About
Susan Sly - 2025 Speaker
About Susan

Susan Sly is a 2X award-winning AI entrepreneur, tech startup founder, angel investor, and one of the top women to watch in real-time AI. As the Founder and CEO of The Pause Technologies, she is leveraging AI to revolutionize women’s healthcare with precision recommendations, real-time insights, and gamification. A two-time MIT graduate from MIT Sloan and MIT’s Executive Education in the School of Engineering, she has led large-scale AI deployments, including one of the most significant, history making computer vision rollouts in retail as Co-CEO and Co-Founder of RadiusAI. Her leadership has earned recognition through awards such as the Versalie-Hitlab Innovation Challenge and the VentureBeat AI Innovation Award.
A sought-after speaker and thought leader, Susan has shared stages with Jack Canfield, Tony Robbins, and Gary Vaynerchuk. She is the host of Raw and Real Entrepreneurship, a globally recognized podcast featuring top founders and business leaders. Her insights have been featured in CNN, CNBC, Fox, Lifetime Television, and The Morning Show in Australia, as well as Forbes, MarketWatch, and Yahoo Finance. Beyond business, Susan is a dedicated athlete, having completed the Boston Marathon six times and placing 8th in the Pro Division of the Ironman Triathlon in Malaysia—despite racing with a fractured pelvis.
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PHX Startup Week is Arizona’s largest celebration of entrepreneurship, innovation, and community. For one jam-packed week, founders, creatives, investors, and big thinkers from all over the Valley come together to connect, learn, and get inspired.
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