Laura welcomes Skip Howard, Founder of Spacee, to this episode of Speaking to Influence. Skip talks about a time when he had a vision that no one, his investors, board of directors, or sales teams believed in, and what happened when he decided to execute it anyway. Tune in to find out what happened! In this episode you will learn: Why Skip uses a holistic approach to selling products, with transparency about the risks rather than focusing solely on the benefits of a product with clients. How Skip overcame imposter syndrome by shifting his focus to serving his audience valuable information rather than being judged. How COVID led Skip to implement a ‘burn the ships’ mentality of taking risks and failing fast, which inspired his company to be more comfortable taking calculated risks. Why Skip takes his developers to stores to see their tech in action, and how it inspires more buy-in and enthusiasm for the company. 24 Hour Challenge: Sign up for a free Chat GPT account and ask it to write a LinkedIn profile for you. About Skip: Skip founded Spacee, Inc. in 2016 with the idea of building natural user interfaces and reactive intelligence into the physical world. Since then, Skip has been instrumental in developing Spacee computer vision technology, making it one of the leading technology companies in the spatial augmented reality and robotics Sectors. Skip has worked in the technology industry for 20+ years, gaining experience as a Founder and CTO for Cancer Gene Connect, a hereditary cancer risk assessments leader, and Co-Founder of Pave Systems, a judicial software company. From 2007 to 2015, Skip served as an integral member of Ross Perot's technology team at Hillwood Development Company which included building the media department for Hillwood and designing /implementing a family office financial system. Outside of Spacee, Skip is passionate about advancing technology knowledge and runs one of the largest Computer Vision Developers groups in North America. Several publications have recognized Skip as a top CEO and innovator, including DCEO (2020 Winner of Innovation in Retail) and Ernst & Young (Finalist for 2019 Entrepreneur of The Year®). He was named one of the Top 500 most influential business leaders in Dallas by D Magazine in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. He is a member of YPO. You can connect with Skip in the following ways: Web: www.spacee.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skiphoward/ You can connect with Dr. Laura Sicola in the following ways: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlaurasicola LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/laurasicola-inc YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VocalImpactProductions Facebook: Dr. Laura Sicola Twitter: @LauraSicola Instagram: @drlaurasicola Website: https://laurasicola.com Laura’s Online Course: virtualinfluence.today See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.