Most AI training is either hype or homework
You have seen both. The keynote that leaves everyone excited and no one changed, and the dense tutorial that assumes you have all day to tinker.
Owners and teams in professional services and the trades do not need either. You need to know what AI can do for your revenue this quarter, what it should never be trusted to do on its own, and exactly how to put it to work without risking your reputation. That is what we teach.
What makes our training different
We teach AI the way we deploy it, with governance built in. Every session is grounded in real revenue outcomes: recovering lost estimates, reactivating past customers, and answering every call, and in Governed AI, the discipline that keeps these tools accurate and compliant.
The training comes from someone who has run a trades operation and holds a Cornell credential in AI reasoning governance, so it is practical and honest, not vendor hype.
Formats
Agentic AI Cohort (8 Weeks)
A structured, professional-grade program for owners and managing partners of accounting, law, consulting, and architecture and engineering firms. See the cohort →
Lunch-and-Learn (60 to 90 minutes)
A high-energy intro for an association, chamber, or team. A great first taste.
Half-Day Team Workshop
Hands-on and tailored to your business and the tools you already use.
Dealer-Network or Association Session
Built for a distributor's dealers or an industry group, with takeaways for every attendee.
Team AI Enablement
Ongoing training so your people actually adopt the systems you have invested in.
Topics for professional services firms
Client Communications
Drafting and reviewing client-facing messages with AI, without compromising your firm's standards.
Document Workflows
Intake, engagement letters, and recurring paperwork, automated without losing the human review step.
Governed AI Policy for Staff
What is and is not safe to put into an AI tool, and how to set policy your whole team follows.
Billable-Time Recovery
Getting repetitive admin work off billable staff so their time goes to client work.
Topics we are asked for most
Stop Quote Leakage
Turning dead estimates into booked work.
Reactivate Dormant Customers
The revenue hiding in your past-customer list.
AI Without the Risk
Governed AI in plain English.
Never Miss a Call
Speed-to-lead and missed-call capture.
Who it is for
Business associations and chambers, distributor and wholesaler dealer networks, trades and home-services teams, and owner groups in Northern Michigan and the surrounding region. Sessions can be in person or virtual.
- ✓Professional services firms (accounting, law, consulting, architecture & engineering)
- ✓Business associations & chambers
- ✓Distributor & wholesaler dealer networks
- ✓Trades & home-services teams
- ✓Owner groups in Northern Michigan
Investment
Tailored track: built around your company's specific tools, data, and workflows, including dealer-network and association formats with custom materials and follow-up.
Workshops run from $500 to $5,000 per session depending on format, length, and group size. Association and dealer-network rates are available, and a short lunch-and-learn is an easy, low-cost way to start.
Ask about sponsor-supported sessions for dealer networks.
Quick reference
Small team? Standardized track, general AI adoption, groups up to 15, single session: coaching from $85 per hour and workshops from $350. See Small Business AI Training →
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you travel?
Yes, in person across Northern Michigan and the region, and virtually anywhere.
Can you tailor the content?
Always. We build the session around your audience, your industry, and your tools.
Is there a low-cost way to try it?
Yes. A 60 to 90 minute lunch-and-learn is the easiest place to start.
Do attendees get anything to take home?
Yes, a practical summary and next steps they can use the same week.
Do you sell from the stage?
No. We teach. If there is a fit to go further, the next step is a free 30-minute consultation (a $200 value) to explore how AI can work for your specific business.
Bring a workshop to your team or group
Tell us your audience and your goal, and we will tailor a session. Many groups start with a lunch-and-learn and go from there.
Request a workshop →