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Our Mission

Our Mission

To translate AI hype into measurable business impact by: Providing structured training programs (AI literacy, risk, governance, and ambassador programs).

Bridging the gap between technical AI concepts and real-world business applications.

Enabling enterprises to adopt AI safely, efficiently, and sustainably through tiered training, community enablement, and governance frameworks.

Our Approach

Our Approach

We start with your business, not the technology.

Our team works alongside executives to identify where AI creates real advantage, whether it’s efficiency, innovation, or profitability. From strategy to enablement, we design solutions that integrate seamlessly into operations and deliver measurable ROI.

The result: organizations that don't just use AI, but evolve through it.

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CORE VALUES

Our values

From the training, partner, and proposal docs, the brand's values can be distilled into:

Practicality

Training that is applied, real-world, and results-oriented (not hype or compliance theater).

Accountability

Every employee has a role in safe, responsible Al use; no more "we didn't know" excuses.

Innovation with Guardrails

Encouraging creativity and experimentation while aligning with recognized Al risk frameworks (INST, EU AI Act).

Empowerment

Enabling employees at every level (from front line to executives) to confidently adopt Al and become internal champions.

Trust & Integrity

Building confidence with enterprises, regulators, and stakeholders through transparent, standards-aligned training.

Continuous Learning

Ongoing updates, community engagement, and annualized programs to keep pace with the fast-moving Al landscape.

Team Members

Leadership team

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Robyn brings deep Go-to-Market and Sales expertise shaped by years in VC-backed digital health and SaaS. She's built and scaled B2B strategies that drive real growth, using AI where it makes a difference. With experience in 50+ countries and over a decade in Mexico City, she brings a global lens to growth, operations, product development and cross-border execution. These diverse experiences enable Robyn to help us move fast, stay focused, and build for scale.

Kevin Williams

CEO

Robyn brings deep Go-to-Market and Sales expertise shaped by years in VC-backed digital health and SaaS. She's built and scaled B2B strategies that drive real growth, using AI where it makes a difference. With experience in 50+ countries and over a decade in Mexico City, she brings a global lens to growth, operations, product development and cross-border execution. These diverse experiences enable Robyn to help us move fast, stay focused, and build for scale.

Andres Fonseca

Marketing director

Robyn brings deep Go-to-Market and Sales expertise shaped by years in VC-backed digital health and SaaS. She's built and scaled B2B strategies that drive real growth, using AI where it makes a difference. With experience in 50+ countries and over a decade in Mexico City, she brings a global lens to growth, operations, product development and cross-border execution. These diverse experiences enable Robyn to help us move fast, stay focused, and build for scale.

Russ Albright

Chairman

Robyn brings deep Go-to-Market and Sales expertise shaped by years in VC-backed digital health and SaaS. She's built and scaled B2B strategies that drive real growth, using AI where it makes a difference. With experience in 50+ countries and over a decade in Mexico City, she brings a global lens to growth, operations, product development and cross-border execution. These diverse experiences enable Robyn to help us move fast, stay focused, and build for scale.

Edward Robertshaw

Chief Technology Officer

Robyn brings deep Go-to-Market and Sales expertise shaped by years in VC-backed digital health and SaaS. She's built and scaled B2B strategies that drive real growth, using AI where it makes a difference. With experience in 50+ countries and over a decade in Mexico City, she brings a global lens to growth, operations, product development and cross-border execution. These diverse experiences enable Robyn to help us move fast, stay focused, and build for scale.

Judy Albright

Chief Revenue Officer

Robyn brings deep Go-to-Market and Sales expertise shaped by years in VC-backed digital health and SaaS. She's built and scaled B2B strategies that drive real growth, using AI where it makes a difference. With experience in 50+ countries and over a decade in Mexico City, she brings a global lens to growth, operations, product development and cross-border execution. These diverse experiences enable Robyn to help us move fast, stay focused, and build for scale.

