James Buckley

About James Buckley

Jim Buckley is the principal and founder of Donegal Holdings - a family office that oversees a diverse portfolio of businesses and investments across various industries. Established to manage the family business interests of the Buckley family, Donegal Holdings is an active investor in Crypto, NFTs, Startups, and Public equities.The company\'s investment strategy focuses on identifying early-stage companies with the potential to disrupt their respective markets and create significant value over the long term. Donegal Holdings actively partners with and invests in companies that have a proven track record of growth and innovation.Some of the notable companies in Donegal Holdings\' current portfolio include RefCheck - glass verification in the cannabis space, Compoze Labs - a computing integrator at scale, Medik - a cutting-edge communication system using 5G LTE and NGSO satellite technologies to improve real-time coordination during major incidents and natural disasters, and Majority Strategies, a digital advertising consultancy firm. All are firms in which the company serves as a senior advisor or investor. In addition, Donegal Holdings is also the founding investor in Protogenes, a blockchain art platform, and Phiquest (a Teams as a Service company that develops blockchain and AI applications), where Jim serves as the company\'s Chief Marketing Officer and is also a partner. Jim is also the Senior Advisor for Continuum Carbon Services (a company putting carbon credits on the blockchain) and is the Co-founder & Principal of Buckley Bros Holdings - a multifamily office.At Donegal Holdings, our focus is on building long-term partnerships with innovative companies that share our vision and values. We are committed to leveraging our experience, expertise, and resources to help our partners achieve their business objectives and create value for all stakeholders.Mr. Buckley has built a broad range of technical and business expertise at a number of start-ups over the past 20 years. Prior to founding Donegal Holdings & his 10 year+ tenure with Valpak/Cox Target Media, Buckley was the VP of Technology and Development for the LEAP! Group of Companies. As an investor in start-up Internet firms, Buckley was responsible for the development of the company’s technical infrastructure as well as the due diligence on that firm’s investments. Buckley holds a BS from Northern Arizona University in Economics and History and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.

Experience

1. Sr Strategist Franchises & Agencies

   Majority Strategies

   Jan 2023 — Present · Jacksonville, FL, US

   With over 20 years of experience, Majority Strategies is America’s premier influence marketing services firm, specializing in awareness, persuasion and motivation.Majority Strategies leverages over 125 years of collective experience persuading and motivating targeted audiences to offer consumer-driven solutions for clients in all 50 states, specializing in direct mail, television, radio and digital advertising, including a unique mobile solution. Majority Strategies has produced over 2 billion pieces of direct mail as well as over targeted mobile campaigns for over campaigns and clients.We are called Majority Strategies for a reason – we are proven problem solvers. We are a company that brings together the solutions our clients need to achieve their goals. At Majority Strategies, we shape opinions and drive people into action. As strategists, we have the experience to craft unique solutions, the expertise to put those solutions into action and the tools to uniquely deliver the right message in the right medium to the right audience at the right time. We play to win, and we help our clients win the majority – the majority of consumers’ confidence and awareness, the majority of votes, the majority public opinion, the majority.

Education

• Northern Arizona University

  BS, History/Political Science

• University of Phoenix

  MBA, Finance, General

  2001 — 2003