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Horizon Media’s AI takeover: Building an AI-first culture in less than one year

The new “super leader” has different skills
Today's leaders have a new problem ahead of them: How to transform their businesses into "supercompanies" by fundamentally rethinking the work they do every day.

Horizon Media’s AI takeover: Building an AI-first culture in less than one year
Horizon Media went from AI-nascent to 85% AI-certified in under a year by combining a company-wide mandate with protected learning time, visible CEO participation, and internal branding that made proficiency feel like a badge of honor.

The president went first on AI. Everyone else followed.
Sidearm Sports president George Scott drove company-wide AI adoption by getting deeply fluent himself first, making AI proficiency part of every employee’s performance review, and requiring a real capability baseline before letting anyone join the AI committee.

What makes an AI ambassador program actually stick
Agital, a digital marketing agency, built an AI ambassador program that actually works because they got specific where most programs stay vague - on selection, accountability, and goal-setting.

The 4 priority strategies for every marketer in Q1
This week, we heard from 8 marketing experts from companies like Estee Lauder, HubSpot, and Zapier on THE AI strategies that need to be in every CMO’s 2026 plan. Our own Head of Marketing, Rachel Fields, is sharing the 4 tactics on her own to-do list.

85% of workers don’t use AI for business value
Our latest AI proficiency research was released this week – and if you’re leading a team through AI transformation, you’re going to want to keep reading.

The hidden reasons you’re not getting AI ROI
If you’ve been thinking “I’m doing everything I’m supposed to, why is my AI deployment falling flat?” We have answers. TL;DR - you might be doing the right things, but only halfway.

Most leaders are thinking about AI all wrong
2026 is 60 short days away, so here’s the wake up call you need: you’re still thinking about AI through the lens of software, and the survival of your company depends on you shifting that mindset.






