AI Training · Custom Agents · Applied Curriculum
See it. Score it.
Scale it. Sustain it.
Aligned Strategy Partners | Institutional AI Training & Agent Design
“You can’t scale what you can’t see. From guessing to knowing — in four moves.”
Practitioner-grade AI training and custom-agent engagements for universities, libraries, chambers of commerce, and business teams — designed by a 20-year Fortune 100 leader who has built and led technology solution design and transformation at $2B scale.
Certified AI Consultant (IAAAIC) · AI & Technology Architecture Executive · Strategy-to-Execution Leadership
Four measurable outcomes — every engagement.
Your AI IQ score
A 0–100 maturity number across 12 business operations areas. Your starting tier. Your first compounding milestone.
Your gap map & revenue leak
The top three gaps that cost you money today, dollarized. So your next AI investment is a fix, not a guess.
Your 90-day deployment roadmap
A staged plan tied to MIND → SIGNAL → AIL → PULSE. What you do this month, next month, and the month after — measured.
Your first deployed AI agent
Not a slide. A working agent inside your platform, owned by your team, tied to one of the gaps your roadmap surfaced.
Most organizations are spending on AI without knowing what they don’t know.
The pain
Tools bought before workflows are diagnosed. Training that teaches features instead of judgment. Strategy decks that never connect to execution. Staff stuck in tools they cannot maintain. Revenue leaks that nobody has measured.
The cost
The numbers from the analysts you trust — Gartner, McKinsey, Deloitte — are unforgiving. Gartner projects at least 30% of generative AI projects will be abandoned after proof-of-concept by end of 2025 due to poor data quality, weak risk controls, and unclear business value. McKinsey’s 2024 State of AI found only ~25% of organizations using gen AI report material EBIT impact. Deloitte consistently flags strategy-execution misalignment as the top reason transformations stall. Translation: businesses that jump to tools without a strategy and roadmap accumulate tech debt and fund AI capabilities they never use.
The ROI of getting it right
Organizations that diagnose first measure their AI capability gain in three places: time recovered (hours per practitioner per week), revenue protected (gaps closed before they erode margin), and compounding maturity (every PULSE cycle starts a tier higher). This is what AIL is built to deliver.
Before you scale AI — find out where you actually stand.
Book Your Strategy SessionReal client outcomes — measurable, replicable, real.
“ASP helped us create a strategic plan to assist a client with the implementation of AI. As a result, we built a 30 day, 60 day and 90 day SOP to capture and nurture leads in which increased paid membership for their community. The system saved time and increased profits! Because of ASP’s council we established a trusted collaboration. THANK YOU!”
across 34 countries
delivered
profit in 2 years
AI-driven platform
Numbers behind the methodology. Substantiated through Shakita Trigg’s 20-year Fortune 100 leadership at UPS, FedEx, and Amazon Supply Chain Technology.
Aligned Strategy Partners.
Built by a Global Tech Leader.
Aligned Strategy Partners (ASP) is a Nashville, Tennessee consultancy firm founded by Shakita Trigg, global technology and supply chain leader, after a 20-year Fortune 100 career. ASP delivers AI training, custom-agent engagements, and applied curriculum for universities, libraries, chambers of commerce, women-in-business networks, and operating teams in service-based industries.
ASP exists because Shakita lived the gap most consultants only describe. She has architected and delivered transformation programs at scale — not from a slide deck, but from inside the rooms where decisions about $2B in technology operations actually get made. She has built teams from 100 to nearly 2,000, integrated a $1.4B M&A to profitability in under two years, and moved entire workforces from manual paper processes to RPA, advanced web applications, and AI-driven workflows. ASP is what happens when an operator with that résumé decides her next chapter is helping other organizations avoid the avoidable mistakes.
Most AI training is sold by people who have read about enterprise AI. We have built it. At UPS, Shakita led the regional rollout of new digital delivery technology. At FedEx, she replaced manual paper-based customs document processing with RPA and advanced web applications, and led a $1.4B M&A integration to profitability in two years. At Amazon, she built a global supply chain technology team from 100 to nearly 2,000 across India, the UK, and the U.S. — operating $2.3B in technology operations and delivering $22.5M in annualized AI-driven savings.
