Session 1 — April 7, 12:00–1:00 PM ET

AI Is Not Magic — But Not Everyone Knows How to Use It

The people winning with AI are not smarter than you — they just know what to do with it. This live, hands-on session closes that gap fast.

There is a significant difference between using AI and knowing how to use AI. Most professionals are doing the former. They prompt, they accept, they move on — and they leave most of the value on the table.

In this hands-on session, Tamara Baptiste — Cornell-trained engineer, PMP, and AI integration consultant with 25 years of systems and organizational leadership — takes you inside the practical mechanics of AI: how to configure it correctly, how to secure it, why the $20/month investment pays for itself, and what you should never input regardless of what platform you are using.

Then she puts it to work. Through live scenarios designed to build real skill — not just familiarity — you will see how AI functions as a genuine thinking partner across both everyday decisions and high-stakes challenges. You will also learn the critical differences between tools, and how to get maximum performance out of whichever one you have access to.

This is not a demonstration you watch. It is a session you leave knowing how to do something.

Session 2 — April 21, 12:00–1:00 PM ET

Reintroduce Yourself: Harnessing AI to Pivot from Government/Non-Profit to Industry

Your government career built something significant. The challenge is that industry does not speak the same language — and AI, used strategically, can close that gap faster than you think. This session is your translation guide.

Leaving federal service, NGO's or non-profit — whether by choice or by circumstance — is not a setback. It is a repositioning challenge. And the professionals who make the transition successfully are not the ones with the longest resumes. They are the ones who understand how to reframe their impact, rebuild their visibility, and present themselves as exactly what industry is looking for.

In this practical, scenario-based session — the second in a two-part series — Tamara Baptiste shows you how to put your newly sharpened AI skills directly to work on your career transition. That means converting a non-private industry resume into a focused, outcome-driven document that speaks to private-sector decision-makers. It means building a LinkedIn presence that functions as a personal brand platform, not a job history archive. It means using AI to prepare for interviews with the kind of specificity and confidence that comes from actual preparation — not hope.

Tamara will also address where AI gets it wrong — including its well-documented tendency to fabricate accomplishments that look plausible — and how to stay in control of your own narrative throughout the process.
You have spent years generating impact. This session is about making sure the right people can see it.

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