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In partnership with Byteable.ai

The Future of Work Just Got a New Classroom

BeSkilled Academy brings FUTURE PROOF to Phoenix — following the sold-out success of Beyond The Game (With AI).

Fresh off training former NFL Super Bowl Champions for life after football, BeSkilled Academy opens its four-week Future Literacy and AI program to the business community it was built for all along.

For immediate release

September 16, 2026

Phoenix, Arizona

PHOENIX, ARIZ. — September 16, 2026 — BeSkilled Academy and Byteable.ai today announced the launch of FUTURE PROOF (With AI)™, an interactive four-week educational experience built to help professionals, entrepreneurs, business leaders, creators, students and organizations adapt to the future of work — before the future adapts without them.

The announcement follows the successful completion of BeSkilled’s inaugural pilot, Beyond The Game (With AI)™, a program developed to help former professional football players and Super Bowl Champions explore artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship and career transition beyond athletics. Building on that momentum, BeSkilled Academy is now expanding its mission to empower the broader business community and local workforce.

Beginning Wednesday, September 30, 2026, in Phoenix, the FUTURE PROOF series will offer weekly two-hour sessions focused on practical AI skills, prompt engineering, agentic workflows and responsible AI adoption.

“AI isn’t simply another technology companies are adopting — it is changing the architecture of work itself.”

“Following our successful work with former NFL champions, we are making AI and future literacy accessible to everyone. We are creating a place where people can learn without fear, imagine new possibilities, and leave ready to build.”

Mike Johns, Founder, Futurist, AI Instructor and Author of Death of a Job: The Future of Work in the Age of AI

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From insight to implementation.

The four-week curriculum transforms concepts from Johns’ book into an actionable learning roadmap.

  1. 01

    Future Sense

    AI 101 and Prompt Engineering 2.0.

  2. 02

    The Great Unbundling

    Workflows, AI agents and organizational redesign.

  3. 03

    The Proof Economy

    Data, evidence, synthesis and governance.

  4. 04

    Be-Skilled

    Personal branding, storytelling and building new opportunities.

Led by Mike Johns and co-instructor Justin Sweeley, CEO of Byteable.ai, sessions combine practical instruction with DJ-led music, networking, guest experts and a relaxed social environment featuring two drinks included with admission. Participants leave with a tangible 90-Day Future-Proof Plan to implement in their careers or businesses immediately.