Jeff Utecht
Modern Leadership for a Digital World
Empowering schools and businesses with AI, technology integration, and future-forward strategy.
The world of work is changing faster than our systems can keep up. I help school leaders and business owners cut through the noise — building practical AI fluency, future-ready teams, and the kind of leadership that machines can't replicate.
How I Can Help You Lead
Whether you lead a school or a company, the challenge is the same: Work, AI, and Human Expectations are changing everything.
Leading Schools
Help your teachers, principals, and district leaders confidently integrate AI — without losing the human heart of education.
Future-Ready Organizations
Equip your team to work alongside AI, attract next-gen talent, and build a culture that thrives through change.
New Book by Jeff Utecht
Human Still Required
Leading Schools — The Work Machines Can't Do
A guide for superintendents, principals, and school leaders navigating generative AI in K–12 education. Make high-stakes decisions without losing what matters most: judgment, trust, culture, and the human craft of leadership.
New Book by Jeff Utecht
The Next Turn
The Next Turn is about leading through a double transition: people no longer share one definition of work, and AI is changing the structure of work itself. The book gives leaders language, questions, and practical moves for rebuilding clarity, trust, judgment, and shared expectations.
Now Scheduling 2026–2028
Booking keynotes, workshops & AI cohorts for schools, districts & organizations.
October 2026
- Oct. 3: WSSDA Regional Meeting
- Oct. 6: Oregon School Board Assoc.
- Oct. 8: International School Counselor Association (ISCA)
- Oct. 9: Finley SD – AI Cohort
- Oct. 20–22: Central Valley SD – AI Cohorts
- Oct. 26: Washington Wine Institute AI Cohort
- Oct. 29: KCAHE Conference
November 2026
- Nov. 3–8: Association for Middle Level Education
- Nov. 9: Washington Wine Institute AI Cohort
- Nov. 11: Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Alaska
- Nov. 12-14: Oregon School Board Conference
- Nov. 23: Washington Wine Institute AI Cohort
December 2026
- Dec. 1: USAKansas Innovate Conference
- Dec. 7: Washington Wine Institute AI Cohort
- Dec. 15–17: Central Valley SD – AI Cohorts
January 2027
- Jan. 21–22: Wisconsin School Board Conference
- Jan. 26–28: Central Valley SD – AI Cohorts
February 2027
- Feb. 5: Finley SD – AI Cohort
March 2027
- March 3-5: NCCE
- March 10-13: GSSA AI Workshops
September 2027
- Sept. 27-29:Indiana School Board Conference
Trusted by Schools and Organizations
A sample of districts, associations, and schools Jeff has worked with.
