Richard Teachout — CTO at the world's largest furniture manufacturer, inventor, occasional keynote. Writing about AI in the enterprise the way it actually happens, not the way it's pitched.

I'm a builder who speaks, not a speaker for hire — so the calendar stays selective, and every talk gets built for the room.
The other half is the #WanderingCTO — off-roading, overlanding, and where the burnout talks come from.
wanderingcto.com ↗Send the audience profile, event format, dates, and the outcomes you want; Richard reviews it and, if it fits, sends his speaker kit.
Agentic AI, AI at global scale, data, cloud and AI leadership, digital transformation, and building the AI-ready workforce.
Enterprise architecture, AI systems at scale, agentic AI, data platforms, AI governance, and digital transformation.
22 granted U.S. patents plus 1 application, across digital advertising, geolocation, parcel data, and wearable resistance training.
A documentary about Richard quitting his job to build Asylum Haunted Scream Park in Louisville.
Personal, non-commercial reading, sharing, and linking is fine; reproduction or commercial use needs written permission.
Email rich@teachout.com.