In this episode of Founders’ Tales, we sit down with Mark Stiles, founder and co creator of Joze.ai, to explore an ambitious mission that aims to solve conflict for humanity.

After spending three decades as an attorney focused on proactive planning, Mark saw firsthand the emotional, financial, and generational damage caused by unresolved conflict. Those experiences inspired him to leave legal practice and build Joze.ai, an artificial intelligence platform designed to help people resolve disputes in a healthier, more constructive way.

Mark walks us through how Joze.ai evolved from an early proof of concept into a conflict resolution platform built with input from mediators, lawyers, therapists, educators, and strategic coaches. He explains how the product supports real human conflict through structured conversations, guided AI interaction, and optional human oversight through what the team calls a success sherpa.

The conversation covers Joze.ai’s initial go to market focus on divorce and family conflict, as well as future applications including sibling disputes, inheritance planning, and proactive founder agreements. Mark also shares why preventing conflict before it happens is just as important as resolving it once it exists.

Beyond the product, Mark reflects on transitioning from a long legal career into the startup world, building a mission driven team, and finding inspiration through the Boston startup ecosystem. He shares lessons on founder alignment, vulnerability, community support, and staying grounded while navigating the emotional highs and lows of startup life.

This episode is a thoughtful and human centered look at how technology can be used not just to optimize systems, but to reduce pain, improve communication, and help people move forward together.