Cortex Leatership Consulting
Jun 8, 2025
Live Small Group and One-on-One Demo Experiences Show Leaders and Everyday Workers How to Stay Ahead of AI's Disruption
Event Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Location: Grandin CoLab, Roanoke, VA
Roanoke, VA — While national headlines warn of job loss and fear around artificial intelligence, a first-of-its-kind leadership demo event on Tuesday will flip the script, showing local professionals how to partner with AI, not fear it.
Hosted by Cortex Leadership Consulting, the event—“The AI Demo Experience: Leading Through the Shift”—will show leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals how to collaborate with tools like ChatGPT, CoPilot, NotebookLM, and Gemini to save time, reduce stress, and increase quality of work without needing to be “tech-savvy.”
“This is not a lecture. It’s an immersive demo where you’ll see AI work with real-world data from local businesses to solve problems in real time,” said Lynda McNutt Foster, CEO of Cortex Leadership. “We want leaders to walk away with less fear, more clarity, and practical next steps they can use tomorrow.”
Why This Matters (Fast Facts for Newsrooms)
44% of work skills will be disrupted by 2027, according to the World Economic Forum.
Only 1 in 10 professionals feel confident using AI tools at work (McKinsey 2024).
In a recent local survey of over 40 professionals, the #1 challenge was “not knowing where to start with AI”.
This event is designed to address that head-on.
Real-time demos of how leaders and employees can collaborate with AI
Why AI is not replacing humans—rather amplifying those who use it well
How leaders can overcome the "blank page" problem and decision fatigue
Insight into which jobs and tasks will likely be automated first—and what will never be replaced
A Local Perspective
This isn’t Silicon Valley. It is right here in Southwest Virginia. These are local teams and business leaders navigating real pressures—from healthcare to finance to entrepreneurship. The Cortex team will show how AI can:
Create customized training content from internal and external documents
Build messaging for change through an organization
Help leaders use AI as a thinking partner through Conversational Intelligence
Media seats are limited for small group main demos, but open for any of the mini demos available one-on-one. Please
RSVP for access and early arrival for interviews and visuals.
Contact: lynda@cortexleadership.com
About Cortex Leadership Consulting
Cortex has worked with over 12,000 leaders to accelerate team performance, engagement, and innovation. Known for its pioneering use of AI in leadership training, Cortex brings coaching, consulting, and tech together for next-level transformation.