Speaking & Community¶
Engagements, panels, and community connections around AI product management and operational excellence.
AI Week Engagements¶
AI Week 2025
Participated in AI Week, a week-long exploration of AI tools, concepts, and applications. This engagement was a catalyst for my formal pivot into AI Product Management.
Contributions: - Shared operational perspective on AI workflow design - Discussed practical approaches to AI evaluation and reliability - Connected with others building AI products and systems
Impact: AI Week sparked the creation of this site, my AI PM Bootcamp v1, and several early experiments. It provided structure and community at a critical moment in my transition.
Panels I'd Love to Join¶
AI Product Management in Practice¶
Topic: How to actually build AI products that work, not just demos.
Perspective I'd Bring: - Operational thinking applied to AI product design - Practical approaches to evaluation and reliability - The importance of human-in-the-loop patterns - Learning from failures and shipping fast
Discussion Points: - Structuring AI workflows for reliability - Evaluating AI outputs in production contexts - Building AI products with operational excellence - The transition from operations to AI PM
Building with AI: Tools, Workflows, and Philosophy¶
Topic: How to use AI tools effectively to build real things.
Perspective I'd Bring: - Hands-on experience with multiple AI tools (Cursor, n8n, Lindy, Napkin) - The "built with AI" philosophy: partnership, not delegation - Practical workflows and patterns - Learning systems and documentation
Discussion Points: - When to use which AI tools - Structuring AI collaboration effectively - Building learning systems around AI tools - The balance between AI assistance and human control
From Operations to AI Product Management¶
Topic: How operational skills translate to AI product management.
Perspective I'd Bring: - 20 years of operational experience - The pivot journey: what I learned, what I'm still learning - Skills that transfer, skills that need development - Practical advice for others making similar transitions
Discussion Points: - Why operations skills matter for AI PM - The learning curve: what's hard, what's easier than expected - Building credibility in a new field - Finding your unique value proposition
AI Workflow Design and Reliability¶
Topic: How to design AI workflows that actually work in production.
Perspective I'd Bring: - Experience building agentic workflows - Lessons learned from failures and successes - Evaluation frameworks and testing approaches - The importance of error handling and monitoring
Discussion Points: - Structuring multi-step AI workflows - Managing state and context - Error handling and reliability patterns - Human-in-the-loop design
Community Connections¶
I'm interested in connecting with:
AI Product Managers - Sharing learnings and approaches - Discussing challenges and solutions - Building a community of practice
Operations Professionals Exploring AI - Supporting others making similar transitions - Sharing operational perspectives on AI - Learning from diverse experiences
Tool Builders and Creators - Providing user feedback - Understanding tool capabilities and limitations - Contributing to tool development
Learning Communities - Participating in structured learning programs - Sharing learning systems and approaches - Collaborating on experiments
Call to Action¶
If you're organizing panels, events, or discussions around:
- AI product management
- Building with AI tools
- Operational excellence in AI contexts
- Learning systems and documentation
- The transition from operations to AI PM
I'd love to participate. I bring a grounded, practical perspective focused on building real things that work.
Ways to Connect: - See the Contact page for direct outreach - Connect on LinkedIn - Reach out about speaking opportunities - Join discussions in AI product communities
What I Bring to Conversations¶
Grounded Perspective No hype, no overpromising. Just honest discussion about what works, what doesn't, and why.
Practical Experience Real projects, real failures, real learnings. I share what I've actually built and tested.
Operational Thinking Systems thinking, process design, and reliability focus applied to AI contexts.
Learning Mindset I'm still learning, and I'm open about that. Every conversation is an opportunity to learn and share.
Documentation Focus I believe in documenting processes, learnings, and systems. Conversations that lead to shared knowledge are the most valuable.
Let's build the future of AI product management together, one conversation at a time.