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ConfirmedVerizon Digital Ready
Guest Expert
From Chaos to Clarity: Organize Your Business with Automation
Virtual
Keynotes • Workshops • Executive Sessions
Help Your Audience Turn AI Possibilities Into Practical Progress.
Leland Baptist helps leaders connect the dots between AI, business systems, and organizational performance—so they can make better decisions, reduce operational friction, and lead change with greater confidence.
Speaker. Educator. Entrepreneur. Business Systems Expert.
Available for in-person and virtual engagements throughout the United States, Canada, and beyond.
Speaking, Workshops & Expert Sessions
Bringing practical conversations about AI, automation, and business systems to professional and entrepreneurial audiences.
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ConfirmedCisco
Workshop Instructor
Workshops delivered to Cisco employees
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ConfirmedNational Black MBA Association
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Annual Conference & Exposition
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ConfirmedJumpStart Inc.
Workshop Instructor
C.L.E.A.R. Framework workshop
Cleveland, OH
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ConfirmedInstitute for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Speaker
Speaking engagement — event details to confirm
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Academic & Professional Background
- • Professor of Practice in Information Systems, UNC Greensboro
- • Founder, Ignite Business Software
- • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- • North Carolina A&T State University graduate
- • Notre Dame Global Executive MBA — credential wording to confirm with Leland
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About Leland
Big Ideas. Clear Explanations. Practical Next Steps.
Leland Baptist works at the intersection of business, education, and technology.
As an entrepreneur, information systems educator, and business systems expert, he helps leaders understand how people, processes, data, and AI can work together to build stronger organizations.
His work spans business automation, customer relationship management, analytics, marketing systems, and organizational decision making. That experience shapes sessions that connect emerging technology to the challenges leaders face every day.
Whether he is speaking to entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, students, or corporate teams, Leland's goal is clear: help people leave with a stronger understanding of what is possible—and a practical path to move forward.
Credentials
- Professor of Practice in Information Systems, UNC Greensboro
- Founder, Ignite Business Software
- Background in AI implementation, business automation, and organizational systems
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- North Carolina A&T State University graduate
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Signature Speaking Topics
The Right Conversation Can Move Your Audience Forward.
Each session can be tailored to your audience, industry, experience level, and event goals.
AI Beyond the Hype
What leaders need to understand—and what they can actually do next.
A practical session that helps audiences evaluate AI opportunities, identify useful applications, and approach adoption with clearer priorities.
Audience takeaways
- Recognize tasks and workflows worth evaluating for AI.
- Distinguish useful applications from distracting experiments.
- Identify practical next steps for their organization.
Best for: Business conferences, leadership teams, chambers, and professional associations.
From Chaos to Clarity
Build systems that help the business move without everything depending on one person.
A session about reducing operational friction through clearer processes, accessible knowledge, and purposeful automation.
Audience takeaways
- Spot bottlenecks and repeated manual work.
- Identify knowledge trapped in individuals' heads.
- Find opportunities to document, simplify, and automate.
Best for: Entrepreneurs, small business owners, nonprofit teams, and growing organizations.
Building an Intelligent Organization
Connect people, processes, data, and technology to make better decisions.
An accessible introduction to organizational intelligence and the systems that help teams coordinate, learn, and act.
Audience takeaways
- Understand how disconnected information slows execution.
- Improve the connection between information and decisions.
- Identify where better systems can support team performance.
Best for: Executives, association leaders, management teams, and strategy events.
AI, Job Security & the New Rules for Building a Career
Help your audience prepare for work that is changing.
A session that helps professionals and students examine how AI affects tasks, skills, and career development.
Audience takeaways
- Assess how AI may change parts of their work.
- Identify skills and judgment they should strengthen.
- Create a practical plan for continued learning.
Best for: Universities, workforce programs, employee development events, and professional associations.
Custom sessions are also available on marketing automation, AI-powered business development, nonprofit operations, and data-informed decision making.
Discuss Your Audience & EventSignature Framework
A Clearer Way to Think About Better Systems
Leland uses the C.L.E.A.R. Framework to guide practical conversations about business systems and organizational improvement.
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LLeverage
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AAlign
RRecover
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Watch Leland in Action
See How Leland Makes Complex Ideas Click.
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Selected Stages & Workshops
Authentic Moments From Confirmed Events.
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Engagement Formats
Choose the Format That Fits Your Event.
Keynotes
A focused message built around your event's theme and audience.
Interactive Workshops
Guided exercises and practical application.
Executive & Team Sessions
Facilitated conversations around organizational priorities.
Panels & Virtual Events
Moderated discussions, expert sessions, and online presentations.
Scope, duration, and delivery are arranged around the event's needs. No fixed fees or standard durations are published.
Event Organizer Resources
Everything You Need to Introduce Leland.
Planning an event? Request the materials you need to introduce Leland and prepare your session.
Speaker One-Sheet
Available on request
Short & Extended Biography
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Approved Headshots
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Introduction Script
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Technical Requirements
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What Does Your Audience Need to Be Ready for Next?
Tell us about your event, your audience, and the conversation you want to start. Let's explore how Leland can help make it meaningful.