Available for speaking engagements, podcasts, and mentorship.
I speak, moderate and mentor for conferences, universities, not-for-profits, accelerators and leadership teams. After 25 years of leading creative, digital and brand teams, I bring practical frameworks on brand, AI, storytelling and building creative organizations, not abstract inspiration.
On stage, on air, and in the room.
From festival stages and the NYSE floor to university lecterns and backstage conversations.
Practical, grounded, and built from real operating experience.
I did not come to the stage from theory. I built and led Dreamspace USA and GRAFX, across New York, Istanbul and India, and I still lead creative and digital work for global brands today. Audiences get the view of someone who has run the teams, shipped the launches and made the budget decisions.
I moderate conversations with founders, filmmakers and executives, I join podcasts to talk honestly about brand, technology and motorsports, and I mentor students and emerging creatives on portfolios, positioning and how creative careers are actually built.
Every session is designed to be useful. People leave with language, frameworks and better questions to bring back to their team, their program or their own work.
Stage, screen, and the conversations in between.
Moderating and speaking on stages across creativity, AI, brand and technology.
Moderator, The Value of Creation
Austin AI Film Festival, October 17, 2026. A fireside conversation with Zachary Levi, Pinar Seyhan Demirdag of EVRN and Jason Fisher of StageRunner. I also serve on the festival’s advisory board.
Watch the fireside chat
AWE USA 2024, Racing Beyond Limits
Augmented World Expo, June 19, 2024, Grand Ballroom. “The Next Lap in XR,” a session on spatial computing and live experience with Torsten Gross, Stefy Bau and Darren Cox.
Watch the sessionKean, Parsons, SCAD, UT and SVA
Guest lectures at Kean, Parsons, SCAD, UT and SVA, including a moderated lecture at Kean, plus portfolio reviews at SVA, Bloomfield, Bilkent, SCAD and UT.
Judge and juror
Industry awards judging for W3, Communicator, Promax/BDA, ADC NJ and IAVA.
A starting point across the creative ecosystem.
These are examples, not a menu. Every session is tailored to your audience, and I am happy to develop a new topic if you need something that does not exist yet.
Human-centric creativity in the age of AI
Using AI without flattening originality, weakening brand standards or removing judgment from the process.
Modern creative workflows with AI
Where AI actually improves creative operations: speed, review structures, privacy and compliance, with people in charge.
Brand ecosystems that hold together
How identity, product, web, campaign and live experience behave as one system instead of separate projects.
Brand building in a performance-driven world
Protecting long-term brand position under short-term metrics, and making work that serves both identity and business goals.
Storytelling across digital, physical and live
How to think across channels and formats so the audience experiences one idea.
Building the content engine, not just the campaign
Pipelines, team structure and operating discipline that make strong work repeatable.
Creative leadership that scales
Structure, decision making and team design for the moment excellent work alone is no longer enough.
Creativity at the next interface
What XR, spatial computing and AI mean for design, storytelling and the experiences people will expect.
Building a creative career and portfolio
An honest view of positioning, portfolios, resilience and the move from talent to long-term value.
Need a topic built for your event, program or team? Tell me what you need.
Where I can help.
Formats
- Keynotes for conferences and summits
- Panels and fireside moderation
- Workshops and masterclasses
- Executive and leadership team sessions
- Podcasts and recorded conversations
Who I work with
- Conferences, festivals and summits
- Universities, art and design schools
- Not-for-profits and foundations
- Accelerators, incubators and entrepreneurship programs
- Corporate learning teams and creative departments
Mentorship for institutions, organizations, and not-for-profits.
I mentor students, emerging creatives and rising leaders, and I advise the programs that serve them. I have hired students I mentored into my own teams.
Student mentorship and portfolio reviews
One to many or one to oneDirect feedback on positioning, presentation and narrative, and a more honest view of how creative careers are built.
- Portfolio reviews
- Office hours
- Career design sessions
Cohort workshops
Focused group, longer sessionStructured sessions for a defined group that needs practical guidance on creative leadership, AI workflows or portfolio direction.
- Accelerator and incubator cohorts
- Student organizations
- Emerging talent programs
Program advisory
OngoingAdvisory support for schools, foundations and organizations building stronger creative programming and future facing curriculum themes.
- Curriculum and program themes
- Board and advisory support
- Speaker and mentor networks
I serve as a board member and advisor to the Just Hands Foundation and Operation 360, and I welcome conversations with not-for-profits at any stage.
Credentials behind the conversation.
Leadership
- Executive Creative Director and partner, Dreamspace USA
- Founder, GRAFX Co.
- Partner, P Capital
- Member, Forbes Agency Council since 2018
- Advisory board member, Austin AI Film Festival
- Board member and advisor, Just Hands Foundation, accessibility and inclusion through motorsports
- Board member and advisor, Operation 360, opioid and fentanyl prevention and response
Teaching and judging
- Guest lecturer at Kean, Parsons, SCAD, UT and SVA
- Portfolio reviewer at SVA, Bloomfield, Bilkent, SCAD and UT
- Awards judge for W3, Communicator, Promax/BDA, ADC NJ and IAVA
From message to stage in four steps.
You send the event, audience and date through the contact page.
We confirm fit, format and topic, and I tailor the session to your audience.
I send a short brief, bio and any materials your team needs.
I show up, deliver, and follow up with takeaways your audience can use.
Tell me about your audience.
Share the event, the date and who will be in the room, and I will tell you whether I am the right fit.
Request a speaking or mentorship inquiry