ATLANTA, Dec. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Management consulting firm North Highland is excited to announce Datacanary.ai as the winner of the third annual firmwide Big Idea innovation competition. Datacanary.ai is a software platform developed by North Highland data & analytics consultants Matt Yates and Dan Kopp that is powered by artificial intelligence to help businesses maintain software and data integrity and detect issues in data before they become a major problem.

“We are excited to announce Datacanary.ai as this year’s Big Idea winner and look forward to seeing where the team will take this venture, as well as the opportunities this platform can unlock in the future,” said Dan Reardon, North Highland CEO. “The ideas brought forth by all participants are inspiring and it is clear to me that North Highlanders encompass creative, innovative, entrepreneurial energy.”

After extensive reviews of all submissions by a group of expert panelists, Datacanary.ai was selected as the winner of this year’s competition. Datacanary.ai combines big thinking, market potential, a strong team and the ability to leverage and help North Highland’s client base.

Since 2016, The Big Idea competition challenges North Highland employees to submit an innovative idea, separate from the firm’s services and offerings. The contest gives employees an opportunity to not only explore their entrepreneurial side, but to also have a chance at winning funding and support from North Highland to turn their idea into a thriving business. To enter, contestants submitted a business plan and brief video articulating their Big Idea. From there, each entry was evaluated against a set list of criteria and a winner was determined.

About North Highland

North Highland is a global management consulting firm known for helping clients solve their most complex challenges related to customer experience, performance improvement, technology and digital, and transformation. We add value and support our clients across the full spectrum of consulting, from strategy through delivery. We bring the big ideas, then we make them real.

North Highland is an employee-owned firm, headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., with more than 3,000 consultants worldwide and 60+ offices around the globe. The firm is a member of Cordence Worldwide (www.cordenceworldwide.com), a global management consulting alliance. For more information, visit northhighland.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

CONTACT: Jaclyn Proctor, Jaclyn.proctor@northhighland.com 

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