AI Agents Podcast From Founder to AI Innovator – James Leavesley's Cultiv8tiv Journey | EP102
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Nov 24, 2025 James Leavesley, founder and CEO of Cultiv8tiv, leverages AI to redefine workplace culture. He shares insights on how personal experiences with toxic environments led to his innovative platform that quantifies cultural health. Discussing pitfalls of traditional surveys, he advocates for grittier, actionable feedback. The conversation highlights the Culture Pulse Score, revealing the disconnect between leadership assumptions and employee realities. James emphasizes the importance of trust, speed in data analysis, and the mission to assist 10,000 organizations in cultivating better cultures.
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Culture Turnaround That Changed Metrics
- James recounts turning around a toxic, siloed company culture after confronting candid employee feedback.
- The deliberate shift improved morale, productivity, innovation, and commercial performance within 12 months.
AI Quantifies The Intangible
- James realized that analyzing large blended datasets of qualitative and quantitative responses required AI.
- AI enabled quick, scalable quantification of otherwise intangible workplace culture signals.
Gritty Questions Reveal Drivers
- Standard engagement surveys often collect bland, non-actionable answers because people self-censor.
- Asking gritty, targeted questions uncovers drivers behind trends and surfaces actionable issues.