Early AI Adoption = Competitive Advantage
Stop guessing on AI — walk away with a roadmap built for your distribution business.
Why AI Strategy Matters Now
Early adopters are expected to increase cash flow by 122%
Followers are expected to gain only 10%
Late adopters may lose 23%
Our View of Distribution
Revenue Growth:
AI-enabled sales, pricing, and demand insights drive higher win rates, improved wallet share, and faster quote-to-order cycles.
Labor Cost Savings: Automation and copilots reduce manual effort across customer service, sales operations, finance, and the warehouse—translating productivity gains into measurable cost leverage.
Integration with CRM & service platforms:
Faster response times, more accurate orders, proactive service, and personalized interactions increase retention and lifetime value, reinforcing revenue gains over time.
The Workshop Experience
From your first AI dollar to measurable ROI — every initiative sequenced, funded, and tied to revenue.
• Quantified AI investment with clear, sub-12-month payback
• Phased execution aligns value creation with organizational capacity
• Early initiatives fund and de-risk longer-term investments
• Roadmap tied to revenue growth, efficiency, and resilience
Take The FIrst Step
Schedule Your AI Workshop
AND GAIN THE AI ADVANTAGE
Where are you headed?
Building Your
AI Roadmap
A structured session that helps distribution companies identify, prioritize, and sequence AI initiatives based on organizational readiness and strategic priorities.
Key Benefits:
- Curated set of 40+ distribution-specific AI use cases
- Clear prioritization framework (Now / Next / Later)
- ROI projections tailored to your company profile
- Actionable roadmap with dependencies mapped
Find out your biggest AI ROI by taking an AI-Readiness Assessment that will identify key pilots to roll out for quick AI wins.
AI Workshop roadmap
ROI Analysis
Financial viability assessment for proposed AI investments
- Net present value, IRR, payback period, and profitability index
- Investment recommendation based on economic returns
- ROI modeled across a multi-year implementation horizon
- Inputs tied to revenue growth and operational efficiency use cases
- A deeper dive is required to determine actionable insights. That’s why Customer Experience RX is so critical to the success of your business.
THE AI WOrkshop Advantage
What Attendees Leave With…
Customized AI Strategy Roadmap
• Prioritized 90-day, 6-month, and 12-month AI initiatives with owners and timelines
• Tailored to your tech stack, culture, competitive position, and business cycles
Board-Ready Executive Summary
• ROI modeling: projected revenue lift (7-10%) and labor cost savings (300 to 500 basis points)
• Talent impact projections through 2030 with headcount-neutral scenarios
AI Use Case Library for Distribution
• Comprehensive catalog of proven AI applications across all functional areas
• Framework to evaluate vendor claims and internal proposals with confidence
Jonathan Bein, Ph.D.
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Brian Hopkins
Chief Operations Officer
Distribution Industry Experts
Why DSG?
- Led by a Ph.D. in AI. Co-founder Jonathan Bein holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science with an AI focus from CU Boulder and has applied advanced analytics and AI with 100+ distributors.
- AI strategy built for distribution — not generic. Dedicated AI coverage, the Applied AI for Distributors conference, and the AI News and Gurus show keep you current on what’s actually working in the industry.
- For distributors, by distributors. Co-founder Ian Heller spent 30+ years inside Grainger, HD Supply, and Newark Electronics; COO Brian Hopkins led 800+ employees and $200M in branch revenue at Grainger and has held similar operations and CX leadership roles at midsize distributors like Hisco and Redi Carpet. Strategy from operators, not outsiders.