Moving from passive observation to active diagnosis and execution. We have all been there. You attend a massive industry conference. You spend three days navigating a sea of 12,000+ attendees, collecting a stack of business cards, and listening to high-level panels about the "future of work." You feel inspired. You feel energized. Then, Monday morning hits. You return to your office with pages of notes, but no actual diagnostic framework. You have ideas, but no method to test

Why GPS Summit Is the Strategic Choice for Enterprise AI Transformation? The Core Difference Both events are in Las Vegas. Both focus on artificial intelligence. But the outcomes couldn't be more different. AI Conference 2026 (August 4-6) is North America's largest AI conference, 12,000 attendees, 1,000 speakers, 400 exhibitors across nearly 1 million square feet. It's a massive industry event focused on thought leadership, networking, case studies, and learning about AI tre

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, January 23, 2026 — Oklahoma City leaders rated this AI session a perfect 5/5, with feedback focused on practical implementation, not theory. A readiness survey shows the real blockers: unclear ownership, inconsistent guardrails, missing KPIs, and a skills gap that keeps teams stuck in pilots. This post shares a simple 30-day framework to turn customer insights into automation that improves customer experience and engagement without chaos.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, January 22, 2026 — Oklahoma City leaders shared what’s working and what isn’t in AI adoption: ownership, guardrails, KPIs, and micro-sessions. Build capability with GPS Summit.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, January 21, 2026 — Oklahoma City leaders rated this AI workshop 4.9 across content, delivery, and applicability because it made AI concrete and usable. Survey results revealed the real blockers: unclear ownership, inconsistent guardrails, limited KPIs, and a major skills gap. This post shares a practical 30-day framework to move from tools to repeatable capability and measurable ROI.

Birmingham, Alabama, January 15, 2026 — AI should make a leadership team faster, calmer, and more aligned—not busier. If AI increases motion without improving decisions, it is not a strategy. It is a distraction. But when AI strategy is built around real outcomes, strong guardrails, and a repeatable operating rhythm, it becomes a durable competitive advantage that improves customer experience and deepens customer engagement. That conviction got reinforced on Thursday, Janua

Birmingham, Alabama, January 14, 2026 — AI is only a competitive advantage when it moves from "interesting" to "operational." If it stays as a handful of experiments, a few clever prompts, or a side project owned by no one, it becomes noise. If it becomes a capability with ownership, guardrails, and measurable outcomes, it becomes leverage that improves customer experience, strengthens customer engagement, and accelerates strategic growth.

Category: Events & Innovation  |  Issue #4  |  January 2026 From Stormie Andrews and Shawn Andrews, Co-Founders, BREATHE! Exp We just returned from CES 2026, and after producing events at this show for over a decade, we can say definitively: this year was different. The hype around AI has been building for three years. CES 2024 teased AI's potential. CES 2025 showcased AI prototypes. But CES 2026? This was the year AI became operational . Real products. Shipping dates. Actual

Issue #1 | January 2026 |  Strategic Growth Intelligence From the desk of Troy Beetz, Chief Growth Officer Executive Summary If you've been wondering when enterprises would stop piloting every AI tool under the sun and start making real strategic decisions, 2026 appears as the inflection point. Our analysis of recent VC insights, market trends, and client data reveals a fundamental shift in how enterprises approach AI investment. Market Snapshot: By The Numbers 96% of enterp

Glenn Allen, Virginia, October 22, 2025 — In Glen Allen, Virginia, leaders in CEO advisory groups rated this AI workshop 5/5 across content, deliverability, and applicability, with 100% recommending it. The key lesson: AI Leadership is a practical discipline that turns Customer Insights into action, improves Customer Experience, and builds Competitive Advantage through repeatable workflows, guardrails, and KPIs. Here’s how to start.

Buffalo, New York, October 14, 2025 — Buffalo leaders rated this AI leadership workshop 4.42/5 for content and praised its “high take-home value,” practical applications, and engaging delivery. The feedback also revealed the real gap: moving from AI awareness to real-world scenarios, measurable action, and repeatable systems. This post outlines what leaders learned, where companies get stuck, and how internal capability becomes competitive advantage.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 8, 2025 — Artificial Intelligence is now a leadership requirement. This post shows how AI Leadership, Customer Insights, and AI Strategy turn scattered experiments into repeatable Competitive Advantage, improving Customer Experience and Customer Engagement while fueling Business Growth through Digital Transformation and practical AI in Marketing.

Winnetka, Illinois, October 6, 2025 — Build AI Leadership that turns Artificial Intelligence into measurable Business Growth. Improve Customer Insights, Customer Engagement, and Customer Experience with GPS Summit.