This week, Andrew welcomes Hannah Testani, CEO of Intelligent Audit. Hannah dreamed of becoming CEO of Lehman Brothers, so she studied finance at Carnegie Mellon and got a job at Goldman Sachs in 2008, just as the financial world was crashing. Though she had zero initial interest in supply chain, she pivoted to join her father's small, three-person company, Intelligent Audit. Starting from those early days of having to prove herself, Hannah shares her story of transforming Intelligent Audit into a global leader in freight audit, business intelligence, and AI-powered optimization.
In this episode, Hannah shares:
- Her early career pivot from Goldman Sachs during the 2008 financial crisis to joining her father's company, Intelligent Audit, and the initial challenges of proving herself in a new industry.
- The critical moments that forced Intelligent Audit to mature and redefine its vision, including losing a major customer and the strategic decision to buy out sales channels to control their own destiny.
- How Intelligent Audit has embraced technological evolution, from leveraging machine learning seven years ago to now integrating advanced AI to enhance everything from customer service to product development.
- Her experiences and advice as a young female CEO in a traditionally male-dominated industry, focusing on turning perceived disadvantages into opportunities and the importance of perspective.
- The transformative power of implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) at Intelligent Audit and her vision for a future where the company is even more self-serve and empowers customers through data.
