Weekly roundup by Ioanna, Co-founder & CEO, Dextego
Dextego was chosen to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 as part of Startup Battlefield 200, the world’s preeminent startup competition.
We had a full week in San Francisco exhibiting, pitching, speaking at a panel with Hyperengage, Warmly, Vercel & Octrace.
I was also recognized as Top 100 Women in Sales by Demandbase & Women in Sales. I believe the future of sales is about fostering empathy, active listening, and transparency, and remembering that, behind every transaction, there’s a person just like us. These human connections are what we help teams develop with Dextego.
Picture from our booth at Techcrunch
Upcoming event
How Dextego's AI Coaches Build Leadership Skills in the Flow of Work
This is a practical, hands-on session designed for HR leaders who want to harness AI to truly transform leadership development.
Forget the tired debates about whether “AI will steal your job.”
This is not that kind of webinar.
This is a practical, no-fluff session built for HR leaders who are ready to use AI to drive real transformation in leadership development.
Hear from top experts already doing the work:
Dr Dieter Veldsman (Phd)– Chief Scientist at AIHR
→ Sharing the latest data on AI adoption in HR and where it’s making the biggest impact right now.
Lisa Friscia – Strategic Advisor & Fractional CPO
→ Exploring the critical leadership skills today’s managers need and how to build them without losing the human touch.
Ioanna Mantzouridou Onasi Onasi – Founder & CEO of Dextego
→ Live demo of Dextego’s AI-powered coaching platform, including:
• AI roleplays for tough conversations
• 24/7 coaching support for managers
• Assessments for coachability & leadership maturity
• Personalized coaching via DISC and OCEAN models
You’ll leave with tools, frameworks, and inspiration you can put into action immediately.
Register here.
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-Chris Walcher was on the Coach2Influence podcast and told Joe all his tips for getting clients to say YES!
Joe’s advice on Day One Signal: Stop trying to impress. Start trying to understand. That’s how winners are made.
-Trevor Nicholson from Forester said: “Sellers are stuck in a hero’s journey, especially as the end of the year approaches.” Check out his Coach2influence podcast episode here.
-Corentin Le Reun paraphrased something from the French author Saint-Exupéry that made a huge impression to our podcast guests. He said: “When you want to build a ship, don’t tell your team to gather wood and nails. Teach them to long for the vast and endless sea.” In sales coaching, we often get this wrong.
We over-index on scripts, talk tracks, and templates trying to make sellers sound perfect. But real preparation isn’t about memorizing lines.
It’s about helping them understand the buyer’s world, their pain points, frustrations, and goals so that when they’re on the call, they can think, connect the dots, and find the right solution in the moment.
Vince DeYoung was on Luis Blaguer’s podcast and talked about the need for human skills in sales and the importance of empathy.
“On a 10-person sales call with a million things flying around i.e. deals, objections, product feedback, roadmap asks, it’s easy to miss something. We're human.
But that’s where AI shines.
Having AI in your back pocket to listen, track, and surface risks based on a proven sales methodology? That’s a game-changer.
It picks up what we overlook, not because we’re careless, but because we’re busy, thinking ahead, or just trying to manage the room.”
- Miles Kane on the Dextego Playbook Show
Taylor Kenerson & I talked about seeing difficult conversations as relationship builders here.
Upcoming event
Fireside Chat with Unveiled
🎤 Eugina Jordan - CEO & Co-founder, YOUnifiedAI
Former award-winning CMO with 24 patents across 5G, Open RAN, and AI. Eugina’s journey from engineer to entrepreneur is powered by a singular mission: give ordinary people extraordinary superpowers through technology.
🎤 Ioanna Mantzouridou Onasi - Founder & CEO, Dextego
Building AI that helps modern teams master human-centered skills at scale. With roots in psychology, rhetoric, and strategy, Ioanna is closing the gap between performance and potential - cultivating empathy, adaptability, and trust in an AI-driven world.
Together, in conversation with Brandy Walton MBA/MHA, we’ll unpack the mindset, courage, and community required to move from vision → venture - and how curiosity, resilience, and generous knowledge-sharing fuel lasting innovation.
Some Dextego Love
“After decades of sales training courses, books, & seminars, Dextego is terrific new Ai tool for insights, role play refining & skill sharpening. “
-Bruce Gagle, Account Executive, City Wide Facility Solutions
“Dextego is an awesome tool that truly provides sales professionals with a coach 24/7. Looking to flush out your script for your next sales call? Look to Tego for role playing. Need information on a prospective client? Finn is your guy to get that info. Struggling with your cold outreach and looking for a boost of inspiration? Esther knows just what to say! This tool produces measurable outcomes and is a real asset to sales teams.”
-Brandon Campbell, Customer Success Manager, Goals.com
That’s it for this week.
We’re building the future of coaching together.
Thanks for being part of it.
— Ioanna & the Dextego Team
PS: Do you want to know your leadership style? Try our 2 mins quiz here.