Uncaged Show

Lew Jaffe is a proven CEO and entrepreneur with success creating value by focusing on the concept that all businesses are the same — they exist for the sole purpose of “gaining and retaining customers, profitably, in order to create real value.” During his 30+ year career, in addition to the companies he founded following that simple mantra, Lew has led the growth and/or successful turnarounds of...

Jeff Mergy is the Chief Product Officer at Bold Metrics. Their team is changing the way the world’s most innovative brands design, produce and sell apparel.   As the leader of all things product - He takes an innovative, sustainable and consumer-first approach to creating and launching new products and technologies, leading new strategies, and solving challenging problems.   With nearly...

Steve Hanke is a Professor of Applied Economics and Founder and Co-Director of the Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise at The Johns Hopkins University; Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute; Distinguished Professor at the Universitas Pelita Harapan in Jakarta, Indonesia; Senior Advisor at the Renmin University of China’s International Monetary Researc...

Currently, Constantin is Deputy General Manager, Member of the Management Board at OTP Bank Romania and coordinate the Digital Division, created within the local development strategy of the bank.   Since 2015, he's been the promoter of cultural change at OTP Bank Romania, a change that has included both the digital transformation and the transformation of the way of working into an agile, col...

Experienced Chief Executive Officer, combat veteran, and serial entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of success in developing and building sustainable and repeatable systems overcoming many of the key drivers of financial and social poverty. Skilled in Innovative Business Planning, Operations Management, International Relations, Management, Entrepreneurship, and Policy Analysis. Strong busines...

Heather McLeod is the Chief Marketing Officer of Authority Brands, the premier home service franchisor in North America. She contributes her expertise in both optimizing National Ad Fund dollars to generate additional franchisee-level revenue and generating leads for new franchise sales.    Heather is an active change agent who thrives when revamping and improving existing programs, syst...

After 27 years as the founder and CEO and then Executive Chairman of an international technology company that grew to 200 employees and a successful exit event, Steven now finds himself writing the next chapter of his career. He could not have made it to where I am today without the many advisors by his side, as is the case for most entrepreneurs like himself.   With AIP Advisory, Acresis, as...

Adrian Garcia is the founder and CEO of FynCom. His team built FynCom’s rewards automation techniques with his guidance, IP, and hands-on development. He is an expert in process efficiencies, digital currencies, and the creation of business process automation tools that help sales, tech, and marketing teams make their customers happier. Adrian gravitates towards cutting-edge technology and digital...

Robert Stevenson is the CEO at INTELITY.    TECH & ENTERTAINMENT EXECUTIVE with over 20 years' experience across many areas including product, business development, marketing, engineering and finance. A comprehensive business acumen is reinforced by strong technical and creative abilities and broad international experience.    “MY PASSION is looking to the future and findin...

Greg M. Smith is the president at Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc, an independent adjusting firm specializing in claims and risk management for over 80 years. It is a global organization that provides claims management and outsourcing solutions to insurance, corporate, and government marketplaces.  The company works with major customers consisting of property & casualty insurance comp...

Tim Murphy is a Practice Leader at Tenzing, a non-traditional consulting firm bringing together a worldwide network of experts specializing in Procurement, Supply Chain, and Operations to help clients optimize their operations and achieve lasting results. Clients rely on Tim for his expertise in leveraging strategic sourcing opportunities, optimizing category management, and structuring supply cha...

Andrew M. McRae is an educator, public speaker, and transformational leader with an extensive background in educational leadership. Having served in underserved communities in Houston, Tulsa, and Cleveland for over fifteen years as a middle school teacher, dean of instruction, principal, and school system leader, Andrew finds that his purpose is deeply rooted in building enduring systems of excell...

Shirley Wantland is Co-Founder & Principal at Recovery Consultants LLC. She describes herself as a chaordic navigator of crisis and advocate of Destigmatizing Mental Health & Addiction. She helps restore hope to individuals and families struggling with mental health & addiction.        

