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James H.

James Havlicek

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Break into AI without any coding | Hollywood → McKinsey → AI Strategy & Ops

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    Columbia Business School

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    McKinsey & Company

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Hi! I'm a Columbia MBA, former McKinsey consultant, and current Head of Partner Strategy & Operations at Salsa. I started my career in the agent training program at United Talent Agency, and was a non-traditional MBA applicant. I like to drum, play golf, see as many movies as possible, and have recently gotten addicted to Peleton...

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James’s Break Into AI Careers Qualifications

Coaches professionally

Experience level: Director

20+ people coached for Break Into AI Careers

James has helped clients get into these companies:

You don't actually have to be technical to work in AI. As Head of Strategy & Ops at a high-growth AI startup, I'll show you what it takes to break into the industry.

Why do I coach?

If it hadn't been for the amazing coaches and mentors I've had throughout my career, I wouldn’t have been able to achieve my goals. I love to pay it forward and help others do the same.

Work Experience

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Founding Strategy & Ops

Squad

2026 - Present

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Head of Partner Strategy & Operations

Salsa

2025 - 2026

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Senior Associate

McKinsey & Company

2022 - 2024

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Enterprise Sales

Frame.io

2018 - 2019

Video collaboration startup (acquired by Adobe for $1.3B)

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Original Series Development

NBCUniversal

2017 - 2018

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Agent Trainee

United Talent Agency

2014 - 2017

Education

Columbia Business School Logo

Columbia Business School

MBA

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Claremont McKenna College

BA, Economics & International Relations

Thesis: The Performance of Global Film Franchises: Installment Effects & Extension Decisions (published in the Journal of Cultural Economics, January 2018)

James was also personally admitted to

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    Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern)

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