I've been speaking since I was about a year old, but only doing conference speaking since 2013, when I finally made a New Year's resolution to start doing so. Apparently, an accountability partner was all it took. Yes, I named "everyone on the Internet" my accountability partner, because I suck at boundaries.

Anyway, I've been blessed with the opportunity to speak at a number of conferences and user groups since then. When I speak on a new topic, I post videos and slides once they're made available. As I do so, they'll show up in the list below.

I'd probably enjoy speaking at your event, too, but there's only one way to find out:

invite me!

Published Talks:

• Stating the Obvious, RailsConf 2018
• Lies, RubyConf 2016
• Humane Development: Empathy Unpacked, RubyConf Australia 2016
• Choices, Keep Ruby Weird 2015
• How to Build a Skyscraper, Full Stack Fest 2015
• Humane Development, RailsConf 2015
• Ruby after Rails, RubyConf 2014
• Opening Keynote, Burlington Ruby Conference 2014 (Keynote)
• Curmudgeon, RailsConf 2014
• Don't, MountainWest RubyConf 2014
• That's Not Very Ruby of You, RubyConf 2013 (Keynote)
• An Intervention for ActiveRecord, RailsConf 2013
• The Most Important Optimization: Happiness, Ruby Midwest 2013