Learn · Management
Power at Work
A tutor that walks through the bases of power in organizations, checks understanding as it goes, and corrects common misconceptions using only course readings.
Coming soonManagement researcher · Professor · Agent builder
Hi, I'm Will.
From the ranch, to business, to the classroom.
I teach management and leadership at Valparaiso University. Before academia, I trained performance horses, led an international trade association, and founded a digital consultancy. These days I build AI learning agents that help people learn, practice, and show what they know, grounded in real course materials rather than the open internet.
WP
PhDUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
Associate ProfessorManagement, Valparaiso University
First-generationcollege graduate
Best Paper AwardManagement education and teaching, 2023
In development
Agents my students will work with
Each agent works from an instructor-defined pool of sources and is built around specific learning outcomes. Every conversation is recorded for review.
Discuss · Leadership
The Hard Conversation
Practice giving difficult feedback. The agent plays a team member who pushes back, and you apply what you know about leadership in real time.
Coming soon
Discuss · Human resources
Rewards That Work
Design a reward plan for a client organization, then defend it against a skeptical manager who asks what will actually motivate people.
Coming soon
Assess · Management
Show What You Know
A conversational assessment that asks, probes, and follows up, then reports results by learning outcome with evidence from the conversation.
Coming soon
Coming soon
Where the agents go to work beyond my classroom: custom learning agents for programs, training teams, and organizations, grounded in your materials and built around your outcomes.
In my classroom
Ideas people can use
I want students to leave able to apply an idea, not just define it on a quiz. That means practice: conversations, cases, and decisions with real stakes attached.
The agents extend that practice beyond class time, and they show me where each student is actually getting stuck.
My research
How people work together
I study power and influence between leaders and followers, what motivates people at work, how culture shapes work across borders, and how people adopt new technology like AI.
Let's talk
Always happy to talk teaching, research, or building agents for your course or organization.