Workshops & Speaking

Book a speaker who builds the stuff.

AI and Google visibility workshops for business groups — taught by a Grow with Google High Impact Partner and business owner who ships production AI systems, not slideware. Plain language, live demonstrations, and things your members can do the same week.

Grow with Google High Impact Partner 2025

Grow with Google Partner since 2019 · High Impact Partner 2025
Workshop presenter · BNI San Tan Elite member · Founder, Building Futures AI

Brian Ford presenting a Grow with Google workshop on Google Career Certificates
// BRIAN FORD · GROW WITH GOOGLE WORKSHOP

Signature sessions

Four talks. Zero hype.

Every session ends with a checklist your audience can act on before the next meeting — because a talk that doesn't change what people do on Monday wasn't worth their Thursday.

Flagship · AI visibility

How AI Decides Who to Recommend

Customers are asking ChatGPT and Gemini who to call — and AI names one company, not ten. A live look at what AI platforms actually say about your audience's businesses, how those answers get composed, and the specific signals that change them. Includes live queries run on real local businesses in the room.

Formats20-min feature · 45-min keynote · 90-min hands-on workshop
Best forChambers, BNI, trade groups
Official curriculum

Grow with Google Workshops

Official Grow with Google sessions from a certified High Impact Partner — Google Business Profile mastery, showing up in Search and Maps, and the free Google tools most owners never touch — including Google’s newest session, Grow Your Business with AI-Powered Tools by Google. Practical, current, and built on the curriculum Google trusts partners to teach.

Full workshop catalog →
Formats60–90-min workshop · lunch & learn
Best forChambers, libraries, business groups
AI for operators

AI for Home-Service Companies: What's Real, What's Hype

Voice agents, intake automation, call scoring — what actually works in a trades business today, what it costs, and what to ignore. Taught by someone who runs these systems in production for restoration and home-service companies, with live demos of AI answering a phone.

Formats45-min keynote · half-day private training
Best forTrade associations, franchise groups
BNI & networking groups

Education Slots & Feature Presentations

Ten-minute education moments or full feature presentations for BNI chapters and networking groups — AI tools members can use this week, how to show up when AI gets asked for referrals, and how to be a better referral partner with technology. As a working BNI San Tan Elite member, the format's home turf.

Formats10-min education slot · feature presentation
Best forBNI chapters, referral groups

In the room

Less podium. More whiteboard.

Brian Ford teaching a small-business workshop
// WORKSHOP · SMALL BUSINESS TRAINING
The Building Futures team exhibiting at the Southwest Buildings & Facilities Management Show, Phoenix Convention Center
// EXHIBITOR · SW BUILDINGS & FACILITIES SHOW, PHX
Brian Ford at the Small Business Expo
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Who books this

From chapter meetings to company trainings.

BNI & networking groups

Education slots and features across the East Valley — and yes, visiting chapters count.

Chambers of commerce

Member workshops on AI visibility and Google tools, keyed to local businesses.

Trade associations

Restoration, plumbing, HVAC, pest, pools — AI sessions that speak the trade's language.

Private company training

Half-day sessions getting your team hands-on with AI tools for your actual workflows.

Logistics

In person across the Phoenix East Valley. Virtual anywhere.

Based in Gilbert, Arizona. No speaking fee for BNI education slots and most local chamber events — bringing real value to the business community is the point. Larger events and private trainings quoted on request.

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