Innovation Excellence Awards 2026
CIO Bulletin
| Company | Management | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mongoose mongooseagency.com |
Chris O'Donoghue, Global CEO |
Mongoose is a global sports and entertainment marketing agency that turns cultural moments into meaningful brand growth. Blending creativity, commercial strategy, and human insight, Mongoose builds authentic partnerships, drives measurable impact, and creates campaigns that connect deeply and deliver real business results. |
| 3R Strategy 3r-strategy.com |
Rameez Kaleem, Founder & Director |
3R Strategy helps organizations build trust through fair, transparent, and future-ready reward strategies. Combining deep expertise with human-centered leadership, the firm transforms complex pay structures into clear, equitable frameworks that strengthen culture, inspire performance, and attract and retain top talent. |
| Avicenna Clinic www.avicenna-klinik.com |
Dr. med. Munther Sabarini, Founder & Spine Surgeon |
Avicenna Clinic is a global leader in spine care, redefining recovery through minimally invasive, precision-driven treatments. With 35 years of international expertise, multilingual patient support, and compassionate, personalized care, it transforms lives, restores mobility, and sets new standards in innovative spinal health. |
| Vee-Vee LLC www.vee-vee.com |
Dr. Victoria “Vee-Vee” Garcia, Founder |
Vee-Vee LLC, led by Dr. Victoria “Vee-Vee” Garcia, is the home of The Brand Doctor™, a premier strategic authority architecture firm redefining executive branding through trauma-informed diagnostics and identity-led innovation. It transforms CEOs and founders into resilient, future-proof authorities with brands that command influence, withstand disruption, and scale with psychological precision. |
| Digital Wealth Partners www.digitalwealthpartners.net |
Erin Friez, President & Chairman |
Digital Wealth Partners is a pioneering digital asset advisory firm delivering institutional-grade strategies, multi-generational wealth planning, and rigorous risk management. It empowers high-net-worth investors with innovative, structured, and secure approaches that integrate blockchain, governance, and legacy for enduring financial impact. |
| Alexium International www.alexiuminternational.com |
Billy Blackburn, CEO |
Alexium International transforms material science through patent-protected innovations, sustainable microencapsulation, and agile R&D. By blending performance, safety, and environmental responsibility, it delivers next-generation thermal and flame-retardant solutions that empower industries worldwide to create smarter, cleaner, and future-ready products. |
| Path Forward Consulting www.pathforward2impact.com |
Allison V. Manswell, Founder & CEO |
Path Forward Consulting empowers organizations to master the human side of AI and transformation. Through behavioral diagnostics, leadership readiness, and customized change strategies, it turns complexity into clarity, enabling sustainable adoption, resilient teams, and measurable impact across industries worldwide. |
| INSPHERE insphereltd.com |
Ben Adeline CEO |
INSPHERE develops intelligent metrology and automation solutions that bring real-time precision into the heart of manufacturing. By combining advanced sensor technology, adaptive robot control, and data-driven insight, INSPHERE empowers smart factories to operate with greater accuracy, efficiency, and confidence. |
| Cytracom www.cytracom.com |
Zane Conkle, Co-Founder & CEO |
Cytracom empowers small and midsized businesses with secure, cloud-based communication and cybersecurity solutions built for real-world demands. By combining reliable voice technology, zero-trust security, and MSP-focused support, Cytracom helps organizations stay connected, protected, and confidently positioned for growth. |
| Kazmarek Technology Solutions, Inc. www.kazmarek.com |
Danny Kazmarek, President & CEO |
Kazmarek Technology Solutions, Inc. is the IT partner businesses trust when they simply want technology to work. With responsive support, strong cybersecurity, and practical cloud solutions, KTS removes daily tech stress, so teams can stay focused, productive, and confident about the future. |
| Prescient Security prescientsecurity.com |
Fabrice Mouret, Co-Founder & CEO |
Prescient Security partners with organizations worldwide to strengthen cybersecurity, simplify compliance, and build lasting resilience. Blending deep regulatory expertise with practical, risk-based strategies, Prescient helps businesses protect trust, meet global standards, and move forward with confidence in an evolving digital landscape. |
| ForceBrands forcebrands.com |
Rob Ganjon, CEO |
ForceBrands helps consumer brands find the people who truly move the needle. More than recruiters, they’re growth partners, connecting vision-driven companies with leaders who fit the culture, elevate performance, and build brands that last in fast-changing markets. |
| South Street & Co. southstreetmarketing.com |
Kaitlyn Study, Owner & CEO |
South Street & Co. helps service-based businesses tell their stories beautifully and strategically. Blending refined design with smart digital marketing, the agency turns passion into presence, visibility into growth, and brands into memorable experiences that connect, convert, and confidently stand apart. |
| HallPass Media hallpassnetwork.com |
Albert Hall, President |
HallPass Media is a full service sports and entertainment marketing agency that blends strategy, creativity, live event execution, and digital innovation to build powerful brand experiences. With nearly two decades of expertise, it transforms ideas into measurable growth and lasting audience impact. |
| Binary Pulse www.binarypulse.com |
Drew Mehl, Creative Director |
Binary Pulse is a specialized content marketing firm that helps technology companies turn complex innovations into clear, compelling stories. By blending strategic insight with creative precision, it equips brands to educate buyers, empower sales teams, and accelerate growth through purposeful, results driven communication. |
| Electric electric.ai |
Ryan Denehy, CEO |
Electric is redefining IT for small and medium sized businesses through a powerful, all in one platform that unifies security, device management, and employee lifecycle automation. By replacing outdated service models with intelligent, transparent systems, it gives growing companies complete control, stronger protection, and the freedom to scale with confidence. |
| OneReach.ai onereach.ai |
Robb Wilson, Founder & CEO |
OneReach.ai is the pioneer behind the world’s first complete AI Agent Runtime Environment, empowering organizations to design, orchestrate, and scale Intelligent Digital Workers. Its human centered architecture transforms enterprise complexity into seamless, actionable intelligence that expands human potential and accelerates meaningful innovation. |
| Gorilla Logic gorillalogic.com |
Drew Naukam, CEO |
Gorilla Logic is an AI accelerated engineering partner that transforms how enterprises build, modernize, and scale digital platforms. Through Construct™, its proven framework of intelligent workflows and modular AI agents, the company delivers faster innovation, measurable outcomes, and lasting engineering excellence. |
| Castlight Health www.castlighthealth.com |
Jonathan Porter, CEO |
Castlight Health makes healthcare easier to understand and easier to use. By blending smart technology with real human support, the company helps employees make confident care decisions while enabling employers to simplify benefits, boost engagement, and reduce unnecessary costs. |
| Synergy Codes www.synergycodes.com |
Maciej Teska, CEO |
Synergy Codes helps SaaS companies turn complex data into clear, intuitive product experiences. Blending thoughtful design with deep engineering expertise, the team builds powerful, scalable visual systems that improve usability, accelerate growth, and make sophisticated analytics effortless to understand and use. |
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