I recently connected with Kathleen Walch for an episode of the AI Today podcast to discuss Espressive’s founding story and my industry predictions for 2023. In the episode, Kathleen and I talked about the nuances of employee integration hubs, how virtual agents will transform the next Intranet, the importance of a “one chatbot fits all”…
Author: Pat Calhoun
When I decided to leave ServiceNow back in 2016 to focus on my next startup, I held a very high bar for who I wanted on the journey. For me, creating a startup is not just about having a job – it’s about solving a problem I am passionate about. So much passion that I…
Monday was an exciting day as we were able to share with our employees, customers, and prospects that Forrester cited Espressive as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Chatbots for IT Operations, Q4 2022 report. That in itself is an honor, but there are two things that I am most proud of. First, Espressive was…
I attended a quarterly business review for one of our strategic customers this morning and the topic of adoption came up. They are seeing great adoption overall, but still have some outliers who are not aware there is a virtual assistant available to them across several different channels. The customer is doing everything right. As…
I met with the CIO of a large healthcare provider today who is an Espressive customer and talked about the exciting opportunity that an AI-based virtual agent (VA) will present to their service desk employees. She shared with me that, following some new tech rollouts, their service desk has never been busier due to increased…
In today’s world of Slack and Microsoft Teams, many organizations are rethinking the concept of the “service desk”. Their employees, who have lost the ability to shoulder tap colleagues to ask for help, have shifted to asking for IT help in collaboration tools. In response, some organizations have created public channels for IT help with…
I recently wrote a blog called “Creating an Exceptional Automation Experience.” The thesis of the blog is that automation is only worthwhile if it is easy for employees to find and if it is easy for employees to use with a consistent user experience. Espressive Barista, our virtual support agent, delivers that by providing one…
“It seems like every department is off building RPA bots and other automations and I’m trying to wrap my arms around how we can sustain this growth.” This is a statement that I frequently hear in my conversations with IT leaders. Teams across various departments are off building automation bots (a.k.a. worker bots) to help…
Building a startup and trying to convince the world that we have an awesome mouse trap is no simple feat. And certainly, the emotional roller coaster that comes with startups is not for everyone. However, it is all worth it when things go well. I was in a recent conversation with a prospective investor who…