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AI Strategy & Adoption for Senior Leaders

Lead the AI era
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Empower your teams with the mindset, strategy, and fluency to unlock AI ROI and build a future-ready organization.

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How We Work

Transforming how companies adopt AI.

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Leading with Confidence in the Age of AI

Interactive developmental session tailored for leadership teams. 90-minute sessions via Zoom, in person, or hybrid.

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AI Fast Start

Helps CEOs and their teams move from ‘we know AI matters’ to a clear, practical roadmap in three months.

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AI for the Talent Lifecycle

Helps CHROs and talent leaders weave AI into hiring, learning, performance goals, and the metrics that matter.

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Leader-Led AI Change Plans

Practical, leader-led AI change plans that turn intention into action. Tailored enablement, messaging, champions, and accountability.

About NxtWaves

AI works best when it strengthens human work.

We equip executives and teams with the clarity, strategy, and capabilities to confidently lead in the AI era. Our focus is helping leaders and teams understand what AI can do, where it creates value, and how to build habits that support lasting adoption.

Led by Michele Evans — former HR executive at Microsoft and Meta, who has trained over 1,000 executives on AI strategy and adoption.

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Featured Testimonials

Voices of impact.

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NxtWaves helped us strengthen our AI foundation in a practical and thoughtful way. Michele supported us in shaping a strong foundation for flexible AI guidance that continues to evolve as technology has changed, while also helping our team build confidence through hands-on learning. Her approach made AI feel more accessible, relevant, and useful to our mission.
Vivek Varma
CEO, Schultz Family Foundation
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Michele and NxtWaves have played an important role in helping our leadership team get comfortable being uncomfortable with AI and move from theory to real adoption. Through a leader-led approach, she has helped us build momentum, strengthen coworker enablement, and integrate AI more meaningfully across the organization.
Kate Sanderson
Chief Human Resources Officer, CDW
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NxtWaves is ahead of the curve in helping organizations get real value from AI. Michele’s session with our G&A function empowered our team to leverage AI in new and innovative ways well before others. Michele is someone I consistently turn to for perspective on AI leadership as we think about the future of our organization.
Lauren Bloch
Chief People Officer, Movable Ink
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Michele and the NxtWaves team have been instrumental in helping us build a practical, actionable AI strategy. From educating our leadership team to guiding implementation and investment governance, their cross-industry perspective brings clarity on what works—and just as importantly, what doesn’t. They’ve been a valuable partner in our AI journey.
Josh Cales
President ATS Automation
What Leaders Are Saying

Real impact, in their words.

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By the end of her session, even the skeptics among us were converted.

VP, Leadership Development Company
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You really kicked our executive team into a new gear with your session on AI.

Head of Strategy, Blockchain Infrastructure Company
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A fascinating experience akin to my first introduction to the internet.

CEO, Fortune 100 Company
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I used to spend 4 hours a week reviewing contracts — that is down to 30 minutes and dropping.

CEO, Building Automation Company
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Michele brought encouragement, energy and enthusiasm to our foray into AI.

Partner, Architecture Firm
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This session helped increase the time I have to be a human outside of work.

Head of Learning, AI SaaS Company
Insights

Thought leadership for the AI era.

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White Paper

AI Adoption: Strategy & Culture

How organizations can move beyond tool deployment to build a lasting AI culture with measurable ROI.

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White Paper

AI in Private Equity

How PE firms and their portfolio companies can leverage AI for competitive advantage and value creation.

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Articles & Case Studies

Fresh perspectives on AI strategy, executive leadership, and organizational transformation.

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