Calhoun Academy
AI skills academy · 2026 intake

Master AI. Automate the grind. Turn it into income.

One ecosystem, from a 30-day quick start to 1-on-1 VIP mentoring. Learn the tools that studios, agencies and startups are hiring for right now, from people who use them at work every day.

  • Built for 2026Current tools and workflows, not last year's playbook.
  • International speakersProducers, artists and AI engineers from working teams.
  • Practice firstEvery module ends with something you can ship or sell.
  • Learn at your levelStart with a $25 mini-course or go all in with a mentor.
Course catalog

Three tracks. Three industries. One toolkit.

Pick the craft you want to get paid for. Open a card to see what you will build, learn and use.

Course 01

AI for Video Editing & Production

Arthur NevskyVFX producer · AI director

Go from script to finished cut with a pipeline that replaces days of shooting, voiceover and post-production.

  • Runway Gen-3
  • Sora
  • ElevenLabs
  • HeyGen

What you will build

A complete AI-produced video: scripted, generated, voiced, edited and ready to publish or pitch to a client.

You will learn to

  • Turn a brief into a shot list and storyboard that generators can follow
  • Generate and direct consistent scenes with Runway Gen-3 and Sora
  • Create natural voiceovers and dubbing in multiple languages with ElevenLabs
  • Produce presenter and avatar videos with HeyGen
  • Fix artifacts, match style and assemble the final cut like a producer

Best for

Editors, content creators, marketers and freelancers who want to deliver video faster and at lower cost.

Course 02

Image Generation & AI Art Direction

Kristina MayerConcept artist · game development

Direct image models the way a concept artist does: with intent, a consistent style and a repeatable process.

  • Midjourney
  • Flux
  • Stable Diffusion

What you will build

A consistent visual series, such as a character sheet, a set of environments or a brand look, with a documented style you can reuse for clients.

You will learn to

  • Write prompts that control composition, light, mood and detail
  • Keep characters and style consistent across dozens of images
  • Compare Midjourney, Flux and Stable Diffusion and choose the right one per task
  • Refine results with inpainting, upscaling and reference images
  • Present and defend creative decisions as an art director

Best for

Designers, illustrators, game and brand teams, and anyone who needs strong visuals without a full art department.

Course 03

Neural Networks for Text, Marketing & SEO

Roman VershininLLM implementation expert

Put language models to work on content, campaigns and search, with systems that keep quality high at volume.

  • ChatGPT
  • Claude 3.5
  • Perplexity

What you will build

A working content and SEO workflow: research, briefs, drafts and edits, with reusable prompts and checks you can hand to a team or a client.

You will learn to

  • Structure prompts and instructions for reliable, on-brand output
  • Research markets and competitors fast with Perplexity
  • Plan keyword clusters and write search-ready content with ChatGPT and Claude
  • Automate repetitive marketing tasks, from emails to ad variations
  • Fact-check, edit and avoid generic AI-sounding copy

Best for

Marketers, copywriters, founders and agency teams who want to produce more without lowering the bar.

Premium

Personal training and mentoring

Your own track, built around your goals. Work 1-on-1 with any of our speakers and bring real projects, not just exercises.

  • 1-on-1 with the speaker of your choiceA personal learning path, not a group syllabus.
  • Live video callsAsk, show your screen and get answers in the moment.
  • Breakdowns of your real work casesBring a client project and leave with a plan.
Teresa Calhoun
Lead mentor

Teresa Calhoun

AI Workflow Architect & Automation Expert

Former executive producer at a creative agency in London. Teresa has built AI into the daily workflows of more than 40 international companies, and she now leads the academy's direction on end-to-end business automation, AI avatars and AI assistants.

She has spoken at European tech conferences including Web Summit, and created a viral campaign for a well-known fashion brand that was generated entirely with neural networks.

40+international companies with AI in their workflows
60%lower content production costs for clients
Web Summitspeaker at European tech conferences
Plans & pricing

Choose your level. Upgrade as you grow.

Every step up adds more courses, more feedback and more ways to turn the skills into paid work.

Level 1
Basic Start
$25
  • Mini-course on AI writing
  • Ready-to-use prompt pack
  • 30 days of access
Start for $25
Level 2
Specialist
$50
  • One full course of your choice
  • Student community chat
  • 3 months of access
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Level 3
Pro (All Included)
$100
  • All 3 courses
  • Homework reviewed by curators
  • Live breakdown sessions
  • Certificate of completion
  • 1 year of access
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Level 4
Business / Career
$200
  • Everything in Pro
  • Module on selling AI services
  • Contract templates
  • Private channel with job openings
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Limited seats
Individual VIP Mentoring
On request

A personal program built around your goals and led by a mentor you work with directly.

  • Personal learning program
  • 8 one-on-one Zoom sessions with your mentor
  • Number of places is limited
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