About This Event
What to Expect
Here's the truth about AI content: it's only as good as the raw material you give it. And the most powerful raw material isn't data or keywords. It's stories.
Your business has stories your competitors can't replicate. Client wins, hard lessons, origin moments, behind-the-scenes decisions, values in action. These stories are your unfair advantage, but only if they're captured in a format your AI can access and weave into content.
This session introduces 6 categories of business stories and a structured template for capturing them. You'll also learn how to build a knowledge base (reference articles, internal docs, competitor analysis) that gives your AI partner the context to produce informed, specific content instead of generic platitudes.
What You'll Learn
Key Takeaways
- The 6 story categories every business should capture (origin, client wins, lessons learned, behind-the-scenes, values in action, industry perspectives)
- How to structure stories so AI can retrieve and weave them into any content format
- Why a knowledge base is the difference between "AI-generated" and "AI-assisted"
- A 30-day sprint to build your first story bank with your team
Agenda
Session Timeline
0:00 - 0:05
Stories: Your Unfair Advantage
Why AI can't invent your stories, and why stories are the single biggest lever for authentic content.
0:05 - 0:15
The 6 Story Categories
Each category explained with real examples. How to identify which stories you already have and which you need to capture.
0:15 - 0:25
Building Your Story Bank
Walkthrough of the story bank template. Structuring stories with lesson, theme, and content type tags for easy AI retrieval.
0:25 - 0:30
The 30-Day Capture Sprint
A practical plan to capture your first 10+ stories in 30 days, plus Session 6 preview.
Your Host
Meet the Speaker
George B. Thomas
Founder
Sidekick Strategies
George B. Thomas is the founder of Sidekick Strategies, a HubSpot Platinum Partner agency. With 42+ personal HubSpot certifications, 12+ years in the HubSpot ecosystem, and over 2,000 educational videos and podcast episodes, George brings deep platform expertise combined with a genuine passion for helping humans flourish with technology.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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