Systems THINKing Architect · AI Strategist · THINK Methodology Creator

Marvin Harris

I help organizations turn their IQ into Intelligence Playbooks for Digital Employees to execute and THINK Strategists to orchestrate. Become irreplaceable in the agentic AI era.

Marvin Harris
$6M+
Gov Contracts Won
60+
Speaking Engagements
50+
Digital Employees Built
Marvin Harris
Marvin Harris

Marvin Harris is the founder of Compound Leverage and creator of the THINK Method — a framework for transitioning organizations from passive AI tool users to strategic THINK Leaders. He has won $6M+ in government contracts, built 50+ custom Digital Employees, and is an Amazon CTO Fellow, Google for Startups Fellow, and Echoing Green Fellow. As an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Russell Innovation Center and Prince George's County ISBI, he works with government contractors, HBCUs, and economic development organizations to make AI operational — not theoretical.

"The hidden gold rush in AI isn't models or tools — it's the people who know how to make others productive with them."
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Digital Employees

A Digital Employee is an AI configured for a specific organizational role — not a generic chatbot, but a purposeful, scoped AI worker. I build these for government contractors, HBCUs, chambers, and economic development agencies through Compound Leverage.

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The Strategist Toolkit

My recommended AI stack. Start with the free versions — upgrade when the value is undeniable. Use the right tool for the right job.

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Category Design

Most organizations fight for position inside a category someone else defined. Category Design is the discipline of creating a new category — naming a problem the market didn't know it had, and positioning yourself as the only logical solution.

I apply Category Design to help government contractors, HBCUs, and economic development organizations stop competing on price and start owning the conversation. The organizations that define the category capture disproportionate attention, budget, and talent.

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Quotes

Epictetus

"Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it."

— Epictetus

"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid."

— Epictetus

Marcus Aurelius

"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one."

— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way."

— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

"You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."

— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

Seneca

"Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life."

— Seneca, Letters from a Stoic

"Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Welcome those who you are capable of improving."

— Seneca

Musonius Rufus

"In many circumstances, we do not deal with our affairs in accordance with correct assumptions, but rather we follow thoughtless habit."

— Musonius Rufus

Zeno of Citium

"Acta non verba. Deeds not words."

— Zeno of Citium

Steve Jobs

"Stay hungry. Stay foolish."

— Steve Jobs, Stanford Commencement 2005

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"Obsession is going to beat talent every time."

— Adam Sandler

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Upcoming Events

Feb
25
SBDC: Build a $200K Proposal Support Team With Digital Employees
Virtual · Economic Development · Respond To More Proposals with an AI Agent + THINK
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Feb
28
Cost & Pricing Proposal Webinar
Virtual · Paid Webinar · Co-hosted · $97/person
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Mar
8
AI Talk Women's Group
Virtual · Professional Organization · Go From AI-Curious to Cutting Hours of Manual Work with THINK
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Mar
12
NFBPA Panel
National Forum for Black Public Administrators
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Mar
22
Book Talk & Signing — CNN's Abby Phillip
In Person · Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, Washington, DC
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Mar
24
SBDC: Eliminate Your Revenue Bottlenecks with Digital Employees
Virtual · Economic Development · Cut Manual Proposal Work With AI and THINK
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Speaking

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Keynote · 45–60 min
Become Irreplaceable: The THINK Strategist Advantage
AI doesn't eliminate people — it eliminates people who can't orchestrate it. Marvin introduces the THINK Methodology and makes the case for why the next competitive moat isn't a tool, it's an Intelligence Playbook. Organizations leave with a framework to stop using AI and start deploying it.
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Workshop · Half Day or Full Day
Intelligence Playbooks for [Your Sector]
A hands-on workshop tailored for government contractors, HBCUs, economic development organizations, and chambers of commerce. Teams audit their highest-value workflows, map them to Digital Employee roles, and leave with a deployable playbook — not a deck, a system.

Recent & Upcoming Stages

Bowie Innovate AI & Tech Summit The Future of GovCon Maryland Innovation Center Cyber Association of Maryland Bowie State University Central Maryland Chamber MD Business Opportunity Center
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