Do VPs ever ignore you? Do nontechnical execs ever have unfeasible expectations, suggest absurd solutions, or cut funding with no regard for your expertise? Do you ever feel stuck in a parade of half-baked and half-finished projects, desperately cobbled together with baling wire and duct tape?

There’s a better way. “Execs that don’t get it” are a solved problem, and you can start immediately. In this session, Dylan will walk through a practical, memorable recipe that works 80% of the time, every time.

written on request for KC Community Days '26.