The Professional Services Pursuit · 2026-06-16 · 33 min
In this episode of The Professional Services Pursuit , Brent sits down with Kantata CEO Michael Speranza and Chief Product Strategy Officer Sarah Edwards to explore a growing challenge facing professional services firms: AI sprawl. Michael and Sarah discuss why professional services require a different approach to AI - one built around business context, connected operations, and institutional knowledge. They share their perspective on how firms can move beyond isolated automation to intelligence-driven operations, and how those ideas shaped the development of Kantata's newly launched Expertise Agent capabilities.
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