Alejandro Bataller is a wellness entrepreneur and executive leader shaping the future of longevity and preventive health. As CEO of SHA Wellness Clinic, he has guided the global expansion of one of the world’s most respected integrative wellness destinations, uniting medical innovation, holistic care, and conscious living. His work focuses on redefining how individuals and institutions approach long-term health, performance, and quality of life.

Cassandra Bankson is a YouTube creator, skincare expert, and medical aesthetician with over 3 million followers across social media and 15 years of experience in the beauty industry. As the original skinfluencer, Cassandra Bankson is at the forefront of the influencer marketing and is best known as the former runway model who shared her raw, vulnerable acne journey on YouTube as one of the first content creators in 2010.  Today, Bankson is a social media powerhouse and trusted expert who educates and entertains her audience through uplifting and science-backed skincare content from her insights as a medical esthetician. She is also an impressive business leader who helps brands go viral and create record-breaking sales through her posts and campaigns that have won Adweek Awards. She drives record-breaking sales such as over 100k GMV in an 8 hour livestream, and conducts essential market resear

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Case Kenny is a mindfulness expert, author, and podcast host who has been teaching people how to live more optimistic, mindful, and authentic lives for over 15 years. His podcast New Mindset, Who Dis? has resonated with millions of listeners, and his viral writing on Instagram reaches hundreds of millions more. His work has been featured on The Today Show, Good Morning America, Forbes, NBC, ABC, and on countless other media outlets. He has taught his transformative “optimism x clarity” live sessions to thousands across the United States, delivering keynote sessions for organizations such as the NFL, community groups like Soho House and The Four Seasons, top universities, leading conferences like VeeCon, events presented by Chase Bank and Mattel,  and private corporate clients.

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Christian Drapeau is a scientist, author, medicinal plant expert, andpioneer in the field of stem cell research. He holds a graduate degree in Neurophysiology and has been involved in medical research for 30+ years, with the last 20 specifically dedicated to stem cells. He pioneered the understanding that stem cells constitute the body’s natural healing and repair system, and has traveled the world in search of the most powerful plants that support stem cell function and enhance the body’s regenerative potential. Having lectured in 50+ countries and written 5 books - including the best-selling Cracking the Stem Cell Code - as well as dozens of published scientific papers on brain research and Endogenous Stem Cell Mobilization, Drapeau is known by scientists, physicians, and biohackers alike as an expert and pioneer of his field. A scientific advisor to many companies, he is currently the Founder and Chief Science Officer at STEMREGEN, where he developed the most potent stem cell supplement.

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Chézard Ameer is a philosopher–entrepreneur and former partner in one of the world’s leading law firms, now devoted to architecting human transformation for the digital era.

He is the co-founder of MESH, a defined, digital, pathway of personal transformation, whose proprietary curriculum draws on 5,000 years of ancient wisdom—Hermetic, Pre-Socratic, Vedic, Jungian—reimagined and restructured for the modern mind.

MESH is not another self-help program—it is a living initiatory system where ancient wisdom, archetypal psychology, and customized community-building converge into a structured path of individuation.

At its heart, Chézard’s work dismantles the illusions of mass spirituality and replaces them with a rigorous, initiatory framework.

His vision: a world where seekers have immediate access to the tools, wisdom, and bespoke support systems that they need to thrive.

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Chris Mirabile is a globally recognized longevity expert, public speaker, and Founder & CEO of NOVOS, the world’s first consumer longevity biotech targeting the 12 biological mechanisms of aging. He works closely with leading aging scientists and physicians from institutions including Harvard, MIT, the Salk Institute, and the National University of Singapore to develop novel formulations, biological age testing, and personalized longevity solutions.

At age 40, Chris reduced his pace of aging by 37% and now shares his journey through his platform SlowMyAge, inspiring people to slow aging safely and accessibly. A member of the Longevity Biotechnology Association and Healthy Longevity Medicine Society, and a longevity board member for RoC Skincare, Chris has launched multiple tech ventures and advised biotech startups and hospitals.

Chris is a frequent global speaker and has appeared in 200+ podcasts, the documentary Longevity Hackers (Prime Video, Apple TV+), and major outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, Vogue, and GQ. He was ranked #4 on Storyful’s 2025 Emerging Influencer list in Wellness & Longevity and selected as an INNOCOS Longevity100, recognizing the world’s most influential leaders advancing human lifespan and healthspan.

