The Alldus Podcast - AI in Action

Today's guest is Korbinian Spann, Managing Director and Head of Data at Insaas in Munich. Founded in 2019, Insaas is a SaaS solution to predict customer preference in near time for your brand and offering. Their software enables marketing excellence based on data - enriching and transforming large-scale human-generated data into actionable insights. They support brands to take data-driven decisions based on AI and Natural Language Processing. Korbinian is an experienced manager in digital marketing and eCommerce for both the business-to-business and business-to-consumer sectors. His focus lies on industries like fashion, lifestyle, IT and industrial products for local and global corporations and agencies. As a consultant, Korbinian created concepts, strategies and supported his clients as a project manager to successfully implement digital projects. In the episode, Korbinian will discuss: His background and motivation for founding Insaas, Key problems they are solving at Insaas, Challenges they need to overcome to achieve success, The potential of AI with textual data, and The importance of research

Today's guest is Scott Lichtenstein, CEO and Co-Founder at Buyersight in New York. Founded in 2019, BuyerSight powers B2B sales managers with AI-driven recommendations about their reps and customers. BuyerSight's proprietary Natural Language Processing categorizes and analyzes sales interactions at scale, giving managers actionable guidance about where to spend their time for the most impact. Scott is an experienced entrepreneur and startup executive with a proven background in scaling sales, marketing and sales operations for B2B & SaaS technology companies. He has strong expertise in enterprise sales, account-based marketing, sales development, demand generation, digital marketing and data analysis. Scott is also involved in educational nonprofit organizations spreading access to high-quality instruction and learning opportunities. In today's episode, Scott discusses: The motivation for setting up Buyersight, How they are applying AI to simplify sales manager’s lives, Use cases of the benefits they bring to customers, How the Data team is structured for success, What the future holds for Buyersight, and Skills he looks for when hiring into the team

Today's guest is Brandon Nutting, Director of Data Science and Advanced Analytics at MVPindex in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2012, MVPindex's software helps brands, properties and agencies accurately quantify the value of partnerships, sponsorships and activations with an integrated and cohesive omnichannel view that includes broadcast, streaming, social, digital, audio, in-venue, and on location. They are a unique software platform designed to integrate with existing people processes or systems to help automate a service-heavy industry and start driving more efficient and impactful solutions. In his role, Brandon oversees the MVPindex test labs for the implementation of machine learning and data initiatives including current and future-facing innovation, research, development and deployment across the organization. In today's episode, Brandon discusses: The great work they are doing at MVPindex, How new innovation is disrupting the marketing and advertising sector, Use cases of the benefits they bring to customers, Interesting projects within the Data Science team, Transitioning from academia into industry, What’s in store for the future at MVPindex & Building and scaling the Data Science team

Today's guest is Lord Ryan Gillespie, Consulting Manager & Platform Solutions Consultant at Acorio. Acorio is the largest, premier 100% ServiceNow exclusive consultancy in the world and the Partner of choice for business transformation leaders. Part of a global top 10 IT solutions provider, Acorio are ServiceNow’s number one North American Partner for Industry Solutions as well as a top 10 global partner for ServiceNow certifications, Elite Partner, and the ecosystem’s employer of choice. Acorio's commitment is to their clients, to inspire and guide them for long-term success. They choose Acorio for our unparalleled industry knowledge and 600+ successful projects, and hail from Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 organizations in multiple industries ranging from Healthcare, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Government, Retail and more. They have dedicated practices in HR, CSM, ITBM, Asset, ITOM and ITSM, plus a unique focus in user-centric design, KPI’s and metrics, and Platform and Business Apps. In the episode, Ryan will discuss: His interesting work with Acorio, Unique selling points of IT Asset Management, The role of ServiceNow within Asset Management, The importance of partnerships and collaboration, Advice to clients starting their implementation journey, Pre & post-Covid themes in the industry,  Key learns during his career & advice to his younger self

Today's guest is Nicolas Kritter, Chief Technology Officer at Vizyon. AI is changing the way caregivers practice medicine and allows them to dream of a whole planet that can benefit from the progress of radiology. Deep Learning now allows us to produce efficient radiological image recognition algorithms and hundreds of AI radiological applications have appeared. Vizyon's founders believe that it is now time to build a teleradiology marketplace, offering the best of worldwide radiological diagnostic expertise from both AI applications as well as human experts. Vizyon is leveraging the potential of blockchain technology to build decentralized, easy to use and secure processes around this marketplace. In the episode, Nicolas will discuss: The interesting work they do within Healthcare, How they are applying AI to positively impact the sector, Use cases of the benefits they bring to users, Challenges they are solving using image recognition, Key learns and what’s in store for the future

