The First Inch

The fastest way to get a whole team using AI for real.

One session. The mental models that stick, the four tools they'll actually use, and every person writing a real prompt on their own work before it's over. No jargon. No overwhelm. Get Fluent, the same day.

The idea behind the name

Why it’s called The First Inch

Everyone’s racing to teach the mile. Almost no one teaches the inch.

There’s no shortage of people teaching the advanced stuff — AI agents, automations, complex multi-step workflows. It’s impressive. It’s also useless if you don’t know where to begin. Most people aren’t stuck because AI is too hard. They’re stuck because no one ever showed them the very first step in a way that actually sticks. The First Inch is that step. Get fluent here, and the foot — then the mile — takes care of itself.

Start here
The inch

Fluency, the foundation

Talk to AI with confidence. Understand how it thinks, pick the right tool, and get real results on your own work. This is what The First Inch gives you.

Then
The foot

It compounds, fast

Once it clicks, you start finding your own uses — drafting, researching, planning, building. You stop asking “can AI do this?” and just try it.

Eventually
The mile

Wherever you want to go

Agents, automations, whole workflows — the advanced things everyone else teaches. By then you’ll be ready for them, because you started with the inch.

This is for everyone. Truly.

I’ve taught people across every level of technical skill — and by the time we were done, every one of them could use AI proficiently. That’s the whole promise. It doesn’t matter where you’re starting from. The First Inch meets you there and takes you to a better way of working — and a better life, in and out of the office.

The CEO who feels behind

You run the company but quietly dread the AI conversation. In one sitting you go from avoiding it to leading it — and setting the standard for everyone else.

The student about to graduate

You’re wondering what the real world holds. Walk in already fluent in the one skill that will define the next decade — a head start most adults don’t have.

The whole team at once

Some people use AI every day, most don’t touch it. One session gets everyone on the same page, with the same tools and the same habits — fluent together.

Anyone who just wants their time back

You don’t care about the hype — you want fewer hours on the boring stuff and more on the things that matter. That’s exactly what fluency buys you.

The future belongs to the people who
become fluent in AI.

What you learn

The six beats, start to finish

Every format runs the same arc — the mental models don't change. Live, it runs about two hours. On-demand, it's six modules you can finish in an afternoon.

1
You're not behindWhy AI is the first tool you learn just by talking to it — and why now is exactly the right moment, regardless of where your team is starting from.
Live ~20 min
Video 9 min
2
How AI actually thinksThe "hotel hallway" mental model — what's really happening inside a language model, explained in plain language with no math and nothing to memorize.
Live ~20 min
Video 12 min
3
The four tools that matterChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot — what each one is genuinely best at, which one to reach for first, and how to stop second-guessing the choice.
Live ~20 min
Video 14 min
4
Your first real promptThe hands-on moment. Every person writes and runs a prompt on their own actual work — not a toy example. This is where it clicks, and it's the thing they remember.
Live ~25 min
Video 18 min
5
Prompting that gets resultsThe five ingredients of a great prompt, before-and-after examples, and the iteration habit that turns "decent output" into something you can actually use.
Live ~15 min
Video 16 min
6
Building the habitThe "Date with AI" practice and a simple weekly cadence so confidence outlasts the session — and doesn't fade by Friday.
Live ~15 min
Video 11 min
Who it's for

Built for anyone whose team needs to get moving

If AI feels scattered across your organization — some people using it, most not, everyone uncertain — The First Inch fixes that in one session.

Team leads & managers

You want your whole team aligned and using AI consistently — not just the one person who figured it out on their own. Book the in-person or virtual session.

Individuals & new hires

You want the same on-ramp without waiting for a company session — or you need to get a new team member up to speed fast. The On-Demand course is built for you.

Event planners

You need an AI session your audience will rate at the top of your feedback forms — interactive, low-jargon, and memorable. The Keynote is built for your stage.

What changes

Get Fluent, the same day

By the time it's over, no one in the room is AI-fluent yet. That's the only metric that matters.

100%Everyone has promptedEvery person writes and runs a real prompt on their own work before they're done.
4Tools, demystifiedThey know which assistant to reach for and why — and they stop second-guessing.
0Jargon to memorizePlain-language models that stick, so confidence outlasts the session.

Ready to take the first inch?

Not sure which format fits? Book a quick call and we'll sort it out together.