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Work With Me

I help institutions make better AI decisions before they find out the hard way what they got wrong.

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Institutional Advisory

Organizations come to me when they're making AI decisions that will affect communities they care about reaching but can't fully see from the inside.

Sometimes that means pressure-testing a product or initiative before it ships, and figuring out together whether it actually serves the people it's supposed to serve.

Sometimes it means helping frame what they've already built for an audience with real reasons to be skeptical, in a way that earns trust rather than manages backlash.

Selected Clients:

YouTube / Google

2022—24

20-month dual residency advising on creator-focused AI features, GenAI rollout strategy, and community trust. Creator-in-Residence, then Stakeholder-in-Residence for Generative AI.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

2024-25

Strategic consulting on the Open Access Program and AI in global health. Content partnership.

AI Strategy for Organizations

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I also work with smaller and growing organizations that are trying to figure out what AI is actually worth to them — without outsourcing that judgment to a vendor. This work is more hands-on: tech stack audits, workflow design, building governance frameworks, training workshops, and strategic AI implementation planning. The goal is always for the organization to be able to make these decisions on their own going forward, not to need me indefinitely.

Selected Clients:

Teak Media & Communications

Ongoing

Claude adoption workshops and team trainings for a woman-owned PR firm.

Revby

AI integration strategy for a small business consulting firm serving minority-, women-, and immigrant-owned businesses. Tech stack audits, grant application automation, AI training workshops, and governance frameworks.

2024-25

alyx / Village Builders

AI engineering and testing framework development for Alyx, an app that aims to help users build friendships that make life better.

2025

Courses, Workshops, 1:1 Advising

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Craft Your AI Manifesto

Build your own personal framework for engaging with AI in this self-guided course.

What do you actually believe about this technology? What are you comfortable with? What are your boundaries? You leave with a written manifesto you can use as a decision-making tool going forward.

Enroll Here!

AI IRL

A three-month live community for people who want a framework for making their own decisions about AI, not someone else's opinion about what they should do.

Grab a spot on the Summer 2026 waitlist!

1:1 Individual Advising

These are for people who want focused, one-on-one time on a specific question, whether that’s a career pivot, a team situation, a business decision, or just clarity on where you actually stand.

A 30-minute session is good for one focused question, and a 60-minute session gives us room to work through something bigger.

Conferences, keynotes, panels, moderation.

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I speak at conferences, summits, and events on AI literacy, the creator economy, AI governance, and inclusive tech. Past keynotes include the Google Data & Analytics Summit, TEDxBeaconStreet, and the AMA Content Marketing Conference.

For speaking requests, reach out to crista.spadafore@caa.com

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Brand Partnerships

I work with companies whose products I genuinely use and believe in. Past and current partners include DuckDuckGo, the Gates Foundation, and Samsung Solve for Tomorrow. If you're interested in sponsoring a video, newsletter issue, or other content collaboration, reach out here.

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Ventures

  • I co-own Nebula, a creator-owned streaming platform serving 400,000 paying subscribers.

  • A stealth startup focused on community infrastructure and affordable workspace. More soon.