About Stride AI Academy

Stride AI Academy is a paid community on Skool where you learn to build AI automations and AI-coded tools, then sell and deliver them to businesses. It's run by Josh Pocock, founder of Executive Stride, and it includes four courses, weekly live calls and a template vault.

Who runs the Academy

Josh has been selling since he was 16. He started door to door, made zero sales in his first month, and finished as the number one rep. He went on to build Executive Stride, an agency that has served 400+ clients.

In 2024 he went all in on AI, rebuilt the agency around it and scaled it past $50K a month. He has spent 3 years teaching AI on YouTube, with over 5M views and 45K+ followers, and tests new AI tools on camera almost every day.

The Academy is everything that works, taught by someone still doing it. Read more on Josh's site.

What the Academy teaches

There are four courses, and together they cover both sides of the business:

• AI automation agency course: building automations that businesses pay for.
• Claude Code for agencies: building real tools with AI coding agents.
• AI operations course: running client systems day to day.
• AI agency sales process: finding clients and closing them.

Who it's for

The Academy suits freelancers, operators and aspiring agency owners who want to build AI systems and get paid for them. You don't need to know how to code. Claude Code and Codex write the code, and we teach you how to drive them from zero.

Start here

• New to this? Read the AI automation agency guide or the Claude Code guide.
• Want to try before you join? Get the free guides.
• Ready to compare? See the plans and pricing and client stories.

FAQ

Who founded Stride AI Academy?

Stride AI Academy was founded by Josh Pocock, who also founded Executive Stride and StrideOps.

Where does the Academy run?

It runs on Skool, where you'll find the courses, community and weekly calls.

How do I contact the Academy?

Message the team inside the community, or email josh@executivestride.com.