COACHCARE - Key Persons
An experienced investor and operator of technology, consumer, healthcare businesses, Andrew brought together the CoachCare team to create technology products that will empower front-line providers to better treat their patients. Prior to co-founding CoachCare, Andrew led mergers and acquisitions and strategic partnership development for HelloWorld, a leading digital marketing agency and was on the investment team at Catterton Partners and Catalyst Health Ventures. He began his career at J.P. Morgan in the investment banking division.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Advisors
- Investor, Adviser
Brian is a successful investor, adviser, and entrepreneur in the consumer products and food & beverage markets. As the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Sweet Leaf Tea, he engineered the sale of the company to Nestle Waters.
Brooke is a nationally recognized nutrition expert and author. She is the founder of B Nutritious, a private nutritional consulting practice, the author of The Sugar Detox: Lose Weight, Feel Great and Look Years Younger and Healthy Eating During Pregnancyas well as a frequent guest on nationally televised programs including The Doctor Oz Show, The Today Show, and, Access Hollywood.
Job Titles:
- Controller
- Director of Finance
Camy is the Controller and Director of Finance for Coachcare and oversees accounting and financial operations. She graduated from Louisiana State University Shreveport with an accounting degree. Camy has diversified experience in accounting, from initially starting in public tax accounting before transitioning her focus to the private sector. As a native of Louisiana, she enjoys any opportunity to have a celebration with family and friends in the Louisiana heat.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Advisors
- Investor and Member of New York Angels
Craig Frischling is an angel investor and member of New York Angels whose portfolio includes food, fashion, health and wellness businesses. Craig brings to CoachCare diverse business leadership experience and weight loss industry knowledge. Formerly, he was brand manager at Weight Watchers and, more recently, he was president of Lipo Chemicals, a leading global provider of cosmetic ingredients.
Dave Eilers is an enterprise leader focused on the convergence of technology development, innovation process and user engagement. Over the course of his career Dave has pioneered new products, opened new international markets and developed new business models in the healthcare industry through his work with the Marmon Group of companies and InterV Medical Group/ Roundtable Healthcare Partners, resulting in a $785 Million acquisition. In 2008, Dave applied his interest in Open Innovation to the co-founding of Blue Highway, LLC; a technology accelerator focused on creating early diagnosis of adverse health conditions. Most recently, Dave helped launch the Life Reimagined Institute for AARP, focused on improving the social determinants of health for people 40+ through millions of digital interactions and thousands of live in-person seminars. Outside of the office, Dave is an Adjunct Professor in Syracuse University's Online MBA program and is a volunteer Board Member for the Lwala Community Alliance which creates health and wellness programs in rural Kenya. Dave often speaks to innovation communities and universities interested in the human-centered design process and commercialization of emerging technologies.
Job Titles:
- Executive
- Member of the Board of Advisors
Dennis brings extensive executive experience to CoachCare, having served as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer at a broad range of operating companies ranging from startups to $300+ million revenue. He is currently the principal of Haydon U.S., a financial operational consulting firm.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Advisors
With 30 years of experience spanning legal and human resources functions, Dick has helped run public and private companies ranging in revenue from $50 million to over $1 billion. Dick is the Vice President of Human Resources at Vicor Corporation.
Job Titles:
- VP, Technology & Co - Founder
Eric has built world class development teams and managed technology projects in the government, non-profit, and private sectors, both domestically and abroad. In particular, Eric is focused on and skilled in web development and enjoys taking projects from idea to market. Eric holds a Master of Public Administration from the University at Albany.
Shortly after her graduation from Nazareth College of Rochester (NY), Hoa joined CoachCare with her intensive background in communication design and a roster of various internship experience, including a local newspaper (Rochester Business Journal,) two boutique marketing agencies (Dixon-Schwabl & Big Arrow Group,) and an international advertising powerhouse (J. Walter Thompson). At CoachCare, she's alternating her time among improving digital user experience, designing visually-interesting marketing materials, and enhancing the existing brand identity system.
