Authority Speaks™ AI Leadership
Authority Speaks™ is Chester Hood's flagship AI leadership training program — built for managers, supervisors, nonprofit leaders, educators, and ministry leaders who want to use AI responsibly, strategically, and powerfully.
The Leadership Gap
Your people are using ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot right now — for emails, reports, decisions, presentations. Without policy. Without training. Without leadership direction.
That's not an IT problem. It's a leadership problem. And Authority Speaks™ is the solution built specifically to address it — not with basic tech training, but with a high-value executive leadership program that treats AI as the leadership amplifier it actually is.
Staff using AI tools with no organizational policy or guardrails
Leaders making AI decisions without understanding the risks
No clear framework for ethical AI use across departments
AI being used tactically but never strategically
No measurement of AI's impact on team performance or culture
Sound familiar? Authority Speaks™ was built for exactly this moment.
The Program
A 6-module premium leadership training program that helps leaders use AI to improve effectiveness, communication, decision-making, team development, productivity, and organizational culture. This is not basic AI training. This is executive leadership development for the AI era.
Module 01
Reframe AI as a leadership amplifier — not a replacement. Develop the mindset, vocabulary, and strategic perspective that separates leaders who leverage AI from those who fear it.
Module 02
Use AI to research, analyze, and structure complex decisions. Build decision-support frameworks that increase speed and reduce blind spots — without removing human judgment from the process.
Module 03
Draft, refine, and personalize leadership communication at scale. From difficult conversations to organizational announcements — AI makes great communicators faster and more effective.
Module 04
Develop coaching plans, performance feedback, and individual growth pathways with AI assistance. Build a stronger team by becoming a more consistent, data-informed developer of people.
Module 05
Integrate AI into organizational planning, scenario analysis, and goal-setting. Think further ahead, pressure-test assumptions, and build strategies with more depth than traditional approaches allow.
Module 06
Automate the administrative burden of leadership. Meeting prep, follow-up, documentation, and reporting — free your capacity for the high-value work only you can do.
Who It's For
Authority Speaks™ was designed from the ground up to be relevant across for-profit, nonprofit, and faith-based contexts — because AI leadership challenges don't stop at sector lines.
Managers & Supervisors
Front-line and mid-level leaders who need practical AI skills they can apply immediately to their team management responsibilities.
Educators & Administrators
School leaders, department heads, and academic administrators navigating AI adoption in educational settings with sensitivity and strategy.
Ministry Leaders
Pastors, elders, and ministry directors who want to leverage AI for communication, sermon prep, administrative work, and pastoral care — with ethical grounding.
Nonprofit Leaders
Executive directors, program managers, and board members who need AI fluency to stay competitive for funding, maximize program impact, and operate efficiently.
Organizational Leaders
Any executive or senior leader responsible for setting direction, policy, and culture around AI adoption across their organization.
Program Formats
Format 01
The flagship digital product — scalable, accessible, available globally. 6 modules, 4 video lessons each (15–25 min). Includes downloadable workbook, AI prompt library, scenario simulator, and toolkit.
Essential Tier — $297 (course + prompt library + workbook)
Authority Tier — $497 (+ scenario simulator + toolkit)
Flagship Tier — $797 (+ group coaching call + certification)
Format 02
A custom cohort-based experience for organizations. 6-week model, 90-minute live sessions. Includes organizational needs assessment, custom prompt library adapted to your sector, and post-program impact evaluation.
Small cohort up to 15 — $8,500–$12,000
Mid cohort 16–30 — $14,000–$20,000
Enterprise licensing — $35,000+ (unlimited delivery)
Format 03
High-energy, experience-first format for conferences, retreats, and training days. Immediate application, high participant transformation in a compressed timeframe. Includes participant workbook and core prompt library.
Half-day keynote/workshop — $3,500–$6,000 + travel
Full-day workshop — $7,500–$12,000 + travel
Conference/association rate — negotiable
Format 04
The most personalized format — combining the full Authority Speaks™ curriculum with individualized coaching. Three models: Individual (3 months), Group Cohort (6 weeks), or full Organizational Program (6 months).
Individual Executive Package — $3,500–$6,000 / 3 mo.
Group Coaching Cohort — $1,200–$2,000 per participant
Organizational Coaching Program — custom engagement
What's Included
A structured diagnostic that baselines your organization's current AI knowledge, usage, and readiness — and generates a targeted recommendations report.
A curated library of 50 high-value AI prompts organized by function: communication, decision-making, coaching, team development, strategic planning, and productivity.
10 real-world leadership scenarios where AI helps leaders think through conflict, feedback, burnout, strategic decisions, and change management — with guided approaches.
Module-by-module workbook with leadership principles, AI application guides, reflection questions, and personal action planning for each participant.
A customizable AI usage policy and ethics framework your organization can adopt or adapt — covering data privacy, transparency, bias awareness, and accountability.
Each participant leaves with a documented, personalized commitment — specific tools, use cases, and accountability checkpoints tailored to their leadership role.
Sector-Specific Delivery
Every delivery is contextualized to the sector being served. Leadership scenarios, the prompt library, the policy framework, and case studies all reflect the specific culture, language, and challenges of your organization type.
Operations automation and workflow efficiency
AI-enhanced customer communication
Data analysis and business intelligence
AI-powered sales and marketing strategy
Team productivity and meeting optimization
AI policy for competitive advantage
Grant writing and donor communication tools
Impact measurement and reporting automation
Program design and evaluation support
Volunteer recruitment and management
Board communication and governance support
Ethical AI policy for mission-driven orgs
Sermon preparation and communication tools
Member engagement and outreach strategy
Administrative automation for ministry staff
AI ethics from a biblical and theological lens
Protecting congregational data and privacy
Pastoral care and counseling support tools
Organizational Consulting
For organizations committed to comprehensive, sustainable AI leadership transformation — Chester builds custom multi-phase consulting engagements that go beyond training into full organizational implementation.
Executed over 8–12 weeks. Includes assessment, leadership training, workflow analysis, implementation support, and ongoing integration. Investment starts at $10,000 and scales with scope.
Phase 1
Assessment
Weeks 1–2
AI readiness diagnostic, leadership interviews, workflow audit, and a full organizational readiness report with targeted recommendations.
Phase 2
Training
Weeks 3–8
Full Authority Speaks™ AI Leadership Framework delivered to your leadership team — customized to your sector, culture, and goals.
Phase 3
Implementation
Weeks 9–14
Move from individual skill-building to systemic integration — embedding AI into how the organization actually operates day to day.
Phase 4
Integration
Ongoing
Monitoring, refinement, and advanced capability development. AI leadership becomes organizational culture — not a one-time training event.