Company History
Our journey to providing the best self-service humanlike customer experience!
nuMedia Productions, Inc was founded in July 2000 by our very own Chuck Rinker, CEO. nuMedia is best described as an award-winning leader in delivering high-impact customer experiences that utilize imaginative technologies. Some of the spotlight projects through the years have been a virtual reality app Soda Shaq Basketball featuring Shaquille O’Neal for AriZona Beverages. Or the interactive playroom for Florida Hospital Celebration Health that reduced sedation in children needing MRIs.
The nuMedia team’s ability to think outside the box led them to create nuV-Force. At that time, Chuck was looking for a president for the nuMedia, and through a mutual friend, he met David Rose. David was craving his next challenge and the nuV-Force (virtual workforce) product line caught David’s eye. He wanted to focus on maturing and taking it to market. Chuck Rinker, David Rose, and Robert Murphy joined forces, rebranded nuV-Force, and PRSONAS Inc. was born in 2013. Just a few months later, PRSONAS™ custom units were hitting the market being put to work in museums, trade shows, conventions, and conferences. They even hit the news and won some awards along the way!
In 2019, the rights to PRSONAS Inc were officially purchased by nuMedia. nuMedia continuously delivers software applications that are key intellectual properties of our clients and their successes while PRSONAS™ by nuMedia is the opportunity to bring our own product to market as a scalable solution. The PRSONAS™ Digital Workforce product line humanizes the customer experience for target audiences across all industries.
2022
April 30, 2022
How2Media selected PRSONAS™ by nuMedia to be a part of the popular television series, “World’s Greatest!...” In an increasingly digital world, PRSONAS™ manages to stand out from even the most innovative technology by creating an AI digital experience platform (DXP) that helps give customers an interactive, informative, and unique experience. Their technology is turning heads and holds potential for an unlimited number of industries.
"We think their story will be meaningful as well as educational to our viewers," said Kyle Freeman, Executive Producer of the show.
Click here to watch our episode!
2021
May 4, 2021
Planar® teams up with PRSONAS™ to put Daphne on one of their LookThru™ Transparent OLED Displays to provide a demo proof-of-concept to the Arizona State University (ASU) Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Check out this talented duo (yes, that includes us)!
April 30, 2021
Workers Credit Union (WCU) in Lowell, Massachusetts, employs four PRSONAS™ Olivia units to interact with financial customers in multiple languages. Bank on! ...is that a phrase? Well, it is now.
Read what we have to say or what Banker & Tradesman says.
March 16, 2021
DaNa unit receives updates to appearance (makeover time!) and functionality, moves from Renown Regional Medical Center to Renown Lab Services in Los Altos, Nevada.
Read more and see it covered on the news.
Oct 1, 2021
nuMedia Innovations and the Trainum Group announced today the companies have entered into a strategic partnership that will work together on developing target markets to bring the innovative solutions and creative technology, PRSONAS™ to the forefront of our changing world.
"I am excited about this new season with Chuck and the nuMedia team. I believe in their technology and product design," says Scott Trainum, Founder, and CEO of Trainum Group. "I look forward to building new market opportunities and supporting the company with financial resources and strategic thinking."
Scott Trainum and the Trainum Group together with the team at nuMedia will create a new approach and method to bring the PRSONAS™ solutions to the healthcare, retail, corporate, and transportation industries.
Read more about this great partnership!
Dec 6, 2021
nuMedia Innovations and Penta Consulting's strategic partnership will deliver the PRSONAS™ Digital Workforce software solutions as a part of Penta Consulting's managed solution offerings to their clients in the UK and EMEA regions. They can now deliver this innovative technology and award-winning software to their global clients.
PRSONAS™ powered solutions allow staff members to be more productive with fewer interruptions and remove repetitive tasks from their day-to-day responsibilities. Because PRSONAS™ solutions can speak any language, be customized to suit the client's brand, and deliver the highest level of customer service without losing the human touch, Penta Consulting will deliver a complete solution!
