CEO of Jellyvision, Amanda Lannert, joins this episode to discuss “Alex,” the technology changing the way we choose our benefits. Lannert dives into the genesis of Jellyvision (6:20), including its pivot from a gaming company into an HR technology services business (7:29). She also opens up about writing her own severance letter (10:30) and how the company survived after 7.5 years going sideways (14:06). Lannert then dives into the Alex technology—the idea that got Jellyvision back on upward growth—and how it works (20:28). She explains the difference between Alex and AI (29:01) as well as her thoughts on other voice assistant technologies (like Siri and Alexa) that have developed in more recent years (32:59). Finally, Lannert dives into her leadership style (39:18)—she was voted CEO of the Year at the Moxie Awards several years in a row—as well as the current state of startup culture in Chicago (40:40).

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