The Data Exec Series: MCP & Agentic AI: Got the Hat? From Hats to Cattle
By Gertrude G. Van Horn, SVP & CIO, Cien.ai Introduction At Cien.ai, many of our Business Development and Growth executives are based in Dallas, Texas, where you’ll often hear the phrase, “All hat and no cattle.” It’s shorthand for someone who talks a big game but doesn’t deliver. Until recently, much of the conversation around […]
The Data Exec Series: From Dashboard to Dollars: How Agentic AI Powers GTM Execution
By Gertrude G. Van Horn, SVP & CIO, Cien.ai “Stop reporting. Start performing. Most GTM teams are saddled with dirty data, and insights stay buried in slide decks. Agentic AI gives you the ability to take action so the next step is already underway – but ONLY if you’ve elevated data accuracy, quality and trust!” […]
Cien.ai Growth Essentials Series: Introducing Cien Agentic
By Rob Kall, CEO & Co-founder, Cien.ai “Simple can be harder than complex.” — Steve Jobs “There’s a lot here… where do I even start?” When we launched the Cien GTM Suite three years ago, the most common feedback was:“Wait… you can give me clean, actionable GTM insights from our messy CRM data?” It wasn’t […]
The Data Exec Series: Preparing for Agentic AI – Before It Was Cool
By Gertrude G. Van Horn, SVP & CIO, Cien.ai After 30 years as an IT executive—including 20 as a CIO—I didn’t just want to watch the AI wave. I wanted to be part of it. I wanted a seat at the table. That’s why I joined Cien.ai. – Gertrude G. Van Horn, SCP & CIO, […]
Cien.ai Growth Essentials Series: Stealth Powerhouse: AI Trailblazer Behind Cien.ai at the Inauguration NYSE Texas
By Gertrude G. Van Horn, SVP & CIO, Cien.ai Unsung Founders of the Digital Frontier We talk a lot about tech founders—but rarely about the pioneers who were building transformational technology around the dot-com boom, especially women. Rarer still? A woman doing it from Texas, not Silicon Valley. Margot Lebenberg Carter —was one of them. At just 27, she helped lay […]
