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Paying for AI nobody uses
You’re paying for AI subscriptions, and maybe two people in the office know how to get anything out of them.
AI Training for Contractors & Trades · Virtual or in person
AI Training Built
for Builders.
Plain-spoken, hands-on sessions that show your team how to use AI on estimates, schedules and client emails without putting your business at risk.
AI changes every month, so our training does too. We teach your team how AI behaves, how to check its work before it hits a bid or a client’s inbox, and how to keep your data safe, then tailor the topics to your company.
We’ve spoken at
NAHB eventsandBuilder 20 groups
No long-term
contracts
Always current
Updated as AI changes, not stuck on last year’s apps
Virtual or in person
At your office, shop or event, built around your team
We don’t sell software. We teach the tools your team already has, like:
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Gemini
- Copilot
- and whatever's next
The problem
Your whole outfit is trying AI. Nobody agreed on how.
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Five people, five different AIs
Your estimator, your PM and your office manager each picked their own tool and their own way of using it. The results don’t match.
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Bids pasted anywhere
Bids, client details, plans and contracts are going into free AI tools, and nobody’s checking where they end up.
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Training built for desk jobs
Most AI courses walk through one app’s buttons, then the app changes. And they’re written for office workers, not people who build things.
The training
AI changes every month. Your team’s training should too.
New models, new features and new rules show up constantly. We rebuild our content as the tools change, so what your office and crews learn is current the day we teach it, and the habits underneath still work on whatever comes next.
Always current
Kept up to date
Every session shows where AI is right now, not where it was when somebody recorded a course.
Made for the trades
From the desk to the job site
The topics fit GCs, remodelers and specialty trades alike: owners, estimators, PMs, office staff and field leads. They stay broad on purpose, because the tools keep changing.
Tailored
Built around your focus
If your company or your builder group has a focus, we shape the topics, examples and demos around it. Final session titles fit your audience and event track.
Training topics
Eight topics. Pick what your team needs.
Broad categories you combine for your company or event. Each one can run as a talk, a panel-style workshop or a demo-heavy breakout. The last two are hands-on: your team builds right alongside us and leaves with working files.
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AI and the State of the Industry
Ideal for: Owners, leadership teams, builder associations and HBA events
- A plain-language look at the changing AI landscape and what it means for builders and trade businesses.
- Where disruption is real and where it’s hype, and how to stay adaptable without chasing shiny objects.
- Key focus areas to future-proof your team and processes.
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AI Use: Policies, Security & Privacy
Ideal for: Owners, office managers, HR and anyone handling bids, contracts or client data
- When AI is appropriate to use, and when it isn’t.
- Strengths and shortcomings of AI outputs, and how to prevent costly mistakes and liability.
- Simple governance patterns that keep usage consistent and safe across teams.
Takeaway
A drafted AI Use Policy template you can adapt and roll out with your team.
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The Future of Management in an AI World
Ideal for: Owners, ops leaders, superintendents and service managers
- Why traditional management struggles at scale: the middle-management tax, chasing data, slow feedback loops.
- How “AI watchers” surface signals early and tighten feedback loops across operations.
- Examples across performance, quality, training and customer experience.
Takeaway
A copy-and-paste starter method to test your first lightweight “AI manager.”
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AI for Training & SOPs Your Team Will Actually Use
Ideal for: Ops managers and anyone onboarding new hires to the office or the field
- How tools like NotebookLM make onboarding more engaging and easier to maintain.
- Turn SOPs into dynamic support content: text, audio and quick-reference formats.
- Demo examples built around onboarding a new hire to your company.
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AI as a Strategic Partner
Ideal for: Owners, estimators, PMs and office teams putting AI to daily use
- Practical use cases with tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini or Claude.
- Better outputs: prompting patterns, using your own voice, and iteration techniques.
- Examples for complex work: analysis, planning and data-heavy decisions.
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AI for Visuals
Ideal for: Remodelers, designers, sales and marketing, and PMs presenting to clients
- Custom visuals for builders, designers and marketing teams, no designer required.
- Spot edits on photos and transformed renderings that communicate project vision.
- Accessible tips and guardrails for quality, consistency and responsible use.
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Hands-onAI for Smarter Spreadsheets, Dashboards & Strategic Insights
Ideal for: Owners, controllers, estimators and anyone who lives in spreadsheets
- Build spreadsheets and dashboards tailored to your business, with AI as a partner.
- Automate the manual data crunching and turn reporting into decisions: performance vs. goal, trends, action prompts.
