Thought Leadership and Software for Wholesale Change Agents
Brian Hopkins
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You Need Someone to Talk To
The ideas will come. Accountability will keep you moving between conversations.
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I Had to Let Go of My Pride First
The question every experienced distribution leader needs to sit with is this: are you bringing your expertise to AI as a resource, or as a gate?
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You Don’t Need to Know Which Model is Best. You Need to Use One
Pick something. Use it on real work. Get good at it.
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The Data Perfection Myth: Why Waiting Is Costing You Years
Data cleanup isn’t a project with a finish line.
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AI Didn’t Make Me Smarter — It Made Me Faster at Being Smart
AI makes me faster at what I already know.
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Late to AI is Still Better Than Not Starting
It’s not too late, but if you wait the AI gap gets wider.
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Securing the Intelligent Warehouse: A Wholesale Distributor’s Guide to AI Cybersecurity
As wholesale distributors embrace AI-powered operations, new security threats demand new defenses.
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4 Hard Truths About AI Strategy That Wholesale Distributors Must Face
There are two types of leaders: the “Quarterly Distributor” and the “5-Year Distributor.”
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Why Your AI Pilots Keep Failing (And Why That’s Actually Fine)
Expect most pilots to fail. Plan for it. Budget for it.
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Agentic AI in Distribution: What Research Actually Shows
93% of distributors expect increased AI usage, but many are not beyond exploration.