Voice technology is poised to change the world. Similar to the advent of mobile in the early 2000s and the Internet in the late ‘90s, voice innovation will fundamentally change the way we work. It’s grounded, predictive, pragmatic, and it will empower entirely new business models.
Here’s why.
Grounded, predictive, pragmatic: Why voice is the next big thing in technology, as big as mobile a decade ago and the internet in the late 90s, fundamentally altering the way companies do business.
Voice is the next technology—remarkably similar in potential impact to the internet and mobile computing—poised to change the way the world works. Tobias Dengel is in the vanguard of this breakthrough, understanding the deep, wide-ranging implications voice will have for every industry. And here he connects the dots about this emerging paradigm to vividly illustrate how business leaders can stay ahead of the game, rather than scrambling to catch up, as voice technology gradually reveals its power, creating a host of new winners and losers.
As President of TELUS Digital, my mission is to bring world-class digital talent to our clients to help them create digital products that not only transform their business but also fully engage their users.
I joined the TELUS Digital team in January 2023 when WillowTree was acquired by TELUS Digital. It has been an amazing journey to build WillowTree from a few people passionate about the emerging Apple store ecosystem in 2009 to a globally distributed team of more than 1,100 craftspeople. Now as TELUS Digital, we unify the often disparate disciplines of strategy, design and engineering to partner with our clients to meet their most ambitious digital transformation goals.
My history in digital media began over 20 years ago when I started working at AOL in 1996. While there, I held a variety of leadership roles including General Manager of AOL Local and VP of AOL International, based in London. I left AOL in 2003 to co-found Leads.com, a pioneering search agency that was acquired by Web.com in 2005. In 2009, I left to co-found WillowTree.
I live in Charlottesville, Virginia, with my wife Lynn and our four kids. I hold a BSE in Finance (Wharton) and a BSE in Systems Engineering, both from the University of Pennsylvania. I also serve as the Chair of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Board, which manages Monticello in Charlottesville, as well as on the Board of WillowTree.
