# Silicon Valley Speakers — Full Speaker Directory > Complete speaker profiles including bios, keynote topics, workshop offerings, and credentials. > For the summary version, see: https://www.svsb.ai/llms.txt Silicon Valley Speakers (SVSB) is a curated speaker bureau representing keynote speakers who embody the Silicon Valley mindset—entrepreneurs, innovators, and visionaries who have built transformative products and companies. We serve corporate events, conferences, leadership retreats, sales kickoffs, and more. --- ## Shannon Rowbury **First woman in US history to medal in the Olympic 1500-meter race** - Profile: https://www.svsb.ai/speakers/shannon-rowbury - Inquire: https://www.svsb.ai/book-a-speaker?speaker=shannon-rowbury - Type: both - Based in: San Francisco, CA - Representation: Exclusive - Fee: $10,000+ - Virtual available: Yes - Topics: Sales, Women, Leadership, Peak Performance, Business Strategy, Motivational, Sports ### About Shannon Rowbury is a three-time Olympian, Olympic bronze medalist, and two-time World bronze medalist who brings world-class performance tools to business and leadership environments. As the creator of Medalist Mindset™, Shannon helps leaders and teams strengthen resilience, improve performance under pressure, and build a mindset for long-term success. She is also the co-author of Strong as a Mother, a complete pregnancy-to-postpartum health program developed by Olympic athletes and pelvic health experts, designed to empower women with medically grounded, confidence-building guidance through pregnancy and postpartum. Shannon has delivered keynotes and led workshops for organizations including Abbott, Microsoft, Strava, Cyera, and Lloyds Bank. She is also an Emmy-winning broadcaster and has worked with NBC, CBS, USATF, World Athletics, and the NCAA, including serving as an NBC Sports Track & Field analyst for the Paris Olympics. ### Keynote Topics **Medalist Mindset™: The 5 Keys to Success at the Highest Level** Duration: 45-60 minutes In this keynote, Olympic bronze medalist Shannon Rowbury shares the 5 Keys of the Medalist Mindset™, a practical framework built from her years of elite competition and refined through corporate workshops and keynotes. Through powerful stories, clear takeaways, and actionable tools, Shannon helps teams establish clear goals, strengthen resilience, and deliver consistently when the stakes are high. Best for leadership teams, corporate offsites, sales and performance teams, high-achieving professionals, and organizations navigating big goals and big pressure. **Control the Controllables: Building Resilient Teams in Uncertain Times** Duration: 45-60 minutes High performers don't succeed because conditions are perfect—they succeed because they know how to respond when they aren't. Drawing from her experience as a three-time Olympian and elite performer, Shannon Rowbury shares the mindset and resilience tools she used to navigate setbacks, uncertainty, and high-pressure moments while continuing to build toward long-term success. This keynote helps individuals and teams reset after disruption, re-establish strong foundations, and shift their focus from what they can't control to what truly drives performance. Whether navigating organizational change, managing morale after a setback, or leading through ambiguity, participants leave with practical tools to stay grounded, focused, and effective—especially when it matters most. **Mind + Body Connection: Reset Tools for Peak Performance** Duration: 45-60 minutes This interactive keynote gives teams practical tools to regulate stress, improve decision-making, and stay sharp during intense moments. Shannon integrates research-backed techniques like breathing, visualization, and power poses that audiences can use to improve performance immediately before meetings, presentations, or high-pressure moments. Best for high-pressure teams, fast-paced organizations, burnout prevention, healthcare, cybersecurity, tech, and teams who want tangible tools—not theory. ### Workshops **The Medalist Mindset Workshop** Duration: 60-90 min per session The Medalist Mindset Workshop is a high-impact experience designed to rebuild connection, foster resilience, and refocus teams during periods of transition. Drawing from Shannon Rowbury's career as a 3-time Olympian and the neuroscience of peak performance, each session blends storytelling, reflection, and interactive exercises. Available as a single session, a 3-part series, or a comprehensive 5-session program — each format is designed to meet your team where they are. Whether you're looking for a powerful one-time experience or an extended deep-dive, the workshop scales to deliver lasting transformation. Session 1: Reflection & Reconnection — Teams revisit their shared goals and explore the mindset shifts needed to navigate change. Through guided exercises and Shannon's personal journey, participants build self-awareness and reconnect with purpose. Session 2: Building Resilience Together — Focused on team bonding and resilience-building techniques. Participants learn frameworks for managing pressure, supporting teammates through setbacks, and turning obstacles into advantages. Session 3: Forward Momentum — The capstone experience. Teams create actionable commitments, practice accountability structures, and leave with a concrete plan for sustaining the medalist mindset beyond the workshop. Session 4 (5-Session Program): Leading Through Pressure — Advanced session on decision-making under stress, managing high-stakes moments, and developing leadership presence when it matters most. Session 5 (5-Session Program): Sustaining Excellence — The final session focuses on building systems for long-term peak performance, preventing burnout, and creating a culture of continuous improvement. ### Credentials & Achievements - 3-Time Olympian (2008, 2012, 2016) - Olympic Bronze Medalist (1500m) - 2x World Championship Bronze Medalist - Creator of Medalist Mindset™ — keynotes for Abbott, Microsoft, Strava, Cyera, Lloyds Bank - Emmy Award-Winning Sports Broadcaster - Co-Author of Strong as a Mother - World Record Holder (Distance Medley Relay) - Former American Record Holder (1500m, 5000m, 2 Miles) - 6-Time United States Champion - NBC Sports Track & Field Analyst (Paris 2024 Olympics) - USATF & World Athletics Commentator - NCAA Indoor In-Stadium Announcer - U.S. State Department Sports Envoy - Duke University (B.A., M.A. magna cum laude) - Harvard Business School Certificate --- ## Noah Cheyer **Built custom AI tools used by over 2,000 event professionals worldwide** - Profile: https://www.svsb.ai/speakers/noah-cheyer - Inquire: https://www.svsb.ai/book-a-speaker?speaker=noah-cheyer - Type: both - Based in: San Francisco - Representation: Exclusive - Fee: $5,000+ - Virtual available: Yes - Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Entrepreneurship, Future of Work ### About Growing up as the son of Siri co-founder Adam Cheyer, AI always felt unapproachable to Noah Cheyer. It wasn't until the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, Noah realized that you didn't need to be technically minded or in AI for 40 years to find tangible value in the technology. Helping launch Speak About AI, he booked top experts in AI for Fortune 100 corporations and events everywhere from Brazil to Korea. Seeing how disconnected the events industry was, he used his background to help event planners learn to leverage AI. ### Keynote Topics **The Future of AI in Events** Duration: 45-60 minutes Learn how event professionals can leverage AI to be more productive with real tool demos and a framework ranking usecases from 1-10. **How to Use AI to Think Like a CXO** Duration: 45-60 minutes