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SUMMARY:How to Use AI as a Thinking Partner
DESCRIPTION:Teal cofounders Gar Whaley and Reid Johnston are ready to walk you through why you should use AI as a thinking partner\, and which habits you should reinforce to get the most out of your discussions. \n  \nYou’ll leave able to:\n\nDiscuss a complex business problem and leave with a better understanding of it and the actions you can take\nApply the describe-explore-test-choose pattern to your own hiring\, staffing\, or priority calls\nPush back on an AI recommendation\n\n  \nWho Should Attend\n\nSmall and midsize business owners weighing a decision\nOperations and department leaders managing competing priorities\nIT leaders and other executives already using AI for tasks who haven’t tried it for complex decision-making\n\n  \nSpeaker Bios\nAbout Reid Johnston\nReid Johnston is Teal’s Chief Intelligent Transformation Officer and cofounder\, with more than 25 years guiding small and midsize businesses through modernization and AI adoption. Reid focuses on helping leadership teams put new tools to practical use in their day-to-day operations. \n  \nAbout Gar Whaley\nGar Whaley is the cofounder and Chief Revenue Officer of Teal\, an award-winning managed IT services company recognized in the MSP 501 for eight consecutive years. With over 30 years of experience in the technology sector\, Gar is a highly regarded expert in cybersecurity\, IT governance\, and risk management\, and holds certifications including CISSP\, CISM\, CGEIT\, CISA\, and CMMC RP.
URL:https://tealtech.com/event/how-to-use-ai-as-a-thinking-partner/
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SUMMARY:Teal Sponsors ACLU of Minnesota Event
DESCRIPTION:Teal is sponsoring the ACLU of Minnesota’s 2026 Evening of Dissent: Make it Count\, a nonprofit fundraising event on October 7 at the Uptown Theater in Minneapolis. The annual evening looks back on the past year\, celebrates its victories\, and previews the work ahead. \nNonprofits and associations do a lot with small teams and tight budgets. Teal has supported organizations like these for years. In fact\, our first client was a nonprofit. When their technology is secure and reliable\, their people can focus on their mission. Sponsoring events like this one is how we support that work beyond our help desk and consulting sessions. \nThis is an ACLU of Minnesota event. To attend\, purchase tickets on the ACLU of Minnesota event page.
URL:https://tealtech.com/event/aclu-minnesota-evening-of-dissent-2026/
CATEGORIES:In-person
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SUMMARY:NVTC Cyber Summit & Cyber50 Awards | McLean\, VA
DESCRIPTION:On October 28\, the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) is bringing national cyber leaders\, government officials\, and industry innovators to Appian HQ in McLean\, Virginia\, for the Cyber Summit & Cyber50 Awards. \nThe afternoon pairs national-level keynotes with the Cyber50 Awards\, NVTC’s recognition of the fifty companies doing the most to move cybersecurity forward in the region. \n  \nTeal cofounder and CRO Gar Whaley will be on-site for it. The Cyber50 list exists because a group of companies decided better defenses\, faster detection\, and safer data were worth building toward\, and Teal spends its own days doing the same work for the businesses it supports. \nThe agenda includes: \n\nAaron Bishop\, CISO\, U.S. Department of War\, on where federal cyber policy is headed\nChris Betz\, CISO at Google Cloud\, on defending against AI-driven threats at scale\nAI Risk and the Future SOC\, on how security teams are rebuilding around AI on both sides of the fight\nRecognition of the Cyber50 honorees\, NVTC’s list of the region’s leading cybersecurity companies
URL:https://tealtech.com/event/nvtc-cyber-summit-cyber50-awards-2026/
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SUMMARY:Replay: How to Use AI as a Thinking Partner
DESCRIPTION:Your AI agrees with you\, and that’s a serious problem when you want to use it for decision-making. That’s because AI tools are commercial products. So\, its goal is to keep you using it.   \nIt tends to tell you that you’re right and that you’re great – which feels good. But it’s a poor way to make a decision.  \nHowever\, it has the potential to be a great resource if it is willing to disagree with you. In this event\, our senior AI and automation advisor will show you how to get that.   \n  \nRegister now \n  \nYou’ll leave able to:  \n\nCreate a prompt that makes AI interview you first. \n\n\nGet AI to be more critical of your ideas so you can get more helpful feedback. \n\n\nSee what you are taking for granted in your decision-making process. \n\n\nSpot an answer that is technically right but wrong for your situation. \n\n  \nWho Should Attend  \n\nSmall and midmarket business owners who often weigh tough decisions\, such as whether to hire someone new \n\n\nOperations and department leaders managing competing priorities \n\n\nIT leaders and executives who use AI for tasks\, but have not had much luck with using it for decision-making \n\n  \nSave my spot \n  \nSpeakers  \nGar Whaley  \nGar Whaley is the cofounder and Chief Revenue Officer of Teal\, an award winning managed IT services company recognized in the MSP 501 for eight consecutive years. With over 30 years of experience in the technology sector\, Gar is a highly regarded expert in cybersecurity\, IT governance\, and risk management\, and holds certifications including CISSP\, CISM\, CGEIT\, CISA\, and CMMC RP.  \n  \nReid Johnston  \nReid Johnston is Teal’s Chief Intelligent Transformation Officer and cofounder\, with more than 25 years guiding small and midsize businesses through modernization and AI adoption. Reid focuses on helping leadership teams put tools to practical use in day-to-day activities. 
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SUMMARY:Back by Popular Demand: ChatGPT vs Claude vs Copilot
DESCRIPTION:“Which AI tool should we use for our business?” That’s a question Reid Johnston\, Teal Chief Intelligent Transformation Officer\, hears all the time and he answered it last month. This event was so popular with small and midmarket businesses that we’re running it again. \n  \nIf you missed it the first time\, you’ve got a second chance to catch his answer to one of the biggest questions plaguing execs today. \n  \nTeal cofounders Reid Johnston and Gar Whaley spend 20 minutes on the framework Reid built to compare ChatGPT\, Claude\, and Copilot. \n  \nRegister now \n  \nYou’ll leave knowing: \n\nThe answer to the infamous question\, “Which AI tool should we choose?”\nHow to judge any AI tool\nHow to explain the difference between an AI model and the “harness” built around it\nWhat you get with Copilot compared with Claude or ChatGPT\,\nWhich data protection questions to ask\n\n  \nWho should attend: \n\nCEOs\, COOs\, and business leaders who decide which AI tools the company pays for\nIT directors and SMB IT professionals who are asked to support these tools\nLeaders whose teams are using different tools and are looking for a plan\nMicrosoft 365 operating businesses weighing whether Copilot is enough on its own\n\n  \nSave my seat \n  \nSpeakers \nReid Johnston\, Chief Intelligent Transformation Officer and Cofounder \nReid has spent more than 25 years guiding small and midsize businesses through practical modernization. He specializes in Microsoft 365\, automation\, and secure adoption of AI at work. He also leads Teal’s CMMC program and brings the same governance discipline to the AI tool conversations he has with clients. \n  \nGar Whaley\, Chief Revenue Officer and Cofounder \nHelps leadership teams turn AI capability into measurable pipeline\, productivity\, and business outcomes\, and into a firm that reads as well-run. He 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.
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