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  • S3 E6 - Seizing the AI Moment - Teaching Machines to Understand Video with Soyoung Lee
    Oct 27 2025

    #AI #VideoAI #WomenInTech
    🎙️ Seizing the AI Moment | Ep. [5]
    Guest: Soyoung Lee, Co-Founder & Head of Go-To-Market, Twelve Labs
    Host: Filiz Bahmanpour | Women in Technology Hollywood (WiTH)

    In this episode of Seizing the AI Moment, host Filiz Bahmanpour sits down with Soyoung Lee, co-founder and head of go-to-market at Twelve Labs, one of the fastest-growing startups in multimodal AI.

    From her early days in finance auditing at PwC to leading a 120-person team pioneering machine video understanding, Soyoung shares how Twelve Labs is on a mission to make every frame of video searchable, taggable, and actionable.

    We explore how Twelve Labs is transforming the way media companies, creators, and enterprises leverage video through multimodal and agentic AI—where intelligent systems can not only search, but also assemble highlights, generate insights, and deliver personalized experiences at scale.

    💡 What We Cover in This Episode:

    🎥 1. Teaching Machines to Understand Video
    How Twelve Labs’ multimodal AI interprets video context—linking visuals, audio, and text—to unlock new dimensions of search and discovery.

    🚀 2. The Founder’s Journey
    Soyoung opens up about the “naïve confidence” and curiosity that fueled her leap from PwC to AI entrepreneurship—and the lessons learned in building a company from the ground up.

    🧩 3. Educating the Market
    How the team navigated an ecosystem that didn’t yet know what “multimodal AI” was—and the strategies that helped establish Twelve Labs as a category leader.

    ⚙️ 4. From Research to Real-World APIs
    Turning state-of-the-art research into scalable, production-ready APIs that power applications from sports highlight agents to creator analytics.

    🧠 5. Focus, Prioritization & Adaptability
    Why clarity of vision and operational discipline are critical for AI startups navigating rapid growth and technological change.

    🌍 6. The Future of Video Intelligence
    What’s next for multimodal AI—and how intelligent systems could redefine how we create, consume, and interact with video content.

    🧭 Final Thoughts:
    Stay focused. Stay curious. Soyoung reminds us that innovation thrives where curiosity meets courage—and where technology empowers creativity at scale.

    👇 Subscribe for more episodes exploring the future of AI, media & technology.
    🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms.
    💬 Drop your thoughts in the comments—let’s keep the conversation going!

    #AI #VideoAI #MultimodalAI #WomenInTech #AgenticAI #StartupLeadership #MachineLearning #AIinMedia #VideoSearch #GenerativeAI #AIInnovation #MediaTechnology #SeizingTheAIMoment #WiTH

    © 2024 Women in Technology Hollywood Foundation, Inc. a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.

    Learn more at www.WiTHollywood.org

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    55 mins
  • S3 E5 - Seizing the AI Moment - AI in Advertising: Creative Super-Power or Creepy Spy?
    Oct 6 2025

    #AI #Advertising #WomenInTech
    🎙️ Seizing the AI Moment | Ep. [4]
    Guest: Alena Morris, VP of Product Marketing, Kargo
    Host: Filiz Bahmanpour | Women in Technology Hollywood (WiTH)

    In this episode of Seizing the AI Moment, we sit down with Alena Morris, VP of Product Marketing at Kargo, to explore how AI is reshaping the future of digital advertising—from workflow automation to creative intelligence.
    Alena brings a powerful career perspective spanning CBS Interactive, Quantcast, PubMatic, and Kargo, sharing how a creative-first, performance-driven mindset is redefining the ad-tech ecosystem.

    💡 What We Cover in This Episode:

    📈 1. The AI Revolution in Advertising
    How generative AI is transforming everything from RFP automation to cross-channel media planning—and what it means for ad-ops, planners, and creatives.

