About Us
Doing good in the moments that matter most.
Our Mission
After decades of building and leading a global firm, our founder didn't need to start something new. He wanted to. Because success is one kind of legacy. Impact is another.
When someone you love faces Alzheimer's, you see the moments that break people — the conversations no one is prepared for. Better Path AI was built because of those moments.
We've expanded our product to help professionals in various industries learn and grow in their capabilities. To prepare them for their moments. We believe people want to do the right thing. They just need the chance to practice before it counts.
If we can help someone show up with clarity, courage, and compassion when it matters most — that's work worth doing.
Ron Daugherty
Founder & CEO
The Origin Story
Built from experience.
Made with passion.
Made with passion.
1985
Our founder launched Daugherty Business Solutions with a clear vision and uncompromising standards.
2000s
The company grew to more than 2,000 professionals worldwide, delivering measurable results across industries.
2020s
After a strategic merger, focus shifted to a different question: What do you do with success?
Today
Better Path AI was born — preparing people for the moments that matter most.
Why Simulation
Traditional training improves awareness. It rarely improves performance when stress is high.
In healthcare, public service, financial advisory, customer support — and inside families — small conversational decisions shape large outcomes.
Better Path AI uses simulation to prepare people for those decisions before they are real.
Not to teach scripts. To strengthen judgment.
Not to talk about empathy. To practice it.
In healthcare, public service, financial advisory, customer support — and inside families — small conversational decisions shape large outcomes.
Better Path AI uses simulation to prepare people for those decisions before they are real.
Not to teach scripts. To strengthen judgment.
Not to talk about empathy. To practice it.
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Why Now
Pressure has increased.
Conversations move faster. Scrutiny is constant. Mistakes escalate quickly.
At the same time, AI now makes it possible to create realistic, adaptive simulations at scale.
For the first time, organizations can train high-stakes communication in a controlled, repeatable, measurable way.
Better Path AI exists to meet that moment.
Conversations move faster. Scrutiny is constant. Mistakes escalate quickly.
At the same time, AI now makes it possible to create realistic, adaptive simulations at scale.
For the first time, organizations can train high-stakes communication in a controlled, repeatable, measurable way.
Better Path AI exists to meet that moment.
Meet the minds
shaping our future
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Ron Daugherty
Founder, CEO
Jackie Hilmes
Chief of Staff
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Jayson Vincent
Chief Technology Officer
Coleen Finnegan
Chief Operating Officer
Autumn Renner
Account Executive
Angie Shanahan
Product Manager
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Mike Sallee
Director of Technology
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Zach Curtis
Technology Systems and Integration Architect
Our Foundation & Enterprise
Success is the means.
Significance is the goal.
Better Path AI is part of a bigger mission and broader commitment to service.
We started Daugherty Enterprises and Daugherty Foundation.
Daugherty Enterprises was started to create move value through products like Better Path. The enterprise exists not only to innovate and grow — but to serve as the financial engine that fuels long-term impact.
The foundation was created to invest in the communities that shaped us — especially St. Louis — and to support nonprofits, healthcare initiatives, education efforts, and Alzheimer’s care.
Success is not the end goal. It’s the means. Better Path AI builds capability. The Foundation builds community. One fuels the other — by design.
We started Daugherty Enterprises and Daugherty Foundation.
Daugherty Enterprises was started to create move value through products like Better Path. The enterprise exists not only to innovate and grow — but to serve as the financial engine that fuels long-term impact.
The foundation was created to invest in the communities that shaped us — especially St. Louis — and to support nonprofits, healthcare initiatives, education efforts, and Alzheimer’s care.
Success is not the end goal. It’s the means. Better Path AI builds capability. The Foundation builds community. One fuels the other — by design.
Every better outcome starts with a better path.
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