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Uprise CEO Malinda Gagnon Discusses AI in the Workplace

On Let’s Talk Tech, Uprise Partners' CEO Malinda Gagnon sat down with Brian Yocono on NEWS CENTER Maine to explore how AI and technology are transforming the way we work, and why it’s crucial to identify your business needs before choosing the tools.

On Let’s Talk Tech, Uprise Partners' CEO Malinda Gagnon sat down with Brian Yocono on NEWS CENTER Maine to explore how AI and technology are transforming the way we work, and why it’s crucial to identify your business needs before choosing the tools. Watch the segment and learn why success requires more than technology, it has to start with people and adopting smart policies to solve complex challenges. Understand why security, access, and permissions need to be planned for and set up correctly from the start. And AI? It’s your superpower—if used intentionally. Ask yourself, how can AI help me move faster, deliver more value, and be more effective? And learn why tech is just the start. People, process, and policy are what make it powerful.

Malinda Gagnon

Malinda is CEO at Uprise and has more than 20 years of experience in business strategy and technology at companies including Google and WPP, and has advised clients such as Procter & Gamble, General Electric, VW, BlackRock, and Walmart.

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