Speaker kit · 15 October 2026
Carly Woods
Big energy. Real business experience. AI your audience can use.
AI keynote speaker · Business operator · Author
Gold Coast, Australia. Available nationally and internationally.
Watch Carly in action
Live speaking, Southern Gold Coast Chamber footage and attendee feedback. Open video
Meet Carly
Carly Woods is an AI keynote speaker, business operator, author and founder of Ethical Edge Solutions and the Automate to Dominate® Method. She has educated and supported hundreds of businesses, mainly Australian SMEs. Drawing on more than 20 years in business and operations, Carly explores what it takes to turn AI interest into changes that make everyday work easier. She is a 2026 Gold Coast Bulletin Women of the Year Awards finalist in Entrepreneurs, Innovation & Tech. Her sessions combine energy, humour, audience participation and practical demonstrations, with time for the human questions behind adoption.
Creator of the Automate to Dominate® Method
Organise. Automate. Dominate.
Carly teaches service-business owners to move beyond dabbling in AI and build practical help around marketing, follow-ups, admin and client delivery. Clear explanations, hands-on learning and plenty of energy.
Explore Carly’s MethodFeatured keynote · The AI Time Trap
Using AI. Still Doing Everything.
Your people know AI can help. So why are they still doing the same work themselves? Carly explores the gap between trying a tool and changing a working day. Through real business examples and audience participation, she shows how to choose a useful starting point, account for the effort of adoption and make room for customers, creativity and growth.
Best for: Business conferences, industry associations, SME leaders and teams navigating AI adoption.
Audience takeaways
- Spot one repeated task worth changing and map the whole job before choosing a tool.
- Calculate time returned after setup, checking, corrections and ongoing maintenance.
- Understand how habits, trust, ownership and business context affect adoption.
- Choose a small, safe experiment and decide whether to stop, improve or expand it.
Hear from the people in the room.
Feedback from Carly’s speaking, training and practical AI sessions.
“My brain's just in freaking overdrive thinking of all the stuff I can get AI to do. That agentic browser session — wow.”
“I loved how fast-paced it was. 100 people in the room with completely different challenges and Carly still made it relevant for everyone. That's hard to do.”
“I walked in thinking I'd struggle to keep up. I walked out having already made two videos and a couple of posts. I was genuinely wowed by what I could actually do.”
“Carly’s presentation was the highlight of my day. I loved that she shared some basic things for us that we can do also.”
“Loved it. It was hands on, it was easy to follow. As we all know the presentation at the end of the day is the hardest, but this was great and I am glad I stayed. 10/10”
Speaking & guest appearances
Keynotes, panels, practical training and guest conversations across Carly’s business and AI work.
Southern Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce · 27 August 2026
Switched On with AI
Keynote presentation for Southern Gold Coast business leaders, cutting through the AI hype with practical examples of what is changing, where AI creates real operational value and how businesses can act now. Carly also joined the event's Q&A panel to answer audience questions on applying AI in the real world.
BNI Queensland · August 2026
BNI Ambassadors & Leaders Summit
Practical keynote on how to use AI, implement it and take action in business. The room mapped where time was leaking from their operations, then reorganised their email workflows live—leaving with changes already made, not just ideas.
Business Lismore · Southern Cross University · August 2026
Business Lismore Chamber Event
Invited to speak to the Northern Rivers business community at Southern Cross University, giving leaders a practical view of what AI can do inside a real organisation. Carly cut through the noise with live business examples, operational use cases and a clear message: AI creates value when it improves how people and processes actually work.
With Sarah Cordiner · July 2026
Claude Lock-In — Full-Day Claude Workshop
Co-created and delivered an intensive full-day build workshop with Sarah Cordiner, taking business owners beyond prompting and into practical implementation. Carly led the Claude Code component, teaching participants how to build with code, create reusable skills and connect AI to real business workflows—so they left with working capability, not another day of theory.
Greater Whitsunday Innovation · Mackay · May 2026
Tech Verge 2026 — Featured Keynote Speaker
Featured keynote speaker at the two-day Tech Verge Digital & Innovation Summit, bringing practical AI and digital-twin strategy to business and industry leaders across the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday region. Carly's keynote, From Suitcase to Scale: Digital Twins & The Future of Work, showed how emerging technology can create smarter businesses, stronger regional capability and real operational impact.
