Kevin Frechette — Origins of Fairmarkit, AI in Procurement, Agentic Engineers, Human Oversight in Automated Workflows

Kevin Frechette is the CEO and Co-Founder of Fairmarkit, an AI-powered autonomous sourcing platform helping organizations source more competitively at scale. Before founding Fairmarkit, he held various roles in the tech industry, including positions at IBM and Dell. He lives in the greater Boston area. Kevin Frechette LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-frechette-49652921/ Flor Laorga LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/flor-laorga/ X: https://x.com/florlaorga Website: https://aifn.co/flor AI Frontier Network Website: https://aifn.co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai-frontier-network/ X: https://x.com/aifn_co YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ai-frontier-network OUTLINE 00:00 Start 00:24 Kevin Frechette: CEO and Co-Founder of Fairmarkit 01:05 Founding Fairmarkit to Modernize Procurement 03:49 How AI Is Revolutionizing Sourcing 05:30 Rise of Agentic Engineers in Procurement 07:52 Real-World AI Success in Procurement 10:49 Balancing Automation with Human Judgment 18:04 Redefining Procurement Team Roles 22:42 Kevin’s Tips for Aspiring Founders 24:45 Final Thoughts from Kevin