Kelly Tutors
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Wise people always say, “Never be the smartest person in the room,” so we’ve got that covered!!
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The blogs blend humor, storytelling, and insightful commentary about the experience of attending top-industry events as an outsider trying to learn. I document what is said (and not said).
Bloomin’ Over the Freeway and Salish Bluegrass
TLDR: Kelly takes her daughter to a downtown park event with live music and arts, then a paid concert that disappoints, reflecting on kid-friendly gaps in Seattle events, playground quality, and declaring a moratorium on paying for concerts.
Kelly Tutors… returnnnsssssss!! One year later, Ecommerce-Immersion!
TLDR: Kelly returns to an e-commerce conference covering online retail trends, sustainable foods, microinfluencer marketing, shipping logistics, and the shift toward authenticity and regenerative business practices in digital commerce.
Artificial Intelligence as a Business Model. Found, Pitch, Invest, and Judge…
TLDR: Author attends an AI startup and VC panel event in Seattle that she calls "career-altering," absorbing insights about AI agents replacing SaaS, the importance of storytelling for founders, and how the Pacific Northwest's humble tech culture both helps and hinders startups.
Shining with Excitement for the ‘Balle Rouge’ + reflection of ‘Climate Week’
TLDR: The author dresses up in rhinestones for a weekly outdoor swing dance gathering's special "Balle Rouge" night, reflecting on community connection, post-COVID loneliness, and lessons learned from her involvement in Seattle's Climate Week planning that didn't go as expected.
Dressing for Success = Success Impressed
TLDR: Kelly attends a Dress for Success event providing free professional clothing to underemployed women, reflecting on living frugally as a startup founder in Seattle while building her wardrobe and planning to give back to the nonprofit.
Fusion & Fission: Opposites Attract my Attention
TLDR: Kelly attends a fusion and fission energy event covering nuclear energy investments, energy grid infrastructure, and the differences between fusion and fission technologies, connecting it to broader financial and environmental themes.
Ai is my DJ, EV ain’t Easy, and Cancelling Venues
TLDR: A rooftop AI DJ party that turned out to just be regular DJs playing samples, followed by cancelling all her planned Climate Week youth workshops after discovering the assigned venue was decorated with symbols associated with child trafficking, forcing everything online instead.
Well Thought Out Movie & A Kick Flip
TLDR: Kelly juggles the 48-hour film contest while solo-parenting, creating an AI-assisted short film with severe constraints, alongside attending a seafood festival with skateboarding and a waterfront concert with her daughter.
Last Call for Enron’s First Earnings Call!
TLDR: Kelly watches Enron's first earnings call in over 20 years, which turns out to be a wildly theatrical and entertaining live performance covering their energy comeback, Lockheed Martin partnership, Texas electricity market disruption plans, and comedic production-style mishaps.
Planned FIFA & Surprising Swing Dancing
TLDR: A hodgepodge blog covering a so-so FIFA World Cup planning event for Seattle, followed by the author unexpectedly stumbling upon an outdoor swing dancing event downtown -- resolving a lifelong anxiety about dances as strangers kept asking her to dance all evening.
Collaging for the Climate
TLDR: Kelly and her daughter attend a small climate-themed collaging event that takes an unexpected turn when the host's dog bites her daughter's hand, reflecting on art activism and parenting challenges.
Dinosaurs at the Zoo + More for Kids (?)
TLDR: A family zoo outing to see animatronic dinosaurs with observations about the lack of interactive kids' activities at American attractions, plus a positive parenting moment witnessed in line where a mom taught her daughter to think independently before asking questions.
Ai Startup Bootcamp, Back Over the Border
TLDR: The author travels to Portland for a free three-day AI startup bootcamp intensive, absorbing speeches on building AI companies, learning startup fundamentals, and gathering ideas for her youth AI education platform while networking with other aspiring founders.
Ethical Artificial Intelligence (and a surprise protest)
TLDR: A conference on AI ethics and international regulation is disrupted by protesters who accuse the corporate sponsor of complicity in genocide through technology sales, leading to an emotional and chaotic event that overshadows the planned panels.
Chasing Ai Across Borders… Carefully… part 2 (protest-free)
TLDR: Author travels to Portland for an AI unconference covering agentic workflows, AI education for youth, media literacy, SEO 2.0, and the future of storytelling, absorbing wide-ranging discussions from consultants and creatives while brainstorming her own AI education website.
Chasing Ai Across Borders, Carefully… (day 1+2)
TLDR: Kelly travels to Portland for an AI event featuring a powerful presentation on using AI to combat child sexual abuse material online, plus a doctor's talk on AI in healthcare covering medical scribes, drug discovery, and ethical frameworks.
EDGAR in the building! Financial Literacy Webcast
TLDR: Author watches a Computershare webinar about the SEC's EDGAR Next modernization, which overhauls the 20-year-old filing authentication system with multi-factor tokens and authorized-filer delegation lists, with a hard September 15 deadline that promises chaos for anyone who waits.
Influencer Invitation, Welcome Back Party
TLDR: A gathering of YouTubers with millions of followers discussing monetization strategies, community building, taxes, and content creation tactics, revealing the business mechanics behind influencer culture.
#THEUPDATE Amidst Work Week
TLDR: A non-event blog where Kelly pauses attending conferences to focus on building out her Kelly Tutors website, covering merch design, AI youth education classes, downloadable content, rewriting fairy tales, social media strategy, and blog reorganization after breaking all her old links.
The Ghosted Speech That WAS, wasn’t, wasn’t AGAIN IRL.
TLDR: Kelly was scheduled to speak at an event she helped plan extensively, including volunteering on Mother's Day, only to be left off the schedule and ghosted by three different organizers, prompting a break from events to focus on her own projects.
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