Prior to founding MEND, Eziah held senior innovation and strategy roles in multinationals (Deloitte and Citibank) and has been a serial entrepreneur. He has deep experience in innovation, new products, new ventures and white space growth opportunities with a particular focus and emphasis on technology based solutions.

How I live my healthiest
I’m generally obsessed with fitness and my new craze is a hot hiit class in Flatiron. 60 minutes in a hot room doing high intensity training.

Favorite MEND recipe
Banana, peanut butter, oat milk and Regenerate. I don’t miss a day!

Helene Rutledge is an Entrepreneur, C-Suite Innovator, change agent, engineer and product development expert. Her leadership roles include Global Head of Open Innovation at GSK, Director of Clinical Supplies at Pfizer, VP of R&D at the Bountiful Company and Chief Innovation Officer at New Avon. Prior to joining Mend, she was Co-Founder and chief Formulator of Upgraid, developing preventive nutritional products. Helene has an Executive MBA from NYU Stern School and a BE in Chemical Engineering from Manhattan College where she has returned to lecture to aspiring entrepreneurs. Helene has completed marathons and Olympic-distance triathlons for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She serves as the family nutritionist for her husband and two young adults.

How I live my healthiest?
Setting fitness goals for myself keeps me healthy. Tracking keeps me consistent and exercise improves my sleep and diet. Spin class and lap swimming are my favorites when I can’t be outside hiking, cycling, or skiing.

Justin has been a serial entrepreneur scaling businesses for the past 12 years. He was Forbes 30U30 for Food and ranked 50 most impactful entrepreneurs in the U.S. by Forbes in 2019.  He has built over $500M of business to date and solely focused onto improving human health and the environment

How do I live my healthiest?

With the belief that smiling everyday can solve a lot of problems, along with finding that balance of working out, fasting and tequila.

Whitney has a twenty-five year track record of building new businesses and bringing to market new products. She held key executive positions at Citi, Morgan Stanley and American Express. Today, she is an active angel investor and strategic advisor to start ups. Also, with a lifelong passion for the arts, Whitney founded a nonprofit arts center which is now the focal point of its community.

How I live my healthiest?
As a lifetime New Yorker, I like nothing better than an early morning walk in Central Park — a perfect way to start the day.

Favorite MEND Recipe?
I have to credit a MEND medical advisor, Dr. Marx for this recipe, and it is really delicious and easy — 1/2 coffee + 1/2 milk + MEND Regenerate Cocoa = my kind of breakfast drink.  So good.

Chris has been a trusted advisor to organizations ranging from Government agencies to multi-billion-dollar Global brands. He specializes in corporate development, innovation strategy, and operations. He is passionate about the opportunities for innovation in healthcare.

How I live my healthiest?
Boxing is my new obsession, followed by volleyball when the weather warms up

Favorite MEND Recipe?
Keep it simple – one scoop of MEND Regenerate Cocoa mixed with almond milk and some chia seeds

Tichelaar is a hands-on technology executive with over 22 years’ experience leading software engineering and R&D teams. Tichelaar began his career as a Software Consultant and moved onto working as a top-rated technology executive at notable companies such as PH2 Solutions, Amdocs, Inc., Rewired Solutions, Inc. and most recently Hatchworks Technologies, Inc. as Chief Technology Officer. In his new role, Tichelaar will continue to drive product development initiatives and oversee strategic technology operations for mend.

Noel Pugh brings 23 years of diversified healthcare experience to this project. Her contributions span across the healthcare continuum.  Operationally her experiences include project management in quality transformation, service line development, and strategy/growth of large -scale provider side healthcare organizations (Methodist Houston, St Luke’s Episcopal, and HCA Northern CA). Additionally, she brings 15 plus years’ experience in provider-based sales with particular focus on promotion and positioning of burgeoning or stagnated product offerings (Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, The Advisory Board, CEP America, PatientPing and varied healthcare technology, device, and product start-ups.) This unique experience allows Noel to serve as a diagnostician – assisting organizational leaders in understanding their unique organizational opportunity across today’s complex value-based care terrain.  A cumulative understanding of today’s healthcare challenges and rigorous sales training allow Noel to shepherd early stage products and offerings from incremental to transformational growth.

• Created the model, messaging and process for achieving record breaking sales of newly acquired consulting offering to provider-based organizations.

• Developed new market provider-based launch strategy for series B technological offering.

• Commercialized stealth stage AI Decision Platform for B2B and B2C sale across healthcare landscape inclusive of employer, payer, and provider markets.

• Leading in an operational capacity, management of 7 service lines including general surgery, orthopedic surgery, ENT and Women’s programs for a large tertiary healthcare facility in Houston, TX.

• Serving in a project management capacity, deployment of preventable harm strategies across a multidimensional organizational platform for one of the largest healthcare systems in the Midwest.

Noel completed her undergraduate work at the University of Virginia and holds a law degree with specialization in health law and Master of Healthcare Administration from Saint Louis University.  She holds a PhD in healthcare management and economics from the University of Texas Health Science Center.  Noel has authored various healthcare related works spanning healthcare reform, tort reform, and economic returns associated with healthcare information technology investment.

Ali is responsible for implementing and overseeing all aspects of creative design and digital media. With over 25 years of industry experience, Ali has developed and managed a wide variety of digital projects, such as: social networking, interactive, blogging and database-driven sites.

How I live my healthiest?

Favorite MEND Recipe?
One scoop of MEND Regenerate Cocoa with 300ml of oat milk, matcha green tea powder, 1/2 banana, blueberries blended

Olivia earned a BA in 2014 from Duke University and a STEM designated MBA with Management Science and Quantitative Methods Option from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth in 2020. Olivia began her career at luxury retailer Neiman Marcus, while procuring, managing, and financially planning multi-millions of omni-channel sales. Most recently, she worked in finance as an investment banking summer associate in sell-side M&A at Houlihan Lokey in Chicago, working on deals in Food & Beverage, Healthcare, and Industrials.

How I live my healthiest?

I love to stay active by getting outside whether for hiking, walking the dogs, sailing, skiing, etc. I try to stay well-rested and nourished by eating whole foods and ignoring my sweet tooth.

Alex is passionate about health and wellness. He previously worked in Advertising, Finance and Sales (Grey, T3 Trading and &TV East) and leveraged those skills to most recently bootstrap a health and wellness startup.

How I live my healthiest?
He recently completed his first marathon in a little over 4 hours and now is looking to improve his golf game.

Favorite MEND Recipe?
One scoop of MEND Regenerate Cocoa with 300ml of almond milk blended for 30 seconds

For over 30 years, Ken has dedicated his life to researching regenerative nutrition and how the right combination of nutrients can accelerate healing, recuperation, and slow down the overall aging process. He has also presented to physicians, corporations and professional sports in the areas of optimizing surgical recovery, corporate wellness, healthy aging, optimal health and peak performance.

How I live my healthiest?
Physical fitness, self-defense and my family are my passions.

Favorite MEND Recipe?
One scoop of MEND Regenerate mixed in milk & a shot of espresso.