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AI for Creative Leaders: The Strategic AI Mastery Experience

From Uncertain to Unstoppable: Build a production-ready AI pipeline for your creative practice and lead with confidence.

Text, image, video, sound, ethics, workflow design —

a complete, 13-week journey across the modern creative stack.

Live + Self-paced | 26 January, 2026

€3,000 • €3,200 (3-month installment plan)

13 weeks • multiple instructors • cross-disciplinary pipeline • 1 final project

Spots are limited.

Meet Your Mentors

Learn from industry leaders who've shaped the creative AI landscape

Ines Poggio
Course Director

Ines Poggio

Creative Strategist & Design Futurist

A creative mind driven by curiosity and a passion for transformation. Her career path weaves from engineering and sustainability to design, illustration, branding, design futures, and AI.

Nejc Susec
Co-Instructor

Nejc Susec

Academy Co-founder

Nejc explores the transformative power of AI and its impact on storytelling. His journey has taken him from Hollywood movie productions to collaborating on innovative campaigns for companies like Coca-Cola.

Luka Tisler
Co-Instructor

Luka Tisler

Academy Co-founder & Visual AI Specialist

Luka brings years of experience in visual AI for advertising and content production. He specializes in high-volume, high-quality image workflows—and his sessions focus on real-world use cases and creative control.

More About This Course

AI for Creative Leaders is a 12-week program that teaches creative professionals how to understand, direct, and deploy AI with confidence.

You'll build a production-ready pipeline across text, image, video, sound, ethics, and workflow design: the full creative stack.

This course goes beyond tools. You'll learn the frameworks and strategic perspective needed to lead teams, guide clients, and make informed decisions in an AI-driven world. Through hands-on projects and expert mentorship, you'll gain a clear understanding of what AI can do and how to apply it meaningfully to your work.

Whether you're shaping campaigns, directing teams, or future-proofing your studio, this program gives you the clarity and capability to integrate AI into your creative practice —

confidently, responsibly, and with vision.

What You'll Learn

Access to the software ecosystem we use throughout the course
How to understand AI capabilities, limitations, and emerging trends
Completion of a finished, portfolio-ready project tailored to your field
How to apply advanced AI workflows to real use cases in your industry
Techniques using ComfyUI, AnythingLLM, and other open-source tools
Frameworks for ethics, creative process, and responsible AI leadership
A complete, production-ready AI pipeline for text, image, video, and sound
How to communicate AI concepts clearly to teams, clients, and stakeholders

Who This Course Is For

Marketing Leaders seeking to integrate AI into their creative strategies
Agency Founders and Studio Owners wanting to future-proof their businesses
Creative Directors and Art Directors looking to advance their expertise with Generative AI
Senior Creatives working in production, advertising, design, broadcasting, and visual storytelling
Innovators and Creative Technologists looking to unlock new frameworks and designs for their projects

Course Rhythm

Masterclasses

Tuesdays

3:30 PM CET

Sandbox (Q&A)

Fridays

3:30 PM CET

Course Materials

Weekly

30 min per week

Community

Always

Unlimited

Curriculum Overview

1

Week 1

Your Role as an AI Leader

Understanding your role as a creative leader in the AI transformation

2

Week 2

AI Transformation (Responsibility, Governance)

Navigating responsibility and governance in AI adoption

3

Week 3

Creative Process

Integrating AI into your creative workflow

4

Week 4

LLMs

Fundamentals of Large Language Models and their creative applications

5

Week 5

Image Basics (Weavvy and Freepik)

Introduction to AI-powered image creation with Weavvy and Freepik

6

Week 6

Advanced Image (Comfy basics, T2I and I2I)

Advanced image generation with ComfyUI basics, text-to-image and image-to-image

7

Week 7

Custom Model Training

Training custom models for specific creative needs

8

Week 8

Project Check-in & Co-working

Dedicated time for project work, personalized guidance, and structured progress review

9

Week 9

ComfyUI Workflow Building (Local image, Comfy ControlNets and inpainting)

Building advanced workflows with local image processing, ControlNets and inpainting

10

Week 10

Commercial Video Generation (Veo, Kling, Comfy templates)

Creating professional videos with Veo, Kling, and ComfyUI templates

11

Week 11

Voice & Music, Lip Sync & Motion Control

AI-powered audio generation, lip sync and motion control techniques

12

Week 12

Building Your AI Strategy

Developing a comprehensive AI strategy for your creative organization

13

Week 13

Final Project Presentation

Showcase your AI-powered creative projects

Student Projects

See what our students have created

Course
AI for Creative Leaders
Advanced Video Rendering Pipeline

Advanced Video Rendering Pipeline

Comprehensive guide to advanced model and LoRA configurations in ComfyUI, demonstrating professional workflow optimization techniques.

