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BEYOND THE GAME

The final whistle is a pivot.

Athletes arrive with the things most curricula try to teach. Beyond the Game makes those strengths legible outside sport and pairs them with practical AI capability.

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FROM FIELD TO FUTURE

The strengths are already there.

Preparation. Coachability. Performing when it counts. Reading a situation faster than the people around you. Beyond the Game makes those strengths legible outside sport and pairs them with practical AI capability.

The pathway is built for junior-high, collegiate, professional and former athletes—before the transition becomes urgent, not after.

Athletes and a coach working through a game plan together in a modern workshop space.Athletic intelligence → AI capability
  • 01

    Discipline

    Preparation that holds when the environment changes.

  • 02

    Strategy

    Reading the field, adjusting quickly and choosing the next move.

  • 03

    Leadership

    Communicating under pressure and helping a team execute.

  • 04

    Resilience

    Learning from the result, resetting and returning stronger.

EVERY FIELD BUILDS SOMETHING

Different games. Transferable intelligence.

  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Baseball
  • Soccer
  • Track & field

THE SECOND PATHWAY

The game ends. Your legacy keeps moving.

Don’t let the future happen to you—shape it.

Mike Johns · Founder & CEO, Digital Mind State

BeSkilled America is an independent workforce initiative and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any league or team.

  1. 01

    Translate

    Name and evidence the strengths built in competition.

  2. 02

    Build

    Add practical AI literacy, career tools and project work.

  3. 03

    Launch

    Move into a career, venture or next chapter with a visible portfolio.

PROOF OF THE WORK

The work is real.So is the proof.

Complete the Beyond the Game with AI pathway and earn a certificate of achievement that marks the skills you built and the work you finished.

  1. 01
    Learn it

    Build a practical command of AI prompting.

  2. 02
    Apply it

    Turn the playbook into completed work.

  3. 03
    Prove it

    Finish with a certificate of achievement.

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Beyond the Game with AI certificate of achievement awarded to Dominique Easley.
Beyond the Game with AICertificate of Achievement

ON THE FIELD · IN THE CLASSROOM

Meet Your Fantastic Five.

A futurist and four championship-level athlete leaders bringing practical experience, competitive intelligence and a clear view of what comes next.

  • Portrait of Mike Johns, founder of BeSkilled America, futurist, TEDx speaker and CES judge.Founder

    Mike Johns

    • The Futurist
    • TEDx Speaker
    • CES Judge
    • AI Workforce Transformation Expert
  • Portrait of Julius Williams in his Jacksonville Jaguars uniform during his NFL career.

    Julius Williams

    • Former NFL Defensive Lineman
    • Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Portrait of Greg Fassitt, Super Bowl XLIV champion with the New Orleans Saints and Fortune 50 senior executive.

    Greg Fassitt

    • Super Bowl XLIV Champion
    • New Orleans Saints
    • Fortune 50 Senior Executive
  • Portrait of Dominique Easley, Super Bowl XLIX champion with the New England Patriots and first-round NFL draft pick.

    Dominique Easley

    • Super Bowl XLIX Champion
    • New England Patriots
    • 1st Round NFL Draft Pick
  • Portrait of Anthony Smith, identified in the client-supplied sports update brief as a two-time Super Bowl champion.

    Anthony Smith

    • Two-Time Super Bowl Champion
    • Pittsburgh Steelers & Green Bay Packers

BESKILLED ACADEMY

Programs for athletes

Built for the transition, whether it is four years away or already happened.

1 program

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    Beyond the Game with AI

    Help athletes translate discipline, leadership and personal brand into AI-enabled career and business opportunity after competition.

    Audience
    Student, collegiate, professional and former athletes
    • Name and evidence the transferable strengths built in sport
    • Apply AI to career search, personal brand and business ideas
    • Build a portfolio that reads to employers outside sport