Speaker · Strategist · Operator

Practice excellence
in the art of business.

Stephen Adams makes Web3, AI, and modern marketing simple. No jargon. Just tools and results that move humans and revenue at the same time.

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Stephen Adams
Stephen Adams
Columbus, Ohio
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Why work with Stephen

Three promises
every host gets.

i.

No jargon ever.

Every concept lands with a working example, a tool the audience can open tomorrow, and a sentence they can quote on a board slide.

ii.

Built from the operator chair.

Stephen does not theorize. He ships. Seven brands, daily content, real revenue. The stories on stage are the projects he ran this month.

iii.

Audience first, always.

Custom intake before every event. The talk gets shaped to the room before the slides get cut. No off the shelf decks.

14
Years building
40+
Stages spoken
7
Active brands
1K+
Operators helped
Blk AI · Founder DigiWealth · CEO Onyx AI · Founder KuhnKur · Builder 614 Tech Week · Host AI Ready Ohio · Aligned Ohio TechCred · Aligned
Featured at

Stages, classrooms, boardrooms.

Recent and upcoming venues across stages, classrooms, and boardrooms in Central Ohio and beyond.

614 Tech Week
AI Ready Ohio
Ohio State
Central State
Columbus Chamber
SBA Ohio
TechCred Summit
Black Tech Week
Fintech Meetup
Stablecoin Forum
Digital Wealth Summit
Columbus Founders
About

A bridge for humans who used to be techy.

Stephen Adams (Mr. 008) is a RevOps Specialist, growth strategist, and speaker based in Columbus, Ohio.

For 14 years he has built systems that connect community to commerce, translating emerging technology into everyday workflows for founders, executives, and operators who do not have time for hype.

He leads a portfolio of seven brands spanning AI literacy, digital assets executive education, group activity software, Columbus tech programming, credit union marketing, and Central Ohio real estate media. Across all of it, the through line is the same. Ship the work, teach the work, and bring more people inside the door.

Signature talks

What Stephen speaks on.

Six core topics, calibrated for technical and non technical audiences. Each can be delivered as a keynote, fireside, panel, or half day workshop.

01

AI literacy for executives

Plain language frameworks for leaders who need to make AI decisions this quarter, not next year.

02

Stablecoins and the new digital wealth stack

What bank and fintech leaders actually need to know about stablecoin policy and the rails underneath it.

03

RevOps for founders

Aligning sales, marketing, and customer success into one operating system that scales without breaking the team.

04

The community to commerce playbook

How small in person moments become brand equity, ad inventory, and recurring revenue.

05

Web3 for the rest of us

Cutting through token noise to find the use cases that actually serve everyday operators.

06

Building a multi brand operator portfolio

The systems, calendars, and creative practices behind running seven brands without burning out.

Formats

How he shows up.

  • Keynote 45 to 60 minutes
  • Fireside chat 30 to 45 minutes
  • Panel or moderator 45 to 75 minutes
  • Half day workshop 3 hours
  • Virtual session 30 to 60 minutes
  • Executive briefing Private, 60 minutes
Audiences

Who he serves.

  • Founders and operators Seed to A
  • Bank and fintech leadership CDO and C suite
  • Workforce and ED boards Public sector
  • Universities and HBCU networks Faculty and students
  • Faith and community orgs Convenings
  • Government and policy Briefings
The portfolio

Seven brands.
One operator.

The work behind the talks. Each brand is a live operation with its own audience, content cadence, and revenue thesis.

Founder

Blk AI

AI literacy nonprofit serving Black communities. Daily LinkedIn and Threads cadence, summer fundraise active.

blkai.org
CEO

DigiWealth

Digital assets executive education. Advising bank and fintech leaders on stablecoin policy and digital wealth strategy.

digiwealth
Founder

Onyx AI

Professional AI credentialing and consulting. Three stackable credentials across four tracks aligned with Ohio TechCred.

onyx ai
Builder

KuhnKur

Group activity coordination app. Public beta, daily build in the open content stream.

app.kuhnkur.com
Host

614 Tech Week

Columbus tech event with a Digital Passport NFC tap app. Annual flagship for Central Ohio tech.

614techweek.com
Founder voice

Stephen Adams

Personal brand and operator thought leadership. LinkedIn first, build in the open, daily.

mradams.xyz
Marketing

Pillar Credit Union

Member marketing, merger marketing, partnership marketing, and internal marketing across a Central Ohio credit union.

pillarcu.com
Publisher

CRE News

Columbus Real Estate News. Daily eyeballs to the page, ad inventory built for Central Ohio real estate.

cre news
Personal story

Why this work.

