Chris Snider - Professor

I’m always curious how my students experience The Super Bowl, so this year I gave them a poll.

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Innovation Profs' AI Lunch Club is returning for 2026. We have four virtual events scheduled.

And here's the big news ... for the first time, all events are free to attend.

Feb. 9 - Get Started with Generative AI
Feb. 16 - Google Gemini, Nano Banana and NotebookLM
Feb. 23 - Building Microsoft Copilot Agents
March 4 - Vibe coding with Claude, ChatGPT and Lovable

Sign up here --> https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/ai-lunch-club-3175799

I had a great time talking about personal branding at Shive-Hattery's Swarm intern event today. Some takeaways:

🤷‍♂️ We all have a personal brand, whether we think so or not. So you might as well take charge of your brand.
🎨 Humans are visual, so visuals are a big part of your brand.
🤪 Lean into the things that make you unique.
👩‍💻 Create content that shows off your brand.
🤳 Turn what you're already doing into content (like I did here).

I love helping companies build the brands of their employees (people are better at social media than logos). If that sounds like something your company can benefit from, let's talk!

Join Christopher Porter and me for a FREE back to school generative AI update on Aug. 25 (the first day of school at Drake).

What: Generative AI news update from Innovation Profs
When: Aug. 25 at Noon Central
Where: Virtual on Zoom
Cost: FREE

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/back-to-school-free-gen-ai-update-tickets-1527192185939?aff=facebook

Bluesky users are not loving the addition of J.D. Vance to the platform.

Chris Porter and I are using the Friday edition of our Innovation Profs newsletter this summer to write a 12-part series on what people need to know about generative AI.

You'll learn about the latest tools, how to write effective prompts, ethical considerations, implementing at your work and more.

Read part one here: https://innovationprofs.beehiiv.com/p/innovation-profs-5-30-2025

And hit that subscribe button to have the rest of the series delivered to your inbox every Friday all summer long.

I'm teaching a social media workshop on May 21 at Drake University.

Attendees will learn my nine-step process to create a social media strategy for business.

If you're new to social media or your strategy needs updated, this workshop is for you. We'll also discuss latest trends and strategy for creating short form videos.

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/build-a-social-media-strategy-with-ai-tickets-1328595828889

Final boss defeated.

Do you have kids? Send them to one of my camps this summer.

June 16-18 - Creativity and Innovation Camp through Urbandale Parks and Rec for kids at 8-13. Kids learn about 3D printing, program robots, make t-shirts and stickers and more. https://urbandale.activityreg.com/selectActivity

June 23-25 - Kids Media Camp through Urbandale Parks and Rec for kids age 8-12. Kids learn about photography, video production and podcasting. https://urbandale.activityreg.com/selectActivity

July 7-10 - Media Now High School Journalism Camp at Drake University. I'm teaching the social media track. https://medianow.press/