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Forum for Naturals Presents
AI Marketing Ops
Workshop
The only hands-on AI implementation event built exclusively for CPG marketing teams. Leave with a working workflow, a shared framework, and a 90-day plan — not just notes.
August 21–22, 2025
Sweater Ventures · Boulder, CO
1.5 Days · Hands-On
Max 25 Teams · CPG-Exclusive
Platform-Agnostic Framework
Online Only
Online Course
$250
Per person · 3 live Zoom sessions · June–mid-July
- 3 × 90-min live sessions on Zoom
- Free Lunch & Learn teaser (late May)
- All frameworks and course materials
- Session recordings within 24 hrs
- Open to all — team or individual
- In-person summit access
Best Value
Team of 3 · Course + Summit
Full Program — Team
$1,245
Early Early Bird · Reg. $1,995 · Ends May 31
- 3-session online course (all 3 members)
- Pre-event 30-min prep call with instructor
- Full 1.5-day summit access for team of 3
- Day 2 Team Build track + TA support
- Team matching with peer CPG brands
- Upgrade: Add Mastermind for $1,495 total
Individual · Summit Only
Summit Only
$495
Early Early Bird · Reg. $595 · Ends May 31
- Full 1.5-day workshop access (Aug 21–22)
- Day 2 Individual/Fractional track
- Networking with 60–75 CPG peers
- All event frameworks and materials
- Post-event recording bundle
- Online course sessions
Why This Exists
You've attended the AI talks. Nothing changed on Monday.
Every AI conference promises transformation. Most deliver a notebook of ideas and a team that still doesn't know what to do next week.
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Your team is fragmented. Everyone's using different tools, prompting differently, and no one agrees on where AI fits in your actual workflow.
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You don't have time to go deep alone. You've tried the YouTube tutorials, the webinars, the free courses. You need a structured path, not more content.
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The tools change faster than you can learn them. You need a framework that outlasts whatever ships next month.
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You're carrying the AI agenda alone. You come back energized from every event. Your team doesn't. The gap keeps growing.
Leave with all of this.
- A shared AI vocabulary — your team aligned on what matters and why
- A platform-agnostic framework — built to survive whatever ships next month
- At least one mapped, working AI workflow for your brand — built during the event
- A 90-day action plan — specific next moves your team executes Monday morning
- A peer network of CPG marketing leaders doing the same work
- Clarity on what to buy, build, and skip — no more vendor fog
- Pre-event prep call with an instructor, tailored to your brand situation
65+
CPG brands at last year's AI Summit
25
Max teams — limited for quality
5
AI roles framework — tool agnostic
90
Day action plan every team leaves with
Online Course
Build your AI foundation before August.
Three live 90-minute sessions on Zoom, bi-weekly Wednesdays at lunch. Taught by Chuck Aikens and Jason Cormier. Designed to prepare your team — or your individual practice — for the in-person summit.
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Session 1
The 5 AI Roles Framework + Platform Orientation
Mid-June 2025 · Wednesday at Noon MT · 90 min
Introduction to the organizing framework that guides the entire program. How the five AI roles map to your existing team structure — and what gaps you likely have. Platform orientation: Claude, Copilot, and GPT — when each is the right tool.
→ Deliverable: Your team's AI role audit and initial platform decision
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Session 2
Process Mapping — Finding Your AI Entry Point
Late June / Early July 2025 · Wednesday at Noon MT · 90 min
The clarity brief framework. How to map a current marketing process and identify exactly where AI can cut friction, speed up output, or reduce dependency on one person. Teams bring their process maps for live review and Q&A.
→ Deliverable: A completed process map + your prioritized AI opportunity
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Session 3
Build Review, Q&A + Summit Prep
Week of July 7–11, 2025 · Wednesday at Noon MT · 90 min
Teams share what they've built. Open Q&A on what's working. Direct preparation for the in-person summit — what to bring, what to finish, and how to make the most of your Day 2 build session in Boulder.