Private Leadership Team · Bowral · July 2026
Australian Financial Services Firm — Private Corporate Retreat
Designed and delivered a private, hands-on AI workshop for the leadership team of a leading Australian financial-services firm. Using the organisation's real work as the training ground, Carly helped the team identify practical use cases, test AI against genuine business challenges and turn broad interest into clear implementation opportunities.
Sarah Cordiner · November 2025
AI Your Business Bootcamp
Keynote guest speaker and official sponsor via Automate to Dominate®. Taught over 200 business owners how to implement AI employees and autonomous workflows.
September 2025
The AI-Driven Leader Podcast
Selected as one of six premiere AI-Driven Leaders. Featured in Episode 1 with a live CRIT™ session.
2025
AI X CEO Sydney
High-level event focused on AI strategies, systems, and networking for leaders. Featured speaker.
Zina Solomon · 2025
Secret AI Strategies Event
AI for business event focused on practical AI strategies, implementation, and automation for business owners.
2025
LA Tribune
Featured twice as a guest contributor on this US-based platform, sharing perspective on AI implementation and business automation for an international audience.
Media & published work
Carly’s work spans practical AI education and her earlier consumer advocacy through Get My Refund.
Gold Coast Current · Interview
Giving business owners their evenings back: Carly Woods on practical AI
Carly’s journey, the Automate to Dominate® Method and making AI useful in everyday business.
7NEWS
Junk Insurance Refunds
Featured segment discussing how consumers can reclaim money from unnecessary policies.
TV
Aussies owed billions of junk insurance revelations
A Current Affair segment covering the junk insurance scandal and consumer remediation.
TV
Australians have slow path to refund on junk insurance
ABC News feature on consumer credit insurance class actions and refund pathways.
SBS · Punjabi
Have you been sold worthless insurance?
Interview highlighting Get My Refund research and consumer claims.
SBS · Chinese
Is that insurance worth the paper it's written on?
Research from Get My Refund identifying impacts on non-English speaking consumers.
Finder
Junk insurance: Are you due a refund?
A detailed guide on class actions and navigating the AFCA process.
Finder
How to identify a genuine business (and avoid the dodgy ones)
Discussion on digital legitimacy and business verification.
Inside Small Business
Why overcoming technophobia is key
Bridging the Gen X tech gap and human-centric tech training.
Inside Small Business
Safeguarding small businesses
Using culture speed to outpace corporate giants.
Inside Small Business
How to use AI to cut tax-time admin
Automating accounting and strategic reporting.
Radio & podcasts
Money News · Omny.fm · July 17, 2023
Carly Woods, CEO of Get My Refund
Interview discussing ATO tax refund trends and the withdrawal of the LMITO.
The Unforget Yourself Show
Building a Multimillion-Dollar Business with Automation
Built and scaled Get My Refund into a multimillion-dollar consumer-rights business using automation.
IBMFM Podcast with Mikala
Featured Interview with Carly Woods
Featured interview representing Get My Refund.
Awards & recognition
2026 · Finalist
Entrepreneurs, Innovation & Tech
Gold Coast Bulletin Women of the Year Awards
2026 · Winner
Most Innovative AI Business Automation Solutions Provider, Gold Coast
Global Tech Insider Awards
2026 · Finalist
Information Technology Category
Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards
2025 · Winner
Most Innovative Female Led Tech Consultancy
APAC Business Awards
2025 · Winner
Client Service Excellence Award
APAC Business Awards
2025 · Finalist
Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards
Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards
2025 · Finalist
Women of the Year Awards, Tech Category
Gold Coast Bulletin
2023 · Winner
AFR Fastest Growing Companies 2023
Australian Financial Review
2022 · Winner
Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards
Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards
Author & business advocate
Carly is the author of The Great AI BS Filter, a straight-talking guide for business owners navigating AI.
Submission 12 · CEO/Founder of Get My Refund Pty Ltd
Corporations Amendment Bill 2021
Official submission providing evidentiary data on class action outcomes versus individual claims.
Bring Carly to your event
45–60 minute keynotes, panels and fireside conversations. In person or virtual. Travel and event requirements confirmed in your quote.
Send your date, location, audience and the outcome you want. Carly will confirm fit, availability and the next step.
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Current speaker kit: https://carlywoods.ai/speaker-kit · Updated 15 October 2026