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 that manages all facets of the process, including due
diligence, market research, and capital market coordination.
Prior to joining Hopkins Holding, Mr. Chen spent over a decade at
Erickson Living Management, where he held the title of Senior
Community Financial Analyst. During this time, he was responsible
for real estate transactions and financial analysis for senior housing
communities, managing an annual operating budget of over $107
million. He also implemented new payment systems that increased
operational efficiency.

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, telemedicine, telecommunications, and finance. She is known for building businesses to scale and course-correcting complex organizations operating under regulatory and market pressure.
Her executive career includes senior leadership roles at AT&T and Humana. A defining strength of Tye’s leadership is guiding organizations through regulatory change, including the Affordable Care Act, Medicare Modernization, and the Telecommunications Consumer Protection Act. She also worked in tandem with the CDC to advance Medicare and Medicaid regulatory initiatives for Humana members.
By leveraging telemedicine, digital wellness platforms, in-home monitoring, and new operating models, Tye has helped organizations successfully adapt to industry disruption.

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, and hands-on leadership with great passion.

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 responsibility for strategy, execution, risk, and performance at scale. He brings deep familiarity with how defense organizations adopt new capabilities, manage technical complexity, and sustain trust across government, industry, and operational stakeholders.
His current focus is on how artificial intelligence will reshape naval warfare and defense decision-making. That perspective is grounded in historical precedent, drawing lessons from past naval technology transitions, from propulsion and fire control to integrated battle management, to inform disciplined, effective AI integration today. With over 20 year serving as a leader in Defense, he led and advised organizations across defense, technology, and federal markets, supporting executive decision-making, program leadership, and long-term strategic
planning.

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 the U.S. Army, beginning a professional career in service. She excelled as one of the few women paratroopers in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Benning, GA. Tabatha's training in the military taught her to persevere and overcome life's challenges.

In 2021, Tabatha's drive and determination took her from Director of Administration to CEO of the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia,
Inc.
Tabatha oversaw the opening of the Sickle Cell Sanctuary – the first and only holistic center in the nation for sickle cell patients. She secured $2.8 million in groundbreaking grants from the state of GA and the federal government. Additionally, Tabatha is the creator of McGee Legacy Studios – the setting for her inaugural production: Unveiling Sickle Cell: Beyond the Pain, a first-of-its kind talk show that educates and engages viewers about sickle cell disease.
Currently, Tabatha is busy planning her next moves, which include a capital campaign for a new building for the Foundation and a groundbreaking sickle cell documentary. These plans promise a bright future for the Foundation and the fight against sickle cell disease.

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 facilities. Daniel works closely with engineering, finance, and R&D teams to ensure our proprietary molecular deconstruction technology operates efficiently, safely, and profitably. Positioning Powerlink at the forefront of sustainable energy innovation.

Daniel is a highly self-motivated, independent thinker with the ability to multitask, solve problems, be flexible and have a passion for helping others. He believes there is a great deal of personal satisfaction in providing a positive experience for both clients/customers and co-workers. It is essential to always put yourself in your client's shoes and know that you truly enjoy serving them and their operational needs.

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 promote continuous learning and improvement.
Kim has deep experience in partnerships and grantmaking from her time at the Wallace Foundation, RAND and a variety of community-based and governmental organizations. Most recently, Kim co-led health policy and systems research and pilot efforts at Genentech, focusing on health equity, social determinants of health, and evidence-based strategies for improved access to care and better outcomes. She also served as Executive Vice President at the Integrated Benefits Institute and co-founded the Center for Workforce Health and Performance, where she conducted pioneering research on worker health, employer practices and organizational success.

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 days to 20 minutes.

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's why our customers choose our agentic platform over generic tools.
Over 60 large corporates across emerging markets are using their own unique apps on our platform to engage, connect and leverage AI for their workforces spread across the world. Rohit spearheads Product Management as well as Client Engagement to drive growth and help our clients succeed.

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 International Business at Cayuse, a private equity–backed SaaS company, Jason served as a member of the executive and deal team, held international P&L responsibility, scaled operations across 10+ countries, managed $5M+ in international ARR, and expanded total company ARR from $11M to $40M in support of a successful PE exit.