Free · 90 minutes · Monthly

Learn to use AI yourself, before you ask your team to.

A free session for directors and senior leaders. No technical background needed, just three real tasks built live, and a plan you can start using this week.

📅 September 10, 2026 🕒 11:00 AM ET – 90 min 📍 Register above
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Watch it happen

discussed q3 budget overrun w/ sarah

need someone to follow up w/ vendor re: delay

marcus said pilot data ready next fri??

revisit hiring timeline before board mtg

becomes
Follow up with vendor on delivery delay Owner: Sarah · Due Fri
Confirm pilot data is ready for review Owner: Marcus · Due Fri
Revisit hiring timeline before board meeting Owner: You · Due Mon

Meeting notes → action items. One of three tasks built live in the session.

Who this is for

Built for people who lead, not for developers

Whether you run a business, a nonprofit, or a public office, the session meets you where your real questions are.

Business & Nonprofit

You're weighing where AI actually fits

You've heard the pitch. What you need is a clear-eyed, non-technical look at what's real, what's hype, and where to start.

  • Data privacy and confidentiality, in plain terms
  • What changes for your team, and what doesn't
  • A first task you can try this week
Government & Municipal

You're weighing compliance, not just capability

The general fear-vs-reality answers aren't enough for your seat. We cover the procurement and public-records questions your peers actually ask.

  • Procurement and IT review, before informal adoption
  • Public records and records-retention basics
  • A first task suited to a public-sector role
What you'll watch built, live

Three real tasks, not a slide deck about the future

Demo one

Board Prep & Client Reporting

Raw numbers turned into a plain-language, one-page update.

Demo two

Email & Communication Drafting

A firm, professional reply drafted in under a minute.

Demo three

Meeting Notes → Action Items

Scattered notes turned into a clear list with owners and dates.

What you'll leave with

Something usable, not more homework

✓

One task to start this week

A one-page plan: one task, one tool, one week to test it.

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Clear answers, no hedging

Plain-English responses to the privacy, job-loss, and accuracy questions you actually have.

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A clear next step

If you want to go further, you'll know exactly what the paid workshop covers, and whether it's for you.

The questions everyone asks

The fear vs. reality gap

Use enterprise-grade tools with real data controls. Never paste confidential client data into a consumer tool. Review vendor data policies before adoption.
AI removes tasks, not roles. Fluency shifts your team's time toward higher-value work, not out the door.
Treat AI output as a first draft, not a final answer. Verify facts and figures before they leave your desk, every time.
This session is built for directors, not developers. No setup, no jargon, no prior experience assumed.
Your facilitator

Led by someone who's done this at scale

EF

Edward Fridie

FridayNite Design

Edward helps directors and senior leaders build real, working fluency with AI, drawing on hands-on leadership adoption work including the SIDEARM Sports AI transformation. He built this session because he kept meeting directors who'd approved AI budgets but never actually used the tools themselves.

Author of Using AI to Run Your Business: 87 Practical Prompts, excerpt included for every attendee.