They're a breed apart
AI strategist and Forbes-featured entrepreneur Peter Swain on working with Averista.
Peter Swain is an AI strategist, keynote speaker, and Chief Growth Officer at A3 Finance, featured in Forbes, WIRED, and Harvard Business Review. As the founder of PSI, an AI education community of 2,800+ founders, he has spent 30 years at the technology frontier and launched more than 1,400 products retained by Apple, Google, and Microsoft. After working with Averista on a global branded merchandise and event rollout, including a last-minute international shipment to Iceland, Swain described the team as "a breed apart" and said the experience "added to ROAI in every single way."
The Story
Peter Swain knew Irena and the Averista team for years before working with them directly. When he finally did, it was on a fast-moving, high-stakes project: branded merchandise and materials for a global event, including an event in Iceland with a tight, near-immediate turnaround.
This is where being a single, portable partner instead of a manufacturer matters. Averista coordinated fulfillment across continents, routing some items to Los Angeles to catch team members flying through and shipping others directly to the destination. No single-location manufacturer juggling whether they could "get it over there." One team, following the client wherever the event was.
Swain's two takeaways: the team kept pace with a demanding, fast-moving client and added ideas and value throughout instead of just taking the order. And they executed complex international logistics under real time pressure without dropping the ball.
This is where being a single, portable partner instead of a manufacturer matters. Averista coordinated fulfillment across continents, routing some items to Los Angeles to catch team members flying through and shipping others directly to the destination. No single-location manufacturer juggling whether they could "get it over there." One team, following the client wherever the event was.
Swain's two takeaways: the team kept pace with a demanding, fast-moving client and added ideas and value throughout instead of just taking the order. And they executed complex international logistics under real time pressure without dropping the ball.
"I recently had the pleasure of doing business with Averista. I've known Irena and her team for quite some time, but this was the first time working with them, and they're a breed apart. That really is the easiest way to say it. I'd tell you two things. First, I move fast. It's 'I want this, I want this, I want this,' and not only did they keep up with me, they added value and ideas throughout the process, which I thought was key. But more than that, it was the ability to say 'we've got an event in Iceland, I need to get stuff there, and I need it done now,' and watching Irena and her team put that together. Sending things to LA as people were flying through, sending some of it directly. She and the team were an absolute pleasure to work with, and added to ROAI in every single way. I could not be more grateful to have met her, to work with her, and I thoroughly recommend her."
Peter Swain Chief Growth Officer
A3 Finance | Founder, PSI AI strategist and keynote speaker, featured in Forbes, WIRED, and Harvard Business Review peterswain.com | LinkedIn
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