Where technology meets imagination

Len Pagon is the CEO of Robots & Pencils, a leading end-to-end product design and development firm. He brings decades of entrepreneurial and executive experience building and scaling high-performing professional services businesses.

Len also leads Next Sparc, a family office founded in 2009. Previously, he was Chairman, CEO, and founder of Brulant, which grew to become the third-largest privately held interactive agency in the U.S. before being acquired by Rosetta, where he served as Vice Chairman.

He has been recognized as Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year, featured in Crain’s Cleveland Business “40 Under 40” and “Who’s Who in Technology,” and was a three-time Inc. 500 winner. Len lives in NE Ohio with his wife, Kata, 3 sons and 2 grand children. He is obsessed with tennis and passionate about all thing Health and Wellness.

Nathan Carmon began his career at Procter & Gamble before taking on leadership roles at Ernst & Young and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, where he led business development and client delivery for Fortune 500 clients. In 2004, he joined Brulant as Partner and SVP, growing the financial services vertical to 30% of agency revenue and improving gross margin to 52%. He remained through the Brulant-Rosetta merger and continued to drive growth until 2011.


Nathan holds a BSCS and MBA from the University of Michigan. He’s a commercial pilot, certified flight instructor, World Ultracycling Association age group world record holder, and APBA National Champion. Outside of work, he enjoys cycling and spending time with his wife Tammy, his step-sons, daughter and son-in-law, and their grandkids.

Jeff is a proven technology leader with deep expertise in applied artificial intelligence, conversational systems, and modern digital experiences. He has built and scaled high-performing teams across global agencies, startups, and Fortune 100 enterprises, transforming emerging technologies into solutions adopted by millions over 20+ years. His leadership includes international expansion of the Amazon Alexa AI personal assistant, founding and growing Moonshot’s intelligent product capabilities, and driving enterprise Digital & AI innovation in commerce, content, and mobile at Razorfish for global brands. Known for translating complex challenges into enterprise-ready solutions, Jeff brings an entrepreneurial mindset and hands-on approach that consistently delivers measurable impact and accelerates digital transformation.

Scott Young leads strategic partnerships and growth initiatives at Robots & Pencils, bringing over 20 years of experience in technology consulting and sales leadership. He has held senior roles at Deloitte, EY, Publicis Sapient, and Zilker Technology, with a focus on scaling partner ecosystems and driving value through AI-first, cloud-native strategies. A longtime collaborator of CEO Leonard Pagon, Scott helped grow Brulant from 25 to 500 employees. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Allegheny College and dual graduate degrees – an MS in Computer Science and an MBA in Finance – from the University of Pittsburgh.

Tony provides financial acumen and organizational leadership through process improvements and strategic development to ensure the integrity, health, and growth of the organization. He has served in numerous different industries and in a variety of capacities including financial planning and analysis, audit, tax, compliance, and consulting over his 18 years of experience between public and private accounting.

Tony earned bachelor degrees in accounting and business law from Ohio University and is an active Certified Public Accountant. He is a member of the AICPA and is an active volunteer for various nonprofit groups including the Kidney Foundation.

Nicholas started his professional career serving in the United States Marine Corps. Ever since, he’s provided software and technical solutions across industries including education, manufacturing, finance, transportation, and marketing. Everything he does arises from a foundation that features a strong sense of self-discipline, calm and methodical communication, genuine motivation, and the ability to create clarity from ambiguity. This foundation has played a pivotal role in delivering valuable solutions that have driven efficiency and growth.


Nicholas is a people-focused leader who believes in understanding each member of the team, supporting their individual needs, and creating an environment to set them up for success. In doing this, he’s able to develop teams into cohesive groups that are empowered to freely think, communicate, and work together to solve any challenge.

Tyler began his career designing mission software used by NASA scientists on the Mars Exploration Rover, and has since crafted experiences for over 100 retail, financial services, and B2B clients. An eternal student and champion of the relationship between human behavior and technology, Tyler studied physics, programming and graphic design at Carnegie Mellon while earning a master’s in Human-Computer Interaction.

His methodical, research-driven approach continues to inform the design of award-winning, multi-channel experiences and business strategies that connect brands, human insights and technology.

