About - AI Performance Lab

We train the practice behind the strategy.

The AI Performance Lab is a 12-month performance program for enterprise leadership teams. We exist for one reason: 95% of enterprise AI initiatives fail, not because the strategy is wrong, but because nobody practices.

What We Believe

There is no AI strategy. There is only AI practice.

Execution has three levers: mindset (the will), skillset (the muscle), and toolset (the equipment). Vendors own toolset. Coaches stop at mindset. Almost nobody trains all three on the same calendar, which is exactly why most enterprise AI never leaves the deck.

We built the Lab to be the year of disciplined skill-building underneath the workshop. Diagnostic at month zero. Re-test at month twelve. Delta on the board. Same room, same coaches, but with reps, scores, and a renewal pitch you can take to your board.

In Short
  • Strategy tells you what to do.
  • Practice makes it happen.
  • We train the part everyone else skips.

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The Team

Dr. Michael "House" Housman

Dr. Michael Housman

Co-Founder · CEO

PhD economist (Wharton; Harvard). 17 years building ML platforms across five startups. 243 keynotes in 27 countries. Author of Future Proof.

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Alan VanToai

Alan VanToai

Co-Founder · President

Serial technology entrepreneur & investor. 15 years building technology startups (3x exits). Deep technology, product, and market strategist.

Christopher Mazzei

Christopher Mazzei

AI Strategy · Instructor

Former EY Global Vice Chair of Strategy and its first Chief Data & Analytics Officer. Cornell professor; CEO of Mazzei Consulting.

Riaz Shah, OBE

Riaz Shah, OBE

Future of Work · Instructor

27-year EY Partner and Professor at Hult. Advised governments and CEOs across 80+ countries. Awarded an OBE for education.

Tal Goldhamer

Tal Goldhamer

Learning Strategy · Instructor

Former Partner & Chief Learning Officer at EY. Two decades building learning programs for leadership teams worldwide. Founder of Find The Tailwind.

Kyle Hermans

Kyle Hermans

Leadership · Instructor

Global CEO of Oxford Leadership and co-founder of Be Courageous. Singularity University fellow. Led transformation at hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies.

Jenah Lagdameo

Jenah Lagdameo

Systems & Strategy

Development economist focused on systems improvement. Seven years streamlining complex processes and designing digital reforms in the public sector.

Samantha Womelsdorf

Samantha Womelsdorf

Business Development

Healthcare-deep BD specialist. Translates complex market data into actionable executive strategies. MHA, Texas Tech.