AI Video Awards 2025

Meet our Winners

Welcome to the inaugural AI Video Awards — a celebration of the bold thinkers, creators, and teams transforming how we communicate through video. From global enterprises to solo innovators, this year’s winners set a new standard for what’s possible with AI-powered storytelling. Across ten categories, these changemakers used Synthesia to educate, inspire, and push the boundaries of what video can do.

SAP is driving enterprise transformation at global scale — and the Strategic Engagement & Adoption Team is leading the charge. Under their leadership, SAP has embedded Synthesia across departments to revolutionize how the company communicates, trains, and connects. From internal enablement to customer-facing content, Synthesia now powers scalable, multilingual video creation for nearly 2,000 SAP employees — saving time, cutting costs, and accelerating impact.

The results are staggering: up to 70% faster production, an estimated $26.8M in savings, and a unified brand voice across languages and markets. But the innovation doesn’t stop at efficiency. In partnership with Synthesia, SAP’s AI Ethics team developed inclusive avatar guidelines to ensure equity and representation in every video — a bold step toward responsible AI adoption. The team isn't just deploying new tools — they’re building a new standard for how a global tech leader communicates in the AI era.

Finalists

Jillian Langley

Booz Allen

At Booz Allen, Jillian Langley is fundamentally changing how the company upskills its talent—leveraging Synthesia for rapid, scalable video creation that reduces vendor dependency, cuts costs, and delivers critical AI-readiness training to over 35,000 employees, positioning the firm as a trusted, AI-first leader in the federal space.

Byron Knowlton

Cox Communications

Byron Knowlton led the launch of a Responsible AI training series for 16,500 employees at Cox Communications—using Synthesia to cut production time in half by streamlining narration, b-roll, and editing, while building company-wide skills and awareness around ethical AI use.

Manuel Gayubar Sanz

B/S/H

Manuel Gayubar Sanz transformed financial reporting at B/S/H by replacing static Excel tables with Synthesia video reports using avatars—bridging communication gaps across global teams, increasing engagement, and saving time so the team could focus more on analyzing data and generating insights, rather than preparing traditional reports.

The team at ERGO is redefining internal communication at scale, using Synthesia to turn static content into dynamic AI-powered video experiences that are fast, accessible, and built for the digital age.

As part of their mission to position ERGO as a digital leader in insurance, the team replaced slow, manual workflows with a centralized and secure video creation model. What once took months to produce video content now takes just weeks, saving thousands of hours and significantly reducing costs, all while enabling high-quality, multilingual content across onboarding, compliance, and internal training.

In a heavily regulated and fast-changing industry, ERGO isn’t just keeping up — they’re setting the pace for what the next-generation insurance workplace looks like. Behind this development stands a dedicated team that has paved the way with great foresight. Among them, Sebastian Sehr, Simon Meier, and Werner Spielmann – together with many colleagues – were early in setting the course for this digital transformation and the adoption of the Synthesia solution.

“At ERGO, AI avatars simplify complex information and make it accessible anytime and anywhere, instantly switching languages to enhance communication, boost engagement, and create an agile, connected workplace that delivers exceptional value for our international organization.” – Roman Stammes, Metaverse Department

Finalists

Merck Group

At Merck, innovation isn’t confined to the lab; it’s embedded in how teams work, learn, and communicate. From transforming global performance enablement for 60k+ employees to winning internal hackathons with Synthesia-powered pitches, Merck teams are rethinking what agility looks like at scale. They’ve saved time, ensured consistency, and made learning on-demand and on-brand. Across functions, Merck is building a workplace where knowledge flows faster, ideas land stronger, and teams are ready for what’s next.

Compass Group Canada

Compass Group Canada created a multilingual, podcast-style Synthesia video to ensure all frontline workers—regardless of language—could understand and act on a critical safety message, turning routine communication into a moment of clarity, connection, and impact.

B/S/H

At BSH, digital learning is more human, more effective, and more inspiring with Synthesia. Teams across the business are turning static documentation into dynamic, multilingual video content that’s accessible, consistent, and surprisingly fun to make. The result? A 30% increase in learning engagement, 70% cost savings, and thousands of global employees gaining knowledge faster and with more clarity. From API-powered video automation to standout internal recognition, BSH is building a workplace where creativity scales and innovation spreads — one video at a time.

Sebastian Quinn is reshaping trauma-informed parenting education with empathy, expertise, and AI. As the founder of the Pink Pearl Parent Academy, Sebastian creates short, emotionally attuned Synthesia videos that guide foster carers and adoptive parents through real-life challenges — modelling therapeutic language, demonstrating calm responses, and turning complex psychological theory into clear, compassionate action.

