AI for Executives | Cincinnati, OH | Aaron Kopel & Gervais Johnson

One hands-on day to use AI in your own work and learn to lead your team through AI change. No technical background needed. One day to get practical about AI Most leaders are being asked for an AI strategy before they have used AI for anything real. This workshop takes it in the right order. First you use AI on your own work, with your own problems. Then you work out how to lead a team, and an organization, through the change it brings. Why it feels different • Hands-on from the first hour. You will use AI tools on real tasks from your week: preparing for meetings, writing, analysis, and thinking through decisions. • Drawn live, not read off slides. Aaron and Gervais sketch the ideas as the room builds them, so the big picture sticks. No PowerPoint. Ever. • Built for leaders, not engineers. No code, no jargon, no hype. Plain talk about what AI is good at, where it falls down, and what that means for your people. • Focused on value, not tools. Most AI efforts stall because of how organizations work, not because of the technology. That is the part we help you lead. In the room in Indianapolis A full day working side by side with leaders from other organizations who are wrestling with the same questions you are. Bring a laptop. Venue and parking details arrive in your welcome email. What you will be able to do • Use AI on your own work with confidence, starting the next morning • Tell real AI value from hype, for your role and your part of the business • Spot where AI fits in your team's work, and where it does not • Lead people through AI change, including the worry, the new skills, and the shifting roles • Set simple guardrails for data, quality, and risk without killing momentum • Leave with a 30-day plan for you and your team Everything included with your seat • A full day of hands-on, highly interactive learning • Participant workbook you fill in as you go • AI toolkit of prompts and use cases for leaders, ready to use at work • Your 30-day AI plan, built in class • Project Brilliant AI for Executives certified digital badge Who should attend • Executives and senior leaders who need to set direction on AI • CIOs, VPs, and directors whose teams are adopting AI tools • Business leaders in operations, finance, marketing, and HR who want AI to deliver real value • Transformation and L&D leaders shaping how people learn and work with AI • No technical background required. If you can use email and a web browser, you are ready. What past participants say about our workshops Rated 5.0 out of 5 by more than 10,000 people trained over 10 years. “It brought us together to have the deeper conversations that we never take time for in our hectic day-to-day work environment. We were able to focus and think clearly about our "why", really understand each other's intent, and talk about how all the pieces fit together.” Larry A., Vice President, MedXcel “The energy, the pace, the environment, the collaboration, the trainer, the discussions, the hand-drawn visuals, the workbook, the timing, and even learning how to properly tear a post-it note off a pad... it was all absolutely perfect.” Josh B., IT Leader, Fox Sports “Best training of any kind I've ever experienced. And it IS an experience! Everything is choreographed for a purpose - to enhance the learning, long term retention, and to make it all fun.” Melanie B., Scrum Master, Capital One Financial “Extremely professional and educational course... by far the best I have been a part of. The coaches take time to make sure everyone in class understands concepts and fills the course with a great deal of team activity. Best of all no PowerPoint slides. Highly recommend!” Eric P., IT Director, PNC Bank “I didn't think it was possible to train people without PowerPoint, but here it is. Never a PowerPoint slide in sight. It was all exercises and talking with each other. The two days just flew by, and I was a little sad it was over so fast!” Jamie S., Product Owner, Salesforce “I was very intimidated coming in as the only non-experienced person from my company. The content was extremely beneficial and the facilitator made it a very safe, collaborative, and friendly environment. It was great!” Emily C., Product Owner, Farm Bureau Insurance “I completely misunderstood the mindset of Agile and Scrum for 10 years. No wonder it never felt right to me... we were just totally off the mark, even though we thought we were doing all the important parts. This 2-days set me on a new path. Now I get it, and I'll never look back!” Stephanie M., Tech Lead, Staples Bringing your leadership team? Leaders who learn together move faster together. Ask about group seats or a private session for your organization: [email protected] or 877-227-5568 ABOUT YOUR INSTUCTOR - AARON KOPEL Aaron Kopel became a Certified Enterprise Coach® (CEC®) in 2016 and a Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST®) in 2017 after more than 10 years as an Agile practitioner, scrum master, product owner, and Agile coach and trainer working in a range of organizations from tech startups to 85,000 corporate environments. Aaron holds countless certifictions in Agile, AI, facilitation, coaching, team building, and organizational change. As the CEO of Project Brilliant, Aaron is known as the Momentum Locksmith®. He guides CIOs and IT leaders to unlock momentum in their enterprise by optimizing organizational design, elevating strategic leaders, and creating high-performing teams. As a trainer, he is well known for his engaging and interactive workshops that simplify complicated business and leadership topics through creative live-drawn visuals, memorable stories, and witty humor. He is the author of “Unlocking Momentum”, reaching Amazon #1 Best Seller status in 6 Business and IT categories. He is the host of the Unlocking Momentum and Unlocking AI Value podcasts. He is a member of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), the Forbes Business Council (FBC), and is one of less than 30 people in the world to achieve the top three Agile industry certifications from the Scrum Alliance. Prior to founding Project Brilliant, Aaron won 2 National Science Foundation grants, and was a 2-time Tech Startup founder. He earned his BA from Wartburg College (Business & CIS double major), and his MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. He has visited more than 60 countries, rocked out at 45 Pearl Jam concerts, and lives in Carmel, IN with his amazing wife and their two teenagers.