02 / SPEAKING
Speaking
Speaking on creativity, consciousness, imagination and risk in the age of AI.
13 TALKS SINCE 2024Featured Talk
THE THROUGH-LINE
Weekdays, I'm the Innovation & Technology Director at Signal Theory — building AI systems and elevating the work our clients trust us with. Weekends, I jump out of planes and get off the grid.
That mix is the talk. Living widely fuels creativity, resets perspective, and connects a room through shared human experience. The tools keep reshaping creative work — human truths still decide what wins.
Recent & Upcoming
- DEC 2025Elevate AIInside the Engine Room: Powering Your Agency with the Right AI
- OCT 2025StratFest 2025Efficiency is Boring: Do the Impossible Instead
- SEP 2025Pathways to Leadership ConferenceSmart AI Bets: How Leaders Spot Winners
- AUG 2025Commodity Boards MeetupAdvocacy & Discoverability in the Age of AI
- JUL 2025Strategic & Creative Thinking CourseTechnology Corner: Humanity, AI, and Getting Real
- JUN 2025Unbreakable: KC Ad ClubHarnessing Human Creativity in the Age of AI
- MAY 2025CEO ForumPractical Advice for the AI Age
- APR 2025Data AlchemyCreating Insights with the Infegy API Out of Social Chaos
- MAR 2025Decisions MinneapolisHarnessing Human Creativity in the Age of AI
- FEB 2025AMIN Palm Springs WorkshopTechnical Meets Legal: AI for Agencies
- NOV 2024Missouri State UniversityHarnessing Human Creativity in the Age of AI
- SEP 2024Spark KCKEYNOTEHarnessing Human Creativity in the Age of AI
- APR 2024NAMA Bright HorizonsThe Future is AI — Are You Ready?
Debrief
“All of the speakers this year were great but the most informative for me was Elijah Kleinsmith & his session around keeping up with AI. He has great insight into current topics that H/L is focusing on this year!”
PARKER WARDENCONTROLLER, H/L AGENCY“While I gleaned extensive information, the takeaway that stuck with me the most is from Elijah's presentation.”
GRACE KERTZSTUDENT, UMKCIn the Press
10 STORIES SINCE 2023- Wichita Business JournalSignal Theory adds two in Wichita to executive committee as veteran exec retires APR 2026(opens in new tab)
- Kansas City Business JournalSignal Theory expands leadership team APR 2026(opens in new tab)
- Ingram'sSignal Theory Expands Leadership Team, Longtime Exec to Retire APR 2026(opens in new tab)
- AgriMarketingSignal Theory Elevates Five Leaders, Expands Its Executive Committee APR 2026(opens in new tab)
- Springfield Daily CitizenLongtime Nixa superintendent battles Parkinson's with the love of his wife and sons JAN 2026(opens in new tab)
- Little Black BookBeyond the Brief: Honouring Great Strategy and Unpacking What It Takes SEP 2025(opens in new tab)
- InfegyWEBINARCool Sh!t: The Infegy API's Limitless Possibilities APR 2025(opens in new tab)
- AgriMarketingSignal Theory Unveils AL Whose AI Model Fuses Advertising With Behavioral Science JUL 2024(opens in new tab)
- The Drum'A steady trajectory toward hell': Marketing leaders' digital utopias and dystopias APR 2023(opens in new tab)
- The DrumBYLINE3 ways no-code and low-code can ease team pain points – and deliver the best UX APR 2023(opens in new tab)
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