About Our Team
1-800-CAB-RIDE.com was created by a dynamic team of entrepreneurs and taxi industry experts, tired of carrying cash on trips and looking for a way to charge rides that’s as easy for the drivers as it is for the passengers.

Management

Jason Diaz, Founder
Jason Diaz is one of the leaders of the New York City taxi industry, and is the founder of Cab Watch, the largest cabdriver organization with 10,000 members.

While at Cab Watch, Jason mobilized thousands of cabdrivers, secured partnerships with the New York City Mayor’s Office and Taxi & Limousine Commission and developed financial and organizational support from Sprint PCS, Ford, and Clear Channel Taxi Media. Jason has a New York City taxi & FHV license, and drives occasionally for various fleet operators.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, President Bill Clinton, and Attorney General Reno have all honored Jason for his efforts at Cab Watch. He was recently named one of top 40 Business Leaders under 40. He has also been recognized as the New Yorker of the Week and Reader’s Digest Hero of the Month.

Prior to Cab Watch, Jason worked as a consultant for the Monitor Group, an international strategic management-consulting firm. Jason graduated Magna Cum Laude with an economics degree from the Wharton School of Business.

"Corky" Stephen M. Gowans, Head of Operations
S. M. “Corky” Gowans married for twenty eight years and father to three children graduated from the University Nevada Reno in 1974 with a degree in education. “Corky” upon completing a very modest baseball career joined the University of Nevada coaching staff in 1976 and settled in the community of Reno, NV. In 1979 “Corky” went to work for Nevada Foreign Exchange as the General Manager until moving his family to Boise Idaho in 1988. Starting with a princess telephone in the den, Corky and his wife founded and became the principle owners of Respond Inc., a Banking service related organization bringing exclusive ATM service to Boise ID and soon to be the entire Western United States. Respond Inc. was documented in Inc. Magazine in 1996 and in 1997 has the 254th and 257th fasted growing Companies in the United States, providing ATM, armored, vault and transportation services. Respond Inc, grew in numbers to over 800 employees in 12 States and was sold to Loomis Fargo& Co. in 2002.

John Staley, Director of Business Development
John brings over 25 years of management, marketing and sales experience to the company’s management team. He most recently served as Vice President of Marketing and Sales for the Glenn Matteson Division of National Vitamin Company where he played a significant role in turning the Matteson Division into a respectable competitor in the marketplace. John holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nevada and an MBA from Biola University in organizational leadership. He is highly regarded in his community for serving as a mentor to youth and his dedication to family.

Amelia Rasalan, Financial Controller
Amelia is the former controller and assistant controller to Carey Limousine. Carey International is the world's largest chauffeured vehicle service company. The company provides chauffeured sedan, limousine, van, and minibus service through a worldwide network of owned and operated companies, licensees, and affiliate services in 480 cities in 75 countries.

Advisors

Keil Merrick is the lead project developer for Cole Systems a 115 person Microsoft Certified systems integrator (and developer of credit card acceptance module for Microsoft Great Plains software).

Reid Hoffman is a co-founder of Pay Pal, the leading online payment company (sold to Ebay).

Sam Kaplan is a Taxi Payments Specialist and former CEO of Cabcharge USA.

Craig Boyan is the head of Monitor Company’s New York Office, an international consulting firm with 30 offices and over 1,000 professionals.