Dynamic Fintech entrepreneur who focuses on the big picture in identifying opportunities for new solutions. For over three decades as an executive, Mr. Barbella developed solutions that promoted the rapid ascent of the Fintech industry.

Mr. Barbella is the President and CEO of Neighborli, Inc., a company he founded in 2022. Neighborli was conceived as Mr. Barbella observed the regulatory focus on fraud in Fintech.

There was very little that banks could do to defend against the varied fraud schemes that they experienced at an exponentially growing rate.

Working closely with financial institutions, Neighborli has developed a state-of-the-art shield that warns Fintech organizations of problem accounts before fraud is committed.

In addition to his entrepreneurial efforts in Fintech, Mr. Barbella has been involved in starting five companies that were tied to sports, lifestyle and recreation. Remedy Sports is his latest concept to address the vexing shortage of officials in youth sports.

As a member of several boards in his community, he has experienced the challenges associated with scheduling officials for league games and tournaments.

Barbella, a native of Philadelphia, graduated from Penn State University with a BS in Business and a Masters in Management.

Mr. Barbella resides in Plymouth, MN with his wife Suzanne. They have three children, Jack, Lindsey, and Lucy and a Golden Retriever named Willie.

Rob McKie is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of sales and operational leadership in the financial services industry. His focus on sales execution, operational efficiency and market strategy has led to outstanding results in all his executive roles.

After a successful 18-year career leading central sales operations at Wells Fargo, he was presented with an opportunity to lead sales and operations at startup Innovative Funding Services (IFS), which had been unprofitable for 2 years. After taking over leadership, Mr. McKie led the company to profitability within 120 days. McKie drove record growth while also leading strategic sales partnerships with Hyundai Corp, Chrysler, Avis, and Credit Karma. IFS was rebranded Tresl and sold in 2022 to The Savings Group.

McKie has successfully invested, advised, or led multiple startups in the fintech space over the last several years. In 2022 he was tapped to lead the expansion of Flagship Credit Acceptance into the direct lending space as Chief Direct Lending Officer.

Rob and his wife Christy have been married for 34 years, have three daughters Katie, Carrie and Kelly and split time between their home in Austin, TX and their cabin in Palmer Lake, CO.

Bob Cardenas is the Fractional Chief Technology Officer at Remedy Sports. A mobile-first builder and seasoned engineering leader, Bob guides product strategy and delivery while staying hands-on in the code. He brings a pragmatic, ship-every-week approach that keeps the platform reliable for officials and simple for partners to adopt.

Over a decades-long career, Bob has led engineering in highly regulated and data-heavy environments—most notably in financial services and payments—while also building consumer apps and marketplaces. He’s comfortable moving between executive decisions and implementation details: defining architecture, shaping roadmaps, and then rolling up his sleeves to unblock delivery across mobile and web. His toolbelt includes React Native for app development and modern web/back-end stacks, with CI/CD and observability baked in from day one.

Bob is known for modernizing SDLC and DevOps practices, mentoring teams, and establishing the guardrails that let small teams move fast without chaos. He has practical experience with security and compliance expectations (e.g., PCI-aware practices in fintech and HIPAA-aware workflows in healthcare) and uses AI-assisted development—always with human review—to shorten cycles while maintaining quality.

At Remedy Sports, Bob focuses on building a durable foundation for growth: clear technical strategy, clean data models, dependable releases, and a feedback loop with stakeholders. His goal is straightforward—turn real-world challenges faced by officials and organizers into trustworthy software that makes game management easier and the officiating experience better.ion

Lenny Fenster is a Chief Technology Officer in Microsoft’s Customer Experience & Success (CE&S) organization. In this role, Lenny leads a team of senior Subject Matter Experts across all six solutions areas – Apps, Infrastructure, Data and AI, Modern Work, Business Apps, Security, and Cross Delivery.

The Chief Technology Office (CTO) is responsible for ‘tech intensity’ for the organization. The team couples historical and current data with broad strategies from the product group and the sales organization into technical approaches to develop and land consistent technical delivery for the field.

This includes forecasting technology needs for IP, Offerings, and Skilling to help drive accelerated growth and support Microsoft’s customers’ operational health.

The CTO office serves as the advocate for the customer facing roles in the organization and is responsible for incubating new technology to help improve the speed and quality in which those roles work with customers.

Lenny is in his 25th year with Microsoft. Throughout his Microsoft career, Lenny has been fortunate to work with many amazing teams within Microsoft. Lenny’s work with teams like the Visual Studio product group and the patterns and practices team provided him with the experience to author the TFS/Project Server Connector and the book Effective Use of Microsoft Enterprise Library.

Lenny has a Masters Degree in Computer Science and lives with his wife in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania.

With over 20 years of experience in user experience and product design, Frankie is an accomplished Principal User Experience Architect renowned for successfully leading and delivering acclaimed products for esteemed clients including NBA, Starbucks, Cerner, NYPD, Target, Alaska Airlines, NFL, NASCAR, NBC, and the PGA Tour.

His expertise lies in product strategy and delivery, user-centered design processes, prototyping, design thinking, storytelling, and problem-solving skills.

He possesses a deep understanding of designing product ecosystems, generating innovative design concepts, formulating effective strategies, and leading cross-functional teams.

Throughout his career, Frankie has excelled in visionary and schedule-driven roles, assuming managerial responsibilities while also making valuable contributions as an individual designer.