This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Rachel Cossar, Co-Founder and CEO of Virtual Sapiens a company that leverages browser-based AI/ML to provide client-facing professionals with personalized insights and feedback on nonverbal communication clues during video calls. Watch this week’s episode to hear about these topics and much more!
Tim Ryan is an angel investor and the Executive Director of StartWheel, an organization dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs with resources in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Learn more at: https://www.startwheel.org
Zack Miller is a serial entrepreneur and author of Anomaly, a guide on differentiating yourself and your business from the crowd.
Learn more at: https://www.zackmillersays.com
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Show notes:
(0:00) Introducing Rachel Cossar
(3:23) Virtual Sapiens Inc. + camera on vs. camera off
(9:52) Body language awareness
(20:44) How performing relates to a business
(26:49) How Virtual Sapiens’ software works
(33:33) TED Talk preparation + practicing skills
(48:25) Correcting body language on video
(52:44) Digital nomad life
(58:58) Hand motions + conclusion
Companies Mentioned:
Virtual Sapiens, Inc.: https://virtualsapiens.co/
Virtual Sapiens, Inc. Virtual Presence Assessment: https://youtu.be/JfwwJD41dxo
Virtual Sapiens, Inc. Live, in-call Sidekick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oexbTcqlSoU
Virtual Sapiens featured in the Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/18/business/how-look-like-you-mean-it-zoom/
Rachel Cossar’s TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzxZ28yU5_U&t=12s
TEDx: https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/tedx-program
Grammarly: https://www.grammarly.com/
Allison Byers: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-byers
Scroobious: https://www.scroobious.com/
About Rachel Cossar & Virtual Sapiens, Inc.
Rachel Cossar CEO and Co-Founder of Virtual Sapiens, Inc, a machine learning SaaS platform to help client-facing professionals master communication skills over video.
“Like a virtual coach, Virtual Sapiens leverages expert knowledge in body language and presence, providing users with individualized and consistent coaching prompts as well as in-call feedback over time. Virtual Sapiens amplifies human connection, builds human skills, and leverages cutting edge technology to do so at scale.”
Learn More: https://www.virtualsapiens.co/about/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/virtual-sapiens/
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Social Media:
Virtual Sapiens, Inc.
Twitter: @vsapiens_ai (https://twitter.com/vsapiens_ai), @rachelonpointe (https://twitter.com/rachelonpointe)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-cossar/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/virtual-sapiens/
Instagram: @vsapiens_ai (https://www.instagram.com/vsapiens_ai/), @rachelonpointe (https://www.instagram.com/rachelonpointe/)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rachel.cossar
Tim Ryan
Twitter (personal): @ryantnt (https://twitter.com/ryantnt)
Twitter: @StartWheel (https://twitter.com/StartWheel)
LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryantnt/
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StartWheel
Zack Miller
https://www.zackmillersays.com
Twitter: @zackmillersays (https://twitter.com/zackmillersays)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zackmillersays
Thanks to our Sponsors:
The Hampton Roads Small Business Development Center – http://www.hrsbdc.org/en/
StartWheel – https://www.startwheel.org
