I like talking about AI, small business, and how we stay human while the machines get better. These are the conversations, articles and talks I’ve been part of. If you host a show, write about this stuff, or run an event and want to talk, get in touch.
Speaking
Talks I’ve given cover running a business with AI agents, AI as a force for good, AI, ethics and faith, startup life and hiring, and AI for small business.
Universities
- Islam and Artificial Intelligence: Ethical Horizons in a Digital Age (Bayan Islamic Graduate School & Islamic Center of Southern California): Panel: AI as a Force for Good (with Ahson Ahmed, Ripcord, and Hazem Mahmoud, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation)
- Stanford University, Management Science & Engineering: Startup Life in the Post Covid Era
Conferences and community events
- Niya Summit 2026 (SVEC, Niya, Halal Money Forum), Computer History Museum, Mountain View: Running Your Business with AI Agents
- Transformational Impact of Agentic GPT AI/ML (Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Club & West Valley Muslim Association), Los Gatos: Scaling Your Startup with AI Agents
- Muslim Tech Fest 2025, London: Panel: Exploring AI: Industry, Innovation & Faith (moderated by Shaf Choudry, with Yusra Ibrahim of Google DeepMind)
- Muslim Tech Fest San Francisco 2024: Panel B: Muslim Excellence in Tech (with Meryem Chin, Mohamed Moussa, Chris Blauvelt)
- Vectara Boomerang launch event: Fireside chat: Grounded GenAI - Vectara’s Boomerang Retrieval Model & Ecosystem
- Customer Contact Week (CCW) Las Vegas 2023: Talk
- Foley & Lardner LLP webinar (moderated by Bret Waters, 4thly): AI, ML, and Generative Tech
- E-TALKS: Impact of AI on Society and Ethical Considerations in AI Development
- KyoVentures / Roketto Labs Virtual Speaker Series: AI & Entrepreneurship
Community I’ve organized
- Global NASA Space Apps Challenge, Brevard (hosted at TrepHub)
- Startup Weekend Space Coast (inaugural)
Podcasts
- Coruzant Technologies: The Digital Executive: Tech Entrepreneur Leveraging AI to Bring All Communications into One Platform (Ep 582) with Brian Thomas
- Unmistakable Creative: Ahmed Reza with From Data to Knowledge: How AI is Transforming Human Capital
- Small Business Origins: The Future of Sales and AI: Meet Your New Sales Intern feat. Ahmed Reza with Yobi (Ep 39) with John Kelley
- Prodity: Product by Design: Synthetic Agents and Democratizing AI - A Conversation with Ahmed Reza, CEO and Founder of Yobi (Ep 85) with Kyle Evans
- Marketer of the Day: Yobi: AI, Entrepreneurship, and Customer Support with Ahmed Reza (Ep 962) with Robert Plank
- DevReady Podcast (Aerion Technologies): Tech, Entrepreneurship, and Impact: The Ahmed Reza Experience (Ep 113) with Andrew Romeo & Anthony Sapountzis
- Conscious Millionaire Mindset: Ahmed Reza: Conscious & Ethical Uses of AI with JV Crum III
- GSD Venture Studios Podcasts by Gary Fowler: Revolutionizing Industries: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence with Gary Fowler
- Outlast: What is Innovation?: Innovation is Solving Problems Without Guidelines with Jared Simmons
- This Anthro Life: Entrepreneurship and Ethics in the Age of AI with Ahmed Reza with Adam Gamwell
- CollabTalk Podcast: The Application of AI within Industry and Research with Ahmed Reza (Ep 84) with Christian Buckley
- PromptPod: Synthetic AI Agents (Ep 33) with Danny Kirk
- Outperformers: Goals to Greatness: AI: The Next Economic Revolution - A Conversation with Tech CEO Ahmed Reza
- Business Story of the Week (Hack and Grow Rich): Revolutionizing Tech: The Journey of a Self-Funded AI Entrepreneur with Shaahin Cheyene
- Dental Marketing Guy Show: Call Sumo Founder Ahmed Reza Interview with Justin Morgan
- Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran: Tackle Your Marketing with Ahmed Reza (Ep 406) with Howard Farran
Articles and interviews
- The Korea Times: [INTERVIEW] Korea advised to keep balance in US-China AI rivalry
- Small Business Trends: Spotlight: Yobi Combines the Communication Tools Businesses Already Use
- Small Business Currents: Predictions on How Generative AI Will Improve Customer Service
- San Francisco Business Times (Inno): San Jose-based Yobi Enlists Help from Mark Zuckerberg’s Dad for Its Small Business Phone App
- Business Insider: I’m a startup founder eager to hire laid-off Big Tech workers. Here’s what I look for during interviews.
- Planet Small Business: How Can I Use Artificial Intelligence (AI) In My Small Business?
- Authority Magazine (Medium): Ahmed Reza of Yobi: Five Things You Need To Be A Highly Effective Leader During Uncertain & Turbulent Times
- Business Insider: Startups Cautious on Hiring Big Tech Workers Despite Layoffs Influx
- Coruzant: Building Meaningful Communications Through Democratizing AI
- Oral Health (Canada): Call Intelligence
- Dentaltown Magazine: You Should Know: Call Sumo
- Florida Today: Startup Culture in Brevard - A Sleeping Giant?
- Florida Trend: Entrepreneur Ahmed Reza
- Florida Today: Is Technology Taking Away from Humanity?
- Florida Today: A Christmas Guide for Non-Christians
- Florida Today: Workplace Discontent Can Be Fixed
- Space Coast Daily: TrepHub To Host Brevard Global NASA Hackathon
- Florida Today: One to Watch: Ahmed Reza
- Florida Tech News: TrepHub: Startups Launch Here
Video
- Aerion Technologies (DevReady): Tech, Entrepreneurship, and Impact: The Ahmed Reza Experience
- GSD Venture Studios: #GSDInspirationalPerson: Ahmed Reza (Short)
- GSD Venture Studios: Gary Fowler and Ahmed Reza: Revolutionizing Industries: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence
- 4thly / Foley & Lardner: AI, ML, and Generative Tech (panel with Louis Lehot)
- Ahmed Reza (own channel): Ahmed Reza at CCW Vegas (Short)
- E-TALKS: Impact of AI on Society and Ethical Considerations in AI Development - Ahmed Reza
- Stanford Management Science and Engineering: STARTUP LIFE IN THE POST COVID ERA with Ahmed Reza
- Space Coast EDC (YouTube): One on One with Ahmed Reza
- Ahmed Reza (own channel): TrepHub Launch Party!
Media kit
One-liner: Ahmed Reza is founder and CEO of YiB Inc., the home of Yobi, and builds AI for small businesses.
Short bio: Ahmed Reza is founder and CEO of YiB Inc., the home of Yobi (yobi.com), which builds AI for small businesses. He was a child actor in Bangladesh and grew up in Queens. He studied at Cornell, where he worked on image processing for NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, and then worked as an engineer at NASA. He co-founded TrepHub, a startup community on Florida’s Space Coast, founded Call Sumo, and leads New Patients Inc. He is a Milken Scholar and reviews books on YouTube.
For interviews, podcasts and speaking, get in touch.