Knoxville, Fall 2026

Walk in curious. 
Walk out capable.

One course for the people who decide, one for the people who build. Both taught in small rooms in Knoxville by four practitioners who do this work for a living. No buzzword decks, no vendor math, and no prompt libraries.

$999

$1,799

per seat, either class. Launch pricing through October 10, 2026.

32 hours
per course
10 to 15
seats per room
4
working instructors
1
capstone you keep

The classes

Pick the room that matches your job

Executive course

AI For Business

The full scope of AI use cases, tied to outcomes you can measure. For the people who have to defend the investment.

  • Four Thursdays: Nov 5, 12, 19 and Dec 3, 2026
  • 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM each day, no session Thanksgiving week
  • Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
  • No technical background required

You leave with

  • A repeatable framework for diagnosing any process for AI fit
  • A working ROI model you can defend with real numbers
  • A capstone AI Business Solution Brief for your organization

Technical course

AI For Builders

80% hands-on-keyboard. Agent skills, MCP and A2A, real data, deployment, and proving the thing works.

  • Four consecutive days: Oct 27 to 30, 2026
  • Tuesday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily
  • Knoxville Entrepreneur Center
  • Prior coding helpful, not required

You leave with

  • A working, deployed AI prototype built during the course
  • The full builder framework, from model behavior to evaluation
  • A capstone brief presented to a nontechnical stakeholder

Instructors

Four people who do this work

Marcus Blair

Marcus Blair

Founder, Omega Digital Solutions

John McCulley

John McCulley

Founder, Mack2 Strategy

John Derrick

John Derrick

Founder, Authentrics AI

Ryan McDaniel

Ryan McDaniel

Director of Operations, Cuantico

Full bios on each class page.

Reserve a seat

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Seats are limited to keep the room a real working session, so we talk to everyone before confirming. Send this and one of us replies within two business days with next steps and payment details.

  • $999 per seat through October 10, 2026. Regular price $1,799.
  • Prefer email? Write marcus@omegadigital.us directly.
  • Registering a team of three or more? Mention it and we will hold the seats together.
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