Speaking & workshops
Practical AI keynotes, workshops, and live builds from someone doing the work. For founder groups, business owners, and teams ready to put the ideas into practice.
Based in Houston. Available to travel.
Choose the session
Keynote / 20–30 minutes
Founder events, AI conferences, and small-business communities
A self-taught founder’s story, working products, and live show-and-tell. Your audience leaves with a practical path from an idea to a first build.
Workshop / 45–60 minutes
Employer networks, chambers, workforce groups, and small teams
Explore where AI fits in marketing, operations, and customer workflows. Leave with useful starting points your team can try in its own work.
Live build / 30 minutes
Founder meetups, business communities, coaches, and consultants
Bring an idea from the room. Ian uses LaunchBox to turn it into a platform concept, launch page, and first-invite path in front of the audience.
For coaches, consultants, creators, and community hosts: package what you know into a branded AI-powered experience, with a clear offer and a path to your first members.
Tell me about your audience when you inquire. We’ll shape the session and format around the room.
See the work behind the talk
Builder record / 2025
Ian built the AI for Business platform himself. The platform supported more than 1,600 users; the business it served reached $1.2M in annual recurring revenue within nine months.
These figures describe the 2025 AI for Business engagement.
See the platform case study“I enjoyed your speech, the hands-on coding presentation, your honesty and humble attitude, and your drive.”
Selected speaking record
Keynotes, hands-on workshops, and live builds for business and founder audiences.
Guest workshop on automating business workflows with Gemini, Gmail, Meet, Drive, and Calendar.
Live opportunity research and follow-up workflows for small-business owners at Commissioner Rodney Ellis’ summit.
From AI Consumer to AI Builder: a live LaunchBox build and Q&A for 50+ attendees.
Four speaking slots, including the Founder Stories panel, sharing lessons from building LaunchBox.
Building AI products as a self-taught operator. Watch the keynote above.
Practical AI for founders building without a technical background.
Plan your session
Share your event date, audience, and the session you have in mind. I’ll reply personally within a day or two to discuss fit, availability, and fees.
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Show what worked, compare approaches, and learn from each other.
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