Kevin Johnson on cost modeling
From Impact of Sustainability on Small Business: Detroit Economic Growth Corporation CEO Kevin Johnson · · SBN Detroit
“I think there's a cost model that they have to pay attention to and when you're in a small business environment where cost modeling is very important to be able to adopt a sustainable platform gives them a more financial relief versus going to traditional route and staying on what they are traditionally done”
On , Kevin Johnson, Board member at Independent Board Member, spoke about cost modeling during Impact of Sustainability on Small Business: Detroit Economic Growth Corporation CEO Kevin Johnson on SBN Detroit.
About Kevin Johnson
Kevin Johnson, co-founder and chief operating officer of Bud Ecosystem, appeared at Dell Technologies World 2026 to discuss the company's approach to enterprise AI. Johnson stated that many enterprises are "skimming" with third-party AI tools, but argued that "deep AI that's valuable in the enterprise" requires re-architecting workloads and workflows for better efficiency and cost-effectiveness. He said Bud Ecosystem is building a "more elegant solution" that can help enterprises focus on AI strategy rather than building "stove-pipes of infrastructure," and claimed the company can reduce costs "up to 80%" with governance in a single plane. In a separate appearance on the podcast "Insurance, You Indemnify Me," Johnson discussed his background as an independent insurance agency owner. He said he is an Aurora, Colorado native, holds a marketing degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver, and began his agency in January 2022, writing over a million dollars in premium in his first year. Johnson noted that he left the carrier side of the business because of changes to compensation structures, and described his current work as "way more intense" than his previous career.