Microsoft Partner · AI Hackathon Winner
AI-Powered Leader for Internal Coaches

Lead the Human Side of AI transformation.

Organizations have invested heavily in AI tools and training, yet adoption and measurable business impact still lag behind. Internal coaches are uniquely positioned to help leaders change behavior, transform workflows, and move AI from experimentation to implementation.

Because AI transformation is not just a technology challenge. It’s a human transformation challenge.

Audience
Internal coaches
Duration
30 days · 8 sessions
Format
Live virtual

The Impact of AI Coaching in Action

426%
ROI on a single AI workflow implementation
$2.5M
Cost savings across enterprise AI transformation programs
188%
Boost in revenue per headcount
2M+
AI adoption and workflow ROI data points captured
The problem

Organizations don’t need more AI training.

Enterprises have spent the last two years investing in AI tools, licenses, and rollout. The investment is high, but adoption is uneven. Workflows haven’t actually changed. ROI is hard to point to. The gap isn’t the technology — it’s how leaders and teams change the way they work.

This cohort helps internal coaches lead that transformation — leveraging proven frameworks, new Excelia tools, and implementation infrastructure already in place.

High
AI investment across licenses, training, and platforms.
Where the spend went
Low
Adoption inside the workflows where the work actually gets done.
Where the friction is
Unclear
Business impact, ROI, and capacity recovered — the things leadership actually asks about.
Where the questions land
The operating model

How enterprise AI transformation actually works.

Three stages. One operating model. Exceptional, scalable outcomes.

01
Find

Identify the work

Map high-value workflows, adoption friction, and leadership gaps across business units. Establish baselines that leadership and finance can defend.

02
Prove

Document the impact

Measure behavior change, workflow ROI, and capacity recovered. Build the evidence pattern that justifies enterprise expansion.

03
Scale

Deploy across the enterprise

Extend AI transformation systems across teams, business units, and leadership layers — with the platform, agents, and infrastructure to sustain it.

Activation Layer The 30-day cohort positions internal coaches to lead Find & Prove — and prepares the organization to Scale.
Why internal coaches

The people best equipped for AI adoption are already inside the organization.

Internal coaches already help leaders and teams change behavior, navigate complexity, and adopt new ways of working. With the right operating model, agents, and platform, those same skills become the implementation layer for enterprise AI adoption.

What internal coaches do today
Human transformation
  • Help leaders change behavior under pressure
  • Translate strategy into how teams actually work
  • Surface friction, resistance, and unspoken risk
  • Hold leaders accountable to follow-through
  • Move organizations through change
What organizations need now
AI transformation
  • Help leaders rethink how work gets done with AI
  • Drive adoption inside real workflows, not in training rooms
  • Surface where AI fits — and where it doesn’t
  • Hold leaders accountable to measurable AI outcomes
  • Move the organization from experimentation to implementation
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What this program is

This isn’t AI training. It’s real organizational implementation.

This 30-day cohort helps internal coaches lead real AI adoption inside the flow of work — with the tools, systems, and support needed to drive measurable behavior and workflow change across the organization.

What it is not
Not a certification or training program.
  • Not an AI coaching certification
  • Not a train-the-trainer program
  • Not a prompt engineering class
  • Not a traditional coaching course
  • Not a one-and-done cohort
  • Not a program where you copy the IP and rebuild it yourself
What it is
A scalable model for AI adoption.
  • A 30-day implementation cohort — the starting point, not the end state
  • Built for internal coaches inside enterprise organizations
  • Focused on workflow transformation, behavior change, AI adoption, and ROI
  • Powered by Excelia’s AI Leadership Agents and AI Impact Platform
  • Designed to extend into an in-house enterprise capability
The 30-day activation

What you do, week by week.

Eight structured sessions across 30 days. Practical implementation labs inside your real workflows. Every week ships an output the organization can use beyond the cohort.

Map
Week 1
Workflow Opportunity Map
  • AI transformation baseline for your organization
  • Identify high-value workflow opportunities
  • Map adoption gaps and behavior friction
  • Prioritize where to focus first
OutputWorkflow opportunity map
Lead
Week 2
AI Adoption Conversations
  • Guide leaders through AI adoption decisions
  • Use AI leadership agents inside real conversations
  • Surface and address resistance and risk
  • Move leaders from experimentation to implementation
OutputLive AI adoption plan
Prove
Week 3
Business Impact & ROI
  • Connect AI work to business outcomes
  • Document ROI per workflow
  • Build stakeholder-ready narratives
  • Prepare finance-defensible proof points
OutputROI documentation + case examples
Scale
Week 4
Enterprise Roadmap
  • Stakeholder alignment frames
  • Next-step roadmap for your organization
  • Recommendation for bringing the program in-house
  • Hand-off narrative for senior leadership
OutputEnterprise-ready roadmap
What you get

A practical toolkit for AI transformation and adoption.

The cohort gives internal coaches practical tools, implementation support, and AI-powered resources to help leaders and teams adopt new ways of working — with measurable business impact.