A foster carer himself with deep lived experience, Sebastian has built a trusted learning space for over 300 carers, parents, and social workers. Every course is designed to be accessible, jargon-free, and grounded in real-world needs. By using Synthesia to bring therapeutic scripts to life, Sebastian has created more than just training — he’s created hope, healing, and human connection.

“Synthesia helped me bring trauma-informed parenting to life — turning complex ideas into calm, compassionate videos carers can watch, practise, and trust. As a foster carer myself, it means everything to share something that brings real support and hope into families’ homes.” – Sebastian Quinn, Director, Pink Pearl Parent Academy

Finalists

Josh Jordan

Neurotone AI

By bringing lifelike digital coaches into hearing therapy, Josh Jordan at Neurotone AI transformed clinical training into a personal journey — using Synthesia to boost patient engagement, understanding, and confidence for those with hearing loss.

Rose Quintero

PACER Center

Since 1979, PACER Center has provided free training to Minnesota parents of children with disabilities — and now, with Synthesia, Rose Quintero and her team are expanding that mission through AI video, creating 60+ multilingual videos in 8 languages including French, Chinese, Spanish, and Somali to help families understand their rights and advocate for their children with confidence.

Justdiggit

To help local tribes across East Africa regreen drought-prone land, Justdiggit is using Synthesia to deliver avatar-led video training in Swahili through a mobile app—reviving traditional practices with modern AI to make regenerative agriculture accessible, scalable, and culturally relevant.

With over 15,000 cabin crew across multiple countries, effective communication at Ryanair is no small feat — but under Sinead Quinn’s leadership, it’s become a strategic advantage. As Director of Inflight, Sinead has spearheaded a company-wide shift to AI-powered video, replacing time-intensive in-person training with fast, engaging, and multilingual content that delivers clarity at scale.

Sinead’s impact is measurable and massive: classroom training reduced by 70% and more than 50 internal videos created to streamline procedures and engage teams across borders. She’s helped unify the voice of Ryanair — not just through content, but by championing a culture of innovation across departments.

From internal ops to customer comms, Sinead’s influence runs deep. She doesn’t just guide teams through change — she inspires them to lead it.

Finalists

Kandasamy Yogendirakumar

IFS

Yogi is the kind of leader who drives true transformation—embracing innovation, empowering teams, and inspiring change. His bold vision and commitment to agility have revolutionized content creation at IFS, fostering a culture of continuous growth and making a lasting impact across the organization.

Christi Gilchrist

CenterPoint Energy

Christi Gilchrist is the kind of leader who brings out the best in everyone—championing growth, leading with empathy, and creating space for innovation to thrive. Her unwavering belief in people has transformed how teams at CenterPoint Energy learn, communicate, and collaborate, leaving a lasting impact that goes far beyond any single tool or initiative.

Tim Kriegel

LS3P

When in-person training wasn’t possible, Tim Kriegel stepped up with empathy and ingenuity—creating a digital coaching experiences that preserved the depth of live facilitation, empowered teams to build skills independently, and modeled what adaptive leadership looks like in action.

Jordan Tanner has redefined what sales enablement looks like at LanguageLine. Tasked with launching the company’s first-ever product knowledge training program, she quickly built a library of over 16 video modules — a game-changing shift from traditional training to real-time, accessible, and visually dynamic learning.

Her videos stand out for their thoughtful design, storytelling clarity, and creative polish. With fly-ins, transitions, music, and custom visuals, Jordan creates experiences that are not only informative, but genuinely enjoyable to watch. She’s significantly shortened production cycles, boosted engagement, and made product learning more accessible for team members across language backgrounds.

Colleagues across departments — including ten separate nominators — credit Jordan’s work with lifting the quality, speed, and reach of internal training. Her initiative, creative growth, and attention to detail are helping LanguageLine scale knowledge, strengthen customer conversations, and build a culture of excellence.

“Discovering Synthesia has been transformative to my career — it unlocked a creative side of me I didn’t know existed and gave me a platform to bring ideas to life in ways that are engaging, impactful, and deeply fulfilling.” – Jordan Tanner, Sales Trainer and Instructional Designer

Finalists

Daniel Faluyi

Ideagen

With no prior experience in video or AI, Daniel Faluyi created 100 training videos in just three months—using Synthesia to onboard new hires, teach core sales methodologies, and build role-play scenarios that have transformed how Ideagen’s global sales team learns and performs.

Cynthia Brantley

FIS Global

A self-taught Synthesia expert, Cynthia Brantley has transformed training at FIS Global—using the platform’s intuitive design and instructional power to create polished, micro-learning videos that consistently impress leadership, delight customers, and redefine how content is delivered.

