Work with Amanda
Deep expertise.
Clear thinking.
Real results.
Amanda Holden is a senior executive and Certified Fraud Examiner with 30+ years at the intersection of technology, AI, risk, and fraud prevention — and the founder of Midlife TechCurious, where she decodes AI for midlife women.
Coaching & Advisory
Private AI Coaching for Midlife Women
You don't need a course. You need someone who can sit with you, understand your actual life and work, and show you exactly where AI fits — without the jargon, without the overwhelm.
Amanda has spent her career translating complex technology into clear decisions. Now she does it one-on-one, for the woman who is ready to stop feeling behind and start using AI as the strategic tool it actually is.
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AI & Technology Advisory
Amanda has built and governed robust, high-performance technology systems in environments where failure was not an option — at national scale, across payments, financial services, and public sector. She works with leadership teams on fraud prevention, public sector program integrity, AI strategy, including the critical intersection of Risk/Analytics/Operations, helping organizations move from reactive to intentional.
Advisory focus areas
Speaking
Speaking Engagements
Amanda has spent three decades at the front of the room — presenting to boards, advising governments, representing Canada at global industry councils, and speaking publicly on fraud, financial crimes prevention, and technology. Her talks are substantive and story-rich, designed to leave audiences informed, entertained, and genuinely wiser.
She speaks to corporate audiences, professional associations, financial services and public sector organizations, and women's leadership events. She is also available for special events and executive programmes — including cruise ship lecture series, where her Luminary-style talks on deception, trust, and AI have been developed specifically for sophisticated traveller audiences.
Signature Topics
Fraud & public trust
Financial crimes prevention, AI-powered detection, and the future of program integrity & loss prevention in government.
AI and Your Personal Use
Real world and practical tips and guidance on how to safely use AI in your life. Focus is given to personal use cases and data/personal safety.
Women & Technology
Why midlife women are the most underestimated force in the AI era and how organizations can engage a diverse and inclusive audience in tech and AI development.
Trust, Scams & the Psychology of Deception
A Luminary-style series blending true-crime stories, human psychology, and modern technology — developed for cruise ship and special event audiences. Six stand-alone talks, each with a specific takeaway.
This series can be presented in whole or in parts and can be combined with other topics depending on the audience.
Scams and Fraud Prevention: Protecting the people who need it most.
On a pro-bono basis, Amanda offers community presentations for seniors and vulnerable populations on the realities of modern scams — identity theft, romance fraud, phishing, and the increasingly sophisticated tactics fraudsters use to target people they see as easy marks. Practical, compassionate, and free of jargon.
Formats
Partnerships
Brand & Content Partnerships
Midlife TechCurious and its sister brand Midlifecurious together reach a growing, highly engaged audience of educated women aged 40–65 — a demographic that is chronically underserved and deeply loyal.
Amanda works with brands and tools that are genuinely useful to her audience. No hollow endorsements. If your product makes midlife women's lives measurably better, there is a conversation to have.
Partnership types
Board Leadership
Board Director Roles
Amanda brings to the boardroom what most boards currently lack: genuine, hands-on AI and technology expertise combined with senior executive experience across financial services, payments, and public sector. She has been accountable for technology at scale — not as an observer, but as the person responsible for it.
She is a Certified Fraud Examiner with deep experience in risk, compliance, program integrity and loss prevention, and digital transformation. She has a track record of preparing and presenting to boards at Interac and Visa. She is particularly well-positioned for boards navigating AI adoption, risk oversight, and program integrity.
Board Skills
What People Are Saying
“Exceptionally intelligent and intellectually curious, she makes complex topics immediately intelligible and translates them into clear, decisive next steps. Her contagious enthusiasm and strategic clarity energize the team.”
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Every engagement starts with a conversation. Amanda is selective about her commitments — she works with people and organizations where she can make a real difference.
“I've spent 30 years translating complexity into clarity. Tell me what you're working on.”
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