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(Business Advisory Services - Ai) Dan Bond
(Business Advisory Services - Ai) Dan Bond

(Business Advisory Services - Ai) Dan Bond

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  • Basic Information

  • Company
    LumenForge Advisors
  • Phone
    704-517-8429
  • Email
    d.bond@lumenforge.ai
  • Mobile phone
    704-517-8429
  • Website
    https://lumenforge.ai
  • Profession
    AI Advisory
  • Title
    Founder
  • About me
    I’m Dan Bond, Founder and Principal AI Advisor at LumenForge Advisors, based in Lake Wylie. I spent 26 years at Microsoft, starting in support and finishing as Director of AI Strategy and Transformation for the Americas. In July 2026 I left to bring that experience home to the Carolinas.

    LumenForge focuses on helping small and mid-sized businesses adopt AI safely and practically. I work across Microsoft, Google, and AWS with no vendor to sell, so my advice is about what fits the business, not what fits a product line. My approach pairs executive-level guidance with hands-on execution: I help leaders set direction, then I roll up my sleeves and help their teams get it done.

    I’m also a SCORE Charlotte volunteer, a PMP, and a certified Change Management Practitioner.
  • What is your "why"? Why do you do what you do?
    AI is moving faster than most small businesses can keep up with, and the people getting left behind aren’t the ones who lack talent; they’re the ones who lack a guide. I’ve watched large enterprises spend millions figuring this out. Local business owners deserve that same knowledge without the enterprise price tag.

    I believe AI should be a force multiplier for people, not a replacement for them. Done deliberately, it gives a single person company the capacity of a multi-person firm and, for companies with mor employees, it gives them more room for the work that matters. Helping my own community get that right is the most meaningful way I can use the last 26 years.
  • Describe How You Would Like To Be Introduced Via Email
    I’d like to introduce you to Dan Bond, founder of LumenForge Advisors here in Lake Wylie. Dan spent 26 years at Microsoft leading AI strategy and now helps local businesses integrate AI safely and practically, without the hype or a vendor agenda. You mentioned <issue/question/concern> and Dan is the person I’d trust with that conversation.
  • Qualifying Questions: What are three questions we can ask clients to help pave the way for a referral? List them here.
    1. If AI could take one time-consuming task off your team’s plate, what would it be, and do you have someone who can help you figure out how?

    2. Do you know which AI tools your employees are using right now, and what company or client information they might be putting into them?

    3. Do you have a written policy for how your team is allowed to use AI?
  • Unique Selling Proposition
    Vendor neutral and certified, Enterprise-grade AI expertise, sized and priced for local business. After 26 years leading AI transformation at Microsoft, I give Carolinas businesses the same strategic guidance big companies pay for, with no vendor to push, and I stay to help their people put it into practice. Net: AI adoption that’s safe, practical, and built around your team, not around replacing them.
  • Hobbies and interest
    I’m a lifelong tabletop gamer (think miniatures and tabletop role-playing games), as well as an amateur photographer, HAM radio operator, and perpetual geek with passion for knowledge and learning.

  • Contact Information

  • City / Town
    Clover
  • State
    SC
  • Zip
    29710
  • Country
    United States
  • Facebook Business Page URL
    https://www.facebook.com/people/LumenForge-Advisors/
  • LinkedIn Profile
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/danbond/

  • Education

  • College / University
    Old Dominion University
  • Graduation Year
    1994