AI explained by someone who has actually run businesses.
Carly Woods is an Australian AI keynote speaker, workshop facilitator and business operator. She helps non-technical leaders and teams understand AI, cut through the hype and work out what is genuinely useful.
Most people teaching AI come from technology. Carly comes from business.
Carly spent 21 years across automotive, financial services, operations, growth and business building before AI became the headline.
She built and scaled businesses herself, including Get My Refund, which grew into a multimillion-dollar financial services business and was recognised in the AFR Fastest Growing Companies 2023.
That changes how she teaches AI. The conversation starts with the people, the work and the outcome, not with a list of shiny tools.
The authority behind the room
- 21 years across business and operations before AI
- 100+ businesses transformed with AI
- More than 100,000 people addressed across her career
- Founder of an AFR Fastest Growing Companies 2023 business
- Lead industry partner on a national AI research grant
What organisations engage Carly for
CarlyWoods.ai has one job: make it easy to understand how to bring Carly into your room or organisation.
Speaking, workshops and executive training.
Book Carly when you need the people in the room to understand AI, feel confident about it and know what to do next.
AI operations, systems and implementation.
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Some audiences are excited about AI. Others are overwhelmed, sceptical or worried about what it means for their job.
Carly meets people where they are, explains complex ideas in plain English and uses real business examples rather than technical theory.
People leave informed, more confident and ready to take action.
Business-first AI expertise
- AI literacy and adoption
- Executive AI education
- Responsible AI and governance
- ChatGPT and Claude for business
- Digital twins and AI agents
- AI productivity and workflow thinking
Based on the Gold Coast. Available Australia-wide and internationally.
If you are looking at a keynote, workshop or executive AI session, you can email, WhatsApp or send Carly a quick enquiry.
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