Efim Kolodkin
Founder and CEO, Uprising AI
Efim Kolodkin is the founder and CEO of Uprising AI, the AI practice of Uprising Agency Ltd in London. He leads the methodology of every programme and the work with clients’ leadership teams, and runs the core training sessions himself: the introduction to AI, prompt engineering, ChatGPT and Claude as workspaces, and the practical workshops. He led ImLink’s AI Transformation Programme, which took the team from one person working with AI to fourteen in four weeks.
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How much does AI consultancy and training cost in the UK (2026)
UK AI consultancy and training prices in 2026: day rates of £500–£1,200, London contracts at £725–£850, training from about £1,000 a day, fixed packages from £12,500 — and what drives the price.
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What an AI readiness audit costs and what you get
What an AI readiness audit costs in the UK, how long it takes, what is included and the four documents you should get at the end — with our own £4,500, 2-week audit as an example.
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AI training per session: what UK companies pay and why
How UK AI training is priced — per day, per programme, per seat or per session — what each unit buys, and why a programme of short sessions changes habits better than one long day.
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AI training for staff: a rollout plan for SMEs
A four-week AI training rollout plan for SMEs: an entry test, 6–8 sessions on your own work, a demo day and mirror test, what to measure and what to do next.
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Training on your own documents vs generic AI courses
Why AI training built on a company’s own documents and tasks changes how a team works, where generic courses still help, and how to tell the two apart before you buy.
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How to measure the ROI of AI training
A simple way to measure the return on AI training: four numbers to record before the first session, the same four after, and how to turn them into a figure leadership will trust.
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What is a company brain, and how SMEs build one on Slack, Drive and calls
What a company brain is, how it differs from a knowledge base or chatbot, why it uses a knowledge graph, and three ways for SMEs to build one on Slack, Drive and calls.
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Company brain vs knowledge base vs Copilot: what’s the difference
A plain comparison of a knowledge base, an AI assistant such as Microsoft Copilot or ChatGPT with connectors, and a company brain built on a knowledge graph — what each reads, how each answers and when each is enough.
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Keeping company data safe in an AI knowledge assistant
How to keep company data safe when an AI assistant reads your chats, calls and documents: where it runs, what to exclude, who can see what, which agreement to sign and what happens at the end.
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AI second brain: what the Karpathy wiki and always-on agents mean for your company
An AI second brain is a folder of files an AI writes and rereads before every task. How it works, what always-on agents add, the risks, and when a team needs a company brain.
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