→ Deliverable: A specific problem and partial workflow ready for Day 2
Format: All three sessions are live on Zoom, bi-weekly Wednesdays at noon Mountain Time. Recordings available within 24 hours. Pre-session prep takes 30–60 minutes between calls.
Course Registration
Format3 live Zoom sessions
Duration90 min each
ScheduleWednesdays, Noon MT
DatesJune – mid-July 2025
InstructorsChuck Aikens + Jason Cormier
RecordingsYes — within 24 hrs
Course Only — Per Person
$250
Open to all — team or individual enrollment
✓ Bundle with summit team pass — save $250 total
Questions? ted@forumfornaturals.net
The Full Program
Three phases. One complete journey.
You can join at any stage — but the experience is designed as a single arc: build your foundation online, apply it in person, sustain it through the cohort.
Phase 1
Online Course
June – Mid-July 2025
Three 90-minute live sessions on Zoom. Learn the 5 AI Roles, map your brand's workflows, and build your first AI process before you arrive in Boulder.
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Phase 2 ★
In-Person Summit
August 21–22, 2025 · Boulder
Apply what you learned. Build alongside your team and 20–24 peer CPG companies. Leave with a working AI workflow and a 90-day plan.
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Phase 3
Mastermind Cohort
October 2025 – Ongoing
Monthly implementation sessions with Chuck and Jason. A private cohort of peer CPG teams. For the 20 teams who want to sustain the momentum.
Registration & Pricing
Join at every stage. Bundle and save.
Four ways to participate — from course-only to the full summit and ongoing cohort. All pricing increases on June 1 and again on August 1.
Early Early Bird
Now – May 31
Biggest savings
Early Bird
June 1 – June 30
Moderate savings
Regular
July 1 – July 31
Standard rate
Late / August
Aug (if seats remain)
Limited seats
Online Course
Online Only
Online Course
For individuals who want the foundation without attending in-person.
$250
Per person · No price increase planned
- 3 × 90-min live Zoom sessions (June–mid-July)
- Free Lunch & Learn teaser (late May)
- All frameworks and course materials
- Session recordings within 24 hrs
- In-person summit access
- Team prep call
Bundle — Individual
Course + Summit
Best option for fractional CMOs and solo practitioners.
$695
↑ Early Bird (Jun 1–30): $795
Regular: $845
- Full 3-session online course
- Full 1.5-day in-person summit (Aug 21–22)
- Day 2 Individual/Fractional track (Chuck-led)
- All course and event materials
- Team prep call
In-Person Summit
Summit — Individual
Summit Only
In-person only. For individuals attending without the online course.
$495
↑ Early Bird (Jun 1–30): $545
Regular rate: $595
- Full 1.5-day event access (Aug 21–22)
- Day 2 Individual/Fractional track
- Networking with 60–75 CPG peers
- All event frameworks and materials
- Online course sessions
- Team prep call
★ Most Popular
Team Registration
Team of 3 — CMO/VP + Marketing Manager + Implementer. Course + summit + prep call.
$1,245
↑ Early Bird (Jun 1–30): $1,495 · Includes course for all 3
Regular: $1,995 (team of 3)
- 3-session online course for all 3 members
- Pre-event 30-min prep call with Chuck or Jason
- Team matching with peer CPG companies
- Full 1.5-day summit access for all 3
- Day 2 Team Build track with TA support
- Platform-clustered breakouts
Full Program
Team + Mastermind
Course + summit + ongoing implementation cohort for teams serious about sustained AI adoption.
$1,495
↑ Early Bird (Jun 1–30): $1,795
Regular: $2,995 (team of 3)
- Everything in Team Registration
- Post-event Mastermind Cohort (first 20 teams)
- Monthly sessions with Chuck + Jason
- Private cohort community with peer CPG teams
- Lock in 2026 Summit seat at current pricing
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Team Registration Note: All three members must register together in a single purchase. Questions about who to bring? Email ted@forumfornaturals.net — we'll help you think it through.
