The Alldus Podcast - AI in Action

Today's guest is Francis Shanahan, VP of Application Software at Peloton Interactive in New York. Peloton is the largest interactive fitness platform in the world, with a loyal community of more than 4.4 million members. They pioneered connected, technology-enabled fitness and the streaming of immersive, instructor-led boutique classes to our members anytime, anywhere. Peloton makes fitness entertaining, approachable, effective, and convenient, while fostering social connections that encourage their members to be the best versions of themselves. World-class instructors teach classes across a variety of fitness and wellness disciplines, including indoor cycling, indoor/outdoor running and walking, bootcamp, yoga and meditation. In the episode, Francis will discuss: His background and journey to date What attracted him to join Peloton How they are applying data science and machine learning at Peloton Exciting projects that the data team are working on What excites him for the future at Peloton Exciting opportunities to join the team

Today's guest is Thor Clark, Chief Technology Officer at Well Health in California. Founded in 2015, Well Health is upending the $3.5 trillion healthcare market by helping patients and administrators break free of antiquated communication practices. This 2021 Best in KLAS for Patient Outreach software provides medical organizations with a single command center that connects the many tools they use, transforming everyday interactions between patients and the doctor’s front office.​ In the episode, Thor will discuss: The fascinating they do at Well Health, Applying data science and automation to improve the patient journey, How the data team is set up for success, Use cases of Covid-19 related projects they worked on, Plans for growth and what the future looks like & What makes Well Health a great place to work

Today's guest is Jeff Schott, VP of Platform Automation & Global Service Delivery at Pomeroy. Headquartered in Kentucky, Pomeroy is an industry-recognized North American IT services company. They help clients in Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services and Manufacturing industries to optimize and enhance their digital infrastructures with the mission to transform the workplace experience with the resources required to assess, design, deploy and continually innovate in an agile, flexible IT environment. In the episode, Jeff will tell you about: Highlights and Milestones during his career to date, His role & the work they do at Pomeroy, Digital Transformation Macro-trends within their customer base, How they’re utilizing AWS and ServiceNow at Pomeroy, Use cases of the benefits they bring to customers, Top tips for a successful project roadmap, Advice to c-suite execs embarking on their digital transformation journey, and What the future holds for ServiceNow

Today's guest is Max Fiedler, CTO and Founder at Nomitri in Berlin. Founded in 2019, Nomitri are deep-tech AI startup who have turned cutting-edge research in the field of Embedded Visual Deep Learning into product-ready application providing an inexpensive, infrastructure-light and privacy-preserving solution to automate visual performances offline and in real time. Nomitri combine experience, professionalism and drive with team spirit, creativity and room for experiments to enable innovation at the forefront of AI. Nomitri's revolutionary embedded technology can be applied to many use-cases including stationary retail and industry. For retailers, Nomitri launched their first solution: The Intelligent Shopping Assistant. It's a smartphone-based AI application, enabling retailers to offer their customers a self-checkout solution including product recommendations. Therefore, retailers are able to provide their customers' a contactless, autonomous and personalized shopping experience. In today's episode, Max will tell you about: The interesting work they do in the retail sector, Problems they are solving through applying AI, How they are leveraging Deep Learning and Machine Learning in their services, The wider goal to democratize AI & The potential of moving from smart stores to smart cities

Today's guest is Joseph Gartner, Director of Data Science at ClosedLoop.ai in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2017, ClosedLoop makes it easy and affordable for healthcare organizations to use data science to improve quality and reduce costs. Their technology consists of two key pillars: a healthcare-specific machine learning automation platform and a catalog of pre-built predictive and prescriptive models that can be customized and extended based on your local population's needs. ​As the Director of Data Science, Joseph's priority is to guide the efforts of their talented data science team. His responsibilities include designing processes to ensure consistent & repeatable work from the data science team, ensuring all customers are continually moving towards successful AI interventions, and collaborating with data scientists, stakeholders and their sales team to focus efforts on building and operationalizing the best models in healthcare.​ In the episode, Joseph will tell you about: The interesting work they do at ClosedLoop.ai, How he transitioned into a role within Data Science in Healthcare, Use cases of the interesting projects they work on, Their successful agile methodology approach for bringing models to production,  Why he loves working at ClosedLoop and What excites him for the future

