You won't find lectures, certifications, or content libraries here. What you will find: practitioners actively doing this work, sharing real operating patterns, and learning from each other's experience.
Members typically serve as:
Fractional or embedded Heads of AI
AI Program or Platform Leads
Senior AI Product leaders
Consultants operating inside client organizations
Operators enabling AI across portfolios
Those translating business goals into buildable systems
Members are responsible for real deployments, not experiments. They sit between executives, vendors, and technical teams—and are accountable for making AI actually work.
Most AI operators hit the same ceiling: too many clients want you, not enough hours in the week. The practitioners in this collective are actively solving that problem.
This is peer-to-peer intelligence—real operators sharing what's working, what's not, and how they're navigating the questions that determine whether you build a practice that scales or stay trapped trading time for money.
"How do I price myself out of implementation and into pure advisory?"
Moving from deliverables to strategic influence
"What's repeatable across clients vs. what needs to be custom?"
Building frameworks and IP that compound
"How do I avoid getting pulled back into execution?"
Protecting your strategic positioning over time
"When does it make sense to bring on junior talent?"
Scaling through people without losing control
"How are you structuring retainers vs. project work?"
Building recurring revenue and predictable income
"What prevents clients from just hiring their own AI lead?"
Creating defensible positioning and switching costs
Members share real pricing models, engagement structures, and operating patterns. This is how you move from busy to leveraged, from contractor to strategic partner, and from one client at a time to a scalable practice.
Private, off-the-record discussions with peers navigating similar challenges. No spectators, no recordings, no pitches.
Ongoing access to the collective between sessions. Ask questions, share wins, get feedback in real-time from practitioners who understand the context.
Members regularly share overflow work, client referrals, and partnership opportunities. When trusted practitioners know each other, business flows naturally.
Member-contributed frameworks, governance templates, pricing models, and tool assessments. Real resources from production environments, not theory. Plus quarterly intelligence reports on the AI operating landscape.
Optional in-person gathering for deeper connection and learning. Deep-dive workshops, case studies, and structured networking. (Launching Year 1 or Year 2 based on member interest)
What are others charging for similar work? How are they structuring retainers? What's working in different markets? This information alone can pay for membership many times over.
"I'm at capacity—here's a $75k engagement I can't take." "Looking for a partner on an enterprise AI governance deal." Members share overflow work, client referrals, and collaboration opportunities. One good referral can pay for membership 20x over.
Which vendors actually deliver? What tools are worth the cost? What's overhyped? Get honest assessments from people with no skin in the game.
Real governance models that work in production. Not theoretical—actual frameworks members are using to manage risk, compliance, and stakeholder buy-in.
Learn from others' mistakes before making them yourself. Avoid common pitfalls in scoping, contracting, and delivery that could cost you time and credibility.
Membership itself signals you operate at the AI decision layer. This matters in enterprise contexts and client conversations about your positioning and value.
Access to member-contributed frameworks, templates, and tool assessments that aren't available publicly. Real resources from production environments that you can adapt and use immediately.
Optional summit for deeper relationships and learning. The peer connections made in person often lead to the most valuable partnerships and collaborations.
There are no content libraries, no certification tracks, and no sales presentations. The value is the room itself—the people in it, the intelligence they share, and the opportunities that flow through it.
The AI Operating Collective is not a lead generation service or job board. But when high-quality practitioners know and trust each other, opportunities flow naturally.
"I'm at capacity" — Member shares a $75k engagement they can't take. Another member with availability picks it up.
"Need a partner" — Member bidding on enterprise deal needs someone with healthcare AI governance expertise. Connection made within the network.
"Client needs help" — Member's client needs fractional AI lead for 6 months. Referral made to trusted peer.
"Looking for talent" — Occasional high-quality job opportunities shared when members are hiring.
Opportunities are a benefit of membership, not the primary value. The foundation is peer intelligence and shared learning—opportunities are what happens when trusted practitioners connect.
Invite-only with limited cohort size
Paid annual membership
Founding member rates available
Active participation required
This collective exists to strengthen the layer that makes AI work. Membership is deliberately exclusive—not as gatekeeping, but as a commitment to maintaining high signal and genuine peer relationships.
If you operate in this space and see value in connecting with others who do the same work, we'd like to hear from you.
We're assembling the founding cohort. If this resonates with the work you do, share your information below and we'll be in touch.
We review all submissions carefully and reach out to those whose backgrounds align with the collective's focus. Not everyone will be invited—this is by design.