Today's guest is John Brusk, Vice President of Data Science at Emburse. Founded in 2020, Emburse humanizes work by empowering business travelers, finance professionals and CFOs to eliminate manual, time-consuming tasks so they can focus on what matters most. Emburse brings together some of the world’s most powerful and trusted expense and AP automation solutions. Emburse's innovative offerings are trusted by more than 4.5 million users in more than 120 countries. Over 14,000 customers, from startups to global enterprises, rely on Emburse to make faster and smarter decisions. They empower business travelers to recapture lost nights and weekends spent doing tedious expense management, and help make users’ lives and their businesses better. His background and what attracted him to Emburse, How Emburse are modernizing expense management, The role of Data Science and Machine Learning at Emburse, Use cases of the problems they are solving in the field, Recent success & the benefits they bring to customers,  and Plans for hiring into the data team

Today's guest is Budi Tanzi, VP of Product at Tapad in New York. Tapad is the award-winning marketing technology company reinventing personalization for the modern marketer through its identity-driven solutions. The company's signature Tapad Graph connects millions of consumers across billions of devices. The world's largest brands and most effective marketers entrust Tapad to provide an accurate, privacy-conscious and unified approach to connecting with consumers across screens. Brands and marketers are faced with the challenge of needing to deliver personalized, relevant messages to vast audiences of consumers who all behave differently, use different devices and who increasingly expect personalized communications as standard. With privacy at the forefront, The Tapad Graph combines the company’s proprietary Device Graph with behavioral signals so marketers can finally see their customers as unique individuals and ultimately, deliver personalization at scale. In the episode, Budi will tell you about: The interesting work they do at Tapad, What he loves most about his role, Data challenges they are solving within advertising and marketing, Using Machine Learning to improve the consumer experience, How startups can use data insights to improve their customer experience & Applying Machine Learning within Tapad’s products

Today's guests are John Janek, Chief Technologist at Dev Technology Group in Virginia. Dev Technology is an information technology services company delivering mission-critical applications and systems that protect and serve American citizens. They are an experienced small business that specializes in application and system development efforts, database consulting, and infrastructure management implementations. Dev Technology’s core competencies include web-based application development and system modernization using XML, Java/JEE, SharePoint, .Net, ColdFusion and Web Services for mission and business support-focused projects, business process management, and workflow implementations. They also specialize in Oracle and SQL Server database administration, database management support and account administration. In the episode, John will tell you about: Who are Dev Technology & the value they add to customers, Tech trends he is seeing within the Government sector, The future of Digital Transformation within the industry, Transitioning into roles between the public & private sectors, Advice when embarking on your Digital Transformation journey How ServiceNow can create impact in the Government sector & Use cases of the success Dev Technology have brought to customers

Today's guest is Cihan Aksakal, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Zenjob in Berlin. Founded in 2015, Zenjob uses its own software technology that enables companies to connect with students faster and faster. Companies flexibly request staff in an online booking tool and then students are automatically matched with these jobs in a mobile app, in which they then decide who to apply for. Zenjob's corporate vision is to “individually shape your work life.” The uniqueness of Zenjob lies in the automation of the entire staffing and job management process. Zenjob now places more than 12,000 jobs with students every month and has grown from a startup to a rapidly growing technological staffing company over the past few years. Their goal is to simplify staffing for companies,  job searching for talent and to offer the best possible service on the market with new intelligent functions. In the episode, Cihan will discuss: The impact Zenjob are making in the recruitment sector, How they are using new technologies to improve the user experience, The benefits their platform brings to customers and What the future looks like within the industry

Today's guest is Chris Keune, VP of Data Product & Insights at Kargo in New York. Kargo provides brands, agencies and advertisers with a transparent, brand-safe mobile environment. This unique ecosystem is a hand-picked editorial alliance of 70 of the most highly-respected publishers in the industry, reaching 100% of US smartphone users with captivating advertising that's proven to work. In the episode, Chris will tell you about: How they are applying Data Science & Analytics at Kargo, Use cases of the impact they are making in the AdTech sector, Challenges they needed to overcome, How the Data Science team is set up for success, Plans for further growth & what the future looks like for Kargo & His 3 top tips when applying to Data Science opportunities