Polly Barnfield, OBE — CEO

I’m building AI Agents that get work done. AI should not feel experimental, intrusive, or fragile. It should be trusted, invisible, and embedded into how teams already work. Through training more than 25,000 businesses and interviewing over 1,000 leaders for The Big AI Secret research, we uncovered a consistent pattern. Most organisations are already using AI, but very few trust it with real work. The result is tool sprawl, duplicated effort, and thousands of hours lost every year moving information between disconnected systems. The problem is not a lack of AI capability. It is a lack of execution. What We Built I’m the CEO of Maybe*, a platform designed to help organisations stop experimenting with AI and start operating it. Maybe* deploys AI Agents that work inside Slack or Microsoft Teams, connect to the tools teams already use, and take ownership of defined workflows. Teams can start with ready-made Agents and scale safely using our patent-pending AI Agent Builder, without adding complexity or risk. Our customers use AI Agents to generate reports, create on-brand content, support customers, and coordinate work across more than 2,000 tools. The focus is simple: measurable outcomes, delivered reliably. Why This Matters to Me Before Maybe*, I spent over a decade building technology that helped raise more than £40 million for charities by embedding giving into everyday online behaviour. That work earned me an OBE and shaped how I think about technology. The lesson was clear: the most powerful technology is invisible to the people it serves. That belief drives everything we build at Maybe*. AI should amplify people, not overwhelm them. It should feel like part of the team, not another system to manage. Where We’re Going AI will not replace teams. But teams that operate AI well will outperform those that do not. My focus is on building AI Agents that organisations can trust with real work, at scale, without needing to become technical experts. That is the future we’re building at Maybe*. A Personal Note I do my best thinking while walking my greyhound. Before building technology companies, I won a gold medal riding horses, which taught me that discipline, consistency, and trust matter more than speed. I’m also a mother, a grandmother, and an enthusiastic jam maker. Whether it’s training a horse, building a business, or getting jam to set, I believe you either do it properly or you don’t do it at all. 👉 Start free: https://maybetech.com 📊 Read The Big AI Secret research: https://maybetech.com/ai-research

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Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Experience: 27 yrs 1 mo