Speaking
AI, transformation and the critical questions leaders should be asking now.
I've led transformation inside companies, advised executives through it, overseen it from the boardroom and now I'm doing it again as a founder. So my talks stay practical: what's actually changing, where the opportunity is, what isn't working and what leaders should do next.
Topics
Successful digital transformations
88% of business transformations fall short of their original goals (Bain, 2024). The success factors and execution tips that put a company in the 12% that win.
Putting AI to work inside an operating business
How businesses can move beyond AI experimentation to practical applications that improve productivity, customer experience and financial performance.
Agentic commerce: how to compete in the agentic era
What changes for brands and retailers when AI agents start shopping for customers.
Scaling to the first $1M and beyond
The operating decisions that matter before the brand has a big team.
What boards should be asking about AI
How boards can evaluate AI opportunities, understand the risks and hold management accountable for measurable results.
Using AI to work smarter and live better
Finishing the big goal without a 60-hour week.
On stage
Where I've spoken
2026
- eTail BostonPanelist. Women in eTail / August. Photo
- Shoptalk Spring, Las VegasPanelist. Pivots: Making Bold Changes with Agility and Flexibility / March
- Always Off Brand podcast, recorded at eTail Palm SpringsGuest. Women in retail leadership / February. Listen Photo
- CES, Las VegasPanelist. Using AI to scale brand revenue / January. Photo
2025
- eTail BostonPanelist. Women in eTail Leadership / August
- Always Off Brand podcast, recorded at eTail BostonGuest. Women in retail leadership / August. Watch
- Coresight Research NextGen Commerce, New YorkPanelist. Built to Shine: Reimagining Beauty, Luxury and Business / June
- 105.3 WDAS FM, Philadelphia, with Patty JacksonRadio guest / March. Watch
- ShoptalkSpeaker. Advisory board member, 2025 to 2026
2024
- Total RetailPanelist. AI in retail
- NFT.NYC, New YorkSpeaker. Digital and AI art
- Brand Innovators CMO RoundtableRoundtable participant
- Coresight Research NextGen Commerce, New YorkPanelist. How to Invest for Customer Centricity / June
- CES, Las Vegas, Stagwell Content StudioSpeaker. Live talk / January. Watch
2023
2022
- Shoptalk, Las VegasPanelist. Key takeaways session / March
2020
- Harvard Business School Club of New YorkInterviewer / November
- Salesforce, Becoming RetailSpeaker / November
- LiveRampKeynote / October
- Gary Vaynerchuk's Marketing for the NowInterview / July
- WBR Retail CIO Conference, Fort LauderdaleKeynote / February. Photo
- NRF Big Show, New York, Female Quotient LoungeSpeaker / January. Photo
- Brand Innovators, Las VegasPanelist. Next-generation marketing and branding / January
- CES and The Marketing SocietyPanelist / January
2019
- Harvard African-American Alumni Conference, BostonPanelist. Photo
- NRF NXT, Las VegasTED-style talk / July
- Total Retail TechTED-style talk
- Brand Innovators BrandfestPanelist and fireside chat
- Digital Transformation Connect, eTail East Boston, RetailNext, Salesforce BOLDforce and Women in Retail LeadershipPanelist
- The Jason and Scot ShowPodcast guest
- ShoptalkModerator / March. Photo
Formats
Keynote, panel, moderator, fireside conversation and executive workshop. In person or virtual.
Speaking inquiry
Planning an event? I'd love to hear about your audience, the topics you're exploring and how I might contribute to the conversation.