SF & Lisbon
Shouldn't we all get richer and more connected as technology advances?
I've spent my life on that question: from couponing, to the sharing economy, blockchain and shared ownership, and now AI and ethics.
My method has never changed: bring the technology to people where they are — real rooms, real tables, together.
The throughline
Every wave of technology promises abundance. Then someone builds a gate around it. My work is prying it back open.
Coupons
Sharing Economy
Ownership
AI · now
About
A practitioner, not a guru.
I started my first business at 15 in rural Oregon, giving away free samples companies had locked behind the counter. I never really stopped. Later I slept on strangers' couches across six continents for a documentary, then wrote the practical guide to the sharing economy.
I've taught teams at PwC and Johnson & Johnson, spoken at TEDx twice, and spent years building for the ownership web. Now I'm in Lisbon, teaching people to build with AI and running CoLab — a studio and community for entrepreneurs who want an edge on AI.
Speaking
Keynotes on AI, community, and the future of ownership.
Two-time TEDx speaker. 15+ countries. From the European Parliament to PwC boardrooms. I bring technology to people where they are — and make it stick.
Community
Rooms full of people building together.
Courses, dinners, and hackathons — mostly in Lisbon, always in person.
Recent Thoughts
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What I'm building.
"Chelsea is driven, smart and compassionate. There's often two types of people (idealist/realist or business/creative) and Chelsea is a rare combination of both."
— Kate Kendall, Politician / Entrepreneur
"Chelsea is the big-picture thinker and thought leader most agencies crave to work with. Her fresh ideas and convergent thinking allow people in a room to open up to the world of possibility thinking."
— Michael Darius, Apple Pioneer