The Accelerator with Michael Conniff

The Accelerator with Michael Conniff

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The Accelerator with Michael Conniff episodes

  • The Power of AI-Powered Geo Fencing with Mall IQ's Batu Sat

    In today's episode, we sit down with the CEO and Founder of Mall IQ, Batu Sat, to learn more about his AI-powered geofencing solution that is taking the banking, fintech, merchant, and e-commerce industries by storm. The company offers the most scalable and privacy-first Location Intelligence & AI Platform for mobile apps that is store-level accurate, both indoor & outdoor without any hardware deployments.


    With over 6 million users across 25 countries, including countries in North America, the Middle East, and Asia, Mall IQ's technology is empowering companies to truly understand their customers' needs and offer them only the most relevant information. Say goodbye to irrelevant spam notifications and hello to a more personalized experience!


    Mall IQ's application goes beyond just customer satisfaction. The technology is also being utilized for fraud detection and prevention. The company enables its clients to better monetize their current customers and increase revenues & their most important KPIs such as activation, frequency, wallet share & retention via curated real-time mobile engagement.


    And with partnerships with major players such as Microsoft, KPMG, and Oracle, Mall IQ is revolutionizing the industry by offering its cutting-edge technology as an add-on to its partners' products.


    But operating across 12 time zones is no easy feat. It takes a lot of dedication and hard work, something that Mall IQ prides itself on providing to its clients.


    So if you're interested in learning more about how AI-powered geo-fencing is changing the game for businesses, tune in now to hear from the expert himself, Batu Sat.



    32 min
  • Revolutionizing Social Media Monetization: The Story of Presto

    In this episode, Michael sits down for a chat with Courtney Presto, the CEO and Founder of Presto(https://presto.social/). This is a revolutionary social media platform that's changing the game for content creators everywhere! With Presto, artists no longer have to struggle to monetize their content - they can start earning as soon as they sign up. This is the first social media platform that monetizes artists with no barrier to entry.

    Courtney isn't just talking the talk. She's walking the walk. She's a seasoned content creator with a background in film production and computer science and engineering. And with her experience in market research and the entertainment industry, she understands the challenges that content creators face.

     Presto boasts a truly remarkable global network, working with innovative content creators from an impressive 22 countries. And here's the best part: Presto eliminates the barriers to entry, making it easier for content creators to turn their passion into a livelihood.

    One of the highlights from the episode is when she talks about monetization for content creators. The path to monetization is a difficult one for content creators. It can take a minimum of six months for a new content creator to make their first dollar. But with Presto, that uphill climb just got a whole lot smoother.


    Tune in to an enlightening episode on content monetization.

    31 min
  • "Unleashing Your Startup Potential: An Interview with SK Lee on The Accelerator with Michael Conniff"

    In this episode, Michael Conniff sits down with SK Lee, the dynamic founder of The Launch Coaching Lab and successful angel investor. Lee is making a huge impact in the world of startup acceleration, bringing her unique combination of legal and economic knowledge to the table.

    As a self-proclaimed "boss lady," Lee believes that businesses can not only be profitable, but also have a meaningful mission that positively impacts society. She is passionate about providing founders with the practical guidance and support they need to succeed, beyond just capital.

    One of Lee's key insights is that founders also need therapy in addition to coaching. By exploring their past experiences and motivations, therapy can help them understand their journey thus far and coaching helps them move forward with confidence. 


    Don't miss this fascinating episode of The Accelerator with Michael Conniff, tune in to hear SK Lee's inspiring perspective on the world of startups and coaching.

