About Graham

I spent 20+ years in finance and operations — managing multi-million dollar budgets, implementing business systems, and finding ways to make companies run more efficiently. From construction firms to resource companies, I've seen first-hand how much time and money gets wasted on manual processes.

One stint stands out. As CFO of a regional airline, I steered the business through the 9/11 aftermath and the Ansett collapse landing at the same time — renegotiating with bankers, holding the cash position, keeping 200+ staff paid while the industry was in freefall. You learn a lot about what matters when everything's on the line at once.

When AI tools started becoming practical in late 2022, I saw the opportunity immediately. Not the hype — the real, practical applications. The accounts payable clerk spending hours on data entry. The estimator taking days to produce a cost report. The manager drowning in emails. These are problems I'd spent my career trying to solve with spreadsheets and systems. AI changes everything.

I've been writing about business disruption and data-driven decision-making since 2018 — so this isn't a bandwagon for me. It's the direction I've been pointing at for years, finally with the tools to back it up.

So I taught myself to build. Python, React, Next.js, APIs — not from a CS degree, but from a genuine need to make things work. I built an AI assistant that manages my email and makes phone calls. I built a nurse safety app for hospital workers. I built an automated video production pipeline for my YouTube channel. Each project taught me something new about what AI can actually do for businesses.

Now I help other businesses do the same. Not with jargon or hype, but with practical solutions built by someone who understands both the technology and the business problems it's solving.