Blake Sessions

Co-Founder & CTO

Mechanical innovator & genius behind Beltdraulic innovation. Forbes 30 Under 30 Manufacturing. Work featured in WSJ. Pro Tool Innovation Award for air compressor, Whitelaw Prize & Luis de Florez MIT award for innovation. MIT BS, Mechanical Engineering

David Turner Hoff, Jr.

Founder + CEO

Turner’s background is in real estate private equity and investment at The Carlyle Group and J.P. Morgan before co-founding V+B. With expertise in finance and strategy, he drives the company’s mission. MBA from Rice University and BBA from U of San Diego.

Isaac Eliaz

CEO

Physician and innovator in conventional and integrative medicine with 30+ years in Galectin-3 research. Founded a high-impact venture acquired by a private equity firm (AUM $22B+), holds 60+ patents, and is driven to create transformative global impact.

Brian P Scott

President/CEO

Seasoned entrepreneur, organizational leader, and angel investor with 16 years of experience. PittMoss is his 7th startup or turnaround, including helping take a company public (NYSE). He specializes in scaling businesses and driving market success.

Eren Alan Canarslan

Founder, CEO & Chief Engineer

Electronics Engineer and ex-VC turned Entrepreneur. Previously at Qualcomm, focused on Snapdragon automotive, Digital Chassis, AR/XR & satellites. Eren started his career at Ford's R&D team. Holds MBA from Columbia & BSc Degree in Electronics Engineering.

Sharon Samjitsingh

CEO & Co-Founder

Healthtech disruptor. Drove 20X revenue growth & led $150M portfolio at $7B conglomerate. Top 100 Women in Wearables. Entrepreneur in Residence at NYSERDA. 7 healthcare patents. Engineering BSc & U. of Rochester Entrepreneurship & Management MS.

Kirill Makharinsky

CEO at Enki

Co-founder of Emerging Travel and Quid ($250M+ ARR combined). Early investor in unicorns Calm, AngelList, Coinlist, Republic. Graduated from Oxford University with a double first in Mathematics and #1 Graduate in the UK.

Kristin Nuckols

Co-Founder & Chief Clinical Officer

Award-winning occupational therapist. Led stroke teams in top rehab hospitals. Former Harvard researcher. Developed Imago’s clinical protocol with 5X+ motor gains. James Madison University MOT. Boston University OTD.

Jack Cui

Co-founder & CEO

Jack dropped out from the University of Illinois on a MS Ph.D. track in ECE, one of the top 4 ECE programs in the world. Y Combinator and Google alum. Worked on robotics for 10 years.

Steve Jones

Founder, CEO, Chairman

Award-winning entrepreneur. Responsible for growing the company globally. Working to increase market share, building the value of the brand, fostering strategic relationships, and developing innovative technologies.

Alex Wright-Gladstein

Founder and CEO

Founding CEO of MIT tech spinout Ayar Labs, which is worth over $1B. MIT MBA.

David Schmidt

Director of Product & Marketing

After working at an Amazon-acquired data startup, David co-founded the first teledermatology platform with integrated e-commerce. A former beach lifeguard and collegiate water polo player, he struggled with the skincare challenges Dermasport is solving.

Mark Collins

CEO & Founder

Inventor with 28 patents across mechanical, electrical, and chemical disciplines. Has created and commercialized breakthrough products for over 35 years with 3 successful exits.

Holly Skaggs

Founder, CEO

Built a world-class brewery and created 3 award-winning lines of Wild Tonic - traditional, hard Jun and mocktails. Grew the company to national prominence as the leading Jun brand with thousands of points of distribution.

Sharon Samjitsingh

CEO & Co-Founder

Healthtech disruptor. Drove 20X revenue growth & led $150M portfolio at $7B conglomerate. Top 100 Women in Wearables. Entrepreneur in Residence at NYSERDA. 7 healthcare patents. Engineering BSc & U. of Rochester Entrepreneurship & Management MS.

Michael Garrett

Co-CEO & Co-Founder

Product visionary. Founded and scaled Reboot Float & Cryo Spa, a cryotherapy leader, to three locations. Former analyst with Strome Group, a top hedge fund with $170M AUM. Invented the original Plunge. Penn State Accounting BS.

Earl Cole

CEO

NASA Startup Studio Winner. Techstars mentor, Stanford & University of Washington business program mentor, worked with mega brands @Disney, @Honda, @Google. Proud father, serial entrepreneur and 1st unanimous Survivor champion.

Kristin Nuckols

Co-Founder & Chief Clinical Officer

Award-winning occupational therapist. Led stroke teams in top rehab hospitals. Former Harvard researcher. Developed Imago’s clinical protocol with 5X+ motor gains. James Madison University MOT. Boston University OTD.

Blake Sessions

Co-Founder & CTO

Mechanical innovator & genius behind Beltdraulic innovation. Forbes 30 Under 30 Manufacturing. Work featured in WSJ. Pro Tool Innovation Award for air compressor, Whitelaw Prize & Luis de Florez MIT award for innovation. MIT BS, Mechanical Engineering

Ferdinand Ladi Adimefe

CEO and Executive Producer

Ferdy Adimefe is a storyteller, an elected member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (the Emmys), a creative entrepreneur, MIPAD awardee, and the CEO/founder of Magic Carpet Studios, one of Africa's most renown Animation studios.

David Schmidt

Director of Product & Marketing

After working at an Amazon-acquired data startup, David co-founded the first teledermatology platform with integrated e-commerce. A former beach lifeguard and collegiate water polo player, he struggled with the skincare challenges Dermasport is solving.

David Turner Hoff, Jr.

Founder + CEO

Turner’s background is in real estate private equity and investment at The Carlyle Group and J.P. Morgan before co-founding V+B. With expertise in finance and strategy, he drives the company’s mission. MBA from Rice University and BBA from U of San Diego.

Isaac Eliaz

CEO

Physician and innovator in conventional and integrative medicine with 30+ years in Galectin-3 research. Founded a high-impact venture acquired by a private equity firm (AUM $22B+), holds 60+ patents, and is driven to create transformative global impact.

Mark Collins

CEO & Founder

Inventor with 28 patents across mechanical, electrical, and chemical disciplines. Has created and commercialized breakthrough products for over 35 years with 3 successful exits.

Sara Simmons

Founder + CEO

A dynamic entrepreneur and seasoned executive passionate about growing innovative startups. With a BFA in Fashion Design and an MBA from Regent’s University London, she blends creativity with strategic insight to redefine the plus-sized market.

Rajini Anachi

Founder, CEO

2x founder, previously founded CyGlass, which was acquired by Nominet in 2020. Focused on bringing tremendous value to AvaWatz customers, employees, and investors.

Blake Sessions

Co-Founder & CTO

Mechanical innovator & genius behind Beltdraulic innovation. Forbes 30 Under 30 Manufacturing. Work featured in WSJ. Pro Tool Innovation Award for air compressor, Whitelaw Prize & Luis de Florez MIT award for innovation. MIT BS, Mechanical Engineering