Building AI & cybersecurity fluency in classrooms, careers, and communities.
Cyber Inspired brings 30+ years of technology and security experience into education — through keynotes and classroom presentations, mentorship, career-development tools, and purpose-built software for teachers and rising professionals.
Tools and programs built for teachers, learners, and rising professionals.
Each offering grew out of real classroom and career needs — not generic templates. Explore the programs below, or book time to talk through what fits.
A+ Planner
AI-assisted lesson planning built by a teacher, for teachers — with real state-standards alignment, differentiation for every learner group, and full transparency for administrators.
ClimbForward
A structured, milestone-driven mentorship platform pairing mentors and mentees on a real career roadmap — from entering the field to reaching executive-level roles.
ElevateED
ElevateED is an initiative focused on improving educational outcomes by connecting educators and students more consistently when an intervention is appropriate — leveraging an easy-to-use platform that captures and tracks course-passing data and recommends when to create an intervention or remediation plan.
Staff Development Plans with ClimbForward
A structured way for HR and L&D teams to turn capability gaps into visible, trackable development plans — powered by the ClimbForward platform.
Mentorship
Direct mentorship and coaching for students and early-career professionals exploring AI and cybersecurity paths — career mapping, skill-building, and steady guidance along the way.
AI and Cybersecurity Training
AI and Cybersecurity training custom built for teams within organizations. For individuals, we typically post 6–8 weeks in advance of a new cohort starting.
Bring Jim in to speak at your school, conference, or organization.
Engaging, plain-language sessions for students, educators, and professional audiences — grounded in real experience, not slides full of jargon.
30+ years in technology and security, now focused on the next generation.
Jim is a cybersecurity advisor and has served in multiple executive level roles over his three decades of experience. Jim founded Cyber Inspired to focus on parts of the field that he's most passionate about: teaching, mentoring and building tools that make AI and cybersecurity approachable for students, teachers and rising professionals.
Jim holds an extensive certification portfolio (including several AI certifications) and speaks regularly on topics that include AI, Cybersecurity, digital citizenship, cybersecurity awareness and career development for both student and professional audiences.
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Tell us a little about what you're looking for — a classroom visit, mentorship, a demo of A+ Planner or ClimbForward, or a staff development conversation.