SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Eliza, an AI-native consulting firm that embeds forward-deployed engineers into enterprises to build production AI systems and AI fluency, today announced that Lori Borg has joined as Chief Operating Officer.

Borg will oversee Eliza’s operations as the company expands its work with OpenAI and helps more enterprises adopt and build production AI systems.

“Lori brings founder experience, operating discipline, and a deep understanding of partner-driven growth,” said Stephen Garden, Co-Founder and CEO of Eliza. “She knows how to build the systems and teams that allow a company to scale without slowing it down. That experience will be critical as we expand our work with OpenAI and help more enterprises move AI into production.”

Borg brings more than two decades of experience building and scaling technology businesses across the Microsoft ecosystem. She founded and served as CEO of Northwest Cadence, a Microsoft partner focused on DevOps, software development, data, and AI. The company was acquired by 10th Magnitude in 2018, which was later acquired by Cognizant. Borg went on to serve as Cognizant’s Global Head of the Microsoft Alliance, lead MCA Connect’s Azure, data, and AI business, and most recently serve as Microsoft’s Vice President of Go-to-Market for Americas Enterprise Partner Sales.

“I’m thrilled to join Eliza at such an exciting point in its journey,” said Borg. “The growth the company has achieved in such a short time is a testament to the strength of its mission, team, and vision. I’m inspired by what Eliza has built so far and excited to help support its continued momentum and next phase of growth.”

Eliza was recently named an OpenAI Advanced Partner and is investing in new talent, deeper industry expertise, and global expansion. As COO, Borg will focus on building the operating foundation needed to support that growth while maintaining the speed and quality Eliza’s clients expect.

About Eliza

Eliza is an AI-native consulting firm that helps enterprises build and adopt production AI systems on OpenAI. Its embedded teams combine AI strategy, forward-deployed engineering, workflow redesign, and enablement to move from high-value use cases to systems that operate at scale. Eliza works alongside client teams to transfer capability, so they can own and extend what they build. Learn more at eliza.com.

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Acquisition expands VGS’s architectural-signage capabilities, manufacturing capacity and regional service platform through a new Nashville operation.

CARLSTADT, N.J. and NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Visual Graphic Systems, Inc. (VGS), a 100% employee-owned, fully integrated visual-communications, design and manufacturing company, today announced that it has acquired ImageLife, LLC, a Nashville-based architectural-signage company. The transaction closed on September 1, 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Although VGS has served national clients across 12 vertical markets for over four decades, the acquisition establishes the company’s first physical manufacturing, sales and operational presence in the Southeast. Operating as ImageLife, LLC, a VGS Company, the Nashville location will complement VGS’s Carlstadt, New Jersey headquarters and manufacturing operation while expanding the combined organization’s architectural-signage expertise and regional reach.

“The acquisition of ImageLife represents an important next step in VGS’s national growth strategy,” said Paul Theodore, President and Chief Executive Officer of VGS. “Our companies share a commitment to craftsmanship, customer service and building long-term relationships. By bringing together ImageLife’s architectural-signage expertise and strong Nashville presence with VGS’s integrated design, manufacturing and national rollout capabilities, we are creating greater capacity, broader expertise and a stronger service platform for customers throughout the Southeast and across the country.”

ImageLife is a boutique architectural-signage manufacturer and turnkey provider specializing in custom architectural signage, environmental graphics, wayfinding and ADA signage, branded environments, exterior signage and specialty fabrication. Its hands-on design-build approach—from engineering coordination through installation—is particularly suited to complex, highly customized work. The company’s approximately 10,000-square-foot Nashville facility and 14-person team will remain in place, with room to expand the operation to approximately twice its current size.

The Nashville team will continue delivering complete projects and serving its relationships with general contractors, developers, architects and designers, now supported by VGS’s substantially larger manufacturing platform, integrated design resources and national rollout capabilities. The combined organization will be positioned to pursue larger, more complex opportunities while providing added production flexibility and closer Southeast support. VGS expects to invest in additional equipment, personnel, technology and sales resources as the Nashville business grows.

Cody Chlebowski will continue to oversee the Nashville operation, join the VGS Executive Management Team and serve as Vice President of Architectural Sales.

“Joining VGS creates an exciting opportunity for our employees and customers,” Chlebowski said. “We are preserving the responsiveness, relationships, hands-on problem-solving and accountability that have built ImageLife’s reputation, while gaining access to VGS’s design resources, manufacturing scale and national platform. Together, we will be able to pursue larger opportunities, expand our capabilities and continue growing in Nashville and throughout the Southeast.”

VGS views Nashville as an integral component of its five-year growth plan. The region’s continued development, central geographic position and strong labor market provide a foundation for serving customers throughout the Southeast. The company anticipates that expansion of the Nashville production and distribution operation will create additional local employment opportunities and remains open to further strategic opportunities that support its national growth.

The DAK Group, Ltd. served as financial advisor to VGS in connection with the transaction.

About Visual Graphic Systems, Inc.

