The Apex Institute Takes Its $11 Million Student Story to National Television

The IT career training company is profiled in a Business Tech segment built on one idea. AI is creating jobs in tech, not killing them. Its students have reported more than $11 million in job offers.

BOWIE, Md., Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Apex Institute is an IT career training company that trains working tech professionals in cloud engineering, DevOps and AI infrastructure. It is being featured on national television as part of the series ALL ACCESS, in a Business Tech segment about the shortage of people trained to run the systems AI depends on.

The segment airs in national primetime on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, reaching more than 84 million homes. If you have been watching layoff headlines and wondering whether tech is still worth betting on, this piece is aimed squarely at you.

Where and when does the segment air?

The feature does not stop at one night. Here is the full rollout.

• National primetime on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, reaching more than 84 million homes.
• More than 400 airings across the top 100 U.S. media markets through August 2026, in peak and primetime slots. That includes New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas and Washington D.C.
• Starting the week of August 24, 2026, more than 170 public television stations in all 50 states carry it as an educational interstitial for a full year into 2027, an estimated 60 million households.

The feature includes two assets, a 30 second commercial and a five minute company profile, both built around the same storyline.

Why did the producers choose The Apex Institute?

Because the company sits inside a bigger story. The segment belongs to a Business Tech storyline called "Innovative IT Career Training Programs," and producers wanted a company working on the gap between how fast AI systems are being built and how few trained people exist to run the infrastructure underneath them.

That gap is not theoretical. It shows up as roles that stay open for months.

Why is the tech market sending two signals at once?

Layoff headlines have not slowed down. At the same time, companies are pouring record amounts of money into cloud and AI infrastructure. Both things are happening together, and they are not in conflict.

The jobs disappearing are largely the generalist roles AI can already automate. The jobs multiplying are the ones that keep AI systems running, secure and able to scale. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects continued growth in computer and information technology occupations through the decade, with the fastest growth in the roles closest to infrastructure and security.

Is AI creating jobs or killing them?

It is creating them, at least in infrastructure. This is the thesis at the center of the segment, and it is the reason The Apex Institute exists.

Every AI system, no matter how advanced, runs on infrastructure. Servers, cloud networks, security layers and data pipelines all have to be built, monitored and maintained by real people. AI does not remove that need. It multiplies it.

"Everyone keeps asking if AI is going to take these jobs," said Tayo Lusi, founder of The Apex Institute. "It is the opposite. Someone has to build and run the infrastructure all of it sits on, and there are not enough trained people to do it."

What training does The Apex Institute offer?

The Apex Institute trains working tech professionals in cloud engineering, DevOps and AI infrastructure. The program is not built for total beginners. It is built for people already working in tech who are stuck, underpaid or unsure how to move into the roles companies are struggling to fill.

Training focuses on real infrastructure work, not theory. Students build and document projects that mirror what they will be asked to do on the job, so they walk into interviews with proof, not a list of completed lessons. If you want to see the sequence, the free Cloud Engineering Career Path Roadmap lays out what to learn and in what order, and the free Cloud Project Portfolio Blueprint covers what a project needs before it counts as evidence.

What results have students reported?

Students of The Apex Institute have reported more than $11 million in combined job offers across 41 people. A few individual results show the range.

• Isaac was laid off from Amazon and went on to report about $1.5 million in total offers.
• Christopher moved from a $155,000 salary to roughly $1.1 million across six offers in four to five months.
• Greg reported $635,000 in offers in 49 days.
• Jalen reported $612,000 in offers.
• Cleo moved from $65,000 to $601,000 while working dual cloud roles.
• Tola moved to $492,000, including a 100 percent raise at the same company.

Individual results vary and are not typical.

"This is not about me," Tayo said. "It is about the person who is good at their job, stuck at the same salary for years, and has no idea a path like this exists. That is who we built this for."

If you want to know where you stand before your next review, start with the free Cloud Engineering Salary Benchmark. If you already have an offer in hand, the free Tech Salary Negotiation Scripts give you the exact language for that call.

Who founded The Apex Institute?

Tayo Lusi started as a help desk technician earning $55,000 a year. He became a certified cloud engineer and reached a salary of $489,000 a year in the field before founding The Apex Institute to train others on the same path. He also hosts the podcast The 1% Move, which launches Tuesday, August 18, 2026, where he talks with tech professionals about career growth in cloud and AI infrastructure.

What is the company's longer term mission?

The training is only part of it. The company's stated mission is to impact millions of lives globally, not just through career training in the United States.

That includes future plans for nonprofit initiatives in developing countries, teaching foundational tech and cloud skills to people who have been shut out of the global job market. The reasoning is simple. Cloud infrastructure and AI systems are global by nature, so the demand for people who can build and maintain them is not limited to one country.

What happens after the national airing?

Once the national and regional airings wrap, the segment enters its longest phase, a full year on public television stations across all 50 states, reaching an estimated 60 million households as an educational interstitial into 2027.

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About The Apex Institute

The Apex Institute is an IT career training company based in Maryland. It trains working tech professionals in cloud engineering, DevOps and AI infrastructure, helping them move into the roles employers are struggling to fill as AI adoption accelerates. Students have reported more than $11 million in job offers to date. Individual results vary and are not typical. Learn more at apexedu.io.

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