Chris Hadges · San Diego

Chris Hadges: AI keynotes and training that teams actually use

I’m Chris Hadges, a San Diego–based GTM leader focused on real-world AI.

I speak and train on the messy middle between a great model and a team that will actually use it: positioning, packaging, go-to-market for AI products, and AI-augmented workflows.

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Chris Hadges, AI keynote speaker in San Diego
Practical workflows
people can use
immediately
Book me forKeynotes · panels · podcasts · half-day and full-day workshops · executive briefings
Best fitConference organizers · company offsites · sales and marketing kickoffs · leadership teams rolling out AI
LocationSan Diego · Virtual and travel available

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Make AI useful

A quick look at what I bring to the room: real-world AI for sales and GTM, with ideas teams can use immediately.

The right room

For operators, not spectators

A practical fit for teams that want adoption and revenue language, without a research lecture or a generic prompt pack.

For

  • Organizers who want a speaker with AI product GTM experience
  • Audiences of operators, sales, marketing, and industry leaders
  • Teams that want AI adoption tied to real work and business outcomes

Not for

  • Pure research or futurist keynotes
  • Multi-day machine learning engineering training
  • Celebrity-only bookings with no operator track record

Speaking and training

Topics built for the real world

Each session turns fast-moving AI into clear choices, useful workflows, and a next move the room can act on.

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Real-world AI adoption

Keynote or briefing. For all-hands, offsites, and industry conferences. Where teams get stuck after buying tools: trust, workflow design, and what good looks like when AI enters daily work.

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Go-to-market for AI products

For product, marketing, and revenue leaders. Turn AI capabilities into something buyers understand and buy through positioning, packaging, and GTM motions that survive a real market.

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Design systems + AI at enterprise scale

For marketing, brand, and enterprise GTM teams. Bring brand and design systems into AI-augmented workflows without flooding channels with low-trust content.

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Half-day / full-day AI workshop for GTM and leadership teams

AI training and corporate AI workshops in San Diego, virtually, and on location. Map where AI helps, where a person must stay, and leave with a focused adoption plan built around your actual work.

Meet Chris

Built in business. Focused on what works.

Chris Hadges is a San Diego–based go-to-market leader who makes complex technology clear, useful, and relevant to the people expected to adopt it.

Today I'm an enterprise sales GTM leader and keynote speaker on real-world AI.

Chris has built motions where brand, distribution, and AI collide. He is open to keynotes, podcasts, and press on GTM and applied AI.

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Appearances

Conversations and events

Past conversations, past events, and upcoming industry events.

Past conversations

  • Inman podcast (guest), Las Vegas
  • CRE Unplugged podcast (guest), Las Vegas

Past events

  • CAR Reimagine, Los Angeles
  • Canva Create 2026, Los Angeles
  • Canva Create 2025, Los Angeles

Upcoming

  • ODSC AI for Work Summit, New York City, Dec 2-3
  • Luxury Real Estate Design Summit, New York City
  • T3 Sixty EDGE, Dallas

FAQ

Quick answers for bookers

What Chris covers, where he works, and what to include in an inquiry.

Who is Chris Hadges?

Chris Hadges is an enterprise sales GTM leader and keynote speaker on real-world AI. He speaks about applied AI, adoption, and go-to-market strategy. He's based in San Diego and speaks nationwide, in person or virtual.

What does Chris Hadges speak about?

Chris speaks about real-world AI adoption, go-to-market for AI products, and design systems plus AI at enterprise scale.

Does Chris Hadges offer AI training in San Diego?

Yes. Chris offers half-day and full-day corporate AI workshops in San Diego, virtually, and for organizations he travels to.

How do I book Chris Hadges for a keynote or workshop?

Use the inquiry form with the event date, city or virtual format, audience size and role, preferred format, and the outcome you want the room to leave with.

Bring a useful AI session to your room.

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Tell Chris what you are planning.

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  • Event date
  • City or virtual
  • Audience size and role
  • Keynote, panel, briefing, or workshop
  • The outcome you want the room to leave with

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