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Our Companies

Our companies are wholly owned
subsidiaries of
XenoPsi Ventures
unless otherwise noted

professional services

our brands

Minority Ownership

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Our History

Our name is inspired from the Greek
meaning “Discovery of the
Unknown.”
Our journey to discover the unknown
began 25 years ago
when two
computer-obsessed high school
freshmen launched XenoPsi.

See how we have evolved:

1997

XenoPsi launches to bring
advanced
computer
programming onto the internet (Founders enter High School)

2005

Launch business consulting
discipline to
solve companies'
problem with technology (Founders graduate college)

2007

Launch political consulting
discipline with
a goal to infuse
digital into industry

2009

Launch marketing and
advertising discipline with
a goal
to infuse digital into industry

2014

Open New York City
headquarters with 30 full-time
team members from across
the globe

2018

XenoPsi doubles in size
with over 60 full-time team
members and opens fund for
XenoPsi Ventures

2022

XenoPsi transitions to separate
operating companies
funded by
XenoPsi Ventures - with an
aggregate of
over 90 full-time
team members

Our People

MichaelAaron Flicker

President and Founder

Randall Babb

Chief Financial Officer

Scott Powell

Chief Product Officer

Torie Johnson

Director of Technology

Sean Hunt

Managing Director, Wellow

Heather Cohen

Accounts Receivable

Hassan Rishi

Accounts Payable

Sherly Kedawen

Department Manager, Ventures

Jean Yu

IT Support Services

Jessica Wright

Executive Assistant Team Lead

By the Numbers

26 Years

84% 3 Year Growth

11 Equity Positions

14Countries with Employees

100+ Team Members

Connect With Us

New York

17 State Street, Suite 3320
New York, NY 10004

Connect with Us

212.235.4000
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MichaelAaron Flicker

President and Founder

Passionate about helping brands tackle their toughest business challenges, MichaelAaron excels at bringing innovative thinking to a variety of businesses, concentrating on start-up and challenger brands across a wide variety of sectors.

As a thought leader at the intersection of business consulting, advertising, and technology, MichaelAaron speaks at industry events and is regularly featured in publications such as Advertising Age, MediaPost, VentureBeat, and Chief Marketer.

MichaelAaron's approach to helping brands solve their business challenges originates from his radically independent and objective thinking, providing both theoretical and practical advice that efficiently and effectively gets to the heart of client needs. Rooted in XenoPsi's deep understanding of digital technology, his recommended solutions combine cutting-edge approaches with strategic business concepts that move KPIs and make a real impact.

As the steward of XenoPsi company culture, MichaelAaron is most passionate about nurturing talent and creating a thriving work environment. His goal is to ensure that XenoPsi is a great place to work and build a career. MichaelAaron holds a double degree in philosophy and political science from Boston College.

MichaelAaron has worked with many of the country's leading brands including Nike, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Chubb, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, ACE Insurance, Evan Williams Bourbon, and Hpnotiq Liqueur.

Salman Javed

Partner, Xenopsi Ventures

As Partner of XenoPsi Ventures, a digital brand incubator, Salman directs all elements of brand strategy, product development, brand launch, business operations, finance and customer experience.

In the last 3 years Salman has led or coordinated all elements of brand conceptualization and development, marketing and advertising for Wellow Socks. He led Wellow's pre-launch and launch activities including the sourcing, evaluation, contract negotiation and implementation of the global supply chain. He also manages on-going operations across all areas including the following

Manufacturing - several countries considered, China selected
International Shipping and US-based inventory management and pick-and-pack fulfillment
Finance, banking, compliance, tax and legal

In his years at XenoPsi, Salman has been involved in the company's growth by driving operations, technology, and expansion. His prior positions include Director of Programming and Digital Client Services and Director of Operations leading the finance, Human Resources, and technical services departments. His business and technology expertise includes organization scaling, project management, product development and corporate culture management.

Salman is passionate about ancient history and can often be found reading a good history book. Salman holds Bachelor Degrees in Computer Science and the Arts and a Master's in World History.

Salman managed businesses in different industries across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East and worked on projects for companies like Volvo, Canon, Maersk, Triumph Global, and Legistorm.