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No matter how you get into entrepreneurship, once you're in the game, there are some common keys to success. On this episode of the Georgian Impact podcast, we talk to Neha Sampat founder and CEO of Contentstack. Contentstack is a pioneering headless content management system, a fast-growing space that could change how we consume content online.&nbsp;You’ll Hear About:&nbsp;●&nbsp; 	Neha’s entrepreneurial journey and the beginning of Contentstack.●&nbsp; 	Working with the technical teams when you aren’t a technologist.●&nbsp; 	What does culture mean to Neha?●&nbsp; 	Neha’s lessons about entrepreneurship●&nbsp; 	Headless content management systems.●&nbsp; 	How customers have become more nimble using Contentstack.●&nbsp; 	Third-party integration and how it benefits Contentstack and its customers.●&nbsp; 	The MACH Alliance.●&nbsp; 	The importance of content as the heart of digital experiences.

Neha is the founder and CEO of Contentstack, the leading Content Experience Platform. Neha previously founded digital transformation consultancy Raw Engineering and digital experience Platform Built.io, which was acquired by Software AG in 2018. She hosts the Dreammakers podcast,  where she interviews women trailblazers who balance profit and purpose while finding sustainable ways to lift people and communities up.



Neha Sampat

CEO of Contentstack

Creating Dynamic Content Experiences with Contentstack’s Neha Sampat

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On Georgian's Impact Podcast, we get into the latest tech trends and how they impact growth-stage software companies. Jon talks with folks from around the tech ecosystem at the intersection of business and technology.

The Georgian Impact Podcast | AI, ML & More

In this episode of the Georgian Impact Podcast, we talk to PolyAI CEO and co-founder Nikola Mrkšić.&nbsp; PolyAI is a conversational AI company spun out of University of Cambridge research that builds voice assistants at scale in multiple languages. You'll get a helpful breakdown of the challenges of building conversational AI, what makes PolyAI different, and you’ll hear a demo of the tech in action.&nbsp;You’ll Hear About:&nbsp;●&nbsp; 	Nikola Mrkšić and PolyAI’s vision&nbsp;●&nbsp; 	The accuracy needed to ensure customers don’t become frustrated&nbsp;●&nbsp; 	How PolyAI has surpassed previous generations of voice tech●&nbsp; 	Mapping non-linear customer journeys●&nbsp; 	How PolyAI develops conversation depth with their clients●&nbsp; 	How outbound calls differ●&nbsp; 	The ways in which PolyAI differentiates itself●&nbsp; 	Having the voice match the brand●&nbsp; 	Where Nikola sees voice tech going in five years &nbsp;

Nikola is the co-founder and CEO of PolyAI. Before starting PolyAI, Nikola worked with the Apple Siri team in Cambridge and was the first engineer at VocalIQ, a dialogue systems startup acquired by Apple. He graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Ph.D. in Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing. He was named in the Forbes 30 under 30 in 2021 for his work with PolyAI.


Nikola Mrkšić

CEO & Co-Founder of PolyAI 

PolyAI’s Nikola Mrkšić on making a voice assistant people love

Working from data has shifted from aggregation to getting helpful insight. With that change, it has become increasingly important to build an open-minded team with effective leadership.&nbsp; In this episode of the Georgian Impact Podcast, we talk to Brian Ritz, Director of Data Science Solutions at SPINS. SPINS connects wellness brands to their retail and omnichannel data, and they've partnered with over 300 brick-and-mortar retailers so far. Bringing advanced analytics to their clients allowing for deep fact-based decision-making. You’ll Hear About:&nbsp;●&nbsp; 	How Brian has seen tech develop over the past few decades.●&nbsp; 	Ways to improve at getting more useful information from data.●&nbsp; 	Ensuring you don’t get caught up in just the tech and data science side of product development.●&nbsp; 	Will we reach a point where there is too much data?●&nbsp; 	Data moats and how they can provide a competitive advantage.●&nbsp; 	The need for companies to change or pivot.●&nbsp; 	The importance of communication when striving to be a good leader.●&nbsp; 	Diversity in your data and data team.

Brian Ritz is the Director of Data Science Solutions at SPINS. Brian has also worked as Senior Data Scientist for Aunalytics as well as Senior Analyst at 84.51˚. Brian received a BS in Mathematics from Indiana University Bloomington and his Masters in Analytics from the University of Chicago.
 


Brian Ritz

Director of Data Science Solutions at SPINS

SPINS’ Brian Ritz on Getting Insights and Storytelling with Data

At Georgian, we love talking about self-sovereign identity. We’ve discussed it in previous episodes with Drummond Reed, the co-chair of Sovrin’s Governance Framework Working Group, Kaliya Young, a self-sovereign identity expert with over 20 years of experience in the field, and Mathieu Glaude, CEO of Northern Block.&nbsp; There’s a lot of layers to self-sovereign identity, and it’s easy to get lost in the noise of it all. We try to make it easy for you. In this episode, we cover it with Riley Hughes, Sovrin’s second employee and co-founder and CEO of Trinsic. Trinsic, which Georgian recently invested in, provides a cloud-based platform for credential verification and monitoring.&nbsp;&nbsp;You’ll Hear About:&nbsp;●&nbsp; 	What is identity?●&nbsp; 	The different ways Trinsic can be used by developers.●&nbsp; 	Ways to disrupt or democratize the current model of identity.●&nbsp; 	Decentralized identity and its many use cases.●&nbsp; 	The continued need for anonymity in a digital identity world.●&nbsp; 	How identity will evolve with web 3 and the metaverse.

