Alex Howland on AI coaching
From What Happens When AI Enters Virtual Reality? with Alex Howland · · Infopro Learning
“It's just not financially feasible to have a coach for every employee out there, every first time manager. But we can do that, you know, synchronously, asynchronously now. And then the other piece is we can capture the data, the tone, the transcript, everything that comes through and then create a real-time assessment report that goes back to the individual so they can kind of see how they're doing on certain leadership competencies.”
On , Alex Howland, President of eXp World Technologies at EXP WORLD HOLDINGS INC, spoke about AI coaching during What Happens When AI Enters Virtual Reality? with Alex Howland on Infopro Learning.
About Alex Howland
Alex Howland, president of eXp World Technologies at Exp World Holdings, appeared on the podcast "The Talent Equation" on April 8, 2026, to discuss the integration of artificial intelligence with virtual reality for leadership development. Howland, who also founded Virbela, described how immersive AI-powered simulations can help employees practice skills such as conflict management and decision-making. He noted that while text-based coaching tools exist, his approach focuses on coaching based on "a real behavioral sample" rather than conversation alonevoice. Howland recounted that his company's "previous sister company EXP Realty grew from a thousand agents to 88,000 agents on our platform," with thousands of people attending virtual events as avatars. He acknowledged challenges in the field, stating he "failed to raise funds" initially but "started selling" anyway. On ethical considerations, Howland emphasized "making sure people know that they're talking to an AI and not a real human" and addressing privacy concerns, including ensuring "we're not training models based on what people are saying in these simulations." He expressed optimism about scaling coaching, saying "imagine being able to have a coach for every employee out there... we can do that synchronously, asynchronously now."