The pattern she saw at every scale was the same: technology adoption succeeds when the workflow is intentionally designed for the people who use it — and when it fails, it fails quietly enough not to disrupt the business. Strategy is easy. Execution without alignment and a roadmap connecting vision to goals is where organizations fail. So in 2025 she built Activate Intelligent Logic™ (AIL) — a four-stage, diagnostic-first methodology supported by the MIND → SIGNAL → AIL → PULSE brand ecosystem, designed to move any organization from current state to scaled tech capability without exposing IP, sacrificing equity, or trapping staff in tools they cannot maintain.
AIL diagnoses your maturity (your AI IQ), surfaces revenue leaks, and turns strategy into measurable AI capability you actually own. Every ASP training engagement runs on this methodology — diagnose first (MIND), decide second (SIGNAL), deploy third (AIL), double fourth (PULSE). We never lead with a tool.
Operating Background
Differentiated Stack
Custom Agents: Claude, GPT, Amplify-compatible
Build & App Design: Lovable, Supabase, GitHub
Workflow & Automation: N8N, Notion, NotebookLM
Research & Browsing AI: Perplexity (Comet + Computer)
Async Video: HeyGen, Kling, Gemini Veo
Visuals: Gamma + Kroki
SaaS line: RoadmapIQ.ai (ASP’s SaaS products — separate from training engagements)
MIND → SIGNAL → AIL → PULSE
MIND assesses. SIGNAL reveals. AIL activates. PULSE compounds.
The diagnostic loop that builds AI capability without exposing your IP.
Diagnose (MIND) · Decide (SIGNAL) · Deploy (AIL) · Double (PULSE)
Six Tiers. One Continuous Climb.
Every organization that completes a MIND assessment lands on one of six maturity tiers. Training engagements are designed to move teams up the scale.
“What was Reactive becomes Structured. What was Structured becomes Optimized. The goal is not to reach the top. The goal is to keep climbing.”
— Shakita Trigg, Founder · Aligned Strategy Partners
“AI for Leaders & Member Networks — From Awareness to First Applied Workflow.”
Standalone introductory training — separate from the MIND → SIGNAL → AIL → PULSE curriculum.
A hands-on workshop that moves any audience from “I have heard of AI” to “I can build my first applied workflow today.” Designed for groups who want a high-value first encounter with AI before committing to the full diagnostic-first AIL track. Translates the practitioner-facing 5 Cs workflow: Create, Customize, Collaborate, Critique, Cite.
- Live walkthrough — a working AI prompt built in real-time on stage
- Live build — a custom GPT / agent designed in front of the room
- Side-by-side compare — Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity on the same equity-flagged prompt
- The 5 Cs practitioner worksheet — a tangible artifact every attendee takes home
- One pre-built mock-up agent the host organization keeps, regardless of next steps
Most groups who run the Discovery Workshop convert into the MIND track within 30 days because the workshop surfaces the gap they did not know they had.
Three Tracks. One Methodology.
ASP’s training is structured to mirror the MIND → SIGNAL → AIL → PULSE ecosystem. MIND trains your team to assess and diagnose. SCALE trains them to transform — moving the organization up the AIL Maturity Scale. PULSE trains your leaders to sustain. Tracks can be taken in sequence as a Practitioner Certificate, or independently to fill a specific capability gap.
AI Literacy Foundations (Basics)
Why every technology transformation begins with assessing your current state — not buying a tool. What generative AI is and is not. The vocabulary every operator needs (prompts, models, agents, RAG, hallucinations). A guided tour of the most-used AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot) and what each does well. Sets the foundation participants need to evaluate, choose, and adopt AI safely and smartly inside their own business.
MIND Assessment Readiness
How the 60-question MIND assessment works. The 12 business operations areas it covers. How to interpret a SIGNAL maturity score (your AI IQ) and revenue leak estimate. Prepares teams to take and review their organizational MIND with clarity.
SIGNAL Reading & Roadmap Translation
Reads a SIGNAL output (your AI IQ, gap rankings, transformation roadmap) and translates it into department-level, role-level priorities. For business leaders, directors, executive owners, and program leads.
