--- title: "George B. Thomas: AI & HubSpot Consultant | Keynote Speaker" description: "George B. Thomas is an AI and HubSpot consultant and keynote speaker who helps business owners, agencies and teams put AI to work without losing the human." url: https://www.georgebthomas.com canonical: https://www.georgebthomas.com author: George B. Thomas --- # George B. Thomas Hello, I'm Catalyst for Growth AI & HubSpot Consultant | Keynote Speaker I help solopreneurs, agency owners and teams put AI to work without losing the human. **Human-powered, AI-assisted.** You stay the most important part of the system. [Book George ](https://www.georgebthomas.com/contact)[Explore AI consulting](https://www.georgebthomas.com/ai-consulting) ![George B. Thomas](https://www.georgebthomas.com/images/george-portrait.webp) Human-powered AI-assisted AI for humans & teams [Build it with GeorgeFor solopreneurs, agency owners and teams who want AI working in the business, not just open in a tab. George coaches, you own it.](https://www.georgebthomas.com/ai-consulting#build-it-with-me)[George builds it for youWhere AI earns its keep, what to build first, and George building it himself, start to finish.](https://www.georgebthomas.com/ai-consulting#build-it-for-you)[Keynote SpeakingAI keynotes, plus leadership and marketing talks. Leave them better than I found them.](https://www.georgebthomas.com/speaking) ![George B. Thomas in an orange hoodie, pointing up](https://www.georgebthomas.com/images/george-orange-cutout.webp) 100+ Keynotes delivered I'm George ## A happy, helpful, humble human who builds the systems he teaches. I went from high school dropout to HubSpot trainer, INBOUND speaker and founder of Sidekick Strategies. Today my agency runs on a second brain and a team of AI sidekicks working beside the humans. I teach you to build the same thing, around you. HubSpot Certified Trainer since 2017 HubSpot Certified Trainer since Tutorials taught 2,000+ Tutorials taught INBOUND speaker since 2016 INBOUND speaker since [My story ](https://www.georgebthomas.com/about) AI consulting ## AI for the human powering the business Three kinds of humans, one belief: the tools aren't the bottleneck. The thin human layer is. [AI for solopreneursYou run the whole business. Let AI carry some of it.Starting at $1,000/moLearn more ](https://www.georgebthomas.com/ai-consulting/solopreneurs)[AI for agency ownersBuild the AI-powered agency we already run.Starting at $1,000/moLearn more ](https://www.georgebthomas.com/ai-consulting/agency-owners)[AI training for teamsAI adoption fails when humans are left behind.Starting at $7,500Learn more ](https://www.georgebthomas.com/ai-consulting/teams) Keynote speaking ## Talks humans put to work Monday morning. AI, leadership and marketing keynotes and workshops. George teaches so you walk out with something you can apply Monday morning. - INBOUND (since 2016) - UNBOUND 2026 - Social Media Marketing World - AgencyRise Podcast [See keynotes](https://www.georgebthomas.com/speaking)[Speaker kit](https://www.georgebthomas.com/speaking/kit) ![George B. Thomas on stage with a microphone](https://www.georgebthomas.com/images/george-stage.webp) INBOUND speaker since 2016 Everything George does ## One human, a lot of ways to help AI consulting and speaking live here. The agency, the leadership work and the shows each have a home of their own. ### [AI Consulting: who it's for](https://www.georgebthomas.com/ai-consulting) Built with you or for you, by George himself. - [For Solopreneurs](https://www.georgebthomas.com/ai-consulting/solopreneurs) - [For Agency Owners](https://www.georgebthomas.com/ai-consulting/agency-owners) - [For Teams](https://www.georgebthomas.com/ai-consulting/teams) - [Two ways to work](https://www.georgebthomas.com/ai-consulting#ways-to-work) ### [What George builds](https://www.georgebthomas.com/ai-consulting) Start with the thing you need. - [AI Strategy & Roadmap](https://www.georgebthomas.com/ai-consulting/ai-strategy-roadmap) - [Second Brain Build](https://www.georgebthomas.com/ai-consulting/second-brain) - [AI