Meredith Medland Sasseen

Meredith Medland is an AI trends analyst, strategist, and 3rd-degree black belt who helps executives understand and navigate artificial intelligence without losing their voice, values, or humanity.

She brings nearly three decades of experience analyzing and forecasting technology shifts that reshape how leaders operate.

Meredith's career began in 1995, selling banner ads for AOL during the internet's explosive growth. She built online divisions for The Sharper Image, co-founded the Chicago Interactive Marketing Association, and served as a senior analyst at Jupiter Media Metrix during its IPO, where she tracked emerging digital trends and advised Fortune 500 companies on internet strategy.

She later relaunched the Partner Division at DigitalMarketer alongside Ryan Deiss and Perry Belcher, helping shape one of the most influential marketing education companies in the world.

She's been featured as an AI and internet industry expert on CNN, CNBC, CBS, and ABC News.

As one of the early internet pioneers and tech analysts, Meredith teaches industry experts how to use AI to clarify their online identity and scale their authority and consults with their businesses to implement AI strategically across operations and marketing.

Her keynotes and executive workshops blend deep industry knowledge with practical, human-centered AI strategy. She routinely helps executives reclaim 20+ hours per week through disciplined AI deployment, without eroding trust, flattening voice, or sacrificing authenticity.

Known as "Master Meredith," at the Santa Barbara Dojo, she's a certified instructor with the Global Hapkido Association and has completed over 10,000 hours of training in martial arts, yoga, somatic therapy, and trauma-informed coaching.

Her leadership philosophy draws from martial arts principles: precision under pressure, regulation in uncertainty, and mastery as ongoing practice.

She works with leaders who value depth, discernment, and coherence as technology reshapes how organizations operate.

She is a regular author on LinkedIn and provides resources through Human First Media for education.

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