Speaking & media
Shawn Kercher speaks to founders, operators, executive teams, and technical leaders about putting AI to work inside real businesses. Every talk is grounded in systems that shipped, lessons learned, and decisions an audience can use the next day.
Founder & CTO, HummingAgent
Twenty years building software. Thirteen years at Comcast Labs. Eight US patents. Now building custom AI systems for real business operations.
Production experience
AI systems used by 40,000+ field technicians
Operator perspective
Custom AI inside real businesses every week
Clear, useful sessions
No coding required and no product pitch
Upcoming
Shawn's session has been accepted. Colorado Startup Week runs September 14 to 18, 2026, in Denver. The exact session date and venue will be added when the schedule is finalized.
Visit Colorado Startup Week
A practical session about adding AI to existing operations without replacing the entire software stack. The audience will learn how to find the right first use case, avoid expensive distractions, and move from an idea to a system people actually use.
Speaking engagements
Panels, founder conversations, and podcasts about what changes when AI moves out of the browser tab and into the business.
July 22, 2026
Grow House Coworking
A founder focused conversation about what is real in AI, what is noise, and where businesses should begin. The panel covered design, culture, strategy, security, jobs, and the practical path from curiosity to a working system.
Panel discussion, audience Q&A, and founder networking
Grow House Coworking, Denver
May 27, 2026
Denver AI at the University of Denver
A conversation about how small teams and AI powered founders can compete with much larger organizations. Shawn shared lessons from putting AI into real businesses, not just running experiments.
More than 200 people attended
Ritchie School of Engineering, University of Denver
December 4, 2025
The Art of Construction
A 45 minute conversation about how small businesses can start with one useful AI project, test it in the real operation, and expand only after the value is clear.
45 minute episode
Podcast conversation with Devon Tilly
Speaking topics
Every session can be adapted for founders, operators, executive teams, technical leaders, or a mixed audience. The examples stay practical and the language stays clear.
How to add intelligence to the systems a company already runs without forcing a costly platform replacement.
How to choose the right first workflow, scope it honestly, and get from a promising demo to dependable daily use.
What leaders and technical teams need to decide about infrastructure, access, data boundaries, deployment, and long term ownership.
Real stories from voice, private knowledge, finance, legal research, and workflow automation, including what did not work the first time.
Speaker bio
Shawn is the Founder and CTO of HummingAgent, where he leads the design and delivery of custom AI agents, voice systems, private knowledge tools, and software built around how each client operates. Before HummingAgent, he spent thirteen years at Comcast Labs building production technology across AI, computer vision, and large scale infrastructure.
His work includes eight granted US patents and AI systems that supported more than 40,000 field technicians. Today, he brings that enterprise experience to practical builds for growing businesses and internal technical teams.
Bring practical AI to your audience
Send the event, audience, date, and format. Shawn can tailor a session around the questions your room is already asking.