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From pro snowboarder to AI CEO: Nicole Donnelly’s founder story
Nicole Donnelly, Founder of AISmartMarketing.com
Overview:
Nicole is a former pro snowboarder turned AI strategist, now helping businesses of all sizes adopt practical, impactful AI tools. In this conversation, she explains how AI can help small businesses scale, survive economic shifts, and automate without losing their human touch.
Key Takeaways:
75% of small businesses haven’t adopted AI yet—major opportunity.
Google search volume is down for the first time ever—AI search is rising.
AI is the bridge through the $1M and $10M growth “valleys of death.”
Use case: AI agent built to forecast…
The skinny
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