What is Huckleberry? Huckleberry is a voice-AI feedback platform that replaces traditional 360 feedback with coaching-grade growth feedback for every employee. Instead of long surveys and anonymous ratings, colleagues have a 5-minute voice conversation with Huckleberry's AI Growth Coach. The AI listens, probes for specifics, and synthesizes feedback into verified strengths, actionable insights, and personalized growth plans — with zero manager admin, no typing, and no surveys. Why traditional 360 feedback is broken 360 feedback is a great idea with a fundamentally broken execution. While 85% of Fortune 500 companies run 360 programs, they're almost exclusively reserved for leadership development. Only 32% of employees receive peer feedback, leaving most people with no structured growth input at all. The process is a massive time drain. Traditional 360 surveys demand 30+ minutes per colleague, per review cycle. Gartner reports the average manager spends 210 hours per year on performance reviews. The output rarely justifies that investment — most 360 reports are vague, over-sanitized, and politically coded. Spider charts and numerical ratings don't tell you what to do differently. And 22% of employees admit to calling in sick to avoid review meetings. Worse, your feedback stays locked in an HR system. When you change jobs, it disappears. The feedback is about you, but it's not yours. Why AI makes growth feedback essential now AI has shifted what makes people professionally valuable. When AI can write code, draft strategy, and analyze data, the premium skills are the ones AI can't replicate: collaboration, communication, influence, and trust-building. These skills now define career differentiation — yet they're invisible on resumes and unverifiable in interviews. AI has also broken hiring. AI-generated applications mean every candidate looks the same, and recruiters have lost reliable signal. Verified peer feedback is the missing layer that proves how someone actually works. How Huckleberry works Huckleberry is built from the ground up as an AI-native platform, challenging every convention of traditional 360 feedback: - 5-minute voice conversations replace lengthy written surveys. Talking is natural — the AI guides colleagues to share specific, useful feedback. - AI synthesis transforms unstructured voice input into verified strengths, growth themes, and patterns across multiple sources. - Coaching-grade insights delivered directly to employees without manager filtering, politics, or delay. - Continuous feedback replaces annual review cycles, keeping growth close to the work. - Named feedback eliminates anonymous toxicity — if you can't stand behind it, it's not helpful. - Strengths-based approach focuses on what's working, not deficit-led ratings and rankings. - Portable profile with verified strengths travels with you across roles and companies. - AI-generated growth plans turn feedback patterns into actionable 90-day development roadmaps. Who Huckleberry is for Huckleberry serves individuals who want to own their professional development, managers who need to coach without drowning in admin, HR leaders looking to reduce attrition and scale feedback programs, and organizations that want people intelligence without the process overhead. Feedback for everyone — not just leaders. Growth that compounds — not feedback that disappears.