at troubleshooting its own installation.