Jansen Meyers brings over 25 years of experience helping growing businesses scale, modernize, and stay ahead of technology trends. As Senior Vice President of Operations at Robots & Pencils, he works alongside the executive team to strengthen internal operations, support client teams, and build the foundation that allows the company to deliver cutting-edge AI and digital solutions at speed.

At his core, Jansen is a people-first leader who believes that real success comes from supporting and developing others. He is passionate about mentoring team members and helping future leaders grow, creating an environment where people feel empowered to do their best work. For Jansen, great operations aren’t about adding rules—they’re about clearing the path so talented people can collaborate, innovate, and thrive without unnecessary obstacles.

His operating approach rests on a simple idea: complexity is easy, but true efficiency takes focus. Throughout his career, Jansen has focused on turning big-picture goals into clear, everyday execution—simplifying complicated processes so teams can spend less time fighting internal noise and more time bringing great ideas to life for clients.

Adrian Bird leads the Amazon Web Services partnership at Robots & Pencils. More than twenty years in partner sales leadership, at IBM and most recently inside AWS, built his understanding of why sellers choose to partner, and how partners earn it. He pairs AWS sellers with the engineers and strategists who do the work to deliver outstanding customer outcomes together.

Adrian is based in Dallas, where he walks his Husky daily whether or not the weather agrees. He skis when he can and follows Formula 1 closely, with a Ferrari allegiance that has cost him more Sunday mornings than he cares to total.

As Client Partner and Vertical Lead at Robots & Pencils, Brad helps clients modernize their digital products and unlock new value through world-class UX, scalable cloud architecture, and emerging AI capabilities. Drawing on 25+ years across startups and global consultancies, he brings a blend of creative leadership and business acumen to complex initiatives that draw from his experience across retail, consumer products, B2B, fintech, healthcare, and telecom.


Brad is passionate about translating customer insight into high-impact digital products, and about building collaborative teams that deliver meaningful, lasting value.

Inna Haddad is a Client Partner at Robots & Pencils, where she’s passionate about building trusted partnerships and driving organizational success. With a strong background in client-facing and technical roles, Inna advocates for always doing the right thing while ensuring teams and clients thrive.


Outside the office, she attends industry conferences like Plato Elevate, connects with peers across engineering leadership, and shares insights with her network. Inna’s commitment to empathy, integrity, and collaboration makes her an invaluable leader in client success.

Jason Lacy, SVP Client Partner at Robots & Pencils, leads the Education Vertical, partnering with higher education institutions, K-12 organizations, publishers, and EdTech companies to turn AI strategy into real-world outcomes. With nearly 30 years of experience spanning Learnosity, Unicon, and Accenture, Jason helps organizations move beyond AI experimentation to solve operational challenges, improve student success, modernize learner experiences, and accelerate product innovation. A frequent speaker on AI, digital transformation, and the future of education, he is passionate about helping organizations build practical, scalable solutions that create lasting impact.


Based in Chicago, Saul brings 30 years of experience building executive partnerships and driving growth at the intersection of transformational business impacts, innovative technologies, and intuitive user experiences at firms ranging from an ecommerce pioneer (Fry), A-List agencies (Razorfish and Isobar), a global system integrator (Cognizant), and startups (Moonshot).

As a Client Partner for Robots & Pencils, Saul helps clients turn AI investment into measurable, production-ready outcomes. He embraces an “owner” mindset in his daily mission to help clients move from AI experimentation to agentic AI that directly impact revenue growth, cost reduction, and improve customer experience.

Outside of work, he enjoys travel, time with family, and staying active snowboarding, open water swimming, and playing water polo.

With a passion for all things Talent and a background in multiple facets of talent management, including hybrid-distributed teams, it’s no surprise Lara leads the Talent Experience team at R&P. As one of the first talent-focused team members to join in 2014, she has played a key role in building and implementing programs focused on talent engagement and success. Lara brings expertise in new hire onboarding, total rewards, learning and development, internal communications, and policy enhancement.


You can often find Lara uncovering fun facts about team members, rallying support for her latest talent event idea, or trying to keep her dog—the unofficial Talent Experience intern—from interrupting Zoom calls. She leads with empathy, guiding and supporting her team while enabling Talent through influence and care.