Through keynotes, workshops, and multi-day training, we help leaders understand the economic and cultural systems behind events, festivals, travel, and live experiences. The focus stays on long-range impact, not short-term execution.

Sharing strategy and insights for the industries that move crowds and shape culture.

Current Speaking Topics

We’re always happy to design a custom presentation to suit the needs of your audience. Let’s build a session that matches your community's industry, experience, and perspective.
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  • All topics can be researched and customized to specific industries, technical levels, and audiences.

    • The AI-Powered Workflow: Practical Strategy for Professionals
      Learn the practical tools and task-level strategies to seamlessly integrate artificial intelligence into your current workflows for immediate impact and time savings.

    • AI for Small Businesses
      Explore practical, approachable tools that save time and spark growth.

    • The AI & Digital Strategy Blueprint
      An interactive session designed to map your current technology stack, identify unused tools, find critical efficiencies, and prioritize high-ROI investments to eliminate digital waste.

    • The Next 18 Months: AI Trends for Event and Business Leaders
      A forward-looking session that dissects the imminent advancements in generative and predictive AI, helping leaders future-proof their strategies and investment decisions.

  • All sessions can be customized to industry and technical ability.

    • Social Media Strategy That Reflects Your Brand and Community
      Build sustainable campaigns rooted in your organization's purpose and unique local character, moving beyond short-lived trends to create lasting engagement.

    • Influencer, UGC, and Creator Campaigns That Actually Work
      Master the process of finding the right voices, activating them intentionally, and maximizing user-generated content for authentic, high-converting digital campaigns.

    • Content Sprint: Generating a Year of Ideas in 60 Minutes
      A structured, collaborative workshop designed to break through idea-block and fill your editorial calendar using rapid-fire, constraint-based content generation techniques.

    • Unpacking Your Brand's Vibe: A Tone and Voice Workshop
      An interactive session where teams define and document their unique brand personality, tone, and voice guidelines using comparative writing exercises and creative mapping.

    • Agile Event Marketing: Sprints, Stand-Ups, and Iterative Success
      Apply the rules of Agile Project Management to create focused marketing sprints, conduct iterative stand-ups, and rapidly adapt campaigns based on real-time data for maximum ROI.

    • Field Marketing Mastery: Converting Regional Events into Revenue Centers
      Learn to design, execute, and measure localized field marketing initiatives that consistently fill sales pipelines and leverage community events as powerful revenue generators.

    • From Booth to Brand Loyalty: Experiential That Works
      Implement a strategy-first approach to field marketing and activations that moves beyond simple product displays to build genuine brand affinity and lasting loyalty.

    • Designing Human- and Community-Centered Events
      Learn how to map the human journey of your attendees to design events that prioritize belonging, deepen connection, and celebrate the culture of your community.

    • Re-Assetizing Your Sponsorship: Unlocking Untapped Value
      Audit your event's unique assets and create customized partnership programs that deliver superior, non-transactional value for sponsors and protect your mission.

    • ABM Meets Experiential: B2B Events That Convert
      Designing high-touch campaigns and activations that blend Account-Based Marketing principles with impactful experiences to directly accelerate your sales pipeline.

    • Better Exhibitions, Better Results
      Deliver actionable strategies and systems that empower artists, vendors, and exhibitors to maximize sales and engagement without experiencing burnout.

  • Equipping people to lead, connect, and show up.

    • The Strategy Blueprint: From Vision to Quarterly Action
      A framework-driven workshop for leadership to translate high-level vision and objectives into concrete, measurable, and prioritized quarterly action plans.

    • Strategic Networking: From Awkward to Authentic Connections that Drive Business
      Master human-first networking strategies, tailored for both introverts and extroverts, to build professional connections that reliably convert into opportunities and referrals.

    • Public Speaking for People Who Never Asked for the Mic
      Equip reluctant speakers with the tools to structure their message, manage anxiety, and find their authentic voice to speak with confidence and authority.

    • The Leader's Playbook: Communication Frameworks for High-Performing Teams
      Equip managers and leaders with core behavioral frameworks (like DISC and SLII) to reduce internal friction and increase team output through better communication.

