Ai + Fractionals: The Next Chapter of the American Economy Is You

Something fundamental is happening to the American economy. By 2030, 60% of us will be working independently as 1099ers — not as a trend, but as a structural shift. The traditional org chart is dissolving, and what’s replacing it isn’t chaos. It’s millions of fractional professionals, empowered by AI tools, reorganizing around their own independence.

This is the next chapter of the American economy — not bigger companies, but better-equipped individuals building organizations of one that perform like organizations of many.

If you’ve been laid off, you’re not behind. You’re standing at the front edge of this shift.

This talk lays out the macroeconomic forces driving it, the AI infrastructure making it possible, and why the smartest move you can make right now is to stop looking for your next job and start building your next chapter.

• All levels
• Development
• Startups
• AI/ML
• Careers