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You opened ChatGPT once or twice. Got some generic output. Thought "this isn't for me" and closed the tab. The problem wasn't you — it was that nobody showed you how to actually use it for your specific work.
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You watched the videos. You took the notes. And then life happened and you never applied any of it. Learning about AI and actually using AI are two completely different things — and most programs only deliver the first one.
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ChatGPT. Claude. Gemini. Copilot. Midjourney. Perplexity. A new tool launches every week and nobody tells you which ones actually matter or how to connect them to your actual work. You're drowning in options and moving on none of them.
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This isn't a trend. It's a fundamental shift in how work gets done. While you're still deciding whether to take AI seriously, your competitors — and your colleagues — are already using it to do in 20 minutes what used to take you two days.
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AI is a tool but it works best when you're surrounded by people who are using it too — who can answer your questions, share what's working, and push you to keep going when motivation fades. Most people don't have that. You're about to.
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The book. The course. The business. The system. The thing you've been meaning to build for months — or years. You know AI could help you move faster. You just haven't had the time, the tools, or the push to make it real.
On June 5th, 2026, I stood in front of a room at Karaoke on Main in Downtown Bridgeport for CT Tech Week. The workshop was called AI Without Autopilot. I had no idea what was about to happen.
The room was packed with people who had never touched AI, people who used it occasionally but felt like they were doing it wrong, and people who were already comfortable with the tools and came to learn more. Three completely different starting points. One room.
Within the first 20 minutes, people were leaning forward. Within 40 minutes, they had their laptops open. By the end, they were snapping photos of the prompts on the screen because they didn't want to lose them. They didn't want to leave.
And then they asked for more. More lessons. More meetups. More community. That's when I knew. This wasn't a one-night event. This was the beginning of something.
What resonated — and why
It was hands-on, not theoretical. People used the tools live, in the room, on their own work. That's rare. Most AI education is lecture-based. This wasn't.
It met everyone where they were. Beginners weren't lost. Experienced users weren't bored. The cross-industry mix created a kind of energy that nobody expected — but everyone felt.
It was timely. AI is no longer optional. The people in that room felt it. They showed up because they knew something was shifting and they didn't want to be left behind. They were right.
The community piece hit different. When a photographer offered to help an author in the room with their cover, and a marketer started riffing with a coach on their content strategy — that's when everyone realized: the tools are powerful, but the people make it extraordinary.

Every session is 2 hours. Every session has a structure. Every session
produces real results you leave with — not homework you'll get to later.
12:00 PM — 12:45 PM · 30–45 min
Each session opens with a focused deep dive into one AI platform, tool, or prompt strategy. Ayo demonstrates it live — what it does, how to use it, and exactly how to apply it to real work. No theory. All application. Every session a different tool, a different technique, a different unlock for your work.
12:45 PM — 2:00 PM · 1 hour 15 min
The room stays open. You open your laptop and apply what you just learned directly to your own project — with Ayo available, the community around you, and the momentum of a room full of people doing the same thing. This is where the real magic happens.
Drop in for the deep dive and leave if you need to — no guilt
Stay for the lab and leave with something actually done
Get unstuck in real time — ask Ayo or the community
Work alongside people from different industries — the cross-pollination is the point
Members-only — not a public group, your work stays protected
Share wins, prompts, and breakthroughs between sessions
Cross-industry community — the photographer who helps the author, the marketer who helps the coach
Ayo drops resources, tools, and prompts here first
Session recordings and prompt library all in one place
— Ayo Haynes, MBA · AI Without Autopilot · CT Tech Week 2026
Start where you are. Every tier gives you access to the working sessions, the prompt library, and the community. Upgrade as your ambition grows.
The Lab
ENTRY · COMMUNITY + TOOLS
$99
/month
Annual: $897 — saves ~2 months + bonus AI Audit call
✦ Bimonthly live online working sessions — 12–2pm EST
✦ 30–45 min deep dive into a tool, platform, or prompt
✦ 1hr 15min open Lab time to work your own project
✦ Every session recorded — watch anytime within 24hrs
✦ Growing curated prompt library
✦ Connecticut local meetups
✦ Private members-only Facebook community
✦ Monthly "What's Working in AI" resource drop
✦ Group coaching calls — Accelerator tier
✦ Direct access to Ayo — Mastermind tier
The Accelerator
MID· MORE ACCESS + TRAINING
$197
/month
Annual: $1,997 — saves ~2 months + two 1:1 check-ins with Ayo
✦ Everything in The Lab
✦ Monthly group coaching call with Ayo — hot seat format
✦ Access to deeper training modules as they're built
✦ Priority access to new workshops & ✦ events
✦ Private Accelerator community ✦ channel
✦ Quarterly 3-hour virtual Lab ✦ Intensive
✦ Direct 1:1 access to Ayo — Mastermind tier
✦ In-person Mastermind days — Mastermind tier
The Mastermind
HIGH · EXCLUSIVE ACCESS + IN-PERSON
$497
/month
Annual: $1,997 — saves ~2 months + two 1:1 check-ins with Ayo
✦ Everything in The Lab
✦ Monthly group coaching call with Ayo — hot seat format
✦ Access to deeper training modules as they're built
✦ Priority access to new workshops & ✦ events
✦ Private Accelerator community ✦ channel
✦ Quarterly 3-hour virtual Lab ✦ Intensive
✦ Direct 1:1 access to Ayo — Mastermind tier
✦ In-person Mastermind days — Mastermind tier
For the person who doesn't want to wait for the next session. You bring the vision — we build it together in a single focused day. These are limited, intentional, and built for people who are serious.
