Labworks
Tom Hewitson is the founder of labworks.io, a Webby-award-winning conversation design studio. He has created conversational experiences for iconic brands and advised startups, FTSE 100 companies, and governments on voice technology. Hewitson is an Alexa Champion, a Bixby Premier Developer, and recognized as a top product professional in the voice industry. He started his career in journalism and moved into digital operations at the Daily Telegraph, later working at Lonely Planet. After a failed startup, he joined the Money Advice Service, where his work on user journeys and content strategy gained industry attention, leading to a role at Facebook as a content strategist. Recognizing the potential of bots and voice assistants, he founded labworks.io. The company initially offered conversation design consultancy for a range of clients, including startups, billion-dollar companies, and the UK government, establishing Hewitson as a leading 'Conversation Designer'. labworks.io also developed voice games, with one game becoming the third most popular on Amazon Alexa, leading to a focus on voice game development and becoming the leading voice developer in Europe, securing VC funding and winning a Webby award. Currently, labworks.io produces Voice Arcade, a top voice game subscription service, and provides consultancy for LLM-based digital assistants, capitalizing on Hewitson's expertise in Large Language Models. Hewitson also runs Conversational AI London, the largest monthly meetup for chatbot and voice assistants in London.
Labworks
Tom Hewitson is the founder of labworks.io, a Webby-award-winning conversation design studio. He has created conversational experiences for iconic brands and advised startups, FTSE 100 companies, and governments on voice technology. Hewitson is an Alexa Champion, a Bixby Premier Developer, and recognized as a top product professional in the voice industry. He started his career in journalism and moved into digital operations at the Daily Telegraph, later working at Lonely Planet. After a failed startup, he joined the Money Advice Service, where his work on user journeys and content strategy gained industry attention, leading to a role at Facebook as a content strategist. Recognizing the potential of bots and voice assistants, he founded labworks.io. The company initially offered conversation design consultancy for a range of clients, including startups, billion-dollar companies, and the UK government, establishing Hewitson as a leading 'Conversation Designer'. labworks.io also developed voice games, with one game becoming the third most popular on Amazon Alexa, leading to a focus on voice game development and becoming the leading voice developer in Europe, securing VC funding and winning a Webby award. Currently, labworks.io produces Voice Arcade, a top voice game subscription service, and provides consultancy for LLM-based digital assistants, capitalizing on Hewitson's expertise in Large Language Models. Hewitson also runs Conversational AI London, the largest monthly meetup for chatbot and voice assistants in London.
TL;DR
Company: Labworks
Founder: Tom Hewitson
Core offering: Conversation design consultancy and voice games (Voice Arcade)
Recognition: Webby Award winner
Team size (evidence): 3 employees
USD 650,000 (last date 2020-02-11)