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Run an HR consulting practice with what big firms have — without joining one.
AILCN — the AI Learning Consultant Network — gives independent HR consultants the playbooks, the AI software, and the peers you need to win mid-market clients on your own. Compete on rigor, not personality.
- 5-minute lessons, daily for 60 days
- The ExpandPro platform — diagnostics, dashboards, AI helpers
- A network of consultants who send each other deals · 40–70% deal share
What you actually get
Five things nobody else puts together.
“SHRM has playbooks and a credential — but no software and no benchmarks. Lattice and 15Five have software — but no rigorous playbooks and no consultant network. McKinsey has playbooks and consultants — but won't license to independents, and doesn't work at your scale. Most independent HR consultants have clients — but no playbooks, no software, no AI, no network. Putting all five together is the moat.”
Playbooks
How to measure the 10 most important workforce KPIs and 5 organizational health checks. Built on actual academic research, not LinkedIn-think.
Software
The ExpandPro platform your clients run on. Diagnostics, dashboards, proposal builder, deal pipeline — all of it.
AI helpers
AI that drafts your client deliverables, surfaces risks, and pulls real macro data. Useful because the playbooks ground it — not generic chatbots.
The network
Other AILCN consultants you trade deals with. Peer review on your work. Shared positioning when you go up against generalists.
Shared benchmarks
Numbers that get sharper as the network grows. Eventually you'll cite benchmarks no solo consultant can.
Why the rigor matters
The CHRO isn't the only one weighing in on hiring you.
Your conversation is with HR. But the CFO and CEO are weighing in too. Listicle content like “11 ways AI is transforming HR” doesn't survive that scrutiny. Real research, real numbers, and a real point of view do.
63%
of CFOs, CEOs, and CIOs read industry thought leadership at least an hour a week
40%+
of B2B deals stall when the people you're selling to can't get their colleagues on board
5×
more scrutiny from non-buyer executives than a decade ago
What separates rainmakers from everyone else
There's one consulting style that wins. Four that don't.
Researchers studied which consulting behaviors actually grow a book of business. They found five styles — and only one wins. The other four lose ground over time, even when the consultant is technically excellent.
AILCN teaches the winning style — proactive outreach, calendar discipline, the referral give-and-take, content that lands with executives. It's the part most programs skip.
See if AILCN fits how you workFive consulting styles
- Rainmakerwins
- Deep expert — waits for inboundloses
- Trusted advisor — stuck in existing accountsloses
- Provocateur — talks more than closesloses
- Honest broker — no BD disciplineloses
Based on academic research on professional-services partner behavior. Names paraphrased.
How the program works
60 days. 5 minutes a day. Two ways to pay for it.
01
Daily lessons
Five minutes a day. Each lesson is short, specific, and useful in actual client work. Quick quizzes at the end of each unit confirm you've got it.
02
Real client work
Run free diagnostics with prospects. Convert them to paid engagements. Each closed deal moves you up the revenue ladder — 40% to 50% to 60% to 70%.
03
The credential
To get certified you have to finish the program AND show you can actually use the playbooks with real clients. Time alone doesn't count. The credential means something.
Ready to put real methodology behind your work?
We're selective. The 8-minute application tells us — and you — whether the fit is right before any money changes hands. We'll route you to the path that matches where you are.