Monica Poling Speaking & Workshops
Monica Poling is an AI educator and business strategist who helps business leaders and organizations use AI to organize, share, and monetize their expertise..
She has spent 20+ years helping businesses secure millions in funding; and she believes the simple strategies are the best strategies. A featured speaker for SCORE.org and presenter for organizations from city governments to national associations, Monica brings a practical, values-first approach to strategic thinking and AI implementation.
Keynote
AI for Small Business: Build Your Unfair Advantage
For 10,000 years, indigenous communities built systems to protect and pass down what they knew — because they understood that knowledge is power, and unprotected knowledge is appropriated. In the age of AI, that lesson has never been more urgent.
This session shows organizations and leaders the importance of owning what you know, and exactly how to claim, protect, and monetize your expertise before the algorithms do it for you.
Audience Takeaways:
- Why knowledge sovereignty is the most important business strategy you’ve never heard of
- How to identify the expertise your organization is hemorrhaging right now
- A practical framework for capturing, protecting, and monetizing what you know
- How AI becomes your ally — not your replacement — when you own the knowledge layer
Perfect for: Trade organizations, tribal enterprises, cultural institutions, chambers of commerce, and any organization where legacy, identity, and expertise are the actual product. No AI experience required.
This session is available as a keynote address or extended workshop.
Additional Topics & Tracks (Customizable)
- AI for Absolute Beginners: Never touched ChatGPT? This session starts from zero and turns you into an AI pro in less than 90 minutes. No tech background required.
- Pitch Café: Master the 30‑Second Story – Interactive, team‑building session to craft pitches that balance clarity, emotion, and confidence.
- AI for the Next Generation: Critical Thinking in an AI World Interactive workshop designed for teens and young adults learning to use AI, not as a magic wand, but as a partner in navigating adulthood.
- Assistants, Agents, and Automation, Oh My!: Take the terror out of AI by seeing how leaders use assistants and agents—and how to build your first one in just 60 minutes. No coding required.
- Need small group or family training? Learn about my Private AI Training.
Speaking Resume (Highlights)
- New Mexico Restaurant Association – Simplify Your Restaurant Marketing with AI
- Aumentum Technologies – AI Strategy & Workflow Automation for Software Teams
- SCORE.org – AI Strategy for 500+ Entrepreneurs
- Rio Rancho Regional Chamber of Commerce – AI Impact on Business
- National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) – How to Build a Simple Strategic Plan with AI
- ABQ Hispano Chamber – Women in Business Marketing Series
- American Indigenous Tourism Conference – AI in Cultural Tourism Planning
My Upcoming (Public) Events
Using AI Without Losing Your Voice
Learn now to use AI as a thinking partner while keeping your ideas, judgment, and business personality unmistakably yours.
Oct. 27, 2026 | noon | Free | SCORE.org | Webinar
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Testimonials
Caren Phillips, Albuquerque Chapter Chair
National Association Of Women Business Owners (NAWBo NM)
Monica did a great presentation with excellent content. I’ve already heard great feedback and compliments from participants that they have learned a number of new things to try already.
Carol Wight, Executive Director
NEW MEXICO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
Monica Poling’s webinar, ‘Simplify Your Restaurant Marketing with AI,’ was jam-packed with usable information for restaurant owners and operators. Monica effortlessly broke down proven tactics and free AI tools, tailoring every topic to the real-world needs of independent restaurants—from menu optimization with sales data to easy, effective social media strategies—even for those with zero tech experience.
Our members left with immediate, actionable steps and newfound confidence to boost their marketing while saving time and money. Monica’s ability to separate the true game changers from the hype makes her session a must for anyone serious about growing their hospitality business in New Mexico and beyond.