Scale Business Intelligence with AI

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4 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

Automate and amplify institutional knowledge through AI agents that embody your cultural DNA

Previous clients include

BBB's Give.org
Walmart
Deloitte
Institute For The Future
International Rescue Committee

Course overview

Transform Your Organization's Expertise Into AI-Powered Competitive Advantage

The Problem: Scaling organizational expertise with generative AI captures the basics but misses the distinctive thinking patterns and cultural fingerprint that differentiate your organization.


The Solution: Capture, automate and reimagine your distinctive methodology with agentic systems using frameworks emerging from years of strategic consulting and building AI tools for Fortune 500 companies and think tanks.


We provide the strategic insight and hands-on capabilities to integrate generative AI strategically—in a way that preserves your competitive advantage while unlocking new dimensions of interactivity and personalization. Effective AI integration requires new collaboration frameworks between domain experts and technical teams — we teach you how to bridge this gap so expert knowledge translates into reliable, personalized AI outputs.


You will master the frameworks we have been applying for half a decade for global consultancies and companies, walking away with a repeatable blueprint for scaling generative AI across the enterprise.


Atop the theoretical bedrock, we bring heavy focus on hands-on practice doing unglamorous but essential work for mastering generative tool deployment: data plumbing, iterative evaluation and stress-testing, collaborative prompt design and de-risking roll-outs through phased deployment.



This is not just a course. This is a commitment of experts with a decade of combined experience to transform your workflows and multiply your organization's output.

- Unlimited one-on-one consultation opportunities during the course

- Proprietary chatbots trained on the learning content

- A resource hub 3 years in the making

- Takeaway: The extent of your learning is bordered only by the time you are willing to commit.

Who is this course for

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Executive Leaders who need to scale organizational capabilities with AI while preserving competitive differentiation

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Project/Product Managers leading cross-functional AI integration initiatives bridging domain expertise with technical implementation

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Domain Specialists who want to enhance their analytical workflow through custom AI applications without having to code

What you’ll get out of this course

Strategic AI Integration Frameworks

Master the end-to-end methodology from initial requirements to production launch, including risk assessment, phased implementation, and organizational adoption strategies that minimize disruption while maximizing competitive advantage

Culture Capture From Unstructured Data

Transform unstructured institutional knowledge like meeting transcripts, reports, and backlogs into agentic systems that prevent your expertise from walking out the door with the next turnover

Quality Assurance and Evaluation Frameworks

Design and implement human-in-the-loop evaluation systems and testing methodologies that ensure trust, relevance, and reliability

Strategic Decision-Making and Project Management

Navigate technical tradeoffs across compliance, latency, and cost vectors while managing non-technical stakeholders through AI development cycles and scope definition

AI Ecosystem Intelligence and Future Planning

Update your awareness with strategic foresight and thorough ecosystem analysis of AI affordances in specific industries, domains and modalities, enabling informed investment decisions and long-term positioning

What’s included

Live sessions

Learn directly from Lev Gorelov & Jeremy Kirshbaum 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

4 live sessions • 16 lessons • 3 projects

Week 1

Sep 16—Sep 21

    Week 1: From Hype to ROI

    • Sep

      16

      From Hype to ROI: Building Your Strategic Foundation

      Tue 9/165:00 PM—6:30 PM (UTC)
    3 more items

    Async class: Creating first automated content generators

    2 items

Week 2

Sep 22—Sep 28

    Week 2: From Concept to Production

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      23

      From Concept to Production: Tools, Techniques, and Best Practices

      Tue 9/235:00 PM—6:30 PM (UTC)
    3 more items

    Async class: Hands-on practice implementing function calling and workflows

    2 items

Week 3

Sep 29—Oct 5

    Week 3: Data Connections

    • Sep

      30

      Data Connections: RAG, Agents, and the Connected Enterprise

      Tue 9/305:00 PM—6:30 PM (UTC)
    1 more item

    Async class: Building a workflow with AI agents

    2 items

Week 4

Oct 6—Oct 11

    Week 4: Roll-out and its Discontents

    • Oct

      7

      Roll-out and its Discontents: UX, Red Teaming and Observability

      Tue 10/75:00 PM—6:30 PM (UTC)
    1 more item

    Async class: putting it all together

    1 item

Bonus

    Glossary

    1 item

    Hire us to bring your project idea to life!

    3 items

What students are saying

Meet your instructor

Lev Gorelov

Lev Gorelov

Research Director at Handshake, consultant and generative AI educator working globally in Moldova, Nigeria, the US, and beyond to help organizations and individuals upskill in generative AI. No-code software ninja, master in Science of Social Work and academic studying the intersection of computational philosophy and social theory. 

Jeremy Kirshbaum

Jeremy Kirshbaum

Founder of generative AI consultancy Handshake. Develops AI systems for corporates, governments, and non-profits (give.org) and research groups (iftf.org). Has worked with executive teams and boards at companies like Walmart, Kellogg Company, Deloitte, and many others to help them understand the future of generative AI and emerging technologies. He is writing a book about senior leadership and generative AI agents with Bob Johansen, on shelves Q2 2025 through Berrett Koehler Publishers. He loves poetry (the art form, because it is beautiful) and the Poetry the package manager (for Python, because it actually does dependency resolution).

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Scale Business Intelligence with AI

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$1,200

Dates

Sep 16—Oct 11, 2025

Payment Deadline

Sep 18, 2025

Course schedule

3-5 hours per week

  • Tuesday

    9:00 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. PT

    Synchronous zoom lecture on Tuesday, focusing on the conceptual backbone of AI agent functionality and applications. Recordings of class will be available soon after its completion.

  • Weekly projects (async)

    3 hours per week

    An async walkthrough will guide you in building functional prototypes of AI Agents. You will get to shape the project deliverable. Lecturers will be available by email, during office hours and via one-on-one sessions throughout the week for questions and support.

  • Tuesday & Thursday

    10:30 A.M. - 11:30 P.M. PT

    Optional office hours where you can ask questions and receive personal guidance on developing your AI applications.

  • 1:1 Coaching

    Up to three sessions

    Schedule 1:1 coaching time with instructors for individualized help with your hands-on projects, privately thinking through a use-case, or whatever else you need.

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Join an upcoming cohort

Scale Business Intelligence with AI

Cohort 15

$1,200

Dates

Sep 16—Oct 11, 2025

Payment Deadline

Sep 18, 2025

$1,200

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