"We are excited to announce this new partnership, which utilizes the amazing PRSONAS Virtual Assistant. With this new offering, we can offer our clients the opportunity to enhance their customer experience across their locations whilst relying on the Penta Consulting team to manage delivery and maintenance. The PRSONAS solution is a great fit for clients with high traffic footfall, such as retail, travel, education, medical and event space," says Paul Braham, CEO, Penta Consulting.
2020
October 19, 2020
Penta Technology partners with PRSONAS™, becomes approved as a Paas (Platform as a Service) by the United Kingdom government. PRSONAS™ life-sized interactive holograms become part of their cloud services offering and are approved for government and healthcare purchase. Cheers!
Welcome aboard, partner. Check it out!
September 10, 2020
The Desert Research Institute (DRI) and Renown Health feature PRSONAS-Custom™ unit DaNa as a lab assistant for the Healthy Nevada Project.
Read more about how DaNa helped out!
January 8, 2020
Sony Pictures Entertainment invites PRSONAS™ to come to their Holiday Gala and unveil Olivia. Happy holidays and party hard!
2019
October 6, 2019
PRSONAS™ unveils Daphne as a digital assistant for a major US bank. Units can now be used at virtually any financial institution and are the best they've ever been!
Check out how the digital workforce can be applied!
September 20, 2019
PRSONAS™ unit Daphne featured at Navy Pier in downtown Chicago, Illinois, for Impact Optimize 2019. She informed, engaged with, and entertained hundreds of attendees!
September 12, 2019
NuMedia Innovations acquires PRSONAS™ and its respective digital properties. Go on, say hello to the new and improved brand!
Read about the amazing week and the acquiring.
August 12, 2019
Salute, soldier! We team up with the United States Army. PRSONAS-Custom™ units created in the likeness of different army individuals for recruitment and informational purposes.
Check out the results of our collaboration!
June 1, 2019
PRSONAS™ creates its nuReality™ platform, creating avatars for companies offering options such as receptionist and IT services.
Read about specific roles that units can fill!
April 30, 2019
PRSONAS™ begins using newly created Personality Engine™, allowing greater human-like interactions and scalability; and bringing you closer than ever to the human experience.
April 30, 2019
PRSONAS™ begins using custom Real-Time Engine to allow greater customization and visual quality. Nowhere to go but up!
Let's begin our journey on the roadmap!
March 18, 2019
PRSONAS™ unit featured in the Metro Center in downtown Toronto, Canada, to give directions, inform, and engage with hundreds of individuals. We worked in partnership with Microsoft, IBM and others to upgrade unit's ability to provide intelligent responses.
2018
July 3, 2018
PRSONAS™ was covered by Hypepotamus, leading technology and startup news blog for the Southeast.
Check out what nice things that they wrote about us via their article or our blog!
February 19, 2018
Our partner company, G10, brought PRSONAS™ units to the Facility Trade Show Fair 2018 held in Utrecht, Netherlands. We all won the FGNoviteiten Jury Award and were named the most innovative product of 2018!
Read about our victory or see what G10 had to say (just make sure to translate it).
February 2, 2018
PRSONAS™ and Ricoh hang out with the Philadelphia Eagles! The real MVP (other than the players) here was Daphne who was part of the digital innovation promotion.
2017
November 17, 2017
PRSONAS™ units featured as interactive greeters at several Lenox Salons locations in North Carolina: Birkdale, Lake Norman, Dilworth, and Ballantyne locations.
See how we can help build and bring value to a brand!
September 26, 2017
PRSONAS™ unit adopted by Southeast Arkansas College (SEARK) as a virtual recruiter for students. Working with both PRSONAS™ and strategic partner Ricoh, the college used the unit to inform, engage with, give options to, and guide students to apply.
Read how PRSONAS™ helped advise students!
