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James Hill, AI keynote speaker and builder

James Hill speaks on AI automation, AI agents, telecom calling, and founder led AI, the subject of his forthcoming book. He draws on RizzDial, MetaTechAi, and the Evolving AI Hub, is based in Roanoke, Texas, and brings his own build logs to the stage instead of borrowed slides.

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James Hill, The AI Guy — James Hill · The AI Guy · Roanoke, Texas

100,000+: Calls a day, built to handle
Nearly 1,000: Founders in the Evolving AI Hub
2: Companies founded: RizzDial and MetaTechAi
Roanoke, TX: Home base in telecom and AI

Numbers from RizzDial platform specs and the Evolving AI Hub on Skool.

Keynote topics

Talk 01

Founder First: Why AI Adoption Starts With You

A lot of business owners think if they just tell their team to go use AI, the company magically becomes AI first. It never works that way, and James breaks down why.

Why telling your team to use AI doesn't make you an AI first company
What being AI first actually means, beyond everyone getting a ChatGPT subscription
The founder mindset shift that has to happen before any team wide rollout

Ideal for: Founder events, business owner conferences, leadership retreats

Talk 02

Single Player to Multiplayer: Building Your Company's AI Brain

Most people use AI one to one, in their own locked in chat. It knows them, but the moment they try to expand past their own files, it can't be duplicated. James shows what it takes to turn that into AI the whole company can use.

The difference between single player AI and multiplayer AI shared across a team
Why the data layer your AI is connected to matters more than which tool you pick
How to keep AI at the same level as your team, because if it's not recorded, it didn't happen

Ideal for: Founder events, leadership teams, agency conferences

Talk 03

What to Automate First

Most teams automate the wrong process first and wonder why nothing changed. James walks through how he decides what to hand to AI and what to leave alone.

A simple test for picking your first automation
Why the obvious task is rarely the right one
How to measure a win before you scale it

Ideal for: Founder events, sales kickoffs, agency conferences

Talk 04

AI Agents vs Fixed Workflows

Agents sound exciting until one makes the wrong call at the worst possible time. James breaks down when a fixed workflow beats an agent, and when it's the other way around.

The real difference between an agent and a workflow
Where RizzDial uses each one, and why
A framework for choosing before you build

Ideal for: Founder events, agency conferences, sales kickoffs

Talk 05

Keep a Human Approval Gate as You Scale

The more automation you add, the easier it is to lose track of what the system is doing on its own. James shares how he keeps a human approval gate in place as his systems scale.

Where to place an approval gate without slowing the team down
Signs your automation has outgrown its guardrails
How this changes as call or message volume grows

Ideal for: Founder events, sales kickoffs, operations teams

Talk 06

Caller Reputation Is Not Optional

A call that looks like spam never gets answered, no matter how good the script is. James shares what running RizzDial on direct carrier access to AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile has taught him about caller reputation.

How spam labels actually get applied
What answering machine detection changes about your calling strategy
Building a compliant calling program carriers trust

Ideal for: Telecom and contact center events, sales kickoffs

Forthcoming Book

Founder Operating System

Working title

James is writing a forthcoming book, working title Founder Operating System. It argues that AI adoption starts with the founder, not a memo telling the team to go use it, and walks through how to build a shared company brain on a connected data layer so AI works across the whole team.

Founder first
AI starts with the founder of the company. The founder can't just tell the team to go use it and expect the company to become AI first.
One team, one brain
Today most people use AI one to one, in their own locked in chat. It knows them, but it can't be duplicated across a team. The book lays out how to build multiplayer AI instead.
The data layer
The data layer your AI is connected to is the only thing that matters. If a meeting isn't recorded, the AI never knew it happened.

James HillFounder Operating SystemForthcoming

Why Organizers Book James

He Builds What He Teaches

James runs RizzDial and MetaTechAi himself. The examples he gives on stage are things he shipped, broke, and fixed, not case studies he read somewhere.

He Shows His Work

His YouTube and Instagram audience watches his builds as they happen. Your attendees get that same honesty, live, with no borrowed case studies.

He Knows Telecom From The Inside

RizzDial runs with direct carrier access to AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. James can speak to caller reputation and compliant calling with the detail only an operator has.

A Texas AI Speaker Who Travels Nationally

James is based in Roanoke, Texas, in the Dallas Fort Worth area, and he travels nationally for the right event. If you want an AI speaker who's easy to route through DFW and still worth flying across the country for, that's him.

A Telecom AI Speaker Who Runs The Calls Himself

AI calling is easy to talk about in the abstract. James runs RizzDial, a platform built to handle 100,000+ calls a day with direct carrier access to AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, so caller reputation, spam labels, answering machine detection, and compliant calling are things he deals with on his own platform, not slides he borrowed.

Formats

Keynote

A focused talk for a general or mixed audience, built around one of James's core topics or a custom blend for your event.

Workshop

A longer, hands on session for teams who want to leave with a plan for what to automate first and how to keep a human approval gate in place.

Fireside Chat Or Panel

A conversational format where James answers direct questions about AI agents, workflows, and telecom calling alongside your host or other speakers.

Podcast Guest

James joins podcasts to talk through building RizzDial and MetaTechAi, the Evolving AI Hub, and what he's learned filming his builds in public.

How booking works

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Tell us your event dates, format, and audience.
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James reviews the fit and proposes a talk, or builds one around your theme.
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You confirm details and get the intro script and media kit ahead of the event.

Speaking inquiry

Book James For Your Event

If you run a conference, a sales kickoff, or a podcast and want a speaker who builds the systems he talks about, let's talk about your dates and your audience.

FAQ

What topics does James speak on?+

James speaks on AI automation and how to decide what to automate first, the difference between AI agents and fixed workflows, and why a human approval gate matters when AI takes action on your behalf. He also covers telecom AI calling, including caller reputation and staying compliant when AI places calls for your business. He's currently expanding into the themes of his forthcoming book, working title Founder Operating System: why AI adoption has to start with the founder, the difference between single player AI stuck in everyone's own chat and multiplayer AI shared across a team, and how to build a company brain on a connected data layer so AI stays at the same level as the people using it.

Does James travel outside Texas?+

Yes. He's based in Roanoke, Texas, in the Dallas Fort Worth area, and travels nationally for events.

What formats does he offer?+

Keynote, workshop, fireside chat or panel, and podcast guest appearances.

Can he customize a talk for our audience?+

Yes. James tailors examples and takeaways to your industry, whether that's founders, sales teams, agencies, or telecom and contact center audiences.

What AV or technical setup does he need?+

A standard setup works: wireless mic, screen or projector for slides, and a confidence monitor if your stage has one. Specific requirements are confirmed closer to your event date.

How do we book him?+

Use the booking form with your event dates, format, and audience, and James's team will follow up to confirm fit and details.

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