EcoX AI

Is Your AI Pilot Ready to Scale? Free   Diagnostic Workshop

Jones Lang LaSalle

Cisco

Duke University

Johnson Controls

Virginia Tech

Dr. Ramya Ravichandar

PhD in CS | AI & Product Leader | Advisor to Fortune 100 Enterprises

Use a simple 5-question scorecard to identify whether your project is in Proof of Concept/Impact/Scale

Diagnose where your AI pilot really sits

Cut through the noise and uncover the organizational, technical, and feedback gaps that stop AI initiatives from deliver

Spot the real reasons pilots stall

See how data, decisions, and human input work together  and sketch the one loop your AI needs to start learning

Map your first feedback loop

The Problem: Your AI applications create content that is generic, uninsightful and surface-level; you are trying to solve complex, context-specific problems but outputs don't embody your company's intelligence or expertise. The Solution: We teach you evergreen frameworks for building generative systems that learn from your organization's unique data and implicit workflows, turning your expertise into a scalable asset. We focus on the unglamorous but essential work required to harness data with generative AI. You will learn data plumbing, collaborative prompt design, and iterative evaluation to differentiate and de-risk your AI roll-outs.&nbsp; Thing is, your company’s competitive advantage isn't in the raw information, it's in your process. It's the time-proven methodologies your experts use to arrive at insights and deliver unique value. Success with AI comes from converting this 'human excellence' into a scalable, automated system. You will learn how to extract your team's 'unwritten rules' and best practices, ensuring they are faithfully translated into reliable AI outputs. You'll master how to involve experts at every stage of the development process — from initial design and data classification to iterative refinement and ongoing evaluation. You won't just learn this in theory. You will put these frameworks into practice by building a hands-on, contextualized prototype throughout the course. We encourage you to bring in your own datasets and organizational challenges, allowing you to build a tailored solution that directly addresses your unique needs. We have been tranfering best practice onto genAI for half a decade with diverse, knowledge-driven organizations like Visit California, the BBB Wise Giving Alliance and Institute for the Future. For the price of a single course, you get both the proprietary frameworks we use with these organizations as well as our direct support, acting as your on-demand consultants and technical guides to help you apply them within your own knowledge ecosystem. This course if perfect for you if you:- Expect to fill the role of the "AI Point Person" - leader, manager, or consultant responsible for strategic AI implementation.- Are responsible for knowledge architecture or leading cross-functional teams (e.g., experts + developers) to bridge the "data-to-decision" gap.- Want to move beyond generic tools and build context-aware, agentic systems using a principled, no-code/low-code methodology. This course is NOT for you if you:- Are looking for a "learn-to-code" bootcamp; I'll be happy to explore more code-heavy applications in our one-on-one, but the content focuses on high-level frameworks and no-code/low-code tool implementation.- Are looking for laid back content consumption. That you get on YouTube for free. Here we expect you to bring your own organizational challenges and be ready to solve real problems in your work using the material.

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

Course syllabus

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.

Tuesday

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.

Weekly projects (async)

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

Tuesday & Thursday

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.

1:1 Coaching

Course schedule

Executive Leaders who need a framework to convert their company's domain expertise and workflows into a scalable, competitive AI asset

Project/Product Managers who need a framework to bridge domain knowledge with technical teams to scale expertise with AI

Consultants who want to guide clients in building differentiated, insight-driven and context-aware AI solutions

Who is this course for

What you’ll get out of this course

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

Strategic AI Integration Frameworks

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

Culture Capture From Unstructured Data

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

Quality Assurance and Evaluation Frameworks

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

Strategic Decision-Making and Project Management

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

AI Ecosystem Intelligence and Future Planning

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

Cohort 16

Lev Gorelov, MS

Jeremy Kirshbaum

Cohort 15

Cohort 17

Your job as CEO isn't to be the best employee in your company. It's to build the machine that runs without you. But here's what most CEOs get wrong: they think scaling means hiring more people. The smartest CEOs in 2025 are building AI-first companies that generate more revenue with fewer humans. I should know - I've done it three times. At Joany, my health insurance startup, we had 26 employees. But 5 of them weren't human - they were AI agents handling invoice reconciliation, collections, state filing, and customer service. The result? 96% profit margins while our competitors struggled with 20-30% margins and bloated teams. That was 10 years ago before AI was cool. Today, building an AI-first business is 10x easier. What took me custom engineering teams to build can now be deployed over a weekend. But here's the foundational problem most CEOs miss: If you can't delegate to humans effectively, you'll never leverage AI. The same mindset blocks that keep you trapped doing $25/hour work will sabotage every AI agent you try to deploy. This isn't about adding AI to your existing chaos. It's about rebuilding your operating system from the ground up. In this intensive, you'll learn: - Why you can't scale (with humans OR AI) until you fix your delegation foundation - The exact system I use to run multiple 8-figure businesses working ~20 hours/week - How to design AI-first workflows that multiply your capacity without multiplying your management overhead The opportunity window is closing fast. AI-first companies are pulling ahead. Join them before it's too late.

