GRWebDev presents Chip LaFleur: Running Local AI Agents to Empower Your Team

*Tired of high costs and privacy risks? Learn to run local AI on your own hardware to build secure, custom workflows without the big tech tax.* GRWebDev Powered by LaFleur presents Bring Your Own Brain: Running Local AI Agents to Empower Your Team LaFleur Marketing (549 Ottawa Ave NW #201, Grand Rapids, MI 49503) Tuesday, May 26th 2026, 6pm - 8pm DESCRIPTION You've used ChatGPT. You've used Gemini. Maybe you've even paid for a Max plan on Claude or ChatGPT and watched your usage evaporate by noon. So what happens when the tools you're starting to depend on get more expensive, more restrictive, or raise ethical and security questions you can't ignore? This session is a working demo of a different path: spinning up local AI models on hardware you own and orchestrating them through tools like Openclaw to read your Slack, move tasks in ClickUp, follow up on stalled projects, and generally act as an extra teammate, without burning frontier-model tokens or handing your data to a third party. We'll cover what's actually possible today, where local models fall short, and how small teams (agencies, nonprofits, in-house ops) can use this to leapfrog the "AI department" most companies don't have yet. If you're AI-curious but skeptical, you'll leave with a clearer picture of what's worth the hype. If you've already been knee-deep in agents, you'll see a setup you can probably copy on Monday. OUR PRESENTER [Chip LaFleur](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiplafleur/) is a digital marketing leader, author, and technologist best known for writing Digital Marketing for Law Firms: The Secrets to Getting More Clients and Better Cases. As founder and CEO of LaFleur Marketing, he has built a nationally recognized agency that blends data, creativity, and human insight to help professional service firms grow with purpose. A frequent keynote speaker, Chip shares insights on AI adoption, brand humanization, and digital transformation, presenting for organizations…