Relationships are the Strategy: A Conversation About AI and the Work Only We Can Do
As AI takes on more of the operational work, something shifts. The parts of business that were always about people, trust, and relationships don't shrink. They become the whole point.
Join us for a moderated fireside conversation about what it looks like when technology actually frees you up to do your best work, and how the businesses leaning into that are building something harder to replicate than any software.
We'll talk about how relationships deepen when the busywork disappears, what human-centered marketing looks like in an AI-saturated world, and how to be intentional about where the technology serves you and where you push back.
Stick around after for food, drinks, and an activity designed to keep the connections and conversations flowing.
Hosted by COUNT + Fearless Foundry
Panelist
Aparna Rae, Writer, Entrepreneur, and Accidental Technologist
Aparna works at the intersection of technology, equity, and the human side of how organizations function. She has built and advised people-centered tech companies across the US and internationally, and writes for Forbes about work, culture, and the future of it. Her throughline is simple: technology should free people to do the work only people can do.
Megan McNally, Startup Attorney, Advisor, and Angel Investor
Megan has spent her career working with founders at every stage, from early idea to scale. As an attorney, advisor, and community connector, she has a front-row seat to how the next generation of business leaders is navigating trust, relationships, and community in an era of AI.
Sarah Studer, Community Builder and Startup Ecosystem Connector
Sarah has spent her career designing programs and experiences that help people find each other and build something together. With deep roots in Seattle's entrepreneurship and accelerator community, she works at the edge of innovation and human connection
Madeline Reeves, Founder, Fearless Foundry
Madeline has spent more than a decade at the intersection of technology, finance, and human-centered strategy. As the founder of Fearless Foundry and creator of Advisory Amplified, she builds experiences and brands rooted in the belief that real relationships are still the most powerful growth strategy there is.
COUNT is a modern accounting platform built for collaborative finance. It combines the books with the conversation, so accountants and their clients can work together in real time.
Fearless Foundry is a marketing and creative consultancy that keeps people at the center. They work with scaling founders and established brands to bring visionary ideas to life through brand strategy, storytelling, and go-to-market execution.