The ROI case for your approver
Team cost (early bird, 3 people)$1,245
Estimated travel + hotel (2 nights)~$1,500
Total investment~$2,750
Time saved if 1 workflow runs (3 people, 5 hrs/wk)780 hrs/yr
Payback at $75/hr fully loaded~3.5 weeks
Subject: Approval — AI Marketing Ops Workshop
Dates: Aug 21–22, 2025 · Boulder, CO
Investment: $1,245 + ~$1,500 travel = ~$2,750
ROI: 1 workflow → payback in ~4 weeks
Audience: CPG-exclusive, senior-level, 25 teams max
Need to justify this to your boss?
You're not the only one. Most people in this room need internal sign-off to attend. We've made it easy — download our one-page ROI brief, pre-written for your CEO or CFO.
It frames the investment as an operational decision (not a training expense), shows the time-savings math, and explains why this event is structured differently from every other AI conference.
Brands like Kettle & Fire, WishGarden, Smarty Pants Vitamins, and Q Mixers have all sent teams to Forum for Naturals events.
⬇ Download the Approval One-PagerOr forward this page directly. The pricing, agenda, and speaker list are all here.
Confirmed Speakers
People who've actually done it.
No generalists. No keynote tourists. Every speaker is a practitioner with real CPG or AI implementation experience.
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Chuck Aikens
Lead Instructor · Tymoo
One of the foremost AI practitioners in natural CPG. Works hands-on with brands including WishGarden, Wild Planet, and Humble on AI workflow integration and team capability building.
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Jason Cormier
Lead Instructor · AI Marketing Forum
President of RMAC (4,000+ AI community members in Colorado). Former marketing agency founder of 18 years. Runs the AI Marketing Forum school community and Mutual Intelligence consultancy.
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Summer
Day 1 Keynote
Confirmed keynote presenter on how AI is restructuring marketing organizations, the evolving CMO role, and the hiring and collaboration models that will define the next era of CPG marketing.
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Leah Swalling
Brand Case Study · CMO, Kettle & Fire
CMO at one of the most AI-forward natural food brands in the country. Shares the real story of Kettle & Fire's AI integration — what worked, what failed, and what you can steal.
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Ankit Dhawan
Implementation Partner · Founder, BluePill
Founder of BluePill — the AI consumer insights platform used by Kettle & Fire, Smarty Pants Vitamins, and others. Former Amazon engineer. Day 2 TA and integration partner.
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Jonathan
Integration Partner · Solo Media
Boulder-based Shopify expert and AI toolkit specialist working with Wild Planet, Humble, and Lifelines. Will show CPG teams how to use Shopify's AI layer to optimize product catalogs in under 45 minutes.
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Glenn Baptiste · Closing Keynote · ex-CMO, L'Oréal
Former CMO of L'Oréal and Head of Insights at Unilever. Glenn closes Day 2 with a strategic perspective on how enterprise CPG organizations are building AI leadership — and what it means for natural brands competing at scale.
What People Are Saying
The Forum builds real relationships.
What partners and members say about what happens when the right CPG leaders get in the same room.
We've experienced when we work with one of the Forum's brand members, the word of mouth has led us to 5 or 6 other people.
We always build great relationships here at Forum events and people want to help each other out. We want to be a part of it.
The Forum fosters relationships really well. I love being a part of the events and deepening relationships. This is something unique to Forum for Naturals.
There is really a mentality of partnership versus service providing and we thrive in that environment and relationship structure. There is a lot we can do together.
The Forum does a great job of creating a space for meaningful connection. People aren't holding back. They're asking the real questions — and that's how you actually help each other.
Elexis Schoder
Founder · SchroderHaus Marketing
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Event Agenda
Two days. Built to implement, not observe.
Every session moves you closer to a working AI workflow for your brand. Arrive with a problem. Leave with a solution.
