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Orville X.
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An AI educator, entrepreneur, speaker, and startup coach helping people and organizations turn fast-moving technology into real skills, real ventures, and real momentum.

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Educator · Builder · TEDx Speaker

A Teacher Who Builds

His work bridges the classroom and the marketplace — so what he teaches actually ships.

Orville X. Davis is a lecturer at the SUNY Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center, where he helps adult learners build practical, future-ready skills. He's a voice in AI education — speaking on AI literacy, prompt engineering, and using AI as a co-pilot rather than an autopilot, including at the CUNY City Tech AI Symposium.

Beyond the lectern, Orville is a hands-on entrepreneur and web developer who has launched and operated multiple ventures across logistics, services, and community impact. He believes the best teachers are still in the arena — building, shipping, and learning in public.

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Ventures & Initiatives

Building Across Industries

Orville doesn't just talk about entrepreneurship — he practices it. Here's a look at the ventures and causes he leads and supports.

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Talks & Workshops

Insights That Move People Forward

From a 30-minute keynote to a hands-on training, Orville makes complex technology clear, practical, and immediately usable. His sessions help students, educators, and teams adopt AI with confidence — not hype.

› AI Literacy› Prompt Engineering› Co-Pilot vs. Autopilot AI› AI in Education› Assignment Redesign› Entrepreneurship
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Startup Coaching & Consulting

The Optimizer

Coaching and consulting for entrepreneurs who want a clear plan, steady accountability, and goals they can measure. Start with a free call, book coaching by the hour, or scope a deeper engagement.

Free
15–20 minutes

Introductory Call

Share your business idea and what you need help with, and find the right next step together. An introductory conversation, not a full assessment or written plan.

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$75/hour
60 min $75 · 90 min $112.50

Startup Coaching

One-to-one guidance as you start or develop your business: clarifying the idea, choosing priorities, working through obstacles, reviewing progress, and deciding next actions.

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Packages

Each package is scoped and priced in a written proposal.

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Business Blueprint

Discovery and planning that turns your idea, goals, and current position into a roadmap of priorities and next steps.

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Launch Foundation

The Business Blueprint, plus planning the foundations your business needs to launch.

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Full Launch Partnership

Hands-on support, working alongside you to carry out your agreed launch plan.

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Monthly · by proposal

Ongoing Optimizer Advisory

Monthly guidance after launch or during growth, focused on the priorities that move your business forward.

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Third-party costs are billed separately. Custom software development is scoped and quoted separately through XtraSpec Technologies.

From the TEDx Stage

Ideas Worth Spreading

In his TEDx talk, Orville shares how being born on a junkyard shaped a lifelong mission — fighting waste and climate change through entrepreneurship, and proving that big ideas can come from anywhere.

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"Methods to Reduce Climate Change & Eliminate Waste" — TEDxFarmingdale

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Upcoming Engagements

2026
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Online · Webinar

AI Literacy for Educators

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Brooklyn · NY

Prompt Engineering Workshop

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Tri-State Area

Black Lotus Mentorship Day

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Let's Build Something

Whether you want to level up your team's AI skills, bring a speaker to your stage, get coaching for your startup, or partner on community impact — there's a way to work together.

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Energizing, practical talks on AI, education, and entrepreneurship for conferences, campuses, and corporate stages.

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AI training and consulting

AI Training & Consulting

Hands-on workshops and advisory for teams and institutions adopting AI literacy and prompt engineering.

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Support workforce development, mentorship, and youth empowerment through the Black Lotus Foundation.

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For talks, workshops, coaching, consulting, or collaborations, reach out below. Orville aims to respond to all inquiries within 2 business days.

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