Learn how to leverage AI to think strategically and communicate your plans, work, and success to your manager. --- ## Zach Rattner **AI Founder & CTO with physical industry customers in 20+ countries** - Profile: https://www.svsb.ai/speakers/zach-rattner - Inquire: https://www.svsb.ai/book-a-speaker?speaker=zach-rattner - Type: both - Based in: San Diego, CA - Representation: Exclusive - Fee: $10,000+ - Virtual available: Yes - Topics: Sales, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Future of Work, Technology, Cybersecurity ### About Zach Rattner is an engineer, founder, and inventor who has spent his career building AI products that solve real-world problems. As CTO and Co-Founder of Yembo, he built an AI-powered virtual inspection platform that is now used in over 20 countries, processes millions of videos per year, and serves industries from moving and logistics to property insurance. With 30 granted US patents spanning computer vision, consumer electronics, and telecommunications, Zach brings deep technical credibility paired with practical business experience. Before founding Yembo, he worked in Qualcomm's internal incubator in San Diego, where he gained hands-on experience with AI and computer vision at scale. Zach is the author of Grow Up Fast: Lessons from an AI Startup, which reveals how leaders can navigate the fast-moving world of AI to create novel leadership and management solutions. The book emphasizes adaptability, patience, and resilience in the face of unexpected hurdles. As a keynote speaker, Zach delivers high-energy talks on AI innovation, entrepreneurial leadership, and real-world AI implementation. His signature topics include why AI initiatives fail and how to fix them, thriving through technological change, and automating the ordinary to elevate the extraordinary. He has spoken at events including AICPA & CIMA ENGAGE in London, Virginia Tech, and conferences for industries spanning insurance, home services, logistics, and financial services. Zach ranks in the top 2% of contributors on Stack Overflow and is a LinkedIn Top AI Voice. He holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech and lives in San Diego with his wife and three children. ### Keynote Topics **Why Al fails (and how to fix it)** Duration: 45-60 minutes Al is the 21st century's biggest shift in how we create value. In this keynote, Zach reveals what separates successful Al initiatives from expensive experiments, and how organizations are already driving measurable growth with trusted, human-centered systems. Attendees learn how to spot high-ROl opportunities, avoid costly missteps, and turn uncertainty into a competitive edge. Who it's for: Designed for companies pursuing Al strategy, digital transformation, or process optimization in industries such as insurance, home services, logistics, financial services, and real estate. Key learning outcomes: • Identify the top 3 high-ROl opportunities for Al in your business • Build confidence in using Al workflows you can trust • Learn how teams across 20+ countries have scaled operations with Al **Thriving through change** Duration: 45-60 minutes Al is transforming how leaders make decisions and guide their teams through uncertainty. In this keynote, Zach shares actionable frameworks for leading with clarity amid rapid technological change. Drawing from real-world examples, he shows how to combine human insight with data-driven decisions to build resilient, adaptive organizations that stay ahead as the pace of innovation accelerates. Who it's for: Executives, managers, and team leaders navigating digital transformation or rapid Al adoption. Ideal for organizations facing uncertainty, scaling innovation, or guiding teams through change while maintaining clarity and trust. Key learning outcomes: • Lead innovation without losing trust or focus • Build psychological safety while adopting new technology • Evaluate and implement emerging Al tools with confidence **Automate the ordinary, elevate the extraordinary** Duration: 45-60 minutes Every organization wastes time on work that doesn't move the needle. In this high-energy session, Zach shows how Al and automation can handle the mundane so people can focus on what matters most. With real examples from Yembo and other innovators, attendees see how Al magnifies human potential, not replaces it. Who it's for: Cross-functional teams, company-wide meetings, or all-hands events looking to inspire a culture of innovation. Great fit for operations, customer service, HR, and marketing departments that want practical, low-risk ways to boost productivity and creativity using Al. Key learning outcomes: • Discover 5 top tasks for automation • Pilot automation projects with minimal risk • Reframe Al as a tool for creativity, not replacement ### Workshops **From Pilot to Production: How to Launch and Lead an AI Initiative** Duration: Half-day or full-day AI is easy to prototype but hard to productize. This workshop breaks down what it really takes to go from an isolated pilot to a fully adopted, ROI-driven AI initiative. Drawing from real-world startup and enterprise experience, this session covers how to choose the right initial projects, build organizational alignment, define success in business terms, and navigate the political and incentive challenges that often derail AI rollouts. It's a practical roadmap for professionals tasked with making AI real inside complex organizations. Key learning outcomes: • Identify and prioritize high-impact AI use cases aligned to business goals • Design pilot programs that de-risk innovation and support future scale • Define success metrics that resonate with both technical and business stakeholders • Create the incentive structures needed for sustained adoption and change management • Navigate internal politics, silos, and resistance to help AI projects gain traction **Get AI-Savvy: Career Strategies for Finance, Risk, and Compliance Leaders** Duration: Half-day or full-day AI is becoming a foundational part of how professionals create value, solve problems, and accelerate their careers. This workshop helps finance, audit, and compliance professionals build the mindset and skills needed to stay relevant and productive in an AI-driven workplace. Participants learn how to use AI tools to streamline documentation, enhance analytical workflows, and support trust-focused work such as SOC 2, risk reviews, and internal controls. The course also explores how to align personal growth with emerging AI capabilities for long-term career advancement. Key learning outcomes: • Identify how AI is transforming finance, audit, and compliance roles across industries • Design workflows that integrate AI tools to enhance speed, accuracy, and documentation quality • Apply AI to improve productivity in tasks such as reporting, controls testing, and policy review • Blend AI techniques and critical thinking to generate context-aware, trustworthy output • Create a personal plan to stay competitive by aligning career growth with AI capabilities ### Credentials & Achievements - 30+ Granted US Patents - LinkedIn Top AI Voice - Top 2% Stack Overflow Contributors - B.S. Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech - AI deployed in 20+ countries - 5,000+ professionals trained worldwide - CTO & Co-Founder, Yembo - Applied AI Advisory Board, CSU Fullerton - AI Proficiency Instructor, AICPA & CIMA --- ## Adam Cheyer **Co-Creator of Siri and 5x founder at the intersection of AI and human potential** - Profile: https://www.svsb.ai/speakers/adam-cheyer - Inquire: https://www.svsb.ai/book-a-speaker?speaker=adam-cheyer - Type: keynote - Based in: Oakland, California - Fee: Please Inquire - Virtual available: Yes - Topics: Sales, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Future of Work, Technology, Business Strategy, Motivational ### About Best known as a creator of Siri, Apple's AI assistant, Adam Cheyer is a visionary pioneer in AI and computer human interfaces, an inventor holding 50 patents, and an engineering executive. He is one of the world's most authoritative and engaging speakers on AI, the future of technology, and entrepreneurship/building successful startups, appearing before audiences from Cisco, Google, Dell, Visa, and other leading companies. Adam's more than 30-year career has been marked by both commercial success and his passion to use technology to make the world a better place. He has been a co-founder or founding member of five successful startups, four of which were acquired for their breakthrough AI technology. These include Siri (sold to Apple where, working alongside Steve Jobs, he led server-side engineering and AI for the Siri assistant), Viv Labs (sold to Samsung, where as VP R&D, Adam led product engineering and developer relations for Samsung's voice assistant, Bixby), Sentient (massively distributed machine learning sold to Cognizant), and Gameplanner.AI (sold to Airbnb as their first acquisition as a public company). He also co-founded Change.org, the world's largest petition platform, empowering more than 500 million people in 197 countries to drive change in their communities. As VP of AI Experience at Airbnb, Adam worked to use generative AI to radically transform the platform into an intuitive "travel concierge." He is an advisor to several companies including Project Voice Capital Partners, Otter.ai, Riva Health, Evolv Technology, Disruptel (acquired by Samba TV), Brilliant Labs, AI Sprouts, and Spatial Labs. Previously, Adam was VP Engineering at Verticalnet (enterprise software) and Dejima (mobile software). Adam also spent more than a decade at SRI International, where his most recent role was as Chief Architect of CALO/PAL, the US government's largest-ever funded AI project. Adam Cheyer has authored more than 60 publications and served on numerous boards and committees. He holds 50 issued patents in the areas of artificial intelligence, human computer interfaces, distributed computing, machine learning, conversational assistants, collective assistants, and more. In addition to his pioneering work in technology, Adam is an award-winning magician who sometimes incorporates magic and mentalism into his keynotes. He has performed in front of heads of state, stadium crowds, and some of the most recognized magicians in the world, including David Copperfield, David Blaine, and Shin Lim. Adam also appeared before millions on TV as a guest on Penn & Teller Fool Us. He graduated with the highest honors from Brandeis University and received the "Outstanding Masters Student" award from UCLA School of Engineering. ### Keynote Topics **ChatGPT and the Rise of Conversational AI** Duration: 60 minutes How will your business handle the conversational AI revolution? Generative AI programs like ChatGPT are poised to be the most disruptive technology since the Internet itself. With the ability to create articles, answer queries, and write code, ChatGPT can do many things with language that were not possible before, affecting jobs and how we do our work. In this engaging talk by the creator of the virtual assistant Siri, Adam Cheyer will discuss the implications of conversational AI programs for business. Audiences will learn about what conversational AI can and cannot do and how your business can stay ahead of the curve. **The Future of AI and Businesses** Duration: 60 minutes The last five years have seen breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence (AI) at an unprecedented rate, with a host of new systems and applications emerging that go far beyond what was possible only a decade ago. Voice commands can now be used to perform actions and retrieve information using a conversational tone across a multiple of devices. Self-driving cars are a reality for commuters on the highway. With continuous and accelerating improvements in AI, this talk will address new ways of thinking about AI and ways to prepare your business for the continuing AI revolution. **"Hey Siri": A Founding Story** Duration: 60 minutes In this presentation Adam talks about the birth of Siri, from idea, to inception, to Apple's acquisition and implementation of it into the iPhone in 2010. Siri's story is a fascinating one that not many people know about. For example, did you know that Adam first built a Siri-like system in 1993 before the world wide web was even launched? And that it operated on a tablet-like PC? But it wasn't until Apple's release of the iPhone 18 years later in 2007 that Adam knew it was the right time to take Siri from a hobby to the world. **How to Build a Successful Startup: Lessons from the Founder of Siri, Inc.** Duration: 60 minutes Adam discusses the lessons he learned while building each of his startups and how he took them from idea to execution. He talks through vital questions in building a startup, such as: how to know when it's the right time to take an idea from hobby to startup; how to choose the right environment to work; how to pick the right goals that will lead to success; and, how to visualize what success means to you. Learn how to build a successful startup from the founder of Siri. **"I Can Help With That": The Future of Intelligent Interface Agents** Duration: 60 minutes We are in the midst of a technological boom of intelligent interface agents. AI agents like Siri, OK Google, Cortana, and Alexa will soon be integrated into many of our electronic devices expanding what is known as the Internet of Things (IoT). In this talk Adam discusses the implications of AI interface agents, and their integration into industries such as, financial trading, healthcare, marketing, and customer service, including smart homes and smart cars. This talk also touches on Adam's newest AI agent, Viv (what many are calling the next Siri). In the future we will see Viv, Siri, and other AI agents integrated more seamlessly into businesses and particularly into our daily lives. ### Credentials & Achievements - Created Siri, used by 500M+ people worldwide - Built Samsung's Bixby voice assistant - Founded 5 startups — 4 acquired for breakthrough AI technology - Founding member of Change.org — 570M+ members in 196 countries - 50+ patents in AI, ML & conversational interfaces - 60+ published research papers - Led CALO/PAL — largest US government-funded AI project - Award-winning magician — appeared on Penn & Teller Fool Us - VP of AI Experience, Airbnb - Co-Founder & CEO, GamePlanner.AI (acquired by Airbnb) - Co-Founder & VP R&D, Viv Labs (acquired by Samsung) - Co-Founder & VP Engineering, Siri Inc. (acquired by Apple) - Director of Engineering, iPhone Group, Apple - Chief Architect, CALO/PAL, SRI International --- ## Maya Ackerman **CEO of WaveAI & AI Professor at Santa Clara University** - Profile: https://www.svsb.ai/speakers/maya-ackerman - Inquire: https://www.svsb.ai/book-a-speaker?speaker=maya-ackerman - Type: both - Based in: San Francisco, California - Representation: Exclusive - Fee: $10,000+ - Virtual available: Yes - Topics: Women, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Future of Work, Technology, Education, Motivational, STEM, Creativity ### About Dr. Maya Ackerman is a world-renowned AI researcher, entrepreneur, and opera singer named "Woman of Influence" by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. She serves as a Computer Engineering Professor at Santa Clara University and CEO/Co-founder of WaveAI Inc., where she developed ALYSIA, a groundbreaking