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Bio

I'm the publisher of AI for SMBs Weekly and the owner of Midwest Quality Consulting (MQC).

MQC is the sum of what I've learned from 15 years of helping companies win by innovating with emerging technologies, adapted specifically for small and medium sized businesses.

I also serve on the board of the Northern Illinois Food Bank, where I co-chair on the Innovation Task Force, and the advisory board of 1848 Ventures.

Previously, I was a Senior Vice President at Newlab, where I led business development and consulting, and was a member of the executive leadership team.

Before that, I was a director ➡️ partner at IDEO (2015-2023). I led business development for IDEO's North American consulting business from and was a founding member of Helix, the firm's internal DE&I leadership team. My client work focused on venture design with an emphasis on strategy, the intersection of data science and design, and B2B products and services.

Expertise and Skills

Project Types

Industry Focus

Open to All Industries

Function

Target Client Size

Offerings

Generative AI Strategic Kickstart

$10,000 to get started, but everything is bespoke.

I offer a Generative AI Strategic Kickstart, designed for SMBs which are just starting their generative AI journey. I work with executive leadership teams to ground them in frameworks, provide a methodology for how to capture value from generative AI today, and support the first wave of experiments. Imagine something at the intersection of executive education and a strategy workshop.

Representative Clients or Customers

Ford Motor Co., 1848 Ventures (Westfield Insurance), Michigan Central, Shure, Arity (Allstate), McDonald’s, Ergotron, Jellyvision, City of Chicago, Discovery Partners Institute, Chick fil A