About Us

Aron Vaughan is a graduate of Kennesaw State University, where he majored in Journalism and Emerging Media and minored in Professional Writing. A writer of everything from breaking news to features and fiction, he is always on the lookout for the next great story. In his spare time, he enjoys falling down research rabbit holes, skimboarding along Florida’s pristine shoreline, and following Tottenham Hotspur’s ascent to the top of the English Premier League.

Ashley is a highly motivated and passionate executive who has worked directly with executive teams scaling operations in various verticals. Ashley has a niche for leading by example which led her to lead the nation’s only self-regulatory organization for the cannabis industry as their COO. While COO, Ashley and the team adopted 11 national standards and increased the organization footprint in over 30 states in less than 3 years. Ashley also had the ability to work directly with the Vermont Cannabis Control Board as a consultant & Sub-Committee Member helping to shape public policy. Ashley is adept in team building, marketing oversight, operations and relationship management to build brands and influence audiences. Ashley has proven experience in planning, coordinating and executing exceptional and memorable B2B events and a real estate investor. She says she is spiritually a hawk that represents intelligence, independence and adaptability which brings value to any team she is part of.

Charles Warner is the CEO of Innovative Properties Worldwide. IPW is a veteran-owned publishing house, event, and marketing agency based in Denver. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s many areas of specialization including publishing five magazine titles, 3 podcasts and one 3D virtual reality cannabis event, as well as a new streaming channel (CBD TV).

In more than two decades as a journalist, Corey has covered just about everything. His career began in daily newspapers before rising through the ranks and branching out to global publications. Over the years, he has worked countless beats including crime, MLB, business, healthcare, politics and anything else that could snag a headline. Corey has a passion for finding creative ways to merge digital and print storytelling.

Residential Tech Today’s executive editor Jeremy Glowacki is an editorial veteran with more than 25 years of professional experience with numerous publications. In 2000, he helped create and launch Residential Systems, a business and technology magazine for the custom integration business. He served as day-to-day editor of that title and content director of the CEDIA Daily, Systems Contractor News, and several other B2B titles until joining Innovative Properties Worldwide in 2018 and helping launch the inaugural issue of Residential Tech Today.. Jeremy was named a CEDIA Fellow in 2012 and resides in Carmel, IN, with wife Karen, daughters Ella and Talia, and dog Annabelle.

Mary graduated Summa cum laude in her undergraduate & graduate studies in accounting. For over 25 years she has been a practitioner, both corporate and in private practice, & educator in higher education in the accounting industry. Her industry knowledge encompasses a vast number of areas. Mary also is qualified to testify as an expert forensic accountant in federal & county courts. She excels in the area of forensic accounting, but enjoys cost, cost control, budgeting, and taxation. Mary resides in west-central Florida with her wife, Meme, and 2 chihuahuas (Lala & Jaja). Her passion for education and knowledge has her completing her doctoral degree in Education with concentration in Technology. She was the recipient of Provost of the year from Strayer University in 2013.

Patricia graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Florida in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology. In the eight years since she has specialized in cannabis journalism with a focus on technology and sustainability. She joined Innovative Properties Worldwide in 2018 and helped launch Cannabis & Tech Today later that same year. She views every interaction as an opportunity for learning and believes the key to cannabis acceptance is education. Miller lives with her two dogs and three chickens on a five-acre homestead in the rural Southwest.

Award-winning designer with 30 years of experience in print and publishing. Shane has worked on event titles for MLB, NHL, NASCAR, NCAA, and more. He joined IPW in 2015 after a successful stint doing agency work concentrated on the education market. He helps oversee day-to-day production operations as well as lead the design on IPW print and digital titles. Shane has a penchant for old movies (particularly 30s-40s era comedies), music of all genres, and a good indica. He lives in west-central Florida with his life-partner Joan and deaf boxer Eunice.

As an econ major from a small working class town in England, Steven found love and moved to the US. From then on he has risen through the ranks with us and is now our head of business development. He has 4 cats, 1 dog, 2 babies and a part time chinchilla to keep him busy when he isn’t taking care of clients, both new and old.