BUSINESSES THAT FAIL TO EMBRACE AI RISK BEING LEFT BEHIND.
In the way that launching a website or mobile app became table stakes, AI capabilities will soon be expected across every business process. And while many business leaders and key decision-makers understand this, the path to navigating, utilizing, and integrating AI properly into their businesses is still unclear for many.
Ai is in the early phase of its adoption.
The reality is that AI is still in its early market phase as businesses either dabble with its capabilities or launch failed attempts at integrating AI successfully. But similar to the businesses that were early adopters of mobile or social media, AI visionaries will use the head start to eclipse their competition.
ai powered innovation.
From automating repetitive tasks to reduce costs and streamline workflow to creating predictive analytics, lead scoring a,nd customer segmentation, to launching AI agents that can deliver personalized recommendations in real-time, the opportunities with AI are nearly endless.
our story.
Harness Growth
Prior to Harness, co-founders John and Chung, started Rokkan, one of the most successful digital creative agencies, which was acquired by Publicis Groupe in 2012, one of the world’s largest advertising holding companies. Together, John and Chung grew Rokkan to nearly $50M ARR through twenty consecutive years of growth with nearly 200 employees. Harness takes the same client partnership DNA mixed with creative and technical excellence to help brands grow by leveraging the power of AI with emphasis on the following four disciplines:
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Brand + design
Fundamental to growth is how brands meet consumers, from the very first impression to every moment after. Our aim is to improve how brands operate through design, strategy, and implementation.
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Sales + Marketing
Driving demand and activating the sales funnel ensures repetitive and scalable growth. We look at all channels that drive consumers to purchase and the factors that improve efficiency to make marketing dollars work harder.
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Customer Experience
Experience is key to sustaining growth beyond the initial point of acquisition. Across the entire ecosystem, we consider the tenants to improve the factors that drive positive outcomes and more meaningful connections.
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Operations + Logistics
Improving efficiencies and decreasing complexity is an integral focus for businesses, small and large. Making things flow more easily is foundational for growth.
Harness the Power of AI
We take an iterative approach to unlock success.
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Opportunity Mapping
- Organizational analysis
- Identify where AI adds value
- Business and impact planning
- AI Roadmap
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AI Design + Orchestration
- Proof of concept models
- Rapid prototyping
- Pilot and testing
- Validation and assessment
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Organizational Deployment
- Systems implementation
- Multi-phased rollout
- Adoption and testing
- Iterative feature improvements
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Monitoring + Improvement
- Continuous optimization
- Monitoring and analysis
- Opportunity analysis
- AI Roadmap enhancement
Founding Partners
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John Noe
John Noe is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He started his career as the Co-Founder and CEO of Rokkan, a creative agency acquired by Publicis Groupe in 2012, which was recognized by Advertising Age’s A-List Awards four times and was ranked by Forbes as one of the 14 most innovative digital agencies in 2014. Over the course of his 20-year career running the agency as its CEO, the agency’s client roster included Virgin America, JetBlue, the NBA, Nike, Time Warner, REI, Burberry, Coca Cola, and was also named the Global Creative Agency of Record for Cadillac. John is actively involved in several start-ups as investor, advisor, and mentor, one of which is Yobo Drinks, which he helped grow from 500 cases annually to 20,000 in just two years.
John holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell University and resides in Short Hills, New Jersey, with his wife and three children, Oliver, Emerson, and Archer.
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Chung Ng
Chung Ng was co-founder, CXO, and COO of Rokkan, a leading creative agency acquired by Publicis Groupe. As Chief Experience Officer, Chung led the experience design and strategy for brands like Virgin America, American Express, Wyndham, One & Only Resorts, and Caesar’s Entertainment Group. As COO, Chung led operations and finance for the agency both as a small business owner and as COO/CFO of a publicly traded holding company business unit. Chung is also an avid web3 enthusiast both as a collector of digital art but via his own multi-million dollar NFT fund, and a real estate investor and developer having developed several multi-unit apartment buildings all over New York. Additionally, Chung is an avid angel investor with numerous investments and exits under his belt.
Chung graduated from Pace University with a BBA in Marketing and resides in New York City with his wife and two children, Noemi and Noah.
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