Expert Assistant](https://www.georgebthomas.com/ai-consulting/ai-expert-assistant) - [AI Content System](https://www.georgebthomas.com/ai-consulting/ai-content-system) ### [Speaking](https://www.georgebthomas.com/speaking) Keynotes and workshops. Leave them better than I found them. - [Keynotes](https://www.georgebthomas.com/speaking#keynotes) - [Workshops](https://www.georgebthomas.com/speaking#workshops) - [Speaker Kit](https://www.georgebthomas.com/speaking/kit) - [Past Stages](https://www.georgebthomas.com/speaking#stages) ### [Leadership](https://www.georgebthomas.com/leadership) Faith-rooted leadership and becoming superhuman. - [Spiritual Side of Leadership ](https://www.spiritualsideofleadership.com) - [The SuperHuman Framework ](https://www.spiritualsideofleadership.com/superhuman-framework) - [Take the Assessment ](https://www.spiritualsideofleadership.com/assessment/take) - [Beyond Your Default ](https://www.spiritualsideofleadership.com/resources/beyond-your-default) ### [Marketing & HubSpot](https://www.georgebthomas.com/marketing) The HubSpot agency and the systems behind it. - [Sidekick Strategies ](https://www.sidekickstrategies.com) - [HubSpot Services ](https://www.sidekickstrategies.com/services) - [Back Pocket ](https://www.sidekickstrategies.com/expert) - [The Five-Layer System ](https://marketing.sidekickstrategies.com) ### [Shows](https://www.georgebthomas.com/shows) Where George talks it out every week. - [HubHeroes ](https://www.sidekickstrategies.com/hubheroes-podcast) - [Women of HubSpot ](https://www.sidekickstrategies.com/women-of-hubspot) - [Today's AI Project ](https://www.todaysaiproject.com) - [Sidekick's What Just Shipped ](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sidekicks-what-just-shipped/id6828682376) Kind words ## What humans say > “George's enthusiasm and energy are infectious. In this engaging and interactive course George encouraged questions and always employed a 'show not tell' teaching style which made the (often quite technical) material much easier to understand. In just a few hours, George completely changed how I think about using AI and what it can do!” Elena Harton Content & UX Specialist 1 / 13 From the blog ## Thinking out loud about AI and leadership [Perfection and Control Are a Speed Limit3Nov](https://www.georgebthomas.com/blog/perfection-and-control-speed-limit) [ai](https://www.georgebthomas.com/blog/tag/ai) ### [Perfection and Control Are a Speed Limit](https://www.georgebthomas.com/blog/perfection-and-control-speed-limit) Why are you slower with AI than everyone says you should be? Perfection and control set the speed limit. Mold, don't control: create, then iterate. 7 min read [How AI Helps Me Stress Less (Hint: It's Not the Time)1Nov](https://www.georgebthomas.com/blog/how-ai-helps-me-stress-less) [ai](https://www.georgebthomas.com/blog/tag/ai) ### [How AI Helps Me Stress Less (Hint: It's Not the Time)](https://www.georgebthomas.com/blog/how-ai-helps-me-stress-less) AI saves me time, but that's not where the stress went. The stress was the unknown. Here's the 15-minute invoice workaround that showed me the difference. 6 min read [A Production Studio, and What Zero Taught Me30Oct](https://www.georgebthomas.com/blog/a-production-studio-and-what-zero-taught-me) [ai](https://www.georgebthomas.com/blog/tag/ai) ### [A Production Studio, and What Zero Taught Me](https://www.georgebthomas.com/blog/a-production-studio-and-what-zero-taught-me) In one October stretch, my ministry's AI team became a little film studio, and a daily practice I shipped logged zero use. What each taught me, and why I still give the Go. 7 min read [All articles](https://www.georgebthomas.com/blog) ## Let's talk about what you're building. AI consulting or a keynote. Tell me where you are and where you want to go. [Start the conversation](https://www.georgebthomas.com/contact)[Get the Beyond Your Default newsletter](https://www.spiritualsideofleadership.com/resources/beyond-your-default) --- Source: https://www.georgebthomas.com · More: https://www.georgebthomas.com/llms.txt