Our Philosophy
We created AI Learning Agency because we believe people, not tools, are the real drivers of AI success. AI can open doors to productivity, creativity, and meaningful impact, but only when humans guide it with purpose and clarity.
Our approach is simple: give learners hands-on practice with AI, grounded in the work they already do. No hype. No tech jargon. Just practical exploration that helps people think more clearly, make better decisions, and use AI in ways that genuinely move work forward.
Our model reflects what we believe: human purpose leads, AI insight supports, and meaningful results follow. We’re here to help individuals and organizations build real capability.
Why AI Learning Agency?
We started AI Learning Agency because we saw a gap. Since 2022, we’ve been helping organizations navigate their AI transformation efforts and we kept running into the same challenge: plenty of AI subject matter experts are creating content, but very little of it was true learning. It was usually lecture-heavy, feature-focused, and light on the practical, hands-on doing that actually changes how people work.
As long-time learning professionals, we know that capability is built through experience, not theory. Organizations need AI learning that moves beyond information and into application. And companies need it fast!
We created AI Learning Agency to meet that need: practical, human-centered, instructionally sound learning designed by experts who have spent decades building engaging experiences for the Fortune 500.
Our mission is to turn AI learning into AI doing.
Gretchen Hartke, CEO and Co-Founder
Gretchen leads strategic vision and partnerships. For over 20 years she has designed learning experiences for companies of all sizes — from global investment firms to scrappy startups — helping people build real-world skills that move business forward: whether that means stronger sales performance, smoother change adoption, or confident AI use.
Here at AI Learning Agency, Gretchen leads with her finger on the pulse. She listens closely to what companies are really struggling with as they try to integrate AI. She draws on years of experience working with organizations of all sizes to shape learning paths that address actual needs, not abstract ideas. Her goal is simple: help teams build real AI capability that aligns with business priorities, rather than offering generic training that sits unused.
Outside of work, Gretchen often finds herself on the water. She and her husband spend part of the year sailing, moving from one coastline to the next. She’s a lifelong history nerd and avid reader, and believes curiosity is a superpower. This blend of strategic thinking and lived curiosity shapes her approach: thoughtful, grounded, and always ready for what’s next.
Laura D’Ambrosio, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder
Laura is the learning architect behind AI Learning Agency. With more than 20 years of experience designing learning for Fortune 500 organizations, she creates programs that hold up in real work.
She understands that adults are practical, especially at work. They need to know why something matters and how it will make their work life better. And they learn best by doing or through immersive stories and experiences — not by passive watching or listening.
That understanding shapes her conviction that to use AI well, you need to understand the moment we’re in. AI represents a decades-long shift in how intelligence works — a change as significant in impact as the internet. That context affects how and why people learn.
Her goal at AI Learning Agency is to help people navigate this moment and learn to partner with AI, while keeping their own voice, creativity, and judgment intact.
Outside of client work, Laura is an author and lifelong reader who’s happiest in quieter, wild places — hiking with her dog Teddy or paddling somewhere in Northern Minnesota. Writing stories and traveling in wild places both require that you pay attention, notice patterns, and adapt to change. It’s how she moves through most things — with curiosity, a love of learning, and a willingness to sit with complexity until something clear emerges.