Scott K. Wilder, MBA, MA, MPM

If you're evaluating predictive analytics platforms for fundraising, start here. Too many teams jump from “we need AI” straight into vendor demos. A better starting point is simpler: What decisions are you trying to improve? A Strategic Guide to Predictive Donor Intelligence walks through the criteria I think matter most: • can nontechnical teams use it? • does it forecast, not just score? • can it explain its recommendations? • does it fit into your existing stack? • how quickly can it produce lift? That’s the conversation nonprofit leaders should be having right now. Download the guide: https://lnkd.in/eTy7VzZU Curious what others are prioritizing first: explainability, speed to value, or platform fit?

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Sierra partnered with Curative to build their AI voice agent that's creating faster, better experiences for members and providers while freeing up their team to focus on what matters most: building deeper relationships

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Stop Drowning in Evidence — Start Connecting the Dots Assessment Directors tell us the same thing: “We have plenty of data, but not enough insight.” You don’t need more forms. You need more alignment: ✅ Course-level to program-level ✅ Program outcomes to institutional goals ✅ Data to decisions The real win? When reporting stops being a burden… and starts being a story about how your institution grows. #AssessmentLeadership #StudentSuccess #Accreditation #ProgramReview #EdTechSolutions

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Thank you, SkillsScoop, for allowing me to be a guest writer in this week's episode. I touch on some of the great applications of digital credentials that we weren't able to feature in our LER Ecosystem Report. The newsletter does a great job of touching on many key topics around workforce development, skills-based hiring, and LERs in every edition.

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📊 One in every three organizations say flexibility and adaptability are critical for their AI infrastructure. This stat from Enterprise Strategy Group (part of Omdia)'s latest research points to a broader trend: enterprises need scalable, governed, and efficient AI platforms—and IT is leading the charge. Download the eBook to see how IT can future-proof AI investments while driving efficiency and reducing risk. 👉 https://gag.gl/Q1qN1Z #EnterpriseAI #AIToolchain #AIGovernance AWS Partners NetApp

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2025 felt like an inflection point 🔀... for Fluvio, and for PMM as a discipline as a whole This year, our work shifted meaningfully up-market. We were brought in for exec and board-level initiatives tied directly to GTM transformation. Think: 1️⃣ Deep, domain-specific research to redefine positioning 2️⃣ Segment-level insight to guide real GTM tradeoffs 3️⃣ Synthesis that shapes product development cycles, not just messaging 4️⃣ Core GTM infrastructure: launch process, tiering, RACI, beta and alpha gating, channel SOPs, cross-functional alignment What stood out most wasn’t the growth metrics, though we’re proud of them: 25%+ growth, nearing $3M in revenue is a special year! What mattered more was where PMM, and Fluvio, were invited into the conversation. When PMM works, it doesn’t sit downstream of strategy. It is strategy, or a critical part of it. Thankfully, companies are realizing growth doesn’t come from more one-sheets, more decks, or “simpler messaging” like LinkedIn wants you to believe🤦‍♂️ It comes from sharper decisions that exploit your unique edge. Something PMMs are uniquely equipped to uncover. The rest is derivative. ..and it doesn’t feel like 2026 will slow this down 🚂

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I've partnered with many early-stage tech CEOs. The most successful ones—the true "10x" leaders—don't just have a great idea. They have a distinct set of leadership mindsets. A great article from Michael Neuendorff, PCC at Bay Area Executive Coach recently broke down 10 of these "CEO material" traits. It got me thinking about how these qualities directly amplify growth and innovation, especially when paired with a strong financial partner. As a CFO, my role isn't to be the "No" police. It's to be a strategic partner who connects the CEO’s vision to financial reality. Here’s how it works: 1. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗘𝗢'𝘀 "𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻" + 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗙𝗢'𝘀 "𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽" I worked with a CEO who had a bold (and expensive!) vision for a new product line. Instead of just looking at the cost, we partnered to model the unit economics and cash-on-cash return. We built a stage-gated plan that funded the vision, proved the concept, and gave investors the confidence to double down. The CEO's vision + the CFO's financial roadmap = accelerated, de-risked innovation. 2. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗘𝗢'𝘀 "𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲" + 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗙𝗢'𝘀 "𝗥𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁" Another CEO faced a brutal market shift. Their resilience was incredible, but resilience needs runway. My job was to immediately find that runway. By re-forecasting, managing burn, and communicating transparently with the board, we gave their new strategy the time it needed to work. That's the partnership: The CEO provides the grit; the CFO provides the financial breathing room. For my friends in PE, executive search, and at the helm of tech companies, this partnership is key. The best outcomes happen when a CEO's vision is amplified by a financial framework that enables, rather than restricts. That's how you build companies that last. For more insights, check out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gjfN4PDp #CFO #CEO #Leadership #TechStartups #GrowthMindset #Innovation #PrivateEquity #ExecutiveSearch #ExecutiveTeams

