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I help leadership teams have the conversations they've been avoiding.
For executives and leadership teams making consequential decisions about the work their organization actually runs on.
I work on the same problem in two places: inside organizations as a speaker and facilitator, and in Fluent in Friendship as a curriculum for adults building friendship in their personal lives.
I'm a Principal Technical Program Manager for AI Capabilities at Chick-fil-A, where I work on enterprise AI strategy across 2,800+ locations. Before that, I held product and engineering leadership roles at Disney, in federal research, and in aerospace.
The throughline of my career is helping people find specific language for conversations they don't know how to start. I do that inside organizations, and I also created Fluent in Friendship, a structured social-skills curriculum for adults.
I spent thirteen years as a volunteer listener on 7 Cups. All of it taught me the same thing: most of what's broken in organizations and in people's lives traces back to a conversation someone doesn't know how to have.
Every organization I've worked in has a version of the same problem. The decisions that matter most stall or go sideways because the conversations around them fail. A CEO presents an AI strategy to a room full of people who are terrified and nobody says so. A manager gets told to communicate the restructuring with no idea what to actually say. This keynote names where those gaps show up and why smart leaders keep falling into them.
For industry conferences, annual leadership summits, large-format keynotes, and all-hands. 30, 45, or 60 minutes with Q&A.
Organizations are under pressure to reduce headcount and redirect savings to AI. Most leadership teams making those decisions don't have a clear picture of the work they're actually eliminating.
For executive teams, leadership offsites, and board-level discussions. 45-60 minute keynote, or 90 minutes with leadership team discussion.
Most speakers talk about making the restructuring decision. Almost nobody talks about what happens in the twelve months after. This session focuses on what leadership looks like once the hard decision is behind you and the real work is getting the remaining organization to function again.
For executive teams, C-suite offsites, and HR or people leadership teams. 45-60 minute keynote, or half-day session with leadership team discussion.
A workshop on the conversations managers most often fumble or skip: telling someone their role is changing because of AI, pushing back on a directive from above, telling a senior leader something they don't want to hear, and giving feedback that lands.
People leave with actual sentences they've practiced out loud. The kind they'll actually use on Monday.
Instead of "I have some concerns about the timeline," participants learn to say "I can hit that date, but here's what we'd be skipping to do it, and I want you to decide whether that tradeoff is worth it."
For manager development cohorts, new-manager programs, and leadership academies. Half-day or full-day, 15-40 participants.
"You did an incredible job and arguably set a new bar for these presentations. Multiple staff commented that your segment was TED talk level."
"Your preparation was impeccable. Your content was highly engaging. Your execution was excellent."
Based in Atlanta. Available in person and virtually. Keynotes run 20 to 90 minutes. Workshops and executive sessions run up to a half day.
To inquire, write to speaking@fluentinfriendship.com with your event, date, audience, and format. I read every inquiry myself and reply within three business days.