Boise, Idaho, United States •
$5,001 - $10,000
About
I work at the intersection of AI, AV production, event technology, and performance science, and I've spent 20+ years on the production floor, not just on stage. I don't deliver theory. I deliver field-tested frameworks that senior event teams can implement the week after they hear me speak. My clients include SXSW, Event Professional Network, Go West Live, SGMP, IAEE, Event Tech Live, MeetingPlay, Cvent, RainFocus, IMEX, MPI, PCMA, BizBash, Boise State, College of Idaho, Smart Meetings and other global agencies. I host the top podcast in AI and Event Technology: Events: Demystified. I built the #fit4events™ performance framework for event professionals. She also competes as a nationally qualified natural bodybuilder, because I practice exactly what I preach about performance, resilience, and sustainable capacity under pressure. Event planners book me when they want their audience to leave with a real plan, not just a feeling.
AI That Plans With You Keynote
60-70% of your time is already consumed by admin work, not strategy. Most AI implementations make this worse, not better, because they automate broken workflows instead of fixing them. Walk away with a practical framework for redesigning how decisions get made before you automate anything, a system for externalizing context so AI can execute without constant escalation, and a clear method for eliminating the bottlenecks that drain your team's capacity. AI rewards clarity and decision quality, not hustle. Learning Outcomes: Identify the workflow design flaws that cause AI to amplify chaos instead of reduce it Build a decision-authority structure that allows AI to model trade-offs and execute updates without constant human escalation Apply a three-part leadership framework to redesign planning systems before automation, so the tools you already have finally create real leverage. https://youtu.be/oKCz28dW_MM
The AV Playbook: What Every Event Professional Needs to Know
Most event professionals rely on AV vendors without understanding the production language, and it costs them in budget, quality, and on-site surprises. Walk away with the confidence to spec production clearly, negotiate AV contracts from a position of knowledge, and avoid the five most common and expensive AV mistakes. Two decades of hands-on technical production, distilled into the frameworks that actually hold up under live event pressure. Learning Outcomes: Identify the five most expensive AV mistakes event professionals make and the specific decisions that prevent each one Build a production spec clear enough to hold vendors accountable and protect your budget before contracts are signed Apply a contract negotiation framework that positions you as an informed buyer, not a dependent client Similar talk: https://youtu.be/jUFOwlkYEnI
#fit4events(tm): A Performance System Built for Event Professionals
Event professionals burn out not because they work too hard, but because generic wellness advice was never designed for their reality. Walk away with a personalized resilience framework calibrated to production cycles, practical tools for managing cognitive load between events, and a recovery protocol that actually fits your workload. This is the only performance system built from the ground up for the pace, physicality, and pressure of live events work. Learning Outcomes: Identify the energy and recovery patterns that separate high-performing event professionals from those trending toward burnout Build a resilience framework calibrated to your production schedule rather than a generic 9-to-5 wellness routine Apply cognitive load reduction tools between events to protect decision quality when the stakes are highest Similar Talk: https://youtu.be/0KO3sfbu8GI
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