Speaking & learning
I have spoken in a wide range of settings, helping people build the understanding and skills to benefit from AI. Each conversation starts with the audience and what they need to do next.
JAMES PERKINS / THE PHILLY AI GUY
A Philadelphia voice.
A hands-on AI practice.
Futurist, AI expert, seasoned speaker, and expert implementor of automation strategy. I help people understand what is changing and put AI to work in their own lives and businesses.
01 / THE PERSPECTIVE
I use this technology
every day.
I was an early voice on AI in Philadelphia, helping people make sense of a technology that was quickly becoming part of everyday work. That is still the point of this practice: make it understandable, make it useful, and give people a way to begin.
I use AI daily. That keeps my speaking and strategy work connected to the experience of using the tools: deciding what to ask, checking the answer, fitting it into a workflow, and knowing when a person needs to take over.
I consider myself the most knowledgeable Ai expert in Philadelphia. I use Ai every day, and my work spans speaking, strategy, research, and implementation.
02 / THE WORK
One practice.
Different ways in.
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Strategy & implementation
I help teams choose a useful problem, set the scope, and connect their AI plans to the people and systems that will carry them out.
Two connected companies
What About AI? focuses on helping people navigate AI. Automation Transformation Consulting is the home for business automation and implementation.
03 / IN PRACTICE
Rooted here.
Open to the wider world.
Philadelphia is home. I work with people and businesses across the city, the Main Line, King of Prussia, Conshohocken, and Wilmington, with remote work also available.
James previously worked at JPMorgan Chase. His current consulting and speaking work is independent and does not imply endorsement by any former employer.
LET'S TALK
Tell me what you
are working through.
An event, a business question, or a workflow you want to improve. A short note is enough to start.
I publish solo Philly AI Guy podcast episodes on What About AI and developed the FAIR Framework for AI career risk. These are useful starting points for a conversation about AI tools, changing jobs, and workforce readiness.
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