Joe's story
I started CloudWise Academy because I saw that the people who needed technology the most had the least access to it. Retirees, small business owners, trade workers, teachers — the people who keep a regional economy running — were getting left behind as AI went mainstream.
CloudWise Academy works because the teaching comes from someone who has actually built things. The courses are grounded, the students are real, the credentials mean something. But training by itself only goes so far. The businesses that learn about AI still need somebody to actually set it up, make it work, and keep it working.
That is the gap TriCities.ai fills. We are the managed AI provider for the region. Same principles: plain English, real outcomes, no hype. The IT company for AI.
Backed by CloudWise Academy
TriCities.ai is not a brand-new company with a logo and a landing page. It is backed by CloudWise Academy — a real training institution with real students, real credentials, and real partnerships with regional universities and the workforce development community.
Every training program we deliver to a TriCities.ai client runs on the CloudWise platform. Every AI usage policy draws on curriculum we have already taught. The academic credentials are not decoration — they are the reason the work holds up.
CrushingIt.ai
CrushingIt.ai is the nonprofit arm of the same mission. It brings AI literacy and workforce training to underserved populations — displaced workers, career changers, group homes, and schools. The Crown Cutz Academy partnership is a template that keeps expanding.
When you work with TriCities.ai, a portion of what you pay supports the work we do at CrushingIt.ai. It is not marketing — it is the point.