Today's guest is Jason King, Senior Director of Data Science at XSOLIS in Nashville, Tennesse. Founded in 2013, XSOLIS is a healthcare technology firm focused on improving healthcare operations. By aligning cognitive computing with clinical expertise, they are creating a new framework for decision-making. XSOLIS leverages insights gleaned from proprietary machine learning and AI to transform the utilization management process for both providers and payers. They combine Utilization Review Technology, Denials Management services and Physician Advisor services in a comprehensive suite of solutions that converts clinical information into insight and action to transform the way you approach operational challenges and inefficiencies. XSOLIS' mission is to find truth in data, to reduce noise through artificial intelligence and to build strong partnerships across the healthcare ecosystem In the episode, Jason will tell you about: The interesting roles he enjoyed over the years, The impact XSOLIS are making in the Healthcare sector, The different services and benefits they bring to the industry, Interesting projects the data science team are working on, Plans for further growth at XSOLIS & Advice to Data Scientists looking to get into the Healthcare sector

Today's guest is Sachin Khankhoje, SVP of Digital Technology at Tech Mahindra in Texas. Sachin is an experienced strategic technology leader who builds and scales enterprise-grade products and platforms that drive digital adoption in Fortune 1000 companies. He helps innovate, optimize and grow business by applying technology to achieve business results. Sachin has over 14 years of leadership experience at Tech Mahindra. In his current role, he turbocharged digital transformation for global Fortune 1000 companies through a bold, synergistic approach towards new platform development, process automation and successful adoption of new methodologies through almost every level of the organization. In the episode, Sachin will tell you about: The interesting work he does with Tech Mahindra, Key highlights and milestones in his career thus far, Digital Transformation macro-trends in the industry, Use cases of his interesting projects throughout the years, The value that ServiceNow adds to their customers, How AI Ops can bring key value to your organization and His top tips for implementation best practices

Today's guest is Tiankai Feng, Director of Digital Analytics - Social, PR & Voice of the Consumer at Adidas in Bavaria, Germany. With over eight years of experience, Tiankai loves to combine his analytical mindset with creative thinking and apply that to all things digital. He is currently the lead in Social, PR and Voice of Consumer Analytics at Adidas to integrate Consumer Insights from Social Media, PR, Search Behavior, Product Reviews and Experience NPS feedback into any decision-making in brand strategy, campaign planning and in-activation optimization. In today's episode, Tiankai will tell you about: His work with consumer feedback and data analytics, The message of his Data Analytics rap anthem, Interesting projects he is working on, Deciding what projects to invest in, Their interesting work within sustainability, How they stay on top of driving ROI and The future of the sports & fashion industry

Today's guest is Kenny Hosey. Kenny is a servant leader and continual learning advocate offering diverse management experience leading information technology departments, platform implementations and department transformations. At the time of recording, Kenny was Director of Service Management at AdventHealth but he has now joined Corsica Technologies as their Vice President of IT Service Management. Kenny delivers innovative, reliable, cost-saving solutions and strategies that streamline processes and drive business growth in a dynamic environment. He is committed, analytical and hands-on with a proven track record reflecting proactive leadership experience that inspires and motivates teams. Kenny is well known for work ethic, problem-solving, excellent communication skills and people-focused leadership philosophy. In the episode, Kenny will tell you about: Learns and challenges during his career to date, Digital Transformation trends in the Healthcare sector, Use cases of the value that ServiceNow has added to AdventHealth, Key learns on implementing ServiceNow, Advice to C-Suite execs on embracing Digital Transformation, What makes a great IT Service Management Director, Advice for building a winning team and What the future holds for ServiceNow

Today's guest is Rahul Kalippurayil Moozhipurath, CEO and Co-Founder at Forecasty.AI in Mannheim, Germany. Founded in 2019, Forecasty.AI enables B2B firms to take smarter and more profitable business decisions by making forecasting easy, accurate and explainable. This month, they launched the beta version of Business Desk, a no-code self-service forecasting platform that enables users from various business functions to generate forecasts quickly and easily. With the advanced AI technology and simple drag-and-drop interface, the Business Desk aims to create a user-friendly forecasting experience for people without coding skills, extracting valuable insights from data to assist the business decision-making process. Beta users will have the opportunity to explore the platform and get exclusive benefits from the business desk for a trial period of 30 days. Create an account here to be a pioneer in AI-powered forecasting. In the episode, Rahul will tell you about: Problems they are solving at Forecasty.ai, Benefits they are bringing to data scientists in the enterprise, Use cases of their impact in the market, The impact of Covid-19 within the business, The Future of the commodity market & business forecasting & The importance of AI-driven decision-making