Booking · 2026

Get Reu on your stage, your podcast, or your offsite.

Available for keynotes, panels, workshops, and podcast interviews. I talk about AI strategy the way operators need to hear it — no jargon, no hype, just what it means for their business starting Monday.

Responds within
1 business day
Formats
Keynote · Panel · Workshop · Podcast
Travel
US + virtual · some intl.

Four keynotes.
Zero fluff.

01

The Operator's AI Advantage

Why the people who've run real businesses for 15 years already have the hardest AI skill — and don't know it yet. Management experience IS the AI superpower.

The takeaway Audience walks out with a framework they can apply Monday.
02

Where to Bet (And Where Not To)

Most AI tools being sold today will get squeezed out within 18 months. A concrete filter for evaluating what's leverage and what's a tourist trap.

The takeaway A scorecard for vetting any AI tool your team pitches you.
03

AI Won't Replace You — It Reshapes Your Team

What hiring looks like when 50 specializations collapse into one skill. What it means for a 15-person service company. Why winners hire more, not fewer.

The takeaway A model for re-shaping roles without gutting headcount.
04

From ChatGPT to AI-First Operations

The practical ladder from 'I use it for emails sometimes' to systems that multiply your team's output. Drawn from real implementations.

The takeaway The four-rung ladder and where most operators get stuck.

He's not an AI researcher. He runs an AI company.

Reu isn't the guy on Twitter debating scaling laws. He's the guy a business owner calls when their phones need to be answered and their estimators need to go faster. That's the point. The audience gets what they came for: practical, not theoretical.

25
years in marketing leadership
8
PE portfolio cos. as fractional CMO
40+
AI implementations shipped at Local Nerds
per week · new ep. shipped on schedule

Tell me about the room .

20 minutes on Google Meet. You tell me who the audience is, what they're wrestling with, and what format you're imagining. I tell you straight whether I'm the right fit — and if not, who is.

Bring: the audience (industry, size, AI sophistication), the format (keynote / workshop / panel / podcast), your date window, and whether this is paid, trade, or honorarium.

Prefer email? → reu@localnerds.co
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Google Meet · 20 min · US time zones