Sam Gaddis

Talks & speaking

  1. Keynote or executive briefing

    What Should Your Company Own?

    How CEOs keep control of their data, economics, and operating leverage as AI moves into the core of the company.

    30 minutes plus guided Q&A
  2. Keynote or leadership briefing

    The AI-Native Organization

    How to identify employees who are already using AI to improve real work, then help them do more of it.

    30 minutes plus guided Q&A
  3. Industry keynote, association session, or portfolio briefing

    The Wild Economics of SaaS Replacement

    How $1 million in retired SaaS spend can become roughly $8.3 million in enterprise value.

    30 minutes plus guided Q&A
  4. Executive talk or leadership briefing

    The Operator-Engineer for CEOs

    How CEOs turn AI capability into time back, better workflow design, and safe operating leverage.

    45–60 minutes
  5. Keynote or executive session

    Why 95% of AI Projects Fail

    A five-step fix built around portfolios, operator-engineers, and gravel-road prototypes.

    30–45 minutes plus Q&A

Past appearances

  1. Steal This

    Claude Code Austin at Capital Factory · Austin, Texas

  2. The Operator-Engineer for CEOs

    WSC & Company CEO webinar

  3. The Operator-Engineer

    Superstep Capital portfolio leadership gathering · Telluride, Colorado

  4. Why 95% of AI Projects Fail

    Austin Tech Week AI Track at Capital Factory · Austin, Texas

How the talk changes for your audience.

The core argument stays the same. The examples, case, and take-home material are chosen for each audience.

Research the audience.

I research the companies and the problems their leaders are already dealing with.

Work through a detailed case.

The case shows what the tradeoffs look like inside a company.

Send people home with a tool.

Participants leave with a worksheet or scorecard they can use with their teams.