A 9 session AI transformation experience—designed exclusively for economic development leaders.

Cohort Begins January 29, 2026 — Enrollment Now Open

9 weeks • Thursdays • Jan 29–Mar 26, 2026
Zero holiday conflicts. One transformational outcome: AI fluency that creates measurable ROI inside your organization.

Program Overview

The AI Workflow Expert Certification (AIWE) equips EDO leaders with the frameworks, tools, and decision systems needed to integrate AI into the real work of economic development.

This is not theory.
This is workflow-level transformation.

Every session is applied. You work on:

• BRE + workforce strategy
• RFI responses
• Internal ops + process improvement
• Policy, research, and stakeholder messaging
• Productivity & leadership workflows
  …using AI directly on your own work, not hypotheticals.

If you want AI to produce measurable outcomes—not dashboards, not hype—this is the program.

Who This Program Is For

This certification is built for leaders who:

• Serve as Executive Directors, CEOs, COOs, or senior leadership in an EDO, chamber, regional alliance, or P3
• Have authority to champion or mandate AI adoption inside their organization
• Are responsible for impact, efficiency, performance, and public trust
• Want workflows they can put to use within days, not months

“In under 60 minutes, Katie took us from AI theory to practical application with clarity and momentum.” – Meghan, Executive Director, MEDA

Why This Program Now

The AI landscape is loud. Everyone has a webinar, a tool, a promise.
Economic development leaders need signal, not noise.

This program focuses on what matters:

• Practical ROI: Workflows that produce measurable returns in 30 days
• Implementation: Every session creates outputs you can use immediately
• Guardrails: Ethics, compliance, and public-sector readiness built in
• Leadership clarity: Move from scattered tools to a strategic AI operating rhythm

This is not AI for tech teams.
This is AI for economic developers navigating governance, boards, stakeholders, and community impact.

Curriculum: 9 Belts, One Transformation

A structured progression that moves you from curiosity → fluency → strategy → execution.

The AI Workflow Expert (AIWE) track develops the capability to design, adapt, and scale workflows across your organization.

This advanced curriculum follows a nine-belt progression, each level unlocking new skills:

• White Belt – Understanding what AI can do in your organizational context
• Grey Belt – Mapping your role with AI for clarity and focus
• Yellow Belt – Setting goals and action plans with AI support
• Orange Belt – Adaptive learning: mastering new knowledge on demand
• Green Belt – Partnering with AI for critical thinking and decision-making
• Blue Belt – Moving from role ownership to process ownership (systems thinking, agentic AI prep)
• Purple Belt – Creating AI workflows to replace redundant tasks
• Brown Belt – Building multi-role, cross-functional processes
• Black Belt – Tool and deliverable hacking: leveraging AI for efficiency and innovation

The AIWE certification signals that you are not just using AI workflows—you are capable of architecting them for your team, department, or region. This is the distinction between an informed practitioner and a true AI-enabled executive leader.

What Makes This Different

You’re not learning “about” AI.
You’re building AI workflows specifically for economic development that:

• Accelerate RFI response time
• Strengthen BRE systems
• Improve workforce alignment
• Enhance research & strategy outputs
• Demonstrate defensible ROI to boards and councils
• Reduce time spent on administrative tasks
• Increase team performance and clarity

Most AI programs teach tools.
This one teaches transformation.

Program Components

The AI Workflow Expert Certification is built to accelerate fluency through a mix of live cohort education and coaching:

• Weekly Live Group Coaching (60 minutes, Thursdays) 👥
  Cohort-based, designed to tackle strategy, operations, workforce, BRE, and other live use cases. Every session is hands-on: you work on your work, not hypotheticals.
• Replay & Resource Library 🎥
  All session replays, templates, and tools available inside your private student portal.

Optional Add-On: Simple Academy Platform (Highly Recommended for Teams)

30-Day Trial Add-On: $999

This optional add-on unlocks the Simple Academy Training + Tracking + Tools Platform, which includes:

TOOLS

• 8,100+ workflows across 100+ roles
• 81 role-specific deliverables per functional area
• 12 major business domains (strategy, HR, operations, finance, marketing, service delivery, and more)
• 5-minute “pick → copy → ship” workflow-to-deliverable system

TRAINING

All major AI learning tracks:

• AI Performance Coaching
• Create Workflows
• Create Automations
• AI for Leaders
• AI for Executives

TRACKING & ROI

A full AI adoption + ROI system:

• The Journal (individual task + time saved tracking)
• The Feed (team usage + progress visibility)
• The Dashboard (executive-level ROI metrics, analytics, and export-ready reports)

This platform is the natural next step for organizations that want to turn AI fluency into organization-wide capability.

For mid-sized and large EDOs, or chambers with:

• L&D and onboarding goals
• Operational challenges
• A need for defensible ROI for boards and stakeholders
  The platform creates consistency, capability, and clarity across the entire organization.

For small/rural orgs, leaders often choose to start with the AIWE Certification and upgrade later—once fluency is established and timing/budget align.

Monthly pricing after the 30-day trial is based on team size.
Email: katie@katiemiltonjordan.com for details.

Investment & Enrollment

Tuition

• Full Price: $2,995 per seat
• Team Pricing: Discounts available for teams of 3+ (Email katie@katiemiltonjordan.com)

Your Tuition Includes

✔ AIWE Certification
✔ Weekly live coaching (9 sessions)
✔ On-demand replay library
✔ EDO-specific workflows, templates, and frameworks
✔ Implementation-focused curriculum
✔ Leadership, strategy, and execution support

Optional Add-On

• Simple Academy Platform 30-Day Trial: $999
  (Includes Tools + Training + Tracking + ROI Dashboard)

Beyond the Mastermind

Graduates gain access to advanced solutions, including:

• AI-Powered Strategic Planning: Align stakeholders, accelerate research, and generate 90-day strategy systems.
• Execution Support: Pair AI tools with behavior-change frameworks so strategy gets executed—not shelved.
• AIWE Graduates Program: Advanced group coaching exclusively for EDO leaders who have completed AIWE.

These solutions go beyond introductory training and are tailored to organizations ready to integrate AI into the fabric of their leadership and execution. Schedule a call to explore which path is right for you.

Enrollment

Enrollment is now open.
Cohort begins Thursday, January 29, 2026.

Secure your seat.
Start leading with clarity, confidence, and AI fluency.