Small-business AI consulting
Practical AI Flows
A consulting practice focused on custom Google Gemini Gems, ChatGPT Projects, AI dashboards, and automated workflows for local businesses.
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John Bernier
Digital marketing strategist, AI practitioner, builder, and lifelong technology enthusiast.
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Ongoing practice
Digital marketing & applied AI
An evolving practice at the intersection of marketing strategy, search, email, paid media, and practical AI.
What I’m building
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Custom workflow assistants
Focused Gemini Gems and ChatGPT Projects designed around brand voice, source material, and repeatable business tasks.
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AI efficiency roadmaps
Practical starting points for identifying repetitive tasks and shaping an AI implementation plan around real operations.
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Practical AI Flows video guides
Short public demonstrations of Gemini workflows, task automation, and ways to reduce routine administrative work.
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Recent notes adapted from public Practical AI Flows guides.
Binary Computers vs. Quantum Computers: What's the Difference?
Binary and quantum computers process information in fundamentally different ways. Here is a practical guide to bits, qubits, and where quantum machines may be most useful.
Read articleGemini Spark Task: Track Refrigerator Price Drops
A practical walkthrough for building an autonomous Gemini Spark task that monitors appliance prices and alerts you when they change.
Read articleHow to Analyze Spreadsheets with AI: Google's TCREI Framework
A structured approach to using role-based prompts for spreadsheet cleanup, formulas, analysis, and clearer business insights.
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- Building
- A personal digital journal for work, projects, and observations.
- Exploring
- Practical AI systems that reduce repetitive work for small businesses.
- Learning
- AI tools, automation, and the changing relationship between search and useful content.
- Thinking about
- How technology can support better decisions and more time for meaningful work.
Beyond work
A little context
I’m a digital marketing strategist, practical AI adopter, and lifelong technology enthusiast interested in useful systems and thoughtful work.
Practical AI Flows is one part of that exploration: a small-business consulting practice focused on helping people reduce the time tax of recurring administrative work.
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Whether it’s digital marketing, AI, technology, or a project idea, I’d be happy to hear from you.