Get Your Team Fluent in Zapier

Zapier connects the 8,000 apps your team already uses, and now runs AI agents too. We get your team fluent: building Zaps that hold, using agents well, safely, and without wasting tasks.

business owners trained in Ential workshops across Australia

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Your Team Already Uses Zapier. Are They Using It Well?

AI arrived in your business whether you rolled it out or not. Untrained, it puts company data at risk and wastes the licences you pay for.

Shadow AI Is Already Here

Your team is pasting work into whatever Zapier tab they found. Training replaces that guesswork with agreed, safe ways to handle company data.

You're Paying for Seats Nobody Really Uses

Most licences sit at a fraction of their value. Training turns spend you have already committed into output you can point to.

The Wrong Model for the Job

The wrong model costs time and money on every task. Your team learns which one fits the work, and when to switch.

The Gap Widens Every Week

Teams that know the tools turn research, drafts and reports around in hours. The longer you wait, the further ahead they get.

What's in Zapier Right Now

We won't just list features. Your team learns which ones move real work forward in Zapier, and how to use each one well, safely and without wasting spend.

Building Zaps

Busywork, turned into automation

Triggers & actions: The building blocks of every Zap
Filters, paths & formatting: The logic that makes Zaps hold up
Testing & fixing: Catching problems before they cost you

Agents & AI Actions

Intelligence inside your automations

Zapier Agents: AI teammates that act across your apps
AI by Zapier: LLM steps inside any Zap
Human in the loop: Approvals where they matter

Connecting 8,000+ Apps

Everything talking to everything

The app directory: The tools your team already runs on
Webhooks & code: Anything custom, still wired in
Multi-step Zaps: Whole processes, not just single hops

Tables, Interfaces & Chatbots

Zapier's own built-in apps

Tables: A database that triggers and stores your automations
Interfaces: Simple forms and apps on top of your Zaps
Chatbots: AI chat wired straight into your workflows

What Your Team Leaves With

Each of these is set up during the training, so your team keeps using it the week after.

A Zap Library That Holds

The patterns and templates that worked, saved and reusable.

A Live Zap, Shipped

A real automation running in your business by the end of the day.

An Agent Handling the Busywork

A Zapier Agent doing the click-heavy work across your apps.

Your Stack Connected

The apps your team runs on, wired together and talking.

Work That Runs on a Schedule

Recurring jobs that run without anyone remembering to.

Hours Back Every Week

The manual, copy-paste work taken off your team’s plate.

Bring Zapier to Your Team

Private live online training for your team, or a group workshop. Here is what we shape around you.

Your team's real workflows and tools, not generic Zapier demos
Examples and exercises drawn from your industry
A prompt cheat sheet and reusable setups your team keeps
A follow-up plan so the habits stick after we leave

Onsite in every major Australian city, or live online. We reply within 24 hours with a tailored plan.

Training Business Owners Since 2019

Photos from our workshops and in-house team sessions.

Meet Your Trainer

Ryan Drake, Founder of Ential

Ential is an AI systems studio. We've worked across real estate, e-commerce, trades, finance, hospitality and agencies, and Ryan brings that whole playbook into the room. He spends the day building on your business, not presenting slides.

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Reviews From People We've Trained

35 five-star Google reviews across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and New York City.

Came back from holidays to fully booked sales calls

“I loved working with Ential Automated AI Business Solutions. They helped me upgrade my website and automate my business operations, and the whole experience was seamless. They were prompt, and I always had the feeling we were on the same page. I loved the personalised approach and how specific they were, even in their wording – not that generic "ChatGPT" style that no one likes to read anymore. I managed to increase my sales revenue with very little personal engagement in the process. I was actually on holidays and came back to fully booked sales calls. From the moment I sign up a client, I don't need to do any backend work – it's all automated, and I get to have my time back to live my life. Highly recommend.”

Tatiana WilliamsGoogle review · a month ago

Automated a process that eats 5 to 10 hours a week

“Ryan's workshop was genuinely useful. No fluff, no theory for theory's sake. He focused on the actual problems I was dealing with and, by the end of the day, had helped me automate a process that typically eats 5 to 10 hours a week. Beyond the practical wins, his ability to cut through the current AI hype and identify what's actually worth your time is just as valuable.”

Chris ChanExercise Scientist

Blown away by how much we learnt in just a day

“Our team recently undertook a full-day intensive with Ryan and were blown away by how much we learnt in just a day. It already feels like I'm finding ways to create the software that didn't exist for our agency. Highly recommend!”

Sam SidneyFounder, Milkbar Digital

Custom AI applications we now use with clients

“Ryan is a master of sales, marketing and automation. He helped us understand how to leverage AI to supercharge our business efficiency and create some custom applications that we can now use with clients.”

Lachlan NicolsonBusiness Strategist & Founder of Waymaker Finance

A whole new website, working so well

“Ryan has been amazing to work with; he is very professional and friendly. Ryan created a whole new website for us, and it is all working so well. His back up service and coaching has helped us so much. We couldn't be happier.”

ECEmma ClementCo-founder of Sunshine Coast Coffee Machines

Would do another session tomorrow

“Ryan walked me through a few different levels of using AI products, and he walked me through a few products and systems that will make my work much more efficient and easier to organise and build the systems that I want to. Would do another 3-hour session with him tomorrow if I could. So much to learn from him!!!”

Nicholas LawsOwner of Laws Electrical Services

Implemented what I learned that weekend, saving hours of time

“I recently did the 'Claude in a Day' Adelaide Workshop with Ryan Drake. AI/Claude was a skill I was wanting to learn this year, and I knew I'd learn it so much faster with the help of someone like Ryan who is a whizz with AI and systems. What I loved about this workshop was working in a small intimate group, where we could be engaged, try things as we learned. There was so much to take in, but it opened my mind to all the possibilities on how to use Claude to make my life and business so much simpler. On the weekend after the training - I spent hours in my office implementing what I'd learned - saving me HOURS of time in the future! 10/10 recommend this training and working with Ryan. He's such a genuine guy, and a great teacher.”

Daniel MarshallFinancial Coach & Facilitator

Walked out genuinely blown away by how much is actually possible

“I did the Claude in a Day workshop last week and walked out genuinely blown away by how much is actually possible. Ryan breaks everything down so clearly. I didn't think I could use a coding app until I went through this training, now I know how to use Claude and Claude Code efficiently across my life and my business. Honestly, every individual, every business, and every team should do a session with him. If you want to truly unlock what AI can do for you, Ryan is your guy. Highly recommend.”

Sarah JeavonsModel, Actress & Winner of SAS Australia

Changed the way I think about AI

“I did a six and a half hour AI deep dive with Ryan last week, and honestly it's changed the way I think about using AI in my business. He showed me frameworks and little tactics I hadn't seen anywhere else, but the thing that really stuck with me was how patient he was. No question felt too small, he never rushed, and you could tell he actually cared about me understanding why something worked, not just how to do it. I walked away with a bunch of practical stuff I can use straight away, and a much clearer way of thinking about where AI fits in. If you're a business owner trying to get serious about AI, I can't recommend Ryan enough.”

Addison ForbesFounder of Paidfunnels.com & Meta Ads Expert

Common Questions

Ops, marketing, sales and admin teams who want to automate real busywork. No technical background needed.

No. We cover multi-step Zaps, paths, Agents, AI actions, Tables, Interfaces and Chatbots.

A paid plan lets everyone build hands-on, but we can run on a trial while you evaluate.

Yes. We build automations around the apps and processes you actually use.

Both. Private onsite across major Australian cities, or live online.

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