Omaha AI Advantage · Business Accelerator

Launch Your AI-Enhanced Business Strategy in 8 Weeks

Build a custom AI assistant, three working automations, and a 90-day growth plan — tied to your real offer, voice, and customer journey.

✓ No tech background needed ✓ Built for business owners ✓ Live system by graduation ✓ Measurable results built in
Spring & Fall 2026 · Live Online · Limited to 20 Businesses Per Cohort · Start Dates Coming Soon
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10.5hrs
Personal Time Saved Per Week
325%
Avg Annual Cost Savings
138%
Avg Annual Revenue Growth
Leadership

Meet Our Founders

Industry leaders dedicated to empowering Omaha entrepreneurs

Dan Grech
Dan Grech
Course Creator & Founder, BizHack Academy

Pulitzer Prize-winning former NPR and PBS journalist turned entrepreneur and educator. Dan's mission is to train 1 million business owners in AI-powered marketing and business storytelling to grow 10x faster. A Princeton graduate with two Masters degrees and former Fulbright scholar, he's taught at Princeton, Columbia, and University of Miami, and led marketing at major companies including the nation's largest Hispanic-owned energy company.

Grant McGaugh
Grant McGaugh
Founder & CEO, 5 STAR BDM

Grant's journey from personal tragedy to transformative leadership drives his mission to revolutionize business and healthcare through innovation, accountability, and transparency. After losing his father to systemic healthcare failures, he founded 5 STAR BDM to ensure no family endures similar pain. Through the "Follow the Brand" podcast and community engagement, Grant champions systemic change and empowers entrepreneurs to thrive through technology and storytelling.

The Curriculum

What You'll Learn

Master practical AI skills to transform your business

Story Driven Growth
Story-Driven Growth
Discover your business story and launch complete marketing campaigns powered by AI — content, leads, and visuals running automatically.
Custom AI Assistant
Custom AI Assistant
Train a custom AI assistant on your brand, offers, and customer questions — ready to represent your business and answer for you.
3 Automations
3 Working Automations
Deploy real lead capture, follow-up, and content automations live in your business — not demos. A system you keep using after graduation.
90-day roadmap
90-Day Growth Roadmap
Graduate with a documented 90-day AI roadmap with specific next steps and KPIs — a plan built from your real business results.
Audience

Who This Is For

Designed specifically for Omaha entrepreneurs ready to scale

Small Business Owners
Metro Omaha entrepreneurs seeking AI-powered growth and competitive advantage
Minority & Women-Owned
SEB-certified businesses with priority scholarship support available
Community Focused
North & South Omaha-based companies ready for transformation
ROI Seekers
Business leaders wanting immediate return on investment from AI adoption
Program Details

What You Leave With

Eight deliverables — built to use, not just to present

① Business Story + Campaign Brief
Your founder story and a complete market-ready campaign brief tied to your real offer and audience
② 6-Pillar Campaign Plan
A complete plan mapping your offer, audience, message, channel, customer journey, and measurable goal
③ Brand Voice + Messaging Guide
A documented voice guide so every AI-generated piece of content sounds like you — consistent and human
④ Custom AI Assistant
A trained AI assistant built around your brand, offers, and common customer questions — ready to deploy
⑤ Go-Live Campaign Dashboard
A live campaign running across email, social, and follow-up — with a dashboard to track real results
⑥ Three Working Automations
Lead capture, follow-up, and publishing automations deployed live in your business before graduation
⑦ Capstone Demo + Presentation
Show your before-and-after story with real business numbers and a live demonstration of your AI system
⑧ 90-Day AI Roadmap
A practical 90-day growth roadmap — what to optimize, automate, and measure next after graduation
Week by Week

The 8-Week Curriculum

Weeks 1–4: Story, Strategy, Partnership, Imagery · Weeks 5–8: Video, Catch Up, Showcase, Graduate

