Top AI Execs to Watch in 2026: DMI's Gary Wang | WashingtonExec

You don't need a bigger AI budget. You need a better question. Most business owners I talk to didn't fail at AI because they picked the wrong tool. They failed because nobody defined what "working" a

You don't need a bigger AI budget. You need a better question.

Most business owners I talk to didn't fail at AI because they picked the wrong tool. They failed because nobody defined what "working" actually looked like before they bought anything.

That $200/month tool collecting dust? It's not a tech problem. It's a clarity problem. And that's not on you — the vendors never asked what you actually needed.

Here's what the smartest AI leaders understand: enterprise AI adoption succeeds when it starts with one specific, painful workflow — not a company-wide transformation. Gary Wang at DMI built an entire AI-enabled services practice on this principle. Start narrow. Prove it. Then expand.

You don't need to overhaul anything. You don't need a developer. You need to pick ONE repetitive task your team does weekly that eats 3-5 hours and costs real money. That's your starting point.

Write down that one task today. That single answer is worth more than any AI demo you'll sit through this year.

What's one workflow in your business that you keep meaning to fix but haven't touched yet — and do you think AI could realistically help with it?

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CTO, DMI. Gary Wang leads the company's AI vision, strategy and enterprise adoption, positioning DMI as an AI-enabled IT services leader across ...