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Founder & Author

Michael Greenberg

I’m the founder of 3rd Brain and Digital Operations Institute, and the author of the Digital Operations Playbook.

I work on the people, processes, and systems that make businesses run.

Michael Greenberg, founder of 3rd Brain
The Book

Digital Operations Playbook

AI Readiness for SMBs

I wrote the Playbook to explain how to build a solid foundation for automation and AI. It gives business owners a way to understand where their operations stand and what to improve next.

People → Process → Tools

Start with the people doing the work. Make the process clear. Then choose the technology to support it.

Five Levels of Digital Operations

A way to assess how the business runs today, from disconnected information to AI-powered operations.

Five Pillars

Talent strategy, workflow optimization, digital architecture, knowledge management, and AI automation.

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Background

How I Got Here

  1. 2010s

    A Podcasting Agency

    My first company was a podcasting agency.

  2. 2025

    Writing the Playbook

    I was writing the Digital Operations Playbook, putting the methods behind the work into a guide for business owners.

  3. Today

    3rd Brain & DOI

    My work spans embedded AI talent through 3rd Brain and education through Digital Operations Institute.

How I Work

The 12 Operating Excellence Principles

You Set The Rhythm

Projects move at the pace of their team syncs.

Do More To Do More

More actions create more output.

Be Hyper Communicative

Leadership, success, and client service start with communication.

Clarity = Speed

Simplify to accelerate.

If It Matters, It Must Be Measured

What should change must be tracked.

Be Honest

In thought, opinion, and word, even when it hurts.

Be Present

Respect the time others give you.

You Get What You Give

Bring the attitude you expect to receive.

Better Every Day

Compound the improvements.

By Endurance We Conquer

Continue until the task is done—or no longer needs doing.

Seek Leverage

If you do it twice, automate it.

You Are In Charge

Extreme ownership starts with you.