AI system for songwriting that has served millions of users globally through products like LyricStudio and MelodyStudio. Her career began with fundamental machine learning research at the University of Waterloo, where she earned her PhD in Computer Science, followed by postdoctoral fellowships at Caltech and UC San Diego. She later pivoted to computational creativity research, leading founding one of the earliest generative AI music startups, WaveAI's, in 2017. With over 50 peer-reviewed publications cited more than 1,500 times, her research spans text, music, and art generation. She is also the author of "Creative Machines: AI, Art & Us" (Wiley, 2025), a book exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and creativity. Dr. Ackerman has been featured on NBC News, Forbes, NPR, New Scientist, Grammy.com, VentureBeat, Business Insider, and SiriusXM. She has spoken at major venues including the United Nations, Microsoft, NVIDIA, IBM Research, Samsung, Google, Stanford, and Oxford University. Audiences consistently praise her ability to make complex AI topics accessible and engaging, often incorporating her musicianship into uniquely memorable presentations. ### Keynote Topics **Awakening the Creative Spark in the AI Era** Duration: 45-60 minutes As AI rapidly transforms every industry, the ability to innovate has never been more important. Success in the age of AI is not just about learning new tools, but also awakening the uniquely human creative spark that drives breakthrough ideas. In this inspiring and practical talk, AI researcher and entrepreneur Maya Ackerman shares powerful techniques for unlocking creativity, silencing the inner critic, and using AI as a partner in innovation. Based on her leadership in building creative AI tools that serve millions of creators worldwide, along with her own creative pursuits, she shows how individuals and organizations can combine human imagination with AI to unlock new possibilities and lead their industries in the age of AI. **The Next Chapter in Creativity: AI, Art & Us** Duration: 45-60 minutes Once the stuff of science fiction, creative machines are now reshaping culture and daily life. Can AI really be creative? What does it mean for machines to engage in artistic expression? And how do we forge a human-centric future in this new era? Maya Ackerman invites us to rethink the relationship between humans and machines, seeing it not as a tale of replacement but as a story of imagination, expression, and the future we choose to build together. ### Workshops **Awakening the Creative Spark in the AI Era** Duration: 90-120 minutes An interactive, hands-on workshop based on Maya's keynote. Participants learn practical techniques for unlocking creativity, silencing the inner critic, and using AI as a partner in innovation. Through guided exercises and live AI demonstrations, teams discover how to combine human imagination with AI to unlock new possibilities and lead their industries forward. **The Next Chapter in Creativity: AI, Art & Us** Duration: 90-120 minutes An immersive workshop exploring the intersection of AI and creative expression. Participants engage with creative AI tools firsthand, examining what it means for machines to make art and how we can forge a human-centric future. Through interactive demonstrations and collaborative exercises, attendees rethink the relationship between humans and machines as one of imagination and collaboration rather than replacement. ### Credentials & Achievements - Pioneer in generative AI research since 2014 - PhD in Computer Science, University of Waterloo - Postdoctoral fellowships at Caltech and UC San Diego - CEO & Co-Founder of WaveAI — AI creative tools used by millions - 50+ peer-reviewed publications with 1,500+ citations - Named "Woman of Influence" by Silicon Valley Business Journal - Author of "Creative Machines: AI, Art & Us" - Research utilized by US Congress and Amnesty International - 60+ speaking engagements worldwide - NBC News - VentureBeat - New Scientist - Business Insider - NPR - Forbes --- ## Milly Tamati **Founder of Generalist World — built a 150,000-person global movement from a Scottish island with 191 residents** - Profile: https://www.svsb.ai/speakers/milly-tamati - Inquire: https://www.svsb.ai/book-a-speaker?speaker=milly-tamati - Type: both - Based in: Scottish Highlands, Scotland, UK - Representation: Exclusive - Virtual available: Yes - Topics: Women, Innovation, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Future of Work ### About Milly Tamati is the founder of Generalist World, a 150,000+ person global movement championing non-linear careers and the power of generalists. From a remote Scottish island with just 191 residents, she built a multi-six-figure bootstrapped business with 47,000+ newsletter subscribers, 700+ paid community members, and brand partnerships with Notion, Canva, Zapier, Reddit, and Lovable — all with no funding, no VC, and no traditional playbook. Before founding Generalist World, Milly spent a decade living, working and slowly travelling through 65+ countries. She co-owned a hostel in Thailand, co-founded a wine tour company in Australia, and founded an illustration agency in the UK — all before age 30. Her Generalist Archetype Quiz has been taken by over 37,000 people, providing a validated framework for understanding the different ways generalists create value. A proven keynote speaker and event MC, Milly has held stages at Websummit, SXSW London Global House (where she MC'd a full day of panels, roundtables, and sessions), Turing Fest, and universities across the UK. Event organizers describe her as someone who "reads a room fast, connects speakers to each other, to the audience, and to the moment," and praise her rare ability to balance preparation with presence. Milly's talks explore why the most adaptable organizations thrive by embracing generalist talent, how to build movements and communities people never want to leave, and what it takes to create something extraordinary from nothing. She brings the practitioner's perspective to the generalist argument — while David Epstein wrote the theory in "Range," Milly built the living proof. Her dual keynote speaker and MC/moderator capability is genuinely rare in the professional speaking world, making her an ideal choice for organizations seeking both an inspiring keynote and expert event facilitation. She has posted on LinkedIn for 1,000+ consecutive workdays, built an audience of 25,000+ followers, and grown the Generalist World newsletter to one of the most engaged communities in the career development space. ### Keynote Topics **From 191 to 150,000: The Founder Story Behind a Global Movement** Duration: 45-60 minutes No funding. No network. No big city. Just a Scottish island with 191 residents, a laptop, and an idea the world said was too niche to work. Milly Tamati shares the full founder story behind Generalist World — from the non-linear career path that took her through 65+ countries and four businesses before age 30, to the moment she realized the world needed a movement for people who don't fit in boxes. Three years later: 150,000+ people, brand partners like Notion, Canva, and Lovable, and a community that's changing how the world thinks about careers. This keynote covers the principles of building community that people describe as "cult-like" (in a good way), why most communities fail and what the 1% do differently, the "impossible geography" advantage, the daily posting discipline (1,000+ consecutive days), and why "calm business" beats "growth at all costs." For leaders building culture, entrepreneurs creating something from nothing, and anyone who believes the best movements start