Spring 2026 · Start date coming soon · Live Online · Limited to 20 businesses per cohort · Ask about Omaha 100 subsidized access
Week 1
AI for Story-Driven Growth + Lead Building
Define your business story and the customer it's built to serve. Build your AI-powered Lead Building System from the ground up.
You keep: Business story + lead system
Week 2
AI for Marketing Strategy
Use AI to research and define your ideal customer profile. Map your 6-pillar campaign: offer, audience, message, channel, journey, goal.
You keep: 6-pillar campaign plan
Week 3
AI as a Marketing Partner
Master prompt engineering for consistent, on-brand AI output. Build your first lead generation automation using AI tools.
You keep: Automation + lead gen workflow
Week 4
AI for Stunning Imagery
Generate professional-grade brand visuals using AI image tools. Build a repeatable visual content workflow for your business.
You keep: AI visual content library
Week 5
AI for Video and Audio Excellence
Create AI-generated video content for your campaigns. Produce branded audio and avatar assets. Publish across channels and activate your full content system.
You keep: Video + audio content suite
Week 6
Catch Up Week
Review Weeks 1–5. Get direct coaching support to close gaps before the showcase. Finalize your Real Life Campaign for Week 7.
You keep: Campaign ready for showcase
Week 7
Final Presentations — Small Business Showcase
Present your AI-powered Real Life Campaign to coaches and peers. Demonstrate the content, leads, and visuals you built with AI.
You keep: Capstone demo + presentation
Week 8
Graduation
Celebrate your completed AI marketing system with the full cohort. Receive your 90-day roadmap with specific next steps and KPIs. Join the alumni community.
You keep: 90-day AI roadmap + graduation
Outcome Objective
What You Leave With
A live AI marketing system — content, leads, and visuals running automatically. One custom AI assistant. Three working automations. A 90-day plan with specific next steps and KPIs.
Why This Works
  • AI is trained on your business story, offer, and customer journey
  • The BRAVE framework ties tools to measurable business outcomes
  • Story-Driven Growth — your campaigns are built on your real offer and voice
  • You graduate with working assets — not theory and slide decks
  • Responsible AI, privacy, and implementation support built in
Support Stack
  • 5 STAR BDM — Program architect & operator
  • BizHack Academy — Curriculum backbone & live instruction
  • Noem.ai — Adaptive learning assistant & between-session support
  • WeLevel — Agentic automation system deployed live
  • Just Verify — Responsible AI, privacy & governance checkpoints
Enrollment

Winter 2026 Cohort

Flexible options for Omaha entrepreneurs

Spring & Fall 2026 Cohorts — Apply Now · Seats Limited to 20 Businesses

Spring Cohort
Spring 2026
Fall Cohort
Fall 2026
Format
Live Online
Cohort Size
20 Businesses Max

Ask about Omaha 100 subsidized access for qualifying North & South Omaha businesses

Reserve Your Spot

Program Investment

Accessible by design. Built to return more than it costs.

Business Cohort · 8 Weeks
$2,500
Per business · 2 seats included
  • Full 8-week live program
  • All materials + capstone presentation
  • Custom AI assistant built
  • 3 working automations deployed
  • 90-day AI roadmap
Subsidized Access
$0
Out of pocket for qualifying businesses
  • Full 8-week program funded
  • Omaha 100 partnership
  • North & South Omaha priority
  • Ask about eligibility on registration
Post-Graduation Advisory
Retainer
Available through 5 STAR BDM
  • Ongoing AI governance support
  • Brand strategy advisory
  • Automation expansion
  • Contact for pricing
Apply Now — Seats Limited
Built By

Powered By

Built by industry leaders for Omaha success

5 STAR BDM
Program architect & operator. Grant McGaugh ties every session to business outcomes, positioning, and execution — anchored in 30 years of healthcare technology and brand strategy expertise.
BizHack Academy
Curriculum backbone. Live instruction and coaching through the proven 8-week accelerator framework — training thousands of business owners in AI-powered marketing and storytelling.
Noem.ai
Adaptive learning assistant. Between-session nudges, recaps, practice prompts, and office-hour reinforcement — keeping your momentum between live sessions.
WeLevel
Agentic automation system. Capture, nurture, messaging, review, content, and workflow agents deployed live in your business during the program.
Just Verify
Trust and governance. Responsible AI, privacy checkpoints, compliance support, and community trust assurance built into every step of the program.
Anchored by Omaha 100
Committed to equitable AI access for North & South Omaha businesses. Subsidized cohort seats available for qualifying owners through the Omaha 100 partnership.
In Collaboration With
City of Omaha Economic Development
Heartland Workforce Solutions
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce
The Empowerment Network
Built For

Who This Is For

Built for business owners ready to act

✓ This program IS for you if...
✓You own or operate a small to mid-size business
✓You want AI working in your business — not just in theory
✓You are ready to show up for 8 weeks and do the work
✓You want your voice amplified — not replaced by a robot
✓You are a North or South Omaha owner seeking equitable AI access
✗ This program is NOT for you if...
✗You want a passive course to watch on the couch
✗You cannot commit to attending weekly live sessions
✗You want someone else to build the business for you
✗You want a certificate without building anything real
✗You think AI is a magic button with no effort required
BizHack Graduate · Case Study

From No AI Knowledge to a $100,000 Contract

Real results from a BizHack AI Marketing Accelerator graduate

"

I never knew how to make slides or commercials. Through this program, I created a character, a commercial, and content that boosted my business visibility. Now I can pitch Fortune 500 companies with proposals I never could have created before. I have a marketing team, and it's called AI.

Elliot Durant III
Pure Water Factory · BizHack AI Marketing Accelerator Graduate · BizHacker Award Winner (Cohort Valedictorian)
Before
No AI process or proposal system
$100K+
Contract landed while in the course
42.8%
Annual Revenue Growth
$1,000
Saved per proposal · Now under 1 hour

Ready to Build Your AI-Powered Business?

Apply now — seats are limited to 20 businesses per cohort. Spring 2026 start date coming soon.

"The tools are not the strategy. The workflow is the strategy. And the human who designs the workflow owns the value." — Grant McGaugh

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