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ORGANIZER;CN=Matt Bud:MAILTO:MattBud@TheFENG.org
SUMMARY:THE FENG: Middle-Market AI Success: Real-World Case Studies of Peer-Driven Value Creation
LOCATION:On Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86153445354?pwd=44XMhkQbouEwVjTiCuWka7JEQ5gTL0.1&from=addon
DESCRIPTION:Thursday, February 19, 2026, 4:00PM to 5:00PM EDT Featuring Dr. Gleb Tsipursky – Middle-Market AI Success.&nbsp;Middle-Market AI Success: Real-World Case Studies of Peer-Driven Value CreationDescriptionMiddle-market companies often lack the massive R&amp;D budgets of the Fortune 500, yet they possess a distinct agility advantage. Dr. Gleb Tsipursky presents concrete case studies where mid-sized organizations utilized peer-driven development to outperform enterprise competitors. You will examine how finance and operations teams successfully deployed low-code platforms to build custom internal tools, bypassing seven-figure vendor contracts. This session analyzes how a "bottom-up" innovation strategy maximizes limited resources and turns your existing workforce into a high-ROI development engine. Learn how your peers leverage this accessible technology to secure a competitive edge without bloating the balance sheet.Bio:Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, called the “Office Whisperer”&nbsp;by&nbsp;The New York Times,&nbsp;helps tech-forward leaders stop overpaying for AI while boosting adoption and decreasing resistance. He serves as the CEO of the AI consultancy&nbsp;Disaster Avoidance Experts. Dr. Gleb wrote seven best-selling books,&nbsp;and his forthcoming book with Georgetown University Press is&nbsp;The Psychology of Generative AI Adoption (2026). His most recent best-seller is&nbsp;ChatGPT for Leaders and Content Creators: Unlocking the Potential of Generative AI&nbsp;(Intentional Insights, 2023). His&nbsp;cutting-edge thought leadership&nbsp;was featured in over 650 articles and 550 interviews in Harvard Business Review,&nbsp;Inc. Magazine,&nbsp;USA Today,&nbsp;CBS News,&nbsp;Fox News,&nbsp;Time,&nbsp;Business Insider,&nbsp;Fortune, The New York Times,&nbsp;and elsewhere. His writing was translated into Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Korean, French, Vietnamese, German, and other languages. His expertise comes from over 20 years of&nbsp;consulting, coaching, and&nbsp;speaking and training for Fortune 500 companies from Aflac to Xerox. It also comes from&nbsp;over 15 years in academia as a behavioral scientist, with 8 years as a lecturer at UNC-Chapel Hill and 7 years as a professor at Ohio State. A proud Ukrainian American, Dr. Gleb lives in Columbus, Ohio.If you have specific questions you would like answered write to:Gleb@DisasterAvoidanceExperts.com450 Wetmore Road, Columbus, OH 43214
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