Phame Influence Podcast

Our next guest has been continuously active in the fields of innovation, entrepreneurship, human-centric design and digital marketing since earning his Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree. He went on to earn his MBA degree with distinction at Yale. He began his career in Silicon Valley, and has spent his entire career in the world's leading innovation clusters of Silicon Valley / San Francisco, Boston / Cambridge, Austin, TX and Tel Aviv, Israel. He's a successful serial tech entrepreneur, multi-award winning professor, innovation consultant, angel investor, board member, hackathon & design sprint leader, popular keynote speaker, podcast author, and in-demand startup mentor.

As Chief Marketing Officer at Lionbridge, Jaime Punishill is responsible for leading global product development and marketing efforts including strategy, brand, content, demand generation, digital, and product marketing.

Jaime is a recognized leader in brand strategy, innovation, and digital experiences, having most recently served as the Head of Brand Strategy & Digital Marketing at TIAA, a top financial services company, where he led the relaunch of its brand. In his prior role as Global Head of Content and Digital Distribution at Thomson Reuters, he designed and built a suite of products and services powering more than 1,000 financial firms, media partners’ portals, and apps. He previously served as Citibank’s N.A. Head of Digital Innovation, where he led Citi’s industry-leading mobile, social, and next-generation digital efforts.

Jaime earned a Bachelor of Arts in History & Political Science from Stanford.

Cary Jack is a lifestyle entrepreneur, author, podcast host, professional actor/model, biohacker, eco-warrior, martial artist and humanitarian striving to make a positive impact on this planet. He split time growing up on the beaches of Sarasota, Florida and in the mountains of Red Lodge, Montana where he first learned the art of a balanced lifestyle.

As a professional model/actor, Cary Jack was represented by top talent agencies like Wilhelmina and Next Models. He has represented many international brands such as Burberry, Hermes, Topman, Corona, Marriott, Home Depot, Visa, Royal Carribean, Cadillac, and Vogue. 

As a Second City Improv Comedy Graduate, Cary Jack has performed on networks such as HBO, NBC, ABC, and USA. 

As a digital marketing specialist, Cary Jack has personally worked with many world-class entrepreneurs such as Russell Brunson, Lewis Howes, Rory Vaden and Jon Lee Dumas.

As a biohacking human performance expert Cary Jack, has coached Elite Entrepreneurs, Professional Athletes, Olympic Gold Medalists, Stanley Cup Winners, Fortune 500 CEO's and many others. 

Cary Jack is the founder of The Happy Hustle, whose mission is to educate, inspire, and entertain, while reminding you to enjoy the journey, not just the destination, as you Happy Hustle for a life of passion and purpose. From successful entrepreneurs to spiritual masters, Cary Jack interviews an array of powerful guests on The Happy Hustle Podcast to help you transform your dreams into a reality. Through courses, events, and content, Cary Jack instills more blissful balance and fulfillment in your life while helping you put the Happy back in your Hustle!

Janice Ozguc is a proven technology executive and entrepreneur, driving business development, marketing and sales efforts from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. She started her career in the arts, working at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Her strong interest in art conservation led her into the science and technology fields. She ultimately transitioned from the arts to engineering obtaining a Masters in Electrical Engineering. After a successful career at major corporations including IBM, Toshiba, and Mitsubishi she consulted and was sought after by technology startups. Janice joined Octalica, a semiconductor start up, as the VP of Business Development and as a member of the executive team that led the company to a successful acquisition by Broadcom. Janice then founded, Artware, with the former CEO of Octalica. Artware developed mobile apps for the social photo sharing segment using a proprietary, patented technology. The
flagship product, layrs, had a successful run with over 3M downloads prior to the decision to sell the technology. Janice has worked with several startups developing business and marketing strategies, helping to obtain funding rounds and helping with efforts that have led to successful acquisitions. In the past years, Janice has been the Entrepreneurial Fellow at Boston University’s BUild Lab mentoring students on early stage star ups In the past year, she joined VERTO, a Gen Z exclusive ecommerce marketplace, as the CMO. Janice is playing an instrumental role helping the founding team grow the company including developing and implementing business strategies, landing key brand partnerships and training VERTO’s business development team.

After seven years in the industry Scott became partner at Truss, one of Kansas City’s largest privately held insurance brokerages in the metro. In August of 2019 Truss sold to HUB International making Scott one of the youngest shareholders in North America for the largest privately held insurance brokerages in the world. The Kansas City Business Journal wrote an article calling Scott one of the top connectors in the city along with naming him to the class of 2020 Next Generation Leaders for the city. Ingraham’s Magazine recognized Scott at Twenties in their twenties & 40 under 40.  Scott’s partner, Melissa Oliva shares a $1,800,000 book of business with him and together they serve some of the most well respected, fasted growing & entrepreneurial businesses in the Metro. Scott’s passion is bringing Kansas City executives together and facilitating peer groups. One of the eleven peer groups Scott runs is called Top Gun Kansas City which represents over 175 members from the biggest companies in town.  

