Winning With AI in South Dakota
Sioux Falls' healthcare systems and financial services operations, plus agriculture and ag-tech across the state, all scale faster through AI. Learn how to automate customer communication so your team grows revenue without proportional hiring.
What is the seminar in South Dakota?
Mike Filsaime brings Winning With AI to South Dakota for one live evening. Sioux Falls runs on healthcare systems and financial services; the rest of the state runs on agriculture. The room shows how each of them puts AI on customer follow-up, scheduling, and the paperwork nobody wants. Early-bird seats are $97 with a money-back guarantee.
- Sioux Falls hosts Sanford Health and Avera Health, two of the nation's largest healthcare systems, employing 30,000+ people and anchoring an ecosystem of medical device suppliers, home health agencies, and healthcare technology companies.
- South Dakota's favorable banking laws and no state income tax attracted major national banks to Sioux Falls, making the city one of the country's most significant financial services employment centers with credit card and banking operations at scale.
- Agriculture and agribusiness remain foundational, with large meat processing facilities, agricultural supply companies, and a transformation toward precision agriculture technology and genomic research attracting ag-tech startups.
- South Dakota's GDP growth has consistently outpaced national averages, fueled by financial services expansion, healthcare system growth, and a modernized approach to agriculture combining traditional farming with advanced technology.
Seminar cities in South Dakota
- Rapid City, SD · Coming soon. Pre-register to hear first.
- Sioux Falls, SD · Coming soon. Pre-register to hear first.
One live evening in South Dakota
The seminar is a three-hour evening seminar teaching how to use AI for the tasks consuming your team's time today. You'll see AI manage customer follow-up while you're not at your desk, automate scheduling, and process routine inquiries automatically. You'll learn what AI handles best, what it doesn't, and where to start implementing.
The seminar is built for business owners, department heads, and operations leaders in healthcare, finance, agriculture, and related industries. Mike Filsaime built Groove.cm, Kartra, EverWebinar, WebinarJam, and Scale.gg over 25 years and taught thousands of people to integrate AI into operations. The teaching is practical and grounded in real business problems.
South Dakota's economy grows faster than the national average. Businesses in healthcare, finance, and agriculture are all expanding. The constraint isn't demand. It's operational capacity and talent availability. The fastest-scaling healthcare systems and businesses are using AI to multiply output without adding headcount.
How business actually works in South Dakota
South Dakota's economy is anchored by three major sectors: healthcare, financial services, and agriculture. Sanford Health and Avera Health employ 30,000+ people directly and support an extensive ecosystem of medical device suppliers, specialty practices, home health agencies, and healthcare technology companies. These systems operate statewide, creating healthcare employment across urban Sioux Falls and rural South Dakota. The financial services sector, concentrated in Sioux Falls, includes credit card operations and banking for major national institutions. South Dakota's no state income tax policy and favorable banking laws attracted these operations in the 1980s and remain competitive advantages.
Agriculture and agribusiness form the third pillar, transforming from commodity production into precision agriculture and ag-tech. Modern farming integrates automated harvesting, genomic research, and precision application of inputs. This technology generates data that demands analysis and response. Agricultural suppliers, equipment dealers, food processing companies, and logistics providers all support a modernized farm sector. Meat processing facilities operate at large scale and generate employment across rural areas.
The state's economic strength lies in this combination: stable healthcare and finance employment, strong agriculture, and no state income tax. Sioux Falls has attracted company relocations and expansions. The entire state has outpaced national GDP growth. However, growth creates pressure: healthcare systems expand faster than they can hire, financial services scale operations with existing staff, and agriculture modernizes technology faster than training can keep pace.
How South Dakota businesses use AI right now
Healthcare providers and suppliers use AI to manage patient appointments, handle billing inquiries, coordinate vendor deliveries, and automate compliance tracking. Medical device suppliers use AI to manage complex orders and coordinate with healthcare system procurement. Insurance and billing teams use AI to summarize patient information and flag payment issues.
Financial services operations use AI to handle customer service inquiries, process applications, reconcile accounts, and flag fraud patterns. Credit card operations use AI to manage customer communication and settlements. Compliance teams use AI to consolidate regulatory requirements and flag audit-relevant items.
Agricultural suppliers and equipment dealers use AI to manage inventory alerts, notify customers of product availability and pricing, and coordinate complex orders. Growers use AI to consolidate weather forecasts and commodity prices to spot market timing opportunities. Food processing and logistics providers use AI to coordinate shipments and manage carrier communication.
Six things South Dakota attendees take home
- Healthcare providers scale patient capacity without adding administrative staff. Appointment reminders, follow-up calls, billing inquiries consume substantial staff time. AI handles this automatically. Clinicians focus on patient care. Patient satisfaction improves.
- Financial operations maintain compliance precision without manual tracking. Regulatory requirements and audit trails demand accuracy. AI consolidates requirements and flags exceptions. Your team focuses on actual compliance execution and customer service.
- Medical device suppliers win larger contracts by responding faster. Healthcare procurement moves slowly but responds to consistent, timely communication. AI manages follow-up sequences. Your sales team focuses on relationship-building. Deal size and cycle time improve.
- Agricultural suppliers scale customer service without hiring proportionally. Seasonal demand overwhelms small teams. AI manages inventory alerts, pricing updates, and order coordination. Your team handles complex or relationship-intensive inquiries.
- Ag-tech and precision agriculture companies attract investment through operational excellence. Investors want to see efficient operations and scalability. AI automates customer communication, scheduling, and data processing. Your team focuses on product development and customer success.
- Customer retention improves when communication is automatic and consistent. In competitive markets like financial services and healthcare, customers leave because communication lapses, not because of price. AI ensures predictable, personalized contact. Retention improves. Lifetime value grows.
People who have seen this in action
I had no coding experience. No technical background. Nothing. After seeing how to use AI in plain English, I built software and workflows that completely changed my company.
My project lead was wearing too many hats, and the team felt it. This one event showed us how AI could take that work off people's plates. The impact on our sanity has been massive.
Thank you for your incredible knowledge and insight. It made a powerful impact. I don't take anyone's time lightly, least of all someone with your level of marketing genius.
He'll not only make it simple, he'll make it very profitable.
South Dakota questions and answers
How does the seminar help South Dakota do sanford and avera health systems scale patient capacity without proportional hiring?
Appointment reminders, follow-ups, and billing inquiries are automated. Clinicians see more patients. Administrative workload stays flat despite volume increase.
Can South Dakota financial services maintain compliance and customer service simultaneously?
Yes. AI handles customer inquiries and compliance tracking. Regulatory requirements are organized automatically. Your team handles complex cases and customer relationships.
How do South Dakota farmers manage seasonal volume spikes with automation?
Seasonal labor hiring, equipment maintenance, and supplier coordination are automated. Your farming team focuses on operations. Temporary hiring overhead drops.
What competitive advantage do South Dakota ag-tech startups gain from operational automation?
Investor communication, meeting scheduling, and administrative follow-up are automated. Leadership focuses on product development and fundraising. Operational efficiency attracts investors.
Do South Dakota business owners need IT expertise to set up these automation tools?
No. Browser-based, no coding. If you manage email and data today, you can build automation for South Dakota healthcare, finance, agriculture, and ag-tech.