Sal
Sal
AI Workflow Specialist
Course
AI for Creative Leaders
AI for Fashion: Model Training & Workflows

AI for Fashion: Model Training & Workflows

Comprehensive presentation on implementing ComfyUI workflows in professional environments and business applications.

Marta
Marta
AI Consultant
Course
AI for Architects
AI Architectural Visualization

AI Architectural Visualization

Professional AI workflow demonstration showcasing advanced architectural visualization techniques and design applications.

Andrei
Andrei
Architectural Visualization Specialist
Course
AI for Creative Leaders
VFX Supervisor's AI Music Video

VFX Supervisor's AI Music Video

A complete horror short film created using ComfyUI workflows for consistent character generation, atmospheric scenes, and cinematic storytelling.

Isaac
Isaac
Filmmaker & AI Artist
Course
AI for Creative Leaders
The Rebellious Cell - Scientific Visualization

The Rebellious Cell - Scientific Visualization

Advanced scientific visualization project using ComfyUI to create educational content about cellular biology.

Ania
Ania
Scientific Illustrator
Course
AI for Creative Leaders
Advanced Video Rendering Pipeline

Advanced Video Rendering Pipeline

Comprehensive guide to advanced model and LoRA configurations in ComfyUI, demonstrating professional workflow optimization techniques.

Sal
Sal
AI Workflow Specialist
Course
AI for Creative Leaders
AI for Fashion: Model Training & Workflows

AI for Fashion: Model Training & Workflows

Comprehensive presentation on implementing ComfyUI workflows in professional environments and business applications.

Marta
Marta
AI Consultant
Course
AI for Architects
AI Architectural Visualization

AI Architectural Visualization

Professional AI workflow demonstration showcasing advanced architectural visualization techniques and design applications.

Andrei
Andrei
Architectural Visualization Specialist
Course
AI for Creative Leaders
VFX Supervisor's AI Music Video

VFX Supervisor's AI Music Video

A complete horror short film created using ComfyUI workflows for consistent character generation, atmospheric scenes, and cinematic storytelling.

Isaac
Isaac
Filmmaker & AI Artist
Course
AI for Creative Leaders
The Rebellious Cell - Scientific Visualization

The Rebellious Cell - Scientific Visualization

Advanced scientific visualization project using ComfyUI to create educational content about cellular biology.

Ania
Ania
Scientific Illustrator
Course
AI for Creative Leaders
Advanced Video Rendering Pipeline

Advanced Video Rendering Pipeline

Comprehensive guide to advanced model and LoRA configurations in ComfyUI, demonstrating professional workflow optimization techniques.

Sal
Sal
AI Workflow Specialist
Course
AI for Creative Leaders
AI for Fashion: Model Training & Workflows

AI for Fashion: Model Training & Workflows

Comprehensive presentation on implementing ComfyUI workflows in professional environments and business applications.

Marta
Marta
AI Consultant
Course
AI for Architects
AI Architectural Visualization

AI Architectural Visualization

Professional AI workflow demonstration showcasing advanced architectural visualization techniques and design applications.

Andrei
Andrei
Architectural Visualization Specialist
Course
AI for Creative Leaders
VFX Supervisor's AI Music Video

VFX Supervisor's AI Music Video

A complete horror short film created using ComfyUI workflows for consistent character generation, atmospheric scenes, and cinematic storytelling.

Isaac
Isaac
Filmmaker & AI Artist
Course
AI for Creative Leaders
The Rebellious Cell - Scientific Visualization

The Rebellious Cell - Scientific Visualization

Advanced scientific visualization project using ComfyUI to create educational content about cellular biology.

Ania
Ania
Scientific Illustrator

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