Great news, your AI Consulting persona is…

The Producer

You know your way around a company and an office, so we’ll help you rapidly improve your tech and AI skills while also introducing you to advanced business concepts to run a lean, thriving consulting business of your own.

As a producer, you have substantial workplace and office experience, but it’s likely not in a field that is highly reliant on technology or software. You may have participated in or managed projects with an “internal customer” or external client at work, but you haven’t yet expanded your business skills to the point where you have run a company or held a corporate leadership role.

In other words, you’re no stranger to the office or the world of “knowledge work,” and you also know you want to rapidly skill up on AI and tech while also honing your business skills so you can run a thriving consultancy.

Your first step is going to be defeating Imposter Syndrome — – that’s the feeling that you’re “not quite good enough” or “in over your head” — which almost always crops up when you have the self-awareness to realize that your tech skills have a long way to go. (Not to worry, though — many consultants are already succeeding with skillsets just like yours, and we’ll help you quickly build your online reputation.)

One of your biggest goals will be rapidly skilling up with the most common AI tools, so we’ll start you with a skills program on all things AI. Don’t worry – it’s surprisingly easy to get up to speed, even without a lot of pre-existing tech knowledge. Even though the machine-learning elements of AI are super complex, the day to day use cases aren’t – so as long as you put the time and energy into learning, you’ll find that diving into AI is easy and fun.

Then, we’ll introduce you to quick ways to Score Your First Gig and build a list of new prospects so you can Make Your First 3 Sales from your brand-new AI consulting client-service menu.

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Where to Start:

First – Defeat Imposter Syndrom and Build Your AI Skills

When you’re just starting out, it’s normal to be worried that you can’t deliver quality projects to clients – so we’re going to start by showing you how many other folks just like you are already earning money as AI consultants. Then, we’ll show you the tech stack we’ve designed especially for Producers like you, ensuring you have powerful tools at your fingertips and aren’t overwhelmed by the tech side of the equation.

Here’s a secret – you can do everything you need to deliver valuable, high-quality projects to clients without coding. The way we see it, if you can get good at a tool like Photoshop or Excel, you can rock your client’s world as an AI consultant.

To lock in your tech skills, build your first workflow by following our Build It Together: Document Automation series.

Keep in mind that you only need to do the intro and Core Workflow. The remaining lessons are a bit more techie, so you should skip them for now.

Result: Your first workflow that could be sold to a client in the future!

After That – Launch In 7 Days

Now it’s time to Launch Fast. In this section of the program, we’ll show you how to rapidly sell a simple, low-cost AI training, allowing you to build momentum, get testimonials from early clients, and make the most important leap early in your business – going from $0 to $1.

Then – Create Your AI Consulting Services

You’re off to the races. We recommend creating a first draft of your AI Consulting Service Menu, with the understanding that it will evolve as you gain more experience.

Next – Meet 100 Solid Leads

Now, it’s time to start reaching out to people outside your “warm” network. Follow the Meet 100 Solid Leads project to learn how to build a super-simple website, update your online reputation, build a prospect list and reach out to them with gentle, powerful, human “cold outreach” that gets their attention and gets them excited to hop on Zoom with you to talk about how you can help them enhance their businesses with AI.

Explore the Full Curriculum

Once you’ve completed your customized Producer starter path, explore the 100+ in-depth lessons in our full curriculum — we guide you through every step in building a thriving consultancy.

What to Focus On:

• Leveling up your tech skills. While you can likely start delivering trainings to clients within a few weeks, you’ll want to work through our AI crash course and make sure you’ve got the basics down.
• Beating Imposter Syndrome. Our goal will be to help you dive in very soon after you start practicing your tech skills — and avoid waiting for everything to be perfect before you put yourself in front of potential clients.
• You can likely score some early gigs from your personal or professional network, so taking action there will have a big payoff for you in terms of both cash and confidence.

Common Challenges: 

• It can be difficult to know when you are “ready” from a tech and AI skill standpoint. Err on the side of starting sooner – remember the story of the piano teacher who just had to say three lessons ahead of her students ? AI is incredibly new, so it’s OK to be learning as you go!
• You may find yourself wondering if you’re “good enough” yet – remember that almost all of humanity is behind the curve in AI compared to you! We’ll help you defeat Imposter Syndrome and gain the confidence to get the ball rolling.

How to Win Big:

• Pick one or two services (most likely from our Training list) for your initial service menu, then get out there and start talking to real people
• Start fast and recognize that everyone is learning as they go – and that you have a huge advantage by being an early-adopter and AI enthusiast. The business and tech skills are all learnable – but it requires you to take action and talk to real people and real clients soon as opposed to waiting until you have “skilled up” on everything.

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Not a Producer?

You might also be Pioneer (less advanced business skills), an Investor (more advanced business skills) or a Creator (more advanced tech skills). Or, you can retake the quiz.