
* E&Y Entrepreneur of the Yr, Rocky Mtn Rgn * Founder, CEO eBags; $1.65B bags sold * LinkedIn Top Voice for 20+ tech articles * Co-founder, CEO of Iterate.ai Iterate awards: ☆ Best Workplaces for Innovators 2024: AI and Robotics, Iterate.ai, Fast Company 2024 ☆ Technology of the Year Awards: AI and machine learning: Models, Iterate.ai InfoWorld 2024 ☆ Best in Business for AI and Data, Iterate.ai, Inc. Magazine 2023, 2024 ☆ Company of the Year, Iterate.ai, Colorado Technology Association, 2025 ☆ CEO of the Year, Iterate.ai, Colorado Technology Association, 2025 * Lifetime Achvmt Award | CO Tech Assoc. eBags Awards * Dirct Mktng Assoc Website of Yr, eBags: 2001, 02, 04, 06, 07, 08 My current mission is to empower action-oriented executives with AI. My company, Iterate.ai, built Interplay, a patented low-code AI platform that enables enterprises to rapidly build and deploy AI solutions across the entire Generative AI stack—from infrastructure to models to applications—even on resource-constrained edge devices and securely behind firewalls. Trusted by tech leaders like IBM, Intel, and PureSoft, as well as enterprises like Ulta Beauty and MUFG (Japan’s largest bank), Iterate unlocks AI opportunities at every level. From custom AI development to ready-to-use applications like Generate—all built on Interplay—Iterate scales through a recurring software licensing model that drives high gross margins. With its ability to build and deploy networks of AI agents, Iterate.ai is uniquely positioned to lead the next wave of Agentic AI. Iterate.ai: Founded: 2013 AI Focus: Iterate.ai — February 2015 Funding: $3 million up to 2023, $7 million more in late 2024-5 (primarily angel investors) -- We are very capital-efficient and inventive Employees and Contractors: 109, mostly engineers (as of Mar 2025) Primary Offices: San Jose, CA and Denver, CO As the co-founder and CEO of Iterate.ai, my team of innovators and creators help enterprises accelerate AI adoption and digital transformation. Thanks to my 25+ years of experience in online retail and e-commerce, I have a deep understanding of the needs and challenges of customers and businesses in the digital age. Since 2015, we've been solving challenges by applying AI.
coloradotechnology.org
colorado.edu
samsonite.com
aiexplored.ai
6pm.com
ebags.com
Littleton, Colorado, United States
Co-founder, CEO
Iterate.ai
• www.linkedin.com/company/iterateai
• Full-time
Nov 2013 - Present
Colorado, United States
Team Member
AI Explored
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Jun 2024 - Present
Board Member
Colorado Technology Association
• www.linkedin.com/company/colorado-technology-association
• Part-time
Jan 2022 - Present
Colorado, United States
Co-founder, CEO, Chairman
eBags.com (acquired by Samsonite)
• www.linkedin.com/company/ebags
May 1998 - Apr 2017
Greenwood Village, CO
Advisor; Investor ... many startups
Runa Inc. (acquired by Staples)
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• Self-employed
Sep 2010 - Mar 2017
San Francisco Bay Area
Board Member
Colorado Technology Association
• www.linkedin.com/company/colorado-technology-association
• Part-time
Aug 2000 - Apr 2010
Denver, Colorado, United States