# FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ## EMBARGO: August 2, 2026, 9:00 AM Eastern Time --- # iShruti Launches as "The Bureau for the AI Era" — Modern, Diverse Voices for AI-Era Leadership ## First-generation immigrant founder Brijesh Patel builds the speaker marketplace Fortune 500 L&D leaders have been waiting for: transparent fees, verified AI-era expertise, and a roster built from outside the legacy bureau system **INDIANAPOLIS, IN — August 2, 2026** — iShruti, a new speaker marketplace founded on the principle that enterprise buyers deserve better access to modern, diverse AI-era voices, today announces its public launch. The platform connects Fortune 500 learning and development leaders, conference organizers, and progressive institutions with a curated roster of AI futurists, workplace psychologists, sector AI specialists, and Global South founders — the voices who are actually living inside AI transformation, not just describing it from a distance. At launch, iShruti features a vetted roster of AI-era speakers across healthcare AI, financial services transformation, workplace psychology, AI governance, and leadership in uncertainty, available for keynotes, workshops, and executive education engagements starting at $5,000. The platform charges 17.5% commission — significantly below the 20–30% standard at legacy bureaus — and provides the full booking infrastructure buyers have lacked: structured search by topic and industry, verified credentials, peer reviews, direct messaging, and Stripe-powered payments with automatic speaker payouts. --- ## Why Now The AI era has created a new category of expertise that the existing speaker infrastructure has not mapped. Legacy bureaus — BigSpeak, Washington Speakers Bureau, Harry Walker Agency, and others — were built in the 1970s and 1980s for a world where "innovation" meant a familiar set of faces. Their rosters are a museum of yesterday's disruption. Meanwhile, the practitioners, researchers, and founders who are building and studying AI transformation right now — the people enterprise buyers most need to hear from — are not on any bureau roster. Not because they are unknown, but because the infrastructure was not built to find them. iShruti was built to close that gap. --- ## Founder Statement "I built iShruti because I have been on both sides of this problem. I've sat in audiences that needed a different voice on stage, and I've known experts who had something genuinely important to say and couldn't get a bureau to return their emails. The speaker bureau model hasn't changed in forty years. The topics enterprise leaders need in 2026 have changed completely. That gap is exactly where iShruti lives." *— Brijesh Patel, Founder & CEO, iShruti* --- ## Customer Statement *[PLACEHOLDER — replace before distribution: Insert quote from first enterprise buyer or signed speaker. Example: "We had been struggling to find speakers who could speak credibly to our AI governance challenges. iShruti connected us with [Speaker Name] in 48 hours. The keynote changed how our leadership team thinks about [topic]." — [Title], [Company]]* --- ## Key Facts **Founded:** 2026 **Headquarters:** Indianapolis, Indiana **Founder:** Brijesh Patel (first-generation immigrant, Indiana-based entrepreneur) **Business model:** 17.5% marketplace commission on speaker fees (no exclusive contracts) **Target buyers:** Fortune 500 L&D leaders, conference organizers, progressive institutions **Speaker roster:** AI futurists, workplace psychologists, sector AI specialists, Global South founders **Speaker fee range:** $5,000 – $150,000+ **Revenue target:** $200,000 commission revenue in 2026 (~46 bookings) **Legal entity:** iShruti LLC (Indiana; transitioning to Delaware C-Corp on institutional raise) **Website:** [https://ishruti.org](https://ishruti.org) --- ## Platform Features at Launch - **Structured search** — Find speakers by specific AI domain, industry vertical, fee range, and availability - **Verified profiles** — Speaker credentials, booking history, and peer reviews - **Direct messaging** — Communicate with speakers before committing - **Stripe-powered payments** — Secure checkout with automatic speaker payouts via Stripe Connect - **17.5% transparent commission** — Published on site; no hidden fees - **Speaker Accelerator** — Subscription program for speakers to grow their visibility and income - **AI Twin** (beta) — Speakers can license AI versions of themselves for 24/7 asynchronous consultation - **Expert Network** — 1-hour consultation bookings for strategy and advisory sessions - **Virtual Events Platform** — iShruti-hosted virtual keynotes with integrated Q&A, polls, and AI captioning --- ## The Name "Shruti" is a Sanskrit word meaning "that which is heard." In the Vedic tradition, shruti refers to sacred knowledge — not written down, but spoken and passed from teacher to student across generations. The name reflects iShruti's belief that the act of transmission — a human expert in a room with an audience that needs to change how it thinks — is itself a form of sacred work in the AI era. --- ## About iShruti iShruti is the speaker marketplace for the AI era. We connect enterprise buyers with verified, modern, diverse voices for keynotes, workshops, and executive education — at transparent fees, with platform-grade booking infrastructure. Founded in 2026 by Brijesh Patel, iShruti is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. For more information, visit [https://ishruti.org](https://ishruti.org). --- ## Media Contact **Brijesh Patel** Founder & CEO, iShruti ishruti2024@gmail.com [https://ishruti.org/press](https://ishruti.org/press) *For interview requests, speaker introductions, or press kit: contact above.* --- ## Press Kit Full press kit — founder bio, logo files, product screenshots, and brand assets — available at [https://ishruti.org/press](https://ishruti.org/press). --- *###* *This press release is embargoed until August 2, 2026, 9:00 AM Eastern Time. Please do not publish, broadcast, or distribute before the embargo lifts.*