Uncaged Show

Kivanc “Kiki” Dikmen, is the Co-Founder and CEO of GETCHOICE!, a Houston-based technology and energy company that manages more than $5 billion in annual utility spend for large organizations across the country. Originally from Izmir, Türkiye, Kiki came to the U.S. as a student-athlete and went on to become a serial entrepreneur. Today, he works at the intersection of energy, technology, AI and enterprise finance.

Greg Mondshein is the Cofounder & Managing Partner, of SourceCode Communications, the global technology communications agency where brands grow.His strengths are first and foremost building strong client relationships. Greg has a deep understanding of integrated communications strategies and how they apply to delivering business value. His understanding of people enables him to deliver honest and effective account service, build great teams and win business.

Stacy Stewart is the founder of TrueAnchor Group, a fractional executive leadership company that supports organizations navigating complex enterprise transformation by establishing governance structures, decision architecture, and execution systems that translate strategy into measurable results. With more than 15 years of leadership across large-scale commercial, operational, and technology initiatives, Stacy has guided Fortune 500 and mid-market companies through complex, cross-functional transformations. She specializes in connecting strategy, people, process, technology, data, and culture into a unified roadmap that drives sustainable growth and measurable outcomes. Stacy partners with C-suite executives to navigate ambiguity, align stakeholders, establish governance, and build the operating systems that enable strategy to survive contact with reality. Whether stabilizing stalled initiatives, designing multi-year transformation roadmaps, or accelerating organizational adoption, she helps leaders move from fragmented efforts to integrated outcomes.

Luis Miguel Saenz is the Chief Commercial Officer of Casa Buena Distribution, a privately held group built to consolidate regional Hispanic food distributors into a single national platform.He's focused on a market he loves and knows deeply: Hispanic CPG and food distribution. His work sits at the intersection of commercial growth, route-to-market strategy, DSD, retail, and the partnerships that turn strong products into sustainable businesses.Throughout his career, Luis Miguel has led teams of 400+, managed businesses exceeding $1B in revenue, expanded distribution across markets, restructured complex sales organizations, and helped turn underperforming businesses into profitable growth engines. From Goya Foods and Bimbo Bakeries USA to Borden Dairy and Mars, he has learned that sustainable growth rarely comes from one big move. It comes from having the right strategy, the right systems, and the right people executing together.

Scott Turner is a Healthcare Revenue Executive with more than two decades of experience driving margin expansion and market scale across specialty pharmacy, health systems, and health tech. His career is defined by building high-trust C-suite partnerships, commanding complex multi-year sales cycles, and securing $1.44B+ in lifetime revenue alongside $338M in incremental growth. Backed by an Executive MBA from Washington University in St. Louis (OlinBusiness School), he specializes in transforming financial performance for both mature enterprises and high-growth startups.Now leading the Specialty Distribution Clinic Sales organization for Morris & Dickson, with $250M in revenue. Commercial Partnerships and Health System Scale are the cornerstones of his recent work, most notably as VP of Commercial Partnerships at Shields Health Solutions. There, Scott architected a landmark 5-year partnership delivering $125M in accretive margin impact for a major non-profit health system. Throughout his career,he has consistently catalyzed double- and triple-digit growth—scaling portfolios from $8.9M to $40M at Daugherty, expanding footprints from $1.1M to $20M at Hicuity, and driving GE Healthcare annual business from $40M to $95M while landing a massive $234M clinical engineering program.Strategic Value and a "Go-Giver" Network drive Scott’s approach to enterprise strategy, whether he is navigating a complex health system turnaround or connecting with industry leaders out on the golf course. He is deeply passionate about transforming health system financial performance, directing matrixed teams, and building lasting relationships grounded in transparency and measurable value. Health System leaders can contact Scott directlyfor a complimentary discovery session.

Michael O'Driscoll serves as President and Chief Operating Officer at HomeFront Brands — a multi-brand home services franchise platform where he has scaled the portfolio from 1 to 6 acquired brands, grown system-wide revenue integrated 6 formerly founder-owned businesses into a unified, scalable platform of 300+ franchisees across 900+ locations in 2 countries. Michael is a Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) with an MBA in International Franchise Strategy. He has operated across home services, logistics, distribution, retail trade, business lending and consumer services — giving him the cross-sector pattern recognition that makes an Operating Partner effective across a diverse portfolio.

Chidu Nachiappan is the VP of Sales EMEA at VertiGIS, a global software and solutions company that builds enterprise geospatial mapping and location intelligence tools.Skilled in key account management, solution selling, business development, people management, negotiating global contracts, brand building & maintaining healthy strategic partner community with key global partners. We spoke with Chidu about this and about ConnectMaster, a software created to plan, document and operate telecommunications networks — with full transparency, smarter design, and lower costs.

The UNCAGED Show was at the Adweek and we were able to gather an amazing panel of specialists.Francois-Xavier Reodo (FX), Chief Marketing Officer at EY- ParthenonDoug Zarkin , Chief Marketing Officer at Driven Brands Inc. Michael Harrison , Chief Executive Officer Winterberry GroupLauren Pattani , AIA Transformation Lead at PfizerModerated by Bant Breen , CEO of Qnary and host of the UNCAGED show.In this episode, industry experts discuss the evolving landscape of advertising, the impact of AI, and the importance of aligning tools with meaningful work. They share insights on transforming business practices and navigating technological fatigue. In this panel, industry experts explore the evolving landscape of marketing, the role of AI, creator economy, and the importance of authenticity and strategic creativity in modern advertising.

Jeff Schwarcz is the Managing Director and Private Capital U.S. Leader at Alvarez & Marsal, a leading global professional services firm dedicated to helping organizations tackle their most complex business issues, maximize stakeholder value, and deliver sustainable change.

Carsten Sudhoff is a Creator of Structured Networking and SPIEGEL Bestselling Author of the book 'No One Wins Alone'.His career has taken him across eight countries and three continents, spanning banking, the automotive industry, the World Economic Forum, career consulting, and entrepreneurship. As Chief Human Resources Officer at the World Economic Forum, Carsten collaborated with global leaders from business, government, academia, and civil society, contributing to the Think Tank on New Models of Leadership.It was there that one belief became impossible to ignore: The greatest opportunities rarely come from what you know. They come from who you bring together. That belief became the foundation of his work.Over the past decade, Carsten has helped more than 12.000 professionals and organizations turn relationships into measurable business value as the founder of CircularSociety and creator of the Structured Networking Method.He believes networking is no longer a soft skill. It is one of the most important business skills of the future because it helps people:• Turn conversations into opportunities.• Accelerate business growth.• Build strategic partnerships.• Advance their careers.• Increase their influence.• Create ecosystems that generate long-term value.• Walk into any room with confidence and purpose.