Spark VIU Guest Speaker Session
AI for entrepreneurs, AI-first thinking, context engineering, and how non-technical founders can build with more clarity.
Speaking and workshops
Practical AI talks for business audiences who need less overwhelm and clearer next steps.
Rachel speaks to founders, professionals, students, teams, and business communities about AI-first thinking, context engineering, tool selection, and practical adoption without overwhelm.
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Speaking and community experience
VIATEC AI Meetup
AI platform evaluation, tool selection, and how business users can compare ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and related tools.
Ingenuity Labs AI Coworking Sessions
Practical AI education for women learning to use AI in real business work.
Topics
Speaking topics
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The AI Operating System
A practical look at where the AI landscape is heading and what it means for businesses. This talk helps leaders understand the shift from scattered individual AI use toward shared company systems where data, workflows, and decision-making become AI-readable.
Best for: Leadership teams, business associations, small business owners, executives, and operators.
- Shadow AI and scattered tool use
- Why individual AI use rarely creates company-wide results
- The move toward AI-readable company knowledge
- How leaders can start building the roadmap
- Training, tooling, and change management
Less Overwhelm, More Impact: AI for Entrepreneurs
For founders, professionals, students, and small business owners who want to use AI to build, think, communicate, and move faster without losing their own judgment.
Best for: Entrepreneur programs, universities, small business events, women’s business groups.
The AI-First Mindset
A practical talk on planning before prompting, gathering better context, using AI as a strategist, and turning ideas into clearer outputs.
Best for: Founders, students, professionals, teams, and business communities.
Context Engineering: The Skill Most AI Users Are Missing
A hands-on session about why better AI output comes from better inputs, examples, constraints, and goals.
Best for: Teams, founders, marketers, operators, and professionals.
AI Without Losing Your Voice
For business owners and professionals who want to use AI for content, communication, planning, and client work without sounding generic.
Best for: Women entrepreneurs, professionals, marketing groups, and small business communities.
Which AI Tool Should We Use?
A practical, non-vendor talk comparing ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, NotebookLM, and other tools through a business-use lens.
Best for: Teams, associations, business owners, and leadership groups.
From Scattered AI Use to Team Capability
For organizations where people are experimenting with AI, but there is no shared process, training, or guardrails.
Best for: Leadership retreats, business associations, executive groups, and team training days.
AI 101 for Non-Technical Teams
A plain-language introduction to AI, large language models, prompting, privacy basics, and practical use cases.
Best for: Mixed-experience teams, associations, student groups, and first-time AI audiences.