How Real Businesses Run on AI
A sourced set of case studies on how operators across retail, small business, marketing, manufacturing, and real estate actually run daily work on AI. What works. What backfires. What to copy if you want the operating system, not the gimmick.
How Retail Brands Run on AI
The operating system behind the smartest consumer companies, plus one small Brazilian label running the same playbook without pretending it is magic.
Read the case study →How Small Businesses Around the World Run on AI
From a Brooklyn butcher to a Brazilian fashion label to an 86-year-old salvage yard, with a 90-day plan for owners who want to get moving.
Read the case study →How Companies Run Marketing on AI in 2026
The marketing team rebuilt function by function, with 30-plus sourced cases and the failures that keep it honest.
Read the case study →How Manufacturers Run on AI
On the plant floor, in the supply chain, and across decades of data, with BMW, Siemens, and a clean place to start.
Read the case study →How Architects and Interior Designers Run on AI
Ten sourced studios across six countries, the layer where adoption actually happens, and a 90-day plan for principals who do not want fluff.
Read the case study → href="/how-real-estate-runs-on-ai" style="display:block;border:1px solid rgba(20,20,14,.14);background:#fff;padding:26px;text-decoration:none;">How Real Estate Professionals and Agencies Run on AI
A 20,000-word operating manual: eight domains, the fair-housing lines, global benchmarks, and a 90-day plan.
Read the case study →Claude vs ChatGPT for Business
A blunt comparison of where each assistant wins and which one belongs in serious client work.
Read the briefing →See how more industries run on AI.
How Accounting Firms Run on AI
Fifteen real small and mid-sized firms worldwide, from a solo bookkeeper to a 250-person practice, and what happened when they put AI on the work.
How Construction Runs on AI
Ten real construction and engineering companies and exactly what they built with AI: faster estimating, jobsite safety, and generative design.
How Hotels Run on AI
From the booking page to the front desk to the room itself, a sourced look at ten real hotel companies and what actually worked.
How Law Firms Run on AI
A practical map of where AI now does real work inside a law firm, from intake to research to the demand letter to the bill.
How Medical Practices Run on AI
An honest look at where AI already does real work inside a medical practice, from clinical documentation to record summaries and prior authorizations.
How Nonprofits Run on AI
Ten real nonprofits and mission-driven organizations using AI in production right now, and what each one actually does.
How Wealth Management Runs on AI
An honest look at where AI already does real work inside a wealth practice, from client recaps and meeting prep to research and portfolio commentary.
How State & Local Governments Run on AI
Benefits casework, 311 requests, permits, and translation across agencies, cities, and counties.
How U.S. Federal Agencies Run on AI
What federal agencies have publicly documented, from veteran cancer screening to internal chatbots.
How Banks Run on AI
Twelve real chartered banks, from JPMorgan and Goldman to DBS and CommBank, and what actually happened.
How Private Equity Firms Run on AI
Real use cases from EQT, Blackstone, KKR, Vista and Carlyle across sourcing, diligence, and portfolio ops.
How Insurance Agencies Run on AI
Where AI does real work inside an independent agency, from quoting prep to plain-English policy summaries.
How Consulting Firms Run on AI
Where AI does real work inside an engagement, from scoping to research to the deck to business development.
How HR Teams Run on AI
Ten real examples from IBM, Chipotle, GM and Delta across hiring, HR service, and internal mobility.
How Universities Run on AI in 2026
System-wide rollouts and in-house tools built behind privacy walls, from EDUCAUSE data and named schools.
How Restaurants Run on AI
Named chains from Shake Shack and Wendy’s to Chipotle, Domino’s and Yum Brands, with real results.