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SPOTLIGHT: Skipping the SMB Trap and Building for Big Brands | Matt Allison, CEO & Founder @ Handraise

September 10, 2026·30 min·5-min readinterviewtechnology
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Matt Allison, co-founder and CEO of HandRays and former president of TrendKite, discusses how AI is transforming media intelligence by automating labor-intensive analysis that once required massive human effort. HandRays leverages AI to deliver real-time narrative clustering and executive

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Matt Allison

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Matt AllisonAJ BrunoSam JacobsMike Maples

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What to Say When You Talk to Yourselfby Shad Helmstetter

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HandRaysTrendKiteMeltwaterWalgreensHershey

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