Speaking & workshops.
I spent ten years in bomb disposal and the last five finding the money businesses are losing. The talks are the part underneath both: how to decide, how to count, and what to do when the world won't hold still.
The talks
The Physics of Agency
The world is loud, the macro is out of your hands, and everyone is selling you a way to feel in control. What you can actually steer comes down to three things: your unit economics, your systems, and your head. A talk about taking those three apart and putting them back together so they work for you, with real numbers the whole way through.
Read the essay it grew from →Red Wire, Blue Wire
Ten years in bomb disposal teaches you that perfect information never arrives. You assess, you make the best call available, and you act, because hesitation has a cost too. What explosive ordnance disposal work actually involves, and how the same process discipline applies to launching, pricing, and the decisions businesses sit on for too long.
Read the essay it grew from →Two years of running an autonomous system
I've run a fully autonomous system in production for two years and published the failures alongside the wins. What two years of AI in production actually looks like, which parts of a business are worth automating, which parts never are, and how to tell the difference before it costs you.
Read the research →The workshops
Working sessions, not seminars. The room works on its own numbers in the same engines published in the research and free tools, so you can check the method before you book anything.
- The Margin Workshop Owners + leadership teams
- Half a day with your real numbers in the live margin engine. Contribution by product, break-even CPA, the maximum you can pay for a customer, and the three highest-leverage changes, decided in the room with owners assigned.
- $6,500 + GST · launch price (list $8,500)
- Should You Run Ads Yet? Accelerators · incubators · cohorts
- A two-hour session for founder cohorts. Each founder runs their business through the same readiness gates a consultant would check, and leaves with a clear verdict and the first gate to fix before spending on acquisition.
- $3,500–5,000 + GST per session · program licensing available
Background
Ten years in bomb disposal, five fixing P&Ls, and two published systems papers with the working code attached.
From people I've worked with
"Chris has that rare mix of insight and grounded thinking that makes progress feel easy. Working with him has been a game changer."
Andy Brownhill
"Working with Chris is a breath of fresh air. It truly feels like a partnership. We challenge each other on thoughts, ideas, and concepts."
Chris Henry
Common questions
- What does Christopher White speak about?
- Decision-making under uncertainty, drawing on ten years in RAAF bomb disposal; unit economics and the maths businesses ignore; and systems thinking, including what two years of running an autonomous system in production teaches you.
- What formats does he offer?
- Keynotes and conference talks, half-day working workshops (The Margin Workshop), two-hour accelerator and cohort sessions, exec briefings, and podcast appearances. In person in Melbourne and across Australia, or remote.
- What does it cost?
- Workshops are priced on this page: The Margin Workshop is $6,500 + GST at launch, accelerator sessions $3,500–5,000 + GST. Keynote fees depend on the event and format, so email and ask. All prices exclude GST.
- How do you book him?
- Email hello@christopherwhite.com.au with the event, audience, and date. He answers quickly. If he doesn't think he's the right speaker for your room, he'll say so.