8:30 – 9:00
Registration
Doors Open — Coffee, Team Check-In, Sponsor Tables
9:00 – 9:30
Welcome
The CPG AI Landscape — What Actually Matters Right Now
Ted Ning · MC, Forum for Naturals
State of AI in natural CPG. Why most teams are stuck. What these 1.5 days are designed to unlock.
9:30 – 10:15
Keynote
The Marketing Team of the Future
Summer · Confirmed Keynote Speaker
How AI is restructuring marketing organization design, the CMO role, and team collaboration in the next 18 months.
10:15 – 10:25
Break
Morning Break · Refreshments · Sponsor Tables Open
10:25 – 11:30
Workshop Block 1
Speaking the Same Language — The 5 AI Roles Framework
Chuck Aikens + Jason Cormier
Platform-agnostic foundation. Hands-on: teams configure a shared project and test a CPG-specific workflow together.
11:30 – 12:15
Brand Case Study
What AI-Forward Actually Looks Like Inside a CPG Brand
Leah Swalling · CMO, Kettle & Fire
Real workflows they automated, what failed before it worked, and what you can steal for your brand. Live Q&A.
12:15 – 1:00
Lunch
Catered Lunch + Sponsor Solution Tables Open
1:00 – 2:15
Workshop Block 2
Process Mapping — Finding the AI Entry Point in Your Workflow
Jason Cormier, lead · TAs circulating
The clarity brief framework. Live exercise: map one current process end-to-end and identify where AI can cut friction.
2:15 – 2:25
Break
Afternoon Break · Refreshments · Sponsor Tables
2:25 – 3:05
Partner Sessions
Integrated Solution Sessions — Relevant Tools for Your Team Stack
Two 20-min sessions from category-exclusive partners. Featuring BluePill (AI consumer insights) and Jonathan from Solo Media (Shopify AI toolkit for CPG).
3:05 – 4:30
Workshop Block 3
Getting Into Team Projects — Guided Build Sprint
Chuck Aikens, lead · TAs at every table
The build sprint. Teams take their prioritized AI opportunity and begin constructing — a workflow, a prompt library, or a brand skill. TAs assigned to 3–4 teams each.
4:30 – 5:00
Day 1 Close
What to Buy, Skip & Build — The CPG AI Stack
Chuck Aikens + Jason Cormier + Ankit Dhawan (BluePill)
5:30 – 7:30
Optional
Evening Reception — Sponsor-Supported Networking Dinner
Informal dinner near Sweater Ventures. The best conversations happen here.
8:45 – 9:00
Warm-Up
Coffee + Team Reset
9:00 – 9:15
Day 2 Open
Recap + Build Session Framing
Ted Ning · Chuck Aikens
Today's goal: every team leaves with one functional AI asset — a skill, a workflow, a brief template, or a prompt library.
9:15 – 10:45
Parallel Tracks
Day 2 Build Sessions — Choose Your Track
Track A — Teams
Team Build Sprint
- Jason Cormier, lead · TAs at tables
- Finish your use-case build with expert support
- Platform-clustered breakouts (Claude / Copilot / GPT)
- BluePill TA for insight and research teams
Track B — Individual & Fractional
Solo Practitioner Deep-Dive
- Chuck Aikens, lead
- How to serve as all 5 AI roles for a client
- AI for deal flow, proposals, and client management
- Position yourself as AI-forward to prospects
10:45 – 10:55
Break
All Tracks Reconvene
10:55 – 11:35
Team Showcase
What We Built — 3-Minute Team Shares
All Attendees · Facilitated by Ted Ning
11:35 – 12:15
Closing Keynote
AI at Scale in CPG — Leading Through Change at the Enterprise Level
Glenn Baptiste · ex-CMO, L'Oréal · Former Head of Insights, Unilever
12:15 – 12:30
Live Offer
Mastermind Cohort Enrollment — First 20 Teams Only
Ted Ning
12:30 – 1:00
Lunch + Departure
Catered Lunch · Teams Depart by 1pm
Same-day flight window. DEN is 45 minutes from Boulder.
