About the Authors
The Minds Behind the Book
AI-Powered Growth was born from years spent in the field — helping companies move from guesswork to systems that actually scale. These are the people who lived it.
Dan Bernoske
CEO, Founder — Cortado Group
Dan founded Cortado Group with a vision to create a collective of skilled experts that lead meaningful change. His experience in product management spans both Fortune 500 companies and startups, and he applies that expertise to productizing consulting services and building teams focused on process-driven and data-driven approaches across sales, marketing, and operations.
A Six Sigma Green Belt with leadership training from GE's Crotonville program, Dan brings a rare combination of strategic vision and operational rigor. He was part of the original team that launched mobile data services for Nextel, and has spent his career identifying new product ideas and pushing them to new levels.
"Dan has an outstanding knack for quickly identifying new product ideas and improvements to existing ones." — Ann Thompson, VP Product Management, BlockFi
David Russell
Director, Product Innovation — Cortado Group
David is an innovative and results-oriented leader with extensive experience across software delivery, implementation, project management, organizational leadership, and strategy. He brings 20+ years of experience driving growth through agile expansion and leadership development.
His work focuses on building solutions and teams while developing organizational capabilities — achieving financial targets, boosting team morale and productivity, and optimizing processes while managing expenses and risk to maximize return on investment. David has an unparalleled ability to start small and grow operations.
"David has a stellar track record with conflict resolution and an unparalleled ability to start small and grow operations." — Jason Kummerl, Co-Founder & CTO, Algo
The Cortado Mission
Positively impact the trajectory of people and business.
Every framework, tool, and lesson in this book stems from that single conviction: that business systems should amplify human potential, not replace it.