Cybersecurity, Compliance & Audit Automation
The risk lens every leader must run before deploying AI — plus the proprietary tooling to keep checking after launch. Covers cybersecurity best practices for AI tools (data exposure, prompt injection, vendor due diligence), compliance considerations (HIPAA, FERPA, state privacy laws, sector-specific rules), and an equity audit covering bias risks and access gaps. Includes a curated library of custom skill templates and audit automation tooling — clients receive pre-built audit skills they can run against their own custom apps to test, fine-tune, and harden them before launch and on every release after.
Need a custom AI app — not just training?
Full-cycle Custom AI WebApp Design & Build. From concept to launch on the modern AI app stack (Lovable, Supabase, GitHub, N8N). You own the build at delivery. Tiered $7,500 starter to $40,000 production-grade.
Practitioner Workflows — The 5 Cs
Create, Customize, Collaborate, Critique, Cite — applied to the workflows your team actually runs: operations, finance, people analytics, member communications, marketing, customer service, reference services, and curriculum design. Practitioners leave with prompts and templates they can reuse Monday morning.
Custom GPT & Agent Design Fundamentals
Designing custom GPTs and agents on the platform you already own. Instruction writing. Knowledge-base attachment. Guardrails. Versioning. Each participant ships one working agent.
Departmental Custom GPT Sprint
A 2–3 week team engagement that ships 2–3 production agents tied to a specific departmental workflow. Includes shadowing, agent design, supervised pilot, and 30-day post-launch tuning. Fast win for a team that needs an AI capability live in the same month.
Twin Avatar & Async Video Workshop
An intensive 2–3 day applied workshop teaching prompt engineering for HeyGen, Kling, and Gemini Veo — including positioning techniques for higher-fidelity twin avatar creation. Delivered live or as a co-produced async video curriculum. Built for chamber member education, women-in-business cohorts, university programs, or enterprise onboarding.
Custom AI WebApp Design & Build
Full-cycle custom AI web application engagement — from concept design and prompt engineering, to data infrastructure and access controls, to QA testing and launch. Built on the modern AI app stack: Lovable, Supabase, GitHub, N8N, and the agent platform of your choice. You own the build at the end.
Starter App: $7,500 · single-user, 1 agent, basic auth, 2-week build
Team App: $15,000 · multi-user, 2–3 agents, role-based access, 4-week build
Production App: $25,000–$40,000 · full data infra, integrations, compliance hardening, 6-week build
AI Leadership & Governance
AI policy authoring. Department governance models. Risk and compliance for academic and enterprise AI. Equity audit playbook. Building an internal AI champions network.
Train-the-Trainer Certification
Licenses your internal team to deliver MIND and SCALE modules to faculty, students, chamber members, women-in-business cohorts, or enterprise users. Includes a reusable, co-branded curriculum kit your organization owns and maintains long-term.
PULSE Operating Cadence
Establishes the periodic re-assessment rhythm: quarterly health checks, annual MIND re-entry, dashboard reviews, and a continuous improvement protocol that holds gains under growth pressure.
Executive AI Strategy Briefings
Half-day intensive for boards, presidents, executive teams, and senior leaders. Translates the MIND/SIGNAL/AIL/PULSE ecosystem into board-level decision-making and budget priority language.
Three Bundle Tiers — Pick the Right Fit
Foundation gets your team trained. Plus adds the cybersecurity backbone with custom skill templates and audit automation. Build & Defend ships you a working custom AI web app on top. All tiers serve up to 10 participants. Larger cohorts (11+) available by custom quote.
Practitioner Certificate
- M1 — AI Literacy Foundations
- M2 — MIND Assessment Readiness
- S1 — Practitioner Workflows (5 Cs)
- S2 — Custom GPT & Agent Design
Practitioner Certificate Plus
- Everything in Foundation
- + M4 — Cybersecurity, Compliance & Audit Automation
- Custom skill template library
- Pre-launch audit automation tooling
- Vendor evaluation rubric included
Build & Defend Bundle
- Everything in Plus
- + S5 Starter App — Custom AI WebApp Build
- Single-user app, 1 agent, 2-week build
- Built on Lovable / Supabase / GitHub / N8N
- You own the build at delivery
All tiers include: Founders’ Rate eligibility — first 10 enrollments per tier receive 25% off + permanent rate lock for renewals.
Payment terms: Pay in full and save an additional 5% · Or split into 3 monthly payments at no extra cost.
Upgrade path: Add PULSE Module P2 (Train-the-Trainer Certification) to any tier — licenses your team to deliver these modules internally.
