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The AI Learning Center

Free guides, tools, and paid programs for women in AI, organized by where you are right now.

Pick the goal that sounds like you. Everything under it moves from free to paid, in order.

How a Learning Journey Flows for Women in AI

Every path below is a flow, not a ladder. Free content, paid offers, real stories, and a chance to meet us live, in whatever order makes sense for that goal. Read start to finish, or jump straight to what you need.

  • Begin Here
  • Try This
  • Add to Your Repertoire
  • Case Studies
  • A Paid Offer
  • Meet Us Live
  • Explore the Program

Every “Real Story” below is pulled from the Disruptor 100 (real, already anonymized, already approved for reuse) — none of it is invented. Verbatim member testimonials with initials-only attribution still need to be pulled from the testimonials master sheet before this ships — I didn’t fabricate placeholder quotes to avoid anything that could pass as real.

I Don’t Know Where to Start

Start here if you’ve never used AI and don’t know your first move. You don’t need a technical background — you need fifteen minutes, a free guide, and other women a few steps ahead of you.

Begin Here Words AI Ruined Free guide · live at sheleadsai.ai/words-ai-ruined/
Try This Your Personal AI Context World One-pager · build your own Drive folder and prompt pack
Add to Your Repertoire Context Layering — a She Leads AI Implementation Playbook Free playbook, from AI Festivus 2025 See more free tools in the Library →
Case Studies A children’s-book illustrator used AI to keep every character consistent across a whole book, for the first time From the Disruptor 100
Meet Us Live CREATE 2026 — the Human-Centered AI Conference for Women Salt Lake City · October 16–18, 2026

The Personal AI Context World piece was built as a personalized gift for one member (Sallie-Grace) — the content is generic and reusable, but it needs a de-personalizing pass before it goes on the Learning Center.

Quick Answer

What’s the very first thing to do if I’ve never used AI at all?

Read Words AI Ruined, a free guide that cuts through the jargon, then build your own AI Context World so the tools you try next already know your work. Both are free and neither requires a technical background.

$787/yr

She Leads AI Society costs $787 a year (save 15%) or $77 a month, and it’s where this journey continues once the free guides are done.

I Want to Use AI in My Business

For the woman already running something who wants AI doing real work in it this month, not someday.

Begin Here The Disruptor 100 — 100 women who built something real with AI Free showcase
Try This The Cool Things I Built With Claude Code — 8 things to try this week Free guide · live at claudecode.sheleadsai.ai
A Paid Offer The Build, Launch, Scale Lab — 10-workshop curriculum Society member benefit
Case Studies A green-startup founder built her entire marketing engine solo, using AI to do the work of a team she couldn’t yet afford From the Disruptor 100
Meet Us Live CREATE 2026 — the Human-Centered AI Conference for Women Salt Lake City · October 16–18, 2026
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She Leads AI Society, or Build Your Complete AI Practice

$787/year · $6,994.

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Quick Answer

How do I use AI in a business I’m already running, without waiting to learn everything first?

Start with the Disruptor 100 to see what other women have already built, then try the free Cool Things I Built With Claude Code guide this week. When you’re ready to go deeper, the Build, Launch, Scale Lab is a She Leads AI Society benefit.

I Want to Teach AI to Others

For the woman who already explains AI to other people informally and wants the credential, the curriculum, and the confidence to charge for it.

Begin Here The Certified AI Educator Path, From First Lesson to Launch From the Academy
Try This The AI Authority Builder Gem — build your own positioning and speaking topics Free tool See more free tools in the Library →
Add to Your Repertoire CAE Cohort Kit, Module 1 — draft your educator positioning statement Excerpted from the paid cohort
Case Studies A specific educator story from the Disruptor 100 is still needed here Needs Sourcing
Meet Us Live CREATE 2026 — the Human-Centered AI Conference for Women Salt Lake City · October 16–18, 2026
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Certified AI Educator

$2,997 · 6 weeks.

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The AI Authority Builder Gem is cross-listed — it’s also the Start-Here-adjacent free tool for Learn AI and Build Confidence. Its own instructions mention routing toward a Fractional CAIO Program and an AI Governance Certificate — neither exists as a real offer, so those routes go nowhere until Anne decides whether to build them.

Quick Answer

Is there a real credential for women who already explain AI to other people informally?

Yes — the Certified AI Educator program is a six-week, $2,997 credential through the Academy, built for turning informal AI teaching into something you can charge for.

6 wks

Certified AI Educator runs six weeks for $2,997, from first lesson to launch.

I Want to Use AI in My Consultancy

For the woman ready to get paid for the AI judgment she already has, with real offers and real proposals, not theory.

Begin Here How Women Are Pricing Their AI Consulting Work Podcast episode
Try This How to Calculate Your Value — a pricing worksheet with Denise Gangi Free deck and talk track See more companion guides in the Library →
A Paid Offer Build Your Demand Generation System — the ACA workbook Member workbook, from the ACA office hours archive
Case Studies A solo consultant used AI to automate her entire back office, so client work stopped competing with invoicing and scheduling From the Disruptor 100
Meet Us Live CREATE 2026 — the Human-Centered AI Conference for Women Salt Lake City · October 16–18, 2026
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AI Consulting Accelerator

$4,997 · 9 weeks.

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Quick Answer

Where do I learn to price and package AI consulting work?

The AI Consulting Accelerator is a nine-week, $4,997 program covering demand generation, pricing, and real proposals for women building an AI consulting practice.

9 wks

AI Consulting Accelerator runs nine weeks for $4,997.