Millicent Tracey

Board of Advisors

Robyn brings deep Go-to-Market and Sales expertise shaped by years in VC-backed digital health and SaaS. She's built and scaled B2B strategies that drive real growth, using AI where it makes a difference. With experience in 50+ countries and over a decade in Mexico City, she brings a global lens to growth, operations, product development and cross-border execution. These diverse experiences enable Robyn to help us move fast, stay focused, and build for scale.

Jane Knapp

Accounting

Robyn brings deep Go-to-Market and Sales expertise shaped by years in VC-backed digital health and SaaS. She's built and scaled B2B strategies that drive real growth, using AI where it makes a difference. With experience in 50+ countries and over a decade in Mexico City, she brings a global lens to growth, operations, product development and cross-border execution. These diverse experiences enable Robyn to help us move fast, stay focused, and build for scale.

Craig Heile

Chief Strategy Officer

Robyn brings deep Go-to-Market and Sales expertise shaped by years in VC-backed digital health and SaaS. She's built and scaled B2B strategies that drive real growth, using AI where it makes a difference. With experience in 50+ countries and over a decade in Mexico City, she brings a global lens to growth, operations, product development and cross-border execution. These diverse experiences enable Robyn to help us move fast, stay focused, and build for scale.

Ed Johnson

Lead Partner Manager

Robyn brings deep Go-to-Market and Sales expertise shaped by years in VC-backed digital health and SaaS. She's built and scaled B2B strategies that drive real growth, using AI where it makes a difference. With experience in 50+ countries and over a decade in Mexico City, she brings a global lens to growth, operations, product development and cross-border execution. These diverse experiences enable Robyn to help us move fast, stay focused, and build for scale.

Jeb Dean

Associate Product Manager,
Training

Robyn brings deep Go-to-Market and Sales expertise shaped by years in VC-backed digital health and SaaS. She's built and scaled B2B strategies that drive real growth, using AI where it makes a difference. With experience in 50+ countries and over a decade in Mexico City, she brings a global lens to growth, operations, product development and cross-border execution. These diverse experiences enable Robyn to help us move fast, stay focused, and build for scale.

Noah White

Consultant

Robyn brings deep Go-to-Market and Sales expertise shaped by years in VC-backed digital health and SaaS. She's built and scaled B2B strategies that drive real growth, using AI where it makes a difference. With experience in 50+ countries and over a decade in Mexico City, she brings a global lens to growth, operations, product development and cross-border execution. These diverse experiences enable Robyn to help us move fast, stay focused, and build for scale.

Benson Tracey

Automation & Marketing

Robyn brings deep Go-to-Market and Sales expertise shaped by years in VC-backed digital health and SaaS. She's built and scaled B2B strategies that drive real growth, using AI where it makes a difference. With experience in 50+ countries and over a decade in Mexico City, she brings a global lens to growth, operations, product development and cross-border execution. These diverse experiences enable Robyn to help us move fast, stay focused, and build for scale.

Anna Cabangon

Sales Development
Representative

Robyn brings deep Go-to-Market and Sales expertise shaped by years in VC-backed digital health and SaaS. She's built and scaled B2B strategies that drive real growth, using AI where it makes a difference. With experience in 50+ countries and over a decade in Mexico City, she brings a global lens to growth, operations, product development and cross-border execution. These diverse experiences enable Robyn to help us move fast, stay focused, and build for scale.

Alex Milan

LMS Administrator

Robyn brings deep Go-to-Market and Sales expertise shaped by years in VC-backed digital health and SaaS. She's built and scaled B2B strategies that drive real growth, using AI where it makes a difference. With experience in 50+ countries and over a decade in Mexico City, she brings a global lens to growth, operations, product development and cross-border execution. These diverse experiences enable Robyn to help us move fast, stay focused, and build for scale.

Gabriel Mina

Graphic Design

The Ascend AI-First Manifesto

We are inveterate learners, obsessed with a landscape that changes weekly. This is how we work, what we expect, and who we are.

1The first time we do something, it’s an adventure. We’re exploring, experimenting, figuring out what works. Embrace the uncertainty.

