We’re gonna build something this summer.
We’ll put it back together, raise up a giant ladder,
With love and trust and friends and hammers. [1]
OVERVIEW: Although my practice spans a wide range of industries, I have many clients who face similar challenges, and every week I bring together a small group of CEOs, founders, and other senior leaders to get out of their silos, share ideas, and build connections. We meet for 1-hour via Zoom in rotating groups of eight. My clients get priority, but you don’t need to be in my practice to participate. These events are free, and you can join just once or participate multiple times, as long as space is available.
(These roundtables are in addition to The Art of Self-Coaching for CEOs, a 6-week virtual course I offer several times a year.)
Enterprise AI: For leaders of companies providing AI services to enterprise customers. Common challenges include long sales cycles, crossing the chasm, user adoption, and the dynamic state of model development.
AI Implementation: For leaders whose companies are implementing AI internally, across functions ranging from engineering to customer service. Common challenges include diverse attitudes toward AI among employees, uncertain ROI, and the complexity of model selection.
Infrastructure: For leaders of companies developing products and providing services in construction, defense, energy, manufacturing, real estate, safety & security, and supply chain management (similar to Andreessen Horowitz’s American Dynamism fund.) Common challenges include the evolving legal and regulatory environment, geopolitical tensions, workforce development, and the laws of physics.
2026 CALENDAR (Q1-Q3):
Enterprise AI Roundtables, 1st Monday of the month
- Monday, February 2, 10:00am Pacific (My takeaways: LinkedIn and X/Twitter)
- TUESDAY, March 3, 10:00am Pacific (2 spots remaining)
- Monday, April 6, 10:00am Pacific (5 spots remaining)
- Monday, May 4, 10:00am Pacific
- Monday, June 1, 10:00am Pacific
- Monday, August 3, 10:00am Pacific (7 spots remaining)
AI Implementation Roundtables, 3rd Monday of the month
- Monday, February 16, 10:00am Pacific (My takeaways: LinkedIn and X/Twitter)
- Monday, March 16, 10:00am Pacific (7 spots remaining)
- Monday, April 20, 10:00am Pacific (7 spots remaining)
- Monday, May 18, 10:00am Pacific (7 spots remaining)
- Monday, June 15, 10:00am Pacific (7 spots remaining)
- Monday, July 20, 10:00am Pacific
- Monday, August 17, 10:00am Pacific
- Monday, September 21, 10:00am Pacific (7 spots remaining)
Infrastructure Roundtables, 4th Monday of the month
- Monday, February 23, 10:00am Pacific (2 spots remaining)
- Monday, March 23, 10:00am Pacific (5 spots remaining)
- TUESDAY, April 28, 10:00am Pacific (6 spots remaining)
- TUESDAY, May 26, 10:00am Pacific (7 spots remaining)
- Monday, June 22, 10:00am Pacific
- Monday, July 27, 10:00am Pacific
- Monday, August 24, 10:00am Pacific
- Monday, September 28, 10:00am Pacific
ROUNDTABLE AGENDA: Each week I’ll provide Roundtable participants with a short list of questions to consider. After a brief welcome, participants will be paired up in breakout rooms, where they’ll have 5-10 minutes to discuss the first of that week’s questions. Then the full group will reconvene to hold an open discussion for 20-25 minutes, which I’ll facilitate. We’ll repeat this process a second time to address the remainder of that week’s questions, and we’ll conclude at the 1-hour mark.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: There’s no cost to participate in a Roundtable. Just be sure that you’re available on the date/s you’re interested in, and contact me. (If we haven’t connected before, please include your LinkedIn profile.)
[1] Why Friends and Hammers? I’ve always loved these lyrics from “Constructive Summer,” written by Tad Kubler and Craig Finn and performed by The Hold Steady. Let’s build something this summer.
Speaking of friends, many thanks to Jackie Ross. In 2025 we began co-hosting monthly Roundtables for biotech CEOs, an ongoing event series that helped inspire Friends and Hammers. If you’re a biotech CEO who’d like to participate in one of those Roundtables (typically held the second Monday of the month, 10:00-11:00am Pacific), just contact me.
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