Empowering the Workforce of Tomorrow—Today
We help people and organizations confidently embrace AI and automation, turning uncertainty into opportunity.
Our Why
It started with a simple observation: Ohio's workforce was being left behind.
The AI boom was well underway, but everyday professionals—educators, manufacturers, small business owners—were either overwhelmed or overlooked. Our co-founders, educators and technologists, saw the gap and asked a better question: what if the future of work didn’t have to feel so uncertain?
From that question, AI OWL was born.
We believe AI should be a tool of empowerment, not intimidation. And that belief drives everything we do.
What We Do
AI OWL is an award-winning training and workforce development organization focused on practical, ethical, and human-centered AI education.
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In just the last year:
2,500+
professionals trained
200+
businesses supported across industries
95%
of participants improved productivity and confidence
Our Programs
We design learning experiences for real people, real teams, and real problems.
OUR PARTNERS
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Our Team
Co-Founders
Trace Johnson
President
Cas Maxwell
CEO
Leadership
Jack Spiller
Executive Vice President
Jason Feig
Senior Vice President
Cherie Thacker
Marketing Lead
Katie Karabinos
Lead AI Educator
Spencer Feig
Director of Development
Instructors
Sheyla Finkelshteyn
AI Instructor
Suzanne Carawan
AI Instructor
Emily
AI Instructor
Client Success
Ethan Kennedy
Customer Success Director
Joe Copeland
Education
Logan Harrelson
Customer Success Manager
Development
Ethan Knotts
Development Manager
Gabby Herlocher
Development Manager
Devi Eswar Kumar Damerla
Software Development Engineer
Mohan Priya Mulagapu
Backend Development Specialist
Zehra Demirtoka
AI 2.0 Intern
Alex Bastola
AI 2.0 Intern
Miles Schaad
AI 2.0 Intern
Payton Curry
AI 2.0 Intern
Rachel Tong
AI 2.0 Intern
Devin Fitch
AI 2.0 Intern
Enoch Chung
AI 2.0 Intern
Harish Natarajan
AI 2.0 Intern
Sid Sivakumar
AI 2.0 Intern
Judah Scott
AI 2.0 Intern
Viona Shah
AI 2.0 Intern
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Neel Mawalker
AI 2.0 Intern
