1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Erik DeGiorgi is a Marine veteran that is the founder and CEO of NetSpeek.&amp;nbsp;Erik shared how his background as a Marine infantryman during the early days of the Afghanistan war helped prepare him for the rigors of entrepreneurship. &quot;Endurance is probably the single most necessary trait for a founder,&quot; he said, noting that the ability to push through challenges is critical. After leaving the Marines, Erik co-founded a family business in the digital signage industry, gaining valuable experience in building and scaling a tech company. This led him to identify a major pain point in the pro-AV industry - the complexity of managing disparate technologies from multiple vendors in enterprise environments. This insight inspired the creation of NetSpeek and its flagship product, Lena. Described as a &quot;central nervous system&quot; for AV networks, Lena uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing to monitor, diagnose and even automatically resolve issues across an organization's collaboration and audiovisual systems. &quot;We've built Lena to really mimic human workflows,&quot; Erik explained. &quot;Lena has instant access to every support ticket that's ever been, the technical manuals for every device, and can communicate directly with the equipment to take corrective action.&quot; With Lena's commercial launch scheduled for January 21st, Erik is excited to bring this innovative solution to the pro-AV market. NetSpeek will be showcasing the product at the Integrated Systems Europe trade show in Barcelona in early February. &quot;We're really focused on the meeting room right now,&quot; said Erik. &quot;There's more technology in those spaces than ever before, and a zero tolerance for when it doesn't work. That's where we're laser-focused on making a difference.&quot; Listeners can connect with Erik and the NetSpeek team at erik@netspeek.com and visit them at www.netspeek.com Mission Oriented https://veterancrowdnetwork.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/34885675/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/183502665