AI Up North is back for its second monthly meetup on April 8 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Traverse Area District Library, in the Thirlby Room.

This is a free, focused roundtable for business owners, operators, and professionals in the Traverse City region who want to know what AI can actually do for their bottom line. No theory. No buzzwords. Real tools, real examples, real ROI.

This month's topic: Building AI Workflows That Run Without You.

Most businesses are still using AI as a conversation tool. The operators getting real leverage have moved past that. They're building systems that connect to their CRM, their email, their data, and execute on a schedule without human input until the quality check.

Elliot Swift, founder of Swift Profit Systems, will walk through a live demonstration of an automated AI workflow running in his own business, then facilitate a roundtable discussion where attendees identify which of their own processes are candidates for automation.

The first AI Up North in March brought together 8 business owners for a two-hour conversation that covered AI-powered inventory management, automated lead generation pipelines, financial reporting automation, full website builds, and production-ready software developed in eight days. The April event builds on that momentum with a deeper focus on practical implementation.

AI Up North is open to business owners, executives, department leaders, tech professionals, and anyone building or scaling a business who wants the competitive edge AI provides. This is not a beginner session. It's a room full of people running businesses who want actionable answers.

Seating is limited to 15. Register at luma.com/1yiimoje.

AI Up North is hosted by Elliot Swift of Swift Profit Systems through Traverse Connect. Swift has 10 years of operator experience, including scaling a manufacturing company from $0 to $75MM in revenue.