The AI Strategy Day
HALF-DAY · VIRTUAL + 1:1 with Ayo
You're clear on your goals but not sure how to make AI actually work for your specific business. We audit, map, and build your AI strategy together — live, in real time.
✦ Full AI audit of your current workflows
✦ Your top 3 AI opportunities identified and prioritized
✦ 2–3 working prompts or systems built live on the call
✦ 90-day AI action plan you leave with
✦ Recording of the full session
$1250
one-time investment
The AI Intensive Day
HALF-DAY · VIRTUAL + 1:1 with Ayo
You have a project that needs to exist. A book. A course. A content system. A business workflow. We spend a full day building it — from concept to deliverable — using every tool in the stack.
✦ Deep dive into your project from start to finish
✦ Live builds: prompts, content systems, decks, automations
✦ Full tool stack deployed — ChatGPT, Claude, Gamma, Luma, NotebookLM
✦ You leave with something done, not just planned
✦ 30-day follow-up check-in included
✦ Recording of the full session
$2500
virtual · $3,000 in-person CT
Annual members save roughly two months of membership cost and get extra access that monthly members don't. Founding members who pay annually keep their introductory rate for the full year — the best value we offer.
✦Best value — save ~2 months of membership
✦Bonus 1:1 AI Audit call (Lab tier)
✦Two 1:1 check-ins (Accelerator tier)
✦VIP Day included (Mastermind annual)
✦Priority access to new offerings
saves -$177
saves -$367
saves -$967 + VIP Day
Annual members save roughly two months of membership cost and get extra access that monthly members don't. Founding members who pay annually keep their introductory rate for the full year — the best value we offer.
Absolutely not. The AI Action Lab was designed from the ground up for people at every level — complete beginners, occasional users, and experienced practitioners. The Thursday CT Tech Week workshop had all three in the same room and everyone left with more than they walked in with. You bring your curiosity. We bring the rest.
Every single session is recorded and made available in your member library within 24 hours. You won't miss a thing. Watch the deep dive at your own pace, apply it to your project, and bring your questions to the next live session. Life happens — the Lab is built around that reality.
Every session runs 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST and has two parts. The first 30–45 minutes is a live deep dive into one AI platform, tool, or prompt strategy — demonstrated live by Ayo. The remaining time is open Lab time where you apply what you just learned to your own project, with Ayo and the community available in real time. You can drop in for the deep dive and leave if needed, or stay for the full two hours and leave with something actually done. We strongly encourage staying — that's where the real breakthroughs happen.
Everything. A book someone's been stuck on for two years. A client proposal that needs to go out this week. A social media system that's been living in someone's head. A business they want to launch. A workflow they want to automate. A presentation they need to make look extraordinary. The Lab is cross-industry by design — and that cross-pollination is one of the most valuable things about it. The photographer in the room can help the author. The marketer can help the coach. That's community.
For online sessions — yes, a laptop or desktop is ideal so you can work alongside everyone else in real time. A tablet works too. For CT in-person meetups, same thing. The Lab is a working session, not a lecture. Having your tools open is part of how it works.
You can start with completely free versions of everything — ChatGPT, Claude, NotebookLM, Gamma, and Luma Dream Machine all have free tiers. Ayo will always show you the free path first. When a paid tool genuinely earns its keep for your work, you'll know. We never push paid tools — we teach you to make that decision for yourself based on results.
Founding members who attended Thursday's CT Tech Week workshop pay $47/month for the first 3 months — use code FOUNDING47 at checkout. People who registered but didn't attend pay $69/month for the first 3 months — use code REGISTERED69 at checkout. After that, the public rate is $99/month. Annual members save roughly two months of cost and get bonus access perks. That founding rate is a thank-you for being first and for believing in this before it was built.
Monthly memberships can be cancelled before your next billing cycle. Annual memberships are paid in full — if you need to cancel, your access continues through the end of your paid period. We're building a community of people who are committed to doing the work — and we're committed right back to making every session worth your time.
The AI Action Lab lives inside the larger Live By Design Blueprint ecosystem — a coaching and community platform for people who want to design the life they want using AI to move them forward at an accelerated pace. Whether you have a project to bring to life, a business to build, or a version of yourself you're ready to step into — the ecosystem is designed to support all of it. The Lab is where the work gets done. Live By Design is the vision behind it.
The room at CT Tech Week said everything. You're not looking for another course to forget about. You want to actually build something — with people beside you who are doing it too.