AVAILABLE PRESENTATIONS

Impact: Improve morale, retention, and productivity, all of which lead to stronger business results and a better bottom line.

For anyone who manages, hires, or influences the process, this presentation focuses on talent, especially technical talent. You'll get practical ways to set expectations, find and attract “rock stars”, hire the best fit, provide career paths and professional development, and ultimately improve your morale, retention, and productivity.

P.S. this is also relevant for non-profits who want to increase their impact!

Timeslot: 30-45 min.

Impact: Faster and more successful IT hiring; better retention.

This presentation is for organizations making their first IT hire. Too often we go to market looking for an entire IT department in a single job description. For what you want to spend, it’s unlikely you'll find someone who will change a printer cartridge, replace your current IT vendors, manage the budget, negotiate contracts, and effectively brief the Board on cybersecurity threats. And if you do, they’re probably not staying long. The information in this talk can improve your chances of success. 

P.S. this is relevant for non-profits too!

Timeslot: 15-20 min.

Impact: Reduce security risk without overspending on shiny objects.

Even small organizations with a small IT team or no IT team are a prime cybersecurity target. But they often have less time and money, and sometimes less expertise, to match the defenses of larger organizations. If this is a movie you’ve seen before, this presentation is for you. We’ll stay out of the technical weeds so non-IT leaders and managers will benefit as well! I’ll talk about where to focus your efforts, practical ways to get the most risk mitigation for your time and money, and important questions to ask of — and expectations to set with — your IT support vendor.

Timeslot: 20-30 min.

(Spoiler Alert: It's About Your Software) 

Impact: Better productivity, more potential efficiency through automation, and a bigger return on software investments.

This presentation is for organizations with little or no internal IT staff who are using Managed Service Providers, aka MSPs, or outsourced help desks for all their IT support.  That’s a great approach, and those organizations typically do an excellent job at managing support, networks, security - what we call the “infrastructure” side of IT. Infrastructure is absolutely critical - it has to work. However, most of the time it doesn’t provide the ROI, strategic benefit, or competitive advantage that good, highly utilized software and process improvements can. Who is helping you with that?

Timeslot: 30-45 min.

Yep, I dare you to hire me for this one. 

Looking for something different?  This is it: a keynote speech with live music about your topic, event, or corporate culture. What?! In the words of the great Greg Orr, "it's never the same way once."  Book a presentation like no other.

Impact: It'll be entertaining. It'll be insightful. It'll be... something.

Don't worry -- I'm a professional. 

Timeslot: Custom Length.