Joe Wilson

Modern Data Strategy to Grow your Business

Experienced cloud, data and AI professional

Understand modern data strategy

Create an end-end AWS solution architecture that organizes fragmented data into a single source of truth.

Modern data architecture

Business use case that leverage modern data strategy (e.g. donor churn prediction)

Identify actionable business use case.

Stop being the “number explainer.” Build the stories, systems, and credibility to lead with clarity and confidence in the age of AI.

Data & AI Leader, 19yrs of scaling data

Pier Martin

 Data & AI leader with 19+ years scaling global teams, Executive coach 

Cohort 6

Cohort 7

As a data leader, do you catch yourself asking questions like…- How do I get execs to actually act on my insights instead of tuning out?- How do I influence peers in Product, Ops, and Marketing when they don’t report to me? - How can I build credibility around AI adoption without just demoing tools?- How do I stop my team from being seen as a “ticket shop” and instead as a trusted partner?If you’re not confident about these, this course is for you. This is a hands-on leadership course designed for emerging data leaders, analytics managers, data science managers, and heads of data who want to grow from technical doers into visible, trusted, AI-ready leaders.Before this course, you may feel:- Stuck explaining numbers that don’t lead to action.- Anxious that AI will outpace your team or make your work irrelevant.- Reactive to hype or resistance, rather than steering the narrative.After this course, you’ll:- Turn “data dumps” into compelling stories that executives repeat in the boardroom.- Translate AI pilots into credible business cases that prove ROI, reduce fear, and win support.- Lead your team confidently through change, balancing optimism with realism.

Lead with Data. Inspire with Story. Win with AI.

How to Master Strategic Communication

How to Lead AI Change with Confidence

  How to Build Your Leadership Operating System

Folks who are early in their career, focused only on technical execution, or looking to break into data/analytics should not enroll.

This course is NOT FOR everyone

It is designed for data managers, analytics leads, and heads of data already managing teams and facing leadership challenges.

This is NOT a beginner-level technical course

Overlooked Data Manager delivering dashboards but dismissed in strategy conversations, eager to be trusted for impact.

Stretched Head of Data managing 5-15 people, stuck firefighting, and needing systems to show control and credibility.

Aspiring AI-Ready Data leader, newly promoted from IC, strong technically but lacking storytelling and executive presence.

Gain actionable insights to how AI is transforming business strategy and operations.  A highly ranked AI learning accelerator experience.


Veteran, Harvard Instructor, Tech Leader

Harvard University

TikTok

Barclays

U.S. Naval Academy

Andy Storey MBA MSc

Navy veteran and current Harvard instructor, big tech leadership experience


April  2026

June 2026 Cohort

💡 About the Program - What will you learn?Participants will explore how AI technologies can be leveraged to enhance business operations, drive innovation and gain a competitive advantage across various industries. The course combines research-driven theoretical insights with practical applications, case studies and interactive discussions. It is not intended to be a deeply technical learning experience; therefore prior coding expertise or extensive computer science knowledge is not essential. 👨‍🏫 About Your Instructor - Who is Andy Storey?Andy Storey is a Navy veteran and former Senior Director of Labs at Harvard’s Digital Data Design Institute, a global research center focused on leveraging AI and digital technologies to advance business and society.With extensive leadership experience across government, finance and technology sectors, Andy actively teaches at Harvard University. After leaving Meta, he joined ByteDance to build and lead the Global Resilience Operations and Critical Incident Management teams at TikTok.You can find out more at Andy's LinkedIn profile here:🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-storey/

Gain actionable insights from the frontiers of academic research and industry


Understanding key AI concepts and enabling technology

Identify different types of AI applications

Evaluate digital and AI readiness in your organization

Introduction to AI Product Management

Creating a strategy aligned to your business objectives

Explore AI applications across different business functions

An understanding of fundamental business, general management and computer science principles is recommended.

⁉️ What do I need to get the most of the program?

Mid-career professionals seeking to build their knowledge of AI applications across industry

Business leaders and entrepreneurs seeking to understand how to evaluate AI opportunities within their organization

Executives wishing to assess technical and organizational requirements for AI initiatives, then create frameworks for responsible deployment

After completing this course, you’ll move from being “told to lead AI” to leading with clarity, credibility, and results.

