From the classroom to AI consulting: How Bethel prepared Tyler Moberg ’07, GS’11 to lead in a tech-driven world

For Tyler Moberg ’07, GS’11, the possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI) began with an open refrigerator and no dinner plans for his family of six. He opened ChatGPT on his phone and took a picture of his appliance, which was cluttered with condiments, produce, and your typical refrigerator fare. Within seconds, the computer vision capabilities of AI spit back a dinner plan. 

It was a simple moment that changed everything for Moberg, including the trajectory of his teaching career.

Bethel as the beginning

Bethel has been part of the fabric of Moberg’s life since the beginning. His mom, dad, and both of his brothers attended Bethel. Even his wife, Jessica (Pekarek) ’06, CAPS’08, and her two siblings graduated from Bethel. His family ties are deep, and Moberg is proud of it. 

“I'm so thankful for the Bethel education that I received. My professors had high standards, they pushed me, and they were willing to invest to help me grow. I'm grateful for that,” he says. 

The list of impactful professors is long, and many are still favorites for students today—Patricia Paulson, Jay Rasmussen, and Bryan Anderson, to name a few. “They gave me a strong grounding in what good teaching looked like back in 2007,” Moberg says. Their teaching influence shaped the trajectory of Moberg’s life, and he graduated with a degree in elementary education with a science endorsement.

Love as a foundation

It wasn’t just a diploma that Moberg walked across the Benson Great Hall stage with on graduation day, but a fiancée, too. 

The Mobergs’ love story has all of the hallmarks of a Bethel romance. Tyler was worshipping in the front row during Chapel, and Jessica was on the Chapel worship team. His roommate kept elbowing him and whispering that a girl—Jessica—kept looking at him from the stage. It wasn’t just a figment of the roommate’s imagination. “Jessica stopped me when we walked by each other near Royal Grounds and apologized for looking at me. She said she was nervous and didn’t know where to look,” Moberg says with a smile. He introduced himself quickly and then asked if she was going to the Homecoming tug o’ war tournament that night. 

The rest is history. 

Teaching as a launching pad

Moberg began his career as a middle school teacher in Edina. “I love middle school students. They’re the perfect balance of goofy and independent,” he says. “People always asked how I could teach middle school. I’d tell them it was just my niche.”

Moberg followed this vocation for thirteen years, gaining invaluable skills that would launch him into the next stage of his career. “Through teaching I learned how to design something that is engaging with clear outcomes and purpose, with a goal in mind. Teaching taught me to create meaningful experiences that are facilitated organically in a collaborative atmosphere,” he says.

A principal saw Moberg’s potential in educational leadership and invited him to join the district’s instructional coaching team, leaving the classroom indefinitely but influencing students through cutting edge research and implementing learner-centered practices. Near the end of his tenure in this role, Edina Middle School was selected as a Middle School of Distinction, one of only 11 such schools in the nation.

This jump to leadership sparked a passion Moberg did not fully realize he had. Just a few years into his career, Moberg had already acquired a M.A. in Education K-12 with a concentration in educational leadership from Bethel. 

“I never thought I would be outside the classroom,” Moberg says. “I thought I'd be doing that forever.” Then through another connection, Moberg was introduced to the Bob Pike Group, an organization that focuses on training trainers. Moberg became a Bob Pike Group consultant, and the connection was a catalyst. 

For two years, Moberg traveled around the country to consult organizations on how to deliver good training. “What I learned is that so many organizations deliver training through ‘sit-and-get’ PowerPoints and lectures,” he says. “It has been fun to share how to deliver training that is based on neuroscience and research on how people learn best.”

“I've been on Air Force bases and Navy bases, and worked with big banks—places where I know nothing about their subject matter,” he says. But the experience and expertise he’s brought to the table has been valuable for each organization.

Something new was unlocked in Moberg. “My passion is to deliver meaningful learning experiences that actually help people. I connect people and ideas to fuel growth and amplify impact,” he says. 

AI as a deep dive

Moberg started using AI in its very early models to help him develop training. Like everyone else in the early days of platforms like ChatGPT, he was intrigued, and those close to Moberg encouraged him to take the dive into AI.

The aha moment with his refrigerator happened as Moberg’s career was rapidly shifting. “I guess I found myself at the right time, in the right place, where I had the capacity to invest in learning. And I’m not a part-way kind of person,” Moberg says. “You can ask my wife.”

Moberg voraciously registered for online courses, read books, tried new tools, and completely immersed himself in the growing world of AI. Initially, his research supported the Bob Pike Group, but a new vision started to take shape. 

“I kind of wanted to bet on myself. I’d seen what the world of consulting was like—how much of the value isn’t just in the content, but in the facilitation you bring,” Moberg says. “And I thought, I can do that. I want to take this venture, bet on myself, and build something of my own.”

It was time for Moberg to take his biggest career jump yet. With a clear vision and a willingness to bet on himself, Moberg set out to build something new: Amplified Impact LLC.

Moberg leveraged his network, and word spread quickly about his practical expertise in AI. A mentor and former boss invited him to co-present at a superintendent conference in Brainerd. Afterwards, the Minnetonka and Osseo assistant superintendents approached Moberg and asked if he could present on AI to their teams back in the Twin Cities. “That was the catalyst,” he says.

Within months, Moberg was booking sessions with school districts including St. Anthony, Edina, St. Michael-Albertville, and Northwest St. Paul.

Leaders as the next frontier

It wasn’t just schools that were reaching out. “Every single organization, no matter what industry they are positioned in, is asking the question, ‘what are we going to do about AI?’” Moberg says. 

As his portfolio grew, Moberg started to notice a gap in AI training. “I've gone to a number of AI conferences where there are subject matter experts, who are really good at AI, but they don't know how to teach or communicate in a way that is practical to meet the people in the room who are not as experienced,” he says. Moberg could do both.

“My trainings are practical, engaging, high impact, and fun,” he says. “I help leaders and their teams invite AI to their everyday work to be not only more efficient, but especially effective. When you use AI right, your work is higher quality.”

Organizations outside of education started to see the benefits of Moberg’s services as his network scaled. “I had a friend who was speaking at an American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) conference. The night before the event, he called me up and asked what I was doing the next morning, because their keynote speaker was stuck in a storm,” he says. Moberg said yes to the last minute opportunity to speak. “I keynoted to 1300 engineers last minute, and that was the exposure that fed a whole bunch of incoming work.” It’s clear to Moberg that God has guided his success through unique connections like this. 

Word continues to spread about the usefulness of his trainings, and his clients are widespread—Optum, Normandale Community College, Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), the University of Minnesota, Bethany International, Feed My Starving Children, the Salvation Army, and so many more. 

He approaches each training session, personalized coaching session, or strategic consultation uniquely. There are discovery calls, developed resources, and content that specifically targets the niche of each organization. 

Even as Moberg continues to help organizations across sectors explore the potential of AI, he approaches each new advancement with the same spirit that first drew him in.

“I’m intentional about being around other people that are leading the way in the AI industry, because I realize I don't have all the answers, and I can't have all the answers. I have a spirit of humility to admit I don't know, but let's learn together,” Moberg says.

That perspective—rooted in curiosity and collaboration—has defined Moberg’s journey from the classroom to the forefront of AI innovation. And it’s what continues to guide him as he helps others discover what’s possible when people and technology grow together.

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