With a passion for the intersection of business and technology, Colin has spent his career helping early stage start-ups create their go-to market strategy and successfully scale their business. Most recently, Colin helped enterprise SaaS provider Egnyte reach over $150M in revenue and position themselves for an IPO in 2022. He was born and raised on the SF Peninsula in the heart of Silicon Valley, earned his Bachelor’s at the University of Arizona, and now resides in Scottsdale, AZ with his wife Savannah and their new puppy Deebo.

Driven by a love for interactive design, Jason has helped form the visual identity of multiple startups in the pet, tech, and blockchain spaces. He is an ex-Facebook Marketing employee and one of the founding members of Pawtocol. He lives in Phoenix, AZ with his wife Brianna, their 2 daughters Mia and Ayla, their dog Eliot, and their very saucy cat WayWay.

A former journalist at People Magazine and Huffington Post, as well as a consultant for public relations agencies and brands such as Sotheby’s, Michael understands how to craft a brand language. A founding team member, Michael is key to the success of bringing Pawtocol to the media and its product offerings to mass adoption. He’s always on the lookout for what’s new, now and next in pop culture, and if there is a word that describes him best it’s tenacious.

An accomplished entrepreneur in the NFT & Crypto space with a passion for creating unique marketing strategies that help scale early-stage businesses. Andrew has strong knowledge in the Web3 space with smart contact coding experience and has been the creative director behind various large brand campaigns. While using content creators that he manages with a combined following of 100 million across all platforms.

Marlina is applying her skill set in team training and education to the pet community. She has experience leading training teams in education and sales for over 6 years and has a deep passion for bringing people together for the greater good. Living by her motto “adopt, don’t shop”, Marlina and her husband Chris have two furry family members: Toto, a Silky Terrier, and Ranger, a German Shepard Mix. Both were rescued from 501(c) non-profits.

As the former CTO of Pawtocol he developed some of the core technology that serves as the foundation of the Pawtocol Platform. We are thrilled to have Rob continue on as a consultant and be a part of Advisory Board as well. His wealth of knowledge in the blockchain space will be invaluable as the Pawtocol platform continues to scale . In addition to this role, Mr. Hitchens will continue writing and speaking about the blockchain space, and continue advising other influential companies, such as Solidified.io, which he co-founded.

A serial entrepreneur with a proven track record of success, Karim was the visionary behind Pawtocol. His initial idea to give pets a home on the blockchain was met with quite a bit of pushpack, even called “crazy” at one point. For Karim, that only added more fuel to his fire as he knew there was an incredible opportunity to use blockchain technology to improve the quality of life for pets. Although he credits his team with the company's growth, it was his leadership that guided Pawtocol to a successful acquisition by New Wave Holdings. Moving forward, as the company’s Chief Consultant, Karim will help the team scale and grow the Pawtocol platform into a globally recognized brand that positively disrupts the future of the pet industry.