MCLEAN, Va. - eTradeWire -- Gateway, an AI-powered onboarding and training platform, today launched Genie, its conversational AI coach, together with voice journeys: a new way for employees, customers, and partners to practice the conversations that matter most, out loud.

For teams in hospitality, sales, and customer service, the most important skills are the human ones. Calming a frustrated guest. Working through an objection without losing the room. Staying steady on a difficult call. Great training doesn't just tell people what to say. It gives them space to rehearse these moments until they feel natural. Gateway turns an organization's SOPs, playbooks, and hard‑won institutional knowledge into short, interactive journeys. With Genie and voice, those journeys become something closer to the real thing: realistic practice in the same medium teams use with customers every day.

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Scenario‑based and simulation‑based learning have been shown to improve call‑quality scores, role readiness, and the real‑world application of soft skills by letting people rehearse full conversations, not just absorb content. AI roleplay builds on that pattern, reducing onboarding time and strengthening customer interactions by giving every learner individualized practice at scale, without pulling a supervisor into every session.

"Great training doesn't just tell people what to do. It lets them try, ask questions, make mistakes safely, and come back stronger," said HanhLinh Ho, CEO & Co-founder of Gateway. "Genie and voice journeys give every employee, partner, and customer a patient coach who's available whenever they have questions or want to practice. That's how confidence gets built, and confidence is what shows up in every customer conversation."

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With Genie, learners can simply ask. When team members at work need to verify a piece of information, just ask Genie and learning happens right in the flow of work to be helpful and reinforce positive behaviors. For frontline teams who spend their days in customer conversations, it means learning finally happens the way the work does, by talking, and by receiving support.

For compliance and policy training, hearing key requirements while reading them on‑screen reinforces attention and recall, improving absorption compared to text alone. Great training meets people where they are, in formats that match how they actually work.

To bring Genie and voice journeys to life, Gateway has released a free experience celebrating America's 250th birthday, walking users through the story of Gorilla Glass with interactive storytelling and conversational checkpoints.

Experience voice journeys for free here: https://bit.ly/gatewayamerica250