Speaking & Events
Kaye Nicholson: Practical AI Speaker for Real Business Audiences
Kaye Nicholson is the founder of GrowthZone AI and a practical AI speaker helping business owners, teams and non-technical audiences understand what artificial intelligence actually means for everyday work.
Available for conferences, business events, webinars, panels, podcasts and selected international speaking opportunities.
Is Kaye Nicholson available for speaking engagements?
Yes. Kaye Nicholson is available for business events, conferences, panels, webinars, podcasts and team sessions across the UK, with selected international speaking opportunities considered by enquiry. Her talks focus on practical, human-first AI for audiences that want useful examples and honest business context rather than technical jargon or hype.
Speaking style
AI without making people feel behind
Kaye's speaking style is practical, conversational and grounded in nearly three decades of real business experience across sales, marketing, customer service, operations and process improvement.
She is particularly good at speaking to audiences who know AI matters but do not necessarily consider themselves technical.
The aim is not to impress people with terminology. It is to help them understand enough to make better decisions.
Talks
Topics Kaye can speak about
AI Curious to AI Confident
A practical session for people who know AI is becoming part of business but are unsure where to begin. Covers what AI can and cannot do, how to find a sensible first use case and why human judgement still matters.
Practical AI for Real Businesses
Where AI can genuinely help with everyday work including administration, emails, documents, content, research and repetitive processes.
AI Scepticism Is Healthy. Inaction Isn’t.
Why questioning AI is sensible, where the risks genuinely are and how businesses can move forward without chasing every new technology trend.
Are You Automating the Right Thing?
Why making a poor process faster is not the same as improving the business, and why AI adoption should begin with understanding the work.
AI, Automation & the One-Person Business
How connected AI tools, assistants, workflows and automation can create capacity for small businesses while keeping people responsible for decisions, quality and relationships.
AI for Teams
What organisations need to think about when employees are already using AI, including confidence, training, governance, safe use and consistent working practices.
Human Experience in an AI World
Why experience, judgement, relationships and business understanding become more important rather than less important as AI becomes easier to access.
Need something specific?
Kaye can tailor a session around the audience, industry and event theme rather than forcing every organiser into the same standard talk.
- AI adoption
- AI confidence
- AI training
- AI automation
- AI for SMEs
- AI for charities
- AI for teams
- Human-first AI
- Women in AI
- Business change
Track record
Selected speaking, media & community work
- PreviousExpert Speaker
Business Academy · Business Growth Service
Online · 12 October 2026
Kaye Nicholson was selected as an expert speaker for the Business Academy, part of the UK Government’s Business Growth Service, delivering “From AI Curious to AI Confident” for founders and small teams.
- UpcomingGuest Speaker
Women in AI Sunderland
City Hall Sunderland · 27 October 2026
Kaye delivers “AI Curious to AI Confident”, a practical session helping people move past the feeling that they should already understand AI and towards a clearer, more confident way of using it.
- PreviousGuest Speaker
Hornets Nest Business Club
Hebburn Town Football Club · 9 October 2026
Kaye spoke at the Hornets Nest Business Club, a North East business community bringing local organisations together to make useful connections, share ideas and build relationships.
- PreviousSpeaker
Platform
22 May 2026
Kaye has spoken at Platform about practical, plain-English AI adoption and helping businesses understand where AI can genuinely save time and reduce pressure.
- Coming soonPodcast Guest
AI, Cybersecurity and the Questions Businesses Should Be Asking
Podcast conversation with Mark Pynchon
A conversation about where artificial intelligence and cybersecurity meet, including the practical questions businesses should be asking as AI becomes part of everyday working life. Release details to follow.
Columnist
Media & editorial
Kaye Nicholson is a Bdaily columnist, writing about practical AI, business confidence, automation and the value of real-world experience.
#NotAllWomenWearCapes
Community conversations matter too
Kaye also helps create and host community events through #NotAllWomenWearCapes, bringing business owners together for honest conversations, practical support and useful introductions.
See community events on Partners & AssociationsAudiences
Who is Kaye's speaking style suited to?
Audiences do not need existing AI knowledge.
- Business owners
- Founders
- SMEs
- Leadership teams
- Non-technical teams
- Business networks
- Membership organisations
- Charities and VCSE organisations
- Education and school business audiences
- Women in business
- People who feel behind with AI
UK-wide and international speaking enquiries welcome
Speaking across the UK and internationally
North East & UK-wide
GrowthZone AI is based in the North East of England, and Kaye regularly speaks and works with organisations across the region and wider UK, from Newcastle, Sunderland and South Tyneside outwards.
Online, anywhere
Online talks, webinars and podcast appearances can be delivered for audiences across the UK and internationally.
International in person
Selected in-person international speaking opportunities are also welcome and are scoped individually around the event, location and travel requirements.
If you are organising an event outside the UK and think Kaye's practical, human-first approach would suit your audience, get in touch.
Discuss an international speaking opportunitySpeaking FAQs
Is Kaye Nicholson available to speak outside the North East?
Yes. Kaye is available for speaking opportunities across the UK, with online and selected in-person international engagements also considered.
Is Kaye available for international events?
Yes. International speaking enquiries are welcome. Online sessions can be delivered internationally, while in-person engagements are scoped individually based on location, timings and travel requirements.
What does Kaye speak about?
Kaye speaks about practical AI adoption, AI confidence, automation, AI for business teams, human judgement, responsible use and how organisations can start using AI without unnecessary jargon or hype.
Can Kaye tailor a talk for our audience?
Yes. Talks can be adapted around the audience, event theme, sector and level of AI confidence.
Does the audience need technical AI knowledge?
No. Kaye’s sessions are particularly suited to non-technical audiences and people who want AI explained in clear business language.
Can Kaye speak online?
Yes. Online webinars, panels, interviews and podcast appearances are available.
Can Kaye deliver workshops as part of an event?
Yes. Where appropriate, a speaking engagement can also be combined with practical AI training or a workshop.
How do I invite Kaye to speak?
Use the GrowthZone AI contact page and include the event date, location, audience, expected format and what you would like people to take away.
Looking for an AI speaker who makes the subject feel understandable?
Tell Kaye who will be in the room, what they are wrestling with and what you want them to leave understanding. The session can then be shaped around the audience rather than forcing your event into a standard presentation.
Combining a talk with hands-on learning? See AI training and AI workshops.