The Curriculum Backbone
Framework-first. Tool-agnostic.
We're not teaching you Claude, Copilot, or ChatGPT. We're teaching you how AI-ready marketing organizations are structured — using a 5-role framework that holds regardless of what new tool ships next week.
Role 01
Visionary
Sets direction and purpose for AI adoption. Defines what winning looks like for the organization.
Role 02
Operator
Project management and governance. Keeps the team aligned and AI workflows accountable.
Role 03
Integrator
Hands-on with prompts, tools, and platform interaction. Turns strategy into working systems.
Role 04
Subject Matter Expert
Provides the brand intelligence AI can't generate alone — domain depth that makes outputs useful.
Role 05
Users
The broader team who consumes and applies AI-produced outputs day-to-day.
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Platform changing on you? This framework is designed to survive it. Whether your organization runs Claude, Copilot, or ChatGPT — the 5-role structure applies. On Day 2, we group teams by platform so your build session uses the tools you actually have access to.
Frequently Asked Questions
Before you hit register.
Still not sure? Email us directly.
What is the online course and do I need to take it? ▾
The online course is three 90-minute live sessions on Zoom, running bi-weekly Wednesdays at noon MT from June through mid-July. It covers the 5 AI Roles framework, process mapping, and your first AI workflow build — so you arrive in Boulder with a foundation rather than starting from scratch. It's not required, but teams who complete the course get significantly more out of the in-person summit. Team Registration ($1,245 early early bird) includes the course for all three team members.
Can I take the online course without attending the summit? ▾
Yes — the online course is available as a standalone at $250 per person. It's open to Naturally Colorado members, RMAC community members, and fractional leaders who can't travel to Boulder. If you later decide to attend the summit, your course registration counts as credit toward the bundle price.
Do all three team members need to register at the same time? ▾
Yes — team registration requires all three members to register together in a single purchase. This ensures we can properly match your team with peer companies during the prep call. If you need help deciding who to bring, email ted@forumfornaturals.net.
What happens right after I register? ▾
Team registrants receive a confirmation email with a link to schedule a 30-minute prep call with Chuck or Jason within 48 hours. On that call, we gather your team's top AI use cases and the core problem you want to solve — used to match you with peer companies and shape your Day 2 build session. Individual registrants receive event details and pre-work materials.
Do I need technical experience or AI knowledge to attend? ▾
No coding experience required. This workshop is designed for marketing leaders, not engineers. The curriculum is framework-first — we teach you how to think about and structure AI in your organization before touching any tools. If you've used ChatGPT for basic tasks, you're ahead. If you haven't used any AI tools at all, you're exactly who this is built for.
Which AI platform does the workshop use? ▾
The workshop is platform-agnostic. We teach a 5-role framework that works regardless of whether your organization uses Claude, Microsoft Copilot, or ChatGPT. On Day 2, we group teams by platform so your build session uses the tools you actually have access to. If your IT team only allows Copilot, you're covered.
What is the cancellation and refund policy? ▾
Full refunds are available up to 30 days before the event (July 22, 2025). After that, tickets are transferable but not refundable. If the event is cancelled by Forum for Naturals, all registrants receive a full refund. Have a specific situation? Email ted@forumfornaturals.net.
Where should I stay? How do I get to Boulder? ▾
The event is at Sweater Ventures in Boulder, CO. Most attendees fly into Denver International (DEN), approximately 45–55 minutes from Boulder. We recommend arriving Wednesday evening, August 20. We'll send hotel block recommendations to all registered attendees.
August 21–22, 2025 · Boulder, CO
This is the AI event CPG marketers cannot miss in 2025.
If you want to be known as an AI-forward marketer in this industry, you have to be in this room. Every month you wait is a month your competitors are building workflows you haven't started yet.
Free Lunch & Learn late May · Early Early Bird ends May 31 · 25 teams max · Boulder, CO