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Welcome to Realm: Summer 2025

From Brendon Cull, CEO and President of Cincinnati Regional Chamber

by Brendon Cull

Last week our family got a new dog. He needed a name, and I hate to admit it but I turned to ChatGPT for ideas. After a few queries and some refinement, we found his new name in one of the lists it provided.

It was an interesting back and forth, and as a later adopter to the tool I found ChatGPT to be a little addicting. I asked myself lots of questions: How can I save time, how can I learn more quickly, and how can I use the tool to improve our work? And then I asked it a lot of questions….

In that spirit, this issue of Realm has a fantastic look at how five local leaders are using AI to grow their businesses and improve their processes. It’s an accessible article full of helpful tips, so if you’re a veteran of AI, a newbie, or even a resistor (it is a little frightening), you’ll find a lot of insight in this story.

You’ll also find an article that envisions the rebirth of Lunken Airport, thanks to a bold new development by the team that brought us Hotel Covington, and a story about how and when to consider selling a business—and buying one, too! And, as always, you’ll read about some of the interesting people and bold initiatives helping our region grow.

We hope you continue to enjoy Realm and the content that the team at the Chamber and Cincinnati Magazine produce in these pages. Please send your feedback along with ideas of what you’d like to learn about next. Email me any time.

P.S. We named the dog Jed. He’s a good boy.

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