    🎨 2. Creativity Meets Computation
    Why AI should amplify human storytelling, not replace it—and how leading brands are experimenting with AI-driven creative production and predictive virality scoring.

    🤖 3. Conversational Media Buying
    Imagine building a campaign through chat. We unpack how agentic AI could make media planning conversational—and the new skill sets this demands.

    ⚙️ 4. Workflow Automation & Efficiency
    From supply-side (SSP) to demand-side (DSP), we discuss how AI can streamline the RFP process, pacing, and reporting, creating unified, insight-driven ad workflows.

    🧭 5. Ethics, Bias & Human Oversight
    Alena dives into AI bias mitigation, transparency, and why human review remains crucial in an automated ecosystem.

    🔮 6. The Bold Predictions
    Will AI soon predict which ad creatives go viral—or blur the lines between DSPs and SSPs? Alena offers a reality check on what’s next for AI in media and advertising.

    🧠 Final Thoughts:
    Stay curious. Ask questions. Build cross-functional relationships. Alena reminds us that thriving in the AI era requires both adaptability and creative courage.

    👇 Subscribe for more episodes exploring the future of AI, media & technology.
    🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms.
    💬 Drop your thoughts in the comments—let’s keep the conversation going!

    #AI #Advertising #GenerativeAI #WomenInTech #AdTech #ProgrammaticAdvertising #CreativeOptimization #AIDrivenMarketing #MediaInnovation #AIethics #ConversationalAI #PredictiveAnalytics #AIinMedia #SeizingTheAIMoment #WiTH

    © 2024 Women in Technology Hollywood Foundation, Inc. a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.

    Learn more at www.WiTHollywood.org

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    40 mins
  • S3 E4 - Seizing the AI  Moment - How AI Is Transforming Theme Parks w/ Mafrene Lisboa
    Aug 30 2025

    🎢✨ How AI Is Transforming Theme Parks – With Mafrene Lisboa of Universal Destinations & Experiences

    In this episode, host Filiz Bahmanpour— Head of M&E at Tavant, alumni of NBCUniversal, Universal Theme Parks, and the Emmy-winning SNL team—sits down with Mafrene Lisboa, Vice President of Enterprise Data and AI at Universal Destinations & Experiences, to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the guest and experiences at theme parks.

    From AI governance to personalized ride recommendations to holographic characters and facial-recognition fast-passes, Mafrene shares how AI is turning everyday visits into immersive, tailor-made adventures.


    🎡 What You’ll Learn:

    How AI powers ride optimization, wait-time forecasting, and weather-aware suggestions
    The role of generative AI in designing guest journeys that feel one-of-a-kind
    Behind-the-scenes of Universal’s AI Center of Excellence—balancing privacy, governance, and rapid experimentation
    Real-world applications of AI in pricing, personalization, and performance
    Ethical frameworks that keep innovation responsible and guest-centric
    💡 Whether you're a theme-park enthusiast, a data-driven leader, or just curious about the future of AI, this episode offers:

    Fresh insights
    Actionable takeaways
    A glimpse into a world where every ride knows your name


    📲 Listen, Share & Subscribe If this episode sparked an idea, share it with your network using #SeizingAI.

    Don’t forget to subscribe for more conversations at the intersection of technology, creativity, and experience design.

    #WiTHPodcast, #SeizingTheAIMoment, #ai , #themepark, #personalization, #privacy, #AICouncil,#artificialintelligence, #generativeAI, #facialrecognition, #technology, #technologynews #holograms, #dataanonymization, #datasecurity, #llms, #largelanguagemodels, #promptengineering, #AIethics, #guestexperience , #ridecapacity #optimization, #crowdmanagement , #staffscheduling, #foodprepAI, #AIdrivenrecommendations, #hyperpersonalization, #observability, #AIgovernance, #AIasteammate, #aiinentertainment

    © 2024 Women in Technology Hollywood Foundation, Inc. a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.

    Learn more at www.WiTHollywood.org

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    34 mins
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