private.coach / executive · 1:1

Read about AI. Use it — on your work.

One-on-one sessions on real problems from your business — live, on your screen, until AI becomes a tool you trust, not a topic you're watching.

avg. response < 4h · No pitch
1:1format · no cohorts
60 minper session · live screenshare
5 AM CT— EU time zones welcome
$0first 20 min · no commitment

If any of this is true, you're in the right place.

You know AI matters. You haven't started.

Every week you read about it, intend to explore it, and never quite get there.

You've tried the tools and weren't impressed.

You typed a question, got a mediocre answer, and concluded the hype was overblown.

You can't ask 'basic' questions in front of your team.

You're expected to have a view. You don't have one built from personal experience yet.

You've delegated it — and that's the problem.

Someone is 'handling AI.' You have no idea what that actually means for the business.

The only way to understand AI is to use it on something you care about.

What doesn't transfer

Generic demos. YouTube tutorials. Conference keynotes. Your team's filtered summary. None of it builds the intuition you actually need to lead with AI.

What does

Solving a real problem from your work — and feeling the difference yourself. After a few sessions, something shifts. You stop asking whether AI is relevant to you and start having direct opinions, built from experience.

How it works.

step_01

You bring a real problem

A proposal, decision, report, workflow. Not hypotheticals — something live from your week.

step_02

We work on it live, together

Via screen share. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini — whichever fits. I correct in real time.

step_03

You leave with a result + a capability

A draft, an analysis, a workflow template you own. And you know how to replicate it.

step_04

Patterns compound across sessions

Three to six sessions and you have a durable mental model that transfers to any problem.

What gets covered, when it's relevant.

TOOLING

Which tool, when

Claude vs. ChatGPT vs. Gemini — real differences, real use cases, when it matters.

TECHNIQUE

Prompting that works

Frame tasks for consistent output — not lottery results. The technique that separates amateur from professional.

DOCUMENTS

Long docs & research

Contracts, reports, papers, filings. Extracting what matters, questioning what's there, building on it.

WRITING

Business writing

Proposals, memos, board decks, client comms — produced faster, sharper, still in your voice.

STRATEGY

Strategic thinking

AI as a thought partner: stress-test assumptions, surface counterarguments, explore scenarios.

SYSTEMS

Repeatable workflows

Templates and processes you keep. Not one-off outputs — systems you use every week.

About.

Christian T.

Christian T.

Chicago, IL · Available 5 AM CT · EU friendly

I've built AI into the core of how I run my own business operations — billing, analytics, communications, strategy. I know what these tools actually do in the real world, not just in demos.

The approach is direct: your work, your problems, real sessions. No curriculum. No certification theater.

ClaudeChatGPTGeminiCursorn8n+ tools that fit your stack

Things people ask.

Q.

Do I need to know anything to start?

No. Zero prior experience is the most common starting point. You'll be using the tools by the end of the first session.

Q.

What if I don't have a 'real problem' ready?

We'll find one on the call. Most leaders have three within five minutes — you just haven't framed them as AI problems yet.

Q.

How many sessions does it usually take?

Three to six is typical to build a durable mental model. Some clients continue indefinitely; others stop and check back quarterly.

Q.

Is this confidential?

Yes. Sessions are private and the work you bring stays between us. NDAs available on request.

Q.

What if I want this for my team?

That's a different program — You are the Manager of Five. Same intuition, but built so your people learn to direct AI like five new hires reporting to them.

book

One session is enough to know.

Twenty minutes. We talk about what you're trying to learn and whether this is the right way to learn it. No pitch.

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