# Matei Olaru, Chief Executive Officer | Your AI Department

> Matei Olaru, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Your AI Department (YAID): background, credentials, and every article and Claude certification guide by Matei.

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# Matei Olaru .

Co-founder · Chief Executive Officer

$100M company · 20× revenue growth

Matei built a machine learning and media business into a TSXV-listed public company, delivering 30× investor returns. A YPO-qualified CEO, former corporate attorney, and World Bank consultant, he connects enterprise AI decisions to revenue, cost, and risk.

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mateiolaru/)

## Articles by Matei

- [Top 10 Real Estate Automations for Agents, Landlords and Property Managers September 29, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/real-estate-automation)
- [Top 10 Marketing Automations for CEOs Beyond Writing More Content September 24, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/marketing-automation)
- [Top 10 Onboarding Automations for New Hires and New Clients September 22, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/onboarding-automation)
- [Top 10 Sales Automation Examples That Stop Leads From Going Cold September 17, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/sales-automation)
- [Top 10 Business Process Automations for Mid-Market Companies September 15, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/business-process-automation)
- [Top 10 Accounts Payable Automation Workflows for Mid-Sized Companies September 10, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/accounts-payable-automation)
- [Top 10 Customer Service Automations That Cut Response Time September 8, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/customer-service-automation)
- [We Built Free Timed Practice Exams for All Four Claude Certifications September 4, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/free-claude-certification-practice-exams)
- [Claude Certifications Expire After 12 Months. Renewal Is Free Only If You're On Time. September 3, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/claude-certification-expires-after-12-months)
- [How to Prep for CCAR-F Using the Blueprint Instead of Vibes August 27, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/how-to-prepare-for-the-ccar-f-exam)
- [CCAR-F vs CCDV-F: How to Pick Your First Claude Certification August 20, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/ccar-f-vs-ccdv-f-which-claude-certification-first)
- [You Can't Just Sign Up for Claude Certification. Here's How Access Works. August 13, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/how-claude-certification-access-works)
- [Nvidia Just Told Every CEO to Get an OpenClaw Strategy March 17, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/nvidia-openclaw-strategy-every-ceo)
- [What We Told 190 CEOs About AI Last Week March 10, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/what-we-told-190-ceos-about-ai-last-week)
- [2025 CEO AI Readiness Benchmark: What 164 CEOs Revealed About the Real Barriers to AI Adoption March 3, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/2025-ceo-ai-readiness-benchmark-164-ceos-survey-results)
- [Your "Secure" SharePoint Is an AI Liability February 25, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/secure-sharepoint-ai-liability)
- [Your Business Has Data. It Doesn't Have Memory. February 12, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/your-business-has-data-it-doesnt-have-memory)
- [Stop Buying "AI Grease." Start Building Cogs. February 10, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/stop-buying-ai-grease-cogs-vs-grease-framework)
- [10 AI Automations Your Competitors Deployed Last Quarter February 3, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/ai-cogs-mid-market-automation)
- [Why Your Best Employees Will Quietly Kill Your AI Project January 27, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/why-best-employees-kill-ai-project)
- [Why 61% of CEOs Are Burning Cash on "Weak AI" January 15, 2026](https://youraidept.com/blog/why-61-percent-ceos-burning-cash-weak-ai)

## Claude certification guides

Written with Michael Greenberg.

- [How to get Claude certified](https://youraidept.com/network/claude-certification)
- [Anthropic certifications explained](https://youraidept.com/network/anthropic-certifications)
- [Claude certification cost in 2026](https://youraidept.com/network/claude-certification-cost)
- [Registering for a Claude certification exam](https://youraidept.com/network/register-for-claude-certification)
- [Anthropic Partner Academy access](https://youraidept.com/network/anthropic-partner-academy)
- [Claude certified architect exam access](https://youraidept.com/network/get-claude-certified)
- [CCAR-F exam guide](https://youraidept.com/network/ccar-f)
- [CCDV-F exam guide](https://youraidept.com/network/ccdv-f)
- [CCAO-F exam guide](https://youraidept.com/network/ccao-f)
- [CCAR-P exam guide](https://youraidept.com/network/ccar-p)
- [Free Claude certification practice exams](https://youraidept.com/network/claude-certification-practice-exam)
- [The best Claude certification practice exams](https://youraidept.com/network/best-claude-certification-practice-exams)

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