Cynthia Respert is an impact-driven AI Strategist, Business Consultant, and Founder of the AI BuildHER Academy, dedicated to empowering businesses and individuals through the transformative power of technology and artificial intelligence by leveraging three decades of experience in corporate, non-profit and entrepreneurial ecosystems. With a passion for simplifying technology for equitable access and impact, Cynthia has helped 2,000+ entrepreneurs, small business owners, and professionals upskill their operational systems and AI aptitude to apply it effectively for actionable, revenue-generating use cases to transform their businesses. Her operational leadership has powered impactful projects for clients including AT&T, Cadillac, ComcastNBC Universal, City of Detroit, Rocket Community Fund, Venture for America, eMerge Americas and more through her Operations consultancy, as the COO of RebrandX. Cynthia is also a recent graduate of the latest Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women cohort, a dynamic keynote speaker, and community leader known for engaging workshops, powerful keynotes and insightful presentations. As the founder of AI BuildHER Academy, she is on a mission to upskill 100,000 women to create tech-enabled solutions that move the world and impact generations as they BELIEVE in their brilliance, BUILD boldly and BECOME the solutions that their businesses, communities, and the marketplace need.