Angela Hawkins – AI Consultant, Entrepreneur, and Finance Strategist
Work Smarter, Not Harder: AI Strategies for Small Business Success
SESSION OVERVIEW:
Learn how everyday AI tools can boost productivity, support your team, and keep you competitive. Bring your laptop or digital device for this hands-on session.
Small business owners are expected to do it all — from marketing and admin to operations and client service. But doing more with less doesn’t have to mean doing it alone. In this session, we’ll explore how AI can act as your most reliable teammate, helping you save time, increase efficiency, and stay competitive without burning out.
You’ll see how everyday AI tools—like ChatGPT, Gamma, Perplexity, Loveable.ai, Ideogram, Opus Clip, and Predis.ai—can simplify tasks like content creation, scheduling, customer communication, and proposal prep. We’ll bring it all to life through live demos and real-world examples that work right now, so you can walk away empowered to build smarter—not harder.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Angela Hawkins is a forward-thinking AI Consultant, seasoned entrepreneur, and corporate finance expert with nearly three decades of experience. Her career spans impactful leadership roles at The Coca-Cola Company, where she led initiatives across finance, accounting, and merchandising — and the founding of Bamblu, a successful sleep solutions brand that has served thousands of customers and continues to grow with purpose.
With a professional background that bridges corporate discipline and entrepreneurial innovation, Angela now helps small businesses streamline operations and scale smarter using AI-powered tools. Through her consulting practice, she equips founders and lean teams with practical, easy-to- implement strategies across AI adoption, automation, and prompt engineering — helping them unlock measurable results with tools like ChatGPT, Gamma, and Perplexity.
Angela is known for making technology approachable. Her superpower lies in translating complex AI systems into accessible, time-saving solutions that reduce burnout and improve business performance. She is passionate about helping business owners “do more with less” by building efficient workflows and harnessing the true potential of artificial intelligence.