Malinda Johnson

Malinda Johnson is a 2x Founder and CEO of Conversa, the only recruiting engine that identifies top 1% talent and increases diversity. Conversa’s AI is based on Malinda’s hallmark job search program where over 7K underrepresented candidates built visibility, landed high impact roles, and outperformed in their new jobs.

Launched out of a hackathon in 2023, Conversa has been featured at over 15 tech conferences and events by Indeed, Talent Collective, WOMEN X AI, LLama Lounge AI, Aiify.io, and more.

Like Malinda, Conversa’s AI believes that there is more to a candidate than a resume. Conversa chats with candidates as they apply to jobs, and asks questions that help them get hired. Early Conversa customer Jenni AI (since acquired) experienced what’s possible with AI in hiring when they discovered all-star candidate, Naishi Shah. She was a recent graduate with less than a year of experience. Conversa asked Naishi questions when she applied and recommended her to the team. They invited Naishi to interview alongside candidates with 7+ years of experience! Traditional technology rejects all-stars like Naishi, making it 10x harder for women to get hired.

As more companies adopt Conversa, more women get the opportunity to stand out and get hired. Check out Conversa for hiring. Reach out to Malinda to talk hiring, diversity, or ethics in AI.

Malinda's learnings from WOMEN x AI:

In most communities, Founders talk about themselves and their product, but I’ve learned from WOMEN x AI founders that the greatest power of a leader is the ability to feature your audience when you speak. Pritika Mehta showed us how it’s done at WOMEN x AI’s annual pitch event. She asked the audience about their startup ideas, then instantly used her AI tool to launch a website for one of the startup ideas. Brilliant!