Carmen Hughes is the Founder of Ignite X, a San Francisco Bay Area marketing and communications agency specializing in AI Search Visibility and Machine Relations. Over 20+ years, Carmen has launched and scaled 200+ technology companies, helping founders and executives earn media coverage, thought leadership positioning, and now AI citation authority across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude. Carmen pioneered Ignite X's Credibility Score Assessment and AI citation audit methodology, giving brands a data-driven view of their visibility inside AI recommendation engines. She is a recognized thought leader in the intersection of strategic communications and AI-driven discovery.