About

An operator and investor building at the intersection of innovation and execution.

Two decades of building, scaling, and reinvesting across industries that shape how people live, work, and connect.

Vincent Shonia

I build companies because the work itself is the point.

My background spans healthcare services, performance marketing, technology, and hospitality — but the thread is the same in every venture: operate with discipline, partner with great people, and let outcomes speak.

I've spent my career learning that the most durable companies are built quietly, over long horizons, by teams who care more about the work than the headlines.

Today, I split my time between leading ParkWest Solutions, advising founders, and investing in early-stage ventures across the industries I know best.

A timeline of building.

1994

Telecom

Focused on management in retail for pager and wireless pop-ups.

1999

Telecom

Franchised Sprint and Nextel retail stores, scaling multi-location operations.

2003

Digital Arts

Launched a venture in the creative design space, blending visual craft with commercial strategy.

2012

Marketing

Built a full-service marketing and advertising agency delivering brand, growth, and performance under one roof.

2019

Food & Beverage

Expanded into food and beverage, building hospitality concepts and operating teams on the ground.

2023

Healthcare

Launched Pacific Health Group to serve Medicaid members across California, expanding into 44 counties statewide.

2026

Technology

Founded CareWorx to deliver advanced technology purpose-built for the healthcare space.

2026

SaaS

Launched Kivio, an executive-level SaaS model designed for how leaders actually operate.

Operating Principles

Three ideas I keep coming back to.

01

Execution beats theory

Plans are cheap. Shipping, iterating, and compounding effort is the only real moat.

02

Build the people first

Companies are just teams. Hire for character, invest in growth, trust them to lead.

03

Long horizons, short loops

Think in decades, ship in weeks. Stay patient on outcomes, impatient on process.