Vocap Partners

Mike Becker is an investor at Vocap Partners with over 20 years of experience in investing, technology, and operations, working with entrepreneurs across sectors such as field service, media technology, supply chain, productivity, and healthcare IT. He previously served as COO of Triton Digital's Applications & Services Division and co-founded Enticent, a SaaS loyalty marketing provider later acquired by Triton Digital. He was also a Partner at Summit Investors and held roles at Kurt Salmon Associates and Andersen Consulting, and holds a bachelor's degree from Duke University and an MBA from the Wharton School.

Vinny Olmstead is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Vocap Investment Partners, working from the Vero Beach office. He previously served as CEO of Bridgevine, an ad technology company focused on customer acquisition, and earlier held roles as VP of Corporate Development at fiber optic telecom firm 360networks and as a Partner at Mercer Consulting, with prior consulting and audit work at KPMG Peat Marwick and Coopers and Lybrand. He holds an MBA and a Master of Health Science from the University of Florida and a BS in Accounting from Flagler College.

Wendy Coya is a CFO and Partner at Vocap Investment Partners, working out of the firm's Vero Beach office. Before Vocap, she was Director of Finance and a founding employee at Bridgevine, an advertising technology company, where she handled fundraising rounds and financial modeling, and earlier served as a Senior Accountant at Kimley Horn & Associates. She holds a BS from the University of Miami's School of Business with a focus on Finance and Contract Law.

Agata Bugaj is a digital product executive with more than 15 years of experience in technology across SaaS and eCommerce, along with a background in management consulting. She currently serves as Chief Product Officer at ButterflyMX, and has previously held roles including SVP of Product at FullStory, a senior digital customer experience manager role at The Home Depot, and consulting work at Bain & Co. Her focus areas include product, UX, and engineering team leadership and data-driven, customer-centric product development.

Andre Hill is Managing Partner of Beckett AI Labs, where he works with software companies to apply AI across product, engineering, and operations. He previously founded Treno, a SaaS platform for software engineering operations, and served as CTO and CPO at BounceX (now Wunderkind), where he helped grow the business past $100M in ARR. Earlier he was General Manager of Strategic Business and VP of Technology and Solutions at Wrike, and held engineering and product leadership roles at Oracle, Dell, IBM/Lotus, and SUSE Linux.

Andy Maurer is an independent advisor and consultant who previously co-founded and led two healthcare technology companies. He co-founded and served as CEO of Trellis Rx, which was sold to CPS Solutions, and co-founded Macro Helix, a SaaS business later acquired by McKesson, where he became Vice President and General Manager. He also held roles at Navigant Consulting, Ernst & Young, and the Advanced Technology Development Center, and holds an MBA and BBA in Finance from Emory University's Goizueta Business School.

Brian M. Barefoot has over 30 years of experience in financial services, holding senior executive roles at firms including PaineWebber Group and Merrill Lynch & Co., with expertise in investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and equity and debt trading and risk management. He previously served as President of Babson College, President and CEO of NeoVision Hypersystems, and founder and CEO of Frontier Sports Development Corp. He currently works as an advisor to a number of organizations and serves as Mayor of Indian River Shores, FL.

Brittany Moler leads marketing and supports business operations at Vocap Partners. Before joining the firm, she worked in marketing and account management roles, handling social media and marketing strategy, corporate client relationships, and operational improvements. She holds a degree in Business Marketing from the University of Central Florida.

Bryan Rubin is a Director on the Corporate Development team at Google, with over 20 years of experience spanning corporate development, investment banking, and private equity. He began his career as a Financial Analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and later worked in corporate development at 360networks, Adelphia Communications, and Motorola Mobility, as well as making and managing growth-stage equity investments at Constellation Growth Capital (part of Highbridge Principal Strategies). He holds a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Cameron McCaskill is a business development executive with more than two decades of experience in emerging companies, having also led sales, marketing, and operations roles. He currently serves as VP of Sales and Business Development at Positron AI, and previously held business development leadership positions at Qualcomm and Intellon, along with roles at Plurimus, Calendar Central, Interpath Communications, and TriNet Services. He co-founded BioControl, Inc., which commercialized a University of Florida patent, and holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and an M.B.A. from the University of Florida.

Greg Stanger is an Advisor at Vocap Investment Partners and has two decades of experience with technology companies in Silicon Valley. He has held CFO roles at Duetto Research, oDesk, Chegg, and Expedia, and previously worked in corporate development at Microsoft as well as at Technology Crossover Ventures. He holds an MBA in Finance from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and a BA in Economics from Williams College.

Guy Lever is a customer success executive with nearly 20 years of experience building and scaling post-sales and customer experience organizations at SaaS and enterprise software companies. He has held leadership roles at Lakeside Software, Automox (SVP of Customer Experience), QASymphony/Tricentis (Chief Customer Officer), Verint, and Infor Global Solutions. He holds an MBA from Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management.

Jack Moore is CEO and Co-Founder of Earshot Health, an AI-focused care management platform, and Co-Founder and Machine Learning Strategies lead at Auril.AI. He previously worked as a Senior Product Manager at Qventus and a Group Product Manager at ZapLabs, focusing on data platforms, ETL, machine learning-driven products, and reporting tools.

Jason Fayling is a technology executive who works on the design and delivery of high-performance technology platforms supporting product-driven growth. He currently serves as CTO at SKAIVISION and previously held senior technology and IT architecture roles at companies including Equifax, Cox Automotive, and LexisNexis. He has been a technical advisor to Vocap Partners since 2017, focusing on areas such as team building, software development lifecycle, cloud and on-prem operations, dev tools, and QA automation.