Lydia Mills

CitNOW Group

Lydia Mills uses Synthesia to supercharge customer education and employee development at CitNOW Group—scaling content from 27 to 183 modules and redefining what speed, engagement, and impact look like in modern learning.

Walsall Council is redefining public service communication in one of the UK’s most diverse and digitally excluded communities. With Synthesia, they’ve launched a video-first strategy that delivers multilingual, accessible, and interactive videos — all created in-house, in over 50 languages. These videos empower residents to access vital services with clarity and ease, regardless of language, ability, or digital literacy.

The impact? Shorter production timelines, reduced costs, and a powerful culture shift across departments. But more importantly, Walsall’s videos are breaking down barriers and building bridges — helping thousands of residents get the support they need, when they need it most. This is local government, reimagined for the AI era.

“Before Synthesia, producing video content was slow, expensive, and out of date the moment it launched. Now video is our default communication channel because it drives better engagement and understanding across our community.” – Rebecca Jenkins, Customer Change Agent

Finalists

Geoff Robinson

TheInvestmentAnalyst.com

Geoff Robinson is redefining investment education with Synthesia—using multilingual video in 13 languages, dynamic captioning, and rapid content creation to deliver elite-level financial training to learners in over 40 countries, making a once-exclusive skillset truly global and accessible.

Champayne Mitchell

Enlyte

Champayne Mitchell is transforming insurance education at Enlyte— using Synthesia to create over 40 inclusive, multilingual videos that make complex concepts accessible to customers across diverse backgrounds, while saving time, cutting costs, and scaling content globally.

Louisa Lu

Cloudera

Louisa Lu reimagined global storytelling at Cloudera—transforming a static corporate deck into nine fully localized Synthesia videos that speak to customers in their own language, cutting production time by 80% and setting a new standard for multilingual brand communication.

Jemma Page is the kind of person who’s quick to answer a question, shares resources like a pro, and always makes space to support others. Whether you’re brand new to Synthesia or looking to level up, Jemma is the person you want in your corner — offering encouragement, insights, and a generous spirit that lifts the whole community.

It's true, she’s also mastered the art of turning legal and compliance topics into engaging, high-quality training videos — but her real superpower is helping others tap into their creative side. Whether it’s offering feedback, sharing what works, or simply cheering people on, Jemma shows up with warmth, clarity, and purpose.

She’s become a trusted resource and a shining example for creators of all kinds, empowering others to experiment confidently and take their training to the next level. While she brings this same energy to her work at Daimler Truck, it’s her presence and generosity in the Synthesia Community that makes Jemma a true Community Legend.

“This has been such a valuable space for me — not just to learn new tips and features, but to connect with people who are just as excited to create and share. So much of my knowledge came from the Community and people within it, that being able to support others, and grow together has been the most rewarding part of the journey,” – Jemma Page, Training Specialist

Finalists

Nataša Martić

Martic Network

Nataša Martić is the kind of member every community manager dreams of: a creative explorer, a generous teacher, and a fearless experimenter. Whether she’s dubbing vintage cartoons, testing unreleased features, designing interactive training sessions for businesswomen in Croatia, or sharing honest feedback and clever use cases in the forum, Nataša is a true champion. Every time she tries something new, she brings the whole community along for the ride.

Luca Marotta

Autoneum

As a Senior Specialist in Talent & Learning, Luca consistently brings bold ideas, sharp design, and a refreshing sense of humor to his videos, and to our community. It’s no wonder that he’s a four-time Monthly Video Creation Challenge winner: his layouts pop, his storytelling flows, and with every entry, Luca shows the deeply human side of AI video creation — and inspires the rest of us to think more creatively, experiment more fearlessly, and maybe even have a little fun along the way.

Paul Lashmet

North Castle Integration

Whether he’s guiding fellow creators to the right tools or dreaming up boundary-pushing workflows, Paul Lashmet is a standout member of the Synthesia Community. With deep technical expertise and a generous spirit, he shares smart solutions, brainstorms automations, and sparks conversations that move everyone forward. Paul shows what happens when community spirit meets real-world innovation.

The team at Septodont transformed (what might otherwise have been) a boring training into an immersive experience with a twist—a hilarious, Clue-inspired investigation into a rejected batch of anesthetics. Designed like a mystery game, the video invites learners to uncover clues, make choices, and test their knowledge, all while laughing through a topic that’s notoriously dry.