    31 min
  • Ben L and Michael Conniff talk about an e-commerce platform that offers gifting with no limits.
    Ben L is the co-founder and CEO of Gesture.  Gesture is an e-commerce platform for sending gifts.  Gesture uses pre-selected A.I.-driven recommended gestures, and is the only App that understands budget and cost-friendly methods to send tangible gestures. At Gesture, the mission is to help people let their loved ones know that they are thinking of them.  You can send flowers, wine champagne, etc via the application.  What sets Gesture apart from other solutions is the fact that you do not need an address to send the gift. You can use a phone number, email address, or social media platform to reach the intended recipient.
    32 min
  • Michael Conniff and Maarten de Hoop talk about how UNIPLAT helps researchers from developing countries
    In today's episode, Maarten de Hoop and Michael Conniff talk about research and the role of UNIPLAT in creating opportunities for researchers and scientists in less developed countries.
    Maarten de Hoop is a researcher and a Professor of Computational and Applied Mathematics at Rice University.  Maarten’s research interests are in extracting subtle signal information from the ever-expanding data sets produced from advances in data acquisition by dense arrays and sensor technology. Maarten is interested in exploiting the foundations of the theory of seismic waves, their properties, and multi-scale interaction with complex, highly heterogeneous media and nonlinear inverse theory, and in developing new paradigms for large-scale computing.
    He has always been interested in physics from an early age. Over the years, this interest grew into what he does today in the world of deep learning.
    He is Senior Advisor to UNIPLAT. Maarten and Michael talk about how the platform creates opportunities for researchers and scientists who are not lucky enough to be in the US to have a way of showcasing their work and research and getting the funding that they need. UNIPLAT aims to ensure that researchers from less developed countries get the same opportunities as those from developed countries.
    32 min
  • Nektar Baziotis talks about the positive impact of AI in E-learning
    Nektar Baziotis is the CEO of ICARUS AI E-Learning which is an AI-enabled E-Learning solution. He is also the president and co-founder of ENKI technologies, an IT services and IT consulting firm that helps companies and professionals around the world to move beyond local and conceptual boundaries. Additionally, Nektar is the Chief Technology Officer of Expert Dojo a growth accelerator that empowers entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams by providing a path for entrepreneurs who need investment and mentorship.
    He has been in the IT industry for over 20 years. His experience and learnings over the years drew him to e-learning and that is how he started ICARIUS-E-Learning. The impact that e-learning has on education is very huge and this was a huge motivating factor for Nektar. He talks about how he has used AI to make a difference in e-learning and his experience with Expert Dojo.
    Tune in for an enlightening episode.
    30 min
  • Marina Sol talks about a tech solution for women's reproductive health
    A few months ago we spoke to Marina Sol. She is passionate about women’s health. Creating accessible tools to improve women’s well-being and reproductive health has become a personal goal and driver of her career. She has dedicated her path to health and technology, starting her own companies and helping big corps to pave their way toward digital transformation.
    Marina Sol is the founder and CEO of Diagnio. The company helps women to take control of their reproductive health through a home testing solution that they have developed. The home testing solution works together with an app to track fertility and hormonal balance at home in a cost-effective way. The company is backed by Alchemist & ExpertDOJO in the US and In5 & NRG Ventures in the Middle East.
    Tune in for an enlightening episode.
    29 min
  • Milan Krajnc offers expert advise on how to handle crisis situations in companies and governments
    Milan Krajnc is an academician who works with governments and advises companies in crisis situations. He is an advisory board member at UNIFY PLATFORM AG(UNIPLAT). Milan is also a Nobel Prize nominee. He started his career as a teacher, a physics teacher. He then moved to the corporate world where he helped companies create good business processes. Soon after, he enrolled in a psychology and psychotherapy course to better understand people’s thought processes and mindsets as it relates to work.
    In this episode, he explains how being in the right mind contributes to the well-being of individuals and societies. He offers insights into healthy societies from his background in psychology. He also discusses the universal impact of UNIFY PLATFORM AG (UNIPLAT).
    30 min
  • Angel Colon gives us a crash course on crowd funding and capital management.
    In today’s episode, we host Angel Colon. Tune in for an enlightening episode on capital management and how this has evolved over the years. You will also learn what to expect from equity crowdfunding going forward.
    Mr. Colon is the Managing Director at NY Capital Management LLC. The company provides services to high-net-worth individuals, businesses, and sizeable institutions to produce solutions that facilitate the advancement and management of capital. He is an established financial professional with over 15 years of expertise in negotiating and marketing financial products, risk management, and both, fixed-income and equity securities transactions. He addresses all elements of transaction structuring and special situation equity for small, private, and public companies, specializing in distressed asset funding, mitigation of risk, and capital markets introductions.
    30 min
  • Giulia Imperatrice talks about working with international startups seeking entry to the US market.
    Guilia Imperatrice is the COO at WEVE Acceleration. This is a startup accelerator that helps international startups get entry into the US market. They go for companies that have traction, growth, and a strong product. They offer support in fundraising, opening an office, building a team, attracting clients, and many more
    WEVE capital work with over 25 countries across different continents. One of the companies they have worked with in fundraising has gone on to raise up to $100 Million in capital. Another company they worked with on the business development side went on to grow their user acquisition and eventually got acquired.
    30 min

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