How do I get the most out of my first session?

You'll notice there's no intake form. No personality quiz. No onboarding wizard asking about your role, your industry, or your goals. That's deliberate.

The companion is trained to learn about you through conversation. How you think, how you talk about problems, what you care about, who matters to you. It picks all of that up from the way you show up. You don't need to set anything up. You just need to start talking about something real.

The single best thing you can do in your first session is bring a problem. Not a general question. Not "what can you do for me?" A specific situation you're dealing with right now.

That might be a decision you keep going back and forth on. A conversation you need to have with someone and you're not sure how to approach it. A hire that isn't working out. A board dynamic that's costing the organisation. Cash flow that doesn't add up. A business partner who isn't pulling their weight. A role that's shrinking around you. A feeling that you're not being seen for what you're capable of.

It could be something personal that's affecting your work. Family pressure, health concerns, the fact that you haven't slept properly in weeks because something won't leave your head. Your work life and your personal life aren't separate and the companion doesn't pretend they are.

Whatever it is, make it yours. The more specific it is to you, the better the companion responds. If you give it something generic, you'll get something generic back. If you give it the thing you'd talk about with a trusted advisor at 11pm, you'll understand why this is different from anything else you've used.

The companion will ask your name when the moment feels right. It will start to understand how you make decisions, where your energy goes, and who the important people in your world are. That picture deepens every session. You don't need to explain yourself twice.

What if I'm not sure what to bring?

Ask yourself: if I had someone across the table right now who understood business, people, pressure, and money, and who had no agenda except helping me think clearly, what would I talk about?

Start there.

Some people come in with a crisis and need to move fast. The companion matches that pace and gets to the point.

Some people come in wanting to think something through that they can't talk about with anyone else. The companion holds that and goes as deep as you're willing to go.

Some people come in feeling stuck but can't quite name why. The companion is trained to find what's underneath and bring it to the surface without making you feel like a patient.

The one thing that doesn't work is using it like a search engine. If you want to know what's happening in the news or need a fact checked, other tools do that. This is the place for the things only you are dealing with.

Still finding your feet? Here are some good ways in.

If none of the above clicks yet, try one of these as your opening message:

Pick whichever one is closest to where you are. Or say it in your own words. The companion meets you wherever you start.