Certification Program
Generative, Agentic, Business
Practical Skills to Power the AI Officer Mindset
AI Essentials is a three-part, four-week-per-track online series covering Generative, Agentic, Business skills. It is the foundation of the AI Officer Certification Program.
In less than 3 hours per week, you’ll learn to structure, lead, and scale AI programs through weekly live micro-sessions, peer learning, CAIO-level office hours, 24/7 on-demand resources, and monthly Vibe Coding sessions.
Early Adopter Special: $99/month per person, cancel anytime, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
"Despite $30–40 billion enterprise investment into GenAI, 95% of organizations are getting ZERO return.
Just 5% extract measurable value." - MIT Sloan, State of AI in Business 2025 Report
Why Now?
Artificial Intelligence is no longer optional. It is the new baseline for performance.
Most companies stall in silos. The AI Officer Certification Program builds the skills, discipline, and tools your workforce needs to integrate AI into daily operations.
By training team members with the AI Officer mindset, you create a future-ready talent pipeline while avoiding fragmented, unreliable adoption.
Why Choose AI Officer Certification?
Practical and action-oriented
Learn what actually works in business and apply them across real-world challenges
Direct access to experts
Get un-Stuck with weekly coaching from seasoned AI practitioners.
Vibe Coding
Stay ahead of the curve. With foundations in place you will go from no code, to low code to vibe code
Affordable learning
At only $99 a month with money back guarantee it's a fraction of the cost of AI Bootcamps
AI Officer Certification
Program Highlights
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Generative AI: Grasp the foundations of frameworks and data so you can use any tools with confidence
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Agent Development: Learn how intelligent agents are built with no code, low code and vibe code.
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Business Application: Turn AI potential into real business results, creating your first AI Program Roadmap
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Continuous Learning: AI Is ever changing, stay fluent with weekly live micro-sessions and a 24hr library
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Demonstrate Capabilities: Immersive workshops on specific topics with Challenges attached to apply what you have learned.
Meet Our Chief AI Officer
Founder Edge8.ai | Co-Founder AI Officer Institute
Dave Hajdu
Dave helps founders clarify and scale their brands with AI. From his early days as a Microsoft data analyst to co-founding TINYpulse (acquired by WebMD), he’s built AI-driven systems for branding, engagement, and storytelling.
He’s also:
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Built apps for Microsoft, MTV, and USTA
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Led Employee Engagement Initiatives for Lululemon, Sands Casino, Fidelity Investments and more.
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Serves as the Southeast Asia Area Director for the Entrepreneur's Organization, guiding 700+ founders
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Trained directly under Mark Roberge, author of The Sales Acceleration Formula
He’s helped build powerful brand systems for bold founders and ventures like InvestMigrate, PHO24, Rich Pham, Angi Hurt, and Kim Liddell, each one a story of strategic personal branding at scale.
AIO Officer Certification Program
Part 1: Generative
Build the foundation you will apply to any tools
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Grasp Generative AI, prompts, images, & video
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Identify high-value use cases
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Apply data-readiness principles
Part 2: Agentic
Move from no code, to low code to vibe code solutions
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Understand intelligent agent architecture
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Design fully automated workflows
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Vibe Code & Build AI Agents
Part 3: Business
Lead programs that drive ROI in your organization.
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Turn AI potential into measurable results
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Create responsible, AI Driven roadmaps
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Lead AI programs that drive ROI
Contiuous Learning
AI is ever changing, keep your team fluent
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Weekly live micro-sessions
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Peer-to-peer learning
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Weekly office hours for CAIO level coaching
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24/7 access to on-demand resources
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Monthly Vibe Coding Sessions
Apply your skills in a final project and earn certification.
"I am very grateful to Dave Hajdu, who spoke to graduate students in our international business and public policy program during our visit to Vietnam about Negotiations and AI. He was extremely knowledgeable and engaging. Real-world experiences complemented our class discussions perfectly."
Dr. Brooks Holtom
Professor of Management, Georgetown