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◆ Tier 1 · Begin

Your first useful conversation with Claude, without becoming technical.

A quiet starting point for people who have heard about AI for a year and still have not actually used it for anything useful.

Built for · beginners

This page covers what is inside, how the course is sequenced, what you leave with, and how this tier compares to the rest of the catalogue. Take five minutes, or use the four-question selector to verify this is the right course for the work in front of you.

Investment

$199 · one-time

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FREE The Leverage Club included while enrolled

01The problem

You do not need more information. You need a repeatable way to use it.

The work that quietly eats your week.

Most beginners are not behind because they lack intelligence. They are behind because every new tool feels like another thing to manage.

This course gives you a simpler way to use Claude, without turning yourself into a technical person.

Too much time spent on routine work
Too many messy inputs, never the same twice
Too much rewriting, organizing, and explaining
Too little time left for the work that actually matters
No clear way to use AI without feeling overwhelmed

02The promise

What the next ninety days can actually look like.

Before this course

Most weeks now

You write the same kind of email three different ways
You rewrite junior drafts past midnight
You explain the same ideas to clients in slightly worse versions
You experiment with AI tools and never go back to them
You finish the week behind on the work that matters

After this course

Most weeks after this.

Have your first useful working session with Claude
Walk through three simple weekly workflows you can repeat
Set up a quiet, safe way to work with sensitive information
Stop being intimidated by the tool

03Who this is for

This course is for you if any of these sound like your week.

You have never had a real working session with Claude

You are smart, experienced, and tired of feeling behind

You want one clear win before you commit to anything bigger

+ what it is not

If you want shortcuts that remove human review, this is not it.

Every workflow assumes a professional review layer. Judgment stays with you.

04What you can achieve

By the end of this course, you can.

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Have your first useful working session with Claude

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Walk through three simple weekly workflows you can repeat

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Set up a quiet, safe way to work with sensitive information

04.

Stop being intimidated by the tool

05What is inside

Everything you leave with , and keep.

No locked-out modules. No "platform access expires." Once you finish, you keep the binder, the vault, and the manual. The Club access continues while you stay enrolled.

Inside · 01

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The SOP Binder

A practical operating manual for how you use Claude safely and consistently, yours to keep, edit, and copy across your work.

Inside · 02

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The Prompt Vault

40+ practical prompts and workflows adapted to your professional context. Copy-paste, ready on Monday.

Inside · 03

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The Operating Manual

A fillable PDF / Word / print version of your workflow system. Hand it to a junior and they can run it.

Inside · 04

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Access to The Leverage Club

Included for as long as you stay enrolled in the course. Vault, briefing, live sessions, member discussions. No separate fee.

Inside the SOP Binder · 17 sections

Your operating manual.

Not a workbook. A real binder you fill in, keep on your shelf, and update once a quarter. Print it. Tape it to the wall.

Your AI Use Policy
Your Never Upload List
Your Sanitization Rules
Your Prompt Vault
Your Review Checklist
Your Weekly Workflow
Your Client Communication Templates
Your Delegation Briefs
Your Red-Team Prompts
Your Case Study Notes
Your Tool List
Your Follow-Up System
Your Content / Authority Workflow
Your Proposal Workflow
Your Meeting Recap Workflow
Your Quality-Control Checklist
Your Next 90-Day Plan

06What you get at this tier, vs. the others

The honest comparison across all four tiers.

Every tier ladders up. You can always start lower and step up. You cannot start at IV and step down, at that level the install is in your firm, not on your desk.

SOP Binder (17 sections, yours to keep)✓✓✓✓

Prompt Vault (40+ profession-specific prompts)✓✓✓✓

Written Operating Manual (PDF / Word / print),✓✓✓

The Leverage Club access (free while enrolled)✓✓✓✓

Live working sessions,limited✓✓

1:1 review or coaching,,limited✓

90-day install inside your firm with handoff,,,✓

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07The course path

A four-week, four-step rhythm.

You can finish faster. Most members do not. The cadence is built so you actually use the work, not just consume it.

Week 1

First useful win

Get your first real working session with Claude. Build the habit before anything fancy.

Week 2

Your recap workflow

Turn messy notes into a clean recap, the one workflow you will use forever.

Week 3

Sanitization rules

A simple Red / Yellow / Green model for what you can and cannot upload, in plain English.

Week 4

Your weekly rhythm

Set up a small Monday-to-Friday system that fits your actual week, not a fantasy one.

08If your firm needs this for many people

There is a private implementation for that.

Private Implementation

For boutique advisory firms, professional service firms, and senior teams that want a shared standard for AI inside real client work.

Executive kickoff, workflow audit, Never Upload Index, custom prompt vaults, the 15-Minute Senior Review Protocol, training, and a written operating manual handed to your team.

$35,000+ scope-priced

Final fee depends on firm size, workflow complexity, number of teams, and timeline. Request a scope-review call and we will send a real number within a week.

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09Frequently asked

Common questions.

Do I need any AI experience?: No. The course assumes you have read about AI but have not yet had a real working session with it. Beginners are welcome and expected.
How long does it take?: You can finish in about four weeks at a calm pace. Each lesson is short and built to be used the same week, not binged.
Is this practical or theoretical?: Practical. Every lesson ends with a copy-paste prompt, a real example, and a checklist. No "future of work" talks.
Will this work for my profession?: Yes. Beginners are the audience this was built around. The workflows match the actual deliverables you produce most weeks.
What if I get stuck?: Every course buyer gets The Leverage Club included, there is one room inside for asking working questions, plus a written Vault. You will not be alone in a forum with strangers.
Is it safe to use at work?: The course includes a clear policy template, the Never Upload List, sanitization rules, and the 15-Minute Senior Review Protocol. You leave with rules you can defend in an internal meeting.
How is this different from other AI courses?: Most AI courses teach you to experiment. This course teaches you to apply. You will not finish with 200 prompts you forget. You will finish with one operating system you actually run.
Can my firm buy several seats?: Yes. For 5+ seats we offer firm pricing. For a true company-wide implementation, see the Enterprise tier ($35k+, scope-priced).

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