# Rod Holum

> Rodney (“Rod”) Holum is the CEO and founder of Coulee Tech—an Inc. 5000–recognized IT and cybersecurity firm—and an award‑winning author and speaker helping leaders adopt AI responsibly and securely. This is his official website. He is based in Holmen, Wisconsin, and is available for keynotes, workshops, panels and virtual events worldwide.

Key facts:

- Full name: Rodney “Rod” Holum
- Role: CEO and founder of Coulee Tech, an IT and cybersecurity company founded in 2008 and recognized on the Inc. 5000 list
- Credential: AIBMM Master Coach (AI Business Maturity Model)
- Speaks on: practical AI adoption for business leaders, AI maturity, prompting and workflow design, responsible AI, cybersecurity, ransomware readiness, compliance, IT strategy, and tech careers for the next generation
- Signature talk: “AI Without the Hype”
- Author of seven self-published books, including “AI Unleashed” (2025) and “Wisconsin’s AI Leadership Blueprint for 2024”
- To book Rod as a speaker: https://rodholum.com/speaking/request/

## Speaking

- [Speaking topics, formats and FAQ](https://rodholum.com/speaking/): Signature talks, the full topic list, event formats, technical requirements and booking questions
- [Request Rod as a speaker](https://rodholum.com/speaking/request/): Speaker request form
- [Media kit](https://rodholum.com/media-kit/): Official bios in three lengths, downloadable headshots and stage requirements

## About

- [About Rod Holum](https://rodholum.com/about/): Full biography, quick facts, areas of expertise and community work
- [Books by Rod Holum](https://rodholum.com/books/): All seven books, what each covers, and Amazon links

## Side projects

- [Side projects](https://rodholum.com/projects/): Experiments and community work outside the day job
- [A free monthly webinar on AI business maturity](https://rodholum.com/projects/monthly-ai-maturity-webinar/): On the first Friday of every month, Rod walks business leaders through the five levels of the AI Business Maturity Model and how to move up one.
- [This website, built by an AI agent](https://rodholum.com/projects/rodholum-com-built-by-an-ai-agent/): rodholum.com was rebuilt in an afternoon by an AI coding agent working directly on a bare Linux server. No CMS, no page builder, no JavaScript framework.
- [Tech and cyber careers for the next generation](https://rodholum.com/projects/tech-careers-for-the-next-generation/): Classroom talks and hands-on sessions that show students what a career in IT and cybersecurity looks like, and how to start one.

## Elsewhere

- [Coulee Tech](https://www.coulee.tech/): The company Rod founded and leads
- [AIBMM speaker profile](https://aibmm.ai/speakers/rodholum): Rod’s profile at AIBMM.AI
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/buttkickercybercriminals/): Rod Holum on LinkedIn

## Optional

- [Full text for AI assistants](https://rodholum.com/llms-full.txt): Biography, talks, FAQ and books in one Markdown file