Who runs AIU Academy

Built by people who do the work.

AI Unleashed Academy is founded and led by Fer Patel, with a team supporting curriculum, live coaching, member success, and Academy operations. The Academy itself is online: members learn from home, at their own pace, with live online coaching when they want it.

Members building alongside the AIU team at the AI Unleashed Intensive, the in-person event that shaped how the online Academy teaches
Photo: our in-person event
Fer Patel, founder and lead coach
Founder and lead coach

Fer Patel

Fer is a SaaS and marketing technology operator with more than 15 years of experience building products, systems, and education for agency owners and operators.

He leads the Academy's curriculum and training direction. The goal is practical: teach one useful skill from start to finish, then provide the process and support needed to turn it into a service for real businesses.

  • Former Director of AI & Special Projects
  • Shipped 9 products used by thousands of operators daily
  • Founded an acquired education company serving 4,000+ agencies
  • Top 20 AI in Marketing Champion & Gold SaaSpreneur Winner
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Co-founder, AI Operator & Strategic Systems Architect, Creative Director

Lavinia Meek

Lavinia is the founder of BeVisible Online Solutions Ltd (BVOS) and creator of the ELEVATE Framework, bringing over 20 years of experience in business operations, training, and development to her work with AI and automation.

She helps service businesses build the systems they need to grow without relying on their founder for everything. Through ELEVATE, she connects strategy, CRM, voice AI, automation, and creative direction to simplify daily operations and support lasting growth.

  • Creator of the ELEVATE Framework for business systems and growth
  • Voice & Conversational AI Contest Finalist 2025 for Real World Use Cases and Technical Excellence, used by 2500+ service businesses worldwide
  • Author of "Art, Emotion and the Machine", her book on the connection between the mind, soul and AI
  • Combines operational leadership with nearly 20 years in fine art photography, film music composition and performing arts
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Lavinia Meek, co-founder of AI Unleashed Academy
The AIU Academy team

One team, three responsibilities.

The Academy is organized around helping members learn, finish, and put the work into practice.

  1. 1

    Curriculum & instruction

    Develops the lessons, build processes, templates, and scripts, and keeps the material grounded in services businesses actually use.

  2. 2

    Live coaching & member support

    Runs working sessions, answers implementation questions, reviews assignments, and helps members move through stuck points.

  3. 3

    Academy operations

    Maintains the learning experience, practice access, community, and the systems that keep the program running.

A note on transparency Fer is the founder, lead coach, and primary public representative of AI Unleashed Academy. We do not publish invented staff profiles or imply a larger organization than exists. As additional instructors and specialists take public-facing roles, their names, responsibilities, and profiles will be added here.

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