Co-Founder and CEO of Ask Bob AI | Empathetic Builder of Things that Matter | Normalizing Bipolar

Seasoned in the realms of finance and technology, I bring over 20 years of diverse experience as a founder and C-suite executive. I've navigated businesses from startups to Fortune 500 companies, specializing in operations, product and business development, as well as client service management. My approach is rooted in strategic growth, innovation, and fostering mentally healthy workplace cultures. Passionate about mental health advocacy and a compelling communicator, I am dedicated to guiding companies towards sustainable success and cultivating next-level teams.

Andrew DeGood

Working with entrepreneurial students and particularly ones working on AI is my absolute passion. And so with that I am super honored to be able to be a judge for the Presidential AI Challenge. Students will first compete on a state level and winners from each state will then go on to a regional competition and then to a final competition held in DC. 

There is still a need for additional judges so if you work in the field of AI and have a passion for working with kids shoot me a DM.

"I stand on the shoulders of hundreds of exceptional human beings."  

This was the first thing I thought of when I was asked to author a chapter in this upcoming book on mentorship. I also freaked out a little bit because writing is definitely not my thing. 

But here we are, the book is going to be published soon and is chock full of amazing humans sharing their perspective on mentorship. Grateful to be a part of such an incredible book. 

Highly recommend grabbing a copy as soon as it is available.

Extremely excited to be speaking at the Northeast Mortgage Summit next month with Shashank Shekhar and Melissa Langdale about AI Adoption. 

This will not be a theoretical discussion but rather around what uses of AI all three of us are seeing working currently. No more hypotheticals, just real ROI. 

If you are headed to the conference next month let me know so we can connect.

The founder 50… 
Over the course of the last two years while co-founding AskBobAI I’ve probably put on 50 pounds. While I’m certainly not proud of it, I am ok with it. 

See I made choices over the past two years because of the season I was in. Now, starting off 2026 I consciously made this the year of health. I know myself and my capabilities and I know that the 50 will be gone fairly quickly. I don’t regret prior decisions, I just pivot when the season changes for me. 

While speaking to the kids at Amp Lab at Electric Works last week one student asked me what bad advice I had received in life. 

Rather than give something specific, I told them to take advice with a grain of salt. Not everyone’s advice will fit the season you are in and the important thing is to be ok with the decisions you make. 

Now that being said, time to get my butt back into the gym. 😎

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One of our clients has seen an increase in usage by 4x. They went from 60 questions a day to 240. This is because we are dedicated to focusing on adoption. We added another delivery channel for more folks to have access and the immediately results were amazing, contributing to even higher ROI for our client. 

If you want an AI provider dedicated to working with your organization on high adoption and high ROI then we should talk. 

AskBobAI

Cannot recommend this podcast enough. I was fortunate enough to be a guest on it and blown away by the company I get to keep with others who have been on it. Lyndsay Dowd absolutely slays when it comes to getting epic guests. Go give it a listen!

Today we hit 185 episodes!!!

That’s not a flex. 
That’s a responsibility. 

185 humans trusted me with their stories. 
Not their bios. 
Not their polished talking points. 

Their real ones. The pivots. The breakdowns. The comebacks. The grief. The grit. The becoming. 

This show has never been about building a podcast. 
It’s been about building permission. 
Permission for leaders to be human. 
Permission to talk about what it actually takes. 
Permission to lead with heart in a world that keeps trying to beat it out of us. 

When I look back at these faces, I don’t see “guests.” 
I see risk-takers. Truth-tellers. Cycle-breakers. Friends.
People who went first so someone else could breathe easier. 

Heartbeat for Hire exists because leadership is not a title. 
It’s a weight. 
It’s a privilege. 
It’s a human responsibility. 

To every voice that’s ever trusted this space… thank you. 
This milestone belongs to you. 

185 episodes in. And we are just getting warmed up. 🎙️

#podcast #leadership #leadwithheart #heartbeatsnotheadcount

Episode 33 with Melissa Langdale

Join Chris Mace and Pramod Kollamparambil and our very special guest Melissa Langdale, CEO at Praxis Lending Solutions, discuss all things mortgage, mortgage tech, AI and emerging tech. Grab some snacks, and prepare to be mildly impressed.

