This week's home automation podcast features our host Ron Callis interviewing Casey Levy-Tulloch. Recorded live on Wednesday, September 29th, 2021, at 12:30 p.m. EST.

About Casey Levy-Tulloch

Casey Levy-Tulloch is a visionary focused on building business relationships and developing new market growth opportunities. Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area by entrepreneurial parents, Casey grew up tinkering with technology and has always had a passion for innovation. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 2015 with a degree in Business Administration. Casey joined the Josh.ai team as an early employee over four years ago and now manages the company's business strategy and partnerships. As a former collegiate athlete, he brings a competitive drive and team-oriented mindset that has helped drive Josh.ai’s rapid growth.

Interview Recap

• The challenges of getting a start-up business off the ground
• The simple, magical experience of Josh.ai
• The importance of privacy and security with a voice control service
• The One Firefly and Josh.ai partnership

This week's home automation podcast features our host Ron Callis interviewing Alex Capecelatro. Recorded live on Wednesday, January 30th, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. EST.

About Alex Capecelatro

Alex Capecelatro is the Founder and CEO of Josh.ai, a voice-controlled home automation system with a focus on artificial intelligence. Josh.ai utilizes a proprietary natural language understanding (NLU) engine with state-of-the-art home control integrations for a powerful smart home experience.

Alex started his career as a research scientist for NASA, the Naval Research Lab, and later Sandia National Laboratory. He then ventured into consumer technology first with electric car manufacturer Fisker Automotive, then through founding two social software products "At The Pool" and "Yeti" with members in more than 120 countries.

Alex's focus is at the intersection of elegant design, cutting-edge software, and purposeful hardware to offer transformational experiences. Alex received his engineering degree from UCLA and currently splits his time between LA and Denver.

Interview Recap

Here are some of the topics Ron had the opportunity to discuss with Michael:

• AI and automation
• The future of voice control
• The value of privacy and security to the Josh.ai customer
• Designing new CI technology