Build an AI-First Business Machine That Scales Without You

(this isn't theory - you need real operations to transform)

❌ You don't currently run a business generating at least $500K in annual revenue

❌ You want to stay hands-on forever vs building systems 

❌ You're looking for passive income "hacks" or shortcuts

❌ You believe AI will replace all human creativity

❌ You prefer hiring people over building systems

❌ You think "good enough" processes are fine

❌ You don't want to challenge your current methods

❌ You need constant hand-holding to implement

This course demands you think like an AI-first CEO, not a traditional manager.

⚠️ This Intensive Isn't For Everyone

You should NOT take this course if:

You're a CEO or founder who wants to run and grow your business with less effort.

You execute like a beast, but know that to scale your business, you need to learn to scale yourself.

You want to run your business, but lately it feels like it's running you.

Master the AI-First CEO frameworks to scale yourself and your business

Learn how to work with AI agents and human assistants to create exponential leverage. Master the art of AI-first delegation that multiplies your capacity without multiplying your management overhead.

Deploy Your AI Workforce (Starting with an Executive AI Assistant)

Develop frameworks to automate workflows before you hire for them. Design AI-first processes that scale from startup to $200M+ without breaking.

Build systems that run your business without you

Use proven delegation and AI automation frameworks to eliminate yourself from 80% of daily operations. Protect your mental capacity for the strategic work only you can do.

Reclaim 20+ hours per week (while growing faster)

Identify the highest-leverage CEO activities and design systems for everything else. Build the predictable, scalable machine that grows without you.

Ruthlessly Focus On The 10% That Matters (While AI Handles the 90%)

Deploy the CEO Decision Architecture that removes emotional burden and analysis paralysis. Make confident decisions with incomplete information while your systems handle the execution.

Make faster, higher-quality decisions

I Built a $200M Company with AI 'Employees' Before AI Was Cool. Here's the framework that made it possible.

Christine Carrillo

Entrepreneur, CEO Coach

Cohort 16: October 2025

Cohort 17: January 2026

As a data leader, do you catch yourself asking questions like…- How do I get execs to actually act on my insights instead of tuning out?- How do I influence peers in Product, Ops, and Marketing when they don’t report to me?- What do I do when AI creates hype, fear, or resistance in my team?- How can I build credibility around AI adoption without just demoing tools?- How do I stop my team from being seen as a “ticket shop” and instead as a trusted partner? If you’re not confident about these, this course is for you. This is a hands-on leadership course designed for emerging data leaders, analytics managers, data science managers, and heads of data who want to grow from technical doers into visible, trusted, AI-ready leaders. Before this course, you may feel:- Stuck explaining numbers that don’t lead to action.- Anxious that AI will outpace your team or make your work irrelevant.- Unsure how to answer execs’ questions about AI’s impact with clarity and confidence.- Reactive to hype or resistance, rather than steering the narrative. After this course, you’ll:- Turn “data dumps” into compelling stories that executives repeat in the boardroom.- Translate AI pilots into credible business cases that prove ROI, reduce fear, and win support.- Handle excitement, scepticism, and fear about AI with calm, tailored responses.- Lead your team confidently through change, balancing optimism with realism. Be trusted as the leader who makes AI feel actionable, safe, and strategic. Advice is based on Pier’s 19+ years of building and leading data teams across global companies, rising from Manager to VP, and enriched by insights from his work with executives, founders, and industry leaders. Proven ROI for leadership growth and AI adoption: Pier has coached dozens of managers into Director-level roles, helped senior data professionals transition into executive positions, and guided leaders through successful AI transformations. His mentees have gone on to become Heads of Data, Directors, and C-Suite executives at companies including Amazon, Wayfair, Scotiabank, and AutoScout24. 100's of senior managers and data leaders worldwide have benefited from Pier’s teaching, ranging from engineering managers and product leaders to directors, VPs, and senior data scientists navigating leadership challenges in the age of AI. Many organizations invest in this course for their teams: executives cite it as a major net positive, upskilling managers with actionable frameworks that immediately improve team performance, communication, and retention. By the end of this course, you will:1) Tell data stories that drive decisions - using the&nbsp;Tension → Insight → Outcome storytelling model.2) Sell AI with credibility, not hype crafting ROI-backed business cases with the T.I.M.E. Model.3) Communicate change with clarity using the C.O.R.E. Framework to explain AI adoption simply and persuasively.4) Respond to emotional reactions with empathy - whether from advocates, skeptics, observers, or those fearful about job security.5) Run execution systems that scale - including delegation maps, operating rhythms, and a 1-page leadership scorecard. 👉 Together, these skills turn you into a story-driven AI leader trusted to guide executives, peers, and your team through one of the biggest shifts in data leadership. Bonus Templates You’ll receive 7 leadership templates and guides (worth $490) distilled from Pier’s 19+ years of experience to help you communicate with clarity, influence with confidence, and lead AI-ready teams that thrive.﻿ 1)Audience Mapping Template → Understand what each stakeholder values so your message lands every time. 2)Weekly Update Builder → Turn progress into concise, trusted updates that make your leadership visible. 3)Influence Strategy Canvas → Plan stakeholder buy-in systematically, not reactively. 4)Communication Rhythm Builder → Design predictable communication rhythms that create calm and trust. 5)Storytelling Framework → Turn data insights into stories executives remember and act on. 6)Personal Change Inventory → Reflect on how change affects you so you lead others with steadiness. 7)Change Communication Planner → Communicate complex or uncertain changes clearly and empathetically.