Recent and Scheduled Sessions

2026

October

  • Sessions TBA
    International Festivals and Events Association Conference

June

  • Event Builder: The Interactive Gameshow
    Presented at the Meeting Professionals International World Education Conference

May

  • AI for Business Brokers
    Presented for the Texas Association of Business Brokers - Alamo Chapter

April

March

February

January

2025

December (Scheduled)

November

October

  • Professional Networking: From Awkward to Authentic
    Presented as part of St. Mary’s University Business Week

  • AI for Sponsorship and Event Persona Design
    Presented for the Sponsorship Collective

September

  • Marketing and Media Relations Intensive (CEU/Accreditation Course)
    Presented as part of the International Festivals and Events Association Annual Conference

  • Maximizing Social Media with Limited Staff
    Presented as part of the International Festivals and Events Association Annual Conference

  • Create Your Own Chatbot AI Workshop
    Presented as part of the International Festivals and Events Association Annual Conference

  • Event Builder: An Interactive Board Game
    Presented as part of the National Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference

  • The No-Fluff Market Audit
    Presented as part of the Women Unlimited of San Antonio Annual Conference

  • Artificial Intelligence for Lending Professionals
    Presented for the Central Texas Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders

  • Booked and Branded: Social Media that Sells Experience
    Presented for the National Association for Catering & Events - Alamo Chapter

August

  • Turning Events into Revenue
    Presented in Partnership with the UTSA Small Business Development Center

June

  • Activating Local Music Ecosystems through Events
    Presented for the West Texas Music Friendly Cities Coalition

  • ChatGPT: Beyond the Basics
    Presented in partnership with the UTSA Small Business Development Center

  • Thought Leadership to Grow Startups
    Presented in partnership with Geekdom

May

  • Artificial Intelligence for Innovation and Growth
    Presented in partnership with the Texas Association of Business Brokers, San Antonio Chapter

  • Brand Storytelling for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs
    Hosted by the Region 19 (El Paso) Educational Service Center

  • Artificial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses
    Hosted by the Region 19 (El Paso) Educational Service Center

April

  • Networking Mastery: Tactics for Extroverts and Introverts
    Presented for OneStar Foundation (Americorps Vista)

  • Lubbock Event Success Lab Accelerator - Cohort 1
    Presented in partnership with Lubbock Arts Alliance and Lubbock Cultural Arts

  • Future-Ready Festivals: Artificial Intelligence for Event Success
    Part of the International Festivals and Events Assoc. Summer Webinar Series

March

  • Storytelling and Your Business: From Hashtags to Handshakes
    Presented in Partnership with Launch San Antonio

  • South by Southwest
    Private Event and Content Operations Support

February

  • SMS Marketing Strategies for Events
    Private Training - Lubbock

  • Event Design Strategies and Group Design Sprint
    Private Facilitation - San Antonio

January

  • Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on Events. (Inaugural Class)
    CEU/Accreditation Course as part of IFEA/NRPA National Event Management School

  • Social Media Marketing: Understanding the Landscape, Benefits, and Challenges.
    CEU/Accreditation Course as part of IFEA/NRPA National Event Management School

2024

December

  • Social Media 2025 - Presented in partnership with the UTSA Small Business Development Center as part of the Bexar County Business Expo.

November

  • Social Media & Digital Marketing 2025 - Presented as part of the Texas Festivals and Events Association Annual Conference

  • Moderator: Raise Your Glass: Beverage Programs for Event Success - Presented as part of the Texas Festivals and Events Association Annual Conference

  • Marketing & Mediums: Traditions, Social, & Creative, Part 1 & 2
    CEU/Accreditation Course as part of the Texas Event Management Institute

October

  • Managing Festivals and Events - Cultural Districts Webinar Series, Texas Commission on the Arts.

  • Decoding Community Building: The Event Connection - Presented as part of San Antonio Startup Week 2024.

September

  • AI (R)Evolution and the Continued Impact on Events - Presented as part of the International Festivals and Events Association Annual Conference in Pittsburgh.

  • Social Media Trends 2025 - Presented as part of the International Festivals and Events Association Annual Conference in Pittsburgh.

  • Summit MC & Facilitator - International Festivals and Events Association Student Careers Summit

  • Optimize Your Small Business Marketing - Presented as part of the Harvesting Success Conference powered by San Antonio Women Unlimited.

  • The AI-Powered Business Advisor - Presented as part of the America’s Small Business Development Centers Annual Conference in Atlanta.

August

  • Artificial Intelligence for Small Business: The AI Frontier - University of Texas at San Antonio Small Business Development Center

  • Social Media Strategies with Hands-On Breakouts - Alamo Colleges Internal Training

July

  • Artificial Intelligence for Event Professionals - Presented in partnership with the Texas Festivals and Events Association and the Woodlands Arts Council

  • Build Your Startup with Events, Conferences, and Tradeshows - Geekdom Community Workshop

June

  • Supercharge Your Digital Signage with User-Generated Content - Poppulo Partner Webinar

May

  • Future of Event Marketing Game Show
    Presented as part of the Meeting Professionals International (MPI) World Education Conference (WEC) in Louisville, Kentucky

  • Experiential Design: What is the value of a smile?
    Presented as part of the Creative Futures Brunch

  • Artificial Intelligence for Small Business
    Presented as part of the Small Business Administration (SBA) San Antonio District Awards

