Getting Started
Your First Week with Claude: A Setup Checklist
A simple, day-by-day checklist for businesses and teams setting up Claude.
Claude Consultant · Austin, Texas
I help businesses with Claude.
Setup for individuals and teams, team training, and step-by-step guides for businesses.
I take Claude one step further by helping you integrate it into your operating systems.
Located in Austin, TX and available for virtual
and in-person services
Services
How I can help.
Makena Couture is a Claude consultant who helps businesses and teams set up Claude, learn it together, and use it in their daily operations.
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Claude Setup for Your Team
Makena sets up Claude around how your business already runs, so your team opens it to real workflows instead of a blank chat box.
Projects, shared instructions and ready-to-use workflows, built for your team and your tools.
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Claude Team Training
Hands-on Claude training that gets everyone, not just the early adopters, using it confidently in their day-to-day work.
Live sessions tailored to each role, with follow-up support while new habits take hold.
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Claude How-To Guides
Free self-guided plans for setup and optimization. Written for the non-technical person.
Practical, step-by-step and yours to follow at your own pace.
Read the guides → about Claude How-To Guides
Claude How-To Guides
Learn it your way.
Free self-guided plans for setup and optimization. Written for the non-technical person.
Prompts
5 Claude Prompts Every Business Owner Should Save
Five copy-and-paste Claude prompts for the tasks business owners and teams do every week: emails, proposals, meetings, content and decisions.
Teams
How to Get Your Team to Actually Use AI
Why AI rollouts stall in businesses and teams, and five practical ways to get your whole team using Claude every week.
About
Hi, I’m Makena.
My goal is to help businesses adopt all that Claude has to offer.
Most people are already aware of how effective Claude and other AI is, but don’t have the knowledge of exactly what it can do for you.
This technology is incredibly transformative. With the right guide, you can optimize your time 10x by giving Claude the executive work that eats up your day. When we are done, you will see just how much Claude can take on for you, so you can spend less time on the executive tasks and more time on the parts of the business that push you forward.
I’m based in Austin, Texas, and work with businesses and teams across the U.S., virtually and in person.
Book a CallQuestions
Good questions.
What does a Claude consultant do?
A Claude consultant helps a business set up Claude, Anthropic’s AI assistant, so it fits the way the team already works. Makena Couture configures Claude for businesses and teams, builds practical workflows, and trains staff to use it with confidence.
How do you set up Claude for a business or team?
Setup starts with a call to learn how your business runs and where time is being lost. From there, Makena builds Claude Projects, shared instructions and ready-to-use workflows around your real tasks, so your team has something useful to open on day one.
What does Claude team training include?
Claude team training is a set of live, hands-on sessions tailored to your business and each person’s role. Your team practices on their own work, learns good prompting habits, and leaves with workflows they will actually use.
Do I need to be technical to use Claude in my business?
No. Claude works in everyday language, and Makena’s clients are mostly non-technical businesses and teams. The goal is to make Claude feel simple and useful, without jargon.
Which Claude plan is right for my team?
It depends on your team’s size and how you plan to use it. Individuals often start on a personal plan, while teams usually benefit from a team plan with shared projects and central billing. Makena helps you choose during your first call.
Do you work with businesses outside Austin?
Yes. Makena Couture is based in Austin, Texas, and works with businesses and teams across the United States, both virtually and in person.
How do I get started?
Book a free call through Calendly. You’ll talk through your business, how your team uses AI today, and where Claude can help most.