In this episode of the Propeligent Growth Forecast, I sit down with Miroslav Mihalik, CEO of Personia.ai, who's revolutionizing sales training through AI-powered role-play simulations. With over 200,000 end users and VC backing, Miroslav is building what could become the largest AI role-play marketplace in the world.Key Takeaways:🎯 The Evolution Path - How 11 years of entrepreneurial trial and error, including 5 years running an ERP implementation company, shaped Miroslav's approach to building scalable SaaS products💡 The Genesis Story - From needing money for bodybuilding supplements to building a portfolio of successful products (Personia, FeedBio, KudosLink, SurveyMeme)🚀 AI Role-Play Innovation - How Personia.ai started as a team advisor tool and pivoted to become a comprehensive sales training platform with gamification and objective performance metrics📊 The Critical Metric - Why conversion rates from discovery to quotation/proposal matter more than most sales leaders think🎭 From Toastmasters to AI - The connection between communication skills development and building a platform that democratizes training🌍 Underdog Advantage - Building a global AI company from one of the smallest countries in Europe (Czech/Slovak Republic)What You'll Learn:How to measure training effectiveness with objective data (not subjective opinions)The hardest lesson from custom software development (and why never to repeat it)Why being "too soft" was Miroslav's biggest leadership mistakeThe future vision: AI communication training beyond business (even for dealing with loud neighbors!)What excites AND scares Miroslav about AI in workplace learningTimestamps:00:02 - Introduction and background01:40 - The bodybuilding beginnings and first ventures04:40 - ERP implementation lessons and resource management06:48 - Toastmasters and developing communication skills08:30 - The birth of Personia.ai and solving the communication problem12:20 - From team advisor to AI role-play platform24:32 - Gamification and measuring training progress25:20 - Vision: The largest AI role-play marketplace27:34 - Biggest early-stage mistake28:12 - The one metric every sales leader should track29:06 - What excites (and scares) about AI in learningTry Personia.ai:🌐 Website: personia.ai📧 Email: miro@personia.ai💼 LinkedIn: Miro MihalikTry AI Role-Play in Under 2 Minutes - No account required for demo scenarios!About Propeligent:Propeligent is an AI implementation agency helping startups and SMEs accelerate growth through AI agents and intelligent automation. We turn AI complexity into competitive advantage.🎙️ Subscribe to the Propeligent Growth Forecast for more insights from founders and CEOs who are scaling with AI.📩 Want to discuss AI implementation for your business? Contact us at propeligent.com#AI #SalesTraining #StartupStory #SaaS #ArtificialIntelligence #SalesEnablement #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #RolePlay #MachineLearning #PropeligentGrowthForecast