Andreas Welsch

Andreas Welsch is an internationally recognized top 10 Agentic AI leader and one of today’s most sought-after thought leaders and keynote speakers for business and technology audiences. With over two decades of global leadership experience, previously as Vice President at SAP, Andreas has helped Fortune 500 companies cut through AI hype to deliver measurable business outcomes.

He is the Founder and Chief Human Agentic AI Officer of AI consulting firm Intelligence Briefing, the best-selling author of the AI Leadership Handbook and The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge, and a leading voice on AI strategy, adoption, and transformation. 

At the heart of Andreas’s work lies a clear value proposition: he helps business leaders understand how to apply AI responsibly, effectively, and profitably by addressing the questions that decision-makers face:

• How do we turn AI into business value, not just experimentation?
• How can we prepare our workforce for AI-driven transformation?
• How can we empower our teams to use AI without creating AI workslop?
• What practical steps can we take to avoid ethical, operational, or financial pitfalls?

Andreas’s keynotes and workshops are known for their clarity, strategic relevance, and deep insight. Drawing from more than two decades in the software industry, he offers real-world frameworks and practical steps tailored to leadership audiences. He introduces leaders to AI agents, leading hybrid teams of humans and AI, and AI-driven business models, explaining not only what’s next, but what matters most and why.

During his tenure at SAP, Andreas accelerated the integration of AI across enterprise applications and positioned SAP as an AI leader. He brings first-hand experience and a global perspective to every business and has been named a LinkedIn Top Voice, Thinkers360's Top 10 Thought Leader in AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI, The Futurum Group's Top 14 AI Influencer, PEX Network’s Top 30 AI Leader, and SwissCognitive’s Top 50 Global AI Ambassador.

His work has appeared in CIO.com, VentureBeat, InformationWeek, and the American Management Association. He serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of AI, Robotics and Workplace Automation and as an adjunct professor at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

For leaders looking for clarity, action, and strategy, Andreas delivers a transformative experience beyond the hype. Follow his “What’s the BUZZ?” podcast and newsletter, “The AI MEMO”, and work with Andreas to turn hype into outcome for your business.

Vice President & Head of Marketing & Solution Management — Artificial Intelligence

Defined GTM and product marketing for Artificial Intelligence (AI) across SAP’s product portfolio, incl. AI Business Services on SAP Business Technology Platform in the context of embedded AI capabilities and intelligent process automation via Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and low-code/ no-code offering. Led global team of product marketers and solution managers

Struggling to keep up with repetitive tasks and endless scheduling?

You have an automation issue.

Most trades pros waste HOURS daily on busywork that drags them away from growing their bottom line.

They’re buried in manual processes—from following up with leads to scheduling, invoicing, and beyond.

I get it because I’ve been there.

After watching my own service business drown under paperwork and outdated systems, I knew I had to find a better way.

That’s when I discovered AI-driven automation.

A few months in, and I freed up my time to serve customers, grow revenue, and enjoy life beyond work.

(My wife no longer complains about me being ‘busy’ 24/7).

Now, I help home service pros like you do the same.

Together, we’ll:

- Identify your biggest time wasters
- Implement smart automation that handles them for you
- Build a streamlined, stress-free system that scales

All of this so you can finally focus on boosting profits and regaining your freedom.

I’ve done it for countless home service pros. I can do it for you.

Want to learn more?

Send me a message here on LinkedIn, or book a call at https://tradeautomationpros.com/, and let’s see how AI-driven automation can give you back your time and sanity.

Tersh Blissett

Starting a home service business in 2026 doesn’t mean doing everything by hand.

It means setting things up so the business doesn’t immediately depend on you running around.

If I were starting from scratch today, I’d keep it lean.
A few tools.
Clear handoffs.
No unnecessary complexity.

These are 7 automations I’d start with to keep things moving from day one:

• Leads get answered quickly
• Jobs get booked without phone tag
• Payments come in on time
• The day stays visible and manageable

The goal early on isn’t perfection.
It’s momentum without chaos.

Set up the basics once.
Let them run.
Then focus on the work that actually grows the business.

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I help home service businesses save 20+ hrs/week with AI automation | Host of Service Business Mastery (160k+ listeners) | CEO of Savannah’s #1 AC Company

85 AI tools top teams already rely on.

This saves months of trial and error.