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AI is the New Language of Leadership. For years, marketers treated AI like a luxury... a nice-to-have tool for teams with extra time or budget. That era is over. Today, AI and predictive performance systems aren’t optional. They’re the operating system for how modern CMOs think, plan, and execute. The brands that will win aren’t the ones spending more; they’re the ones predicting better. Because growth today isn’t about who has the biggest team. It’s about who has the smartest system. Over the past 25 years, across both the agency world and the CMO seat, I’ve built and refined a tool that captures everything I’ve learned about how to grow brands. It analyzes emotional resonance, message sequencing, spend efficiency, and creative impact, and turns that data into clear, predictive insights for decision-making. It’s not a theory. It’s what happens when intuition meets intelligence. The future CMO won’t just use AI to automate tasks; they’ll use it to amplify judgment because the new competitive advantage isn’t effort. It’s awareness. DM me if you would like to see the tool I've created.

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Thanks TechRadar Pro for spotlighting Benjamin Barrier's insights on navigating the AI-powered web. His core message is clear and powerful: organizations must move beyond identity-based detection and lean into intent-based cybersecurity. In a world where traffic is made up of human and bot identities, knowing WHY traffic interacts with your platform is paramount. He outlined that: 🤯 DataDome saw nearly one billion requests from OpenAI-identified crawlers per month last quarter 💡 To succeed, teams must: ⏩ Reaudit and reframe how they think about non-browser traffic. ⏩ Replace static rules with dynamic, context-aware defenses. ⏩ Define consistent access policies for AI agents—which roles are welcome, under what conditions. https://lnkd.in/gfWmV-k6

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AI can help us scale care—but it can’t replace care. The future of mental health depends on pairing technology with real human connection.

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It's Data Privacy Week, and we've been talking about how in higher education, data privacy is rarely just about technology. It’s shaped by governance, accountability, and the everyday trade-offs institutions make to keep work moving while protecting long-term trust.   Many of the decisions that matter most don’t happen during audits or incident response. They happen earlier, in system design conversations, vendor renewals, access approvals, and small workflow changes that feel routine at the time.   Institutions that handle privacy well aren’t risk-free. They tend to have clarity. Clear ownership of data. Better visibility into how information moves. Shared expectations for how systems should support the way people actually work.   As digital environments continue to expand, treating privacy as a leadership responsibility rather than a purely technical task becomes more important. Data Privacy Week is a useful moment to step back and reflect on how those choices are being made.   #DataPrivacyWeek #HigherEducation #DigitalTrust #DataPrivacy

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Just stepped out of a webinar led by Brenda Benham, and it was a useful reminder that the strongest pitches align with how the brain actually processes information. When a pitch is structured around how people remember (when it connects to what they care about, and when it is delivered with grounded confidence) the idea sticks. For purpose-driven founders in particular, this matters. Solving meaningful problems is not enough if the story gets lost in explanation. Investors are not short on intelligence; they are short on attention. The takeaway for leaders is simple and uncomfortable: if your pitch requires heavy effort from the listener, it is not ready yet. Clarity is not a nice-to-have. It is a competitive advantage. #Leadership #Founders #Pitching #ExecutiveCommunication #Clarity #InvestorReadiness

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I’m sharing this, though I’d remove the word “innovative” from the title. It’s simply a list of how coaching professionals are using AI, useful yes, but not necessarily innovative.

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