Artificial intelligence is dominating headlines, but are businesses truly leveraging it for bottom-line results, or just exploring novel tools? It's time to move past the hype and focus on demonstrable return on investment. This episode of Harmonious at Lunch features Hunter Jensen, founder of Barefoot Solutions and a veteran tech leader who demystifies AI for practical application. Learn how to approach AI not as magic, but as a powerful business tool requiring strategic implementation focused on measurable outcomes like cost reduction, revenue growth, and enhanced productivity.

Key takeaways:

• Understand why the era of simply experimenting with AI is over; the focus must shift to deploying solutions that deliver quantifiable business value and ROI.
• Learn a practical framework for evaluating potential AI initiatives: calculate the estimated return for various use cases (e.g., time saved, increased output) and prioritize implementation based on impact.
• Discover how AI can significantly boost the productivity of your existing workforce, enabling substantial business growth without a corresponding increase in staffing levels.
• Explore strategies for implementing AI securely within your organization, particularly when dealing with confidential data, by considering proprietary, in-house systems over potentially risky public tools.
• Grasp the advantages of developing a foundational AI platform tailored to your business needs, rather than relying solely on off-the-shelf point solutions for isolated tasks.
• Recognize the critical need for ongoing AI system management, including monitoring, continuous improvement, implementing guardrails, and comprehensive employee training across departments.

Take action:

• Like this video, Comment with how your business is approaching AI, and Subscribe to Harmonious at Lunch for more strategic business discussions.
• Visit Hunter Jensen's company website, Barefoot Solutions, at http://www.barefootsolutions.com/ to learn more about their approach to building practical, ROI-driven AI solutions for businesses.
• Connect with Hunter and Barefoot Solutions on social media:
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunterjensen/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barefootsolutions
• X (Twitter): https://x.com/barefootsolns
• Visit host Brandon Gano's website https://humanop.com/ to find solutions for achieving instant clarity and operational harmony in your business.

In this episode, you'll also learn:

• A detailed, real-world example demonstrating how to calculate the ROI for AI implementation in a specific field (commercial real estate appraisals).
• How deploying an internal AI assistant trained on company knowledge can automate tasks like answering HR benefit questions, saving significant employee time.
• Nuanced considerations regarding how AI-driven productivity gains might influence employee compensation models, especially in performance-based roles like sales.
• The potential pitfalls and security risks of employees using public AI tools with sensitive company information, even if official policies prohibit it.
• Why the necessary skillset for interacting with AI has evolved beyond simple "prompt engineering" toward comprehensive system management and oversight.
• Hunter's perspective on why, despite powerful new AI tools, tasks like sales outreach remain challenging due to increased market noise.

If you're a business leader seeking a clear, actionable path to integrating artificial intelligence in a way that demonstrably benefits your bottom line, this conversation cuts through the noise. Tune in for practical strategies to make AI work for your business.

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