AI & Competitive Advantage: From Surviving to Thriving — Full Workshop Recording
TL;DR
AI tools alone do not create competitive advantage. Automating broken processes just creates faster chaos. Competitive advantage comes from workflow redesign, hands-on upskilling, and small wins that compound. The real moat is people who know how to use AI well.
If you couldn't attend our recent AI & Competitive Advantage: From Surviving to Thriving workshop with The Miami-Dade LGBTQ+ & Allied Chamber of Commerce (MDGLCC), you can now watch the full recording below.
This session is not about AI hype or tools for the sake of tools.
It's about how real companies are actually creating competitive advantage with AI, and why so many organizations are struggling to see ROI.
👉 Watch the full workshop video here:
Why Most Companies Aren't Seeing ROI from AI
One of the biggest misconceptions in the market today is that AI itself is a competitive advantage.
It's not.
Access to ChatGPT, Copilot, or Gemini is now table stakes.
What separates winners from everyone else is how AI is applied to workflows and people.
In this workshop, I break down what I've seen across real projects with small businesses, mid-market companies, and Fortune 500 teams—and explain why most AI initiatives stall after the first few months.
The Three Advantage Framework: How AI Actually Creates Competitive Advantage
In the session, I introduce a simple framework that explains why AI success looks rare, even though tools are everywhere.
1. Model Advantage (Short-Term)
Access to the latest AI tools and models.
Everyone can copy this. It's not defensible.
2. Workflow Advantage (Medium-Term)
Redesigning processes, not just automating tasks.
This is where real efficiency, margin, and speed appear.
3. Human Advantage (Long-Term)
Upskilling teams to think, build, and operate with AI.
This is the only compounding, defensible advantage.
Most companies overinvest in tools and underinvest in people.
That's the gap.
Why "AI for Humans" Wins
Across industries, I see the same pattern:
- AI doesn't eliminate jobs
- AI eliminates tasks
- Teams that are trained hands-on adopt faster, move with confidence, and deliver results
That's why all of our work at Elevate AI Consulting focuses on hands-on training, real workflow creation, and internal capability building, not slide decks or prompt lists.
Want Help Applying This to Your Business?
If you're interested in:
- AI training for your team
- Hands-on AI bootcamps
- Workflow automation and AI agents
- Building internal AI capability instead of outsourcing it
Get in touch with Elevate AI Consulting.
AI for Humans. By Humans.
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