Ryan Frederick
A front-row perspective on AI — built from advising companies implementing it today, and investing in what's next.
Ryan has delivered hundreds of keynotes and talks nationwide, including more than 50 in 2025 alone, on how AI is reshaping work, leadership, and the economy.
Trusted by the rooms where the decisions get made
Organizations, industry conferences, and innovation-focused communities across the country.
Signature keynotes
Each one built to give audiences a clear, candid read on how AI is changing their industry right now.
Designing Work for the AI Era
How the shape of a job, a team, and an operating model changes when intelligence becomes cheap.
The Economics of AI
What AI actually costs, what it actually returns, and where the value lands.
The Productivity Dividend
How AI Changes the Math of Employee Ownership.
AI Rising. For Keeps.
The Next Five Years Belong to Operational AI.
The Autonomous Care Era
How Vision AI Is Redefining Remote Patient Monitoring.
No hype. Just what's actually happening.
Ryan works at the intersection of technology and its impact on the global economy, politics, labor, and society — and brings that vantage point straight to the stage.
Where to catch Ryan next
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AI Advisor, Investor & Speaker
Ryan Frederick is an AI advisor, investor, and speaker working at the intersection of technology and its impact on the global economy, politics, labor, and society.
Principal, Transform Labs
Advises mid-market companies, nonprofits, and family businesses on AI strategy and execution.
General Partner, AI Transform Fund
Invests in the AI technologies of tomorrow.
Ryan also serves on the advisory board of AI 2030 and is an active angel investor, startup mentor, and corporate innovation leader. He has partnered with and spoken for leading organizations, industry conferences, and innovation-focused communities across the country — more than 50 events in 2025 alone.
Start a conversation→What organizers say afterward
“People were still talking about your keynote from Monday on Thursday.”
“Your talk was the most attended and received the highest score.”
“The most highly rated session at the conference!”
“Ryan is an interviewer extraordinaire!”
Written for the people doing the building
The Founder's Manual
Many aspects of being a Founder, creating a product, and building a company are counter-intuitive. Ryan provides insights into how to deal with them, including:
Sell Naked
Scores of insights, tips, and strategies gleaned from decades of experience managing and selling for services firms. From team dynamics to cash-flow management, from growth strategies to finding the right client fit, and from forming partnerships to the best exit strategy — eight sections on the art and skill-sets required to run a successful services firm.
Order here→Interview by Joe Kutchera
Joe Kutchera — fellow author, speaker, and marketing advisor — interviews Ryan about The Founder's Manual.
They talk about problem-solving, creating new products, and building successful companies.
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