Speaking
Making sense of what’s changing, and what to do about it.
I talk with leaders, operators, and teams about how artificial intelligence, technology, business, and culture are changing, what the evidence actually supports, and what it means for the work in front of them.
I draw from experience founding, scaling, and exiting companies throughout my career. As a former ESPN Academic All-American softball player and former Division I assistant coach, I sometimes talk about athletics as well.
I’ve spoken in 12 countries, including the United Nations in Geneva, SXSW in Austin, TechChill in Riga, Web Summit in Portugal, and CEX in Germany.
Tell me what you’d like me to speak about
What audiences leave with
- A clearer way to tell what’s actually changing from what’s just loud.
- A grounded sense of how new technology changes real operating decisions.
- Examples from actual product, growth, and operating work.
- Better questions to take back into their own organization.
Custom talks
Each one can be shaped around your audience and the question you most want them to think about.
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What AI actually changes inside a team
- The question
- What changes when AI stops being something people try now and then, and becomes part of how a team researches, writes, decides, and operates?
- Audiences leave with
- A clearer view of where the work really changes, where old habits hold, and what to watch next.
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Where fashion, luxury, and culture meet
- The question
- What happens to taste, status, and desire as fashion, luxury, and culture converge, and as AI starts making the recommendations?
- Audiences leave with
- A sharper read on how brands earn meaning now, informed by my research into what AI models recognize as luxury.
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Problems that don’t fit one department
- The question
- Why do the hardest business problems rarely stay inside marketing, product, strategy, or technology, and how do you organize around that?
- Audiences leave with
- Examples of problems that changed shape once someone looked closely, and questions to take back to your own org chart.
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Growth as a system
- The question
- Where does durable growth come from when channels, costs, and customer behavior keep shifting?
- Audiences leave with
- The measurement habits and operating systems behind growth that held up, drawn from direct-to-consumer, marketplace, and global B2B work.
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Work without borders
- The question
- What happens to hiring, teams, and careers when talent moves between countries more easily than most companies plan for?
- Audiences leave with
- Lessons from building a global talent marketplace and working with governments on work and visa programs.
What I’m investigating now
The talks draw on current research, not recycled slides.
Right now that includes the Recommendation Audit, a pre-registered study of what AI models think luxury is. It’s in progress, with no findings yet.
Selected speaking events
Selected stages
- United NationsGeneva, Switzerland
- SXSWAustin, Texas
- TechChillRiga, Latvia
- Web SummitPortugal
- CEXGermany
- +7more countries, 12 in all
Formats
- Keynote
- One talk, built around your audience and theme.
- Fireside chat
- A moderated conversation, with room for audience questions.
- Panel
- Discussion and disagreement with other speakers.
- Workshop
- Hands-on work on a real problem your group brings.
- Team session
- A private session for a leadership team or offsite.
Good fit for
- Leadership offsites and executive teams
- Industry conferences
- Founder and operator audiences
- Innovation and strategy programs
Invite me to speak
Tell me:
- The event, and who’s in the audience
- The date, and whether it’s in person or virtual
- The topic or question you have in mind
- What you want people to leave with