About

ABOUT

Zach Giglio is the CEO of GCM, an award-winning AI training and implementation company that helps organizations make AI practical, understandable, and useful in their day-to-day work.

He is Wharton-certified in AI Strategy for Business, a TEDx speaker, a Charleston 40 Under 40 honoree, and sits on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Organization Management faculty and curriculum committee

Zach has delivered AI keynotes, workshops, and trainings for organizations across the country, helping leaders and teams move beyond AI hype and understand how the technology applies to their real work.

Known for making AI clear, practical, and immediately useful, Zach helps audiences see where AI fits, how to use it responsibly, and how it can create real capacity across their teams.

TESTIMONIALS

"Zach’s session at ABC Convention 2025 was engaging, insightful and exactly what our audience needed. The energy in the room was fantastic. People were engaged, asking great questions, and walking away with real, actionable takeaways. He has a way of making AI feel accessible and practical. I’d highly recommend Zach for any event looking for a speaker who can educate, inspire and truly connect with an audience."

MATTHEW ABELES,
VICE PRESIDENT,
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION,
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS

Testimonials

Keynotes

KEYNOTES & WORKSHOPS

Zach’s keynotes and workshops are built for organizations that know AI matters, but need a clear, practical way to understand what it means for their people and the work they do every day.

Known for making AI engaging, understandable, and immediately useful, Zach brings real-world examples from his work with businesses, chambers of commerce, associations, and construction organizations across the country.

Zach shows audiences where AI is already changing work, where the real opportunities and risks sit, and how teams can begin using AI in simple, meaningful ways.

The goal is simple: people leave energized, confident, and thinking, “I can actually use this.”

Zach can be booked for keynotes, hands-on workshops, or combined programs that move audiences from understanding AI to applying it.

01.

MOVING FROM AI CURIOSITY TO AI ADOPTION

Many organizations are interested in AI, but struggle to turn that interest into consistent use. This keynote gives leaders a practical framework for building confidence, choosing meaningful use cases, and creating momentum across a team.

Start With Real Work:
Identify where AI can support tasks your team is already doing.
Simple, Useful Use Cases:
Choose first applications that are meaningful, manageable, and easy to repeat.
Team Confidence:
Build shared comfort with AI through practice, examples, and regular use.
Adoption Mindset:
Understand why successful AI adoption is a people challenge, not just a technology challenge.

03.

TRANSFORMING BUSINESS WITH AI

Get a clear view of how AI is reshaping industries, improving efficiency, and creating entirely new opportunities for growth.

Industry Transformations:

How AI is changing the game across sectors.

Case Studies:

Success stories of AI in action.

Versatile Applications:

AI’s role in different business areas.

Implementing AI:

Steps to adopt AI strategies for your organization.

Competitive Advantage:

Using AI to thrive and survive in the new era.

02.

THE HUMAN + AI PARTNERSHIP

The future of work is about helping people use AI to reduce friction, improve communication, make better decisions, and create more capacity for the work that matters most.

Human Judgment:
Understand where people add context, ethics, strategy, and decision-making.
AI Support:
See how AI can reduce repetitive work and strengthen everyday workflows.
Better Collaboration:
Learn how teams can use AI as a working partner, not a replacement.
Sustainable Adoption:
Build AI habits that support people while improving how work gets done.

04.

AI THAT WORKS FOR CONSTRUCTION

Construction leaders know AI matters, but need to see how it applies to the real work happening across estimating, project management, safety, compliance, financial decision-making, and operations.

Grounded in Zach’s work with construction professionals across the country, this keynote shows how teams are using off-the-shelf AI tools today to reduce friction, improve clarity, and support better business outcomes.

Practical Construction Use Cases:
See how AI can support estimating, project management, safety, compliance, and operations.
Measurable Workflow Gains:
Understand which AI-supported workflows are helping teams save time and reduce friction.
Adoption in the Field:
Learn what separates effective AI adoption from stalled experimentation inside construction teams.
Framework for Action:
Leave with a practical approach your team can adapt to its own workflows, tools, and projects.

ZACH IN ACTION

Engagments

Zach Giglio has been featured in national media, industry publications, webinars, and podcasts, and has delivered high-quality speaking engagements to audiences across the country.

Forbes: “Digital Tool Fatigue,” Eroding Mental Health And Career Productivity

The Business Briefing on SiriusXM Business Channel 132: Zach Giglio on Why So Many AI Pilots Fail and What To Do About It

The Post and Courier: Giglio Appointed to Faculty at U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Organization Management

AGC / Construction Industry Features & Webinars