OKCMetro AI Club
Why we exist

Become the person in the room who gets AI.

Plenty of Oklahoma City professionals know AI matters. Far fewer feel genuinely capable with it. Closing that gap is the whole reason this club exists.

We are an experiential upskilling community. Working professionals who learn AI by building real tools with it, together. Not lectures, not demos to watch. You leave each session with something that works and a clearer sense of what this technology can and cannot do.

The goal is mastery you can use. Understand where AI is strong, where it falls short, and how to push it further. Build a portfolio of experiments you can point to, and walk into any room, at work or in an interview, as the person who knows how to turn AI into real outcomes and can lead the way on it.

This is not about the machinery under the hood, the parameters and model internals. It is about the skill of using AI well to solve the problems in front of you.

The founding cohort

Built by the founding cohort

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Thomas Carton
Co-Founder
Marketing @ Saxum · UCO MBA

Thomas leads the club's vision, public brand, and content, and is the primary external voice of the club. He is highly AI-enabled in his own work, building personal agents for calendar and tasks, a GEO tracking tool, and marketing tooling, and he brings that hands-on habit into the room.

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Sam Ryder
Co-Founder
Paycom · UCO MBA

Sam owns the club's infrastructure, operations, and the build-review process that keeps production safe. He's the reason members can experiment freely without anything fragile making it to live.

The difference

What makes this club different

It comes down to what you actually need, and what the club is built to give you back.

You need
You need to be surrounded by people mastering the same skill.
What the club gives you
A room full of professionals learning AI by building, so momentum and accountability come built in.
You need
You need to learn by doing, not by watching.
What the club gives you
Every session ends with a real tool you built, not a slide deck you sat through.
You need
You need proof you can actually use AI.
What the club gives you
A growing portfolio of experiments in the log you can point to at work or in an interview.
Partner with us

Want to partner with us?

The club shares the cost of AI tools across members so they can experiment without personal financial risk. Sponsors and collaborators make that possible, and get brand recognition and alignment with real workforce development in return.

If that sounds like you, just reach out and we will find a way. hello@okcmetroaiclub.com