AI strategist. Operator. Speaker.
Imagination.
Put to work.
I help executives decide where AI belongs in their business, then put it to work.
About Daniel
I speak technology.
And business.
I’ve been a CTO and a marketing director. I’ve worked with Fortune 500 companies and venture-backed startups. That range shapes how I approach AI: what the technology can do, what the business needs, and what it will take to get people using it.
I sometimes call myself the Chief Imagineer. I like questioning how things work, imagining something better, and getting involved in the build.
Design for the Tuesday
after the demo.
From my essay on AI & leadership Which work should change? What is worth building? Who will own it? The answers matter more than the demo.
Imagine the change.
Then design the work around it.
Selected work.
AI and automation projects with the teams I help lead.
Humana.Making benefits documents useful
Applying natural language processing and machine learning to benefits documents, helping turn complex information into useful recommendations.
AI · Language & informationNASASupplier & vendor workflows
Supplier and vendor workflow automation using Salesforce Industries.
Automation · Operating workflowsL.A.B. GOLFVideo-based remote fitting
Exploring video-based remote fitting with computer vision, segmentation and language models.
Applied AI · Customer experienceThings I’ve built.
Two ways I’ve put my approach to AI into practice.
Take a closer look at the work.
I created Workover to help people examine how they work and redesign it with AI.
Explore WorkoverWorkshop.
Decide where AI fits.
An AI strategy workshop I created for executives and enterprise teams to work through where AI fits in their business.
Explore the workshop
Speaking & workshops
AI belongs in the
leadership conversation.
As a national speaker with Vistage, I work with executives deciding what AI means for their companies. I bring the perspective of someone who also builds with it at CoPilot Innovations.
Let’s connectWays to work together.
AI advisory & executive coaching
One-to-one help with the AI questions on your desk. We can work through the technology, evaluate an opportunity, or decide where to start.
Let’s connect ↗Fractional AI leadership
Ongoing AI leadership for your business. I help set priorities, shape the roadmap, and work with your team as it moves from planning into implementation.
Let’s connect ↗Speaking & leadership workshops
Keynotes and working sessions for executive groups, leadership teams, and organizations. We connect what AI can do to the work and decisions your audience knows.
Let’s connect ↗Build something together
If you need a team to build it, I can bring in CoPilot Innovations. We work on applied AI projects from discovery through implementation.
Let’s connect ↗A few things
I’ve been thinking about.
Essays on AI, running a company, and the human work behind the technology.
Fewer floors between
the CEO and the work
What the enterprise AI playbook looks like when the people who can change the company still fit in one room.
Read the essay ↗We made the
sand to think
We taught rock to route decisions. The story behind that still stops me.
Read the essay ↗Away from
the screen.
Fatherhood2022 Ricky Byrdsong AwardIllinois Fatherhood Initiative ↗Father of five.
Home cook. Traveler.
Away from work, I enjoy cooking, traveling, an occasional basketball game, and building things in my free time.
What are you
working on?
An AI decision, an upcoming event, or something you want to build. I’d like to hear about it.