S3 | E8 | Engineering Better AI with Anita Kirkovska - GenAI Growth Lead @ Vellum

Today, I’m joined by Anita Kirkovska, Head of Growth at Vellum, a platform that helps businesses build and manage AI into production.

We’ll talk about how Vellum is making AI more accessible, how companies are using it, and Anita’s role in driving that growth.

In this episode:

• How Vellum helps businesses build and manage AI applications in production
• Anita’s role in driving growth and go-to-market strategy
• The six levels of agentic AI behavior, and why they matter
• Key insights from The State of AI 2025 report (25% of companies now run AI in production)
• What’s enabling successful AI adoption, and what’s holding others back
• Where the AI space is heading, and how Vellum is preparing for it