Sarasota AI Best Practices Exchange: Practical Applications for Work

AI is moving quickly; professionals don’t need more hype. They need practical examples, useful ideas and opportunities to learn from other people who are figuring out how to use AI in their work.

The Sarasota AI Best Practices Exchange is a free, in-person gathering designed to bring together professionals from across the Sarasota-area community to learn, exchange ideas and connect face-to-face.

For this first session, Kevin Anselmo, founder of a communications consulting company, will demonstrate practical AI applications for marketing and communications, including several workflows that can help professionals save time, generate ideas and communicate more strategically. Trevor Ewen, COO of QBench, will discuss how his company is using AI in recruiting, including lessons learned from applying AI to real business processes.

This will not be a lecture or a technical AI training session. The format will include short presentations, small-group conversations, Q&A and intentional networking so participants can learn from one another as well as from the presenters.

Complimentary drinks and light snacks will be provided during the session.

Whether you are already experimenting with AI or simply trying to understand how it might be useful in your work, you are welcome.
Free downtown parking.

This session is designed for professionals who are curious about how AI can improve the way they work, including people working in:

Technology • Marketing • Communications • Recruiting • HR • Consulting • Small Business • Professional Services • Education •

Kevin Anselmo — Experiential Communications

Kevin Anselmo is a strategic communications consultant who helps universities, research organizations and small businesses strengthen how they communicate in the age of AI. His work centers on three outcomes: clarity, capability and momentum: helping professionals clarify theie business priorities, build practical AI skills and workflows, and as a result, generate greater opportunities and impact around their goals. He is the creator of the Knowledge-to-Impact Communications System, which combines strategic communications principles with practical AI-enabled workflows while keeping human expertise, judgment and relationships at the center.

Trevor Ewen — QBench

Trevor Ewen is Chief Operating Officer at QBench, a modern Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) that helps high-growth labs improve automation, data integrity and operational efficiency. He leads business operations across finance, accounting, compliance and internal systems, with a focus on building scalable processes that create clarity and support growth.

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