Lead with Data. Inspire with Story. Win with AI.

Folks who are early in their career, focused only on technical execution, or looking to break into data/analytics should not enroll.

This course is NOT FOR everyone

It is designed for data managers, analytics leads, and heads of data already managing teams and facing leadership challenges.

This is NOT a beginner-level technical course

If your events are recurring and at the same time, it might be easiest to use a single line item to communicate your course schedule to students

Tuesdays , Wednesday & Thursdays

Feel free to type out dates as your title as a way to communicate information about specific live sessions or other events.

May 7, 2022

Schedule items can also be used to convey commitments outside of specific time slots (like weekly projects or daily office hours).

Weekly projects

Overlooked Data Manager delivering dashboards but dismissed in strategy conversations, eager to be trusted for impact.

Stretched Head of Data managing 5-15 people, stuck firefighting, and needing systems to show control and credibility.

Aspiring AI-Ready Data leader, newly promoted from IC, strong technically but lacking storytelling and executive presence.

You’ll build a communication playbook tailored for executives, peers, and your team. This includes a storytelling framework for turning data into memorable insights, stakeholder maps that guide influence strategies, and a predictable rhythm of updates.

 How to Master Strategic Communication
 

You’ll create a personal inventory of your own reaction to AI change. Alongside this, you’ll craft 1–2 business cases using the T.I.M.E. framework and a stakeholder reaction map, ensuring you can reduce resistance, inspire advocates, and win support for AI-driven initiatives.

How to Lead AI Change with Confidence
 

You’ll walk away with a fully documented system of leadership tools: a meeting map to cut noise, a delegation tracker to empower your team, a progress review template to manage risks, and a 1-page execution scorecard to keep outcomes, outputs, and team health balanced.

How to Build Your Leadership Operating System

Stop being the “number explainer.” Build the stories, systems, and credibility to lead with clarity and confidence in the age of AI.

