How Manufacturing & Distribution Leaders Are Using AI

What we'll talk through

1. 01

   Where it's useful today

   The everyday work where owners and execs at manufacturers, distributors and contractors can get real time back: email, quotes, reports and meeting notes.

2. 02

   Quotes, reports and admin

   What AI does well with this kind of paperwork, where it still makes mistakes, and how to check its work.

3. 03

   Starting with yourself

   Why it pays to get comfortable with it in your own week before asking a team to use it, and what a sensible first month looks like.

Questions we'll get into

The kind of questions people bring. Bring your own too.

• “I've tried ChatGPT a couple of times. What should I actually be using it for?”
• “Can it help me write quotes, bids or customer emails faster?”
• “Is it safe to paste in pricing, customer or job information?”
• “ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot: which one should I use?”
• “How much time does it take to get good at this?”
• “How do I get my managers using it without it turning into a big project?”

How the 45 minutes go

1. 01

   Intros

   A quick round of who's here and what each person wants to get out of it.

2. 02

   Walkthrough

   Pete talks through the topics above with real examples.

3. 03

   Your questions

   Open conversation. Most of the time goes here.

Who it's for

CEOs, COOs and owners of manufacturing, distribution and construction companies.

• Capped at 6 people, so there's time for everyone's questions.
• No technical background needed.
• Nothing to prepare. Just bring your questions.

Your host

Pete Enestrom

Co-founder, Zaigo

Exited VC-backed founder, previously at Microsoft and Intel. Yale undergrad, Columbia MBA. Pete works 1-on-1 with executives on using AI in their own daily work.