Your Buyer’s AI Sidekick Is Judging You (and Other 2026 Truths)

Is AI really about to take over B2B buying… or are the big firms just doing ✨Captain Obvious✨ with better branding?In this Revenue Remix Roundtable, Summer brings back three of her top collaborators to run 2026 predictions through one ruthless filter: crystal ball or BS.They dig into how AI agents will shape vendor research, why trusted beats loud in the new GTM reality, what happens when GenAI is left completely ungoverned, and why alignment (not more tools) is the real growth lever for B2B SaaS, fintech, and growth-stage tech.If you lead sales, marketing, or revenue at a $2M–$20M ARR company and you’re trying to separate hype from “do this now,” this one’s for you.What We Cover00:00 – 04:30 • Setting the stage: 2026 predictions & the crystal ball vs. BS game04:30 – 11:30 • Trend 1 – AI agents in B2B buying: sidekick or takeover?Sean on why agent-to-agent negotiation is mostly BS (for now) and the limits of AI without real pricing dataJenny on AI as a noise filter and claim validator, not a robot decision-makerDave’s 3 jobs of the buyer: find vendors, shortlist vendors, validate vendors – and where AI fits inSummer on why we’re already living the “AI sidekick” era and why negotiation is a bridge too far11:30 – 17:30 • Trend 2 – Trusted beats loud in 2026Jenny on why human connection + published policies, prices, and proof matter more than everDave on trust as the new currency and how case studies + proof assets carry more weight in the AI eraSean on old-school social proof (testimonials, thought leadership, real examples) as the “new” competitive moatSummer on why low-edit, authentic videos are outperforming polished AI content on social17:30 – 24:30 • Trend 3 – GenAI in sales & marketing: governed systems or chaos machine?Dave on quality over quantity and why AI hates marketing fluffSean on why volume is no longer a differentiator when everyone has AI, and why unedited AI content is “intern level” at bestJenny on using AI trained on your own work (LinkedIn exports, thought leadership, etc.) and where she still does things manuallySummer on “human-led, AI-assisted” vs. “set it and forget it” and what “human in the loop” actually means24:30 – 33:30 • Trend 4 – Alignment as the real growth leverJenny on why misaligned data and siloed KPIs make AI useless (and why shared OKRs matter)Sean on marketing as macro selling and sales as micro selling, and why the narrative has to match across bothDave on how misaligned KPIs create the “your leads are crap / you can’t close” death spiralSummer on why she’s hard on CEOs and why “that’s just how Jimmy is” is not a leadership strategy33:30 – 39:30 • Bonus – Getting the “quarreling siblings” to play niceSean: set shared goals tied to revenue, EBITDA, and sales-qualified outcomes – not vanity metricsDave: hold both sales and marketing accountable to new customers and revenue, not just MQLs or activitiesJenny: stop the blame game, reset expectations, and get people together in person during work hoursSummer: why sales needs to stop treating marketing as a vendor, stop taking solo victory laps, and start sharing credit39:30 – End • Closing thoughts & 2026 send-offSummer’s final verdict