Scott is a native of Kansas City and attended the University of Kansas. Scott works with The Big Brothers Big Sisters Most Wanted Auction, Centurions Leadership Program, Band of Angels Rock Stars, Blue Valley Educational Foundation VIPS, the Overland Park Arts and Recreation Board, KC KAN Executive Board & the Sigma Chi Advisory Board at the University of Kansas.  Scott and his wife, Julie, are both supporters of Literacy KC, Halo Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters and St. Michael the Archangel Parish.  They have a son, Nicholas (2) and a little girl, Kate (4 months). 

Aidan Connolly is CEO of Cainthus, an Irish artificial intelligence company, using computer vision to monitor animals. Cainthus’ combines unparalleled expertise and cutting-edge innovation, to passively monitor cows, other livestock, and farm management practices 24/7, alerting the farmer when it matters most.

Aidan is also president of AgriTech Capital, a new company in the field of advisory investment and development of ventures in agriculture, focused on both start-ups and existing traditional business development. He has worked with several Governments and leading food companies on agtech policy.
He is the author of the recently launched strategic business planning book, “2-1-4-3.”

Aidan Connolly graduated with a Master’s in International Marketing from the Smurfit School of Business, University College Dublin, Ireland. He previously worked with Alltech for more than 25 years, initially in Ireland, and then based in France, Brazil and the United States. He has travelled for business to over 100 countries including most recently extensively in China. From 2002 until 2008, Connolly held the position of Vice President of Alltech Europe, then to Washington DC as VP of Corporate Accounts. As Chief Innovation Officer Connolly was responsible for the commercialization of Alltech’s global research in addition to continuing corporate account strategy within Alltech.

His expertise is in branding, agriculture and international marketing. Connolly is an adjunct professor of marketing at University College Dublin and visiting professor at the China Agricultural University. He is a former member of the boards of IFIF, NPP, NCC, FEFANA, and a Fellow of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA). Aidan is also a member and regular contributor of the Forbes Technology Council.

Connolly speaks regularly, appearing at up to 50 conferences annually on the future of food, agriculture and agri-technologies.

Born and raised in Montreal, Catherine established herself in NY as a choreographer, eventually leaping towards audio engineering and relocating to LA.

From Switzerland to Shanghai to Qatar, she went on to headline around the world under the moniker, DJ SynCity. Her client list has garnered a palpable range of household names such as Calvin Klein, Chaka Khan, EA Sports, Tiger Woods, Snoop Dogg, Adidas, People Magazine, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Kevin Hart, BMW, Michael Jordan, Vogue Magazine, Justin Timberlake, NASCAR, 20th Century Fox, Eddie Murphy and more. After years self-promoting as a DJ, working at Bad Boy Entertainment, and Metta World Peace of the Lakers, Catherine freelanced as a social media manager and brand consultant in Oklahoma. She then launched COI Digital and is currently serving as Chief Marketing Officer at ElectraLeaf. Coming from a long way since her days interning at Cornerstone where she witnessed the inception of the Staple Pigeon and Fader Magazine’s debut.

Jesse says:
If you asked me 12 years ago if I thought
I could make it as a professional music producer, I would have told you HELL NO.

Because…there is nothing special about me. 

I work from my home studio in Southern California with an iMac, keyboard and a pair of speakers. I can play drums and guitar but I’m no virtuoso rockstar. I can’t read music and I couldn’t tell you what notes are in a F# major scale

As of today I have over 1,100 tracks (4,000+ including “alt-mixes”) being licensed on over 100 US TV Networks and over 40 countries worldwide. I created this course because I want to share my story and knowledge with struggling artists, producers and songwriters. I’ve been there; I know this business can be brutal.  BUT I found a way to succeed.

And now I want to show you exactly how…

Marshall was born in Coronado, CA, Marsh grew up playing every sport, but when he pulled into his first barrel, everything else went out the window. A SDSU alum, Marsh has worked in the sports industry most of his life. Many of his days have been and continue to be Surf AM/Golf PM kind of days. He is a proud father, grandfather, husband, and loves all sports and photography. Lives by the mantra of “work hard, play hard.” Has one hero – “Dad – honest, honorable, ethical, and moral.”

A native of suburban Philadelphia and Chicago, Joel Goldberg has been a member of the Kansas City Royals television broadcast since 2008, serving as the host of every pregame and postgame show on FOX Sports Kansas City.

The University of Wisconsin graduate won a 2001 Mid-America Emmy for sports reporting and has covered multiple championship teams in Major League Baseball and the National Football League. Joel built a 25-year career developing and maintaining strong relationships with professional athletes, coaches, and team management and he now shares those stories and strategies with companies and associations live on stage and these days virtually. He’s hosted a weekly podcast called Rounding The Bases the last two years and added a daily live video podcast when the pandemic started focusing on leadership during these times.