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🧠 AI isn’t suffering from a model problem. It’s suffering from a context problem. One of the biggest shifts I’ve seen over the past year is that executive conversations are finally moving beyond “Which LLM should we use?” to “How do we make AI understand our business?” That is a much more important question. Too many organizations are investing heavily in AI while overlooking the layer that gives those models meaning: relationships, context, governance, and trusted knowledge. Knowledge graphs and ontologies aren’t just academic concepts anymore—they’re becoming foundational infrastructure for enterprise AI. From a CEO perspective, I’ve watched organizations dramatically improve AI outcomes when they stop treating data as isolated records and start treating it as connected knowledge. From a board advisor’s perspective, I see this as a governance issue just as much as a technology issue. Boards need to be asking: ✅ Does our AI understand our business? ✅ Can we explain and trust the answers it produces? ✅ Are we creating knowledge assets that become competitive advantages over time? The companies that answer those questions well won’t just deploy AI faster—they’ll build AI that executives, employees, customers, and regulators can actually trust. This article is an excellent look at why knowledge graphs, ontologies, and semantic technologies are becoming central to the next generation of enterprise AI. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Where do you think organizations are today—still chasing bigger models, or finally investing in better context? #ArtificialIntelligence #KnowledgeGraphs #EnterpriseAI #SemanticAI #DataStrategy #BoardLeadership #DigitalTransformation #DataGovernance #Innovation #Leadership

♿👀 Representation is not a slogan. It is a customer experience strategy. People say they want more representation inside their company. This is why. 🧏♀️ When Deaf customers interact with Deaf employees, something powerful happens: ✨ Communication becomes easier 🤝 Trust builds faster 💬 Culture is understood without explanation ❤️ Customers feel seen, respected, and valued That is not just inclusion. That is better business. For the Deaf community — and for people with disabilities more broadly — representation can be the difference between: ❌ “They served me” and ✅ “They understood me.” That difference matters. Because customer experience is not just process, training, or scripts. It is connection. And companies that understand this build: 🚀 Stronger customer loyalty 📈 Better brand reputation 🧠 Smarter products and services 👥 More engaged teams 🌍 A culture that reflects the people it serves At iDisability, we believe disability inclusion is not just a compliance conversation. It is a leadership conversation. A culture conversation. A customer conversation. A business-performance conversation. ♿ Representation creates connection. 🤝 Connection creates trust. 🔥 Trust creates loyalty. That is the human case. That is the business case. Joyce Bender Andrew Houghton Sherry Lapaglia Gerald Homme Paula Ballog #DisabilityInclusion #DeafCommunity #RepresentationMatters #Accessibility #CustomerExperience #InclusiveLeadership #BrandLoyalty #EmployeeEngagement #DisabilityAwareness #Inclusion #iDisability

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We’re proud to share that John Walsh III, Founder & Chairman of Red Summit Board Services & Advisory, has been named CEO of Graphable. Graphable is a data and analytics firm specializing in graph technology, advanced analytics, and AI-ready data architectures, helping organizations transform complex, fragmented data into context-aware decision intelligence. John’s appointment follows Graphable’s acquisition by United Services, Inc. and reflects the exact leadership profile Red Summit was built to support: executives who can guide organizations through growth, transformation, and scale. At Red Summit, we work with boards, CEOs, and investors navigating inflection points — including acquisitions, digital transformation, go-to-market acceleration, and operational maturity. John stepping into the CEO role at Graphable exemplifies the type of hands-on, execution-oriented leadership we help organizations access and deploy. We’re excited to see Graphable enter its next chapter and look forward to the impact this leadership transition will have on clients, partners, and the broader data and AI ecosystem. 📣 Congratulations, John — and best wishes to the Graphable team as they build what’s next. 👉 Read the full announcement below #Leadership #CEO #BoardAdvisory #ExecutiveLeadership #DataAnalytics #AI #Growth #RedSummit

🍁🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from Red Summit Board Services & Advisory 🦃🍁 This season, we pause with gratitude for the leaders, teams, and partners who make our work meaningful. At Red Summit, we are thankful for: 🔺 Trusted Partnerships – your confidence inspires our best work. 🔺 Shared Purpose – tackling complex challenges together. 🔺 Meaningful Impact – building stronger boards, better governance, and thoughtful leadership. 🔺 Collaborative Progress – reaching new summits through teamwork and integrity. Wishing you and your families a warm, peaceful, and restorative Thanksgiving. From all of us at Red Summit Board Services & Advisory — thank you for your trust and partnership. #Thanksgiving2025 #Leadership #CorporateGovernance #BoardAdvisory #RedSummit #Gratitude #BusinessLeadership John Walsh III

🌏🤖 China just unveiled its roadmap to build an AI-native society by 2035 — and Mark Minevich breaks it down brilliantly in his new Newsweek article. If you’re a CEO, board member, policy leader, or responsible for future-proofing your organization… this is mandatory reading. Mark details how China plans to hard-wire AI into: 🏙️ Smart cities 🏭 Industrial production 🧬 Healthcare ecosystems 🎓 Education & workforce pipelines 📦 Commerce & national infrastructure All at a scale the West is not matching. This should be a wake-up call for every leader thinking about competitiveness, national security, AI governance, and the future of work. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIGovernance #FutureOfWork #GlobalLeadership #Innovation #TechStrategy #AIPolicy #DigitalTransformation #Automation #Geopolitics #USChina #AI2035 #Leadership #Newsweek

At Red Summit Board Services & Advisory, we help leaders see around corners — and few breakdowns of emerging technology do that better than John Walsh III’s latest Intersection of Hollywood & Technology episode. This analysis is a sharp reminder that what once looked like sci-fi is now shaping boardrooms, risk models, and national security strategies in real time. Required reading for any executive preparing their organization for the next wave of AI-driven disruption. 👇 Read John’s full post: