Speaking

Andrew speaks to executive audiences on trust, authenticity, and the human premium in the AI era. Every talk is drawn from his forthcoming book, Faking Human: Building Trust in a World of Synthetic Everything, and built around a single big idea.

Keynotes

15–20 min · Conferences, summits, all-hands

ADR

Adversarial Resilience in the Deepfake Era

Design trust for survival.

BAV

Overcoming the Betrayal Aversion Tax

Inauthenticity feels like betrayal.

BBS

The Barbell Strategy for Future Leadership

Automate mundane, stay human.

CFW

Faking Human: Why Content Strategy Is Now Credibility Strategy

Content strategy must evolve into credibility strategy.

FMS

The Format Stack: Escaping the Enshittification Trap

Own your audience channels.

HSF

100 Superfans in a Synthetic World: Designing Network Proof That Scales Trust, Not FOMO

A small, trusted audience vastly outperforms a large, indifferent one.

HUP

The Human Premium in the Age of Synthetic Abundance

Authenticity is the premium.

IAP

The Illusion of AI Productivity and the New Impostor Syndrome

AI outsources your judgment.

NPF

Network Proof: Why Communities Beat Algorithms

A real community can't be faked.

SGC

The Diagonal Toast: Signal Clarity in a Flawless World

Imperfection proves your humanity.

SYS

Synthetic Skepticism: Why Your Audience Assumes You're Lying (And How to Win Them Back)

Your audience applies a blanket credibility tax to everything you do.

SYT

Systemic Transparency & Surviving the Disclosure Penalty

Show work, not spin.

TPC

Temporal Consistency: The Long Game of Trust

Consistency defeats synthetic fakes.

Webinars

45 min presentation + Q&A

BBS

The Barbell Strategy for Customer Experience

45 min presentation + 15 min Q&A · COOs, VP of Customer Success, and Operations Leaders.

BVB

Beyond the Verified Badge — Implementing C2PA and Provenance

45 min presentation + 15 min Q&A · CIOs, CISOs, Brand Managers, and Security Leaders.

ELT

Elasticity of Trust — Calibrating for Global Markets

45 min presentation + 15 min Q&A · Global Brand Directors, International CX Leaders, and Multinational Strategists.

HUP

The Human Premium in the Age of AI Slop

45 min presentation + 15 min Q&A · Marketing Directors, Content Strategists, and Agency Owners.

HUQ

The Human Premium & The Quartz Crisis Analog

45 min presentation + 15 min Q&A · C-Suite Executives, Brand Strategists, and Investment Analysts.

NBA

The Neurobiology of Betrayal Aversion

45 min presentation + 15 min Q&A · B2B Marketers, Sales Directors, and CX Leaders.

NPC

Network Proof: Communities vs. Audiences in the Deepfake Era

45 min presentation + 15 min Q&A · Community Builders, Creators, and Sales Leaders.

NPS

Synthetic by Default: Why Unverified Brands Disappear

45 min presentation + 15 min Q&A · Brand Managers, PR Directors, and Content Leaders.

STD

Systemic Transparency: Surviving the AI Disclosure Penalty

45 min presentation + 15 min Q&A · Legal, Compliance, HR, and Corporate Communications.

UFV

Signal Clarity & The Science of Unfakeable Voice

45 min presentation + 15 min Q&A · Founders, Brand Managers, and PR Professionals.

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