from the most unexpected places. **The Generalist Advantage: Why Your Most Valuable People Don't Fit in Boxes** Duration: 45-60 minutes In a world obsessed with specialization, the most adaptable organizations are discovering that their greatest asset is the people who connect dots across disciplines. David Epstein wrote the theory. Milly Tamati built the proof. Drawing on her validated Generalist Archetype model (37,000+ quiz completions), Milly explores why AI makes generalists more valuable — not less — and provides frameworks for identifying, developing, and retaining generalist talent. For L&D leaders, talent acquisition teams, and executives rethinking workforce strategy in the AI era. ### Workshops **Find Your Generalist Superpower: Interactive Workshop** Duration: 2-4 hours Teams take the Generalist Archetype Quiz live, then work through positioning exercises to articulate their cross-functional value. Based on Milly's validated framework with 37,000+ quiz completions, this workshop helps teams understand how different generalist profiles create value and how organizations can build structures that let generalists thrive. Half-day format with hands-on exercises and team activities. **The Community Playbook: Building Engagement That Lasts** Duration: 2-4 hours A hands-on workshop where teams design their own community strategy using Milly's proven frameworks from building Generalist World. Covers the fundamentals of creating belonging at scale, engagement mechanics, content strategy for community growth, and monetization models. Ideal for teams launching internal communities, customer communities, or brand movements. ### Credentials & Achievements - Founder, Generalist World — 100,000+ person global movement - 47,000+ newsletter subscribers, 700+ paid community members - Brand partnerships with Notion, Canva, Zapier, Reddit, Lovable - Generalist Archetype Quiz — 37,000+ completions - 1,000+ consecutive days of daily LinkedIn posting, 25,000+ followers - Lived in 65+ countries, built businesses across 4 continents --- ## Chris Barton **Founder & Creator of Shazam, Entrepreneur, Inventor, and Tech Investor** - Profile: https://www.svsb.ai/speakers/chris-barton - Inquire: https://www.svsb.ai/book-a-speaker?speaker=chris-barton - Type: keynote - Fee: Please Inquire - Virtual available: Yes - Topics: Sales, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Motivational, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Technology ### About Chris Barton is the founder and creator of Shazam, the first mass consumer AI product in history. His app revolutionized music discovery with over 2 billion downloads and was acquired by Apple for approximately $400 million, making it Apple's 6th largest acquisition. Beyond Shazam, Barton holds 12 patents, including one integrated into Google's search algorithm. He served as the first head of mobile relationships at Google and was among Dropbox's initial 100 employees, leading carrier partnerships. Currently, he develops Guard, an AI system designed to detect drowning in swimming pools — an unprecedented application. Barton grew up with French and British academic parents but struggled with undiagnosed dyslexia. He transformed this challenge into what he calls a "superpower," crediting it with enabling his innovative problem-solving approach. When he conceptualized Shazam in 2000, experts from MIT and Stanford insisted the required pattern recognition technology was impossible. Despite this, Barton invented new technology, built a supercomputer search engine, created the world's largest music database, and designed functionality for basic mobile phones. Shazam's journey was precarious — launching as a phone service three years before iTunes, the company nearly collapsed multiple times over six years until the App Store's 2008 launch unleashed its potential. Today, over 300 million people use Shazam monthly. Barton holds master's degrees from UC Berkeley and Cambridge University and teaches innovation and entrepreneurship across four online universities. When not working, he enjoys outdoor activities with his son, Jude. ### Keynote Topics **Bring Impossible Ideas to Life** Duration: 45–60 min Technology and AI are reshaping what's achievable. Chris created Shazam after experts deemed it impossible — an innovation eight years ahead of the iPhone era. This presentation helps audiences envision and execute new futures, featuring jaw-dropping stories about overcoming obstacles through continuous problem-solving rather than a single eureka moment. **Overcome Obstacles with Imagination** Duration: 45–60 min Great ideas require tenacity and creative problem-solving. Chris faced seemingly insurmountable challenges while creating Shazam but refused to quit. Instead, he questioned every assumption blocking his path. This talk shares actionable lessons inspiring audiences to pursue dreams, challenge status quo thinking, and attend carefully to details on the journey to innovation. **Build the Vision You See (But Others Don't)** Duration: 45–60 min Entrepreneurs often get stuck between passion and execution. This presentation teaches how to overcome major obstacles, prioritize effectively, and convince others of your vision using Shazam's creation story and the scrappy, creative solutions that attracted two billion customers. **Eliminate Effort to Unlock Explosive Growth** Duration: 45–60 min Friction permeates most organizations despite everyone valuing simplicity. Chris moved mountains making one thing effortless: song identification. Drawing from Shazam, Google/Android, and Dropbox experiences, he provides concrete examples of pushing boundaries to eliminate friction and accelerate growth. ### Credentials & Achievements - Founder & First CEO of Shazam (acquired by Apple for $400M) - 2+ Billion Shazam Downloads Worldwide - 12 Patents (Shazam, Google, Dropbox, Guard) - Founding Member, Google Android Partnerships Team - Early Employee at Dropbox (first 100) - Founder & CEO of Guard (AI Drowning Detection) --- ## Mo Tiwari **Ex-OpenAI researcher, Stanford CS PhD bridging cutting-edge AI with real-world impact** - Profile: https://www.svsb.ai/speakers/mo-tiwari - Inquire: https://www.svsb.ai/book-a-speaker?speaker=mo-tiwari - Type: keynote - Based in: San Francisco, California - Fee: $10,000+ - Virtual available: Yes - Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Technology, Cybersecurity ### About Mo Tiwari is a Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI, where he works on advancing the frontier of artificial intelligence. