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AI Feels Like a Huge Elephant. Here Is How to Eat It.
Mesa, Arizona, March 26, 2026 — Nine Mesa CEOs — from steel fabrication to HVAC to biomedical manufacturing — gave the GPS Summit a 4.75/5 and a 100% recommendation rate. Their survey told a different story: 100% had no AI KPIs, 89% had no live pilots, and nearly half had no usable data. Here's the sequenced approach that turns that level of overwhelm into a clear starting point.

JR
Mar 2710 min read


Perfect Scores, Real Gaps: What Tucson CEOs Taught Us
Tucson, Arizona, March 24, 2026 — Tucson CEOs gave the GPS Summit a perfect 5/5 across every category — then their survey data revealed that 71% had no AI KPIs, 72% had no usable data for a pilot, and nearly half had no named AI owner. Here's what that combination of enthusiasm and honest self-assessment tells every business leader about where AI readiness actually stands.

JR
Mar 259 min read


71% Have No AI Owner. Here Is Why That Number Matters.
Detroit, Michigan, March 12, 2026 — At a Detroit CEO workshop with 28 leaders across 16 industries, 71% had no named owner for AI outcomes — and 79% had zero KPIs tied to AI performance. The data points to one root cause, and one organizational fix that changes everything downstream.

JR
Mar 139 min read


Time Is Not Your Biggest AI Blocker. Talent Is.
Detroit, Michigan, March 11, 2026 — Sixteen Detroit business leaders — from construction to dental to fintech — revealed that talent gaps, not time, are the dominant barrier to AI progress. Here's what their data shows, and the one organizational decision that separates companies moving on AI from those still waiting.

JR
Mar 128 min read


The AI Skills Gap Is a Leadership Problem, Not an IT One
Detroit, Michigan, March 10, 2026 — At a Detroit CEO advisory workshop, 100% of attendees had no KPIs tied to AI and 80% had zero pilots in production. The problem isn't the technology — it's the absence of a named, accountable AI leader inside the organization.

JR
Mar 118 min read
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