Speaking · Workshops · Online
Making AI & agents understandable.
I talk about AI in the same way I build with it: one step at a time. Keynotes and workshops for leaders, teams, founders and educators, in person or online.
Talks & workshops
Topics for your room.
Each works as a keynote or workshop, in person or online, shaped for your audience.
Start Slow: A Practical On-Ramp to AI Agents
The path I took: from connectors and projects in the Claude app, to an agent in your own folders, to an always-on agent with real responsibility.
- The four stages, and when you're ready for the next
- What to connect first, and what to keep from agents
- One task to hand off this week
From Prompt Engineering to Outcome Engineering
Clever prompts don't change a business. Outcomes, owners and review loops do. A lens for leaders deciding where AI belongs.
- Why most AI pilots stall after the demo
- Picking the one workflow to start with
- Governance that speeds teams up, not down
We Are Many: Personal Agents, Shared Brains and the Multi-Agent Future
What happens when one person runs five agents, and why the real prize is getting them to share memory and work together, safely.
- Today's personal agents, honestly compared
- Shared brain versus shared chat: the risks of each
- What to expect in the next twelve months
Agentic Workflow Design: From Manual Drudgery to Daily Systems
Bring a process that eats your week. We map it, find what an agent can own, and design the approvals that keep a person in charge.
- A simple map for any repeated process
- Where agents help, and where they create risk
- A first version to build or hand off
Formats
On stage, in the room, or online.
Where I present
Mentor, MC, host.
Mentoring
Startup Mentor, UF Spark
I mentor student founders in UF's Wertheim College of Engineering startup program, and built its mentoring hub.
Community
Mentor & MC, GNV.AI
I mentor and MC at Gainesville's AI community: lunch-and-learns with news and a guest topic, show-and-tells and hands-on sessions.
Video
YouTube
Podcasts and how-to videos on agents and AI at work, plus my guest spots on other people's podcasts.
2007 – 2020
Producer & MC, MindshareLA
Producing and hosting salons, conferences and networking events that put founders' and creators' ideas in front of big audiences.
Custom built content
A talk made for your team or community.
Don't see your topic? I'll design a session around your audience and goals. Two I've built that way:
Vibe Coding for Non-Coders
How a designer with no engineering background ships real apps with AI, and how you can build a useful tool in an afternoon.
Teach It, Don't Ban It: AI in Education
Students will use AI anyway. The case for teaching responsible use early, from what other countries do to where schools can start.
Invitations
Planning an event, class or offsite?
Tell me the audience, date and goal, and whether it's in person or online. I'll suggest the rest, or build something new for you.