Jason Patchen is the founder and former CEO of Visionary HealthWare, Inc., a division of CompuGroup USA, with over twenty years of experience in managed care and healthcare technology. His prior roles include Corporate SVP of Product Growth & Development and CEO of the Health Systems Group at Centene, CEO at American Health Holdings, and COO at Health Integrated. He earlier co-founded WebHealthy, Inc. and served as Executive Director of Better Health Plan in Buffalo, New York.

Lisa Coleman has over 20 years of experience in talent management and development, including executive coaching, leadership development, succession planning, team effectiveness, and talent acquisition, which she now offers through her own coaching and advisory firm. She previously served as a Managing Director in the private equity practice at Russell Reynolds Associates, as Human Capital Partner at the consumer-focused venture firm Maveron, and as a Partner leading the e-commerce practice at Korn/Ferry International. She holds a BS in Psychology from the University of Florida and completed graduate studies and a coaching certification at Northwestern University.

Louise Cherry (also referred to as Louise Cherry Barber) is a human resources and people-operations leader with roughly 25 years of experience building HR functions for technology companies. Her prior roles include VP People Operations at Waystar, Chief People Officer and VP of Culture and Experience at Patientco, Senior Director of Talent Management at Earthlink, and earlier positions at EzGov and Korn/Ferry International. Her work has focused on recruitment strategy, employee engagement, culture programs, and total reward programs.

Mark Weibel is Co-Founder and President of iBuyer.com, with over 20 years of experience in online marketing and customer acquisition. He previously co-founded Bridgevine, where he served as Chief Marketing Officer, and earlier worked with America Online and American City Business Journal. He holds a degree from the University of Florida.

Martin Bell is a Talent, DEI, and Recruiting Advisor who currently works as an HR and Talent Consultant at PPI. He previously served as a Director at Impact Justice and at M Squared Consulting. He advises startups and organizations on employee engagement, employee relations, DEI, and compliance across verticals including pharmaceuticals, media and entertainment, biotech, software, and financial services.

Meg Meurer Brossy has worked for about 25 years in leadership roles at data, technology, and analytics companies. Her prior roles include CMO at Parish Publishing, Senior VP of Client Solutions at Standard Media Index, and leadership positions at Grata, 7Park Data, Percolate, MarketShare/Neustar, Simulmedia, BrightlineiTV, and 24/7 Media (now Xaxis/WPP). She holds a degree from Tulane University and an Executive MBA certificate from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management.

Randy Dobbs is an operating executive with over three decades of experience running and growing businesses. He previously served as President and CEO of Matrix Medical Network, CEO of United States Investigations Services, President and CEO of Philips Medical Company North America, and President and CEO of GE Capital – Information Technology Solutions, and has worked as a senior operating executive with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. He holds a B.S. from Arkansas State University.

Rick McDonald is the former Chief Supply Chain Officer of The Clorox Company, where he oversaw global supply chain functions including procurement, planning, manufacturing, logistics, engineering, and quality assurance. He advises executives and boards on supply chain, crisis management, and governance. He sits on the Executive Advisory Boards of Cleo, ketteQ, and PopCapacity.com, and is a member of the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Advisory Board.

Rob Golding is a Partner at GarMark Partners, a private investment manager focused on private debt and structured equity for middle market companies, which he joined in 2016. He previously was a Managing Director and Investment Committee Member at Star Mountain Capital and co-founded York Street Capital Partners, a private debt firm, in 2002. Earlier roles included Managing Director positions at The CIT Group, AT&T Capital Corporation, and Salomon Brothers, and he holds a B.A. from Trinity College.

Rob Murphy is a managing director in Accenture's Health and Public Service practice and serves as the North America payer lead for its healthcare practice. He has spent a 30-year career at Accenture working with commercial insurers and Blue Cross Blue Shield organizations on performance improvement transformations, with recent focus on Medicare and Medicaid organizations, post-merger integration, and technology-driven cost transformations. He holds a master's degree in healthcare science and an MBA, both from the University of Florida.

Russ Thomas is the CEO of Availity, a health information network company serving physician practices, hospitals and health plans, having previously served as its president and COO from 2008 before becoming CEO in March 2012. Earlier, he was CEO of Gold Standard, a drug information and clinical knowledge company, which he sold to Reed Elsevier in 2006, remaining there as a senior executive in its clinical information business until 2008.

Ryan Johnson is Chief Product Officer at CallRail, with 17 years of product development leadership experience across early-stage startups and Fortune 100 companies. He previously led development of AI/ML products at Banjo (now MiiM) and was part of the management team that grew Vitrue into a SaaS platform acquired by Oracle for over $330M. He holds a BA in Economics and Management from Albion College and an eMBA in Executive Management from Colorado Technical University.

Stacy Allaster is the Chief Executive, Professional Tennis at the United States Tennis Association, where she sets strategy for the USTA's pro tennis division, including the US Open and related events. She previously served as Chairman & CEO of the Women's Tennis Association and as VP of Sales & Marketing at Tennis Canada. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Physical Education from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from the Ivey School of Business.

Travis Priest is an entrepreneur serving as Entrepreneur in Residence at Vocap Partners, a firm that has worked with him for over a decade and backed two of his businesses. He previously served as CTO at Bridgevine and CEO at Sundrop Mobile, and has founded multiple companies whose products led to acquisitions by Symantec, Mercury Payment Systems, Vantiv, and Updater. He holds three fintech patents and currently consults with Series A and B funded companies on technology, data, product, marketing, and operations while incubating new startups.

William Lee is an Associate at Vocap based in the firm's Atlanta office. Before Vocap, he worked in investment banking at Stephens, Inc., focusing on the Business Services and Specialty Finance teams and advising on M&A and debt and equity capital raising, and previously interned at Goldman Sachs. He holds a dual B.S. in Accounting and Finance from the University of Alabama.