About
The insight that started everything
Christian has been noticing teams run inefficient programs since he was in high school. It became extraordinarily apparent when he was chief of staff for the founder of Kinko's.
He would sit down with organizational leaders from across the city, and because of his curious nature, whenever he heard a problem mentioned, he felt the need to ask why. If they ever allowed him, they would show him the systems and the softwares they were utilizing. Time and time again, it made no sense to him how hard it was to get answers to questions that live on the computer.
Fast-forward about half a year, and ChatGPT took the world by storm. It gave us access to a technology that could get us those answers, so long as you put in the initial work of building up an organization that can take advantage of these tools. That is the work.
It is easier now more than ever to avoid the knowledge-dies-on-shelves world. We have systems that can ingest thousands upon thousands of pages of context and give you an accurate answer, so long as you know the exact questions to ask, and you are already the expert on the materials.
He builds by day. He teaches from the stage.
Christian built this website himself, rambling and designing over a weekend.
After every keynote, he reads through every single question the room submits and answers it. He takes a transcript of the entire day and sends everybody notes custom built for the people who were in the room.
He does it to showcase the point: with these tools, you can quite literally build any information delivery that you want.
Education is the proof case. The thesis applies to every complex institution: healthcare, government, nonprofits. If the methodology works in the most change-resistant sector on earth, it works anywhere.
The record
20,000+
Leaders addressed nationwide
100+
Organizations served
10,000+
Largest single-session audience
From the Stage
Closing keynote, AASA National Conference on Education, Nashville
Inaugural keynote, ACSA AI Summit
Presented at TASA, NDCEL, WVASA, NREA, ACSA, AAEA, ARSA, AIRSS
Recognition
UN International Award for Excellence in SDG Impact
2022 Loyola Marymount University Valedictorian
Featured in CNBC, TODAY, ShoutOut LA, LMU Newsroom
Background
Chief of staff to Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinko's
Built and led an AI platform serving 100+ organizations nationwide
The person
Christian is 26, based in Los Angeles, and builds things for a living. Before any of this, he spent his college years launching ventures and learning from Paul Orfalea, who saw something in a student who cared more about systems than shortcuts.
He graduated as Valedictorian from Loyola Marymount University in 2022. The United Nations recognized his early work in social impact. He took all of it into education because he believed the hardest sector would prove the strongest case.
When he is not building or on stage, he is probably listening to souldies music. Think Earth Wind and Fire, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder. Or redesigning something that does not need to be redesigned. That is just how he thinks.
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