The thesis is simple. The next decade of opportunity belongs to people who can translate emerging technology into everyday workflows for everyone else.

That is the work Stephen has done since 2012. Turning unfamiliar tools into operating advantage for founders, executives, and communities that the technology industry usually skips past. Blk AI exists to make sure AI literacy reaches the people who built the culture every product borrows from. DigiWealth exists to make sure bank and fintech leaders can speak the language of digital assets before the regulatory moment passes them by. Onyx AI exists to make the credential layer real for working adults across Ohio.

Across all of it the promise is the same. Practice excellence in the art of business. Bring people inside. Send them home with tools.

Media kit

Everything press, hosts,
and partners need.

Bios for any length. Headshots in print and web resolution. A one sheet PDF for circulating internally. Copy buttons next to each bio for fast paste into event programs.

Bio · Long form

Full biography

Approximately 220 words. Use for press releases, conference programs, and panel introductions.

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Bio · Short

Short biography

Under 60 words. Use for podcast intros, social cards, and tight event programs.

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Visuals

Headshots

High resolution portrait and landscape crops. Color and monochrome variants in the zip.

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One sheet

Speaker one sheet

Single page PDF with bio, topics, formats, headshot, and contact. Built for hosts to forward inside their org.

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Logos

Brand marks

SVG and PNG logos for Stephen Adams and the seven brand portfolio. Light and dark variants.

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Web

Personal site

The home for Stephen's writing, daily build in public posts, and the latest version of every project he is shipping.

Visit mradams.xyz
Full biography · copy and paste

Stephen Adams, known publicly as Mr. 008, is a RevOps Specialist and growth architect with 14 years of experience building systems that move humans and revenue at the same time. He has spoken at more than 40 events, advised thousands of operators, and earned a reputation for making Web3, AI, and modern marketing feel approachable rather than intimidating. Stephen leads a portfolio of seven brands spanning AI literacy, digital assets executive education, group activity software, Columbus tech programming, credit union marketing, and Central Ohio real estate media. His operating thesis is that the next decade of opportunity belongs to people who can translate emerging technology into everyday workflows for everyone else. He is the founder of Blk AI, an AI literacy nonprofit serving Black communities, and CEO of DigiWealth, a digital assets executive education company advising bank and fintech leaders on stablecoin policy and digital wealth strategy. He also leads Onyx AI, his professional credentialing and consulting brand offering three stackable credentials across four tracks aligned with Ohio TechCred, WIOA, and AI Ready Ohio. Stephen lives by a simple promise. Practice excellence in the art of business. No jargon. Just tools and results.

Short biography · copy and paste

Stephen Adams (Mr. 008) is a RevOps Specialist, growth strategist, and speaker based in Columbus, Ohio. With 14 years of experience helping operators move faster, he translates Web3, AI, and modern marketing into plain language and real tools. He leads Blk AI, DigiWealth, KuhnKur, 614 Tech Week, Onyx AI, and additional ventures.

FAQ

Questions hosts ask first.

If your question is not here, write to hello@blkai.org and you will hear back inside two business days.

What is your typical lead time?
Six to eight weeks is ideal for keynotes and workshops. Shorter windows are workable for fireside and virtual sessions. Local Central Ohio dates inside two weeks are often possible.
Do you accept virtual engagements?
Yes. Stephen runs a dedicated broadcast setup for virtual keynotes, webinars, and internal training. Recording rights are negotiated per engagement.
Can you customize a talk for our audience?
Always. Every engagement begins with a short intake call. Stephen reshapes the framing, examples, and tools to fit the audience before any slides are cut. Off the shelf decks are never used.
What is your fee range?
Fees vary by audience size, travel, format, and recording rights. Discounted rates apply for HBCUs, nonprofits, faith communities, and youth programs. Send the booking form and you will hear back with a number that fits.
What is your travel policy?
Coach travel within the continental United States is standard. International, premium cabins, and ground transportation are arranged per engagement. Two travel days are reserved around each in person event.
Do you do half day workshops?
Yes. The most requested workshop is a three hour AI literacy intensive for executive teams. Workshops are capped at thirty participants for hands on quality and include take home worksheets.
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Notes from the operator chair.

A short weekly note. What Stephen shipped, what he learned, and the one tool worth your attention. No fluff. Unsubscribe anytime.

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