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Sideways into AI

Sideways into AI

Offered by Alison L.

5.0

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Into AI without a technical background, from someone who did it

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Studied at The Wharton School (UPenn)

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Works at Scribe

Description

This is 1:1 coaching for individuals: people who want to move into an AI role, or start using AI in their own work, without a technical background. It is not consulting for companies or teams. I came into AI sideways. No CS degree. I saw what someone built with Claude Code, built my first app on the side, joined BCG's Applied AI team, and now lead AI transformation strategy at Scribe. This package is the path I wish I'd had. Before we start: - A short intake form: your background, the AI roles or uses you're curious about, and what's stopping you. - Send me your résumé and LinkedIn. Session 1 · Where you fit (60 min): we map the AI roles that fit your background (strategy, operations, product, customer-facing, and more) and pick one or two to aim for. You leave knowing which doors are realistic for you and why. Session 2 · Put AI to work (60 min): we build one small AI workflow for a task you do every week, in the tool you already use (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Copilot). It becomes your proof: something real you can show and talk about. Between sessions: I review your résumé and LinkedIn for the move, line by line. Session 3 · Your story (60 min): we practice your "why AI, why me" story out loud and plan outreach to the companies you're targeting. You'll leave with: - One or two target AI roles and why they fit you - A working AI workflow you built yourself - A résumé and LinkedIn rewritten for the move - Your pivot story, practiced and ready


What you'll get from this package

One or two target AI roles and why they fit you; a working AI workflow you built yourself, as proof

A résumé and LinkedIn rewritten for the move

Your "why AI, why me" story, practiced out loud

An outreach plan for your target companies


Alison L.

Offered by Alison L.

Joined July 2022

5.0

Into AI without a technical background, from someone who did it

I came into AI sideways. In January 2026 I was a consultant at BCG with no technical background. I saw an app someone had built with Claude Code, signed up that day, and built my first app on the side. When I showed it to a colleague, he told me BCG had a team doing exactly this. I joined BCG's Applied AI team, co-led an AI agent that's now required on about 500 cases a year, and was promoted to Applied AI Lead and then Project Leader. When I posted about it, AI startups started reaching out, and I left to become the Founding AI Transformation Strategist at Scribe. So I know the non-technical path into AI work because I just walked it: which roles fit a strategy or operations background, how to build proof without an engineering degree, and how to tell the story so AI-native companies take you seriously. I still build my own AI workflows every week, and I teach people to build their first one. This coaching is for individuals and their own careers, not for companies or teams.

Experience level: Associate

$450

3h of coaching

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