NOW BOOKING 2026-2027 KEYNOTES, EXECUTIVE WORKSHOPS & ADVISORY | CHARLOTTE METRO & GLOBAL
ADVISORY, WORKSHOPS & SPEAKING

Advisory Services

Kado Advisory works with executive teams, boards, and operational leaders across eight practices covering mainstage keynotes, process redesign workshops, governance audits, and ongoing advisory retainers.

Every engagement incorporates Prosci ADKAR adoption planning, including role-based training, frontline champions, and structured post-session follow-up.

ADVISORY & SPEAKING PRACTICES

Defined scope, practical deliverables, and tailored proposals for executive sponsors and procurement teams.

PRACTICE 01

Mainstage & Virtual Keynote Speaking

Keynotes tailored for annual leadership summits, customer conferences, and company town halls. Sessions focus on process redesign, practical AI deployment, and measurable organizational adoption.

Key Deliverables:
  • Pre-event executive discovery call and industry customization
  • 60 to 75 minute mainstage or virtual keynote presentation
  • Full PDF slide deck release and 1-page executive action summary
  • VIP leadership meet-and-greet or fireside Q&A session
PRACTICE 02

Executive Advisory & Board Briefings

Confidential briefings for Boards of Directors, Audit Committees, and executive teams evaluating AI capital allocation, governance controls, and operational readiness.

Key Deliverables:
  • 90-minute boardroom briefing and executive Q&A
  • The 10-Point Boardroom AI Capital & Risk Audit Matrix
  • Peer competitive benchmarking and vendor lock-in assessment
  • Written fiduciary memo for corporate governance records
PRACTICE 03

Half-Day & Full-Day Leadership Masterclasses

Combines a mainstage keynote with an intensive, hands-on executive workshop. Leadership teams apply The Value Cascade and Prosci ADKAR frameworks directly to their active operational roadmap.

Key Deliverables:
  • Keynote address plus 3 to 4 hour facilitated executive masterclass
  • Live architectural teardown of 3 internal enterprise workflows
  • Custom workbook, Value Cascade scoring sheets, and ADKAR diagnostics
  • 30-60-90 day departmental execution charter
PRACTICE 04

Enterprise AI Governance & Architecture Audits

A rigorous technical and operational audit of your current generative AI stack, multi-agent topologies, data cross-docks, token spend, and zero-trust security boundaries.

Key Deliverables:
  • Comprehensive review of LLM APIs, Copilot Studio, and data pipelines
  • Zero-trust security, prompt injection, and IP leakage vulnerability report
  • Hardware, RAM, and cloud token cost optimization directives
  • Executive readout with prioritized remediation roadmap
PRACTICE 05

Cohort-Style AI Transformation Programs

Multi-week longitudinal training cohorts for directors, people managers, and AI champions. Designed to build permanent internal capability and eliminate reliance on external consultants.

Key Deliverables:
  • 4-part modular curriculum delivered across 4 to 8 weeks
  • Applied capstone projects tied to verified operational KPIs
  • Role-specific prompt engineering, agent steering, and ADKAR coaching
  • Executive graduation briefing measuring adoption and productivity lift
PRACTICE 06

1-on-1 C-Suite & VP Strategic Coaching

Private, high-trust executive advisement for CIOs, COOs, CHROs, and senior VPs leading high-stakes digital and AI transformations under intense boardroom scrutiny.

Key Deliverables:
  • Bi-weekly private strategy and architecture review sessions
  • Direct asynchronous access for urgent board and vendor decisions
  • Preparation and dry-run critique for board and earnings presentations
  • Personal executive positioning and organizational change navigation
PRACTICE 07

Strategy & Use-Case Discovery Workshops

Focused operational discovery sprint for business unit leaders to identify where margin is leaking in supply chain, quoting, or customer service and rank AI interventions by ROI.

Key Deliverables:
  • Pre-session stakeholder interviews and workflow friction mapping
  • Facilitated half-day use-case scoring workshop using The Value Cascade
  • Prioritized 12-month AI roadmap separating quick wins from core builds
  • CFO-ready business case with hard cost and margin estimates
PRACTICE 08

Fractional Operational AI Retainers

Ongoing executive counsel and architectural oversight embedding Sean Simmons directly into your AI Steering Committee to govern multi-quarter production rollouts.

Key Deliverables:
  • Active participation in monthly AI Steering Committee governance
  • Continuous architecture review of agent fleets and vendor contracts
  • Ongoing Prosci ADKAR change management and telemetry auditing
  • Quarterly executive value realization briefings for the C-suite

HOW ENGAGEMENTS WORK

How Kado Advisory works with executive sponsors, event planners, and operational teams from initial scoping through post-session follow-up.

PHASE 01

Executive Discovery Call

We align on your audience profile, strategic objectives, current AI maturity, and workflow friction points to select the appropriate keynote or advisory format.

PHASE 02

Tailored Preparation

Sean customizes every case study, workflow example, and ADKAR diagnostic to reflect your industry, operating model, and leadership priorities.

PHASE 03

Session Delivery

Whether speaking to a conference mainstage or facilitating a leadership working session, Sean delivers clear frameworks and practical operational examples.

PHASE 04

Post-Engagement Debrief

Sponsors receive slide deck releases, executive summary playbooks, post-session survey benchmarks, and a 30-day follow-up debrief to review adoption progress.

Engagement Formats

Virtual Executive Briefing

60 to 90 minutes

An executive briefing on AI priorities, adoption, and governance.

Mainstage Keynote

45 to 60 minutes plus Q&A

A mainstage session to align your audience on enterprise AI strategy.

Leadership Masterclass and Executive Retreat

Half day to two days

For leadership offsites, executive retreats, hands-on AI workshops, and process mapping sessions.

Fractional AI Strategy Retainer

Monthly advisory

Ongoing advisory for leadership teams on AI strategy, adoption, and governance.