Pier Martin

Cohort 2

Cohort 3

SPECIAL NOTE: This cohort is being offered in a self-directed replay format—but this is not your typical on-demand experience. You’ll get full access to Cohort #2's video recordings (recorded live on April 30 - May 14, 2025)—which include not only our core presentations but also real-time participant questions, extended Q&amp;A, and in-session insights that made the live experience so valuable. You will also receive:- All course decks and materials presented during the sessions- A flexible, immersive learning journey that fits your schedule but still gives you real-time touchpoints This is an up-to-date, practical version of the course, built for independent learners who still want connection and clarity. The weeks listed below are how we execute the traditional course which allows for practice time but you can complete the course however is best for you. Building on the Success of Our Flagship Course Are you ready to harness the game-changing power of AI Market Research tools to elevate your business and marketing strategies? Over the last 90 days, industry leaders like Google, OpenAI, and Perplexity have launched groundbreaking Market Research advancements, from advanced note-taking and reasoning tools to the emergence of "agentic AI" capable of autonomously executing complex tasks. These innovations represent a seismic shift in market research practices—one that can empower you to identify new opportunities, streamline R&amp;D, and anticipate consumer behavior with unmatched precision. Join our new MASFM Course to unlock the potential of these cutting-edge tools and revolutionize your brand's market research strategy. This course dives deeper into AI-powered research techniques, expanding on the strategies and tools that have empowered our past cohort participants. We’ve tailored this course to help you apply AI-driven innovations specifically to market research, delivering faster, more accurate insights that will set you apart. In a world where marketing is increasingly driven by data, mastering AI-powered tools is no longer optional—it's critical. According to recent studies, marketers and research professionals with AI expertise are poised to earn significantly more and secure top positions in their fields. But with the rapid pace of AI innovation, many also fear being left behind.&nbsp;This course is designed to address both these opportunities and challenges. Through practical, hands-on sessions, you’ll learn how to leverage AI to supercharge your market research capabilities, delivering faster and more accurate insights than ever before. Whether you're looking to elevate your career, boost your earning potential, or simply stay ahead of the curve, this course will give you the AI advantage you need. Uncompromised Quality, Intelligently Priced“Other online platforms’ ‘Mini-MBAs’ or Universities’ ‘Certificate Programs’ cost thousands of dollars. We took a different approach: Develop courses that are equal (we’d argue superior) in quality and strategically priced to deliver maximum ROI for the price.”&nbsp;Our course is a Certificate Program and we've done many 1:1 sessions with participants as added value. 3 Sessions. What You’ll Learn:&nbsp;* AI Tools for Market Research: Get introduced to cutting-edge AI tools that will transform how you conduct research, from sentiment analysis to predictive analytics. * Real-world Use Cases: Explore how leading brands are using AI to drive their marketing strategies. * Interactive Workshops: Gain hands-on experience with step-by-step guidance, tailored exercises, and valuable resources to help you integrate AI into your daily workflow.&nbsp;Why Enroll?&nbsp;* Career Catalyst: Equip yourself with skills that are in high demand and position yourself as a leader in the AI-powered future of marketing. Recent research from Business Insider reported that Marketing Professionals with AI Skills are forecast to earn 38% more than those without AI Skills. Additionally, a CNBC/SurveyMonkey Workforce Survey reported more than half (51%) of all Marketing Professionals are worried AI will soon take their job. * Expert Support: Benefit from live sessions taught by seasoned AI Marketing Experts teaching practical, hands on skills you can use TODAY.&nbsp;* Ongoing Learning: Enjoy lifetime access to future course updates, ensuring you stay at the forefront of AI advancements. * Certification: Our course is a Certificate Program with Live Sessions (also recorded and on-demand if you can't make it Live) and we've done many 1:1 sessions with participants as added value. By the end of this course, you'll not only have mastered essential AI skills for Market Research but also gained the confidence to apply them saving time, cutting costs, and enhancing your strategic insights.&nbsp;BONUS: Get Reimbursed: Leverage your company's L&amp;D budget to cover course costs. Visit https://maven.com/expense for more details. &nbsp;

Elevate Your Skills, Elevate Your Market Research Game, Elevate Your Career


Three 90-minute sessions packed with tips and tools you can use straight away.

A Forward Thinking Market Researcher﻿You want to discover product/market opportunities faster than ever.

A Founder or Marketing Innovation leader. You want an AI system to improve your clarity of your market and discover opportunities. Fast.

A Product MarketerYou want to uncover market, customer, and competitor intelligence while saving many hours of research preparation time.

This course is for you if you’re:


Key Course Benefits


This course was developed BY Marketers FOR Marketers. Learn directly from seasoned AI Marketing Experts through practical, real-world applications that you can implement today.

👩🏽‍🏫 🧑‍🏫 Hands-On Instruction From AI Marketing Experts


Save up to 30% of research prep time and deliver highly strategic Market Research insights in a fraction of the time with AI Powered Tools &amp; Techniques.

📈 Dramatically Reduce Research Hours and Improve Strategic Output


How much is your time worth? A lot! Gain valauble hours back to focus on even high level strategic matters.

💰 Immediate ROI!


Learn our interactive technique for writing AI Powered Prompts that deliver superior Market Research results.

🔧 Learn Results-Driven Prompting Techniques


Receive tailored AI Practice Guides and templates designed to teach you how to apply what you learn TODAY and streamline your specific research tasks.

📚 Customized AI Practice Guides & Worksheets


COHORT#3: Propel your Market Research game with AI. Our Practical, Hands-on course shows how AI Market Research can transform your Business.