Rebuilding a Company with AI DNA
The AI: ROI Conference
Pivoting a company to an AI-native model is fraught with resistance, friction, and bottlenecks – and requires more than giving a few teams better tools or running pilots. So how do you know when to stay the course and when to disrupt it?
Taylor Malmsheimer
Head of Product, Section
Eric Vaughan
CEO, IgniteTech
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When to press the reset button on your business
Section COO, Taylor Malmsheimer, is being joined in conversation with IgniteTech CEO, Eric Vaughan, who boldly replaced 80% of his staff with AI-first employees to accelerate AI transformation. He’s sharing what it’s really like to rebuild with AI, through questions like:
- At what point is incremental AI adoption, giving a few teams tools, running pilots, not enough, and a more fundamental reset is needed?
- How did you evaluate which roles could be transformed with better tools and training, which needed fundamentally different skills, and which AI could handle entirely?
- What were the biggest risks of restructuring this dramatically, and what would you do differently if you had to bring an existing workforce along rather than replace it?
- What surprised you most about how employees adapted to an AI-first environment, and what separated the ones who thrived from the ones who struggled?
- For leaders who want to get where you are but can't replace 80% of their workforce, what should they change first?
He’s taking your questions, too. Every leader will need to make bold choices in their AI transformation, so don’t miss the opportunity to workshop them live.
Meet your speakers
Taylor Malmsheimer
Head of Product, Section
Taylor Malmsheimer is the Head of Product at Section, where she champions internal AI efforts and built Section’s first AI-powered learning experience from the ground up. Before Section, Taylor led client strategy at L2, where she delivered recommendations to brands like P&G, Unilever, and Nike.
Eric Vaughan
CEO, IgniteTech
Eric Vaughan is CEO of IgniteTech. Known for decisive leadership, he has restructured the organization to embed AI into its core operations, culture, and talent model. Previously an executive across enterprise software companies, Vaughan focuses on driving efficiency, innovation, and scalable growth by rethinking how teams, technology, and strategy align in the age of AI.
