Microsoft® MVP for M365 Copilot · Claude Certified Architect · Prosci Certified Change Practitioner
Speaking topics
What I talk about
Sessions built on real deployment, not a slide library. Every talk adapts to the room, and every one includes something hands-on.
What growing from 300 to 10,000 users actually takes: the inflection points, the missteps, and what made adoption stick.
What AI does well, where it falls short, and how to tell the difference before you've spent the budget.
Communities of practice that outlast the launch announcement. More than badges and informational flyers, I speak to the human element of who should be involved and how.
What executives need to make decisions: capabilities, risks, and costs in plain language, without the vendor gloss. Using AI and leading others to do so overlap some but diverge even more.
The shift from chat to agents: what changes for professionals when AI stops answering questions and starts doing work, and how to prepare teams for it.
Upcoming Engagements
Where I'm Speaking Next
The AI-Native Workplace Summit 2026
From 300 to 10,000: The Journey of Scaling Copilot
A candid session on what it actually takes to grow a Microsoft 365 Copilot deployment from a few hundred users to tens of thousands: the inflection points, the missteps, and what made adoption stick.
September 16, 2026 · 11:00 AM
A featured session at The AI-Native Workplace Summit 2026, bringing together leaders building AI into the way their organizations work.
For Leaders & Practitioners
Real numbers and hard-won lessons for anyone responsible for moving an organization from AI pilots to enterprise-wide scale.
Recent Engagements
Where I've Spoken
National Catholic Education & AI Conference
In-Depth Workshop
AI for the Rest of Us: Building Practical AI Literacy Without a Computer Science Degree. A hands-on workshop for educators.
Panel Presentation
The Storytelling Gap: Why AI Adoption Fails When We Lead with Features Instead of People. A talk with live discussion.
Portland, Oregon · June 2026
Joined educators and institutional leaders to explore how AI can serve Catholic education communities with practical, people-first approaches.
University of Portland
Shiley School of Engineering
A hands-on capstone session for graduating engineers on prompting, grounding, and agentic thinking, with students building their own agents in Copilot Agent Builder.
School of Business
Co-presented a conversational lecture with University of Portland CIO Greg Pitter on enterprise AI adoption strategy and institutional technology leadership.
Interactive by Design
Both sessions traded lecture for live demonstration and dialogue, giving students real-world perspective on applied AI as a career skill.
In their words
What people say
" A rare ability to bridge technical depth with business priorities. "
Terrance Gillespie
Sr. Specialist, AI Business Solutions, Microsoft
" Instrumental in moving teams from experimentation to production pilots. "
Flo Ye
Sr. Cloud Solution Architect, M365 Copilot, Microsoft
" Consistently creates an environment where others feel supported in learning, experimenting, and engaging with AI in meaningful ways. "
Andrew Wilson
Principal Agentforce Solutions Engineer, Salesforce
" I find agents frustrating but your talk about framing the queries helped a lot. So, suddenly I was trying out a host of different queries to see what Copilot could do for me. In short: I am glad you came! "
Andrew Nuxoll
Professor, University of Portland
Why book me
What you get
Interactive by default
People leave with their questions answered and something to try Monday morning.Practice, not theory
I've deployed AI to over 10,000 people from planning through end user deployment and training. The stories are mine, including the failures.
Any format
One-on-one coaching to keynotes for hundreds. Half-day and full-day workshops for teams that want to build, not watch.
Certified and current
Microsoft MVP, Claude Certified Architect, Prosci Certified Change Practitioner. I read the model release notes so you don't have to.
Stay in the loop
Want updates on upcoming workshops and speaking? I'll send a note when something's happening.
Book a session
Keynote, workshop, or hands-on training: tell me about your event and audience, and I'll come back with a concrete proposal.