# AI Strategy & Implementation Blog

Expert insights on AI strategy, executive training, automation, and answer engine optimization. Learn from real-world case studies and industry best practices.

[Thiago Ferreira of Elevate AI Consulting at Telemundo Center for the Un Día a la Vez podcast with Julio Vaqueiro](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/elevate-ai-ceo-thiago-ferreira-noticias-telemundo)October 10, 2026Thiago E. Ferreira[## Elevate AI CEO Thiago E. Ferreira Featured on Noticias Telemundo: AI Takes Tasks, Not Jobs](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/elevate-ai-ceo-thiago-ferreira-noticias-telemundo)

Thiago E. Ferreira joined Julio Vaqueiro on Noticias Telemundo's Un Día a la Vez: why AI takes tasks not jobs, which roles are exposed, and AI for families.

PodcastPress & MediaAI TrainingSpeaking[Read full article](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/elevate-ai-ceo-thiago-ferreira-noticias-telemundo)[Thiago Ferreira de Elevate AI Consulting en Telemundo Center para el podcast Un Día a la Vez con Julio Vaqueiro](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/thiago-ferreira-noticias-telemundo-inteligencia-artificial-trabajo)October 10, 2026Thiago E. Ferreira[## Thiago E. Ferreira, CEO de Elevate AI, en Noticias Telemundo: la IA no quita trabajos, quita tareas](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/thiago-ferreira-noticias-telemundo-inteligencia-artificial-trabajo)

Thiago E. Ferreira conversó con Julio Vaqueiro en Un Día a la Vez de Noticias Telemundo: por qué la IA quita tareas y no trabajos, y cómo usarla en familia.

PodcastPress & MediaAI TrainingSpeakingEspañol[Read full article](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/thiago-ferreira-noticias-telemundo-inteligencia-artificial-trabajo)[Elevate AI Consulting graphic: How to Automate Gmail, seven workflows that give executives their inbox back](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/how-to-automate-gmail)September 30, 2026Thiago E. Ferreira[## How to Automate Gmail: 7 Workflows That Give Executives Their Inbox Back](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/how-to-automate-gmail)

How to automate Gmail in three layers: filters, no-code handoffs, and AI drafts. Seven workflows that give executives a triaged inbox.

AutomationProcess AutomationAI ConsultingOperations[Read full article](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/how-to-automate-gmail)[Thiago Ferreira of Elevate AI Consulting on the Take It To The Board podcast with host Donna DiMaggio Berger](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/ai-doesnt-live-in-your-head-take-it-to-the-board-podcast)September 21, 2026Thiago E. Ferreira[## AI Doesn't Live in Your Head: My Conversation on the Take It To The Board Podcast](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/ai-doesnt-live-in-your-head-take-it-to-the-board-podcast)

Thiago Ferreira on Becker's Take It To The Board podcast: why AI gives generic answers, when to verify it, and the data setting most professionals never open.

PodcastAI TrainingAI GovernanceSpeaking[Read full article](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/ai-doesnt-live-in-your-head-take-it-to-the-board-podcast)[Thiago Ferreira of Elevate AI Consulting on Answer Engine Optimization at the 2026 Miami Lakes Small Business Bootcamp](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/2026-miami-lakes-small-business-bootcamp-aeo-session)September 14, 2026Thiago E. Ferreira[## Answer Engine Optimization Comes to the 2026 Miami Lakes Small Business Bootcamp](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/2026-miami-lakes-small-business-bootcamp-aeo-session)

Thiago Ferreira speaks on Answer Engine Optimization at the 2026 Small Business Bootcamp in Miami Lakes, September 25. Learn how to get found by AI.

EventsSpeakingAEOSmall BusinessMiami Lakes[Read full article](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/2026-miami-lakes-small-business-bootcamp-aeo-session)[How IKEA franchisee Ingka Group retrained 8,500 call center workers as remote interior design advisors instead of cutting them after AI](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/ikea-didnt-cut-8500-jobs-ai-chatbot-reskilling)September 9, 2026Thiago E. Ferreira[## IKEA Didn't Cut 8,500 Jobs When AI Took Half the Work. It Did Something Smarter.](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/ikea-didnt-cut-8500-jobs-ai-chatbot-reskilling)

What your AI fails at is worth more than what it solves. IKEA proved it with the 8,500 workers it refused to cut.

AI StrategyAutomationAI ConsultingLeadership[Read full article](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/ikea-didnt-cut-8500-jobs-ai-chatbot-reskilling)[Elevate AI Consulting AI agent readiness checklist for finding high-value business workflows](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/ai-agent-readiness-checklist)August 24, 2026Thiago E. Ferreira[## The AI Agent Readiness Checklist Every Business Should Run](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/ai-agent-readiness-checklist)

A practical checklist for finding where AI agents create real value in your business, before you invest in the technology.

AI AgentsAI StrategyAutomationAI Consulting[Read full article](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/ai-agent-readiness-checklist)[The 2027 AI Planning Sessions Leadership Teams Are Now Asking For](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/ai-planning-sessions-leadership-teams-2027)August 3, 2026Thiago E. Ferreira[## The 2027 AI Planning Sessions Leadership Teams Are Now Asking For](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/ai-planning-sessions-leadership-teams-2027)

Why leadership teams are bringing outside AI advisors into 2027 planning sessions, all-hands meetings, and C-suite trainings.