Three Ways to Start
Each pathway is sized to a different decision threshold. Wedge 1 is a high-value first encounter. Wedge 2 fits inside discretionary departmental spend. Wedge 3 is the custom-build pathway.
Discovery Workshop
“AI for Leaders & Member Networks — From Awareness to First Applied Workflow.” Live, hands-on. Translates the 5 Cs practitioner workflow.
- Live walkthrough on your platform of choice
- Custom GPT mock-up built in front of the room
- 5 Cs Practitioner Worksheet for attendees
- Recorded session shareable internally
- One pre-built agent the group keeps regardless
Custom GPT Sprint
Design, build, and deploy 2–3 custom agents for a specific departmental workflow. Sits under discretionary spend. Avoids RFP.
- Workflow shadowing & diagnostic (MIND)
- Agent specs & prompt architecture (SIGNAL → AIL)
- Build, QA, supervised pilot (AIL)
- 30-day post-launch tuning & dashboard (PULSE)
- You own 100% of the agent IP
Custom AI WebApp Design & Build
Full-cycle custom AI web application — from design and prompt engineering, to data infrastructure and protections, to QA and launch. Owned by you at delivery.
- Concept design & user-flow mapping
- Prompt engineering & agent architecture
- Data infrastructure, controls & protections
- QA testing, launch & technical handoff
- Built on Lovable / Supabase / GitHub / N8N
Built for Business Leaders, Not Just IT Departments
ASP training engagements are designed for the people running the work — business owners, executives, directors, member-network leaders, and program owners — not just centralized IT or AI teams. Your strategy belongs to your business; we help you execute it.
Universities & Academic Libraries
Practitioner-facing AI literacy that complements existing frameworks (5 Is, AAC&U value rubrics) and platforms (Amplify, ChatGPT Edu, Copilot). Custom agents on your secure stack.
Chambers of Commerce & Women-in-Business Networks
AI training built for member-driven communities — keynote workshops, cohort programs, and branded async curriculum that helps members operate with AI capability they actually own. Diagnostic-first; no vendor pitch decks.
Multi-Location Service Operators
Professional services, food & hospitality, fitness & wellness, home services. The MIND assessment surfaces the actual revenue leak before any tool is bought — then SCALE training installs the workflow your operators will actually use.
Six things that make us different.
Most AI training vendors sell strategy you do not need or tools you cannot maintain. We do neither. We diagnose what is actually broken (MIND), build inside platforms you already own (AIL), and hand you back something your team owns and runs (PULSE).
- Real operating experience. Built and led technology transformation at $2B scale across 34 countries — not just read about it.
- Equity-centered by experience. Adoption fails when practitioners are not dignified. We learned that the hard way and bake it in.
- Diagnostic-first. No tool, agent, or training module is proposed until MIND surfaces the real workflow gap.
- Layered onto your stack. We build inside Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and your existing platforms. We never compete with them.
- You own the IP. Whatever we build with you is yours — agents, prompts, curriculum, web app, video.
- Local. Nashville, TN. Same-day driveable to most Tennessee and Southeast institutions.
Book Your Strategy Session.
Pick a time that works. We will walk through your business goals, your AI IQ starting point, and which AIL training track will get you there fastest. If a pilot makes sense, we scope it on the call. If not, you leave with a clearer roadmap than you came in with.
Proprietary Framework. Pending Registration.
Aligned Strategy Partners (ASP) is the originator and rights holder of the Activate Intelligent Logic™ (AIL) methodology and its supporting brand ecosystem. Trademark and copyright applications are pending. The marks, frameworks, and educational materials below are claimed as proprietary intellectual property and protected under U.S. and international IP law.
Activate Intelligent Logic™ · AIL™ · MIND™ · SIGNAL™ · PULSE™ · AI IQ™ · “Diagnose. Decide. Deploy. Double.”™ · “See it. Score it. Scale it. Sustain it.”™ · “From guessing to knowing — in four moves.”™
The AIL training curriculum and all module content (M1–M4, S1–S5, P1–P4), the 5 Cs Practitioner Worksheet, the 60-question MIND diagnostic instrument, the AI IQ scoring methodology, the SIGNAL roadmap framework, the AIL Maturity Scale, and the Practitioner Certificate Track materials.