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Today we sit with Michael Simpson, the founder of Pairin; a company that uses AI to connect individuals to relevant resources and career opportunities. With a background in the technology industry, Michael has always been involved in cutting-edge technologies and has a passion for leveraging AI to solve complex problems. He shares his journey and the inspiration behind creating Pairin, a platform that helps individuals navigate their careers and make informed decisions. With AI-driven features like resume and cover letter creation, Pairin aims to provide personalized guidance and improve the job search process. Michael emphasizes the importance of AI in constantly improving and adapting to user needs, ultimately helping individuals find success in their chosen paths.

AI fulfills people’s desires by providing instant answers and enabling them to do things they couldn’t do on their own. Pairin’s product is a framework that allows institutions to build customized workflows and conversations with individuals to help them make wise decisions and navigate their career paths.

If your company is looking to scale its AI initiatives, head over to Tesoro AI (www.tesoroai.com). We are experts in AI strategy, staff augmentation, and AI product development.

Founder Bio:

Michael is a son of educators, and corporate intrapreneur turned 3x entrepreneur. His passion for helping people reach their potential was fuelled by his rise from poverty to international recognition as a market strategist. He co-founded PAIRIN after over a decade as a certified coach and spent seven years living in Russia coaching many at-risk young adults to successful careers. As the CEO of PAIRIN, he works to bridge the opportunity gap for future generations by making every person’s career and education journey more relevant and attainable.
Under Michael’s leadership PAIRIN, founded and based in Denver, CO, has received numerous awards, including the 2023 Inc. Fastest-Growing Company, BuiltIn’s 2023 & 2022 Best Places To Work for Small Colorado Companies, 2021 EdTech Breakthrough Award for College Prep Company of the Year, Business Insider’s 50 Coolest Companies in America, Outside’s 50 Best Places to Work in 2021, 2019 and 2018, Denver Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in 2019, the 2017 Denver Chamber of Commerce Start-Up of the Year, the 2017 Colorado Technology Association APEX Emerging Tech Company of the Year award and 2017 Colorado Companies to Watch winner.
 
Time Stamps:
 
01:55 Introduction and background of Michael Simpson
06:13 The pain point that led to the creation of Pairin
12:03 The problem Pairin solves: connecting people to relevant resources
13:55 Designing workflows to guide individuals through career decisions
16:41 Selling to state agencies, workforce organizations, and trade associations
18:36 Using AI avatars and resume/cover letter creator
21:17 How descriptive AI educates users in resume and cover letter creation
25:35 Managing algorithms to bypass employment gaps
28:23 Building technology with a diverse team of experts
30:26 Vetting AI companies to ensure their technology is genuine
33:12 Integrity and truthfulness in AI companies
34:18 Identifying patterns in large datasets with AI
36:30 The difference between traditional software and AI products
39:40 Contact information and how to learn more about Pairin
 
 
Resources
Company website: https://www.pairin.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pairin-inc-/
Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/PairinInc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Definedai

 

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a household term, and its applications are revolutionizing various industries. One area where AI is making a significant impact is heavy industry, including manufacturing, energy, and utilities. In these sectors, companies often face the challenge of outdated digital infrastructure, which hampers productivity and data quality. However, the emergence of conversational AI is changing the game by streamlining processes and improving efficiency.

In this opportunity we speak with Mark Fosdike, the CEO & Co-founder of Datch, a company that specializes in conversational AI solutions for heavy industry. Mark's background in aerospace and his firsthand experience with the challenges faced by frontline workers in heavy industry inspired him to develop a solution that would revolutionize the way data is captured and processed. In our conversation, Mark shared insights into the journey of building Datch and the transformative power of conversational AI.

If your company is looking to scale its AI initiatives, head over to Tesoro AI (www.tesoroai.com). We are experts in AI strategy, staff augmentation, and AI product development. 

