Organizations
Build internal AI capability and remove the bottlenecks slowing your teams down.
Explore consultingAI for ROI · Built for organizations
Turn AI into measurable business value.
IBAI helps teams, leaders, and organizations build practical AI capability through certification, community, partnerships, and premium consulting.
Standards you can trust. Systems you can deploy. ROI you can measure.
CPD-accredited credential · Next cohort begins August 4, 2026
As seen in
Trusted by organizations across Northeast Ohio and beyond
Communities
Partner with IBAI to educate members and build capacity across your network.
Partner with usThe real problem
You're not confused about AI. You're drowning in it.
Endless tools, hype, and tutorials, but no clear path to results you can measure. IBAI replaces the noise with a framework built for ROI.
Wasted Investment
Money spent on tools and subscriptions that never move the needle.
Tool Overload
A new "must-have" AI app every week, and no idea which matter.
Time Drain
Hours lost experimenting instead of running your business.
No Standard, No Proof
Teams experimenting in silos, no shared playbook, and no way to prove any of it to the board.
The IBAI framework
The 5 ROI Levers™
A repeatable system, the STEAD Framework™, for turning AI from a cost center into a measurable business advantage.
Saving Money
Reduce operational costs through intelligent automation.
Tracing Sales
Track and measure the AI activities that generate revenue.
Efficiency
Cut the hours lost to manual operations and give the day back to the work that pays.
Assistance
Extend your team's capacity with intelligent support your customers actually feel.
Data-Driven Decisions
Make smarter choices backed by real AI insight.
Founded on proof
TerDawn DeBoe
Forbes Contributor. AI ROI Strategist. Founder, Institute of Business AI.
TerDawn built IBAI after reducing her own operation from a team of 10 working 40 to 50 hours per week to 2 contractors at 10 to 15 hours per week. An 81% reduction in operational overhead, documented. Every framework the Institute teaches was proven in a real business first.
Meet the founderThe IBAI method
We don't teach AI tools. We teach ROI.
Tools change every week. Outcomes don't. Our programs are built around real implementation on your own business, with feedback, frameworks, and proof of value you can take to clients and stakeholders.
Explore the programs★★★★★
"There's not a word strong enough to say the value I get from this — to create agents that save time, save money, and increase revenue by helping me find clients."
Gwen RiaseFinancial Coach
Trusted by leaders
CEOs on working with IBAI.
Student success stories
Real results, in real businesses.
★★★★★
"I created a list of 15 warm leads in about five minutes!"
Laura HardinHardin Communications
★★★★★
"This class was amazing because it was hands-on. I got to implement things for my business. I'm going to save so much time!"
Christie JendrisakBusiness Owner
★★★★★
"I've created my own podcast agent. I would do this again in a heartbeat!"
Selina KelleyOwner, DisruptHer Coaching
★★★★★
"I am leaving out with so much more knowledge and experience."
Tiffany PettisRealtor
★★★★★
"I recommend this course if anyone is looking to further their knowledge or even introduce themselves to AI tools."
Andrea ShepherdReal Estate Agent
★★★★★
Korin GreenDirector, Women's Business Center, Northern Ohio
"When the WBC first looked into bringing someone in to run an AI workshop for our members, we were a little nervous. AI can feel like such a broad, overwhelming topic. From the very first planning call with TerDawn, we knew she understood what we were trying to accomplish. She brought clarity, enthusiasm, and real-world insight that made the workshop not just educational, but genuinely energizing. The sessions felt tailor-made, accessible for those new to AI, yet rich and thought-provoking for entrepreneurs already introduced to it."
Korin GreenDirector, Women's Business Center, Northern OhioPartners & workshops
Built for organizations, associations & their members.
IBAI runs member workshops and capability programs for business centers, associations, and enterprises. Tailored, hands-on, and outcome-focused.
Where is your organization starting from?
We haven't started.
No clear use cases yet.
We started and stalled.
Tools bought, a pilot ran, nothing scaled.
We were handed AI.
Someone owns AI internally and needs a partner and a method.
Organizational engagements begin with an AI ROI Audit, from $5,000.
Certification & accreditation
A credential you can stand behind.
The Certified AI ROI Consultant™ program is CPD accredited. Next cohort starts August 4, 2026.
AI ROI Assessment
Measure Before You Invest Another Dollar in AI
Most AI spending fails to produce a measurable return. The Institute's ROI Assessment applies the STEAD Framework, Saving, Tracing, Efficiency, Assistance, and Data-Driven Decisions, to your business in three minutes. You leave with a clear picture of where AI is already working, where it isn't, and where the next dollar should go.
Start the ROI AssessmentThree minutes. Complimentary. Full report.
Self-paced professional development
Build your foundation on your own schedule.
AI Business Essentials
8 modules + 3 bonus trainings. Build a practical AI foundation for your business.
$499$9980% off
AI-Powered Brand Development
8 modules + 3 bonus trainings. Use AI to build and scale your brand.
$499$9980% off
Membership
The AI Business Intelligence Society.
Your ongoing home for AI implementation: community, live training, agent-building, and support to keep turning AI into ROI, month after month.
- Live monthly trainings & workshops
- Community of AI-forward business owners
- Member pricing on certification
$111/month
or $1,111/year · 2 months complimentary
- Full Society access
- All live trainings & replays
- 12-month membership · 30-day money-back guarantee
Now streaming
ROI with AI, the podcast.
Practical conversations on turning AI into measurable business value. New episodes on how real businesses deploy AI and track the return.
Listen now
Trusted by teams & organizations we've worked with
Questions
Frequently asked questions.
The Institute of Business AI (IBAI) is a CPD-accredited AI education, certification, and consulting organization based in Cleveland, Ohio. We help organizations and professionals measure, prove, and improve the return on their AI investment using the STEAD Framework and the 5 ROI Levers™.