GXA® AI Foundation Series · Session 02 of 03
How to Build an AI Strategy That Won't Waste Your Budget
Most CEOs think AI means a ChatGPT subscription. This session covers what they don’t know: public vs. private models, how to evaluate vendors, and how to build a plan before spending a dime.
Part of a free three-session series for CEOs on AI governance, strategy, and operations. One registration covers every remaining live session plus instant access to the Session 1 replay. Can’t make it live? We’ll send the recording.
Join the 23+ DFW executives already registered — two-thirds are C-suite leaders.
Session 02
July 31
Friday · Choosing the Right AI Path
Live on ZoomSession 03
August 28
Friday · Ongoing AI Operations
Live on ZoomSave Your Seat — Free
One registration covers the remaining live sessions and the Session 1 replay.
You’ll leave with: AI Readiness Scorecard · Vendor Evaluation Checklist · AI Incident Response Checklist
The Series
Three Sessions, One Arc
Each session stands on its own and runs about 35 minutes, including live Q&A. Together they take you from policy to strategy to day-to-day operations.
June 26, 2026
Friday · 11:30 AM CT
Foundation, Governance & Vendor Risk
Recording availableHow to Prepare for AI Without Risking Your Business or Wasting Your Budget
George opens with a real-world warning: a $40K AI consultant pitch with no infrastructure behind it. Then a clear look at the governance and vendor-risk foundations every business needs before it deploys AI, and how GXA approaches AI governance differently.
- ✓ Why AI is a leadership problem, not an IT problem
- ✓ The $40K pitch: AI vendors selling you software you’re not ready for
- ✓ The 9 things your business needs in place for AI, and the 5 leadership owns
- ✓ How GXA approaches AI differently
- ✓ Live Q&A
July 31, 2026
Friday · 11:30 AM CT
Choosing the Right AI Path
How to Build an AI Strategy That Won't Waste Your Budget
Most CEOs think AI means a ChatGPT subscription. This session covers what they don’t know: public vs. private models, how to evaluate vendors, and how to build a plan before spending a dime.
- ✓ Public vs. private AI models: what CEOs actually need to know
- ✓ Which AI tools fit a 20–200 person company
- ✓ How to evaluate AI vendors
- ✓ AI Readiness Scorecard: a live audience exercise
- ✓ Live Q&A
August 28, 2026
Friday · 11:30 AM CT
Ongoing AI Operations
How to Keep AI Running Safely After You Deploy It
You have a policy and a strategy. Now here’s what it looks like to actually operate AI day-to-day: controls, monitoring, incident response, and what managed AI looks like month-to-month.
- ✓ DLP and access controls for AI tools
- ✓ Hardening: Copilot vs. ChatGPT vs. Claude
- ✓ When AI goes wrong: incident response
- ✓ What managed AI looks like month-to-month
- ✓ Live Q&A
Who It’s For
Built for the People Who Own the Decision
CEOs, owners, and founders setting the direction on AI
CIOs and CFOs who own the budget and the risk
DFW businesses with roughly 20–200 employees
Leaders who want a plan before they spend on AI
Your Presenters
Led by GXA Leadership
George Makaye
President & CEO, GXA
CISSP-certified cybersecurity leader and GXA co-founder. For more than two decades he has helped growing businesses use technology, security, and strategy to drive performance, and today sets the vision for GXA’s IT, security, and AI programs.
All three sessions
Jason Knight
AI Advisor to CEOs
Three decades building, securing, and scaling tech businesses—including a national IT firm he grew to $50M before selling. Now helps CEOs adopt AI the right way: fast where it creates value, controlled where it matters.
Session 01
Cory Buls
Chief Information Officer, GXA
A technology leader with 15+ years in IT leadership, managed services, and digital transformation. As GXA’s lead vCIO he aligns IT with business goals across roadmapping, cloud adoption, cybersecurity, AI, and governance, with a pragmatic, ROI-driven approach that bridges technical execution and executive vision.
Session 02
Calvin Fuller
Chief Information Security Officer, GXA
A CISSP-certified security leader who builds resilient, business-aligned cybersecurity programs. As a virtual CISO he translates complex security challenges into clear, actionable guidance, partnering with leadership teams to strengthen their posture, reduce risk, and grow with confidence.
Session 03
Save Your Seat for July 31
One registration covers the remaining live sessions and the Session 1 replay. We’ll send your Zoom links and calendar invites, plus the recording if you can’t make a session live.
Questions? Call us at (972) 630-3323