On product strategy, behavioral sociology, and building for trust.
On how to navigate high-stakes decisions where the data isn't clear, how sociology teaches us about user behavior, and how to move fast with conviction even when the outcome is uncertain.
The sociology of trust in digital systems, how voice interfaces teach us about honesty in product design, and what happens when products violate the implicit social contracts we have with technology.
On metrics that hide the real problem, what analytics can't see, and how to build products that serve what people actually need rather than what your dashboard says they want.
What I learned teaching leadership to 120 MBA students, how to build for human connection in distributed systems, and what leadership actually requires when the path isn't obvious.
Other past engagements include Chicago Booth's MBA program — where I also designed and taught a full-credit leadership course to 120 first-year students — and academic institutions. Each talk is built for the specific audience, not recycled from a previous version.
Conferences, corporate offsites, educational institutions, and executive round-tables. I'm most effective in contexts where the audience wants to actually think, not just be presented at. If you have a specific brief or question driving the invitation, share it — that's where the best talks come from.