I Care About AI Governance and Policy

For the woman bringing AI into an organization responsibly, with a team, a board, or a community watching how she does it.

Begin Here Reading the New Wave of AI Agents as a Practitioner Field notes
Try This The Home IT Department Cheat Sheet In progress · format and content not yet drafted Not Live Yet
A Paid Offer Governance and responsible-adoption support inside the Society A member benefit, not yet packaged as a standalone resource Not Packaged Yet
Case Studies The Disruptor 100’s Ethical AI and Governance section includes a nonprofit’s 8-step method for adopting AI responsibly, built by one of the women in this community From the Disruptor 100, entries 84–100
Meet Us Live CREATE 2026 — the Human-Centered AI Conference for Women Salt Lake City · October 16–18, 2026
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She Leads AI Society

Where governance-minded women in AI find each other. $787/year, or $77/month.

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There is no Fractional CAIO program — cut 2026-07-02, it was never real. This journey now ends at the Society instead. Still the thinnest journey — only “Begin Here” has a fully live asset; the cheat sheet and the governance support inside Society are both real but not built out as standalone resources yet.

Quick Answer

Where do women bringing AI into an organization responsibly find each other?

She Leads AI Society is where governance-minded members connect, alongside field notes on responsible AI adoption. This is the newest journey on the page, so most of it is still being built.

I Want to Build Cool Shit

For the woman who just wants to make something with AI and see what happens, no five-year plan required.

Begin Here The Cool Things I Built With Claude Code — 8 things to try this week Free guide · live at claudecode.sheleadsai.ai
Try This Your Personal AI Context World — build your own Drive folder and prompt pack One-pager · needs de-personalizing before publish
Case Studies A filmmaker used AI to get unstuck creatively, then started her own festival for the work it made possible From the Disruptor 100
Meet Us Live CREATE 2026 — the Human-Centered AI Conference for Women Salt Lake City · October 16–18, 2026
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She Leads AI Society

Where the making happens alongside other women. $787/year, or $77/month.

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Quick Answer

What can I actually make with AI in a week, with no plan required?

The free guide The Cool Things I Built With Claude Code walks through eight things to try this week, for women who want to make something and see what happens rather than follow a curriculum.

I’m Just Looking for a Reading List

No path, no program, just good reading. Everything here is free.

  • Words AI RuinedFree guide
  • The Disruptor 100 — 100 women who built something real with AIFree showcase
  • Context Layering — a She Leads AI Implementation PlaybookFree playbook
  • Reading the New Wave of AI Agents as a PractitionerField notes
  • The Togetherness Stack — The Affirmative CaseResearch packet

That’s the list. If something here makes you want more, every piece links back to where it sits in a fuller journey above.

Quick Answer

Is there a way to learn about AI from She Leads AI without a program or a pitch?

Yes — the Reading List gathers five free pieces, including Words AI Ruined and the Disruptor 100, with nothing to buy and no path to follow.

Curated Learning Paths for Women in AI

Three or four steps, one program at the end. These sit inside the journeys above.

Lives in I Don’t Know Where to Start

Get AI-Confident in Four Steps

  • Read Words AI Ruined
  • Build your own Personal AI Context World
  • Work through the Context Layering Playbook
Lives in Use AI in Your Business

Bring AI Into Your Business This Month

  • Browse the Disruptor 100 for a story like yours
  • Try 8 Things to Try This Week with Claude Code
  • Go deeper in the Build, Launch, Scale Lab
Lives in Teach AI

Become an AI Educator

  • Watch the AI Career and Cohort Preview webinar
  • Read the Certified AI Educator path writeup in the Library
  • Draft your positioning with CAE Module 1
Lives in Build an AI Consulting Practice

Build Your First AI Consulting Offer

  • Watch the Demand Generation office hour replay
  • Work through the demand-generation system workbook
  • Price it with the “How to Calculate Your Value” worksheet
Lives in AI Governance and Policy

Lead Responsible AI Adoption

  • Read a governance and adoption field note
  • AI readiness assessment — not built yet
  • Join She Leads AI Society for governance support and peer connection

This path used to end at a Fractional CAIO Program — cut 2026-07-02, it was never real. It now ends at the Society instead. All five paths above use real, verified assets — the set is now symmetrical across every journey that has one.

The Library

Every free guide, workbook, and packet She Leads AI has published lives here, gathered by format instead of by journey. Browse it directly, or find the same pieces cited inside the paths above.

Companion Guides

Step-by-step guides paired with a Social Saturday session or a tool.

  • The Claude Stack — training an AI Chief of Staff
  • AI Career and Cohort Preview (Candace Kelly Sargent)
  • How to Sell AI Services — Value-Based Pricing (Denise Gangi + Anne Murphy)
  • The Social Saturday companion guide library — dated, growing

Research Packets

Original research written for women building in AI.

  • The Togetherness Stack — The Affirmative Case

Podcast

Anne Murphy’s AI Readiness Project podcast.

Field Notes

Short reads on a single AI trend or judgment call.

  • A governance and adoption field note

Free Tools

Open and keep, no membership needed.

  • Context Layering — a She Leads AI Implementation Playbook
  • The Research Skill
  • 10 Things Women Are Doing Right Now
  • AI Authority Builder Gem

From the Academy

Lessons and previews from inside the certifications.

  • The Certified AI Educator path writeup
  • CAE Cohort 4, Module 1 positioning exercise

Replays and NotebookLM projects will get their own format cards once real sessions and links exist — not built yet, not listed here as if they were.

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