Advanced technologies are reshaping tools and mindset. Leadership models are evolving to meet these changes, and my work focuses on advancing that evolution.
Beyond Mindsets:
Rethink leadership and AI decision-making. Dismantled is available now.
"Rethink Mindsets.
Ignite Transformation."
FC Quiles, a contemporary philosopher of technology and society, explores how artificial intelligence is transforming industry, power, identity, and human creativity. Combining an entrepreneurial vision with deep philosophical inquiry, his concept of the "Dismantled Mindset" challenges conventional thinking about how AI both disrupts and reinforces existing social structures. With an MBA and extensive experience as an innovator and AI strategist, his work bridges cutting-edge technology with ethical reflection, promoting justice, equity, and conscious innovation in a rapidly evolving digital world. He is a global author and speaker on topics including systems philosophy, innovation ethics, and the transformative role of business and individual action.
Overview
In a world reshaped by AI and rapid change, Dismantled: A Theory of Broken Mindsets—A Blueprint of Infinite Futures helps leaders rethink how they approach innovation and decision-making. Authored by FC Quiles, a recognized AI strategist with over 15 years of experience, this book challenges outdated mindsets and offers practical guidance for navigating digital transformation. Whether you’re a C-suite executive or a curious thinker, Dismantled provides actionable strategies to harness AI responsibly, foster inclusive growth, and build resilient organizations. Access exclusive content from Dismantled.
"Dismantled: A Theory of Broken Mindsets—A Blueprint of Infinite Futures stands out as a highly relevant recommendation focused on innovation, technology, and transformative leadership." - Anonymous
About the Book
Dismantled is not a book about AI. It is a book about the human mind in an age when AI makes clear thinking both more urgent and more rare.
Most of what limits us, as individuals, organizations, and societies, is not external. It is the weight of inherited assumptions we carry without questioning: absorbed from history, institutions, and culture long before we had a say in them. When AI amplifies those assumptions at scale, the cost of unexamined thinking compounds daily.
Drawing on stories from Puerto Rico, Haiti, and Medellin, along with lessons from Kodak, Blockbuster, and Nokia, and from my own companies and experiences building organizations from the ground up, the book gives readers frameworks to identify the mindsets holding them back and a practical tool, the Perspective Shift Canvas, to replace them.
What to expect?
Dismantled blends visionary thought with practical steps to ignite meaningful change. Discover how to:
- Overcome inherited mindsets that limit progress.
- Leverage AI for sustainable business growth.
- Foster inclusive innovation for social impact.
- Build future-ready teams in the digital age.
Unlock Your Leadership Mindset Today
Sample
Excerpt
The Consequences of an Unfed Mind
Most of us have witnessed what happens when the mind is not nourished. I’ve seen it in friends burdened by constant stress, in family members slowly drifting away from the world, and in myself during periods when clarity felt distant and purpose seemed difficult to locate. Much like the body, the mind depends on steady and meaningful input. It thrives when our decisions feel intentional, we face challenges that ask us to learn and grow, and when we are connected to something beyond habit and routine.
What we choose each day, and what we allow ourselves to notice, shapes our emotional state. A run of decisions that encourages pride, curiosity, or connection lifts the mood. Over time, moods settle and form our temperament: a background climate that colors how we experience the world, often outside our awareness. If this climate is left unexamined and unrenewed, it hardens into personality. A life spent in negativity or resigned withdrawal creates patterns that are not easy to shake.
How you think shapes how you act, and how you act defines your reality. But this natural progression becomes a formula for unconscious living in a world increasingly shaped by digital ads, filtered by algorithmic systems, and driven by unseen incentives.
Negativity often acts like a slow current, drawing us away from possibility and into habits of avoidance or distraction. Some chase comfort in harmless pleasures, a tempting scroll, a sweet treat, a moment of passing entertainment. Quickly, those brief escapes become the heart of daily life. Yet these pleasures rarely return real happiness. They dissipate the energy needed to build meaning and resilience.
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"The impossible is conquered the moment we identify the problem.
I specialize in the impossible."
AI Strategist, Innovation Speaker & Technology Thought Leader
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FC Quiles speaks to audiences navigating what AI actually means for leadership, institutions, and the people inside them. His sessions are grounded in real experience across three continents, not predictions, not hype, built around the questions organizations are genuinely wrestling with right now.
Available for keynotes, panels, and workshops. Based in Florida. Available worldwide and virtually.
"His insights on AI and leadership opened new horizons for our team, inspiring us to lead with purpose and innovation." - Stephanie B.
Speaking Topics
1. AI Leadership in the Americas:
Driving Inclusive Industrial Innovation How AI is reshaping business and society across the hemisphere, and how leaders can leverage it for sustainable, inclusive growth.
Key Takeaways
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Understanding AI's strategic impact on regional markets
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Practical steps for integrating AI into business models
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Building collaborative, equity-driven AI innovation
2. Building Future-Ready Teams in the Age of AI:
Empowering leaders and organizations to adapt and thrive with AI-driven collaboration.
Key Takeaways
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Navigating cultural and technological change during transformation
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Leadership strategies for hybrid and remote teams
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Boosting innovation through diverse talent and AI tools
Workshop: Designing AI Strategies for Sociotechnical Progres
An interactive session for executives and change-makers building AI solutions that promote equity, inclusion, and accountability.
Ideal Audiences
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Technology and Innovation Conferences
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Corporate Leadership Retreats
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Entrepreneurship and Startup Events
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University Workshops and Panels
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Diversity and Inclusion Summits
What You Get When You Book FC Quiles
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Fully customized presentation aligned to your goals
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Pre-event consultation call
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Promotion of your event through FC's professional channels
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Engaging, high-energy delivery focused on audience interaction
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Post-event Q&A or follow-up materials if requested
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Bio
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Introduction Script for MCs
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Speaker One-Sheet
Booking Information
Email: felipe@castroquiles.com
Website: www.castroquiles.com
Location: Florida, USA. Available for worldwide travel or virtual presentations.
What Audiences Say
"FC blew us away with his insights on AI and leadership. The audience was energized and deeply inspired." - Shawn J., Silicon Harlem
"One of the most engaging speakers we've ever had. His clarity and vision make complex AI topics accessible and actionable." - Carla R., Innovation Conference
About the Author
FC Quiles is an entrepreneur, AI strategist, author, and speaker based in Florida. He grew up in Puerto Rico, has worked in Haiti, across the Americas, and in global boardrooms, and has seen up close both what resilience makes possible and what rigid thinking destroys.
His work sits at one question: whose assumptions get built into the systems shaping all of us?
He is co-founder and CEO of Emerging Rule (AI-powered K-12 education), founder and CEO of GENIA America (purpose-driven AI and digital transformation across the Americas), and founder of HUBVERY (drone delivery and AI-integrated logistics). His book, Dismantled: A Theory of Broken Mindsets, A Blueprint of Infinite Futures, was published in 2025.
Notable work:
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Keynote speaker at Silicon Harlem, Puerto Rico Experience, AI For Good Global Summit Switzerland, and international innovation conferences
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Fellowships at Singularity University, HyperAccelerator, and NYU StartEd
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15+ years driving digital transformation across the Americas
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