Available for speaking engagements
I speak at SF East Bay networking events, chambers of commerce, industry groups, and professional associations on the everyday problems that eat a small business owner's week. No charge.
What I speak about
The talks are for a general small business audience. Nobody needs a technical background to follow them.
Finally, AI That Makes Sense
What AI actually does - and five techniques that make it useful for your business
Most small business owners have heard plenty about AI and never gotten a plain answer about what it does. I do live demos, answer the practical questions (privacy, cost, where to start), and cover five habits that separate the owners who use AI every day from the ones who try it once and give up.
Delivered at the Concord Chamber of Commerce · June 2026 · See the recap →
Also available as a full 90-minute seminar · See the details and request a date →
Nobody Answered, and Nobody Got Paid
The missed call and the unpaid invoice, and how to stop both
Calls go to voicemail, web forms go to an inbox nobody watches, and invoices go out late and get chased by hand. This talk shows how to time how long a new inquiry waits before it reaches a person, and what to set up in the tools you already use so missed calls get a text back and reminders, late fees, and deposits run without you.
What Can You Cancel?
The subscriptions, plans, and contracts nobody decided to keep
Nobody decides to spend four hundred a month on software. It builds up nine dollars at a time. This talk covers how to list every subscription, phone and internet plan, and auto-renewing contract you pay for, decide which ones earn their keep, and cut the rest without breaking something your team relies on.
Can You Leave for a Week?
Writing down how you do the things only you know how to do
In a lot of small businesses, approvals, pricing, and vendor relationships live in the owner's head. This talk covers how to get a process out of your head and written down as steps, including what to do when things go wrong, so someone else can run it start to finish without calling you.
What to expect
Talks usually run 20 to 40 minutes with time for questions. I can give a presentation, sit on a panel, or lead a roundtable, whichever fits your group and your time slot.
I use real examples, and attendees leave with a few specific things they can try that week.
There's no sales pitch. I'm there to give your group something useful.
Good fits for this kind of talk
Corey Klass
I spent 30 years in corporate IT. In 2023 I left to start Klass Concepts and work directly with SF East Bay small business owners on the everyday tasks that eat their week.
I'm a member of the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, and I gave my AI talk there in June 2026.
I explain things in plain English, so your attendees won't need a technical background to get something out of the talk.
Invite me to speak
Send me a short note with your group, the event, and the date you have in mind, and I'll get back to you.