Brad Hastedt

Brad Hastedt has worked for multiple companies in various roles since 2000. Brad'srecent role as Director of AI Data Services at TransPerfect began in April 2021, and they also served as Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at VERESAI from January 2020. Before transitioning into AI, Brad worked in the automobile industry as a Zone Sales Manager for Ford Motor Company between 2000 and 2004, and as Lincoln-Mercury Marketing Manager between 2006 and 2007. Brad also led a new business sector as an Account Professional for KJAER GROUP A/S between April 2007 and December 2007. Before that, Brad had co-founded and managed Open Look Business Solutions, an outsourcing and call center company since April 2012. Brad'sprevious experience also includes working in the Sports and Specialty Market Collectible Platforms industry as Director of Sports Marketing & Sales, and Director of Sales Operations for Beckett Media, which they started in 2008 and left in March 2012. Brad also worked for LYMBA in 2019, where they led the development of a conversational AI SaaS application in the Contact Center/BPO vertical. Brad evaluated market fit and go-to-market strategy for Lymba in this new vertical, which resulted in significant growth for the company. Overall, Brad has extensive experience in leadership and business development across different industries, with a focus on AI and NLP in recent years.

Brad Hastedt earned a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a Sports Marketing major and a minor in Business from Indiana University Bloomington. Brad also obtained various certifications from IBM, Coursera, Udemy, and other institutions in topics such as cloud computing, data visualization, Python programming, artificial intelligence, and software product management. Brad also acquired a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from Ford Motor Company.