Comment (STACK) to get it.

Top teams aren’t experimenting anymore.
They’ve standardized their stack.

Here’s the 2026 stack they’re running:

◥ Ideation: Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, Perplexity, NotebookLM
◥ Presentations: Gamma, Tome, Pitch, Decktopus AI, Beautiful.ai. 
◥ Writing: Sudowrite, Jasper, Copy. ai , HyperWrite (OthersideAI), QuillBot
◥ Models: GPT-4.1, Claude 3.5, Gemini 1.5, Mistral, LLaMA
◥ Meetings: Granola, Fireflies.ai, Avoma, Otter.ai, Tactiq
◥ Automation: Zapier, Make, Tray.ai, n8n, Peltarion
◥ Visuals: Midjourney, DALL·E, Leonardo.Ai, Firefly, Ideogram

plus 40+ more across code, distribution, ads, and branding.

The teams in 2026 aren’t working harder.
They’re stacking leverage.

If you want more, follow Tersh Blissett for AI setups, tools & systems.

Repost if you build with systems, not hustle.

2026 isn’t going to reward the hardest-working contractor.
It’s going to reward the one who fixed their back office.

The businesses pulling ahead right now didn’t magically get better techs.
They stopped relying on memory, sticky notes, and “we’ll get to it later.”

That’s where AI actually helps.

Not all robots
Just work that doesn’t need a human anymore.

Here’s what it frees you from:

- Follow-ups that happen without someone remembering
- Leads answered even when you miss the call
- Dispatch that isn’t dependent on one stressed-out person
- Invoicing and handoffs that don’t fall through cracks
- A team that spends time on jobs, not admin

This isn’t about chasing trends.
It’s about starting Q1 2026 with fewer fires to put out.

Honest question:
What part of your operation breaks the second someone takes a day off?

Drop it in the comments. That’s usually the first thing to fix.

Follow Tersh Blissett for real systems that make service businesses easier to run.

In 2026, customers won’t ask if you use AI.
They’ll leave if you don’t.

Home services is about to get extra efficient.

The shift isn’t coming from better marketing or hiring faster.
It’s coming from systems that respond:

• Instantly
• Make smarter decisions in real time
• And remove the invisible friction customers feel but never explain.

AI agents aren’t replacing people.
They’re replacing delay and manual work that slows great teams down.

The companies that adopt early won’t look hype driven.
They’ll look unstoppable.

This is the next baseline for home services.
The only question is whether you meet it or get compared against it.

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It feels like every day there’s a new AI tool, a new update, or a new “this changes everything” post.

But when you look closely, there are only a handful of people actually making AI understandable, practical, and worth following.

Huge respect to the creators below, they’re helping the whole space level up.

Ruben Hassid
Pascal BORNET
Allie K. Miller
Eric Vyacheslav
Steve Nouri
Aaron "Ronnie" Chatterji
Charlie Hills 🦩
Mohini S.
Alex Emelian
Brian Solis

If you’re learning AI this year, follow these creators.
And if I missed someone worth shouting out, drop their name in the comments.

In 2026, the fastest responder doesn’t just win.
They monopolize the lead source. Here’s why:

• The first responder locks in the job
• Everyone else competes for leftovers
• Buyers now contact 3–5 companies at once

This means most service businesses don’t have a marketing problem.

They have a lead capture problem.

And the scariest part?
You usually never see the revenue you lost.

If you’re done losing calls to competitors,
Book a call, and let’s fix your lead capture system.

Follow Tersh Blissett for more AI + automation strategies.

The busiest hour for home service leads isn’t 10 AM… it’s 8 PM.

Most of us still think of business hours as the only time leads happen.
But buying behavior has shifted and it’s not subtle.

Customers aren’t calling you between jobs anymore.
They’re booking from the couch.
Between errands.
After dinner.
When they finally have a moment to think about their week.

Here’s what that means for home service businesses in 2026:

• Leads are coming in after hours and they expect a response, not silence.
• If your system doesn’t acknowledge them instantly, someone else will.
• Many shops still chase leads manually and lose out without ever knowing why.

Most businesses measure their team’s “availability” by office hours.
But demand doesn’t follow calendars anymore.

And here’s the kicker:

If someone hears from you within minutes of reaching out, even at 8 PM they’re far more likely to book than if they hear back the next morning.

