I’ve been on both sides of the mic.
Global Lead of Talks at Google across six continents. Webby-winning producer, and an extremely seasoned podcaster — host of The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales, one of New York City’s most popular theatre-focused podcasts, with over 450 published episodes. A co-founder & CTO who ships the AI systems everyone else is still theorizing about — and can explain them to any room.
Why book a builder
I spent six years running one of the world’s best-known corporate speaker series — booking, producing, and interviewing the people every event wants. I know what makes a session land from both sides of the mic.
Talks I give
Agentic AI that does real work
What it actually takes to run AI agents in production — scoring leads, drafting replies, scheduling meetings — beyond the demo. Grounded in live Claude- and Gemini-powered systems.
Developer infrastructure at Google scale
Lessons from running Technical Program Management for Google’s Developer Infrastructure, and from driving the open-sourcing of Bazel: platform teams, internal customers, and what it takes to put internal infrastructure into the world.
Building a media company’s infrastructure
How a serverless “Netflix for Broadway podcasts” runs over 200 shows with a tiny team — catalog sync, offline playback, and scale-to-zero economics.
Zero-to-one as a technical founder
Building unusually quickly without sacrificing security, reliability, or production readiness — hardening the risky paths first, and building platforms that run themselves.
Global programs without killing grassroots energy
How Talks at Google became one global process across 30+ teams and 6 continents without flattening what made each local team work — the program-leadership story.
The podcast & creator economy
Running a Webby-winning network with tens of millions of downloads: what creators, networks, and platforms get wrong about each other.
Formats
- Keynotes
- Panels & fireside chats
- Podcast guest
- Corporate speaker series
- Workshops (AI & engineering leadership)
- Live & virtual event production
The show I host
Podcast
The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales
Unscripted. Unfiltered. Unforgettable.
One of New York City’s most popular theatre-focused podcasts, hosted and produced by me — A-list film and TV names alongside acclaimed stage performers, recorded in-studio in Times Square and virtually. Over 450 published episodes, it is where I do the thing most speakers only claim: get a guest to say something they have not said before.
- Matthew McConaughey
- Leslie Odom Jr.
- Mandy Gonzalez
- Melissa Barrera
- Steven Sater
On camera — a sample of the conversations
Long-form interviews Alan booked and produced for Talks at Google, most of them conducted by him on stage. Theatre Podcast episodes stream in full above.
Common questions
What does Alan Seales speak about?
Alan Seales speaks on six subjects: agentic AI that does real work in production, developer infrastructure at Google scale, building a media company’s infrastructure, zero-to-one execution as a technical founder, running global programs without flattening local teams, and the podcast and creator economy. The through-line is systems that actually shipped and are still running — he talks about what he built, not what he read.
What makes Alan different from other technical speakers?
Alan Seales spent six years running one of the world’s best-known corporate speaker series — booking, producing, and interviewing the people every event wants. He knows what makes a session land from both sides of the microphone, which is unusual for a working engineer. He is also a sitting co-founder and CTO who still ships, so the material comes from current practice rather than past tense.
Has Alan Seales spoken internationally?
Yes. Alan Seales created and held the first Global Lead role for Talks at Google, running the program across six continents and uniting more than thirty teams into one global process — without flattening what made each local team work. He also launched Google’s first official podcast.
What speaking formats does Alan take?
Alan Seales does keynotes, panels and fireside chats, podcast guest appearances, corporate speaker series, and workshops on AI and engineering leadership. He also produces live and virtual events, so he can work with a production team or be the production team.
Is Alan Seales an experienced interviewer and host?
Alan Seales hosts and produces The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales, one of New York City’s most popular theatre-focused podcasts, with over 450 published episodes. At Google he booked, produced, and interviewed A-list film, television, and stage names for Talks at Google. He is a Webby-winning producer.
Is Alan’s AI experience hands-on, or is he a commentator?
Hands-on. Alan Seales builds agentic AI systems that run in production and take real actions for real users — scoring leads, drafting replies, and booking meetings — including AdaPA, a live scheduling assistant built on a LangGraph state machine with tool calling and vector-backed memory. He can pressure-test an AI roadmap, or a vendor’s claims, from first-hand experience rather than analyst reports.
How do I book Alan Seales to speak?
Send a message through the contact form on alanseales.com. Alan Seales reads every message, and the form reaches him directly.
Book Alan to speak
Planning an event, a panel, or a podcast episode? Tell me about the audience and I’ll pitch the right talk.