Kevin Williams

About Kevin Williams

Right now, AI agents are showing up inside companies whether leadership invited them or not. Claude Cowork is reading your team\'s Google Drive. OpenClaw-style bots are managing calendars and sending emails autonomously. And most organizations have zero visibility into what\'s happening, who authorized it, or what the risks are.That\'s where I come in.I\'m the founder of AscendAI, where we serve as the external AI Office for companies navigating this shift. We help leadership teams move from \"people are using AI and we have no idea how\" to \"we have a governed, measurable AI operating model that\'s actually accelerating the business.\"I\'m not just an advisor. I build things. I\'ve shipped over a dozen AI-powered products, including Leadworks (a platform that creates high-converting lead magnets with built-in nurture sequences) and AIMap, a financial outcomes analysis that quantifies exactly what AI transformation is worth to your business. When I tell a board what\'s possible, it\'s because I\'ve built it myself.Our clients include global brands and aggressive small brands that you\'ve never heard of. We run the unique AI Ambassador Program, a 12-week enablement engagement that has generated hundreds of ROI forward vetted use cases for global organizations. And we power the backend for channel partners who want to white-label AI training and enablement under their own brand.I also host the AI at Work podcast, where I break down what\'s actually changing in AI each week and what it means for the people making decisions.The companies that figure out AI governance and execution in the next 12 months will define their industries. The ones that don\'t will spend the next five years catching up. If you\'re trying to figure out which side of that line your organization is on, let\'s talk.

Experience

1. President Coach

   Kdf Aegis Llc

   Jan 2013 — Present · Park City, UT, US

   I coach founders and CEOs who are running companies through the AI transition and feeling the gap between how fast the technology moves and how fast their organizations can absorb it.What makes this different from most executive coaching: I\'m not theorizing about AI disruption from the sidelines. As founder/CEO of AscendAI, I\'ve built AI-powered products, shipped automation infrastructure, founded and exited companies, and raised capital. When a client tells me their team is overwhelmed by the pace of change, I\'ve been in that chair. When they\'re trying to figure out which AI investments are real and which are noise, I can read the code and the P&L.The hardest part of the AI transition isn\'t technical. It\'s human. Alignment, trust, the courage to make decisions with imperfect information, knowing what to pause so you can go faster on what matters. That\'s where coaching lives.If you\'re leading through this moment and could use a thinking partner who understands both the technology and the weight of the decisions, reach out.

Education

• Thunderbird School of Global Management

  MBA, Global Entreprenuership

Skills

• Product Development
• Pmp
• Supply Chain
• Sustainable Business
• Data Analysis
• Pmi
• Cost Accounting
• Change Management
• Human Resources
• Six Sigma
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Fleet Management
• Manufacturing
• Supply Chain Management
• Data Mining
• Entrepreneurship
• Sourcing
• Consumer Products
• Not for Profit
• New Ventures
• Business Strategy
• International Ngos
• Lean Startup
• Policy
• Strategic Planning
• Fundraising
• Kaizen
• Start-Up Ventures
• Multi-Unit Retail Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Team Leadership
• Procurement
• International Logistics
• Private Equity
• Government
• Data Modeling
• Executive Management
• Entrepreneurial Organizations
• Sustainability Strategy
• Dot Regulations