Small Business Profiles
AI Gives a 17-Person Agency More Time for Creative Work
Stream Creative, the marketing agency I co-founded in 2006, helps manufacturing and service companies grow. Our clients have a wide range of goals and needs — so we do everything from comprehensive marketing campaigns, to graphic design, websites, digital ads, press releases, social media content, and even billboards and catalogs. Today, my 17-person firm uses…
AI Puts Sophisticated Digital Advertising Within Small Business Reach
In 2024, I founded 4XDigital, an AI-powered advertising platform that enables small businesses to create and manage cross-channel digital ad campaigns. I’d spent years developing ad technologies for Amazon’s small sellers, and had learned two key lessons: first, advertising is an extremely effective tool for small businesses — if it’s done well. Second, most small…
Guardian Owl Digital Puts People First in Small-Business AI Adoption
I’m the founder and CEO of a full-service digital marketing firm, Guardian Owl Digital, in Louisville, Kentucky. Over the past 12 years, my team and I have developed online marketing strategies for hundreds of small and medium-sized businesses, helping them build trusted brands, grow, and succeed. Over the past year, I’ve spoken with scores of…
How AI Helps Incrementum Digital Deliver More for Its Clients
In 2019, I started a digital marketing firm, Incrementum Digital, to help brands grow on Amazon and other key retail platforms. Today, my 70-employee firm works with about 100 clients — many of which are household names — using data-driven insights to craft integrated advertising, marketing, and brand management strategies. AI-powered tools are helping us…
AI Helps an American-Made Cutlery Company Keep Costs Down
Iowa-based Rada Cutlery has sold top-quality, 100% American-made knives and kitchenware since 1948. Family-owned, the business has thrived by embracing smart changes — like offering new products that meet customers’ evolving needs, and shifting a portion of sales to an ecommerce model — while remaining firm in our commitment to made-in-America quality, value, and service. …
Affordable AI Brings 24/7 Compliance to a Veteran-Owned Business
I’m a 101st Airborne veteran with over 30 years’ experience in security and military operations. In 2012, I started a security-guard training and certification company, Alliance Training and Testing, in Nashville, Tennessee. We quickly became one of the state’s most popular training schools, and have educated thousands of responsible, effective security professionals. Security training is…
From Amazon Products to New Ventures: One Entrepreneur’s AI Story
I’m an entrepreneur. I’m deeply involved in three businesses that use AI-powered tools in very different ways. My story is a case study in how small businesses and startups are leveraging AI technologies not only to grow and improve existing businesses, but also to launch innovative, high-potential new ventures. I’ll start with the simplest AI…
CitySwing Uses AI to Compete With National Golf Chains
I started playing golf when I was 16. But it was only later, as a corporate professional, that I fully appreciated all that the game offers: a chance to practice strategic thinking, pursue excellence, spend time outdoors, and, critically, foster meaningful personal and business relationships. I wanted to make golf accessible to everyone — especially…
From Cardboard Prototypes to Triple the Game Output
In 2017, my wife and I started a company making table games. Since then, the two of us have created over a dozen games that bring friends and family together to talk, laugh, and connect. From the start, e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Shopify have allowed us to reach millions of customers worldwide. Now, AI-powered…
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AI Gives a 17-Person Agency More Time for Creative Work
AI Puts Sophisticated Digital Advertising Within Small Business Reach
Guardian Owl Digital Puts People First in Small-Business AI Adoption
