AI Business Trends & Strategy

I remember sitting in a boardroom in late 2022, just as the first wave of mainstream generative technology hit the public consciousness. Back then, the conversation was almost purely speculative, filled with wide-eyed wonder and a fair amount of “What if?” Fast forward to today, and the atmosphere has shifted. The novelty has worn off, […]

I’ve spent the last decade consulting for mid-sized firms and Fortune 500s on digital transformations, watching AI evolve from a buzzword gimmick to a core engine of operations. Back in 2020, pitching basic chatbots felt like selling snake oil; now, in early 2026, I’m seeing CEOs mandate AI fluency in job descriptions, much like spreadsheets […]

Over the past eight years, I’ve helped dozens of companies, from scrappy startups to multinational giants, pivot their operations with AI. One memorable gig was with a mid-sized logistics firm in 2024; they were drowning in manual routing, hemorrhaging cash on delays. We built a simple predictive model that slashed costs by 18% in six […]

I’ve been in the trenches of business growth for over a decade, guiding e-commerce brands and SaaS outfits through booms and busts. One standout was a direct-to-consumer apparel startup in 2023; they were stuck at $10M revenue, battling razor-thin margins. We layered in AI for dynamic pricing and inventory forecasting, catapulting them to $45M by […]

For the better part of 12 years, I’ve led AI digital transformation projects across industries, from gritty warehouses to sleek fintech towers. One project that still keeps me up advising a regional bank in 2023 amid post-pandemic chaos. They were legacy-locked, paperwork mountains burying profits. We kicked off with AI process mining, then scaled to […]

I’ve chased innovation across boardrooms and garages for 15 years, from bootstrapped apps to blue-chip R&D labs. A pivotal moment came in late 2024 with a consumer goods company floundering on stale product lines. We harnessed generative AI to simulate consumer tastes, birthing a line of adaptive snacks that personalized flavors via app feedback. Sales […]

Picture this: Back in mid-2024, I teamed up with a couple of ex-Google engineers spinning out a niche AI tool for real estate valuation. Skeptical investors balked at the AI bubble. We iterated through agentic prototypes, nailed a pilot with a major brokerage, and by Q1 2026, they’re closing $12M ARR, scaling to enterprise deals […]

There’s a moment that sticks with me from a strategy meeting last year. A SaaS founder was pitching his AI-powered analytics platform to investors, confidently projecting 90% gross margins, the magic number that makes VCs salivate. One investor stopped him mid-sentence: “Walk me through your actual unit economics. What does serving each customer really cost […]

I’ve logged over a decade embedding AI into business lifelines, from chaotic supply chains to high-stakes boardrooms. Take a retail chain I revamped in 2024; they were bleeding on overstock, returns piling up. Simple AI demand sensing flipped it: Inventory optimized, waste down 27%, profits up 19% within a year. By January 2026, agentic extensions […]

Twelve years ago, I cut my teeth on enterprise software rollouts, but AI flipped the script during a 2023 turnaround for a faltering logistics powerhouse. Legacy spreadsheets couldn’t hack volatile routes; we crafted an AI-driven strategy layering predictive analytics atop agentic dispatchers. Costs plunged 24%, and expansion accelerated into new markets. Fast-forward to January 2026: […]