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“Achieving best-seller status in the first week of release validates what we've witnessed firsthand: marketing professionals urgently seek practical guidance navigating AI. They want real-world playbooks for deploying autonomous agents that deliver measurable results, not theoretical overviews.”
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Stu Sjouwerman
Co-founder & CEO, ReadingMinds.AI
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Media CoverageFebruary 20, 2026Forbes Tech Council
Marketers Think They're Using AI, But Most Have Much To Learn
Stu Sjouwerman examines the gap between AI adoption and AI maturity in marketing, arguing that most teams are scratching the surface with basic automation while missing the transformative potential of emotionally intelligent, agent-driven strategies.
Media CoverageFebruary 17, 2026CRM Magazine
Moving CRM Beyond Data to Emotional Intelligence
Stu Sjouwerman makes the case for embedding emotional intelligence into CRM platforms, arguing that understanding how customers feel, not just what they do, is the key to retention, expansion, and truly customer-centric growth.
Media CoverageJanuary 23, 2026Rising Above the Noise
How Text Surveys Lie: The AI Solution Saving CMOs $50B with Emotional Intelligence
An in-depth look at how ReadingMinds.AI is redefining market research by capturing what customers really feel, not just what they type, and why the $5.1 billion emotion analytics market is just getting started.
Press ReleaseJanuary 22, 2026PR Newswire
"Agent-Powered Growth" Debuts at #17 on USA Today's Bestselling Book List, Claiming #4 Spot in Business Category
Wiley's newly released "Agent-Powered Growth" by Stu Sjouwerman achieves national bestseller status, debuting at #17 across all 150 titles in all categories and formats nationwide.
Media CoverageJanuary 2, 2026Forbes Tech Council
7 Market Research Trends To Watch For In 2026
Stu Sjouwerman explores seven trends reshaping market research, from synthetic respondents and voice-native AI to emotion analytics and predictive profiling, and why 2026 is the year qualitative research finally scales.
EventDecember 9, 2025Hard Skill Exchange, AI Summit
Agent-Powered Growth Fireside Chat with David Brier & Stu Sjouwerman
A wide-ranging discussion on the shift from task automation to ecosystem design, governance frameworks for AI agents, and how CMOs must rethink brand architecture in the LLM era.
Media CoverageNovember 26, 2025Forbes Tech Council
The Rise of AI-Native Research Is Reshaping Business Decisions
Stu Sjouwerman explores how AI-native research platforms are moving beyond traditional surveys to capture emotional context, vocal cues, and unspoken sentiment, fundamentally changing how organizations make strategic decisions.
Media CoverageNovember 20, 2025TechRepublic
ReadingMinds Adds Emotional Intelligence and Empathy to AI
Coverage of ReadingMinds.AI coming out of stealth with a voice-native customer subtext intelligence platform that captures tone, pacing, and emotional intensity, not just words.
About ReadingMinds.AI
ReadingMinds.AI is the AI-native voice intelligence platform for market research. Our AI interviewer, Emma, conducts emotionally intelligent voice conversations at scale, capturing not just what customers say, but how they say it.
Founded by the same leadership team that built KnowBe4 into the world's largest security awareness platform (70,000+ organizations worldwide).
- Stu Sjouwerman, Co-founder & CEO. Serial entrepreneur, 30+ years in tech. Founder & Executive Chairman of KnowBe4. Author of the USA Today bestseller Agent-Powered Growth.
- Marcio Castilho, Co-founder & Chief Architect. Former Chief Architect Officer at KnowBe4. Leads product engineering, from real-time voice infrastructure to the AI analytics platform.
- Alin Irimie, Co-founder & CTO. Former CTO of KnowBe4 with 20+ years in technology. Drives product strategy, security architecture, and operational excellence.
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USA Today Bestseller#17 Overall · #4 in Business
Agent-Powered Growth
The bestselling playbook for deploying AI agents that build your marketing pipeline 24/7. By ReadingMinds.AI founder Stu Sjouwerman. Published by Wiley.
Learn how autonomous AI agents are reshaping sales, marketing, and customer research, with real-world frameworks you can deploy today.