#10: Campfire

In this episode, Anthony Thomas and Zac Henderson are joined by John Glasgow, the CEO and CFO of Campfire. John shares how AI has changed both his own workflow and the way Campfire operates as a company, from finance and forecasting to internal tooling and team adoption. What stands out is not just the speed, but the shift from AI as a prompt-based helper to AI as a more autonomous teammate that can review work, surface insights, and deliver first drafts across the business.The conversation also highlights an important distinction for finance teams: AI does not replace rigor. John explains how Campfire reduces hallucination risk, where human review still matters, and why strong judgment is becoming more important, not less. The result is a practical look at how a fast-growing company is using AI to increase leverage, improve output, and push every function to become more systems- and AI-forward.Key TakeawaysCampfire treats AI as a teammate, not just a toolAI helps finance teams move faster, but human review still mattersClaude, Co-work, and agent workflows are creating real internal leverageTeams are building custom apps and workflows for their own needsCampfire prioritizes AI adoption and learning over short-term cost concernsThe real shift is from pulling data manually to acting on insights fasterAbout the PodcastThe A to Z of AI is hosted by Anthony Thomas and Zac Henderson and powered by The Suite. The show explores real-world AI use cases across industries, focusing on practical workflows, tools, and lessons learned from operators using AI in their daily work.