Harrison
Painter.
Eastern Time
StreamYard, Riverside, Zencastr, Squadcast.
Three bio lengths. Pick the one that fits.
"AI has all the knowledge in the world, but it doesn't have any wisdom. We bring the wisdom to the table."
Five anchor angles. Pick one as the spine of the episode.
The 7 Levels of AI Proficiency: the measurable standard
The 7 Levels is the first published framework that assigns every employee a measurable position on AI capability, from Level 1 (AI Aware) through Level 7 (AI Orchestrator). It is to AI capability what CliftonStrengths is to talent and what The 7 Habits is to personal effectiveness.
- Why does AI capability need a measurement spine in the first place?
- How does a company go from "everyone is on ChatGPT" to "we know which 30 percent of our team is operating at Level 4 or above"?
- What does a Level 7 person actually do that a Level 3 person cannot?
The AI super-user divide inside your own leadership team
Grant Thornton's 2026 leadership survey shows a 32-point spread between CIOs and COOs on AI readiness, sitting at the same executive table. Harrison published the underlying analysis at /insights/ai-workforce/. The story is not "are your employees ready." The story is "your own C-suite is not aligned on what ready means."
- Where does the 32-point spread actually come from?
- If the CIO and COO disagree on AI readiness by 32 points, what does the CEO do on Monday?
- What is the fastest move a CEO can make to align the leadership team?
AI is already cutting jobs, and nobody planned for it
Book one ("You Have Already Been Replaced by AI: What Happens Next Is Up to You") opens on the argument economists are now reporting in Bloomberg: AI-driven displacement is happening without a workforce plan attached. Harrison built the framework that gives leaders an alternative to the layoff-or-pretend binary.
- The book title is provocative. What do you mean "already been replaced"?
- What is the single biggest thing a knowledge worker can do this month?
- What do CEOs misunderstand about how this is playing out inside their own company?
AI governance for mid-market companies, not the Fortune 50
Most AI governance writing targets companies with 5,000+ employees and a Chief AI Officer. Harrison built AI Law Tracker (referenced by the State of Indiana) and published a pillar on the CARMA Adaptive Governance framework, mapping the six governance criteria from a recent academic paper down to the company-level AI committee. Practical, not academic.
- What does AI governance actually look like at a 400-person company?
- How does The 7 Levels of AI Proficiency intersect with the governance question?
- Where do most mid-market AI policies fail?
The book that helps everyone else, when everyone else writes for the top quartile
Book two ("The White-Collar Factory is Closing") makes the argument that the rules-based knowledge-work era is ending and the people who feel behind on AI are the audience nobody is writing for. Harrison's positioning: be the guide for the 70 percent who feel behind, not the prophet for the 5 percent who are already there.
- Who is the book actually for?
- What is the one thing a Level 1 or Level 2 person can do this week?
- Why are most AI books written for people who do not need them?
You Have Already Been Replaced by AI
What Happens Next Is Up to You. April 2026. Available on Amazon (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, workbook). The manifesto for professionals who feel behind on AI. Built on The 7 Levels of AI Proficiency framework.
The White-Collar Factory is Closing
April 2026. Available on Amazon (paperback). ASIN B0GYPH8D6J. The argument for why the rules-based knowledge-work era is ending and what the workforce transition means for executives, employees, and parents of teenagers.
Citable assets
- The 7 Levels of AI Proficiency: launchready.ai/7-levels
- Free 10-minute assessment: assess.launchready.ai
- AI Law Tracker: ailawtracker.org (referenced by the State of Indiana)
- AI Ready Podcast: Apple Podcasts
- LaunchReady Indiana newsletter: weekly Tuesday, ~640 subscribers, 28.9 percent open rate Edition 1
- LinkedIn newsletter "AI Ready": weekly Wednesday on LinkedIn
Format + scope
| Honorarium | $5,000 to $15,000 per keynote, scaling with audience size and travel |
|---|---|
| Workshops | The 7 Levels Engagement (6 weeks). Standard $19,500. Enterprise $35,000. |
| Topic areas | The 7 Levels of AI Proficiency · AI workforce readiness · AI governance · AI Proficiency vs literacy vs fluency · The AI Super-User Divide · building AI-ready teams |
| Travel base | Indianapolis. CONUS available. |
| Lead time | 1 to 2 weeks for podcast guest appearances |
Verified press + asset bundle
- Indianapolis Business Journal: Susan Orr Spotlight Q&A on Harrison as AI Business Strategist, April 2026 (press page)
- Indianapolis Business Journal: Daniel Bradley Innovation Issue feature, May 2026
Hi-res brand bundle (three headshots HP-1, HP-2, HP-3 + both book covers + both circle logos + brand color spec): email harrison@launchready.ai, delivered within 24 hours.
Electronic Press Kit version 1.0. Last updated 2026-05-24. Maintained by the LaunchReady PR Operator.