Anthony Guarascio grew up within his family’s plumbing company, being groomed to take over since he was a child. He attended college at Florida Gulf Coast University. In Anthony’s early years his father, after suffering a severe car accident, became addicted to prescription opioids. Sadly, this addiction destroyed the family business. At a young age, Anthony had to step up to take care of his family, which resulted in the creation of several companies. His now wife was very interested in photography and so Anthony started Wanderlust Photography, which has now become a national real estate photography company. However, growing up seeing what an opioid addiction can do to a business and a family, Anthony’s heart had always been intent on circling back to address the problem head on. 

Leveraging his experience in his other enterprises, he eventually found his way into medical technologies, hopeful to prevent future families from enduring similar experiences that he endured. After looking at many potential solutions to the epidemic, Anthony identified what he believed was the heart of the problem, and invented a solution to help fix the problem at its source. He then co-founded Spyglass with Richard Ribellino to market and deploy their solution world wide. 

Anthony resides in Naples Fl with his wife, and their two Goldendoodle Puppies. 

Jim was born in Brooklyn, New York. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame in 1988. After graduating from Notre Dame, Jim worked for the public accounting firm of Ernst & Young and obtained his New York CPA license. He started the internal audit department for Datascope, a global publicly traded medical device manufacturer, and is a skilled forensic auditor. He then went on to receive his JD from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2000 where he graduated cum laude. Jim’s experience also includes work in executive positions with the global investment firm of KKR as well as DHL Supply Chain. 

Rick’s aspiration as a child was to own the corner pharmacy. This affinity for a highly personal touch in pharmaceutical services has guided him for the last 30 years. After college, Rick managed a Walgreens retail pharmacy and the Long-Term Care Division of Griffith Drug Company. His experience led him to co-found and serve for nine years as Vice-President of Operations and three years as CEO of Care Pharmaceutical Services. The company attracted the attention of national investors and was sold during Rick’s tenure. He continued his leadership role for an additional seven years.

His entrepreneurial spirit caused him to consider a new kind of pharmaceutical services model, but it was a sense of purpose, a passion for customer service and a belief in highly automated systems that led Rick to found In Touch Pharmaceuticals in 2004.  Rick started the company with not one customer. Since the company’s founding, In Touch Pharmaceuticals has experienced exponential, systematic growth to include 27 staff pharmacists and over 156 employees. The company has developed industry-leading pharmaceutical services solutions that mirror Rick’s initial vision for highly personalized, automated systems that reduce error and waste and increase profitability for its many customers.

Cynthia began her career as an attorney and public affairs consultant to help clients succeed in land development, land use contracts, land management, real estate development, environmental permitting and administrative approvals for national, state and local projects. Having more than 14 years of experience in these arenas, Cynthia was recruited and appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to serve as the Secretary of Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the Secretary of the Department of Management Services. During this time Cynthia’s was tasked with implementing two gargantuan online programs where she was successful in passing legislation and negotiating contracts to initiate People First and My Florida Marketplace.

She also created integrated online licensing and phone systems to help implement and execute these programs. In the midst of these priority-driven projects, Cynthia was running daily state agency functions, managing multi-million dollar budgets for each agency as well as thousands of staff members. Cynthia incorporated Cynergy in 2003. She has been successfully gaining clients based on her vast expertise and her ongoing and growing relationships with both the executive and the legislative branches of government. She is a Florida Bar Attorney, Florida Real Estate Agent, Florida Real Estate Broker, and was licensed Legal Insurance Agent with Florida Department of Financial Services.

Most recently, Lauren Whritenour was highlighted as one of the top 30 under 30 rising stars in Florida politics. Lauren graduated Florida State University’s in 2014 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in English and Political Science. She married her husband, Jeff Whritenour, in November 2018. They have two children together Parker & Hailey Mae. 

Lauren has been active in political events, fund raising and surrounded by the legislative process for more than 10 years. She’s worked on campaigns for high profile candidates. 

In 2015, she officially joined Cynergy in a fulltime capacity and wears many hats for this forward-thinking organization. During committee weeks and legislative session, Lauren on top of lobbying key client issues, she manages office staff, handles legislative tracking and meeting logistics, client meetings and event planning, legislative calendars, legislative data tracking systems and client reporting for the firm. 

Lauren has worked on legislative and rulemaking issues concerning subject areas like: pari-mutuel wagering, online procurements, water issues, trade secrets for business entities, rule-making for assisted living facilities, health care/Medicaid and licensing with the executive branch. During the off-session months, Lauren works on state agency and executive branch issues to make sure they align with client goals.