AI for Business Owners: How a Small Team Runs Like a Big One

A plain-English talk on where AI saves a small team time, and where people still do the work.

Keynote or hands-on workshop. In person or virtual.

Michael Preston, founder of Pink Shark Marketing

The Talk in One Paragraph

I run Pink Shark Marketing with a team of about 12 contractors. We use AI assistants in our daily work so a small team can run like a big one. In this talk I show owners and agency teams where AI fits in a normal week of work, where it does not, and how to start without a big software project.

Looking for an AI speaker for business owners, not engineers? This talk is for you. No hype, no jargon and no pitch from the stage.

What the Talk Covers

01
Where AI helps a small team

Work that repeats every week, like first drafts, notes, summaries and simple reports, is where AI assistants tend to save the most time.

02
Where people still do the work

Strategy, client calls, judgment and the final review stay with people. I show where to draw that line.

03
Turning a task into a process

How to write one repeated task down as a short process, then hand the first pass to an AI assistant.

04
Starting small

Pick one task, test it, then decide. No big rollout and no stack of new tools.

Key Takeaways

What your audience can do after the talk.

  • Start with one task that repeats every week.
  • Write the process down before you hand it to AI.
  • Keep a person on review for anything a client or customer sees.
  • Check the time saved, then pick the next task.

Who This Talk Is For

Owners and teams who want to get more done without hiring ahead of the work.

  • Small business groups
  • Agency owners
  • Operations and admin teams
  • University entrepreneurship programs

Where I've Talked About This

One Task, Start to Finish

Example only, not a client story. Picture the owner of a cleaning company who writes the same follow up email after every quote. In the talk I show how to write that task down as a short process: what goes in, what good looks like and who checks it. Then an AI assistant writes the first draft, and the owner reviews it before it goes out.

That is the pattern for most small teams. Pick one task, write the steps, let AI do the first pass, and keep a person on the final check. Then move to the next task.

How I Shape It to Your Room

01
Your audience first

Before the event I ask who will be in the room, what they sell and what they already know. Then I pick the examples to match.

02
Keynote or workshop

As a keynote, the whole room gets the ideas and a clear next step. As a workshop, people work on their own business while I teach.

03
In person or virtual

I can travel to your event or teach live over video. The content is the same either way.

AI for Business Owners Talk FAQ

Do I need to be technical to follow this talk?

No. The talk is in plain English. If you can write an email, you can follow it.

Is this talk about one AI tool?

No. I may name a few tools along the way, but the talk is about the work, not one product.

Is it for agencies or for any business?

Both. I run an agency, so I speak from that world, but the ideas fit any small team with work that repeats each week.

Can you give this talk in person or virtually?

Both. I can travel to your event or speak live over video, as a keynote or a hands-on workshop.

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Available in person and virtual.

Fees depend on format, travel and date.

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