Brian Hopkins
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DSG to Reveal First AI Top 50 Ranking of Wholesale Distributors
The AI Top 50 creates the distribution industry’s first public benchmark measuring which distributors are deploying AI at scale and which are still in the pilot stage, giving executives a clearer competitive yardstick for technology investment, operational strategy and market positioning
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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.