About the Course
Be in the top 1% of leaders in Australia using AI - Learn expert AI use, build your own agents and vibe code your own applications, and use AI to create your top 3 strategic AI plays.
A high-impact executive accelerator designed to give senior leaders clarity on AI foundations, adoption, strategy, and expert day-to-day use, with a community of peers holding you accountable.
About the Course Designer
Dawid Naude is the CEO & Founder of Pathfindr, an award-winning AI innovator who works directly with boards, leaders, and government on implementing AI across organisations.
About the Course
Leaders who adopt AI themselves get traction across their organisation. This 7-week accelerator equips you with everything you need to master AI tools, build custom agents and apps, and finish with a clear understanding of how to adopt AI in your role and broader organisation.
Not a $99 course
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A cheap online course
- Great for awareness and basic prompts
- Usually generic examples (not your workflows)
- No help when you try to apply it on Monday
- You finish inspired… then it fades
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Exec Immersion (in-person)
- High energy, hands-on, fast learning
- Strong "what's possible" moment
- Often a one-off spike (hard to sustain)
- Best as a kickoff or leadership reset
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Leadership Accelerator (this)
- Cohort-based + build-focused (not theory)
- You implement your real workflows with support
- Two live session options each week (interactive)
- Designed so adoption sticks after the program
Why Pathfindr
No hype. We're here to help leaders get real adoption — and keep it moving when the tools change.
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Built for adoption (not demos)
We don't optimise for "wow moments." We optimise for your team actually using AI in the flow of work — with practical habits, guardrails, and repeatable workflows.
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Designed for leaders with real constraints
You're busy. This is built to fit around leadership reality: clear foundations, small weekly builds, and support between sessions where the real questions show up.
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Credible, practical, and current
We work with senior leaders across organisations on AI capability and implementation. You'll get fundamentals that don't go stale — plus updates so you're not starting from scratch every time the market shifts.
Who This Course Is For
This program is designed for senior leaders and executives who want to drive AI adoption and build practical AI skills.
- Decision-makers responsible for driving AI adoption and strategy across their organisations.
- Heads of departments and C-suite leaders who need practical AI skills to transform their teams and operations.
- Forward-thinking leaders who want to build custom AI tools and understand what's possible with low/no code AI tools.
- Leaders who want accountability and peer insights from other senior professionals navigating the same AI journey.
What you'll leave with
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A personal exec AI operating system
- Your own prompt kit and decision workflows
- A repeatable way to brief, think, draft, and review
- A setup you can reuse (not a one-off chat)
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1–2 workflows built for your business
- Research + meeting prep that saves time weekly
- A due diligence / doc extraction flow (where relevant)
- A "doc → insight → deck" pipeline (where relevant)
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A clear rollout plan
- Your top 3 AI plays for the next 90 days
- Simple governance and "safe use" guardrails
- An adoption rhythm you can run internally
How the cohort works (and why it stays interactive)
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Capped cohort
- Limited seats to keep it discussion-friendly
- Curated mix of leaders (no direct competitors where possible)
- Built for practical sharing, not pitching
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Two live session options
- Two time options most weeks (Teams)
- Groups typically split across the two sessions
- You'll be able to ask questions live
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Moderated Q&A
- Lead facilitator + a second moderator in chat
- Live questions + chat questions get answered
- Office hours on support weeks for deeper help
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Support between sessions
- Private group chat for questions and troubleshooting
- Bring your real work — we'll help you unblock it
- This is where adoption becomes "sticky"
Agents & workflows you'll build
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Market / buyer scan agent
Turn a long list into a smart shortlist. Fast, structured research with sources, summaries, and rationale.
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Meeting prep / dossier agent
Pre-brief yourself before calls: company context, key people, risks, opportunities, and questions to ask.
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Due diligence extraction workflow
Pull data from messy docs into a standard template (then review). Useful for diligence, assessments, and reporting.
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Doc → insight → deck pipeline
Break work into steps so outputs are reliable: inputs → normalise → analysis → narrative → slide structure.
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Build simple internal apps
Use "vibe coding" + no/low-code tools to create lightweight apps your team can actually use.
Course Syllabus
Week 0: Onboarding & Setup
- Onboarding call: 30-minute walkthrough of what to expect, getting invites in diaries, portal access, and ChatGPT Business license setup.
- Onboarding video: Self-paced introduction to the portal, resources, and program structure.
Week 1: AI Leadership Foundations
- Live masterclass (90 mins): AI Leadership Foundations with Dawid and team.
- How AI Works – Not everything about AI. Everything business leaders need to know about AI.
- What to expect in the next 2 years – The fastest growing black market product in the world.
- Governance & Risks – Some things are in your control, lots isn't. AI can be secure, local, private.
- Low Hanging Fruit & New Business Models – Make sure your business model benefits from AI platforms.
- Self-paced (~1 hour): Activity to identify where AI can help in your specific leadership role.
Week 2: Meet Your Exec AI Assistant
- Live masterclass (2 hours): Deep dive into using AI as your executive assistant. Practical workflows for decision-making, communication, and strategic thinking.
