Helping teams successfully adopt AI — every time.
I'm Hank Barker. Hands-on workshops, implementation support, and tools built to make AI actually stick — for ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and the agents built on top of them.
- Years training
- 3+
- Professionals trained
- Thousands
- Businesses implemented
- 50+
- Negative reviews
- 0
Trusted by
- Macomb Community College
- Mott Community College
- Oakland University
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
- …and many more
Where to start
Start free. Go further only if it's worth it.
Almost everything here is free and ungated. The paid work only makes sense once you already know how I teach.
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Free videos
Daily posts and walkthroughs on YouTube and LinkedIn.
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Free guides
Deep, practical write-ups you can download and keep.
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Weekly AI guide
One use case a week, plus what's genuinely worth knowing.
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Free live session
A live training every couple of weeks. No pitch.
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Discovery call
Thirty minutes to see whether there's a fit.
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Training & consulting
Workshops, programs, and implementation that sticks.
Free guides
Start with these.
Getting Started · 9 min read
Which AI For Which Job
Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot win four different jobs. The honest breakdown, plus the pro move of using two on purpose.
Getting Started · 9 min read
The 4 Levels Of Using AI
Most people are stuck on Level 1. The full map from typing questions into a box to running agents, and the exact move up at each level.
Automation · 9 min read
Let Claude Use Your Computer
Claude can open your apps, sort your files, and fill in forms the way you would. The three ways to turn it on, and how to keep it safe.
Free training sessions
Watch how I teach.
I run live sessions every couple of weeks and post every recording. Nothing gated, no pitch at the end.
Working together
Two ways in.
Training makes your people capable. Consulting figures out where to point them. Most teams start with one and grow into the other.
Training
Hands-on workshops where everyone in the room is using the tools on their own real work.
- Free Training Session60 minutes · live
- AI Foundations WorkshopHalf day · on-site or virtual
- Role-Based Workshop Series3–6 sessions
- Team Enablement Program6–12 weeks
- Train-the-TrainerCustom
Consulting
Finding where AI actually pays off in your business, in what order, and what has to be true first.
- AI Discovery Session60–90 minutes
- AI Readiness Assessment2–4 weeks
- AI Roadmap2–3 weeks
- ImplementationProject-based
- Fractional AI AdvisorMonthly
Tools I've built
Katie AI
An AI coaching and adoption platform.
Katie AI helps teams actually adopt AI — coaching users in the moment, surfacing the right prompts, and turning training sessions into ongoing habits. Built from years of running hands-on workshops with real teams.
- →In-context AI coaching for ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, and Gemini
- →Prompt libraries and playbooks built for real workflows
- →Adoption tracking so leadership sees what's working
Watch a quick intro to Katie AI ↑
Wall of appreciation
Thousands trained. 50+ businesses. Zero negative reviews.
Workshops, implementations, and tools — across community colleges, universities, and businesses of every size.
"Hank's workshops are the rare kind people actually talk about afterwards. Our team left with real workflows, not just demos."
"Practical, hands-on, and tuned to where we actually were. Easily the most useful AI session we've run."
"Hank cut through the hype and showed us where AI fits into how we already work. Highly recommended."
"Engaging, knowledgeable, and incredibly responsive. We came away with a clear plan and the skills to execute."
Let's figure out where AI actually moves the needle for your team.
Thirty minutes, free. I'll walk away with a sense of where you are, and you'll walk away with a clearer next step — engagement or not.