Disrupting the Future: Dive Into the Mind of William Santana Li, the Mastermind Behind Autonomous Security Robots
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Disruption Interruption podcast host and veteran communications disruptor, Karla Jo Helms, recently sat down with William Santana Li, Chairman and CEO of advanced security technology company Knightscope, Inc., to find out how he is disrupting the way in which U.S. security systems need to deter, detect and report -- in order to be truly safe.
TAMPA BAY, Fla., Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Public safety roles are becoming more challenging: 61% of first responders in a 2021 Rave Mobile Safety survey reported their jobs have become more challenging. While their roles and responsibilities are expanding to address new and increasingly complex public safety challenges, resources such as budget and staffing are not keeping pace. (1)? Budgeting for technological advancements in security is not keeping pace with the need for public safety.?
Enter disruptor William "Bill" Santana Li, automotive technology entrepreneur, who explains to Karla Jo Helms, the host of the Disruption/Interruption podcast, how crime-fighting Autonomous Security Robots (ASRs) combining self-driving technology, robotics, AI, and electric vehicles to provide humans with extra eyes, ears and a voice on the ground are able to override the flaws in the current U.S. security system.
Li points to the fact that in the U.S. "there's no one in charge of security." He notes that "There's literally tens of thousands of different budgets...and no innovation process or risk capital. And then in the year 2024 you still have a security guard in a parking lot sitting there with a number two pencil and a notepad...and we're wondering why it doesn't work."?
Key takeaways:?
-- The lack of federal oversight in the security industry?
-- The challenges of the currently flawed security system in the United
States?
-- The real-world impact of the lack of innovation and funding in public
safety?
-- How Li envisions creating the safest city in America?
Links:?
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamsantanali/??
Company website: https://futureforth.com/ https://www.knightscope.com/?
Disruption Interruption is the podcast where you'll hear from today's biggest Industry Disruptors. Learn what motivated them to bring about innovation and how they overcame opposition to adoption.?
Disruption Interruption can be listened to via the Podbean app and is available on Apple's App Store and Google Play.?
About Disruption Interruption:?
Disruption is happening on an unprecedented scale, impacting all manner of industries -- MedTech, Finance, IT, eCommerce, shipping and logistics, and more -- and COVID has moved their timelines up a full decade or more. But WHO are these disruptors, and when did they say, "THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD IT!"? Time to Disrupt and Interrupt with host Karla Jo "KJ" Helms, veteran communications disruptor. KJ interviews bad a**es who are disrupting their industries and altering economic networks that have become antiquated with an establishment resistant to progress. She delves into uncovering secrets from industry rebels and quiet revolutionaries that uncover common traits -- and not-so-common -- that are changing our economic markets ... and lives. Visit the world's key pioneers that persist to success, despite arrows in their backs at http://www.disruptioninterruption.com?
About Karla Jo Helms:?
Karla Jo Helms is the Chief Evangelist and Anti-PR® Strategist for JOTO PR Disruptors(TM).?
Karla Jo learned firsthand how unforgiving business can be when millions of dollars are on the line -- and how the control of public opinion often determines whether one company is happily chosen, or another is brutally rejected. Being an alumnus of crisis management, Karla Jo has worked with litigation attorneys, private investigators, and the media to help restore companies of goodwill into the good graces of public opinion -- Karla Jo operates on the ethic of getting it right the first time, not relying on second chances and doing what it takes to excel. Helms speaks globally on public relations, how the PR industry itself has lost its way and how, in the right hands, corporations can harness the power of Anti-PR to drive markets and impact market perception.?
About William "Bill" Santana Li:?
Bill Li is an American entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience and has a broad and deep range of expertise gained from several global assignments in the automotive sector and a number of startups. He is presently the Chairman and CEO of Knightscope, developer of crime-fighting Autonomous Security Robots (ASRs). At Ford Motor Company, he held over 12 business and technical positions, cutting across each functional area after which he founded and was COO of GreenLeaf, a Ford subsidiary that became the world's 2nd largest automotive recycler. Bill subsequently co-founded Build-To-Order Inc. (BTO), a new car company based on the direct distribution of build-to-order products and Carbon Motors, and as its Chairman and CEO, focused it on developing the world's first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle. He earned a BSEE from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the University of Detroit Mercy.?
References:?
1) Segal, Edward. "Public Safety Personnel Face Challenges Responding to Crisis Situation", Forbes, 18 January 2022, forbes.com/sites/edwardsegal/2022/01/18/public-safety-personnel-face-challenges-responding-to-crisis-situations-report/?sh=24318c7e3f13.?
Media Contact
Karla Jo Helms, JOTO PR(TM), 727-777-4629, khelms@jotopr.com, jotopr.co
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