Executive summary Many organizations are feeling the growing pains of agentic AI—tools and systems that don’t just respond to prompts but plan, act, remember, and learn toward defined outcomes. Early pilots can feel underwhelming, scaling is hard, and the path to P&L results isn’t always obvious. Yet this is precisely the window for decisive leaders to move from scattered experiments to an agent-first operating model. Below is a Bespoke Business
Executive Summary Artificial intelligence can transform how a company grows, operates, and serves customers—but only when the CEO sets the ambition, supplies the resources, and holds the organization accountable for outcomes. When AI is treated as a tech experiment in the corner, results stall. When it’s run as a CEO-level business program—with clear value targets, operating model changes, and disciplined execution—impact compounds across the enterprise. Bespoke Business Development has seen
Many organizations have been “doing digital” for years yet still feel like value is leaking out of every program review. The difference between companies that unlock step-change results and those that stall isn’t luck—it’s the discipline to make a handful of moves and keep making them, quarter after quarter. Drawing on leading industry research and our own client work, here are six actions Bespoke Business Development (BBD) recommends to turn
Executive SummarySmall and midsize businesses (SMBs/MSMEs) are fast becoming one of the most attractive segments in banking. Institutions that blend intuitive, end-to-end digital journeys with timely expert guidance are earning deeper relationships, better economics, and faster growth. Bespoke Business Development outlines the operating model shifts and practical moves that separate tomorrow’s winners from the rest. Why the SMB segment is surging What “digital first, human powered” really means Five moves
Which frontier technologies matter most in 2025? Bespoke Business Development’s annual outlook spotlights the breakthroughs, talent dynamics, early use cases, and cross-industry impact areas that will shape executive agendas in the year ahead. Computing demand is exploding, competition is intensifying across regions, and organizations are racing from pilots to scaled deployments. This year’s outlook distills 13 frontier technology domains with the potential to redefine how value is created and captured
Companies are turning to circular strategies—and they’re discovering meaningful economic upside. At a glance Supply chain shocks and tightening resource constraints are pushing organizations to adopt circular business models. Originally framed as a sustainability play, these models are now proving their worth as levers for resilience, growth, and cost efficiency. A Bespoke Business Development–World Economic Forum survey of 420 manufacturing executives found that 97% of companies pursuing circularity do so
Pricing is unlike any other value-creation lever. It drops straight to the bottom line, shows up quickly in results, and typically carries less execution risk than large operational turnarounds or multiyear digital programs. In today’s industrials deals, pricing is increasingly the backbone of credible equity stories because it repeatedly delivers speed, certainty, and measurable, bankable impact. The backdrop: volatility, pressure, and the search for dependable levers Private equity investors are
For modern CEOs, creating value is not just a responsibility—it is the ultimate priority. Yet, while the phrase “value creation” is often repeated in boardrooms, investor calls, and strategy sessions, the meaning behind it is frequently oversimplified. Value is not limited to higher revenue or tighter cost controls, nor is it confined to short-term financial statements. True value creation is a multifaceted process that requires strategic vision, operational discipline, and
Summary:New research from Bespoke Business Development suggests public service organizations can turn today’s talent headwinds into an advantage—if they realign recruiting and retention to what Gen Z actually values: meaningful work, skill growth, flexibility, and credible role models. Below is an expanded, 13-point playbook built from two national surveys and market signals across federal, state, local, and NGO employers. Why this matters now The American workforce is shifting fast—AI diffusion,
At a glance Why the old playbook fails in the NAVI world A wave of rapid, compounding disruptions—AI leaps, geopolitical shocks, supply bottlenecks, energy swings, extreme weather—has redefined enterprise exposure. Risks no longer arrive as isolated incidents; they cascade across functions and markets, creating tipping points and unexpected outcomes. In this context, traditional risk management—periodic, siloed, and compliance-centric—cannot provide the sensing speed or response agility that today’s environment demands. NAVI
