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SUMMARY:TechTuesday: A Fireside Chat with Shegun Otulana & Will Blackburn
DESCRIPTION:Join TechBirmingham for our next TechTuesday on May 19th from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM at Regions Auditorium. Lunch will be provided.This month's program features a fireside chat with Shegun Otulana\, CEO and Founder of Harmony Venture Labs\, and Will Blackburn\, Founder & Board Member of Birmingham AI.This candid fireside chat will explore one of the most pressing tensions in business today: teams are adopting AI rapidly at the individual level\, while leadership is still working to translate that momentum into real\, organization-wide capability.This conversation will cut through the noise and focus on what's happening inside companies right now - what's working\, what's breaking\, and what decisions leaders need to make to move from experimentation to execution.\nAbout Shegun OtulanaShegun Otulana BioShegun Otulana is an entrepreneur\, advisor\, mentor\, and investor on a mission to empower the next generation of builders. In 2013\, he founded TheraNest and its parent company\, Therapy Brands\, a software platform for mental\, behavioral\, substance\, and physical rehab providers and organizations. He exited the business in the largest software exit in Alabama in 2021. He now acts as founder and CEO of Harmony Venture Labs (HVL)\, a venture studio that builds and launches innovative technology companies. He is also the CEO of Copysmith AI\, a startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) for generative content creation. Shegun is the recipient of many awards\, including EY's Entrepreneur of the Year and the prestigious Henry Crown Fellowship at the Aspen Institute. Shegun resides in Birmingham with his wife\, Mary\, and their four children.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join TechBirmingham for our next TechTuesday on May 19th from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM at Regions Auditorium. Lunch will be provided.
This month&rsquo\;s program features a fireside chat with Shegun Otulana\, CEO and Founder of Harmony Venture Labs\, and Will Blackburn\, \;Founder &\; Board Member of Birmingham AI.
This candid fireside chat will explore one of the most pressing tensions in business today: teams are adopting AI rapidly at the individual level\, while leadership is still working to translate that momentum into real\, organization-wide capability.
This conversation will cut through the noise and focus on what'\;s happening inside companies right now - what'\;s working\, what'\;s breaking\, and what decisions leaders need to make to move from experimentation to execution.
About Shegun Otulana
Shegun Otulana Bio
Shegun Otulana is an entrepreneur\, advisor\, mentor\, and investor on a mission to empower the next generation of builders. In 2013\, he founded TheraNest and its parent company\, Therapy Brands\, a software platform for mental\, behavioral\, substance\, and physical rehab providers and organizations. He exited the business in the largest software exit in Alabama in 2021. He now acts as founder and CEO of Harmony Venture Labs (HVL)\, a venture studio that builds and launches innovative technology companies. He is also the CEO of Copysmith AI\, a startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) for generative content creation. Shegun is the recipient of many awards\, including EY&rsquo\;s Entrepreneur of the Year and the prestigious Henry Crown Fellowship at the Aspen Institute. Shegun resides in Birmingham with his wife\, Mary\, and their four children.
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URL:https://hub.techbirmingham.com/events/Details/techtuesday-a-fireside-chat-with-shegun-otulana-will-blackburn-1721852?sourceTypeId=Hub
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