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Why 95% of AI Pilots Fail
Learn why 95% of AI pilots fail to deliver ROI. The problem isn't the technology. It's a level mismatch. A framework for AI that works.
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The Track Record
- →Started and grew a trade service business to sale and exit
- →As CEO, acquired a digital agency, grew to 7-figure revenue, transitioned to employee ownership
- →As VP, directed a startup studio inside an enterprise; launched multiple digital ventures
- →As VP, ran operations across multiple service subsidiaries; AI deployment, M&A execution
- →Created Colorado's first For-Purpose Enterprise
- →Built one of the first interactive meditation apps (ReWire)
Venture Building
Full lifecycle from strategy to exit: start, acquire, operate, sell. 6+ businesses across trade services, software, and digital products.
Operational Transformation
Change management and self-management systems. Certified Holacracy Facilitator with multi-year implementation experience. DTF-certified executive coaching through Otto Laske's Interdevelopmental Institute.
AI Value Creation
Deploying AI as a value creation lever in portfolio operations. Built systems across 80+ jurisdictions. Claude Code certified. Why 95% of AI implementations fail, and how to be in the 5%.
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Writing
A 4-part series on AI implementation. Why most pilots fail, the hidden architecture of work, and frameworks for matching AI to work complexity.
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Happy to connect with people doing interesting work in venture building, organizational transformation, or AI implementation.