Fanatic AI Solutions Wins Back-to-Back Best Small Business Tech & AI Awards

Carl Harris, “The AI Godfather,” leads Fanatic AI Solutions to back-to-back 2025 and 2026 Best of America Small Business Awards wins.

WALDORF, MD, UNITED STATES, October 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Fanatic AI Solutions Named Best Small Business – Tech & AI Winner for Second Consecutive Year

Carl Harris, “The AI Godfather,” and Fanatic AI Solutions earn back-to-back 2025 and 2026 Best of America Small Business Awards recognition while representing innovation from Southern Maryland.

Fanatic AI Solutions, founded by Certified AI Consultant and Certified State Approved Instructor Carl Harris, widely known as “The AI Godfather,” has been named a 2026 Best of America Small Business Awards winner in the Best Small Business – Tech & AI category.

The honor marks the second consecutive year Fanatic AI Solutions has received the national recognition, following its 2025 Best Small Business – Tech & AI win.

For Harris, the back-to-back achievement represents both the continued growth of Fanatic AI Solutions and a larger mission: helping small businesses understand and implement artificial intelligence in ways that solve real-world problems.

> “Winning this award once was an incredible honor. Being recognized for a second consecutive year makes it even more meaningful,” said Harris. “It reinforces our belief that small businesses can be leaders in artificial intelligence when the technology is made practical, understandable, and focused on solving real business challenges.”

Bringing Practical Artificial Intelligence to Small Businesses

Fanatic AI Solutions helps businesses move beyond simply hearing about artificial intelligence and begin putting the technology to work.

The company specializes in developing and implementing practical business solutions that may include AI agents, custom AI-powered applications, business automation, intelligent customer-service systems, CRM solutions, lead-generation systems, websites, automated workflows, and AI consulting and education.

Harris has built his approach to artificial intelligence around years of hands-on business ownership, education, professional training, and working directly with service-based businesses.

Rather than approaching AI exclusively from a technology perspective, Fanatic AI Solutions focuses on how artificial intelligence can improve everyday business operations.

“AI should not be something only large corporations can afford or understand,” Harris said. “Small-business owners should be able to use the same technological advances to save time, improve customer service, reduce repetitive work, generate opportunities, and compete more effectively.”

“The AI Godfather” Focuses on Education and Implementation

Known professionally as “The AI Godfather,” Harris has made education a major part of his work.

As a Certified AI Consultant and Certified State Approved Instructor, he focuses on translating complex artificial intelligence concepts into language and systems that working professionals and business owners can understand and apply.

His philosophy is centered on implementation rather than technology for technology’s sake.

“The value of artificial intelligence is not simply what the technology can do,” Harris explained. “The real value comes from helping people understand how to put it to work inside their own businesses. My goal is to bridge that gap between emerging technology and practical everyday use.”

That approach has helped shape Fanatic AI Solutions into a company focused not only on consulting, but also on building AI-powered systems and applications designed around actual business needs.

National Recognition With Strong Southern Maryland Roots

Although the Best of America Small Business Awards recognition is national, Harris remains strongly connected to the Southern Maryland business community.

As a proud member of the Charles County Chamber of Commerce, Harris sees the award as an opportunity to highlight the innovation taking place among small businesses in Charles County and throughout the region.

“As a proud member of the Charles County Chamber of Commerce, it is especially meaningful to bring this recognition home to our Southern Maryland business community,” Harris said. “Innovation does not have to come only from Silicon Valley or major technology corporations. Small businesses right here in our communities can build, adopt, and lead with artificial intelligence.”

Harris hopes the recognition will encourage other entrepreneurs to explore how AI can strengthen their businesses rather than viewing the technology as something beyond their reach.

Back-to-Back Best of America Small Business Awards Recognition

Fanatic AI Solutions was first recognized as a 2025 Best of America Small Business Awards winner in the Best Small Business – Tech & AI category.

The company’s 2026 win makes it a two-time, back-to-back recipient in the category.

Harris says the consecutive recognition raises the standard for what comes next.

Carl Harris
Fanatic AI Solutions
240-981-4852
ai@fanaticaisolutions.com

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