About
Hi, I'm Marlo — and I teach AI the practical way
I have spent the last few years helping professionals and small business teams actually put AI to work — not in slide decks, but in the messy reality of daily operations, sales, and marketing.
Along the way I noticed the same thing everywhere: people were either overwhelmed by hype or burned by tools that overpromised. So I built Marlo Academy to teach AI the way I wish it had been taught to me — hands-on, honest, and immediately useful.
Over 1,200 professionals and 120 teams later, the approach holds up. Whether you learn on your own or bring your whole team, the goal is the same: real fluency you can feel in your work within a week.
What I believe about teaching AI
Practical over theoretical
Every lesson maps to a real task you do at work. You leave with something you use the same day, not a certificate that gathers dust.
Plain English, always
No jargon, no math, no coding required. If you can use email and a browser, you can follow along and get results.
Honest about the limits
AI is powerful but not magic. We teach where it shines and, just as importantly, where it fails and how to stay safe.
Built for small business
The tools and budgets we assume are the ones real small teams have. Everything is adoptable without a big IT department.
- 1,200+
- professionals trained
- 120+
- teams
- 4.9/5
- average rating
- 38
- cohorts completed
Trusted by small business teams