Strategic AI Leader Richard Naimy's Insights

About Richard Naimy

Strategic Leadership at the Intersection of AI, Scalable Growth, and Operational Clarity

Welcome to StrategicAILeader.com — a platform for founders, operators, and modern leaders who want to scale smarter, lead better, and turn AI into real business impact.

I’m a growth-obsessed operator with 20+ years of experience leading teams, building systems, and driving real results across PropTech, SaaS, and digital marketing. From scrappy startups to $500M enterprises, I’ve helped turn vision into execution — and execution into long-term advantage.

🚀 Real-World Wins That Drive My Perspective

In executive roles like COO, VP of Growth, and Director of SEO/Product at companies including MyEListing, Nations Info Corp, and Realtor.com, I’ve led high-impact work across growth, SEO, AI, and operations:

  • 📊 Scaled SEO across 134M+ pages, growing traffic from 2M to 75M+ annual visitors
  • 📉 Made SEO the #1 revenue channel at a $500M+ brand by building durable, compounding systems
  • 📈 Reduced operational costs by 21% through automation, workflow redesign, and cross-functional alignment
  • 🤖 Built AI-powered MarTech infrastructure to unlock new growth channels and improve customer engagement
  • 🛠️ Integrated AI into marketing and ops workflows to drive faster, more strategic execution

🎯 Why This Blog Exists

This blog is a strategic operating manual — not theory, not fluff. It’s for people who build, lead, and solve real problems with systems, strategy, and increasingly, AI.

At StrategicAILeader.com, I share the exact frameworks, playbooks, and decision models I’ve used to drive results inside fast-moving companies — not just in slides, but in the field.

Here, you’ll learn how to:

  • Design operational systems that scale without chaos
  • Build AI-powered workflows and MarTech stacks that create leverage
  • Apply product and growth strategies rooted in data, not guesswork
  • Lead teams that are aligned, accountable, and built to win
  • Think like a strategic operator – across ops, marketing, product, and org design

🔎 What You’ll Learn Here

You’ll find deep dives, tested frameworks, and field notes across eight core pillars of modern leadership:

  • COO Ops & Systems: SOPs, dashboards, and workflows that drive alignment, speed, and scale
  • Growth Strategy (B2B & B2C): Full-funnel thinking across demand gen, pricing, GTM, and retention
  • Experimentation & Metrics: How to design growth loops, run high-leverage tests, and track what moves the needle
  • SEO & Digital Marketing: Scalable content systems, CRO, long-tail strategy, and performance-focused execution
  • AI Strategy & MarTech: Building AI-powered workflows in marketing, ops, and analytics that create leverage, not noise
  • Product Leadership & User-Centric Design: Designing products that convert, retain, and evolve with user needs
  • Leadership & Team Building: Culture ops, delegation, hiring, and building high-trust teams that ship
  • Career Journey & Strategic Thinking: Mental models, inflection points, and real stories from the operator’s seat

🎯 Who This Is For

This site is built for:

  • Founders & CEOs who want scalable systems, real growth, and leverage without chaos
  • Operators & emerging leaders looking to sharpen their skills in AI, strategy, and team design
  • Recruiters & exec search pros seeking cross-functional talent with a bias for execution

You’re in the right place if you’re serious about scaling with intention, thinking like a strategic COO, and using AI to drive smarter decisions.

📬 Stay Connected

  • Subscribe for weekly deep dives and operator insights
  • Explore the blog by strategic pillar
  • Reach out if you’re looking for a fractional COO, growth partner, or AI advisory

👉 Lead smarter. Operate sharper. Scale faster.
👉 That’s the StrategicAILeader way.