Jay has 20+ years of executive-level experience with domestic and international, public and private companies in varied industries and life stages, and is currently COO of MediaSilo, the world's largest SaaS platform for video-driven creative workflows with more than 1,800 enterprise customers worldwide. Jay is passionate about building companies that provide high levels of service to their clients and to consumers. Prior to joining MediaSilo, he has served as CEO, CDO or Chief Strategy Officer of multiple VC-backed, early and growth stage companies in the digital health and business services verticals. Jay is also Board Chair for Common Impact, a nationally-recognized nonprofit that connects corporate employees to nonprofit organizations with proven models to tackle the greatest challenges our communities face. Jay graduated from Connecticut College and received his J.D. from The George Washington University. Before jumping fully into the early stage business universe in 2000, Jay was an investment banker at Westpac Banking Corporation in NYC, an associate focused on M&A at Ropes & Grey in Boston, and VP and General Counsel of Ekco Housewares.
Jeff has held several positions at Coachcare starting in 2014 where he started as a junior developer and worked his way up to his current position of Lead Developer of the Mobile App team. He is passionate about approaching solutions with a data centric consideration. He graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2012 and is currently getting his masters in Computer Science at Georgia Tech.
Kenneth is the Product Manager for Coachcare and oversees both Project Management and Product Roadmap. He graduated from Virgina Tech with an Engineering degree. Kenneth has had previous experience working in the consumer products and defense industry. As a Maryland native, he enjoys seafood and going to the beach. He is also a very avid skier.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Advisors
Laurie has extensive experience investing in, operating and governing early to mid-stage private and public companies. She founded Wilton Capital Group, a private investment firm, in 1994. Prior to that, Laurie ran M&A and special projects at a private holding company, where she served as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Color Tile, a 700-store flooring chain. Prior to that, she was an investment banker at Morgan Stanley and Salomon Brothers, where she founded and led the Retailing and Consumer Products Group. Laurie has served on numerous public and private boards, including Arbor Drugs, Eddie Bauer, KCG, Matrix Health and Safelite. She currently serves on the boards of Augmented Reality Concepts, Life Insurance Company of Boston and New York and Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust. Laurie is a graduate of Wellesley College and Columbia Business School, where she has been an Adjunct Professor.
Job Titles:
- Clinical Researcher and Director of the Obesity
Dr. Kaplan is a clinical researcher and Director of the Obesity, Metabolism & Nutrition Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital and serves as the incoming President for the Obesity Society. Additionally, Dr. Kaplan is the Founding Director of the Weight Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, and is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Kaplan has authored or co-authored more than 100 scholarly works on the treatment of overweight and obesity.
Patryk has been involved in technology projects - including, hands development, technical planning and management - for nearly a decade. He has substantial experience in business and financial applications and has provided his services for European and North American companies. He is focused on solving business needs by identifying the most suitable technology solution and likes to work in an end-to-end fashion: from business planning, through technical implementation, all the way to final product delivery. Patryk holds a Master of Computer Engineering from Warsaw University of Technology
Job Titles:
- Senior Manager, Business Development, Marketing and Employee Engagement
Rebecca has dedicated the past 3 years to her passion for helping companies maximize their sales through lead generation. She was previously an SDR at a local start-up, where she met CoachCare and instantly felt a connection. Shortly after graduating from SUNY Oneonta, Rebecca moved to Austin, Texas in the hopes of never seeing snow again. She continues to survive the Southwest summers, and hopes to travel the world in the near future.
Dr. Gelbard is a practicing physician with expertise in the treatment of overweight, obesity, and related comorbidities. She works with patients through her private practice and as part of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. Dr. Gelbard has been a contributor to nationally televised programs including The Today Show, CBS Early Show, and Hardball.
Job Titles:
- Implementation and Billing Manager
Shari brings to CoachCare over 20 years of experience in healthcare, including revenue cycle management, clinical coordination, compliance and insurance claims adjudication. Shari's current focus is on remote patient monitoring and clinical implementation of new technologies to enhance the patient and provider care journey. As a current member of the AAPC, she maintains certifications in Coding, Practice Management and Compliance.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Advisors
- Principal and Co - Founder of BottomLine Marketing
Steve brings a wealth of marketing expertise and industry knowledge to CoachCare. Steve is Principal and Co-founder of BottomLine Marketing, and is the former Vice President of North American Marketing for Jenny Craig and Chief Marketing Officer for Pro Flowers.
Wes brings broad experience to CoachCare as an investor and manager in the consumer, retail, healthcare and business services markets. He worked hands on with many growth-stage businesses in these sectors as a member of the investment teams at Harvest Partners and Great Hill Partners. Wes began his career at J.P. Morgan in the investment banking division