We Believe in a Future Where
Behavior
Change is Guided by Dialogue

Our Core Values

We are at our best when we work with purpose, integrity, and joy—fostering a culture where balance, trust, customer success, and fun drive everything we do.

Great 
Experience

We’re deeply intentional about creating an exceptional experience for everyone involved in our business.

Create
Customer Love

We work to create customer love of our team, our brand, our products, and business outcomes.

Count on Me
Count on Us

Say what you do and do what you say. If you can’t, and life gets in the way, say the word, we’ve got your back.

Meaningful
Returns

We’re committed to delivering meaningful returns for all stakeholders in time, dollars, and growth.

The Company We Keep

With 30+ years in learning transfer, engagement, and HR Technology, our leadership—backed by expertise and trusted partnerships—is now leveraging AI to transform learning and change, driving success for people and organizations.

Meet the Co-founders

Michael Papay, Co-founder and CEO

Michael is a visionary leader in HR technology with 25 years of experience building and scaling businesses that drive meaningful change in the workplace. As CEO & Co-Founder of Sageful AI, he is at the forefront of transforming how organizations leverage AI to enhance learning, leadership, and change management.

Drew Batshaw, Co-founder and CTO

Drew is a product visionary in employee experience and the future of work. Before co-founding Sageful AI, Drew was co-founder and Head of Product at Waggl, where he played a key role in designing intuitive, research-backed solutions that improved workplace feedback and decision-making at organizations like the Department of Defense, Veterans Administration, MGM Mirage to dozens of the country's largest hospitals. 

Proven Leadership and Performance Track Record

3X San Francisco Business Times Best Places to Work

2X Bay Area Newsgroup’s Top Workplaces, ranking #5 for Small Companies

2X INC 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies in America (#151)

2X Financial Times Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies (#45)

Forbes’ America's Best Startup Employers

Meet our Advisors

Like a wise assembly of owls, our "Parliament" of seasoned experts brings decades of industry insight to Sageful AI. They help inform and shape our strategy and deliver a world-class solution that enhances learning, drives change, and supports organizational transformation.

DAn denison

Chairman, Denison Consulting
Professor Emeritus of Management
& Organization, IMD Business school

joe abrams

Technology Pioneer


andrew simon

Co-Chief Executive Officer
& Founding Director,
Yellow Edge

victoria hughes

Chief People Officer,
Forge

lance tyson

CEO & Founder,
Tyson Group

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