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Moving teams from AI awareness to confident action
Most organizations have moved past the "Should we use AI?" question. Now they're stuck on "How do we use it well?"
Your team might be experimenting quietly. Or they might be waiting for permission. Either way, the gap between knowing AI matters and using it confidently is where most organizations get stuck.
That’s where I come in
I'm Sean Wood. For over 10 years, I've helped leaders move their teams from "we should probably use AI" to "we can't imagine working without it."
Not through hype or theory, but through practical frameworks your people can apply immediately
WHAT I SPEAK ABOUT
AI Leadership: Managing Teams Through Transformation
Your team is already excellent at their jobs. How do you introduce AI without implying they're not? This session addresses the change management reality of leading high performers through adoption—building champions, managing resistance, making new behaviors feel easier than old ones.
Workforce Transformation: Preparing for What's Coming
AI is reshaping roles, skills, and how work gets done. This session covers workforce planning for an AI-enabled future. What to prepare for, how to start now, and how to manage transition without disrupting current performance.
From Awareness to Action: Making AI Adoption Real
Most organizations are stuck between knowing AI matters and actually using it daily. This session gives leaders the frameworks to move their teams from curious to capable. How to address resistance, build confidence, and create sustainable change.
The Future of Work: What's Coming and How to Prepare
Trends are accelerating. This session helps leaders spot what's coming 2-5 years out and build readiness now—before competitors do, before it becomes urgent, before you're reacting instead of leading.
“All participants rated Sean’s workshop as ‘Excellent’ (the highest possible), which was the only session to have that be unanimous at our Annual Growth Conference.
Cutting through the noise of the AI landscape can be very daunting, and he helped walk us through not only how to get started, but how to properly utilize/prompt the platforms we chose to test out!”
EXPERIENCE THAT MATTERS
My client work includes IBM, Coca-Cola, AT&T, Colgate-Palmolive, and Home Depot, plus international organizations like NATO's innovation hub. I'm a Perplexity Business Fellow and advise on AI transformation at Emory's Goizueta Business School, The Scheller College of Business at Georiga Tech and UGA's Terry College of Business.
This isn't academic theory. It's real-world experience helping organizations like yours solve this exact problem.
FORMATS
Keynote (45-90 min): Shift perspective, build momentum
Half-Day Workshop (3-4 hrs): Strategy + hands-on application
Training Program (Full/multi-day): Deep capability building
Session always updated and relevant.
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT
Immediate application. In a recent workshop, participants identified 5-7 hours of work they could automate in 30 minutes. That's Monday morning value, not theory.
Behavior change, not tool demos. Your team knows what AI can do. They need to know how to make it part of their workflow without adding complexity or risk.
Built for skeptics and champions. 20% of any room will resist, 60% will be curious, 20% will be ready to run. The content works for all three.
WHO HIRES ME
Companies stuck between AI awareness and action
Professional services, technology, and financial firms
Nonprofits and mission-driven organizations
READY TO TALK?
If your team knows AI matters but isn't using it consistently, let's discuss what a session could look like for your organization.