Award-winning strategist. Economic developer. AI educator to forward-moving leaders.
How One Small Business Incubator Reimagined the "Specialist" Role through AI-Native Process Ownership Executive Summary In the traditional organizational model, growth is linear: more clients require more staff, more meetings, and more "heroic effort." This case study follows Autumn, a Business Development Specialist at a regional
You're exhausted. Your inbox is overflowing. Your board wants results yesterday. Your team is stretched thin. Your budget is tighter than ever. And now everyone's talking about AI like it's the magic solution to everything—except nobody's showing you how to actually
How EDOs Can Lead Smart, Compliant Disaster Recovery with AI Workflows The Day the Hill Country Wouldn’t Stop Flooding Day 3. Kerrville, Texas. The air was thick—muggy and heavy with the smell of wet cedar. Intermittent rain kept hammering the Hill Country, and search-and-rescue teams had just been
Economic development has always been about connecting dots others can’t see—linking communities with opportunity, matching businesses with resources, and helping leaders chart a course toward growth. But in 2025 and beyond, one truth has become unavoidable: the organizations that master artificial intelligence will outpace those that don’t.
Most leaders arrive here feeling curious but cautious. They’ve seen the hype, heard the buzzwords, and wondered: Will AI really work in my world? That’s exactly where Meghan, Pat, and Erica started too. Real Results in the Field $100K in Receivables, Recovered It wasn’t quick. Over the
When leaders first land here, the biggest question is always: “Okay, but where do I start?” I get it. You’re busy. You don’t want another theory-heavy program—you want to know exactly what to do first, what comes next, and how to prove it’s worth your time.
Hi, I’m Katie Milton Jordan — Founder & CEO of SimpleEDO.ai and creator of the AI Performance School for Economic Developers. I built this space for one reason: the future of economic development won’t be shaped by theory, panels, or buzzwords. It will be shaped by leaders bold
