Stan Yanakiev
Founder & Managing Director at Mindrise
Stan Yanakiev is the Founder and Managing Director of Mindrise, a consulting firm delivering AI automation and project management as a service. A former software engineer and certified senior IT program and project manager, he has over 25 years of experience leading complex technology and digital transformation initiatives across energy and cross-sector industries, including founding two AI-focused startups, applying early NLP and text-analysis tools at Hewlett-Packard, and leading smart-metering strategy at SMS. Today, through Mindrise, Stan helps small UK businesses implement practical, results-driven AI automation using low-code tools like Make, n8n, and Zapier.
