Mitch Mitchem

You're not taking a risk on Mitch. He customizes every talk on a personal prep call and delivers exactly what the client has requested, he's easy to work with, he has never had a tech failure derail a keynote, and he brings rooms to life with his keynotes, workshops, and Imprompting audience-engagement show. If your audience is anxious, overwhelmed, or skeptical about AI, he's the speaker who turns that worry into momentum. That's the room everyone wants, and it's the one he delivers every time. He has had 131 bookings in just 2025.

This Is Not Just a Sit-and-Watch Keynote

It is a live, two-way experience from the first minute to the last. The audience is in it the whole way, calling out their real problems while Mitch solves them on stage in real time using AI. They watch friction get eliminated in front of them, the same friction that has been stealing their time and money for years.

It is fast, it is funny, and it moves. Second City trained, 4,000+ stages, and the room stays leaning forward because nobody knows exactly what is coming next, including Mitch. People do not leave inspired and empty. They leave entertained, energized, and holding tools they can use the next morning.

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MITCH MITCHEM
Keynote speaker on decisions, change and the human element in an AI world. Co-founder and CEO of HUMAN HIVE. Author of F* YOUR FRICTION. Second City-trained. Based in Orlando, FL, travels nationwide.

Mitch Mitchem is a Second City-trained improviser who took the stage and never really left. Three decades, 4,000+ presentations, 10M+ people, 12 countries, and a TEDx talk. He is co-founder and CEO of HUMAN HIVE, author of F* YOUR FRICTION, and creator of Decision Heist, a live session where volunteers work for an overconfident AI boss and the room discovers what human judgment is for. More than 125,000 people have been trained on AI through HIVE. His philosophy is Amplify, Not Just Automate: use the tools, keep the humans in charge of the calls that matter. He is ranked the highest-rated speaker at conferences.

KEYNOTES (all customized to your group)

Decision Heist: Where AI Becomes the Boss
Three audience volunteers. One outrageously confident AI boss. A real business challenge that goes hilariously off the rails. Then the rules change, and the room discovers what human judgment, context and leadership make possible. 60 to 90 minutes, live AI plus improv. No two performances are the same.

ADAPT!: Create Certainty Inside Uncertainty
Better decisions faster, staying clear under pressure, and using whatever happens next.

AI + the Human Element: Amplify, Not Automate
Real demonstrations, real workforce applications, and a path from fear to capability.

WORKSHOPS (60-minute activation to full-day capability lab; in person, virtual or hybrid)
1. Human-Centered AI Enablement: Amplify, Not Automate
2. AI Agents, Built Live: The Future of AI + Humans
3. Imprompting: where the funny meets the future
4. Decision Heist Lab: AI becomes the boss
5. Adapt to Anything: the Use It mentality
6. Accountability in Changing Times
7. AMP: Master Presenter
8. Trade Show Impact
9. F* YOUR FRICTION
10. Executive Workforce Strategy Lab

WHAT PLANNERS SAY
"600+ delegates. Outstanding opening keynote. Energy, authenticity, and stage presence that set the tone for the entire event." Lily Nagy, Conference Producer, Informa Connect / CBI
"The best keynote I've heard on AI." Caleb Paull, Better Talent

The core setup:

Mic: Lavalier microphone with strong audio support. (He can also use a handheld if needed.
Laptop: Mitch runs his own MacBook Pro from the stage himself. Organizers just need to feed it Audio, HDMI, and Power.
Table: A high-boy table (tall, for the laptop). If high-boy is not available, podium will be needed.
Slides: Run from the cloud on (link hidden), or online, which he drives himself.
Wi-Fi: Strong, stable connection is essential for his live AI demo.
Mitche’s Backups: (link hidden) offline player + Wi-Fi hotspot on his phone.