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ABOUT savo narrative intelligence

The company behind 
narrative intelligence.

For too long, leaders have had to rely on surveys, CRM data, and lengthy consulting
projects to understand what people know. These dated systems leave an intelligence
gap between what humans know and what companies need to know.

We built Savo™ to close that gap with a compounding layer of human intelligence,
turning human knowledge and experience into trusted business decisions.

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Why Traditional Surveys and Static Metrics Miss the Story

More data doesn’t mean better insight

Most organizations are surrounded by data and still missing what matters. Surveys reduce complex human knowledge and experience to a number. Dashboards report what happened, but not why. Consulting projects can uncover nuance, but with too much time and cost associated to drive actionable insights at scale.

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Metrics without meaning

Traditional tools strip dynamic human knowledge and experience into static scores.

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Scale without depth

The more organizations try to scale listening, the more nuance they tend to lose.

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Evidence without proof

Traditional tools may surface patterns, but they lack the narrative evidence needed to validate decisions and act with confidence.

Why We Built Savo

Trusted, actionable insights at the pace of business.

  • Listen deeply
    AI-guided conversations listen, measure, and adapt to uncover the context that traditional data collection systems miss.
  • See patterns fast
    AI measures, analyzes, identifies themes, risks, and opportunities in real time.
  • Act with confidence
    All insights are traceable to specific inputs for intelligence you can trust, when you need it most.
  • Rooted in rigor 
    Science, structure, and validation frameworks turn human knowledge and experience into decision-grade insight that AI alone cannot reliably produce at scale.
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THE TEAM BUILDING THE FUTURE OF NARRATIVE INTELLIGENCE

Meet the Leadership Team.

Savo leadership team brings together expertise across AI, organizational psychology, enterprise
product development, trust and security, and go-to-market scale. We’ve built for the world’s most 
demanding enterprises, now we’re applying that experience to a new era of human intelligence.

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Chuck Cotter Founder & Chief Executive OfficerChuck Cotter is a dynamic enterprise growth leader, operator, and board member with over three decades of experience guiding organizations through complex market expansions and global revenue scaling. Read full bio
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Dr. Tony Boyce Vice President & Chief Product OfficerAnthony S. Boyce, Ph.D., is a scientific leader and product innovator with a proven track record of architecting AI-native talent solutions for rapidly scaling enterprises.Read full bio
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Heidi Darling Chief Marketing OfficerHeidi Darling is a dynamic Chief Marketing Officer and go-to-market leader with a track record of helping innovative, high-growth companies turn emerging ideas into defined market categories and scalable growth engines.Read full bio
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Wendy Kennepohl Chief Value OfficerWendy Kennepohl is an enterprise value architect and commercial strategist with more than two decades of experience translating complex technology into decisions that move organizations forward. Read full bio
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Mark Rafn Distinguished EngineerMark Rafn is a distinguished engineer and systems architect with decades of experience building high-volume, highly scalable software platforms and solving complex technical problems at global scale. Read full bio
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Dr. Derek L. Mracek Senior Applied Data ScientistDr. Derek L. Mracek is an accomplished applied science leader with more than a decade of experience architecting AI-driven assessment and talent solutions for rapidly scaling technology companies and organizations. Read full bio
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Alan Fandrich Lead Full Stack Software EngineerAlan Fandrich is a full-stack engineer specializing in the development of multi-agent AI/ML systems and sophisticated voice pipelines for rapidly scaling enterprises.Read full bio
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Diane Mione Director of Customer Engagement and SuccessDiane Mione is a results-driven customer engagement and transformation executive with more than 25 years of experience helping high-growth organizations operationalize technology and scale global processes.Read full bio
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Russ Monroe Vice President - Finance & AdministrationRuss Monroe is a versatile finance and go-to-market executive with a multifaceted background and more than three decades of experience driving operational excellence and revenue growth.Read full bio

Meet our Strategic Advisors.

Our advisors have helped build and scale iconic enterprise technology companies across
workforce tech, product strategy, trust and security, ecosystem development, and capital
markets. Their guidance helps Savo move with ambition and discipline.

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Leighanne Levensaler Business & Product Strategy, Capital MarketsLeighanne Levensaler is an accomplished operator, investor, and board leader with 28 years of experience scaling late-stage, high-growth enterprise technology companies.Read full bio
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Josh De Figueiredo Chief Information Security OfficerJosh DeFigueiredo is a security executive and strategic leader recognized for building and scaling comprehensive trust and information security programs for high-growth enterprise technology companies. Read full bio
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Doug Robinson Business Strategy, Global Sales, Capital Markets AdvisoryDoug Robinson is a seasoned enterprise executive with decades of experience building and scaling high-performing go-to-market organizations for global technology companies. Read full bio
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S. Singh Mecker Consulting Services, Enterprise Software Strategy, Go-to-Market

S. Singh Mecker is a consulting and software executive with decades of experience helping enterprise organizations drive growth, embrace innovation, and modernize how they operate.

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Jim Stratton AI, Technology Strategy, and Enterprise Systems ArchitectureJim Stratton is a technology executive and enterprise systems architect with deep experience building and scaling mission-critical platforms for the world’s largest organizations.Read full bio
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Ron Johnson Revenue Operations & Sales Transformation, GTM StrategyRon Johnson is a revenue operations executive with deep experience building the systems, processes, and operating discipline that turn ambitious growth targets into predictable results.Read full bio
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David Parsons Ecosystem and Channel Partner Development AdvisoryDavid Parsons is a visionary technology executive and go-to-market strategist with more than 43 years of experience building and leading globally distributed high-performance teams and guiding organizations through the biggest technological innovation shifts of our time, from the mainframe era to the internet, the cloud, and now Agentic AI. Read full bio
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What we believe in.

We’re unlocking human intelligence at scale. Our core values reflect our
commitment to scientific rigor, safety and privacy, and human truth to guide
the way.

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Mission first

We stay focused on what matters most and execute with intention.

Customer-obsession
Customer obsession

We earn trust by listening to our customers and solving real problems with privacy and security as tantamount.

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Be curious

We question assumptions, design boldly, build quickly, and learn fast.

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Excellence is our standard

We set high bars, hit targets, and keep raising them.

Human-centered
Human-centered by design

We use AI to amplify human potential, never to flatten it.

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We don’t shy away from hard problems

We embrace the challenge and work together to solve them in the service of real human progress.

Join our Narrative Intelligence movement

We’re looking for the best of the best who can connect big ideas, make an impact, translate vision into value, take total ownership, and thrive at the intersection of AI, technology, and humanities. 

If you’re passionate about building a platform that truly understands how to harness human experience and wants to be a part of something great, we want you on our team.

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Ready to know what your organization knows?

See how Savo helps leaders uncover the narrative intelligence that traditional tools miss.