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From First Gen to the Future of Tech. AI, ambition, and strategy for people ready to build bigger.
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Meet Courtnei
Microsoft Product Manager · Entrepreneur · Speaker
Courtnei Coker‑Dickens is an award‑winning Microsoft Product Manager, entrepreneur, and emerging speaker with 16 years of experience turning ambiguous ideas into clear strategy, scalable products, and measurable business impact.
A first‑generation college student, Courtnei earned her economics degree from Spelman College and an MBA in entrepreneurship and strategy from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where she received the Chicago Booth Leadership Award and was selected for Booth Women Advance.
Her career spans Microsoft, PepsiCo, Mondelez International, Accenture, and BP, leading work across AI product strategy, product management, finance, pricing, go‑to‑market planning, executive communication, and cross‑functional stakeholder alignment.
At Microsoft, Courtnei has managed billion‑dollar products and portfolios, led AI product initiatives, built working prototypes, created customer‑grounded testing frameworks, and helped shape enterprise product experiences across Dynamics 365, Cloud and AI products, and global sales planning platforms.
Outside of corporate America, Courtnei has launched 5+ self‑funded startups and brings an honest, practical perspective on ambition, resilience, reinvention, and what it really takes to build something meaningful.
REQUEST MORE INFO"AI is the new equalizer. The people who learn how to build with it, not just talk about it, are the ones who will shape what comes next."
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Speaking Topics
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A practical and inspiring talk on how AI is changing who gets to build, create, and launch ideas. Ideal for students, professionals, founders, and organizations trying to understand the future of opportunity.
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For nontechnical founders, creators, and ambitious professionals who want to use AI tools to turn ideas into MVPs without getting lost in jargon.
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A motivational talk about ambition, discipline, resilience, and learning how to turn effort into direction. Strong for young women, students, first‑gen audiences, and people rebuilding after setbacks.
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A candid talk on navigating rooms you weren't raised for, building confidence, learning the rules, and creating your own path through education, career, and reinvention.
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A practical talk on how to translate your existing experience into a new lane, build a stronger narrative, and move toward higher‑paying, more aligned opportunities.
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Entrepreneurship in the AI era: how to test ideas faster, avoid overbuilding, and build with clarity before wasting time or money.
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A powerful talk for young girls, women, and underrepresented audiences on resilience, representation, self‑belief, and building a future bigger than your circumstances.
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For small business owners: how to spot missed revenue, improve customer experience, use AI wisely, and make simple changes that help attract, convert, and retain more customers.
Experience
Built in boardrooms. Sharpened on stages.
Courtnei has hosted and led professional presentations, executive‑facing discussions, product strategy conversations, and stakeholder sessions across corporate environments. Presentation clips and a full speaker reel are available upon request.
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