TorqueAcademy
The training arm of Torque AI

Live, paid working sessions.
You leave with something built.

Ninety minutes on Zoom with Chris Dessi. You run the method on your own business while he runs it on someone else's, on screen. No slides you'll never open again. You leave with the artifact: the list, the plan, the number to check in 30 days.

From spinning your wheels to real torque, in one sitting.

Keep / Kill / Add worksheet · Three hot-seats on screen · One-page Monday plan · Recording within 24 hours · Credits toward the $5,000 Executive Briefing · Keep / Kill / Add worksheet · Three hot-seats on screen · One-page Monday plan · Recording within 24 hours · Credits toward the $5,000 Executive Briefing ·
Upcoming

Two sessions on the calendar.

One paid, one free. Both live, both on screen, both produced by Torque AI.

Live · Paid

The Delete Audit, Live

Thursday, September 17, 2026 · 12:00–1:30 PM ET · Zoom

Bring your bill. Leave with the list. Chris runs the five-step delete audit on real AI and software bills, including three attendees' bills on screen. You leave with a keep/kill/add list, the one leak to fix first, and a one-page Monday plan.

  • Keep/Kill/Add worksheet, the recording, and the Monday plan within 24 hours
  • One seat covers your firm; bring a colleague
  • Credits in full toward the $5,000 Executive Briefing if booked within 30 days
  • 30 seats
$197 per firm seat
Reserve a seat

Paid seats open Tuesday, September 8. Until then, this button sends Chris a note and he holds your seat.

Live · Free

LegalCon.AI

Thursday, October 22, 2026 · Online

For law-firm leaders: how firms are using AI for client acquisition and intake, with the systems shown, not described. Produced by Torque AI. Speaking and sponsor options are in the registration form.

  • Managing partners, practice leads and firm administrators
  • Real intake, follow-up and referral systems on screen
  • Free to attend
Free registration required
Register at legalcon.ai
How it works

Ninety minutes. Three parts. One artifact.

Chris runs the method on a real example

Not a framework on a slide. A real bill, a real intake flow, a real pipeline, worked live in the worksheet you'll take home.

Hot-seats: your business on screen

Three attendees volunteer on the intake form. Chris does the work on theirs in front of the room. Everyone else follows along on their own.

Your plan for Monday

Every attendee leaves with a one-page plan: the one thing to change, the one tool pointed at it, the number to check in 30 days. Worksheet, recording and plan arrive within 24 hours.

Every paid seat credits in full toward the $5,000 Executive Briefing if you book within 30 days. The session is the group version; the Briefing is your firm alone, with the whole stack on the table.

Replays

Missed one? The recording is the next best seat.

Every session is recorded. Replays include the same worksheet and the same Briefing credit.

The first replay lands Friday, September 18, 2026: The Delete Audit, Live ($97). Reserve a live seat above to be in the room for the hot-seats.
Who runs the room

Chris Dessi

Twenty-seven years operating. $32 million in revenue at Diamond Standard with a five-person team using AI. Buddy Media to Salesforce for $689 million. Founded and sold Silverback Social.

Chris is the founder of Torque AI, a two-time #1 Amazon bestselling author, a TEDx speaker with keynotes in 17 countries, and the AI commentator FOX 5 New York calls when a story breaks. He lives in Chappaqua, New York. Full bio.

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The method, in print.

Questions

Before you reserve a seat.

What is Torque Academy?

Torque Academy is the training arm of Torque AI, the firm founded by Chris Dessi in Chappaqua, New York. It runs live, paid working sessions on Zoom where attendees apply a method to their own business during the session and leave with a finished artifact. It also hosts the free LegalCon.AI event for law-firm leaders.

Is this a course?

No. There is nothing to watch later and forget. Each session is 90 minutes, live, and built around three attendees' real businesses on screen. Recordings are sold afterward as replays for people who missed the live date.

How much does a session cost?

The Delete Audit, Live is $197 per firm seat, and you can bring a colleague. Replays are $97. LegalCon.AI is free. Every paid seat credits in full toward the $5,000 Executive Briefing if booked within 30 days.

Who should attend?

Owners, partners and executives at firms of roughly 5 to 200 people who are paying for AI and software tools and cannot yet point to what changed. Wealth and RIA firms, law firms, CPA firms, insurance agencies and professional services first; any business with a software bill qualifies.

What if I want this done for my firm alone?

That is the Executive Briefing at Torque AI: 90 minutes on your business only, with the whole stack on the table, $5,000. Or start with the Torque Report, a custom 10-page plan delivered in 24 hours for $495.

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