Proof Workshops → cohort

Real operators. Real screenshots. Real numbers.

Cohort #1 is live right now — and it's already producing proof of its own. Below that, the receipts the method was built on: video, text-message results, Google reviews, and comments from operators who put the systems to work in the Your First AI Hire workshops and LevelUp builds the cohort grew out of.

01 Live from Cohort #1

Proof from inside the room.

Not from a past workshop — from a member of the first cohort, on the first call. A complete AI beginner, talking through what it's actually like to start.

“This is really my first time dipping my toes in AI — other than just being like, “ChatGPT, what is this?” Anything past that, I'd never done it. I'm really liking that it's simple. It's in-depth enough that I know what I don't know about it yet.”
Spencer Maske · Cohort #1 · Call 1
“There's another layer past that, but right now it's at the point where it's like — okay, I can see how I can learn the rest of it. It doesn't feel overwhelming to look at or use.”
Spencer Maske · Cohort #1 · Call 1
02 Jordan Hardgrave

“Completely mind-blown.”

Jordan is a business coach and entrepreneur. He came in skeptical, then recorded this after seeing what the system made possible in his own business.

Jordan Hardgrave · video testimonial
Screenshot of Jordan Hardgrave's testimonial card saying he is completely mind-blown and that things he thought would never be within reach now feel within reach.
Jordan Hardgrave · testimonial screenshot
03 Text-message receipts

Numbers from people doing the work.

These are not polished case studies. They are screenshots from operators who found real dollars in the first few days of using the systems.

$26K/year saved
“You just save me over $26,000 a year in 2 days!”

Workshop operator · text message · April 2026

Text message screenshot from a workshop operator saying the system saved more than $26,000 a year in two days.
$30K from one hire
“This has already saved me $30,000 just from that alone. Those are real hard numbers.”

Operator J · text message · April 2026

Text message screenshot from operator J saying the AI work saved $30,000 from replacing one hire.
04 Reviews + comments

What people said after the workshops.

Google reviews, Facebook comments, and Slack notes. The screenshots stay intact so the proof reads like proof, not ad copy.

Five-star Google review from Brock Girard saying the LevelUp AI Academy workshop was practical, clear, and useful.
Brock Girard · Google review · 5★
Five-star Google review from Cody Ackley saying Tal would be his go-to every single time for AI troubleshooting and modification.
Cody Ackley · Google review · 5★
Five-star Google review from James Johnson saying automation saved time on invoicing and estimates.
James Johnson · Google review · 5★
Facebook comment from Jordan Hardgrave saying the workshop was worth every penny and should be priced much higher.
Jordan Hardgrave · Facebook comment
Slack message from Marc Arango saying amazing as always and thanks for everything you do.
Marc Arango · Slack message
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