The Complete Guide to Securing AI Applications
An AI feature can be perfectly functional and still create a security problem. A chatbot answers correctly, a coding assistant saves developers hours, or an internal agent automates routine work. Meanwhile, the same application may be handling sensitive prompts, calling external models, installing dependencies, retrieving private documents, and executing actions with permissions that were never […]
Dar Dowling Explores Why the Future of Publishing Is Still Human
By: Dar Dowling Artificial intelligence is changing publishing at an extraordinary pace, and it is clearly freaking people out. But feelings aren’t facts, even though they do have a lot of power. So, what is really up with AI and publishing? Authors and publishing professionals can now use AI to brainstorm ideas, organize research, develop […]
Michael Hooks Jr. Is Building More Than Projects, Building a Stronger Memphis
By: Lennard James In a city defined by entrepreneurship, logistics, construction and an enduring tradition of Black business leadership, Michael Hooks Jr. has established himself as a Memphis executive whose influence extends well beyond the projects his company manages. Through business ownership, civic engagement and community leadership, Hooks has spent much of his professional life […]
When Sustainability Becomes Strategy: Building Enterprise Value From Natural Capital
By Aman Jalan Forests VC is applying an enterprise-development mindset to natural systems, where stewardship, productive capacity, and capital can work together to create value. For decades, sustainability and business strategy often occupied different conversations. One focused on responsibility, the other on growth, productivity, and enterprise value. Forests VC co-founder Kimberly Lacayo believes some of […]
Eddie S. Jones Jr.: From the Streets of Memphis to a Distinguished Career in Public Leadership
By: Lennard James In a city that has produced generations of civil rights leaders, entrepreneurs, public servants, and community advocates, Eddie S. Jones Jr. has built his own legacy through something both simple and demanding: decades of service to the people of Memphis and Shelby County. Long before Jones became the Shelby County Probate Court […]
Aaron Fusselman on the Role of Agentic AI in Location Intelligence for Government Agencies
Every government decision has a location attached to it. Where should a city route a snowplow? Where would a new fire station serve the most residents? Which areas are most likely to experience flooding this spring? Aaron Fusselman spends his days selling technology built around questions like these, and the technology he’s working with now […]
Kason Morris on The Strategic Risk Hiding Inside Your AI Investment
By: Natalie Johnson Corporate leaders are currently moving as fast as possible to put artificial intelligence (AI) into everyday workflows. Most of the executive conversation centers on direct cost savings and how quickly tasks get done. But according to Kason Morris, this push for speed and efficiency can overlook a much bigger question inside modern […]
Torani CEO Maintains No-Layoff Policy Through Decades of Growth
Torani CEO Melanie Dulbecco is weighing generative and agentic AI against a workforce policy the company says has survived a century without layoffs. With 2026 revenue expected to exceed $800 million, the San Leandro syrup maker offers a rare case study in how growth, automation, internal mobility and long-term employee retention can coexist. Key Takeaways […]
Brian Harris: Transforming Youth Leadership in Memphis Through Service, Opportunity and Example
By: Lennard James Some people accept positions of leadership; others transform them into platforms for service. Brian E. Harris has emerged as the latter, a Memphis native whose hands-on approach to youth development is helping redefine what public service can look like for the next generation. As a leader with the City of Memphis Office […]
Roland U. Hoffmann: How SODA Aligns CEO, CIO, and COO Agendas Around Measurable Outcomes
By Natalie Johnson Enterprise transformations can look aligned and on track while different functions prioritize their own function. Roland U. Hoffmann, Founder of SODA, has built an approach to close that gap. His answer is the System of Disciplined Adaptability (SODA) operating model for major initiatives, connecting execution, operations, and technology around measurable business results. […]
Cliff Carnes: How to Cut Costs Without Cutting Capacity
By Natalie Johnson When revenue slows down or growth gets messy, most founders rush to cut spending in the easiest places they can find. Yet slashing line items across the board often breaks the day-to-day operations that brought in revenue in the first place. Cliff Carnes, Fractional Chief Operating Officer at BCC Group, sees cost […]
When an Investor Asks an AI About You, What Comes Back?
Due diligence has quietly acquired a second front door. The prospective investor, the acquirer’s analyst, the search consultant and the journalist all still type your name into a search engine. A growing number now ask an assistant first, and what comes back is not ten links to weigh up. It is a short, confident paragraph […]
Dubai Entrepreneur Ismail Kouami Expands Cross-Border Business Portfolio Through Kouami Group
By: Saan Sabir, Kouami Group Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 1 August 2026 – Dubai-based entrepreneur Ismail Kouami is continuing to develop Kouami Group as a cross-border investment holding with operating interests spanning financial technology, mobility, software and digital marketing. The group brings together businesses operating across different parts of the technology and mobility ecosystem, reflecting […]
The Contract Forge: Co-Founders Bradley and Danny Morrison Are Doing What’s Never Been Done Before for Homebuilders
By: Danny Morrison – Original Co-Founder of The Contract Forge The family-owned agency is taking a different approach to homebuilder marketing by focusing on what actually matters: booked meetings with homeowners who already own land and are ready to build. For years, homebuilders have been told the same thing by marketing agencies: “We’ll get you […]