Founder Bio: 

Mark Fosdike, CEO of Datch, is a visionary leader in the field of asset management and a dedicated entrepreneur. With over two decades of industry experience, Mark has an exceptional understanding of the challenges and opportunities in asset management, and a proven track record of driving innovation and growth.
Before founding Datch, Mark held several senior leadership positions in renowned global companies, where he gained extensive expertise in industrial operations, and technology. His passion for delivering cutting-edge solutions led him to establish Datch, with the aim of revolutionizing asset management through the integration of advanced AI-driven features.

Time Stamps: 

01:54 Mark’s background before creating Datch
04:14 Identifying the problem of inefficient data input in heavy industry
06:20 How Datch uses conversational AI to speed up processes and improve data quality
09:13 Adaptability of Datch's interface for frontline workers
10:40 Leveraging large language models for accurate speech-to-text and prompt engineering
13:12 Customization and application to specific use cases
15:48 Approach to acquiring new customers
17:55 Typical sales cycle and stakeholders involved
19:34 Changing interest in AI solutions over time
22:59 Mark discusses the need for a consultative sales approach 
24:38 Founders' background and passion for building things
28:21 Importance of building a network and finding advisors
29:58 Getting advisors to buy in with equity and commitment
32:30 Hiring strategy and the importance of hungry generalists
34:01 Fundraising journey and challenges as a first-time founder
37:58 Exciting things coming up in the future 
38:53 How to get in contact with the Datch team

Resources

Company website: https://www.datch.io/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/datchsystems
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/datch/
Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/Datch.io

In this episode, we interview Dilip Mohapatra, the CEO, and founder of Cognitive View, a company that uses AI to solve compliance and customer complaint issues in regulated industries. We discuss how their AI technology is helping businesses in regulated industries monitor and analyze customer conversations to ensure compliance and improve customer service. He shares how the idea for Cognitive View came about and the challenges they faced in building their AI solution.

 

Dilip explains the importance of understanding complex legal requirements and how their AI model can identify compliance breaches in customer conversation. He also discusses the value of generative AI and the unique capabilities its offers. Dilip highlights the metrics they use to measure the success of their ai solution, including reducing compliance and conduct risk by up to 70% and reducing customer complaints by 50%. He also touches on the fundraising journey for cognitive view and the importance of finding investors who can provide value beyond just capital

 

If your company is looking to scale its AI initiatives, head over to Tesoro AI (www.tesoroai.com). We are experts in AI strategy, staff augmentation, and AI product development.

Founder Bio:

 

Dilip Mohapatra is the founder of Cognitive View, a regtech company that creates solutions that monitors communication and collaboration channels to automate compliance, quality, customer experience, and conduct risk. It provides the necessary tools to create a customer-centric culture and risk-based supervision that automates operational risk. Cognitive View has been recognized as RegTech100 globally; AI Fintech 100; the best vendor solution for Managing Conduct Risk at the Regtech Insight APAC Awards 2021; and a 2021 IBM Beacon Award Finalist. Dilip has successfully built an enterprise software channel business with IBM and held a variety of product management roles, including HP, Hyro, and Ipedo.

 

Time Stamps:

 

01:58 Background of Dilip and Cognitive View

04:05 Challenges faced by companies in managing compliance and misconduct

05:11 Monitoring conversations and identifying compliance breaches with AI

07:36 The importance of understanding complex legal requirements in AI models

10:28 Use cases of Ai in voice, video, and text conversations

12:29 Target industries and metrics for ROI

15:30 Building the Ai solution and the importance of talent

18:03 Challenges in accessing data and the use of proprietary data

22:01 Proof of concept process and requirements for customer engagement

27:01 Leveraging generative AI and proprietary data for unique solutions

30:45 Providing contextual and industry-specific AI solutions

34:33 Fundraising journey and the value of investors

36:56 Talent sourcing ante importance of distributed teams

38:49 Balancing privacy and data sovereignty in a distributed company

42:00 How to get in contact with the Cognitive View team

Resources

 

Company website: https://www.cognitiveview.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/cognitiveviewai

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cognitiveview/