The second time we do something, it’s an education. We’re documenting, refining, understanding why it worked. This is where learning becomes transferable.

The third time we do something, it’s an automation. We’re systematizing, scaling, and freeing ourselves to pursue the next adventure.

This is how we scale without losing our edge. This is how we stay in our zone of genius while the work that can be automated, gets automated.

2The first time we do something, it’s an adventure. We’re exploring, experimenting, figuring out what works. Embrace the uncertainty.

The second time we do something, it’s an education. We’re documenting, refining, understanding why it worked. This is where learning becomes transferable.

The third time we do something, it’s an automation. We’re systematizing, scaling, and freeing ourselves to pursue the next adventure.

This is how we scale without losing our edge. This is how we stay in our zone of genius while the work that can be automated, gets automated.

3The first time we do something, it’s an adventure. We’re exploring, experimenting, figuring out what works. Embrace the uncertainty.

The second time we do something, it’s an education. We’re documenting, refining, understanding why it worked. This is where learning becomes transferable.

The third time we do something, it’s an automation. We’re systematizing, scaling, and freeing ourselves to pursue the next adventure.

This is how we scale without losing our edge. This is how we stay in our zone of genius while the work that can be automated, gets automated.

4The first time we do something, it’s an adventure. We’re exploring, experimenting, figuring out what works. Embrace the uncertainty.

The second time we do something, it’s an education. We’re documenting, refining, understanding why it worked. This is where learning becomes transferable.

The third time we do something, it’s an automation. We’re systematizing, scaling, and freeing ourselves to pursue the next adventure.

This is how we scale without losing our edge. This is how we stay in our zone of genius while the work that can be automated, gets automated.

5The first time we do something, it’s an adventure. We’re exploring, experimenting, figuring out what works. Embrace the uncertainty.

The second time we do something, it’s an education. We’re documenting, refining, understanding why it worked. This is where learning becomes transferable.

The third time we do something, it’s an automation. We’re systematizing, scaling, and freeing ourselves to pursue the next adventure.

This is how we scale without losing our edge. This is how we stay in our zone of genius while the work that can be automated, gets automated.

6The first time we do something, it’s an adventure. We’re exploring, experimenting, figuring out what works. Embrace the uncertainty.

The second time we do something, it’s an education. We’re documenting, refining, understanding why it worked. This is where learning becomes transferable.

The third time we do something, it’s an automation. We’re systematizing, scaling, and freeing ourselves to pursue the next adventure.

This is how we scale without losing our edge. This is how we stay in our zone of genius while the work that can be automated, gets automated.

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ceo lETTER

We're multiple years into the AI transformation, and the conversation has fundamentally shifted. Organizations are no longer asking whether AI matters. They know it does. The pressure is coming from all directions: clients demanding efficiency, boards expecting action, markets moving forward with or without them.

What hasn't changed is the fundamental challenge: most organizations still don't know where to start. Some are paralyzed by risk. Others jump straight to production applications without building the foundational understanding their teams need to make those implementations successful.

This is why we're called Ascend AI Labs. This is a journey, and every journey needs experienced guides who know the terrain.

We believe successful AI transformation starts with capacity, not tools. Organizations need people throughout their ranks who can think clearly about what's actually possible, identify projects worth pursuing, and understand both the opportunities and the real risks that come with this technology. Without that foundation, even well-implemented AI becomes an adoption problem. With it, organizations can move from orientation to execution with confidence.

We're both guides and Sherpas, helping you navigate the terrain while doing meaningful work alongside your teams. Whether you're just starting to understand what's possible or you're ready to reimagine entire workflows, we meet you where you are and climb with you.

The transformation happening right now isn't optional. Our role is to make it as gentle and humane as possible while preserving and strengthening your market position. The future we're building isn't about deploying AI tools. It's about reimagining how work gets done: moving from organizational charts to work charts, keeping people in their zone of genius rather than buried in administrivia.

This is the ascent. We're here to climb it with you.

Kevin Williams
CEO and Lead Sherpa

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