That’s not theory.
That’s consumer behavior in 2026.

So the real advantage isn’t after-hours work.
It’s after-hours responsiveness.

The shops that get this right in 2026 won’t win because they work harder.
They’ll win because they show up faster, every time.

Follow Tersh Blissett for more practical insights that help service businesses run cleaner, without burning out.

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Most people will scroll past GPT-5.2.
That’s a mistake.

This isn’t another smarter chatbot release.
It’s a shift in what AI can reliably handle without breaking.

Here’s what actually changed:

• It holds long context without losing facts
• It reasons through multi-step work, not just answers
• It understands documents, dashboards, and visuals accurately
• It produces outputs you can use without fixing every line

That’s the difference between AI that helps and AI you can trust with work.

The real question now isn’t “Is AI good enough?”
It’s “What are you still doing manually that it shouldn’t be?”

Follow Tersh Blissett for more behind the scenes breakdowns of how modern service businesses actually run.

I wish someone had forced me to switch to this stack earlier.

Not because my old tools were bad.
But because they quietly slowed everything down.

Constantly busy, constantly switching tools, and somehow still stuck.

This is the 2026 stack that actually runs my work now:

Thinking & Writing
→ Claude — clearer reasoning, cleaner output
→ Gamma — structured docs, slides, posts from prompts

Search & Research
→ Grok — real-time answers, not link hunting
→ NotebookLM — a private knowledge chatbot

Voice, Notes & Meetings
→ Wispr — talk → text at speed
→ Granola — meeting notes that actually make sense

Content & Distribution
→ Opus — long video → short clips
→ Gemini Image — visuals that are actually editable

Automation & Execution
→ Zapier — workflows without friction
→ Custom AI agents — tasks handled, not remembered

Old tools made me work harder.
This stack removes work.

Save this.
Try one switch this week.

♻️ Repost if your network is still running on outdated tools.

Create your own custom AI assistants and experts
The system powering modern service businesses

With Gemini Gems, service businesses are building:

• AI for CSRs, dispatch, and sales
• Automated follow-ups and scheduling
• Locked-in scripts, pricing, and policies
• Systems that scale without adding payroll

That’s not a future idea anymore.
Custom AI is already replacing the slowest parts of service businesses

This is how modern contractors grow without burning out their team.

Save this if you’re ready to turn AI into an actual operator inside your business.

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Gemini 3 Pro doesn’t save time.
It removes the reasons you keep losing it.

Not someday, right now.

Here’s what actually changes when you use it:

• Quotes stop waiting on office time
• Schedules adjust before problems hit
• Customers hear from you without chasing
• Marketing and training don’t stall growth
• KPIs stop living in spreadsheets no one checks

This isn’t about replacing people.
It’s about removing delays, handoffs, and guesswork.

If 2026 growth is a goal, this is the setup work.

What would you automate first if nothing slipped through the cracks?

Comment below.

Follow Tersh Blissett to build AI-driven 9 figure service businesses

2026 will expose who built systems and who didn’t.
Because AI won’t save your service business in 2026.

Systems will!

Here’s how the smartest service businesses will use AI in 2026:

• Inside workflows, not as random tools
• Trained on real CRM, job, and scheduling data
• Given narrow roles with clear limits
• Used to remove repetition, not human judgment
• Escalating edge cases instead of guessing
• Improved continuously, not rebuilt every quarter

AI doesn’t replace operators.
It replaces friction.

The contractors who treat AI like infrastructure will scale calmly.
Everyone else will keep experimenting while they pass them.

Save this.
2026 rewards systems, not hustle.

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2026 won’t punish contractors who work hard.
It will punish the ones who repeat 2025’s mistakes.

The gap isn’t effort.
It’s automation, visibility, and speed.

Here’s what’s quietly costing contractors revenue right now:

↦ Leads going to competitors who respond in 60 sec
↦ Google Maps visibility slipping without warning
↦ Websites losing trust before the phone rings
↦ Manual scheduling creating delays and errors
↦ Reviews sitting unanswered while rankings drop

Contractors who fix these now don’t just survive 2026.
They take market share while others still struggle.

Save this.
Revisit it before the year ends.
And fix what 2025 already exposed.

Follow Tersh Blissett for practical AI and automation systems.

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