The AI Advantage: Upskilling for Career

7 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

Go from AI beginner to AI leader in 6 weeks. Master strategic AI skills that 2X your productivity and make you the go-to AI expert.

Course overview

From AI Beginner to AI-Confident Leader in 6 Weeks

In just six weeks, you’ll go from unsure about how to use AI in your everyday work to feeling clear, confident, and capable. Students rate this program 10/10, reporting that they feel more productive, more confident, and more in control of their work after completing it. You’ll learn how to get better AI outputs, use AI for the tasks you already do every day, and build simple systems that make your team’s work easier—while avoiding the low-quality “AI slop” that’s showing up in workplaces.


What makes this program truly different is the combination of Christine’s real-world AI experience and Stephanie’s expertise in how people actually learn new technologies. Together, they teach you how to use AI in a way that strengthens your thinking—not replaces it. This means you won’t just pick up new AI skills; you’ll learn to use AI the right way, in a way that protects your judgment, deepens your intelligence, and keeps you sharp in an AI-driven world.


By the end, you’ll not only feel confident using AI—you’ll feel confident in your own intelligence and able to help others use AI well too.

Who is this course for

01

You want to stay relevant (and ahead) in an AI world, You’re ready to build future-proof skills.

02

You're career-ambitious, see AI as advantage not threat, want hands-on experience, and ready to become the "AI person" others rely on.



03

You want: career advancement, AI leadership development, and $2X productivity.

Prerequisites

  • Professional Experience: 3+ years in any knowledge work role

  • Basic computer skills, willingness to learn new tools

  • Growth mindset and openness to experimenting with AI

What you’ll get out of this course

Master AI Foundations & Advanced Techniques

Progress from basic prompting to sophisticated AI workflows in just 6 weeks. You'll learn prompt engineering, persona development, iteration strategies, and quality control. By week 2, you'll be building custom AI agents that handle complex tasks autonomously.

Build Strategic AI Competencies Across 10 Key Areas

Develop AI expertise in strategy, analysis, teamwork, problem-solving, project management, change management, communication, process design, data literacy, and risk assessment. Each competency moves you from "capable" to "adaptive/transformative" levels.

Complete Real-World Business Projects

Work on an actual business challenge (like solving LinkedIn's toxicity problem) using cross-functional teams. You'll create business cases, stakeholder analyses, technical solutions, and implementation roadmaps - all portfolio-ready work.

Create Your Personal AI Toolkit

Build custom AI agents tailored to your specific role and industry. You'll have a "menu of services" showcasing exactly how you add value, plus the AI tools to deliver 2X faster than your peers.

What’s included

Live sessions

Learn directly from Christine Reichenbach & Stephanie Fraone in a real-time, interactive format.

Lifetime access

Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.

Community of peers

Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

Maven Guarantee

This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.

Course syllabus

6 live sessions • 3 lessons

Week 1

Aug 25—Aug 31

    Aug

    25

    AI Foundations & Strategic Prompting

    Mon 8/254:30 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Read Book: Human + Machine

    1 item

Week 2

Sep 1—Sep 7

    Sep

    2

    AI Agent Architecture & Personal Toolkit

    Tue 9/23:00 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

Week 3

Sep 8—Sep 14

    Sep

    8

    Strategic AI Application - Real-World Problem Solving

    Mon 9/84:30 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Read Book: Competing in the Age of AI

    1 item

Week 4

Sep 15—Sep 21

    Sep

    15

    AI Leadership & Organizational Transformation

    Mon 9/154:30 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

Week 5

Sep 22—Sep 28

    Sep

    22

    Advanced AI Integration & Data Mastery

    Mon 9/224:30 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Read Book: Digital Hesitation

    1 item

Week 6

Sep 29—Oct 5

    Sep

    29

    AI Strategy & Executive Presentation

    Mon 9/294:30 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

Week 7

Oct 6
    Nothing scheduled for this week

What people are saying

        This course was exactly what I needed — practical, fast, and immediately useful. The sessions were so valuable I wished they were longer.
Liz R.

Liz R.

Marketing Manager
        A clear, comprehensive curriculum that made AI feel doable. The perfect mix of instruction, real practice, and understanding how people actually learn. I didn’t want it to end!
Leah F.

Leah F.

Strategy & Operations

Meet your instructor

Christine Reichenbach

Christine Reichenbach

Future of Work Leader & AI Platform Builder Former VMware leader who led Future of Work initiatives and has built 2 complete AI platforms from the ground up. Christine is an expert at re-engineering traditional roles through human-AI integration, helping professionals tap into their highest potential. She's built 50+ AI agents, developed proven methodologies for AI transformation, and specializes in bridging the gap between AI capabilities and human excellence to unlock unprecedented productivity and career growth.

VMware
Stephanie Fraone

Stephanie Fraone

Stephanie Fraone, PhD is a cognitive psychologist and workplace strategist specializing in the intersection of human behavior, learning science, and emerging technology. She has spent her career helping organizations navigate transformation—most recently at VMware, where she led global initiatives on hybrid work, team effectiveness, and employee engagement.


Drawing on deep expertise in cognitive and perceptual psychology, Stephanie brings an evidence-based approach to AI adoption, focusing on how people learn new technologies, overcome psychological barriers, and shift from experimentation to leadership. Her work blends research rigor with practical strategies, equipping professionals to not only master AI tools but also inspire and lead their use across teams and organizations.

VMware
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Course schedule

4-6 hours per week

  • Mondays

    9:30AM - 10:30 AM PST


  • Weekly projects

    2 hours per week


  • Office Hours

    As Needed

Learning is better with cohorts

Learning is better with cohorts

Active hands-on learning

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Interactive and project-based

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Learn with a cohort of peers

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

Frequently Asked Questions

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