I give talks about what AI actually does once you stop demoing it and start shipping it into a real business. I’ve spent 20+ years building in the WordPress ecosystem (RebelCode, WP RSS Aggregator, Spotlight, WP Mayor) and I now run AgentVania, putting AI automation into small businesses. So the talks come from running the thing rather than narrating it from outside.
I take a handful of engagements a year. International events where travel’s covered, or anything in and around Barcelona.
Signature Talk
What AI Actually Does When You Ship It
The demo where AI writes a working app in an afternoon is everywhere. What’s rare is a look at that same code six months later, when it’s in production, real customers depend on it, and the parts nobody demos start to matter.
This is a case study, not a forecast. I walk through how I’m putting AI through an actual business, from support automation to content to the internal tools we now run on. What earned its keep, what cost more than it saved, and what I’d build differently. What keeps proving true is that the unglamorous automations earn their keep while the impressive demos mostly don’t, and the code is the easy part.
You’ll leave with a clear read on where AI pays for itself in a small business, where it doesn’t, and how to tell the difference before you’ve spent the money.
Other Talks
Beyond the Code: Running a Product Business When AI Can Write the Code
Anyone can ship a plugin or an app now. That’s exactly why most product businesses still fail inside two years. AI democratized the code and left the actual business untouched: support economics, pricing, retention, and the warning signs that you’re in trouble while revenue still looks fine. This is the health-check framework I use to read a product business, and the parts of it AI can’t do for you.
From Revenue to Real Wealth: A Founder’s Guide to What Comes After
Most founders and freelancers don’t have an income problem, they have a capital-allocation problem. Cash starts piling up and “just reinvest in the business” stops being the obvious answer. A decision framework, drawn from running product businesses and investing since 2016, for turning fragile platform income into something that lasts. It isn’t investment advice, it’s a way to think about the money.
Formats
One 30-minute talk is the usual shape, keynote or session. I also run hands-on workshops for teams who want to actually do the thing rather than watch a talk about it. In person by preference. Remote when it makes sense.
About
Jean Galea. Barcelona-based, 20+ years in WordPress. Founder of RebelCode (WP RSS Aggregator, Spotlight), WP Mayor, and AgentVania.
Booking
These three are the talks I give most often. If there’s another AI topic that fits your audience better, propose it and I’ll tell you honestly whether I’m the right person to give it.
Send me your proposal through the form below. Include the event, the date, the city, the audience, and what you’d like me to cover, and I’ll come back quickly on whether I can make it work.