September 25, 2017
PRSONAS™ demonstrated holographic unit's ability to communicate via American Sign Language at the 22nd Telecommunications for the Dead and Hard of Hearing (TDI), Inc. Biennial Conference. We worked alongside both Microsoft and Gallaudet University.
Come see PRSONAS™ demonstrate American Sign Language!
July 11, 2017
PRSONAS™ participates in Google Demo Day 2017. Despite this being a loss, we came very far in the competition and received wide recognition as well as funding and an introduction from AOL founder Steve Case.
Don't just take our word for it, see what WRAL TechWire has to say!
June 26, 2017
PRSONAS™ travels to California and wins Silicon Valley Open Doors (SVOD) 2017. We presented how units work, their applications, and potential. As the winner of the international event, we are introduced to a multitude of investors and receive recognition for our innovation.
See our hero in a state far, far away...
April 15, 2017
Novo Nordisk holds a large medical training session in Copenhagen, Denmark. Six Degrees Medical teams up with PRSONAS™ to create customized units in the likeness of famous historical physicians, Dr. Hans Christian Hagedorn and Dr. August Krogh, to discuss the history of diabetes and insulin. Units engaged with attendees and gave presentations.
Read about the duo in our blog.
March 18, 2017
PRSONAS™ unit featured at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, to engage with travelers, inform them, and give directions based on where they need to go.
2016
May 27, 2016
PRSONAS™ was written about in a Triangle Business Journal article. We wouldn't call them mannequins but do agree that they are loved (and funded, too).
Read more about what it has to say about us.
March 29, 2016
PRSONAS™ unit featured in Microsoft flagship retail store in Seattle, Washington. She provided helpful information and engaged with all it's customers.
March 2, 2016
PRSONAS™ unit featured in the Open Experience Center for the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) located in London, England - a large financial facility dedicated committed to the best and brightest new banking technology.
Check out the website and then watch our video!
2015
June 17, 2015
PRSONAS™ unit featured at a Seattle Mariners game customized to look and act like the Mariner Moose. He engaged with sports lovers and did some Pepsi magic!
June 3, 2015
PRSONAS™ unit featured in the 2015 HP World Tour in London, England, to engage with 850 international tour attendees in two languages.
Check out how we rocked at this event!
February 18, 2015
Wrangler® featured a PRSONAS-Custom™ unit customized as Trevor Brazile to inform, entertain, and engage with over 1,500 fans at the 2015 National Rodeo Finals in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Read what we have to say or what Triangle Business Journal has to say.
2014
November 7, 2014
PRSONAS™ featured on local news network CBS 17 (WNCN) (Raleigh, Durham, etc. area). Reporter Mike Gonzalez stopped by to see our latest client project and how it engages with individuals!
Check out the news with WNCN news!
November 5, 2014
PRSONAS™ unit presented for client SmartSky Networks at the 2014 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention.
Learn how we soared through the skies for aviation!
October 23, 2014
Former PRSONAS™ CEO, David Rose, was featured in an interview by UNC Business Magazine written by the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School to talk about big data.
Check out how we align with big data in this interview!
October 15, 2014
PRSONAS™ participated in the 2014 Charlotte Venture Challenge. We won in our own category of IT and Informatics.
See how we came out on top of this challenge!
August 13, 2014
PRSONAS™ competed at The Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) Executive Conference Event Innovation Battlefield. We received second place!
Read about the competition or the results.
2013
October 30, 2013
PRSONAS™ created a custom unit in the form of a talking dinosaur for the NC Museum of Natural Sciences to engage museum goers and educate them about dinosaurs.
See how a PRSONAS™ virtual presenter roared with personality!
September 10, 2013
PRSONAS™ units utilized as virtual presenters by Novo Nordisk for a trade conference in London, England. They were customized to look like famous historical figures such as Albert Einstein.
Learn how Einstein's digital personality took London by storm!
"When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do. And one thing it takes to accomplish something is courage." - Walt Disney
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