April

  • Artificial Intelligence for Small Business - Angelo State University SBDC

  • Creative Industries Marketing Boot Camp - Lubbock Arts Festival
    Presented as part of the Lubbock Arts Festival, in partnership with the Lubbock Arts Alliance and the Lubbock Cultural Arts Foundation

  • Social Media Marketing: Understanding the Landscape, Benefits, and Challenges.
    CEU/Accreditation Course as part of the Texas Event Management Institute

March

  • Social Media for Events and Tourism Organizations - Iowa Tourism Conference
    Presented in association with Iowa Tourism Industry Partners

  • Creating an Event Marketing Plan - Kansas State University

January

  • Artificial Intelligence for Small Business - The Chamber (Schertz-Cibolo-Selma TX)

  • Social Media Marketing: Understanding the Landscape, Benefits, and Challenges.
    CEU/Accreditation Course as part of IFEA/NRPA National Event Management School

2023

December

  • Alamo Colleges District - Internal Multi-Departmental Training on Social Strategy

  • Bexar County Business Expo - Social Strategy 2024 for Small Business

November

  • Social Media 2024 for Events Professionals (TFEA Annual Conference Breakout Talk)

  • Event Organizer’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence (TFEA Annual Conference Breakout Talk)

  • Marketing & Mediums: Traditions, Social, & Creative, Part 1 & 2
    CEU/Accreditation Course as part of the Texas Event Management Institute

October

  • Internal Event Marketing Training - Texas Southwest Network of Small Business Development Centers

  • Artificial Intelligence and Small Business Marketing - UTSA Small Business Development Center

  • Building Better Events - San Antonio Startup Week Mainstage Talk

  • AI & The Future of Events - IFEA Annual Conference Plenary/Main Stage Session

  • Social Media 2024 for Event Professionals - IFEA Annual Conference Breakout

  • AI in Event Management - IFEA Annual Conference Breakout

September

  • Insider’s Guide to UGC - Beacons.io Community Webinar

August

  • San Antonio Women’s Unlimited Podcast - “Men’s Week Speaker Series”

July

  • Impressions and Chai Podcast - Harnessing External Content for Your Marketing Mix

June

  • Social Media for Small Business - Bastrop Mainstreet Education Series

  • Grow Your Business with Events - UTSA Small Business Development Center

May

  • Digital Marketing Boot Camp for Creative Industries - ARTSwork Des Moines

  • Creatives Breakfast Club - ARTswork Des Moines

April

  • Social Media Training for Creative Industries - Lubbock Arts Festival

  • Culinary Marketing and Social Strategy - Break Fast and Launch Culinary Incubator

February

  • Customers, Creators, and Influencers: Social Content from Outside - IFEA Spring Webinar Series

January

  • Social Strategy 2023 - UTSA Small Business Development Center Webinar

2022

December

  • Social Strategy 2023 for Small Business - Bexar County Business Expo

November

  • New Age SA Marketing Panel - Presented in partnership with Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and San Antonio Young Professionals

  • Influencers, Creators, and Influencers for Small Business - UTSA Small Business Development Center

  • Social Media Update for Event Professionals - TFEA Annual Conference

October

  • Loyalty Matters: Building and Maintaining a Customer Base - UTSA Small Business Development Center

  • B2B Marketing in a Recession - San Antonio Startup Week Main Stage Talk (Panel)

  • Culinary Marketing and Social Strategy - Break Fast and Launch Culinary Incubator

September

  • Career Talk - Social Media Professional - San Antonio Independent School District

  • Social Media Update for Event Professionals - IFEA Annual Conference Breakout Session

  • Marketing Strategy for Business Recovery (Pt. 1 & 2) - HELM Business Recovery Accelerator

  • All Employees are Influencers - Hotel Finance & Technology Professionals Association Conference Breakout

  • Sonic Branding - Webinar

August

  • Instagram Strategy and Care - Southside First “Echale Gas” Speaker Series

  • Gen Z Marketing (Moderator) - Webinar

July

  • Drive Sales with eCommerce Authenticity - Webinar

  • Marketing & Mediums: Traditions, Social, & Creative, Part 1 & 2
    CEU/Accreditation Course as part of the Texas Event Management Institute

  • Every Employee is An Influencer - DigiMarCon Los Angeles Main Stage Talk

  • Future of Marketing, Perspectives Podcast - TINT

June

  • Social Pros Podcast

  • Marketing Dinner Theater Experiences - Texas Educational Theatre Association

  • Marketing Strategy for Business Recovery (Pt. 1 & 2) - HELM Business Recovery Accelerator

May

  • Collaborative Content Creation - AdWeek Social Media Week North America (NY)

March

  • Social Media & Beyond - IFEA Webinar Series