By combining human actors with Synthesia’s latest multi-angle avatars, Hector built a seamless, interactive world where storytelling and compliance collide. The course isn’t just visually striking — it’s multilingual, cost-efficient, and seriously effective. A bold reinvention of what learning content can look (and feel) like.

“Thanks to Synthesia, we can push the boundaries of interactivity for our annual GMP training — a well-known boring topic that is now super engaging.” – Hector Vilar, Learning & Development Project Manager

Finalists

Udo Weller

BD

At BD, Udo Weller is leading a global shift in technician training — using Synthesia to deliver localized, interactive video content that empowers 300+ field service professionals across pharmacies worldwide to keep life-saving devices running.

Anjali Mehta

Boston Consulting Group

Corporate learning can sometimes be… well, not the most exciting topic. But if you’re Anjali Mehta from Boston Consulting Group, you use Synthesia’s avatars and dry humor to turn a team intro video into a laugh-out-loud, note-taking, company-wide hit.

Matty Hogarth

Vista Global

To meet sky-high client expectations, Matty Hogarth of Vista Global took onboarding to new heights. Using Synthesia’s interactivity, he created a choose-your-own-adventure flight simulation training video that immerses new hires in the luxury, precision, and care that’s expected of every team member.

At Sky Italia, customer service isn’t just a function — it’s a strategy. The Ops Learning and Customer Listening teams have led a sweeping transformation, using Synthesia to empower agents, accelerate onboarding, and deliver more helpful, human support at every touchpoint.

By creating more than 100 learning paths in a single year, they’ve reduced product onboarding time by 80% and helped new hires become video creators in just two weeks. But the impact didn’t stop with internal teams — Sky Italia extended the same creativity and clarity to customers. With personalized Synthesia tutorials embedded across digital touchpoints, they’ve improved satisfaction, boosted digital adoption, and reduced unnecessary call volume.

Sky Italia proves that when you lead with empathy and enablement, every customer interaction becomes an opportunity to connect.

“When I saw the videos we were creating for our workforce, I immediately thought — with just a few tweaks, these could go directly to our customers.” – Cristina Sangiorgi, Senior Manager Digital Transformation & Innovation

Finalists

Alison Locke

Enlyte

Like many support teams, Enlyte faced constant questions about billing that left customers frustrated and teams stretched thin — so Alison Locke used Synthesia’s Express-2 avatars to create warm, human-centered videos that calmly walk people through exactly what they need to know, with empathy and clarity at scale.

Marcela Lopez

Board

Marcela Lopez set a new creative standard at Board Academy by bringing together humanity, interactivity, and multilingual accessibility into her videos. With her background in teaching and instructional design, she used Synthesia to create a lifelike, branded AI instructor that guides learners just like a real educator would. Her use of interactive buttons keeps learners engaged and ensures no key content is skipped. More than just a course intro, Marcela’s video reflects a deeper mission: to make learning personal, inclusive, and truly learner-centered — at scale.

Ruth Henry

Eptura

Ruth Henry helped Eptura reimagine product education by replacing long, inaccessible videos with short, translated “snackable” tutorials—making learning more inclusive, boosting monthly views, and allowed them to produce video content 2x faster than they had before.

Catherine Grieshammer brings a bold, personal touch to AI video. With Synthesia’s Express-2 Selfie Avatar technology, she’s created a dynamic range of personal avatars, each crafted for different stories, moods, and moments. From whimsical to heartfelt, poetic to playful, Catherine’s avatars extend her presence across formats in a way that’s both polished and deeply personal.

Her videos showcase not only storytelling mastery, but a creative curiosity that inspires others across the Synthesia Community. She experiments boldly, shares generously, and elevates what’s possible with AI video. Catherine has made the platform her own, and her work has inspired fellow creators, sparked product improvements, and shown just how personal AI video can be.

“She really makes it her own — fun, witty, and deeply engaging. You can’t help but feel connected.” – Catherine Grieshammer, Senior Global Learning Experience Designer

Finalists

Aman Singh

Adobe

At Adobe, Aman Singh turned his personal AI avatar into a sales superpower—using customized video messages to break through inbox fatigue, spark client curiosity, and boost his sales target attainment by 30%.

Peter Davies

Stonewater

When it came time to present a year-one recap of Stonewater’s leadership development program, Peter Davies knew a slide deck wouldn’t cut it—so he brought the story to life with his personal avatar, screen recordings, animations, and custom branding in Synthesia, creating a video so compelling it made it all the way to the boardroom.

Chaitanya Sapre

Bayer

At Bayer, Chaitanya Sapre transformed how doctors are trained by creating an AI avatar modeled on a real physician—using Synthesia to deliver trusted, scalable medical education for new treatments in a highly regulated environment.