Carl Holden is a LinkedIn Top Voice in AI. He has 150+ hours of certified training in how to leverage bleeding-edge artificial intelligence, which he gained from the Wharton School of Business, IBM, Microsoft, Google, and other leaders in the field. For the last decade, he has been the creative director and joint owner of Zellus Marketing, a digital marketing agency known for propelling its clients to top Google rankings locally and nationally.

As a former Toastmasters world semifinalist, Carl now speaks regularly at networking events and conferences, sharing battle-tested tips in marketing and AI. He is an Amazon Top Author in Marketing and Web Analytics, an AI contributor to the Huntsville Business Journal, and a writer for Forbes Business Council. As an optimistic yet risk-aware early adopter, his understanding of AI fundamentals and hands-on experience with generative AI tools stem from his work in his agency and other entrepreneurial endeavors.

Most importantly, Carl is a husband and the father of two boys. He lives with his wife and family in the Huntsville area of north Alabama. He enjoys traveling with them, binging dumb TV with his wife, trying new places to eat, driving his Jeep truck, and playing video games.