An AI keynote that makes it real, not hype
Talks for conferences, all-hands and in-house events across Australia. I make AI real for a room: what Claude actually changes, how to get past treating it like a chatbot, and why it is far less frightening than most people expect. Honest, grounded, and useful the next morning.
Conferences, all-hands, in-house events.
I speak at conferences and industry events, company all-hands, leadership offsites and in-house sessions. The room might be a few dozen business owners or a company's whole staff. Either way the goal is the same: people walk out thinking differently about the AI they already have, and with something concrete they can do about it.
Every talk is shaped to the audience. A room of owners hears about leakage and where AI pays for itself. A room of staff hears how it takes the repetitive lifting off their day so they can do the work they were actually hired for.
Real subjects, not a buzzword reel.
Getting past the chatbot. Most teams have Claude and use a fraction of it, treating it as a question box. This is about what changes when you stop.
AI without the fear. For the people in the room who quietly think it is not for them, or that it is coming for their job. Grounded, honest, and reassuring without pretending the change is not real.
What Claude actually changes. A clear-eyed look at what the current tools genuinely do for a business, and what they do not, so nobody leaves with the wrong expectations.
I come from the shop floor, not a slide deck.
For seven years I ran Lennox Label, a Northern Rivers retail brand, handling manufacturing, logistics and the marketing myself. Running a small business teaches you where the real leaks are because you feel every one of them. That is the lens I bring to a stage: practical, specific, and free of the vendor hype that makes people tune out.
My background is in behavioural science, which is why the talks are built to change how a room thinks, not just entertain it. Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy, said of my work: "I thought the work was really ingenious. It was inspired and interesting and I enjoyed it immensely."
To be clear: I am an independent AI specialist. I am not an official Anthropic partner and I do not claim their endorsement. Independent is the point, I am there for your room, not to sell a product.
Based in the Northern Rivers, travelling for the right event.
I am based in the Northern Rivers, NSW, and travel across Australia for speaking, from South-East Queensland down the east coast and interstate for main-stage events. If you have a date and a location, get in touch and we will work out the fit.
A keynote often pairs naturally with an in-house training day, where the same ideas get put to work on your team's real tasks.
What kind of events do you speak at?
Conferences, industry events, company all-hands and in-house sessions. Anything from a room of a few dozen to a main-stage keynote. The talk is tailored to the audience, a room of business owners hears something different to a room of one company's staff.
What do you actually talk about?
Real topics, not hype. Getting past the chatbot, so teams stop treating Claude as a Q&A box and start using it on real work. AI without the fear, for people who think it is not for them. And what Claude actually changes about how a business runs, grounded in what the tools genuinely do today.
Do you travel for talks?
Yes. I am based in the Northern Rivers, NSW, and travel across Australia for speaking. Interstate and main-stage events are welcome, just get in touch with the date and location.
Is it a sales pitch for a product?
No. I am an independent AI specialist, not a vendor, so the talk is not a disguised demo. It is an honest read on where AI helps, where it does not, and what a team can do on Monday. If a business wants training or ongoing help afterwards, that is a separate conversation.
Can the talk lead into training for our team?
Often it does. A keynote is a great way to shift how a room thinks about AI, and many teams follow it with an in-house training day where their staff learn Claude on their own workflows. The talk and the training work well as a pair, but neither depends on the other.
Booking a speaker who makes AI real?
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