Powered by Calendly: A Virtual Launch Event
Meetings drive business forward. We know that. But somewhere between the scheduling, the follow-ups, the prep and the admin ...
CEO & Founder, Calendly
Search every verified Tope Awotona interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. At a virtual launch event on August 19, 2026, Calendly CEO and founder Tope Awotona announced the company's expansion beyond scheduling into AI-powered tools for the entire meeting lifecycle, including coordination, conversation, and follow-through. Awotona demonstrated a feature called Cali that prepares users for upcoming meetings by summarizing notes, suggesting goals and talking points, and providing historical context across past meetings. He stated that the company aims to help customers reclaim time and focus their energy, describing the new products as practical tools rather than "just interesting technology." Awotona also reflected on Calendly's origins, recounting that he founded the company in 2013 after experiencing frustration with lengthy email back-and-forths while working in sales, where "time kills all deals." He said the initial goal was simple: to eliminate the delays in scheduling meetings, a problem he found surprising given the more complex technical challenges already solved by that time.
Meetings drive business forward. We know that. But somewhere between the scheduling, the follow-ups, the prep and the admin ...
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Scheduling service Calendly is a new take on productivity software, and CEO Tope Awotona is using a remote-first strategy to grow the company. I introduce the anchors to him in a Working Lunch, on CNBC's Power Lunch.
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