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Microsoft 365 Tips & Tricks - April 2026
2026-04-02 11:00 - 11:20 (America/New_York) | https://youtu.be/xJgWsimGBbw
Join small business tech experts, Reid Johnston and Gar Whaley, for a 20-minute session packed with a ton of Microsoft 365 tips!

Copilot Success Series - April
2026-04-23 11:00 - 11:15 | https://youtu.be/9pNiswVobhk
Why join us?
Copilot changes weekly. In 20 minutes, Teal cofounders Gar Whaley and Reid Johnston will demonstrate how SMB teams use Microsoft Copilot capabilities to save more time than imaginable.

Who should attend

CEOs / COOs / Business Leaders
IT Directors / SMB IT Pros

Speakers

Reid Johnston, Chief Intelligent Transformation Officer & Teal Cofounder
25+ years guiding SMBs through practical modernization. Specializes in Microsoft 365, automation and secure adoption of AI at work.

Gar Whaley, Chief Revenue Officer & Teal Cofounder
Helps leadership teams translate AI capabilities into pipeline, productivity, and outcomes.

CMMC Level 2 Audit Q&A
2026-05-14 11:00 - 11:20 | https://events.zoom.us/ev/AjD_fz4zPfLrZkj7OkiBtQPGg13XKXy5IO_rZs0grs2DyIW_59FI~Am6qrilzzJ9lUPRwAfhCKLeUKYVmtaij3x17Jw06S7cjZ0vB3hqoVwMd8A
What is it like to go through a CMMC Level 2 audit?
Get firsthand insight from leaders who just completed one. Teal cofounders Reid Johnston and Gar Whaley recently completed a CMMC Level 2 audit.
In this live Q&A, they’ll share what the process looked like – from preparation and evidence collection to working with assessors. Reid and Gar will also be answering your questions about the audit process or their experience during the event.

What we’ll cover:

How we built the environment

What the process was like

What the toughest parts of the process was

And more

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About the Speakers

Gar Whaley, Teal CMMC Cofounder
CMMC Registered Practitioner & Chief Revenue Officer
Gar Whaley is a cofounder of Teal and brings more than 30 years of experience helping regulated organizations strengthen cybersecurity, governance, and risk management practices. He holds multiple industry certifications, including CISSP, CISM, CGEIT, CISA, and CMMC Registered Practitioner, and works closely with defense contractors navigating NIST, DFARS, and CMMC requirements.

Reid Johnston, Teal CMMC Cofounder
Chief Intelligent Transformation Officer
Reid Johnston has over 25 years of experience helping organizations modernize IT environments to support growth, efficiency, and security. As Teal’s CITO, Reid focuses on aligning technology strategy with business outcomes – particularly through Microsoft-based solutions, automation, regulatory compliance, and operational maturity. His work centers on helping leadership teams move beyond reactive IT and toward disciplined, scalable systems that support compliance and long-term growth.

Stop Guessing: Get Claude AI Working for Your Business
2026-05-21 11:00 - 11:15 | https://events.zoom.us/ev/AtzKR6FfcqGVnKoFKIfGODieslaCvl-E4HI3SeQVdUpcf70MyXhw~Ai4TCh6FrjHaDG4_xIC0F7qjQFQtLNvwn5_r3JC5LcStwx3_Vh9aOdVyBw
Most business leaders have heard of Claude, but few know how to use it in a way that actually saves time.

This 20-minute virtual event is built for executives and technology leaders who want to get work done with AI – without spending hours figuring it out on their own. Reid Johnston, Teal’s Chief Intelligent Transformation Officer and cofounder, walks you through the setup, features, and workflows he uses every day.

What you’ll explore:

The three settings to configure before you do anything else (most people skip these).
When to use Chat, Cowork, and Code.
How to use Projects and Skills to give Claude persistent context across your work.
How to generate research reports, build artifacts, and run repeatable workflows without writing a single line of code.
The shortcuts and dictation features that make Claude faster than typing.

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How AI Helps a Lean Marketing Team
2026-06-04 11:00 - 11:15 | https://events.zoom.us/ev/AqOsiCLNdKXuNZdWg6TWA2H4TY95gzMQBVrPQJwp3YM9SDbNBqaO~Asmnaa6BlTZ9BdLhG3nO6QoIWhLYPq-Eh_0hSbffHSMHbRYqZ75vKgnmTA
Most marketing teams have been experimenting with AI since its inception into the public space, but few have turned it into a repeatable operating model. This 15-minute virtual event is for marketing leaders and executives who want to see what that shift looks like in practice.
Teal cofounder and CRO Gar Whaley, Marketing Manager Brittany Watson, and Marketing Copywriter Cayden Crowise walk through exactly how their team uses tools like Microsoft Copilot and Claude to do multi-person, multi-day work in single sessions, and what the before-and-after numbers look like.
What you’ll explore:

How a live event recording becomes a full multi-channel campaign.

How one prompt produced a complete client announcement toolkit.

How to do competitive intelligence more effectively.

How to reduce your KPI reporting process.

How raw survey responses can become fully branded, print-ready reports.

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