Carla Fleming is a Speaker and Growth Strategist who ignites teams, so they hit their revenue goals faster—and grow their business more sustainably.

In “The Growth Advantage: Your Business’ Practical Next Steps with AI,” Carla works with forward-thinking leaders to align strategy, execution, and team performance—turning complex challenges into clear, scalable solutions.

Carla brings a rare blend of business acumen, storytelling mastery, and community leadership to every stage she steps on.

Whether you’re a startup or a mature company making pivots, especially in times of uncertainty, Gartner notes that nearly 70% of B2B customers will change their purchasing behavior during times of uncertainty. This results in higher levels of churn. How companies navigate it during this moment is often more important than pivots during times of certainty. AI can help them navigate these pivots.

Audiences across the board have come to appreciate Carla’s direct approach, where she asks the questions no one thinks to ask, and leverages a data-driven approach to provide decision-makers with the insights that enable teams to transform their strategy and their business outcomes.

Whether it’s speaking at events, organizational functions, or conferences locally, regionally, or throughout the world, Carla is all about challenging their way of thinking by asking questions they didn’t think to ask, providing real-world data that backs this up. Carla’s actionable, timely advice moves organizations to grow with purpose, clarity, and confidence.

AI dominates conversations – from market trends to competitive models – but many business owners remain skeptical about its value, costs, and employee impact. For early adopters, questions shift to reliance, customer response, and unexplored applications.

Why Attend:

Carla A. Fleming, Fractional Growth Strategist at Pivoting Strategies, will explore:

• 3 Specific Steps that all companies need to complete to become successful with AI.
  •  AI’s Non-Negotiable Role: Why ignoring AI risks obsolescence.
  • AI-First Mindset: Shifting from hesitation to strategic adoption.
  • Taking Action and Looking Around Corners: Why embraing AI will allow firms to thrive.
• 2 Common Mistakes that companies make when “thinking about” adapting AI… and how your company can be more proactive, without increasing your risk. (Kodak & IBM: played to the product, not the solution….waited waaaaay too long.)

• 1 Simple Framework to transform what your business looks like today, to what needs to happen in order to increase your business’ success in a highly competitive marketplac.e

🚨 The Real Risk Is Standing Still

Because playing it safe? That’s the riskiest move of all.

•  “We’ll wait and see” is a strategy – just not a winning one. By the time you see the shift, your competitors will already be cashing in.
•  Obsolescence doesn’t come with a press release. It creeps in quietly – until your most loyal customers quietly disappear.
• You don’t need to become a tech company. But you do need to stop acting like AI is someone else’s problem.

🧠 An AI-First Mindset

Not about using more tools – about asking smarter questions.

• What if you’re solving the wrong problems? AI isn’t just automation – it’s amplification. But only if you’re asking the right questions first.
• Hesitation isn’t caution – it’s a cost. Every quarter you wait is a quarer your competitor learns faster.
• The mindset shift is the real unlock. This isn’t about using ChatGPT – it’s about rethinking how your business thinks.

🔍  Looking Around Corners

Because the future doesn’t knock – it accelerates

•  Your next growth edge is hiding in plain sight. AI helps you spot patterns you team can’t see – and act on them faster.
• Don’t just “keep up” – leap ahead. Companies that anticipate outperform companies that react.
• The best way to future-proof your business? Build the muscle to see what’s coming before the rest of your industry does.

 About the Speaker: 

Carla transforms strategyinto sustainable revenue by helping small and medium businesses uncover hidden growth levers, combining AI innovation with customr-centric execution that aligns teams with customer needs. Her action-oriented approach turns market complexity into competitive clarity.