James Goodman is a veteran technologist, entrepreneur, and executive with over three decades of experience across multiple industries including ticketing, alcohol/beverage retail, asset management, and large-scale transactional systems. Known for his unique ability to bridge technical execution with strategic business development, James has held leadership roles at companies ranging from startups to giants, building and running teams, with a demonstrated ability to work under pressure, on time and on budget.
James has founded and scaled numerous ventures, including Bevz (acquired), a transformative SaaS platform for the convenience store sector with strategic partnerships spanning Anheuser-Busch to Southern Glazer’s. pioneering mobile applications like Cor.kz (acquired) and Thirst, and co-founded MyAssets to manage non-traditional asset classes for high-net-worth individuals. He got his start building giants such as Ticketmaster Online, Tickets.com, and at The Walt Disney Company.
James’s deep domain expertise lies in building robust transactional infrastructures, product strategy, startup operations, and cross-disciplinary team leadership. A trusted advisor to a variety of early-stage companies, he also mentors at accelerators like the Preccelerator and UCLA’s Lowell Milken Institute. With a career that spans corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors, he is driven by a passion for scalable impact and thoughtful innovation.
James has founded and scaled numerous ventures, including Bevz (acquired), a transformative SaaS platform for the convenience store sector with strategic partnerships spanning Anheuser-Busch to Southern Glazer’s. pioneering mobile applications like Cor.kz (acquired) and Thirst, and co-founded MyAssets to manage non-traditional asset classes for high-net-worth individuals. He got his start building giants such as Ticketmaster Online, Tickets.com, and at The Walt Disney Company.
James’s deep domain expertise lies in building robust transactional infrastructures, product strategy, startup operations, and cross-disciplinary team leadership. A trusted advisor to a variety of early-stage companies, he also mentors at accelerators like the Preccelerator and UCLA’s Lowell Milken Institute. With a career that spans corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors, he is driven by a passion for scalable impact and thoughtful innovation.