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Build-alongLive: Building AI-Powered Tools & Automations for Operations
Ideal for: Ops leaders and growing contractors who want fewer status calls
- Build simple data-capture workflows (forms, voice notes, recordings) that show what’s happening on every job.
- Use AI to review inputs, surface risks and push insights to leaders, without anyone chasing updates.
How sessions work
Sized to your schedule.
60–90 min
Most topics take about this long to cover well, with demos and Q&A. Every group is different, so there’s no fixed clock.
About 3 topics
fit in a typical 5-hour session. You pick the mix.
Two days
For more topics, we run two back-to-back days.
Keynotes & breakouts
Shorter keynotes, breakouts and lunch-and-learns for builder associations and industry events, focused on one theme.
Virtual or in person. We teach live online, or on site at your office, shop or event. Sessions are led by Morgan and Justin Knox. Tool names are examples; we work with what your team already runs, whether that’s Google, Microsoft or a mix.
Up to 25 people per session. Bigger team? Get in touch and we’ll work it out. For in-person sessions, travel and lodging aren’t included in training fees; you cover them. Taught in English.
Book a Discovery Call
Tell us about your team and what you want them to learn. We’ll suggest the right mix of topics.
How training starts
From one call to a team that knows AI.
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Discovery Call free · 20 min
Tell us about your company, what your team wants to learn, and which AI tools are already showing up in the office and on site.
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Training Plan paid step
For a fee, we map who needs what around the topics you pick, from the owner’s desk to the field, and add anything you ask us to dig into.
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Team Training
The topics you picked, virtual or in person, in one session or two back-to-back days, using the tools you already have.
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Reinforce
Refreshers, office hours, and onboarding for new hires.
No assessment required. Training starts straight from the call.
When you want it built
Trained team? Let's build.
Expert hours
Explore AI Consulting
AI Consulting
Some contractors want a workflow built for them, or just need an expert for a few hours. That’s separate from training: an expert by the hour to help with strategy, pick tools, review what you’ve got, or build an automation for your office or operations.
Billed hourly · discounted blocks of 10+ hours · no long-term contracts
Results
Client results coming soon
Why Knox Out AI
How we work.
Practical.
Implementation, not theory. What we teach gets used on Monday, in the office and on the job.
No posturing.
Nobody's trying to sound smart. We’re here to help your company run better.
Built in the trades.
Our examples come from estimates, schedules, change orders, client emails and job sites, and we use your own when your work is different.
No vendor lock-in.
We don't resell any AI platform, and we don’t push any one of them as the answer.
Your presentersJustin Knox Morgan Knox
About usResources
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Builders ask.
What happens when the AI tools change?
They will, constantly, so we update our content as they do. Every session shows where AI is right now. We skip button-by-button tutorials and teach how AI behaves, how to check its work and how to keep your data safe. That still applies when the apps get replaced.
Can you tailor the topics to our company?
Yes. The topics fit GCs, remodelers and specialty trades, and when your team has a focus, we shape the topics, examples and demos around it. Tell us who’s attending, their AI experience (beginner, mixed or advanced) and your tools (Google, Microsoft or a mix), and we’ll suggest the right mix.
How long is a session?
Most topics take about 60 to 90 minutes to cover well, so a typical 5-hour session covers about three. Longer engagements can run as two back-to-back days. For builder associations and industry events, we also do shorter keynotes, breakouts and lunch-and-learns on one theme.
Do we have to commit to one AI company?
No. We don't sell software, and we're not tied to any provider. Use what fits your company.
Who from my company should be in the training?
Anyone who uses a computer or phone for work: owners, office staff, estimators, project managers, superintendents and field leads. Each group gets examples from its own day.
Do you speak at builder events and conferences?
Yes. Morgan and Justin Knox lead keynotes, breakouts, panel-style workshops and lunch-and-learns for builder associations, education committees and industry events. Final titles are customized for your audience and track.
Do we have to hire you to build anything?
No. Training stands on its own. Plenty of teams start with training and decide later whether they want something built.
Is it virtual or in person?
Both. We teach live online or in person at your office, shop or event. For in-person sessions, the client covers travel and lodging.
What does training cost?
It depends on your team size and what you need, so we cover it on the Discovery Call. No long-term contracts.
Book a Discovery Call
Start with one 20-minute call.
Tell us about your company, what AI your office and crews are already using, and what you want them to walk away with. We’ll suggest the right topics and format for your team or your builder event.
- Free · 20 minutes
- No long-term contracts
- Virtual or in person
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