Speaking and workshops

Talks that leave your audience with something to do on Monday.

Practical AI for organizations, and the management judgment that AI adoption demands. Built for associations, conferences, campuses, chambers, and leadership teams.

A menu of talks

Two tracks. Each talk runs as a keynote or a hands-on workshop, with examples tailored to your audience.

Practical AI

Where AI Pays Off First

The three places most organizations feel AI first: marketing and sales, people and HR, and finance and operations. Attendees leave with ready-to-use prompts and a way to pick their first project.

Chambers, SBDCs, owner groups

Practical AI

What Not to Paste: Safe, Practical AI for Your Team

Which information stays out of outside AI tools, how to set simple ground rules, and how to get useful answers without exposing customer or employee data.

Owners, office managers, HR leads

Management judgment

Judgment Call: Deciding Well When AI Has an Answer

From Judgment Call, book one of the More Capable series: when to rely on AI, when to question it, and how managers stay accountable for the call.

Leadership teams, associations, conferences

Management judgment

Augment, Don’t Replace: Leading People Through AI Adoption

What to automate, what to protect, and how to measure whether it helped, so AI takes the routine work and people keep the work only they can do.

Managers, HR leaders, executive groups

Formats and fees

  • Keynote: 30 to 45 minutes, with time for questions
  • Workshop: 60 to 90 minutes, hands-on, with prompts and exercises attendees keep
  • Panel or fireside chat: a moderated conversation on AI, management, and work

In person or on Zoom. Talks are free for SBDCs and chambers of commerce. For associations, conferences, and corporate events, fees depend on format, length, and travel.

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