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University, where he was advised by Sebastian Thrun and Chris Piech, and a BS in Mathematics and Physics from the California Institute of Technology, where he graduated with honors in the top 5% of his class. Mo has spent his career at the intersection of cutting-edge AI research and real-world impact. At OpenAI, he continues pushing the boundaries of what AI systems can do. Earlier in his career, he was the fifth employee at Expanse, a cybersecurity startup acquired by Palo Alto Networks for $800 million, where he built infrastructure analyzing trafficking advertisements that contributed to dozens of arrests and victim rescues. He also led a team at Facebook building ThreatExchange, growing enterprise customers from 92 to 500+, and conducted particle physics research on the CMS experiment at CERN. Mo is a prolific researcher with 20+ peer-reviewed publications at top venues including NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, and JMLR — including co-authorship with Turing Award winner Yoshua Bengio. His open-source BanditPAM algorithm is used by researchers worldwide. He is a recipient of the J.P. Morgan AI Research PhD Fellowship, the Stanford Data Science Scholarship, and the Thomas C. Nelson Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship. On stage, Mo demystifies what is actually happening in AI — separating hype from reality — and helps organizations understand how to build real capabilities with artificial intelligence. He speaks with the authority of someone who has built AI systems at the highest levels and the clarity of a researcher who can make complex ideas accessible. ### Keynote Topics **AI Readiness: What Leaders Need to Know Now** A practical framework for business leaders to assess their organization's AI readiness and develop a strategy that delivers real results, not just hype. Mo draws on his experience at OpenAI and Google to separate signal from noise in the rapidly evolving AI landscape. **Building Organizational AI Capabilities That Actually Work** How to develop genuine AI capabilities within your organization — from identifying high-impact use cases to building teams and infrastructure that deliver measurable outcomes. Based on lessons from Google, OpenAI, and high-growth startups. **The Bleeding Edge: Where AI Research Is Heading** A deep dive into the frontier of AI research and what it means for business and society. Mo provides an insider view of the breakthroughs happening at top labs and translates them into implications leaders can act on today. ### Credentials & Achievements - J.P. Morgan AI Research PhD Fellow - 20+ Peer-Reviewed Papers - 3,100+ Google Scholar Citations - Stanford Data Science Scholar - Published at NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI - Co-authored with Turing Award Winner Yoshua Bengio - 5th Employee at Expanse ($800M Acquisition) - Stanford PhD (Sebastian Thrun & Chris Piech) - Caltech BS, Honors — Top 5% of Class --- ## Drue Kataoka **Visual AI pioneer who has keynoted at Davos, Milken Global, the Vatican Academy of Pontifical Sciences, and the world's most prestigious stages** - Profile: https://www.svsb.ai/speakers/drue-kataoka - Inquire: https://www.svsb.ai/book-a-speaker?speaker=drue-kataoka - Type: both - Based in: Los Altos, CA - Fee: Please Inquire - Virtual available: Yes - Topics: Women, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Motivational, Creativity ### About Drue Kataoka is an award-winning authority on visual generative AI, and its impact on business, leadership, and innovation. Her keynotes empower audiences to think visually, act strategically, and lead boldly in the AI era. As a serial entrepreneur who built a global technology art studio from scratch, serving collectors in over 30 countries, Drue brings firsthand insight into innovation, reinvention, and scaling ideas that matter. She helps audiences see around corners, revealing how Visual AI is rapidly reshaping leadership, communication, and strategic decision-making across industries. Drue has delivered keynote addresses at some of the world's most prestigious stages, including the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Milken Institute Global Conference, the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi, a private summit for Sir Richard Branson on Necker Island, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences at the Vatican, and the FutureTalks Arctic Expedition at the North Pole. She has also spoken at Stanford, Harvard, Columbia, and UC Berkeley. A pioneer in technology art harnessing AI, her works have been exhibited at the International Space Station, auctioned by Phillips, and featured on CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Wired, and TechCrunch, among others. With experience on the world's most prestigious stages, Drue's talks are as intellectually rigorous as they are visually stunning. She leaves her audiences armed with practical tools and tangible takeaways they can use immediately. Clients book her to futureproof their leadership and act on what's next. ### Keynote Topics **"Yes it's good. Send it!": What My 2-Year-Old Daughter Taught Me About Visual AI** Duration: 45-60 minutes Sometimes the most inspiring lessons for your professional life come from unexpected places. Drue shares what she learned about AI from her 2-year-old daughter: the wonder, amazement and magic. This immensely entertaining and inspirational talk breaks the ice, overcomes the fear to get your hands dirty with AI, and empowers the audience to engage in hands-on, visual AI exploration. **The Visual AI Revolution in Your Industry** Duration: 45-60 minutes This talk is highly customized for every client & industry, whether healthcare, education, finance, local business, travel, transportation, manufacturing or other. Future-proof your career! Lead your organization and industry into their AI future. Generative AI is poised to reshape your industry. Are you ready? Mastering visual AI is the critical new skill that will make you thrive. This highly customized session explores how generative images, video and 3D models, digital twins and avatars, AI cloning, and vibe coding will impact specifically your business and your industry, providing a hands-on roadmap for what's next. **Lessons from Leonardo, Jobs, & Einstein for an AI-Powered World** Duration: 45-60 minutes What can three of history's most visionary minds teach us about thriving in an AI-transformed world? Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs, and Albert Einstein didn't just master tools—they invented the future. How can we adopt their mindsets to navigate the visual AI era not just as users, but as visionary creators? With AI, if you think small, you'll get small ideas back. So how do you learn to think big and radical? How can da Vinci's wild to-do lists, Jobs' obsession with interdisciplinarity, and Einstein's visual daydreaming unlock timeless strategies for leading bolder and collaborating with technology in more human ways? This talk offers a powerful blueprint for unlocking your own visionary potential in the age of AI. **The Vision Muscle™: How to Lead in the Age of AI** Duration: 45-60 minutes Welcome to the new age of "Show Don't Tell" — empowered by visual AI! With visual AI, now you have the creative power of an army of designers and a major movie studio in your pocket. But how do you unleash it? What if you could vibe-code a new website, ideate products at lightning speed without expensive consultants, or create a multilingual avatar to engage customers globally? How can you reshape team culture with custom videos, or dominate social media with on-brand creativity? Drue empowers leaders to embrace a "Visual AI-First" mindset with tangible takeaways and hands-on strategies. ### Workshops **Visual AI Skills & Tools: Hands-On Workshop** Duration: 2-5 hours An introduction to current, state-of-the-art AI tools and workflows, from image and video generation to voice cloning and real-time AI avatars. Target audience: Business executives who want to develop abilities to prototype and visualize ideas with AI. Technical level: Beginner or Intermediate. Duration: 2-5 hours based on client need. Attendees: ideally 15-20, up to 50-70. **Develop Your Ideas with Visual AI Workshop** Duration: 2-5 hours AI is a powerful tool to develop your ideas. Come in with an idea, leave with a prototype! In this workshop, learn how you can develop your ideas visually, and get an infinite supply of visual creative energy. **Creating Together: Team-Based Visual AI Project Workshop** Duration: 2-5 hours Complete a visual AI project collaboratively in teams of 3-5 people. Learn tested secrets, processes and workflows to collectively collaborate and create as a team. Introduces latest models and techniques for visual AI