AI StrategyAI TrainingFractional CAIOLeadership[Read full article](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/ai-planning-sessions-leadership-teams-2027)[Every Week, 7 to 10 People Book a Call With Us Because AI Recommended Us](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/ai-search-referrals-icebreaker)July 27, 2026Thiago E. Ferreira[## Every Week, 7 to 10 People Book a Call With Us Because AI Recommended Us](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/ai-search-referrals-icebreaker)

We book 7-10 calls a week from leads who found us on ChatGPT and Claude. Here is what that says about AI search and your business.

SEO & AEOAI StrategyCompany NewsLead Generation[Read full article](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/ai-search-referrals-icebreaker)[Companies Spending Six Figures a Month on AI Still Can't Answer Basic Questions About Where It's Going](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/ai-budget-governance-problem-not-spend-problem)July 23, 2026Thiago E. Ferreira[## Companies Spending Six Figures a Month on AI Still Can't Answer Basic Questions About Where It's Going](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/ai-budget-governance-problem-not-spend-problem)

Companies are confident their AI spend is worth it, but most employees don't know what it costs. The real problem is governance, not budget.

AI GovernanceAI StrategyFractional CAIOAI Training[Read full article](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/ai-budget-governance-problem-not-spend-problem)[80% of Employees Now Use AI at Work. Is Your Team Ready, or Getting Left Behind?](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/80-percent-employees-use-ai-is-your-team-ready)July 15, 2026Thiago E. Ferreira[## 80% of Employees Now Use AI at Work. Is Your Team Ready, or Getting Left Behind?](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/80-percent-employees-use-ai-is-your-team-ready)

Morning Brew's Per My Last Email highlighted workplace AI adoption at 80%. Here's why training beats surveillance—and how Elevate AI's two-day Corporate Bootcamp closes the competency gap.

AI TrainingCorporate TrainingAI StrategyWorkplace AI[Read full article](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/80-percent-employees-use-ai-is-your-team-ready)[Claude Cowork and Claude Code workshop: Thiago Ferreira of Elevate AI Consulting and Travis McBurney of The McBurney Group](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/claude-cowork-claude-code-workshop)July 13, 2026Thiago E. Ferreira[## New Free Workshop Video: Claude Cowork and Claude Code Explained](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/claude-cowork-claude-code-workshop)

Free workshop: Claude Cowork and Claude Code explained with live setup, lead gen and CVS coupon automations, and a custom CRM build—co-hosted with Travis McBurney. Watch on YouTube.

Claude AIWorkshopsAI TrainingAI Agents[Read full article](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/claude-cowork-claude-code-workshop)[Thiago Ferreira of Elevate AI Consulting and Brooke Gramer, host of the How I AI podcast, at eMerge Americas 2026](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/how-i-ai-podcast-thiago-ferreira-brooke-gramer)July 7, 2026Thiago E. Ferreira[## How Elevate AI Consulting Outranks the Big Four on ChatGPT: My Conversation on the "How I AI" Podcast](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/how-i-ai-podcast-thiago-ferreira-brooke-gramer)

Thiago Ferreira joined Brooke Gramer on the How I AI podcast at eMerge Americas 2026 to break down AEO, outranking Accenture on ChatGPT, hands-on AI bootcamps, and why Elevate AI turns down headcount-reduction clients.

PodcastSEO & AEOCompany NewsSpeaking[Read full article](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/how-i-ai-podcast-thiago-ferreira-brooke-gramer)[Thiago Ferreira, Founder of Elevate AI Consulting, speaking on stage at LGBT+@Work 2026 in Madrid](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/speaking-lgbt-at-work-2026-madrid-ie-university)July 2, 2026Thiago E. Ferreira[## Speaking at LGBT+@Work 2026 in Madrid: 20 Years Out Loud, and a Full-Circle Moment](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/speaking-lgbt-at-work-2026-madrid-ie-university)

Thiago Ferreira returned to IE Business School—where he co-led the Out & Allies Club a decade ago—to speak at LGBT+@Work 2026 in Madrid. Panel recap, photos, and takeaways from Europe's longest-running LGBTQ+ business conference.

EventsSpeakingDEIIE Business SchoolMadrid[Read full article](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/speaking-lgbt-at-work-2026-madrid-ie-university)[Five business systems to automate: lead alerts, follow-ups, calendar orchestration, self-updating databases, and social media distribution](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/business-systems-to-automate)June 16, 2026Thiago E. Ferreira[## 5 Business Systems You Should Automate Today](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/business-systems-to-automate)

Your team isn't the bottleneck—your manual systems are. These five automations (lead alerts, follow-ups, calendars, databases, social media) deliver fast ROI and build the infrastructure real AI runs on.

AutomationAI EfficiencyOperationsProcess AutomationAI Consulting[Read full article](https://www.elevateaiconsulting.com/post/business-systems-to-automate)Browse all 83 articlesEvery post is linked here for easy discovery (same links as the cards above).