1
AI Adoption Assessment
Understand where AI adoption is gaining traction — and where friction, hesitation, or workflow barriers still exist.
2
Workflow Opportunity Mapping
Identify practical opportunities where AI can improve workflows, reduce repetitive work, and create measurable business value.
3
Live Implementation Labs
Apply the work directly inside your organization through hands-on sessions focused on real business challenges.
4
ROI and Impact Tracking
Document adoption progress, workflow improvements, and business outcomes in language leadership can understand.
5
Leadership Alignment Support
Build stronger alignment across executives, HR, business units, and internal coaching teams leading transformation efforts.
6
Enterprise Rollout Roadmap
Leave with a practical roadmap for scaling the work internally beyond the cohort experience.
Also included throughout the cohort

AI-powered leadership support tools

Participants use Excelia’s AI-powered coaching and implementation tools throughout the program to support:

  • Leadership preparation
  • Workflow analysis
  • Adoption coaching
  • Stakeholder alignment
  • Accountability
  • ROI communication

No technical setup or AI building required.

What you walk away with

Practical tools you can take back to your organization.

Not concepts. Not a certificate. Practical, usable deliverables that position you as the leader of AI transformation inside your enterprise.

Workflow opportunity map
Where AI changes how work actually gets done in your organization — prioritized by impact and effort.
AI adoption plan
A practical adoption plan grounded in behavior change and workflow transformation — not training rollouts.
ROI case examples
Documented business impact and capacity recovered — in a format leadership and finance will accept.
Leadership agent use cases
Concrete examples of where AI leadership agents support real adoption conversations, alignment, and follow-through.
Stakeholder-ready narrative
Working language and frames for getting senior leadership, business unit heads, and HR aligned on the transformation work.
In-house recommendation
A clear recommendation to leadership for whether and how to bring the AI-Powered Leader system in-house at scale.
Enterprise alignment

Built to align with enterprise AI initiatives.

The system is designed to sit alongside existing enterprise AI investments — Microsoft Copilot deployment, workflow modernization, AI governance, and business-unit transformation efforts. Internal coaches become the implementation and behavior-change layer that helps AI adoption succeed across the organization.

Microsoft Copilot deployment Workflow modernization AI governance Business-unit transformation Teams-aligned operations Change management
The adoption layer
Enterprise AI Initiative Copilot · Tools · Licenses
Internal Coaches — Implementation & Behavior Change Layer Excelia System
Workflows, Teams & Business Units Where work happens
The faculty

Enterprise transformation practitioners.

Operators who have led transformation, change, and AI adoption inside Fortune 500 organizations. They’re alongside you in the implementation work — not lecturing from a slide deck.

Lisa Ann Edwards
Founder
Lisa Ann Edwards
Founder, Excelia · Microsoft Partner
Built the AI ROI methodology behind 2M+ AI adoption and ROI data points and $25M in funding outcomes across enterprise transformation programs. AI Hackathon Winner.
Chris Holter
Enterprise Operator
Chris Holter
Former VP, Revenue, Marriott
Decades of P&L and revenue leadership at one of the world’s largest hospitality enterprises. Brings senior-leader-room patterns and operational depth to AI transformation work.
Sven Gade
Transformation Leader
Sven Gade
Former VP, DHL
Enterprise leadership inside one of the world’s largest logistics organizations. Brings global change, operations, and workflow transformation experience at scale.
Kisha Wynter
Implementation Leader
Kisha Wynter
Former HR Leader, GE Finance
Senior HR and organizational effectiveness leader inside a Fortune 100 financial enterprise. Deep experience in leadership development, behavior change, and enterprise adoption.
Operating experience across
Marriott
DHL
GE Finance
Microsoft Partner Network

Workflow transformation, behavior change, and measurable business impact are the foundation of scalable AI adoption.

Measurable enterprise impact

Documented results inside enterprise organizations.

Excelia’s measurement methodology has been used to justify, deploy, and scale AI transformation and workflow transformation programs across enterprise environments.

426%
ROI from a single AI workflow implementation.
$25M
Funding secured by enterprises using this measurement methodology.
188%
Boost in revenue per headcount across organization.
2,500→12K
Programs scaled from 2,500 to 12,000 employees with documented ROI.
The ability to measure, explain, and ensure consistent ROI made partnering with Excelia an easy decision for our organization. The depth and expertise brought to our internal program was clear from the first conversation.
— Shannon Kehl · Chief People Officer
The skill in simplifying and customizing development programs to achieve true ROI has been invaluable for investing in our people. Critical feedback to leadership on what was working and where to adjust.
— Colleen Lillie · CFO
The expertise in ROI has given us the data to articulate our value and serve our clients better. Quantifying business return was a gap — this work changed that.
— Carol Zizzo · COO
Experience Across Enterprise Organizations Including
Microsoft
Amazon
Google
Boston Scientific
Bristol Myers Squibb
BNY Mellon
Newport News Shipbuilding
DHL
Marriott
Sutter Health
Nationwide
Paychex
The New York Times
Box
Twilio
Geico
Telus
Gates Foundation
Investment

Per-coach pricing for the activation cohort.

A 30-day implementation cohort designed to help organizations build lasting AI adoption capabilities — with continued access to the AI Impact Platform and AI-powered leadership tools after the program ends.

