Jon Alain Guzik

About

Achievements

- Founder, next-gen microgrid EV charging and services company, Charge Collective (ChargeCollective.com)

- Founder and Strategic Advisor, Electric Vehicle subscription platform, Borrow (joinborrow.com)

- Strategic Advisor and angel investor.

- Consults, advises and invests with a focus on consumer, M&A and growth strategies in the automotive, EV, lifestyle services and media spaces.

- Focused on solutions around ownership, asset management, digital services for the electric vehicle ecosystem and scaling EV services and renewable infrastructure charging.

- Longtime journalist, publisher and media personality in the lifestyle and automotive industries.

Describe the most impressive thing you've done.

Skills

Fashion Automotive Experiential Marketing Consumer Internet Product Marketing Retail Consumer Internet Branding Content Strategy Connected Car Renewable Energy Markets Infrastructure

Locations

Los Angeles

Experience

aBlogtoWatch

Advisor

Panjo

Business Development 2015 (4 months)

Worked with executive team on business development and MarComm for Panjo, a peer to peer marketplace for auto, sport, and hobby enthusiasts.

Exit

PasioMedia

Founder, Founder 2013 - Present (over 13 years)

Founder/CEO at PasioMeida a new-media portal who's main sites, RideApart and DriveApart, are men's lifestyle sites with a focus on automotive and powersports. Run BD, MarComm... more

Exit

DriverSide

Director, Content and Marketing 2007 - 2012 (about 4 years)

Employee number four. Provided strategic oversight on all editorial, communications and marketing aspects of DriverSide. Was responsible for developing content and marketing... more

Yahoo

Managing Editor, Yahoo! Autos 2004 - 2007 (about 3 years)

Worked with Yahoo's marketing and communications teams to create the editorial structure for the Yahoo! Autos vertical. Helped to scale the original and branded content for... more

Desitjo

Founder

Charge Collective

Founder 2021 - Present (over 4 years)

Founded the company. Provides strategic and executive oversight on technology, marketing, communications and product aspects. Fomented strategy for Charge Collective's GTM... more

Borrow

Founder/CTO 2016 - 2022 (over 6 years)

Provides strategic and executive oversight on technology, marketing, communications and product aspects including next generation of connected electric cars. Fomented strategy... more

Founder

PasioMedia, Desitjo

Employee

Panjo, Yahoo, DriverSide, Borrow, Charge Collective

Advisor

aBlogtoWatch

Projects

JoinBorrow.com

Short term automotive subscription platform.

Short term automotive subscription platform for static 3, 6 or 9 month inclusive terms for an all-electric vehicle. Now live and leasing in the Los Angeles Market.

Education

Q&A

If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?

I'd be scaling my triple bottom line VC fund, Willow Glen Ventures and focus on media, connected car/automotive, lifestyle, fashion, AI and SaaS spaces.

What words of advice would you give your younger self?

Work harder. Get Smarter.

Jon Alain Guzik

Impact entrepreneur and consultant focused on renewables, electrified transportation and the intersection of mobility, fintech, digital services and lifestyle.