Marc Rohde
- Business leader
- Systems thinker
- Happiest on a trail
I love a great conversation about technology, business process, and AI. Let's connect and have one.
About
I build integrated operations. As Chief Business Integration Officer at Andis Company, I work across Customer Experience, logistics, transportation, and third-party logistics (3PL) management, connecting them with business systems, software, infrastructure, and project delivery. I think about the business from the customer's point of view: I own the order from the time it arrives to the time it's delivered.
I started in 1996 on the technical side: networks, web development, and a long run in ERP systems. That path taught me how a business actually works. Where the data breaks. Where handoffs fail. Where a better decision beats a better tool. I've also carried P&L responsibility as an entrepreneur, and it changed how I weigh every investment.
I'm a systems thinker. I look for patterns, ask why until the answer holds up, and move fast when the downside is small. I care about clarity: who owns what, how we measure it, and what happens next. The best part of the work is coaching a team through a big, messy problem until it isn't one.
Outside work, I'm a busy parent and happiest on a trail. I'm always learning something. Lately it's how AI changes the way mid-market companies operate. This site is where I think out loud about it, in long form.
Writing
All writing →- We Didn't Walk This Far to Take the Easy Way A Scout's answer on a difficult trail became a reminder that perseverance matters most when we're tired and the easier path is right there.
- AI Capability Is Ahead of Adoption. Here's How I'd Close the Gap. AI can do more than most organizations are ready to use. Closing that gap means designing dependable workflows, earning employee trust, and measuring the whole job.
What I'm learning
General AI
- AI tools and practical ways to apply them in business
Specific tools
- Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations
- Power BI
- Power Platform
- Microsoft Copilot
- Copilot Studio