creation. Focus areas include: AI image generation & face swapping, AI video generation, AI audio & voice cloning, and creation of AI avatars. ### Credentials & Achievements - Women in Generative AI Innovator Award 2025 — National Council of Women in GenAI - Young Global Leader — World Economic Forum - Cultural Leader — World Economic Forum - MLK Research & Education Institute Award --- ## Philip Lakin **Director of AI Transformation at Zapier and the operator companies call when AI adoption stalls, with 1,000+ hours turning enterprise teams from AI-curious to AI-capable** - Profile: https://www.svsb.ai/speakers/philip-lakin - Inquire: https://www.svsb.ai/book-a-speaker?speaker=philip-lakin - Type: both - Based in: Atlanta, GA - Representation: Exclusive - Virtual available: Yes - Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work, Innovation, Leadership, Technology ### About Phil Lakin teaches AI and automation by doing. As Director of AI Transformation at Zapier and co-founder of NoCodeOps, he helps companies move past AI theater into practical adoption, the kind that shows up in how people actually work. His sessions pair live use cases with clear principles and operator-tested workflows an audience can put to use the same week. Phil got there by building. He co-founded NoCodeOps, the community and platform for enterprise no-code and automation professionals, growing it to thousands of vetted members with backing from Slow Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, and Base10. Zapier acquired NoCodeOps in 2024, and Phil carried the work inside: he built Lead Router, Zapier's first solution product, and now runs a 12-month embedded AI transformation program with enterprise partners. His approach is built from more than 1,000 hours in the field with enterprise AI leaders across operations, IT, enablement, and executive teams. Phil is especially focused on the people who figure things out before there is a formal process or a job title for it, and his forthcoming book, Figure It Out People, gives language to the operators and unofficial problem-solvers who have been holding companies together for years. Before tech, Phil was a working actor, with credits including Law & Order, the Tribeca Film Festival, and off-Broadway theatre. It shows on stage. He is comfortable in front of a room, naturally interactive, and builds energy rather than reading from slides. He has spoken in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, London, and Paris, as well as virtually for audiences spanning operations, IT, marketing, and executive leadership. A Techstars mentor, Phil has been quoted or featured in VentureBeat, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and other industry publications, and has written forewords for published books on Zapier and Airtable. ### Keynote Topics **The AI Transformation Playbook: From Curiosity to Company-Wide Adoption** Duration: 45-60 minutes Most companies do not have an AI strategy problem. They have an adoption problem. Phil shares the practical systems behind AI transformation at work: how to build confidence, train teams, find the real use cases, create internal champions, and move employees from "I tried ChatGPT once" to "this is now part of how I work." Built from more than 1,000 hours in the field with enterprise AI leaders navigating this exact challenge, the session sends leaders home with a diagnostic they can run on their own organization Monday morning. Best for leaders who want AI adoption that shows up in behavior, not just dashboards. **AI vs. Automation: When to Use Determinism and When to Use Inference** Duration: 45-60 minutes Teams are rushing to add AI to work that may not need AI at all. Phil breaks down the difference between deterministic automation and inference-driven AI in plain English, then shows how to decide which tool fits which job. Audiences leave with a decision framework they can apply to their next ten workflow requests without calling a meeting. Great for operations, IT, enablement, revenue, and transformation teams trying to make sharper AI and automation calls. **Figure-It-Out People: The Hidden Builders of Modern Work** Duration: 45-60 minutes Every company has people who quietly connect broken systems, translate messy processes, and make the work actually work. AI is making those people more valuable, not less. Based on Phil's forthcoming book Figure It Out People, this talk gives language to the operators, admins, and unofficial problem-solvers who have held companies together for years. It introduces the PATCH framework (Presume, Assemble, Test, Chase, Harden) for turning messy work into durable systems, and helps leaders identify, support, and promote the people already driving transformation from inside the business. It lands with mixed audiences because nearly everyone in the room either is this person or depends on one. **Zero to Acquisition: Building NoCodeOps** Duration: 45-60 minutes Phil shares the founder story behind NoCodeOps, the enterprise no-code community and platform Zapier acquired in 2024. This is a candid look at building from a sharp wedge, growing a community around an overlooked category, selling into a market before it had clean language, and what an acquisition actually feels like from the inside. Best for founder, startup, and entrepreneurship audiences who want the unpolished version of what building and selling a company really looks like. ### Workshops **Practical AI Adoption Workshop** Duration: Half-day or full-day A hands-on working session for teams that want to move from AI interest to AI usage. Phil helps participants identify real workflows, evaluate where AI belongs, separate automation from AI, and design use cases they can take straight back to their teams. This is not a prompt-writing seminar. Every participant leaves with something they built during the session, live and ready to use. Best for leadership, operations, enablement, and cross-functional groups responsible for AI adoption. ### Credentials & Achievements - Director of AI Transformation, Zapier - Co-founder, NoCodeOps — acquired by Zapier in 2024 - Author of Figure It Out People (forthcoming) - Led Zapier's first solution product, Lead Router - 1,000+ hours in the field with enterprise AI leaders - Booked by Gartner on the human side of AI adoption - Techstars Mentor - Featured in VentureBeat, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and BizJournals - International speaker: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, London, and Paris - Featured on Zapier's homepage and dedicated Zapier.com/Phil profile - 5M+ views on a single AI explainer --- ## Bryan McCann **Anthropic Researcher & Unicorn Founder** - Profile: https://www.svsb.ai/speakers/bryan-mccann - Inquire: https://www.svsb.ai/book-a-speaker?speaker=bryan-mccann - Type: both - Based in: United States - Virtual available: Yes - Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Innovation, Future of Work, Education ### About Bryan McCann is a Member of Technical Staff at Anthropic, where his work focuses on the grounding problem in artificial intelligence — how language models build claims about the world from sources of varying quality, where that sourcing fails, and what it means for trust and high-stakes decisions. The question sits at the seam between philosophy and engineering, which is exactly where Bryan has spent his career. He came to AI from philosophy. He earned his B.A. in Philosophy alongside his B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science (AI) at Stanford, and his early research championed unified AI systems for natural language understanding — an idea initially rejected by the research community before