ActionableOps

ActionableOps is an AI consulting company that helps businesses unlock AI's potential to excel in their operations. We specialize in guiding companies through the AI landscape with services such as AI governance, Responsible AI, AI Policy development, AI Ethics, AI Training, and AI Implementation. Partnering with industry leaders like Textcortex and MindStudio, we ensure that our clients gain the knowledge and tools needed to thrive with AI.

Founder / AI Consulting

Kansas City AI Club

Primary Purpose: Foster awareness, adoption, and hands-on learning of the latest AI technologies by leading discussions, events, and workshops tailored to real-world business applications.

Key Responsibilities:
 - Technology Trends Leadership in AI
 - Curate and present emerging AI technologies (e.g., generative AI, voice agents, AI-driven automation).
 - Deliver accessible, business-focused insights on cutting-edge advancements.
 - Business Use Case Applications
 - Develop and showcase practical AI use cases (e.g., AI in customer service, operations, or marketing).

Workshops & Education
 - Organize hands-on workshops to teach members how to apply AI in real-world business settings.
 - Guide participants through implementation frameworks tailored to their industries.
 - Event Programming Support
 - Host and facilitate demos at Kansas City AI Club meetups.
 - Develop quarterly in-person or virtual workshop series, such as "AI Applications for Business Success."

Board Chair - Emerging Tech

UMKC Henry W. Bloch School of Management

The Regnier Institute Mentor in Residence Program connects seasoned mentors with student entrepreneurs in need of a helpful ear.

Mentor-In-Residence

National Speakers Association-Kansas City Chapter

Speaker

MindStudio

Agency Partner

RunWhen

RunWhen is a platform for troubleshooting complex tech stacks. It helps engineers identify when issues they are chasing lie in their app, their cloud-native platform or their vendors by answering the question: “What do I run and when?”

Advisor

Nobl9

Nobl9 is a service level objective SaaS platform that connects reliability metrics to business goals via a modern engineering workflow. Backed by CRV, Battery, Bonfire Ventures, Harmony Partners Cisco and ServiceNow.

Director of Operations

Code Ninjas

Code Ninjas is the world's largest and fastest growing in person children's franchise startup, that teaches kids how to code computers by building video games. Backed by Eagle Merchant Partners.

Director of Operations / Owner

OMT Brands

OMT Brands created a line of consumable pet products to be marketed and sold online through Amazon FBA and the Amazon, Ebay, Sears, and Walmart marketplaces.

Director of E-commerce Operations

City of Lakewood, Washington

Police Officer

🚀 Founder | Startup Operations Executive | Business Scaling Expert | Data Analytics | P&L Management | Process Optimization | Customer-Centric | Revenue Growth | Operational Efficiency | SaaS | Change Management

I’m Dale Thomas and here’s my story in a nutshell. 

- Authored the best-selling book “The Ultimate A.I. Guide for Small Business Success.” 
- Founded several technology businesses
- 20+ years of operations experience in Start-Ups and Enterprise (Ex - Microsoft) 
- Focused on helping SMB’s make sense of AI.  I specialize in AI agents, AI Consulting, responsible AI, ethical AI, policy creation, governance, and implementation of AI solutions. 

What you’ll get by following me: 
🔥Transparent & actionable AI advice
📆 Tips and Tricks Implementing AI Agents
🔍 Insights on implementing ethical AI practices
📢 Up-to-date information on AI regulations and legislation  

AI Partnerships
* TextCortex AI Partner - get a free account https://textcortex.com?via=ops 

A.I. Education
* MindStudio Certified AI Expert
* The London School of Economics - Ethics of AI 
* University of Pennsylvania - AI For Business
* Vanderbilt University - Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT
* MindStudio Certified AI Developer

Struggling to make sense of AI for your small to medium-sized business? 

I’m here to help - so hit that “Follow” button!  

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Intern Therapist

Access Motors

Founded Access Motors in late 2011 bringing integrity and transparency to automotive sales and wholesaling. 

Brand development, web site traffic growth and web site UI. Developed brand strategy and statistics systems.
Strategic consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development.
Established business practices and structuring scalable format for commercial transactions.
Developing approaches to supply chain sourcing. Managed restoration and ongoing inventory optimization.
Having fun doing it.

Owner/Operator

Microsoft

Product Manager

Editorial Policy Analyst

Technical Account Manager

Project Manager

Regional Campaign Manager

Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine

Half art director, half photo editor (the masthead title) the position involved e2e concept through production, art directing on location for the magazine's cover and accompanying story. Typically, the rest of the photography was assigned or, researchd through stock. I art directed the first ever digital photo execution this magazine ever ran on location (studio) with Jim Porto (NYC).

Director of Photography

Previously, at Microsoft: 
Team management and leadership both, hierarchically and across organizations. Identify and focus on most desired outcomes
Optimize performance via coaching revealing unforeseen obstacles and facilitating breakthrough results for individuals and business
Communications: Develop and lead communications strategy including acting as spokesperson; drive worldwide GTM planning and release
Drive thought leadership; visionary approaches to business requirements for innovation in new and existing toolsets
Develop and define relevant metrics to scorecard enabling actionable analysis for tactics and strategy
Manage vendor relationships
Expertise in intellectual property issues, platform liability, consumer protection, compliance practices and FTC standards

Specialties: I'm passionate about developing strategies and intelligence around myriad challenges. From owning Microsoft's online policy for display ads worldwide, a thorny area of internet safety & privacy to driving stakeholder solutions by consistently transforming challenges into opportunities for quality and revenue.
Communications, marketing and operations specialist. Product Manager. Online advertising, privacy, user experience, intellectual property. Six Sigma.

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