“Knowing that the world is not yet optimized for AI agents and will probably take a while before we get there, we have the flexibility to hand the baton between the two—AI and humans,” Meghan Joyce said.

Meghan Joyce struggled to keep up with the everyday tasks on her to-do list: booking doctors’ appointments, filing insurance claims, and managing grocery shopping lists. She watched friends and family members scramble to get it all done, too, and thought, what if everyone could have a personal assistant to get chores done?

This thoughtful piece from Campaign Live explores the gendering of AI assistants, and why so many default to a female voice. Duckbill’s CEO and co-founder, Meghan Joyce, weighs in on how we’re building something different. At Duckbill, we’re not just reimagining life management—we’re rethinking the systems and assumptions baked into it. Meghan shares how we approach AI design with intention, focusing on respect, personalization, and agency, rather than leaning on outdated stereotypes. 📖 Read the full article to see how Duckbill is challenging the norm.

Duckbill’s Founder on Leadership, Life Admin & Seeing Both Sides 🎙️✨ Our founder and CEO, Meghan Joyce, joins this episode to talk about the journey from working alongside visionary founders to becoming one herself. At Duckbill, Meghan is redefining life management with an AI-and-human-powered assistant: handling the time-consuming tasks that keep life running, like renewing passports and booking doctors who actually take your insurance. But Meghan wasn’t always “Founder or Bust.” In this conversation, she shares: ✅ Lessons from working with bold, unconventional leaders at Uber & Oscar ✅ The surprising ways she now sees herself in those very roles ✅ How bosses and employees often misunderstand each other and how to bridge that gap Plus, Meghan’s longtime executive coach, Libbie Thacker, joins to offer insights from 11+ years of working together. 🔊 Tune in for candid stories, leadership lessons, and a fresh take on navigating work and life!

Duckbill on Thinking Big in Your Career! 🚀🎙️ Our CEO and co-founder, Meghan Joyce, joins this conversation on career growth, innovation, and building a mission-driven company. From early roles at Bain & Company to leadership at Uber and Oscar Health, Meghan shares how her passion for problem-solving and teamwork led her to co-found Duckbill: a personal assistant powered by AI and human expertise. In this episode, Meghan discusses: ✅ How committing to a mission and community fuels big thinking and bold action ✅ Navigating career pivots and finding alignment with your work ✅ Lessons from leading Uber’s expansion during its startup days ✅ Discovering the intersection of passion and career through hands-on experience ✅ How Duckbill is scaling AI-driven assistance to improve everyday lives 🔊 Tune in to hear Meghan’s journey and insights on building a career, and a company, with impact!

Duckbill on Balancing Career, Family & Joy! 🎙️💡 Our unstoppable co-founder and CEO, Meghan Joyce, joins Sara & Vee for a conversation about building a career, a company, and a family—all at the same time. As the leader behind Duckbill’s AI-human personal assistant model, a board member at The Boston Beer Company and Guardant Health, and a mom of three (including a 6-month-old!), Meghan shares her perspective on making it all work. This episode dives into the realities of “balance,” offering real talk and practical advice on: ✅ Defining what you want your “one wild and precious life” to look like ✅ Making intentional choices to create that life, one step at a time ✅ How Duckbill helps busy people find more time and more joy 🔊 Listen in for inspiration, and check out Duckbill: a shortcut to more joy!