Visual Graphic Systems, Inc. (VGS) is a 100% employee-owned, fully integrated visual-communications, design and manufacturing company headquartered in Carlstadt, New Jersey. For 45 years, VGS has helped leading brands translate strategy into built environments through design, value engineering, rapid prototyping, fabrication and national rollout. Supported by an in-house design studio and 110,000 square feet of New Jersey manufacturing space, VGS delivers interior and exterior signage, graphics and décor, display fixtures, print production, menu boards, drive-thru systems, wayfinding and ADA signage, donor recognition, millwork and digital/interactive solutions across 12 vertical markets and thousands of projects. Learn more at www.vgsonline.com.

About ImageLife, LLC

ImageLife, LLC is a Nashville-based boutique architectural-signage manufacturer and turnkey provider serving commercial, cultural and healthcare environments. Through a hands-on design-build model, the company delivers custom architectural signage, environmental graphics, way-finding and ADA signage, branded environments, exterior signage and specialty fabrication. Known for solving complex, highly customized architectural challenges, ImageLife operates from an approximately 10,000-square-foot facility with capacity for future expansion and now operates as ImageLife, LLC, a VGS Company.

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–  Pioneering an Agentic Operating System for influencer marketing, WondrAgents powers Wondrlab’s influencer SaaS platforms, OPA & Opportune

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Wondrlab today unveiled WondrAgents, India’s first unified Agentic Operating System for influencer marketing, powering its influencer marketing platforms OPA and Opportune. Built as a network of seven specialised AI agents, WondrAgents seamlessly executes the complete influencer campaign lifecycle, from campaign brief and creator discovery to outreach, negotiation, contracting, content evaluation and ROI reporting, helping brands reduce campaign go-live time by up to 70% while delivering measurable business outcomes.

The launch marks the next evolution of Wondrlab’s ‘Total Influence’ vision, bringing together years of influencer marketing expertise, proprietary creator intelligence, campaign learnings and machine learning into a unified operating system that enables brands to execute influencer campaigns with greater speed, transparency and precision.

Unlike conventional AI tools that automate individual tasks, WondrAgents is designed as a unified ‘Agentic Operating System’ where seven specialised AI agents work alongside campaign teams to power every stage of campaign execution. Each agent is trained to optimise against a brand’s campaign objectives, from campaign planning and creator discovery to negotiation, content evaluation and performance reporting, while human teams continue to lead strategy, creativity and relationship management.

The launch addresses one of the industry’s biggest challenges, where brands continue to rely on disconnected tools, manual coordination and fragmented reporting. By bringing the entire influencer marketing workflow onto a single unified intelligent operating system across OPA and Opportune, our SaaS platforms, WondrAgents enables greater operational efficiency, complete campaign visibility and continuous optimisation throughout the campaign lifecycle.

Speaking about the launch, Vandana Verma, Co-Founder, Wondrlab Network, said, “Since 2020, we’ve built one of India’s largest influencer marketing ecosystems through OPA and Opportune. Every campaign we’ve executed has added to the rich knowledge base of creator intelligence, brand insights and campaign learnings. WondrAgents is built on that proprietary knowledge base. We’ve invested significantly in training these agents with years of experience, and we will continue investing in agentic AI because we believe the future of influencer marketing lies in humans and AI agents working together to deliver faster execution, smarter decisions and better outcomes for brands.”

Shidush Contractor, Chief Operating Officer, OPA & Opportune, added, “We’re excited to introduce India’s first unified Agentic Operating System for influencer marketing. WondrAgents is built to tackle the toughest campaign briefs, bringing together great minds, specialised AI agents and years of campaign intelligence to execute faster and smarter. From evaluating creators and generating personalised scripts to optimising campaign performance, the platform takes care of the operational complexity, allowing teams to focus on ideas, creativity and strategic decisions. This isn’t about replacing people; it’s about combining human intelligence with AI agents to deliver greater transparency, measurable impact and a new level of efficiency for brands.”

Today, every influencer campaign starts almost from scratch, with campaign knowledge scattered across multiple tools, platforms and teams. WondrAgents change that by building a living intelligence library for every brand. Every campaign enriches this proprietary knowledge base with creator insights, category intelligence, audience behaviour and performance data, enabling the agents to automatically apply those learnings to future campaigns. The more brands use WondrAgents, the smarter, faster and more effective their influencer marketing becomes.

The agents have been developed by BigStep, Wondrlab Group’s software engineering and technology company, bringing its expertise in AI, automation and digital engineering to the platform

About Wondrlab

Launched in 2020, Wondrlab is a technology-led marketing transformation network that helps brands build, grow and monetise through an integrated full-funnel ecosystem. Its network includes creative agency What’s Your Problem; influencer marketing platforms OPA and Opportune; performance marketing agency Neon; CRM and data analytics company Cymetrix; software engineering company BigStep; Hector, an AI-powered commerce media optimisation platform; education platform Wisr; and European digital marketing agency WebTalk.

Further strengthening its AI-led digital transformation capabilities, Wondrlab recently launched WondrBridge, a joint venture with New Zealand-based Bridgesoul to build and operate AI-led Micro and Nano Global Capability Centres (GCCs) for enterprises.

To know more, visit: www.wondrlab.com

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