Solving the Labor Shortage: How AI Modernizes Training & Field Service Ops
Rue Phillips & Oliver Clingain
Tech Ascent - Episode 85
In this episode of Tech Ascent, host Oliver Clingain sits down with Rue Phillips, Co-Founder and President of SkillFusion. Rue shares an extraordinary journey from growing up in a family electrical business in the UK, to touring as a professional musician alongside rock legends, to building and exiting multiple renewable energy and technology companies in the U.S.
The conversation dives into why SkillFusion was created, how labor shortages in the trades opened a massive opportunity, and how AI-powered tools are being used to upskill workers rather than replace them.
Rue explains SkillFusion’s mission to modernize skilled labor through training, real-time dispatch, and hands-free AI-assisted fieldwork bridging the gap between traditional trades and next-generation technology. This episode explores leadership, scalability, company culture, and what it really takes to build businesses that last.
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