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# Services: how I help clients
## What I do
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> I help leaders, their teams, and their customers understand AI and shape strategy — through [[#Speaking|speaking]], [[#Writing|writing]], [[#Training|training]], [[#Video|video]], and [[#Advising|advising]].
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> In every engagement, I combine rigor and substance with craft and polish.
### Speaking
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>![[speaking.jpg|Photo of audience members listening attentively to a speaker]]
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> Strong keynotes and presentations challenge assumptions, clarify what’s at stake, paint a vision of the future, and help audiences make better decisions.
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> That’s what I do — at customer conferences, leadership offsites, strategic kick-offs, prospecting webinars, and other events.
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> Based on my independent research and the purpose of the event, I orient and sharpen how audiences think, decide, and take action.
### Writing
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> ![[writing.jpg|Photo of a person in an office reading attentively from a tablet]]
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> Great whitepapers explain complex technologies and ideas clearly and help turn understanding into action.
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> Grounded in my research, my writing for clients helps them articulate a point of view about AI that is both distinctive and brings their positioning and competitive strengths into focus.
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> Their target customers gain a deeper grasp of AI and its implications, and make more confident, better-informed strategic choices as a result.
### Training
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![[training.jpg|Photo of businesspeople in a conference room listening to a speaker on a wall-mounted display]]
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> To illuminate, not just educate, AI training must sharpen how people *reason* about AI.
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> I equip leaders, their teams, and customers with a deeper grasp of AI systems — including where human intuition fails and where human judgment is essential.
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> The result is not mere technical fluency but clear judgment — to recognize opportunities, pitfalls, and tradeoffs, and navigate AI-related decisions intelligently.
### Video
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> ![[video.jpg|Over-the-shoulder photo of a person watching a video explaining AI agents on his laptop]]
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> Powerful videos about technologies distill complexity without compromising accuracy — neither short but shallow nor deep but overlong.
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> My videos for clients are substance-driven without being ponderous, concise without oversimplification, and visually polished without gratuitous ornamentation.
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> A video that’s well crafted helps introduce audiences to complex ideas efficiently — and sparks their curiosity to seek out more in-depth material, such as a whitepaper.
### Advising
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> ![[advising.jpg|Photo of a person in conversation on a video call]]
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> Valuable advice helps decision-makers weigh options and make better-informed choices in high-stakes situations.
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> I serve as a thought partner and constructive critic for clients facing complex decisions about AI — to test assumptions, clarify options, and navigate uncertainty.
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> We start by defining and refining a specific question. I then write a research-based synthesis that frames the discussion to inform next steps.
## Selected work
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> For one of my clients — an enterprise AI software startup called AllmaGen — I created a whitepaper and a video to help the company pitch investors and customers.
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> ### Whitepaper
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> <a href="https://assets.creativeskeptic.com/whitepapers/why-allmagen/why-allmagen.pdf"
> target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="whitepaper-link">
> <img
> src="https://assets.creativeskeptic.com/whitepapers/why-allmagen/why-allmagen_thumbnail.png"
> alt="Why AllmaGen whitepaper cover"
> class="whitepaper-thumb">
> </a>
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> ### Video
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> <div class="video-wrapper">
> <iframe
> src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1104931374"
> frameborder="0"
> allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture"
> allowfullscreen>
> </iframe>
> </div>
## Getting started
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> Here’s how my client work typically takes shape:
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> 1. **Initial contact:** You [[Contact|reach out]] and we schedule an initial conversation.
> 2. **Discovery:** We discuss your context, challenges, and goals, and assess mutual fit.
> 3. **Proposal:** If we agree there’s a match, I prepare a proposal outlining the scope, timeline, and pricing for the work.
> 4. **Next steps:** If you sign off — after any needed revisions — we move forward with clear milestones and deliverables.
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> > [!link-to-testimonials]
> > **[[Testimonials|Testimonials →]]**
> > Feedback about me and my work
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> > [!link-to-bio]
> > **[[About|About →]]**
> > LinkedIn profile, background, and bio
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> > [!link-to-contact]
> > **[[Contact|Contact →]]**
> > Send me a note via a form or LinkedIn