Uncaged Show

Mr. Lee Chen is a Managing Director at Hopkins Holding, a private equity firm in the Washington, D.C. metro area specializing in real estate investments. He spearheads the firm's acquisition and development efforts, overseeing deal sourcing, underwriting, and execution across multiple asset classes, with a particular focus on multi-family and student housing. Mr. Chen leads a dedicated team th...

Pattie Dale Tye is a C-suite executive, Forbes author, keynote speaker, and executive leadership coach with nearly four decades of experience leading organizations through transformation, regulation, and growth. Tye brings more than 30 years of P&L leadership across public, private, startup, and turnaround environments, with deep expertise in healthcare, insurance, digital wellness, telemedici...

John Ross is the owner of JDR Growth Advisory. He's a strategic marketing leader who energizes executive teams and brands by turning complex consumer insights into scalable growth. With 20+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams and unlocking new market opportunities, John delivers business momentum through a strategic fusion of data-driven decision-making, creative storytelling, a...

Daniel “Dig” Gallagher is a senior defense leader with more than two decades of experience across the U.S. Navy, federal markets, and the security and defense industry, leading large, complex programs where operational execution, technology, and mission outcomes are tightly linked. Daniel’s background spans naval warfare, major defense systems, and large-scale federal programs, with hands-on respo...

Tabatha McGee is an innovator, a servant, a leader, and a woman whose strong faith has carried her through trials and triumphs. As the CEO of the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, Inc., Tabatha is tireless in her mission to ensure the highest quality of life and hope for sickle cell warriors and others with life-threatening blood disorders. After graduating from high school, Tabatha opted to join...

Daniel Koehler is the Chief Operations Officer at Powerlink, where he leads operational strategy and execution for their pioneering clean energy initiative focused on converting end-of-life tires into renewable fuels and high-value industrial compounds. His responsibilities span site development, process optimization, regulatory compliance, vendor management, and scaling throughput across multiple...

Kim Jinnett, PhD, is a systems thinker, collaborative social scientist, and organizational strategist with over 30 years of experience advancing community wellbeing across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. She is the Founder and CEO of the GoodWorkRegistry, where she collaborates with community members, employers and universities to co-create education, research and learning efforts that...

As an engineering leader with 23 years of experience in financial services, Luke has led teams as large as 34 people across 5 global offices, reduced Opex by $10M over his career through strategic software purchases and organization changes, completed SRE/DevOps transformations measured by DORA based metrics, and engineered software delivery processes that reduced production delivery times from 2...

Rohit Kumar is the Founder & CEO of Chapter Apps, an Enterprise AI Agentic and Learning Platform Company. Most enterprise AI agents fail because they can't truly learn and easily integrate with workflows . We solve this differently. After 10 years of training employees and integrating enterprise systems, we discovered the secret: AI agents need the same learning principles as humans. That&...

Currently, as VP of Revenue at Mongoose, Jason leads an end-to-end go-to-market strategy focused on predictable growth, retention, and operating leverage. Through AI-enabled, analytics-driven strategies, they help higher education institutions move from transactional outreach to conversation intelligence that improves enrollment, retention, and advancement outcomes. Previously, as SVP and GM of In...

As founder of Portco Revenue Advisors (PRA), David works with private equity–backed companies and growth-stage businesses to build predictable, scalable revenue engines by aligning strategy, people, process, and execution. With 15+ years of experience as an operator, advisor, and fractional CRO, David has led revenue organizations across enterprise software, SaaS, and services—often stepping in wh...

Senior business executive with extensive and diversified management experience at high-growth companies. Combining visionary, strategic and tactical executive leadership with strong qualifications in financial operations, workforce development, corporate development, operations and P&L management. Financially astute and an incisive strategist that can develop, implement and manage strategic bu...

Elina Liehu's work is driven by a simple idea: progress happens when the right people connect at the right time. Access to experienced professionals helps companies adapt, grow, and strengthen their future. Through Ferovalo, and in partnership with the Best Best Talent Platform, Elina's focus is on creating systems that make those connections possible, bridging business needs and professio...