becoming foundational to modern large language models. Bryan's research has shaped how the field thinks about transfer learning and unified architectures. His paper on Contextualized Word Vectors (CoVe, NeurIPS 2017) introduced the idea of transferring learned representations from machine translation into a wide range of downstream tasks. The Natural Language Decathlon (decaNLP) unified ten distinct NLP tasks under a single question-answering framework, demonstrating that one model could handle translation, summarization, sentiment analysis, parsing, and more without task-specific components. CTRL — a 1.6 billion parameter controllable language model — was the first large-scale language model to undergo external ethical review before release. Other notable work includes SimpleTOD, ProGen, GeDi, and CTRLsum. Before joining Anthropic, Bryan co-founded you.com with Richard Socher and served as CTO from inception. The company built the first product to integrate large language models with a search engine, pioneering AI assistants that can search, generate, and reason on behalf of users. Earlier in his career, Bryan led NLP research at Salesforce Research. Bryan also advises and invests in AI startups through Six Memo Ventures and supports companies including Moonhub, Cerulean, Profluent, Humanitas, Monterey, 3BodyLabs, BuildersFund, and Human Capital. As a speaker, he is exclusively represented by Silicon Valley Speakers. ### Keynote Topics **The Grounding Problem: How AI Knows What It Knows (and What Happens When It Doesn't)** Duration: 30-45 minutes When a language model tells you something true, where does that truth actually come from? When it tells you something false, where did that come from? Bryan walks audiences through the grounding problem in AI — the question that sits underneath every high-stakes decision a person makes with an AI assistant. Drawing on his research at Anthropic and his philosophical training, he shows how language models source claims about the world, where that sourcing breaks down, and why this is a philosophy problem before it's an engineering problem. Audiences leave understanding what AI outputs can and can't be trusted to do — and what to ask before betting anything important on a model's answer. **From Philosophy to the Frontier: The AI We're Walking Into** Duration: 35-45 minutes Bryan started in a philosophy classroom at Stanford and ended up writing some of the foundational papers behind today's large language models. This keynote tells that story — the question that pulled him from philosophy into computer science, the predictions the field got right, the ones it got wrong, and the AI we're now walking into. Audiences get an insider's read on where things are headed in the next three to five years from someone who has been inside the labs that built the present moment. Less framework, more story; less hype, more substance. **Fireside Chat: AI, Truth, and Trust** Duration: 45-60 minutes A 45 to 60 minute fireside conversation tailored to the host audience. Bryan covers the grounding problem, his journey from philosophy to AI, his time co-founding you.com, and his current research at Anthropic — adjusted in real time to where the room wants to go. Best with a strong moderator who brings real questions and is willing to push back. International rooms in particular have responded well to this format. ### Credentials & Achievements - Member of Technical Staff, Anthropic — focused on the grounding problem in AI - Co-founder and former CTO, you.com — first product to integrate large language models with a search engine - Author of CoVe (NeurIPS 2017) — pioneered contextualized representations for transfer learning in NLP - Author of decaNLP — unified ten distinct NLP tasks under a single question-answering framework - Lead author of CTRL — first large-scale language model to undergo external ethical review before release - M.S. and B.S., Computer Science (AI) — Stanford University - B.A., Philosophy — Stanford University - Research published at NeurIPS, ACL, EMNLP, and other top-tier venues — thousands of citations - Advisor and investor through Six Memo Ventures — Moonhub, Cerulean, Profluent, Humanitas, Monterey, 3BodyLabs, BuildersFund, Human Capital --- ## AJ Eckstein **Founder & CEO of Creator Match | LinkedIn Creator Economy Expert** - Profile: https://www.svsb.ai/speakers/aj-eckstein - Inquire: https://www.svsb.ai/book-a-speaker?speaker=aj-eckstein - Type: both - Based in: Austin, Texas - Virtual available: Yes - Topics: Future of Work, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy ### About AJ Eckstein runs Creator Match, a B2B influencer-marketing platform that pairs brands with top LinkedIn creators for authentic content campaigns. Before founding it, he built The Final Round, a Gen-Z career platform, and worked as a Fortune 500 strategy consultant at Accenture. He is a former Disney employee and a USC Marshall School of Business graduate. He teaches the LinkedIn growth playbook to 150,000+ students through LinkedIn Learning courses, writes for Fast Company and Business Insider, and was named a LinkedIn Top Voice for Hiring. He is a Forbes Under 30 Scholar and a member of the LinkedIn Creators Program with 30,000+ followers. On stage, AJ delivers keynotes, panels, fireside chats, and workshops on three core topics: B2B creator and influencer marketing, LinkedIn growth and monetization, and personal-brand and employer-brand building for career growth. Past audiences include the 1 Billion Followers Summit, SXSW, VidCon, the LinkedIn Podcast Network, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Seramount, Stan's Collabfest, ZCON, LA County Library, and Hotmart. ### Keynote Topics **Mastering B2B Creator & Influencer Marketing** Duration: 45-60 min How modern B2B brands partner with LinkedIn creators to build authentic influence and drive pipeline. AJ walks through how Creator Match runs campaigns with global brands, the metrics that matter beyond follower counts, and the playbooks that separate signal from noise in the B2B creator economy. **Unlocking LinkedIn Growth & Monetization** Duration: 45-60 min The LinkedIn growth playbook AJ teaches to 150,000+ students. Practical tactics for building audience on LinkedIn, the content patterns that compound, and how creators turn an engaged following into revenue through brand deals, courses, and community. **Reinventing Yourself: Building a Personal & Employer Brand** Duration: 45-60 min For company leaders and the people who work for them. AJ covers how individuals build a personal brand that opens career doors and how companies build an employer brand that attracts top talent. Drawn from his Forbes Under 30 work and his time consulting Fortune 500s on brand strategy. ### Credentials & Achievements - Founder & CEO, Creator Match - LinkedIn Learning Instructor - 150,000+ Students Taught - 50+ Speaking Engagements Globally - Forbes Under 30 Scholar - LinkedIn Top Voice for Hiring - Fast Company Contributor --- ## About Silicon Valley Speakers Silicon Valley Speakers (SVSB) is a boutique speaker bureau based in Silicon Valley. We connect organizations with keynote speakers who have firsthand experience building transformative companies and technologies. ### What We Offer - Keynote speakers for corporate events, conferences, and summits - Interactive workshops on AI, innovation, leadership, and peak performance - Full-service speaker management: sourcing, contracting, logistics, and day-of coordination - Custom speaker matching based on event theme, audience, and budget ### Contact - Email: info@svsb.ai - Phone: +1-510-435-3947 - Website: https://www.svsb.ai - Book a speaker: https://www.svsb.ai/book-a-speaker