Episode 70: Kristen Habacht on Leading Elly.ai and Navigating the Future of Intelligent HR Agents

About the Episode

How can AI revolutionize the way we hire and manage talent? In this episode of the AI Agents Podcast, Kristen Habacht, CEO of Elly.ai, joins Demetri Panici to explore how intelligent hiring agents are transforming the HR space. Kristen shares her journey from leading GTM at companies like Trello and Typeform to taking on the challenges of recruiting tech, a traditionally underserved part of the tech stack. Together, they discuss how Elly is using AI to automate candidate screening, assist interviewers with real-time insights, improve accessibility, and create more structured, data-driven hiring decisions. The conversation also dives into the future of recruiting roles in an AI-powered world, why seamless integrations into tools like Slack and email are the key to product adoption, and how Elly aims to empower both companies and candidates. Tune in to learn how intelligent assistants are reshaping modern HR—boosting productivity without replacing the human touch.