The Alldus Podcast - AI in Action

Today's guests are Nelli Garton, CEO and Kelly Abbott, CTO at Tablecloth in San Diego, CA. Founded in 2017, Tablecloth's Impact Analytics Platform is designed specifically for the Private Equity world. They help organizations measure ESG and Impact performance at scale, quickly and painlessly. Tablecloth helps you raise capital faster, keep ahead of your LP's ESG reporting expectations, assure impact happens in your portfolio companies and helps GPs become experts in ESG and impact. In the episode, Nelli and Kelly will discuss: The work Tablecloth do with private equity/VC companies, The role of AI and Data in their platform, Benefits that the platform brings to customers, Team structure & working culture at Tablecloth, Why Tablecloth is a great place to work, What’s in store for the future at tablecloth and the wider VC industry, & Plans for growth and career opportunities at Tablecloth

Today's guest is Matthew Sappern, CEO at PeriGen. Founded in 1995, PeriGen offers innovative perinatal software solutions that incorporate advanced statistical analysis features to enhance clinical efficiency and standardization of care during childbirth. Led by skilled OB practitioners and IT visionaries, PeriGen has created the PeriWatch® platform to provide consistent analysis and efficient display of complex data in real-time to promote better human recognition and communication about impending problems during labor. In 2021, Matthew led PeriGen through a competitive sales process, culminating in a high value exit for investors. This outcome was the capstone of his efforts to transform an underperforming obstetrical documentation company into the global leader in applying FDA-cleared AI to obstetrical care. These efforts led to significant reductions in babies transferred to the NICU, three consecutive years of double-digit growth in sales, revenue and earnings and a number of national awards for product innovation. In the episode, Matthew will discuss: The fascinating work they do at PeriGen, Applying AI and Data to impact perinatal care, Their journey over the past decade & current make-up of the team, Goals and milestones they are working towards, Career opportunities to work with PeriGen, Current impact in the market & the future of the platform

Today's guest is Oliver Stöckl, VP of EMEA at Brightfin in Munich. Brightfin is a revolutionary, subscription-based software provider of Technology Expense Management (TEM) and IT Finance Management (ITFM) solutions offered natively through ServiceNow or as a SaaS platform. Brightfin helps companies manage IT assets and expenses related to mobile, telecoms and cloud. In addition, Brightfin enhances efficiency through automated workflows and industry-leading services such as UEM, lifecycle management, bill pay, procurement and delivery. Oliver is a highly motivated sales leader with an entrepreneurial mindset. His extensive professional career has enabled him to develop an approach to selling and building strong rapport and relationships with customers and prospects. Oli’s leadership stands out for being constantly striving to improve and learn, always focusing on helping those around him to grow and become better. He is a servant leader with a high degree of focus on mentoring, not only the direct team but also those around him. In the episode, Oli will discuss: The interesting work he does with Brightfin, Examples of the benefits they bring to customers, Defining the most important problems to solve, Building Brightfin’s international business and Advice to people looking at a career in ServiceNow

Today's guest is Timo Mertens, Head of ML and NLP Products at Grammarly in San Francisco, CA. Founded in 2009, Grammarly strives to help people understand one another, whenever and wherever they communicate in English. Every day, 30 million people and 50,000 teams around the world rely on their real-time suggestions to strengthen their writing and say what they really mean. Grammarly's suggestions help identify and replace complicated sentences with more efficient ones, refresh repetitive language, and uphold accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar. Using a variety of innovative approaches such as advanced machine learning and deep learning, Grammarly consistently break new ground in Natural Language Processing  research to deliver unrivaled assistance in their product offerings. That’s why they were recognized by TIME as one of the 100 most influential companies and Fast Company as one of the world’s most innovative AI companies. It’s also why Grammarly rank among industry leaders on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and The Software Report’s Top 100 Software Companies. In the episode, Timo will discuss: The mission they are working towards at Grammarly, Using Machine Learning in their products to improve communication, The team behind their success, Use cases of the impact Grammarly brings to customers, What excites him for the future of Grammarly, and What he looks for when hiring into the team

Today's guest is Yi-Hsuan Tsai, Director of AI at Phiar in San Francisco, CA. Founded in 2017, Phiar are driving the future of the in-vehicle experience with their cutting edge road-understanding AI. Phiar's next-gen deep learning AI-powered solutions enable real-time road understanding with breakthrough efficiency and precision providing the most natural visual navigation and warning assistance for optimal in-vehicle experience. Phiar's flexible solutions bring ultra-lightweight road understanding AI that runs at-the-edge in real-time, using just a single camera, to any displace environment. From traditional in-vehicle displays to windshield HUDs and mobile devices, they offer a wide range of solutions for their hardware and software partners. Phiar's mission is to revolutionize the way people navigate, interact and experience the world, forever. In the episode, Yi-Hsuan will discuss: Phiar’s next-gen driving navigation system, How they are using AI & Augmented Reality in their product, Challenges they need to overcome, An insight into the day-to-day life of the team, What the near future holds for Phiar, and Why Phiar are a great place to work