Adaptive Construction Solutions

•	Engage in outreach activities to potential sponsors as the first point of contact to renewable energy-focused businesses discussing the value and benefits of registered apprenticeships. 
•	Build solid partnership relations with senior decision-makers by:
•	Providing Governmental options and services through available federal and state apprenticeship grant awards and incentives; and
•	Assisting with informational and directional expertise regarding the requirements involving the apprenticeship responsibilities indicated in the Inflation Reduction Act.
•	Provide subject matter expertise to new sponsors on all requirements of apprenticeships through various modes, including in-person and virtual training and one-one support.
•	Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of projects.
•	Research outreach opportunities and attend clean energy conferences and industry events, including RE+ 2022 Renewing What’s Possible, RE+ Northeast 2023, and CLEANPOWER 2023, to network with employers and industry partners, share information on the requirements for registering apprenticeship programs, and answer administrative questions.

Industry Advisor

•	Built productive relationships with hiring and decision-makers by providing top candidates, implementing selective and effective hiring, and offering optimum services. 
•	Planned, initiated, and managed onboarding and on-the-job training for employers that helped in strengthening new employee training, promoting a positive, collaborative culture, and improving employee retention. Provided oversight and direction to a team of staff.
•	Assisted in analysis, evaluation, and implementation of projects.
•	Established schedules, met deadlines, assigned responsibilities, and monitored and summarized progress of projects (including budgets) for recruitment, onboarding, and training activities.

Senior Business Advisor

•	Grew active Clientele accounts by implementing focus on hiring and training new/existing staff with the companies’ requirements – important because major companies were having hiring issues.  
•	Worked directly with Leadership to develop corporate image and developed several marketing materials and management criteria for organization. 
•	Created new training materials for the program and instituted incentives to motivate outreach. Identified opportunities to create new and exciting programs for client.

Business Consultant

Excalibur Oil Brokerage BV 

•	Created Excalibur Academy training program to train and assess potential performance of new hires, thinking creatively and innovatively for its design.
•	Developed 3-day hiring seminar, utilizing proprietary techniques to secure new recruits. 
•	 strong verbal communication, organized and detail-oriented, works well under pressure in fast-paced professional environments, the ability to manage competing and evolving priorities, and the ability to quickly incorporate constructive feedback.
•	Established schedules, met deadlines, assigned responsibilities, and monitored and summarized progress of project (including budgets) for the company.

CEO / Founder

Starsupply Petroleum Europe

•	Managed current accounts and developed new client relationships in a complex and ever   changing worldwide energy environment. 
•	Created Weekly Market Report utilized by market participants globally as reliable and independent source of market information.  Report confirmed concluded transactions and price movements. 
•	Grew active buying accounts by implementing focus on major companies’ requirements – important because major companies would produce or consume the products negotiated.
•	Created new marketing program and instituted incentives to motivate sales; revamped existing website and, identified opportunities to create new and exciting programs for sales.

Director

Starsupply Petroleum USA

•	Worked directly with President to develop global corporate image and developed several marketing materials and management advertising criteria for global organization.
•	Developed and implemented price reports for clients which were accessible daily.
•	Developed customer relationships that have lasted more than two decades.

Director Of Operations

•	Senior Training officer, redefined performance goals and instilled in the team a culture of honesty and customer responsiveness.
•	Maintained large portfolio of products generating 47% growth in market share increase.
•	Increased Gross Profit Dollars (GP$) by 41% – through team growth and product expansion. 
•	Created new marketing program and instituted incentives to motivate sales; revamped existing website and, identified opportunities to create new and exciting programs for sales.

Director Of Education And Training

https://linktr.ee/apprenticeships

Communications and negotiation Expert. International, resourceful, dynamic business leader with 30 plus years oil and gas diversified experience. Government Liaison assisting companies navigate the system.  •	Providing Governmental options and services through available federal and state apprenticeship grant awards and incentives. Extensive knowledge of global markets. Provide subject matter expertise to new sponsors on all requirements of apprenticeships and Prevailing Wage IRA responsibilities. In-person, virtual and one-one support. Highly effective in a time-constrained and high-pressured environments, achieving desired results while maintaining customer loyalty.  

CORE COMPETENCIES 			
International Business Development, Client Relationship Management, Employee Training /Coaching, Product Development, Contracts and Negotiations, Inside Sales, Project Management, Corporate Identity, Marketing Plans, Business Start-Ups, Corporate Publications, Incentive Programs, Advertising, Direct Selling Skills, Public Speaking

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