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Colleen Wachob is the co-founder and co-CEO of mindbodygreen, the leading independent consumer platform dedicated to well-being. She is the co-author of The Joy of Well-Being, which she co-wrote with her husband and mindbodygreen founder and co-CEO, Jason Wachob. A graduate of Stanford University with degrees in International Relations and Spanish, Colleen spent a decade at Fortune 500 companies including Gap, Walmart, and Amazon before devoting her life’s work to mindbodygreen. She has spoken at numerous Fortune 500 companies and industry conferences on emerging well-being trends.

Dr. David Rock coined the term “Neuroleadership” in 2006 and co-founded the NeuroLeadership Institute. His work focuses on synthesizing neuroscience and related fields to distill clear, practical insights on how organizations can more effectively manage and develop people. Over the past two decades, his thinking has influenced thousands of organizations, helped spark entire movements in leadership and organizational development, and played a central role in Microsoft’s culture transformation. He is the author of four books, including the business bestseller Your Brain at Work, and has published dozens of papers on the neuroscience of leadership.

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David Harry Stewart is a media innovator and a passionate advocate for living well longer. With decades of experience in high-profile creative work and a bold personal philosophy on living fully, David launched AGEIST first, then the massively successful Super Age, to champion imagination, curiosity, and the science of living long while living well. David is frequently invited to share his expertise at global forums and conferences. His thought leadership spans topics of longevity, wellness, and purposeful living, resonating with a diverse and dynamic audience. Prior to founding AGEIST, David’s distinguished career as an award-winning photographer saw collaborations with iconic brands, such as Nike, Adidas, Google, Coors, AT&T, Coke, Toyota, Lexus, BMW, and Red Bull. David’s mission is to ignite a global movement that redefines living longer and better—empowering people to embrace vitality, purpose, and possibility at every stage of life. By blending cutting-edge science with timeless wisdom, David is an entrepreneur challenging perceptions and building a community of bold thinkers who refuse to be defined by age.

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Eric Litman is the Founder & CEO of Aescape, an NYC-based robotics company bringing full automation to human-robot interactions. Since 2017, Eric has led the development of the world’s first fully automated, AI-powered massage platform, addressing the global demand for accessible, personalized wellness in hospitality, fitness, and healthcare industries. A prolific entrepreneur who has founded and exited four companies, Eric has a deep passion for optimizing human healthspan and aligning technology with the evolution of wellbeing.

Jason Wachob is the founder and co-CEO of mindbodygreen, the leading independent consumer platform dedicated to well-being. He is the host of the popular mindbodygreen podcast and the bestselling author of Wellth and The Joy of Well-Being, which he co-wrote with his wife and mindbodygreen co-founder and co-CEO, Colleen Wachob. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Fast Company, BoF, and Vogue. Jason earned his BA in History from Columbia University, where he played varsity basketball for four years.

Dr. Halland Chen, MD is a Double Board-Certified physician specializing in Longevity and biotech innovation. He has been featured on HBO, Forbes, Elle and professional publications for his expertise in NAD, stem cells, cellular medicine and non-surgical options for pain relief and repairing injuries. Dr. Halland is focused on Longevity Medicine, where he conducts both research and Concierge care for his clients. He focuses on peak performance, life extension and optimizing wellness by reducing inflammation, boosting the immune system and cellular detoxification by using Regenerative Medicine, Biohacking, Functional Medicine and

supplementation. His main areas of research are on stem cells and NAD metabolism. He applies his unique techniques and specialized testing for patients to address sports injuries, pain management conditions and longevity optimization.

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Gary Lipovetsky's entry into the creator economy wasn't strategic. It was personal. Nearly a decade ago, he started helping his wife, Valeria Lipovetsky, grow a small personal blog. Today that platform reaches hundreds of millions of people each month, generates millions in revenue, and runs on a 20-person full-time team.

That experience became two businesses. Valeria Inc. handles premium brand partnerships, social-first video and podcast production, and large-scale awareness campaigns for global brands that want genuine audience resonance — not just reach. