By Christine Graf
After spending more than a decade at the helm of Jolt Consulting Group, Jeff Oskin sold the IT consultancy firm in February 2022. By that time, his company had grown exponentially and had a staff of 50 employees.
“I grew that company both organically and through acquisitions,” he said. “We did IT consulting, specifically sales force implementation consulting work for service-oriented organizations.”
While operating Jolt, Oskin also began working as an executive coach, establishing a peer advisory group for executives in the Capital Region.
“Many of the most well-known executives in the Capital District are in that group,” said Oskin.
After selling Jolt Consultancy, he established Newlogiq, a business that provides cutting-edge AI consulting solutions to small and mid-sized businesses.
“I wanted to continue this entrepreneurial bent,” he said. “When I was contemplating my next move, I ultimately landed on going to market with a consulting company that sat at the intersection of three things: people, process, and technology.”
“From the people side, it’s helping organizations through executive coaching and leadership development—helping that next generation leader to develop skills to help them elevate their capabilities so as to improve the overall health of the company they work for.”
When referring to process, Oskin said he has long been a believer that technology should support business process.
“I believe AI—artificial intelligence—is a huge opportunity moving forward for organizations to leverage technology to simplify, automate, and streamline business processes.”
Oskin received his certification as an AI expert from Blockchain, a large non-profit that sets the standards for the blockchain industry.
“Blockchain itself is a type of technology, and Blockchain.org is a kind of a regulatory body from which AI has evolved,” he said.