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Community as Infrastructure
Why the strongest cities of the next decade will be the ones that treat neighborly labor as critical infrastructure — and pay it accordingly.
Speaking
Keynotes for the rooms shaping what's next.
Conferences, leadership offsites, university stages, and boardrooms. Talks that leave people quieter on the way out — and clearer about what to build next.
02
The Invisible Economy
The trillions of dollars of value generated by the unpaid care, mutual aid, and community labor that GDP refuses to see.
03
The Threshold
What separates leaders who'll thrive alongside AI from those who'll be flattened by it. Spoiler: it's not technical fluency.
04
The Mom Founder Thesis
Why the most under-resourced founders in the venture ecosystem may also be the most prepared to build durable companies.
05
Surviving Burnout in the Age of AI
We think burnout comes from working too hard. It doesn't. It comes from carrying emotions we haven't processed — fear, grief, uncertainty about what's changing. This talk helps teams name what they're feeling, identify their irreplaceable human strengths, and find their edge in an AI-powered world. Available as a keynote or workshop format.
Beyond the keynote
Shorter formats for teams and organizations.
I also design and deliver shorter formats for teams and organizations.
Lunch & Learns
30–60 minBite-sized sessions that spark conversation and leave teams with something to chew on.
Half-Day Workshops
3–4 hoursDeeper, hands-on formats for teams ready to move from insight into practice.
Corporate Training Sessions
CustomTailored curricula built around your team's current season and strategic priorities.
Delegation & Productivity Workshops
SignatureIncluding Liberation Through Delegation, delivered at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP.
Speaker bio
Tamara V. Lucas
Tamara V. Lucas is a community architect and three-time founder building the infrastructure of an economy that finally values community labor. A Techstars alum and former social worker, she founded My Panda, Soft Edge, and the nonprofit Single Mom Founders.
Her keynotes weave field-tested founder experience with the moral clarity of a social worker. She speaks with the warmth of a trusted neighbor and the precision of a builder.
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