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That became 18 months of executive AI bootcamps, half of them filled by Chief Members. The other half came through LinkedIn, championed by Chief Members who shared my work without being asked."}],"markDefs":[{"_key":"58a7c990940d","_type":"link","href":"https://chief.com/category/ai-the-future-of-work"}],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"209f3ac89c2b","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"9f2095343b570","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Then the structure did something I couldn't have engineered. Those same members started landing C-Suite roles, and they invited me in to train their teams. 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