BY DESIGN MEDICAL - Key Persons


Ashley Johnson

Job Titles:
  • VP Human Resources

Barbara Pimentel

Job Titles:
  • Recruiter

Chad Collins - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Founder
Chad Collins is a visionary, dynamic, and collaborative health care executive with over 20 years of leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical and medical device industries. Chad's roles have included executive-level general management as well as commercial and operational work involving the responsibility of building multibillion-dollar brands and businesses in the US and throughout North America. He has taken on leadership positions with large global organizations such as Sanofi, Stryker, and Galderma, plus a successful private health care start-up. Mr. Collins received an BBA from Texas Tech University, studied executive leadership at Harvard University, and earned an MBA in General Management from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University.

Manika Glass - COO

Job Titles:
  • COO
Manika Glass is the COO of By Design Medical. Manika began her career as an elementary school teacher for 10 years before transitioning to sales as a distributor and elevated to the VP of Operations at Rep Network. She is the definition of a highly driven and self-motivated leader with a background in education and a Master's in Management of Non-Profit Organizations. Manika's understanding of complex automated platforms, sales support management systems and training management platforms is unprecedented. Manika's varied background in education and experience in training, administration, operating systems, sales, recruiting, and management has provided the perfect foundation of skills to lead By Design Medical.

Nichole Bright-McNair - CSO

Job Titles:
  • CSO
Nichole Bright-McNair is the CSO of By Design Medical. Nichole is a polished sales professional with an extensive background in pharmaceutical, medical device and home health care sales. Coupled with this experience, is her tremendous success building large teams in the independent space, in both the financial services and pharmaceutical industries. Recognized as a subject matter expert and consultant in healthcare sales, Nichole trains other sales professionals how to generate high impact results through innovative sales techniques, collaboration and strategic networking.

Reggie Gatewood - Founder, President

Job Titles:
  • Founder
  • President
Reggie brings over two decades of commercial sales, marketing, change leadership and large scale training success to CorganicsĀ®. During his time as US Head of Sales at Dermik the scale up and highly successful launch of Sculptra Aesthetic in the US marketplace. Reggie has successfully led sales teams in the biotech, buy-and-bill, medical device and pharmaceutical sectors. Reggie has held multiple roles as a marketer, including spearheading the U.S. launch of a new indication for Plavix, the multi-billion dollar blockbuster cardiovascular medication that became one of the most successful products ever launched. An International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified life coach with a passion for serving others, Reggie brings decades of experience in science-backed health solutions and working side by side with health care providers. Like many others, he was drawn to CBD because of its potential to support people's health naturally and safely. However, Reggie was taken aback by the lack of regulation, quality control, and evidence-based information in the CBD industry. Given his unique perspective at the interface between patients and their doctors, he saw an opportunity to provide clinical grade CBD products and integrate health care professionals into the conversation about the potential benefits of hemp.

Rose Black

Job Titles:
  • Medical Advisory Board

Tamara Paul

Tamara Paul brings a long track record in sourcing the best products and services, developing protocols for successful business training and management, including financial stability, corporate structure, operational frameworks and process management. She is a guru of organizational discipline and enablement. Tamara has long recognized her greatest success in helping others succeed. As a Rep Network partner she established an infrastructure to train and manage over 700 reps and launched over 80 products so it's no surprise that she's entering the clinical CBD space to take it by storm.