In 2015, Target bought West's patented marketplace platform, powered by AI. West believes in leadership excellences and was selected as "top 1%" executive by the CEOs of Target, PayPal, and Visa. He was promoted annually at Amazon. He's consistently led large teams (1k+) and budgets ($40M+) and has been awarded 5 patents for technology innovation. Now, he is Founder and CEO at HowDo where he help entrepreneurs and executives accelerate their growth in the era of AI. As part of HowDo, and in an effort to give back, West has created the world's largest open source innovation training program — Business Evolution — which has been used by over 400,000 innovators globally. For Business Evolution's global impact, West became a Fellow in the Edmund Hillary Fellowship in New Zealand. For podcast hosts and their audiences, a conversation with West Stringfellow offers a rare glimpse into the mind of a seasoned innovator who has consistently driven technology innovation and transformative change across diverse industries.