Meet the Team — MeetCait.com

Christina Coyle

Founder & CEO, Amp11

Christina has spent more than two decades at the intersection of frontline work, talent and workforce technology, with experience spanning organizations including Walmart, McDonald’s, Korn Ferry and Paradox.

Her work with McDonald’s franchisees, including leading the design, build and rollout of McHire alongside Paradox and the McDonald’s Owner/Operator organization, showed her what happens when technology truly removes friction from a restaurant manager’s day.

It also led her to the problem she couldn’t stop thinking about:

What happens after someone gets hired?

Cait grew from the belief that retention is the next recruiting — and that supporting the manager running the shift is one of the most powerful places to start.

Marc Chesley

Founding Advisor

Marc has advised Amp11 from its earliest stage, bringing deep experience across technology, product development, company building and scale. He currently serves as COO of Fuse Ventures and as a Partner, General Counsel and Investment Committee Member at Connected Capital, where he works across operations, strategic scaling, governance and investment.

He previously served as COO of Paradox, where he led product, engineering and global operations as the AI recruiting platform grew significantly before its acquisition by Workday in 2025. Earlier in his career, Marc held senior leadership roles at OfferPad and Infusionsoft, helping scale high-growth technology businesses.

At Amp11, Marc brings the perspective of someone who understands both how to build transformative technology and how to turn it into a durable company.

Jason Taliaferro

Advisory Board Chair

Jason chairs Amp11’s Advisory Board, bringing three decades of restaurant operating experience to company strategy, product development and customer insight.

He began his career as a dishwasher and ultimately rose to senior operating leadership, overseeing large restaurant portfolios and thousands of team members across brands including LongHorn Steakhouse, Raising Cane’s and Chicken Guy. Today, through Ground Truth Company, he advises restaurant operators on culture, standards, training and execution.

At Amp11, Jason’s role is simple but essential: help ensure Cait stays honest to the realities of the restaurant floor.

Toni Ronayne

Fractional Chief Strategy Officer

Toni serves as a strategic partner to the Founder & CEO across company strategy, operating priorities, organizational design, partnerships and growth, helping translate Amp11’s vision into the capabilities and structure needed to scale.

As Founder of The C Society, Toni brings deep experience across restaurant operations, franchising and brand transformation. Most recently, she served as Brand President of Perkins American Food Co., leading the brand through a significant transformation, and previously held leadership roles with Little Caesars, Freshii and Starbucks.

At Amp11, Toni helps ensure the company is building not only a compelling product, but the strategy and operating foundation to support it.

Kyle Tuffentsamer

Technical Lead

Kyle owns the technical foundation behind Cait, including AI architecture, cloud infrastructure, security, and engineering governance. As Amp11’s Technical Lead, he turns product goals into secure, scalable systems and sets the standards for how the platform is designed, developed, and delivered. He guides the engineering team, reviews technical work, and remains directly involved where AI, security, infrastructure, and architectural decisions matter most.

Kyle holds a Master of Science in Computer Science with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence. His career spans software engineering, Identity and Access Management, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise security. He is the final point of technical accountability for Cait.

Gina Seguiti

Fractional Chief of Staff

Gina supports the Founder & CEO and leadership team across strategic priorities, operating cadence, cross-functional execution and accountability as Amp11 moves from product development through deployment and growth.

She brings more than 15 years of experience developing growth strategies for restaurant, hospitality and consumer brands, including work with Disney and Nike. Gina holds a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she published a case study focused on scaling an emerging restaurant concept.

At Amp11, she helps turn priorities into coordinated action across the business.

Eleni Gates

Fractional Marketing & Communications Lead

Eleni leads marketing, communications and market-facing storytelling for Amp11 and Cait, helping translate the company’s product vision into clear positioning, industry visibility, thought leadership and go-to-market activation.

An award-winning strategic communications leader, she has led brand and corporate communications for restaurant companies including First Watch Restaurants and Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, with experience spanning executive communications, public relations, brand strategy and crisis communications.

Eleni also serves on the national advisory board for WTWH Media’s Women in Restaurant Leadership.

Scott Williams

Fractional Sales Lead

Scott leads early commercial development for Cait, with a focus on building relationships with restaurant operators, developing the customer pipeline and helping establish a repeatable sales motion as Cait enters the market.

With deep experience across hospitality, restaurants and executive recruiting, Scott brings both an operator’s perspective and a strong understanding of the leadership challenges facing multi-unit restaurant organizations.

At Amp11, he helps connect Cait with operators who see the opportunity to better support managers, strengthen teams and improve execution across the field.

Mason Baker

Associate AI Product Engineer

Mason works across applied AI, product engineering and user experience to help translate real restaurant operating needs into technology that works in the flow of the shift.

His connection to the industry started on the restaurant floor, where he worked as a server and bartender before moving into recruiting and talent-focused work. That combination gives him perspective on both the frontline experience and the workforce challenges restaurant operators are working to solve.

At Amp11, Mason helps keep Cait grounded in the realities of the people who will actually use her.