Forward-Deployed Educators

As a former Global Platform Engineer at Groupon, Founding Engineer at Digit, and current CEO of Technical Leaders, Todd has 15+ years of experience building and scaling products in startup mode and at-scale.

From managing high performance teams to shipping solutions that customers love, Todd focuses on moving fast to create a positive impact on the world with technology. His expertise on change management and building strong technical teams has been instrumental for executives navigating AI transformation.

Stephen brings a practical and pragmatic approach to leadership coaching and corporate training, with over 25 years of experience transforming technical teams and their leaders.

As Co-Founder of Technical Leaders, Stephen specializes in helping executives navigate the intersection of technology and business strategy. His extensive background in corporate training and leadership development enables him to guide C-suite leaders through AI adoption challenges, organizational change management, and the development of high-performing technical teams. His methodology focuses on practical, implementable strategies that deliver immediate business impact.

Amelia is a product and marketing executive with nearly a decade of experience helping early-stage startups and AI-driven companies launch and scale. She currently serves as Head of Product, Growth at Bottega8 and as Fractional CMO for Tech Leaders, where she drives AI product adoption and builds scalable growth strategies.

Previously, she was Fractional CPO at SeekInvest, where she shaped product vision and go-to-market strategy for a fintech platform serving financial advisors. She also founded Amazon Amelia LLC, a consulting practice supporting Amazon sellers with marketing and business development.

She now partners with founders and executives to align product and marketing, turning growth goals into measurable outcomes through frameworks for founder-led sales, AI-powered growth, and market positioning.

Nick is an AI and Machine Learning leader with 14+ years of experience as a product and engineering executive. His foundation in AI comes from studying Neural Networks through a Boeing and DARPA joint research grant, which received an engineering capstone award from his alma mater, Duke University.

Starting at Microsoft in Search and Recommendations, he went on to serve as CTO at Bottega, building zero-to-one solutions for leading enterprises like Square and Disney, and NIH-funded, TED-supported SleepSpace. In these leadership roles, Nick helped build and lead the implementation of novel ML and data-driven engineering solutions.

He now guides VCs and Boards on AI strategy and implementation for their late-stage portfolio companies. His 5-Step AI Playbook for Executives forms the foundation of this program.

Matt is a hands-on engineering leader in AI and Machine Learning. His experience includes leading AI teams at AugmentAI and Zeitworks, founding his own venture (Modulus7), and authoring the acclaimed O'Reilly book Thoughtful Machine Learning.

Matt has a 15+ year track record of success in AI and Machine Learning. From building data models and ML systems to leading projects that unlock data potential with AI, he consistently drives business impact as a seasoned engineering executive. As a hands-on software engineer, he keeps abreast with the latest in AI through building at AugmentAI as well as leading and mentoring software engineering teams.