Activation Cohort · Per Internal Coach
Contact for pricing
Per participant · Volume pricing available for 3+ coaches from one organization · In-house deployment scoped separately
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Limited to 30 seats · Application required
Cohort + ongoing system access
  • 8 sessions across 30 days — structured implementation cohort
  • Continued access to the AI Impact Platform after the cohort
  • AI Leadership Agent ecosystem (use the agents, not build them)
  • Implementation labs alongside enterprise faculty
  • Workflow opportunity map for your organization
  • ROI documentation and case examples
  • Stakeholder-ready narrative + enterprise roadmap
  • Pathway into in-house enterprise deployment
The Strategic Picture

The cohort is the starting point — not the end state.

The 30-day cohort helps internal coaches identify high-value workflow opportunities, prove measurable business impact, and establish the foundation for scalable AI transformation inside the enterprise.

Organizations then extend the system in-house through Excelia’s AI Impact Platform, AI Leadership Agents, Microsoft Teams-aligned deployment, workflow transformation support, and ROI reporting infrastructure.

The enterprise transformation stack
  • 30-Day Activation Cohort
  • AI Leadership Agent Ecosystem
  • AI Impact Platform
  • Microsoft Teams-Aligned Deployment
  • Workflow Transformation Support
  • ROI Reporting Infrastructure
Activation → Implementation → Enterprise Scale
The full strategic expansion path

Bring the full system in-house.

The cohort creates internal champions and proves value. The in-house deployment turns AI transformation into an enterprise capability — with the platform, agents, governance, and ROI infrastructure to sustain it.

AI Impact Platform
Configured for your organization. Captures adoption, workflow change, and ROI in one place.
AI Leadership Agent Ecosystem
Deployed inside your environment. Used by leaders, coaches, and teams across business units.
Teams-Aligned Deployment
Microsoft Teams-aligned rollout, governance, and access. Built for enterprise environments.
Workflow Transformation
Implementation support across business units. Where AI adoption actually happens.
ROI Infrastructure
Reporting for finance and senior leadership. Audit-ready evidence of business impact.
This is not train-the-trainer. It is the full system — platform, agents, governance, and infrastructure — deployed inside your organization with your coaches, your leaders, and your workflows.
Frequently Asked Questions

Cohort FAQ

Is the cohort a one-and-done program?

No. The 30-day cohort is the activation layer for a scalable enterprise AI transformation system. Participants continue using the AI Impact Platform and AI Leadership Agent ecosystem after the cohort — and organizations can extend the system in-house with full platform, agent, and infrastructure deployment.

Is this a certification?

The cohort is a 30-day implementation engagement that positions internal coaches to lead AI adoption inside their organization. The deliverables and outcomes are the proof.

Do participants build agents?

Participants use the AI Leadership Agents — Leadership Preparation, Workflow Reflection, Adoption Coaching, ROI Narrative, Stakeholder Alignment, Follow-Through — to support real adoption work. The agents are part of the system.

How does this fit with Microsoft Copilot?

The system is built to align with enterprise AI initiatives, including Microsoft Copilot deployment. Microsoft training teaches people how to use Copilot. Excelia’s system gives organizations the implementation and behavior-change layer that turns Copilot adoption into measurable business outcomes. Excelia is a Microsoft Partner.

Is this a traditional coaching program?

This is not about coaching technique or coaching certification. It assumes you already have those skills as an internal coach. The cohort gives you the AI transformation infrastructure to put alongside the human transformation work you already do.

Can our organization bring this in-house?

Yes — and this is the strategic expansion path. Excelia can bring the full AI-Powered Leader system in-house: AI Leadership Agent ecosystem, AI Impact Platform, Microsoft Teams-aligned deployment, workflow transformation support, and ROI reporting infrastructure. See the in-house path. This is not train-the-trainer; it is the full system deployed inside your environment.

Who is this cohort for?

Internal coaches inside enterprise organizations who already work on leadership development, behavior change, transformation, and organizational effectiveness. People who want to be the implementation layer for AI adoption as their organization moves from AI training to AI implementation.

How much time per week is required?

Plan on roughly 2 hours per week across the 30 days — a mix of live sessions and applied work inside your organization during the live sessions.

What about data security and IP?

The cohort uses Excelia’s AI Impact Platform with appropriate access controls. You apply the work inside your own environment and inside your own conversations — nothing proprietary leaves your organization.

What’s the application process?

Submit the application form below. We’ll review and respond within 3 business days. If there’s a fit, we’ll schedule a short call to align on goals and confirm enrollment. Seats per cohort are limited to keep the implementation work high-quality.

Apply for the next cohort.

A short application helps us make sure the cohort is the right fit for your role and your organization. We respond within 3 business days.

We respond within 3 business days · Limited to 30 seats

Not sure if it’s a fit?
Talk to us before you apply.

A 30-minute strategy call to align on your role, your organization’s AI work, and whether the cohort is the right starting point — or whether the in-house path makes more sense.

FOR INTERNAL COACHES · LIMITED TO 30 SEATS · APPLICATION REQUIRED