Mirko Chardin is the Founder of Chardin & Co., a certified FocalPoint Executive & Business Coach, bestselling author, nationally acclaimed speaker, and former Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer at an International Education Firm. He is a transformational leader with over two decades of experience leading, coaching, and developing equity-centered, mission-driven professionals across educati...

Myra D’Souza is the Co-Founder and CEO of Autyn AI, where she is reimagining mortgage workflows with agentic AI that can think, act, and adapt. Based in Austin, Texas, she brings over a decade of experience at the intersection of AI, data science, and enterprise technology leading high-performing teams and building systems that solve complex problems in regulated industries. Before founding Autyn,...

Amr Bannis, P.Eng. is President of 2MDOpinion and TCE Group, where he leads the development of patient-centric healthcare technologies that bridge global care gaps through AI-driven innovation. Under his leadership, both organizations have pioneered telehealth solutions like virtual pharmacy services since 2000, remote care applications, and multilingual AI medical applications, powered by IBM Wat...

Kimberly Maucher-Lynch is a Senior HR Advisor and is responsible for Innovation & Executive Leadership of Strategic Markets at Confidential, a community and job aggregator job board, where recruiters & job seekers as members connect for confidential and other roles. In this conversation, Kim emphasizes the importance of cultural factors, psychological safety, and the need for organizations...

Joel J. D'Souza is the co-founder and COO of Autyn, an AI-driven platform revolutionizing loan processing for mortgage lenders. Joel brings over 15 years of enterprise software and cloud infrastructure experience along with hands-on real estate investment and mortgage origination experience to solving critical challenges in the mortgage industry. As a licensed Mortgage Loan Originator in Texas...

Christina Milnor is the sole member of Milnor Law PLLC. She is a former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and has had an incredible legal career. In this episode of Uncaged, Bant Breen speaks with Christina Milnor, a seasoned legal expert specializing in securities law. They discuss the evolving landscape of the legal profession, the impact of AI on legal practices...

Aaron Stead is the CEO of Extensiv, a company that created a powerful and innovative solution that allows fulfillment teams to deliver the experience their customers demand. Aaron is a driven executive with decades of experience achieving profitable growth in dynamic, fast-paced, and competitive B2B technology markets. He is skilled in the successful application of innovative go-to-market strategi...

Partner and Head of the Corporate/M&A/Commercial +TMC and PE sector teams with CMS Slovenia In her role, she leads and manages a wide range of projects and plays a crucial role in every corporate transaction handled by CMS Slovenia, as well as in the majority of commercial law matters. As head of the Corporate/M&A/Commercial practice and regional co-head of the Technology, Media and Commun...

As Chief Executive Officer of Recycle Away, Julianna Doherty leads a strong team that provides innovative systems and solutions to over 28,000 B2B customers, including major corporate, municipal, university, and government entities. She is transforming the sustainability sector by merging her deep background in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) with a highly efficient B2B e-commerce and traditional sa...

For over 30 years, Benno has been driving business growth as an entrepreneur, manager, investor, and advisor—with passion, experience, and a sharp eye for opportunity. He founded his first company while still in high school. A few years later, he co-founded an IT consulting firm that grew to nearly 100 employees. Benno had the privilege of playing a key role in the growth of well-known platforms l...

Nicole Darden Ford is an accomplished cybersecurity executive, trusted thought leader, and transformational strategist with 20+ years of experience driving enterprise security, business enablement, and digital trust across global organizations. Currently serving as Vice President, Customer Security Officer at Microsoft, Nicole leads the Global Customer Security Program, partnering with enterprise...

Jeff Egnew is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Custom Controls of Arizona, a manufacturer of custom electronic control panels. They have a presence in several industries, primarily in commercial HVAC controls, industrial automation, and car wash automation. In this role, he manages the daily operations, financial performance, business development, and strategic direction of the company. Th...