Will Hicklen is the Chief Growth Officer for EasyWorkforce Software, overseeing all customer-facing and revenue-producing lines of work, including Sales, Customer Success, Account Management, and Marketing. With his relentless drive, decades of experience in sales leadership, and commitment to industry disruption, Will has led EasyWorkforce into hyper-growth, more than doubling the size of the org...

Ido is the Chief Executive Officer at Carambola Finance, a startup specialized in Crypto payroll and benefits as a service for other SMEs and enterprises.    A serial entrepreneur, Ido has founded three startups, with the last one being acquired in February 2020. He is an avid promoter of crypto and Web 3.0 technologies and mentors B2B, SaaS deep-tech startups.     &n...

Parasvil Patel is a Partner with Radical Ventures where he works with visionary entrepreneurs using AI to transform traditional industries. Parasvil also leads go-to-market support for portfolio companies as a member of Radical’s Velocity team.   Prior to joining Radical, Parasvil was with KKR where he supported diligence and portfolio value-creation efforts across multiple asset classes and...

Justin Lahullier is the Chief Information Officer at Delta Dental a leading dental insurance provider, serving nearly one-third of the estimated 166 million Americans with dental benefits, providing dental coverage to over 60 million people in nearly 111,000 groups across the nation.   In his role, Justin strives to curate and roll out a one-stop shop for reliable dental healthcare by leverag...

Carrie currently holds two executive-level roles consecutively as President of Ignite Funding and CEO of Preferred Trust Company. She has 17 years experience specializing in private lending and is a licensed Mortgage Broker with the Nevada Mortgage Lending Division and the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions.   With over $1 billion funded since leading Ignite Funding, Cook is committ...

Billy Goldberg is the founder of the Buckeye Group, a consultancy that delivers fractional C-Suite leadership to growing businesses. A hybrid of operations, finance, and business development Billy provides one to one consulting for founders, senior executives, and management teams. He is a hands-on advisor, bringing imagination, drive, and a heart-centered approach to every aspect of his work. In...

Kyle is an executive specializing in crafting outstanding advertising and branding for global brands. A former magazine editor, he also spent a bunch of his career with a focus on the fashion, outdoor and sports industries through the eCommerce and digital lens. Kyle's unique blend of advertising, branding, and digital best practices lends itself to creating and leading some of the foremost brands...

Miles Lewis is the Chief Revenue Officer at Mirriad, the leading in-content advertising and established computer vision and AI-powered platform company, built on Academy-Award-winning entertainment tech, with 29 patents. Mirriad works with some of the most renowned advertisers, agencies and content providers in the key markets of the US, China, UK, France and Germany.   Miles is a successful,...

Sharon Watkins is the CEO of RadiusPoint, a thirty-year-old telecom and utility expense management firm. After founding the company in January 1992, she became instrumental in working with the software development team to create ExpenseLogic, the telecom and utility expense management software that has less than ten competitors worldwide.

Ross Griffin is an experienced Senior Cost Specialist with a demonstrated history of working on large scale projects in the construction industry. He is the Founder of KOSMOS and The FIFTH DIMENSION, where he is also Chief Commercial Specialist and CEO respectively. At KOSMOS, they provide specialist commercial management services to the construction industry, while creating and implementing quali...

Ted Clark is the author of Shipping Clerk to CEO - The Power of Curiosity, Will and Self-Directed Learning which chronicles his journey from an inexperienced shipping clerk at 19 to his rise to CEO at 42. He is also the author of Buy & Build CEO: Leveraging Private Equity to Build a Winning Global Business, his insiders guide to mergers and acquisitions using private equity capital. Buy &...

Jenna Segal is a Tony award-winning producer and App Founder who heads Segal NYC, a development and production company focused on women for Broadway, Off-Broadway, film, television, streaming, and sports.   She founded Get In Shape Grrrl, the viral Broadway workout created by COVID that has transitioned into a successful beta App.   Segal began her career in political talk shows in Washi...