Gene Avakyan

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Gene is an award-winning technology and business leader with 25 years of experience in the tech industry, working with dot com leaders as well as local and Federal government agencies. Gene produced the media side of a 2016 United States Presidential candidate’s campaign, has co-founded Gossip Stone, VUGA Media Group, Edison Aerospace and several entertainment companies.

The Shocking Truth About Art Market No One Will Say

Art Gene Avakyan - November 25, 2025

The art market and collectors don't owe anyone a living. That's not a bug—it's a feature. Last week, a Hyperallergic opinion piece titled "Everything Is...

Steven Barber Monument to Charlie Kirk and Freedom of Speech

Politics Gene Avakyan - September 20, 2025

In the workshop of Lundeen Sculpture in Loveland, Colorado, master craftsmen are bringing to life what promises to become one of the most significant...

Charlie Kirk and the Assassination of Dissent

Politics Gene Avakyan - September 13, 2025

How the Charlie Kirk Murder Exposes America's Deepening Crisis of Discourse The ultimate tragedy isn't simply that Charlie Kirk was killed for his ideas —...

More Safety = Higher Risk

Politics Gene Avakyan - July 19, 2025

Malcolm Gladwell discovered something weird about self-driving cars. When he ran in front of a Waymo vehicle in Phoenix, it came to a stop...

Bronze Statues, Viral Images: The Art of Politicized Mythology

Politics Gene Avakyan - June 6, 2025

Seven feet tall and 680 pounds of gold-painted bronze, new bronze statues of Donald Trump raising his fist in defiance now stands at Trump...

Health Insurance Profits Skyrocket as AI Denies Your Care

Politics Gene Avakyan - June 5, 2025

America's largest health insurance companies have accumulated more than $371 billion in profits since the Affordable Care Act's passage in 2010, while simultaneously deploying...