- AI as an Assistant – Set up your personalised AI assistant.
- AI as a Thinker – Learn to use AI as your strategic thought partner.
- AI as a Creator – Use AI for the $500 tasks and what you couldn't do before.
- Self-paced (~1 hour): Leadership prompt playbook exercises to build your personal AI toolkit.
Week 3: Support Week 1
- Office hours: Drop-in Q&A sessions with experts to troubleshoot and get feedback.
- Peer community support: Continue practicing and sharing insights in the WhatsApp group.
Week 4: Build Your Own AI Agents
- Live masterclass (90 mins): Build your own custom GPTs in breakout rooms. Create personalised agents tailored to your specific leadership needs.
- Hands-on practice: Complete your agent build and test it in real scenarios from your role.
Week 5: Support Week 2
- Office hours: Drop-in Q&A sessions with experts to troubleshoot and get feedback.
- Peer community support: Continue practicing and sharing insights in the WhatsApp group.
Week 6: Create Your Own Apps + Vibe Coding
- Live masterclass (90 mins): Introduction to vibe coding. Start in ChatGPT, move to Replit, and create simple, functional apps.
- Self-paced (~1 hour): Guided exercises to build your first AI-powered application.
Week 7: Wrap Up + Rolling This Out
- Adopting this in your teams: Playback of what you've built and learned over the past 7 weeks. Organisational rollout & adoption – How to bring AI adoption to your teams and create momentum across your organisation.
What's Included
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Live, interactive sessions (Teams)
Weekly live sessions with two time options most weeks. You'll get hands-on builds, live Q&A, and practical examples you can use immediately.
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Pathfindr Academy resources
On-demand resources and exercises that support the live sessions — so you can apply it to your workflows, not just watch content.
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Private support + peer community
A private group chat with Pathfindr experts and peer leaders for questions, troubleshooting, and accountability between sessions.
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Office hours on support weeks
Drop-in office hours for deeper troubleshooting, feedback, and implementation help when you hit real-world friction.
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Stay current after the program
Monthly AI updates plus quarterly briefings (included) so you stay on top of key changes — without having to chase every new release yourself.
Schedule & Time Commitment
This 7-week accelerator is designed to fit into your busy schedule with a flexible mix of live sessions and self-paced learning.
- Live sessions: 2–3 hours per week. Two time options offered for most live sessions. All sessions recorded for flexibility.
- Self-paced: 1–2 hours per week on practical exercises and weekly outcomes. Each week you'll apply what you learn to your own leadership context. You'll complete hands-on exercises, from building custom agents to creating apps, and share your work with peers for feedback.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How is this different from the cheap AI courses I keep seeing?
- Those courses can be useful for awareness. This accelerator is designed for adoption: you'll build workflows that map to your real work, get support between sessions, and leave with an operating rhythm your team can run — not just a set of prompts.
- How does it stay interactive with a capped cohort?
- We cap cohort size and offer two live session options most weeks to keep discussion manageable. Sessions are run with a lead facilitator plus a moderator handling chat questions, and we add office hours on support weeks for deeper troubleshooting.
- Should I do the Exec Immersion instead?
- The immersion is a great kickoff: high energy, lots of learning fast. The accelerator is the deeper "make it stick" path — weekly cadence, builds, and support between sessions where the adoption work actually happens.
- Are we 'stuck' again after 7 weeks?
- The goal is the opposite: you finish with foundations that don't go stale, workflows you can reuse, and an adoption rhythm you can run internally. We also include monthly updates + quarterly briefings so you stay current without starting over.
- Can we bring our own workflows and documents?
- Yes — that's encouraged. The best outcomes come from applying the material to your actual use cases (diligence, research, reporting, decks, stakeholder comms, etc.).
- Do I need a technical background to join?
- No. This is designed for leaders. We focus on practical application, safe use, and building workflows without needing to code.
- What's required to participate?
- We'll guide setup during onboarding. For consistency, we recommend a ChatGPT Business license for participants, and we'll also cover how to evaluate other tools so you can make good decisions as the market changes.
- How much time should I plan each week?
- Plan for a live session most weeks plus 1–2 hours of applying it to your work. Optional office hours are available on support weeks if you want extra help.
Upcoming Cohorts
Cohort availability is limited to keep sessions interactive. Enrolment is managed via your Pathfindr representative.
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Autumn 2026 Cohort
Dates: April 14 - May 31, 2026
Application Deadline: April 7, 2026
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Winter 2026 Cohort
Dates: June 16 - August 1, 2026
Application Deadline: June 9, 2026
Investment
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Single seat
$7,500 AUD per person
Designed for leaders who want hands-on capability and real adoption outcomes.
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Team participation
Joining with 2–3 leaders is ideal for shared context and momentum.
Team pricing is available via your Pathfindr representative.
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Cohort cap
Cohorts are capped to keep sessions interactive and outcomes high.
Availability can fill quickly.
Next steps
No checkout. No forms. Enrolment is handled directly with your Pathfindr representative.
To Enrol
To enrol, contact your Pathfindr representative.
They'll confirm cohort availability, the right seat mix for your team, and answer any questions on fit.