Stephen Statler

CEO at ambientChat.ai - Interviewer, Speaker & Writer at the Mr. Beacon Podcast. Using AI to connect people with places and things with an app that puts you in control or YOUR data.

San Diego, California, United States

About

Entrepreneur and consultant working in the areas of IoT, AI, wireless, and beacon technologies as well as environmental and philanthropic systems. Specialties: Ambient IoT, AI, Philanthropy Services, Cause-Based Marketing, Micro-donations, Consumer Carbon Offsets, Sales, Business Development, Consulting Services Management, Product Marketing, Technical Marketing

Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer at ambientChat.ai
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    Using AI to connect people with places and things with an app that puts you in control or YOUR data.

  • Interviewer, Speaker & Writer at Mister Beacon
    Jun 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 1 mo

    Mister Beacon provides insights for designers of IoT & location aware solutions. Our five star rated book Beacon Technologies: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Beacosystem explains the business and technology issues essential for solution designers. It's a great primer for anyone starting to work in this field as well as for experienced practitioners with failing memories (like the author) We speak at industry conferences focused on IoT, beacons, Bluetooth, smart packaging, connected products and smart cities. Our insights come from years of developing solutions and interviewing the suppliers that enable those solutions. Our podcast interviewees range from companies like Cisco (3 interviews), Aruba (2 interviews), Google and Acuity, to venues like San Diego International Airport and Shubert Theaters (Broadway) and the CEOs of most of the key beacon companies: Estimote, Kontakt.io, Gimbal and Unacast.

  • Wiliot (San Diego County, California, United States)
    • Chief Marketing Officer
      Jan 2023 - Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Developing and Executing Wiliot's Ambient IoT Marketing Strategy

    • Senior Vice President Marketing & ESG
      Jun 2017 - Jan 2023 · 5 yrs 8 mos

      Wiliot is the leader in battery-free Bluetooth semiconductor and cloud services, scaling the IoT by connecting people with products in new ways. My job is to build the field organization for Wiliot working with our first customers to design, prototype and pilot their solutions. We continue the Mr Beacon podcasts.

  • Advisory Board Member at Rover.io
    Oct 2014 - Sep 2017 · 3 yrs

    Providing input to strategy and brokering introductions to relevant customers and partners

  • Principal Consultant / CEO at Statler Consulting LLC (SCL)
    May 2014 - Jun 2017 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Our focus is location technology, in particular Bluetooth Smart Beacons, plus the marketing of environmental programs such as carbon offsets for travelers. Our services include, systems integration, solution design, business planning, patent development, education and vendor selection. We have provide our Bluetooth Beacon University workshop for a major telco, an airport and as a successful open enrollment course in silicon valley. Our work extends across vertical markets, but our focus is on using location technologies to enhance food production. http://www.statlerconsulting.com