The emails keep coming. The admin takes longer than it should. And working out which AI tool to trust has become a job of its own. There is a calmer way forward: find a useful starting point, learn the skills that matter and build around the work you actually do.
A free 30-minute call, no preparation needed, in English or Portuguese.
Pick the path that sounds like your situation. You do not need to own a business to put AI to good use.
You want to understand what AI can do for you, without hype or homework marathons. Start with the essentials, practise with real examples and grow confidence at your own pace. No technical background needed.
Explore trainingYou run a business or a team, and some tasks eat hours every week. We look at where automation and AI can quietly save time, with human oversight and without disrupting what already works.
Explore consultingDemonstration
A fictional example of how AI can organise information before anyone replies.
Hi, do you fit bathroom shelves? Looking at next week if possible, the flat is in Sheffield. Thanks, Pat
Fictional example. A potential customer writes the way people actually write: in a hurry, with no form.
Nothing gets sent. The AI only proposes a structure for information that has already arrived.
Needs human review
The shelf type and the requested week both need checking. A person reviews, corrects and only then replies. The AI prepares; it does not replace the decision.
In this example, a person reviews the draft before any reply is sent.
Simplified demonstration with synthetic data. No real information is processed and no messages are sent.
Ricardo Belo Da Silva
Founder of CortexLeap. Management and operations, training, hands-on AI development.
Read the full storyTwo ways to work together. Explore the options below.
£75 per session (final total for the scope listed)
One 60-minute online session, one-to-one, on one prepared, anonymised task from everyday life or work. Includes a short written recap within two working days and one clarification email thread, up to 15 minutes in total, within seven days of the recap.
See the session£349 one-off (final total for the scope listed)
We review up to three agreed, bounded processes in your business. You keep plain-language written findings and a prioritised list of improvements - including the cases where simple process changes beat AI.
See the diagnosticTell me what you want to achieve. We can then discuss the right format and scope.
On a free, no-obligation call we talk about your context and what you would like to make simpler. You come away knowing whether it makes sense to go further.
If I can help, you receive a straight proposal: what I would do, why, what it needs from you and what it costs. If I cannot help, I say so just as clearly.
We begin with the work that pays for itself first and move at a comfortable pace. Every step is documented and reviewed by a person before it goes live.
2026-11-13
A vendor demo proves little about your work. Test an AI tool on three to five of your own tasks with this method and decide with evidence, not marketing.
2026-11-10
AI assistants read long documents fast. The risk is not speed but quiet omission. A practical extract-and-verify method for contracts and tenders.
2026-11-07
Official surveys show most businesses that use AI stop at standalone tools. Why use stalls short of value, and a practical way to embed AI in one process.
Yes. A significant part of my work is helping individuals take their first practical steps with AI, at their own pace and without sales pressure.
No. If you can use a browser and send email, you have enough to start. The technical side, where it matters, is my job.
That depends on the format and scope. The initial call is always free, and anything you might commit to is priced clearly before you decide.
English and Portuguese. Training, consulting and materials are available in both.
A thirty-minute conversation about your work and what you would like to make easier. No obligation, no preparation.
Prefer email? Write to hello@cortexleap.tech and I will reply.