What should business owners expect from artificial intelligence? For Winning Local, the answer starts with stronger businesses and people who are better equipped to lead them.
AY Magazine has recognized Jeff Turnbow, CEO of Winning Local and founder of JeffTurnbow.com, as the Face of Artificial Intelligence in its 2026 Faces of Arkansas feature. The recognition appears in the magazine’s print edition and online profile of Jeff Turnbow.
The feature highlights an approach to AI grounded in business experience: understand the organization, identify meaningful opportunities and use technology to support measurable outcomes.
Recognition rooted in business experience
Turnbow’s work spans more than two decades in digital business leadership, marketing and growth strategy. AY’s profile connects that experience with his current focus on helping business owners and executive teams apply AI to customer acquisition, revenue growth and operational efficiency.
The article also notes his continued professional development, including certifications and advanced study in social strategy, social selling and AI for business strategy through Harvard, Cornell and the MIT Sloan School of Management.
For a business owner, that combination matters because choosing a tool is only one part of the work. The harder decisions involve the problem to solve, the process that needs to change and the evidence that will show whether an initiative is working.
Start with the business, then choose the technology
AY’s profile describes an approach that begins with a company’s objectives, existing processes and customer information. That same principle guides Winning Local’s AI transformation work.
Before recommending automation, the useful questions are practical: Where are customers encountering friction? Where are employees repeating work? Which information is difficult to find? What would a better outcome look like?
Answers to those questions can point toward opportunities in lead response, internal knowledge, sales workflows, customer communication and reporting. The goal is to select an application that addresses a real constraint, with clear ownership and human review.
Human judgment remains central
One theme running through the recognition is the role of people. In the profile, Turnbow puts it simply:
“Technology should make us more human, not less human.”
That philosophy has practical consequences. AI-assisted work still needs accountable decisions, reliable information and people who understand the business. A faster workflow has value when it helps employees serve customers, act on better information or devote more attention to work that needs their expertise.
For Winning Local, business growth strategy and AI implementation belong in the same conversation. Marketing, sales, operations and customer experience affect one another; improvements should be evaluated in that wider context.
Featured in print and online
The print feature identifies Turnbow under the title Face of Artificial Intelligence as part of AY’s 2026 Faces of Arkansas. Readers can explore AY’s complete profile for the publication’s account of his background, approach and perspective on the future of business.
Read Jeff Turnbow’s 2026 Faces of Arkansas feature in AY Magazine.
View the print feature · View the 2026 Faces of Arkansas introduction
Put the recognition into perspective for your business
Recognition is a reason to learn more about an adviser. A productive next step is a conversation about your own priorities: what needs to grow, what needs to work better and where AI could make a measurable contribution.
Learn more about Jeff Turnbow’s AI consulting work in Arkansas, meet the team on our About page, or schedule a strategy conversation to discuss your business.
Source: AY Magazine, “2026 Faces of Arkansas: Jeff Turnbow,” and AY’s print feature.