Data & AI Executive, Board Member

Fredy Diaz

Data & AI leader, board member, mentor, US Marine

Spring 2026

Summer 2026

Executives and managers are being asked to “have an AI strategy” without clear definitions, approve tools and pilots without confidence they’ll deliver value, balance innovation with risk and governance, and explain AI decisions to boards, auditors, and stakeholders, all without breaking trust or the budget.This course shows you how to lead through that ambiguity.You’ll learn how to define AI strategy in terms executives and boards actually care about, decide where AI should not be used before problems arise, right-size talent without overhiring or creating bottlenecks, evaluate tools objectively without becoming dependent on vendors, and choose projects that can survive procurement, politics, and operational reality. You’ll also learn how to communicate AI clearly, when the stakes are high and scrutiny is real.By the end of five weeks, you’ll have an executive-ready AI strategy, a practical roadmap, and a clear briefing you can use immediately.This course is built for leaders who are done with pilot purgatory, shiny tools with unclear ROI, and strategy decks that collapse at implementation. If you’re responsible for AI outcomes, this course will give you the confidence to deliver.

Lead AI strategy with confidence without getting lost in tools, pilots, or hype

Define AI Strategy with Measurable Outcomes

Build the Right AI Talent & Operating Model

Select Tools That Deliver Real Value

Prioritize High-Impact AI Projects

Communicate your AI Strategy

Senior Executive or Deputy (C-Suite, SES, VP, Director)

AI, Data, or Digital Leader (CDAO, Head of AI, Product, IT, or Innovation)

Business or Program Leader Owning AI Outcomes

You will begin to see data differently—as a valuable business asset whose value you can unlock and manage safely in the age of AI.

Data & AI Leader with 20+ YOE

Emmanuel Asimadi

Data & AI Leader with 20+ Years of Experience

Cohort 1

Most managers are accountable for how data and AI are used — but few have been taught how to govern them. This course helps you unlock more value from data, make better AI decisions, and reduce risk with practical tools you can use immediately.This course gives line managers the four lenses, seven questions, and 90-day plan to steward data safely — without becoming a data professional.

Steward your function's most undervalued asset - turn it to value in the AI ERA

Data as a Strategic Business Asset

Clarify Ownership and Accountability

Decision Support for Data & AI Initiatives

Design practical guardrails for innovation while managing risks

Leave with a practical 90-day plan

Line &amp; Functional Managers - marketing, ops, customer, product, finance and others - Who want understand and safely create value data.

Directors and Managers responsible for business outcomes - Who want to better manage their data as an asset.

Leaders accountable for AI and data use but without formal data governance training.

Agentic AI

Coding with AI

AI Workflows

Claude Code

OpenClaw

Vibe Coding

AI Evals

AI Transformation

RAG & Search

AI for PMs

AI for Engineers

AI for Designers

AI for Marketers

AI for Founders

Product Sense

Product Discovery

User Research

Prototyping

Growth

Analytics

Tech Foundations

Strategy

Influence

Leadership

Career Growth

Machine Learning

LLM Ops

Context Eng

Security

System Design

Figma

Design Systems

Visual Design

Design Strategy

Automation

Content Marketing

Demand Gen

Go-to-Market

Product Marketing

Positioning

Social Media

Brand

B2B Marketing

SEO & AEO

AI for Leaders

AI Governance

Communication

Management

People Operations

Exec Presence

Storytelling

Goal-setting

Personal Brand

Fundraising

Everyone

Operators

Data Scientists

Business Analysts

User Researchers

Customer Success

Project Managers

HR Professionals

Sales People

Lawyers

Finance

Investors

Real Estate

Educators

Creators

Executives and senior leaders who set strategy, lead teams, and drive organizational outcomes.

Engineers and engineering leaders who build, deploy, and scale software systems.

Applying AI tools and techniques to professional workflows — assign alongside more specific AI topics.

Modern Data Strategy to Grow your Business

What you'll learn

Why this topic matters

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Joe Wilson