Today's guest is Richard Groff, Senior ServiceNow Program Manager at Latham & Watkins in Berlin, Germany. Latham & Watkins is a global law firm who has internationally recognized practices in a wide spectrum of transactional, litigation, corporate and regulatory areas. Their success is grounded in their devotion to the collaborative process, which reaches across global offices & practices and draws upon their deep subject matter expertise, an abiding commitment to teamwork and a powerful tradition of creative lawyering. Richard is an experienced Program Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the law practice, investment banking and entertainment industries. He is skilled in Operations Management, Personnel Management and Team Building, System Deployment, Agile Project Management and Transformational Change Management. Richard is also a strong program and project management professional with a Bachelor of Arts focused in History from New York University. In the episode, Richard will discuss: How key drivers relate to business outcomes and drive strategy at L&W, The reality of implementing ServiceNow in your business, Challenges to be aware of when putting your strategy into practice, The importance of team building & talent development, Finding talent in a competitive ServiceNow market, How to effectively manage your service models and CMDB, and The future of AI in ServiceNow

Today's guest is Liran Eisenberg, Senior Director of Data Architecture & Engineering at Macy's in New York. Macy's operate one of retail’s largest e-commerce businesses integrated with a nationwide footprint to deliver the most convenient and seamless shopping experience. They help customers express their unique style and celebrate special moments, big and small. It is their purpose is to create a brighter future with bold representation so that they can realize the full potential of everyone of us. Liran is a forward-thinking Data Architect with 20 years of technical management experience guiding the development and design of enterprise database platforms for global organizations. Working both as a consultant and employee, Liran has overseen the implementation of data architecture projects and platform solutions within highly regulated high-tech, financial, military and healthcare sectors ranging from startups to large corporate enterprises. In the episode, Liran will talk about: What attracted him to the mission at Macy's, His current role and the make up of the team, Typical project life-cycle within the data engineering team, Why Macys are a great place to work, and The future of AI & Data at Macy's

Today's guest is Rami Khoury, CEO at auxi in Boston, MA. Founded in 2020, auxi is building the modern productivity suite for knowledge workers. They want smart people to focus on what matters instead of wasting time on mundane tasks, such as formatting slides, aligning shapes, annotating images and reshaping training data. auxi's first product takes you from a hand drawn sketch to a fully formatted PowerPoint or Google Slides Presentation. In the episode, Rami will talk about: The motivation for founding auxi, How the platform helps consultants with Powerpoint presentations, The role of AI in the platform, Day-to-day life of the Machine Learning team & upcoming projects, Why auxi is a great place to work, and What excites him for the future at auxi

Today's guest is Ashutosh Munot, ServiceNow Technical Architect at Nationale-Nederlanden. The NN Group is an international financial services company, active in 11 countries, with a strong presence in a number of European countries and Japan.. With roots in The Netherlands and a rich history of more than 175 years, NN Group provides retirement services, pensions, insurance, banking and investments to approximately 18 million customers. NN Group includes Nationale-Nederlanden, NN, ABN AMRO Insurance, Movir, AZL, BeFrank, OHRA and Woonnu. NN Group put their resources, expertise and networks to use for the well-being of their customers, the advancement of their communities, the preservation of the planet, and for the promotion of a stable, inclusive and sustainable economy. Their purpose is to help people care for what matters most to them. In the episode, Ashutosh will discuss: Balancing his community work with his full-time role, How to generate your projects into ROI, Case studies of the impact they bring to customers, The importance of auditing, Enabling citizen development, Challenges he’s had to overcome in his career to date, and What the future holds for the ServiceNow platform

Today's guest is Paxton Maeder-York, CEO and Founder Alife Health in San Francisco, CA. Founded in 2020, Alife is on a mission to modernize and personalize IVF with cutting edge AI. They have built one of the largest and most diverse IVF data collections, made up of millions of patient cycles and sourced from the top fertility clinics around the world. Alife's AI software analyzes this data to identify what treatment plans have produced the best outcomes for past IVF patients that are similar to you. When you come in for care, your fertility clinician can combine these insights with their own expertise to craft a personalized IVF treatment plan. In the episode, Paxton will talk about: The inspiration for Alife Health, Applying AI to improve the equity and efficacy of IVF, The journey of bringing their product to life from concept to now, Building the team to help bring the idea to life, What the near future holds for Alife Health, and  Why Alife Health are great place to work