Riley Hughes is a leader in the self-sovereign identity community. He is the co-founder and CEO of Trinsic, which provides a cloud-based platform for credential verification & monitoring.  As the second employee hired at the Sovrin Foundation, Riley established and led several teams focused on business development, operations, crypto-economics, and governance. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.

Riley Hughes 

CEO of Trinsic

How Self-Sovereign Identity Works with Trinsic's Riley Hughes

On this episode of the Georgian Impact podcast, we are joined by Kaliya Young. Kaliya is an expert in self-sovereign identity. You might know her as Identity Woman. Kaliya has spent the last 20 years developing a layer on the internet based on open standards, with the goal of empowering people. You’ll Hear About:● The Internet Identity Workshop that Kaliya co-founded in 2005.● What it means to have open standards for digital identity and its importance.&nbsp;● What businesses would benefit most from SSI.● Challenges in creating a user-centric digital identity.● How data became siloed within a few companies.● The link between digital identity and Web3.● The need to create standards that reflect all backgrounds.

Kaliya Young is an expert on self-sovereign identity and identity on the blockchain. Kaliya is the co-author of A Comprehensive Guide to Self-Sovereign Identity. She co-founded the Internet Identity Workshop in 2005 and was named one of the most influential women in tech by Fast Company Magazine. Kaliya was a part of the first cohort to graduate with a Master of Science in Identity Management and Security from the University of Texas at Austin in 2017.

Kaliya Young

Identity Woman

Developing Open Standards for Self-Sovereign Identity With Kaliya Young

In part two of a two-part series on the Georgian Impact Podcast, we talk to Maggie Love, founder of SheFi and co-founder of W3BCLOUD. In part two, Maggie talks about how to get more underrepresented groups interested in Web3 and DeFi, what Maggie has learned about onboarding more people onto DeFi and the SheFi approach to education.&nbsp;&nbsp;In this podcast, you’ll hear about:&nbsp;<ul><li>How Maggie became interested in blockchain</li><li>Challenges with onboarding more people onto Web3</li><li>How SheFi makes it easier to break through Web3</li><li>The importance of community in Web3</li></ul> &nbsp;

Maggie Love joined the cryptosphere in 2016 hoping to make blockchain more inclusive, accessible and equitable. Maggie founded SheFi with the goal of cultivating a global and inclusive community focused on educating, discussing and investing in the future of DeFi and Web3. Maggie is also the co-founder of W3BCLOUD, a leading compute infrastructure provider powering Web 3.0.

Maggie Love

Maggie Love, founder of SheFi and co-founder of W3BCLOUD, talks about how to get more underrepresented groups interested in Web3 and DeFi, what Maggie has learned about onboarding more people onto DeFi and the SheFi approach to education. 
 


Web3 Needs More Women

Web3 needs more women

The old tech adage goes that you should move fast and break things, but moving fast could mean you could be leaving some of your users behind. According to our guest, the way we do design today is “broken.” On this episode of the Georgian Impact Podcast, we talk to Alwar Pillai, the CEO of Fable, a leading accessibility platform powered by people with disabilities. While many companies focus on trying to build for at least 80% of people, Alwar says, trying to build for people at the margins can lead to better design. “You suddenly are creating a product that is adaptable, more personable, more usable, and more customizable, which in turn makes the products accessible to everyone.” In our podcast, she talks about how companies can avoid just “checking a box” and actually get proactive about inclusive design.&nbsp; What you'll hear about: <ul><li>Alwar’s journey into accessible design&nbsp;</li><li>Why inclusive design builds better products</li><li>Overcoming biases in UX design&nbsp;</li><li>The mindset and approach needed to build inclusivity into design&nbsp;</li><li>Case studies from Fable</li><li>How Fable works with enterprise clients</li><li>What Fable is doing with its Series A</li></ul>

Alwar Pillai is the CEO of Fable, a leading accessibility platform powered by people with disabilities. Before launching Fable, Alwar worked at the Ontario Ministry of Education and as the Manager of Accessibility at Rogers Communications. Alwar holds a degree in UX Design from the Symbiosis Institute of Design and a Masters of Inclusive Design from OCAD University, where she focused her research on designing technology for seniors.


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PolyAI’s Nikola Mrkšić on making a voice assistant people love

SPINS’ Brian Ritz on Getting Insights and Storytelling with Data

How Self-Sovereign Identity Works with Trinsic's Riley Hughes

Developing Open Standards for Self-Sovereign Identity With Kaliya Young

Web3 Needs More Women

Why Inclusive Design Builds Better Products With Fable’s Alwar Pillai

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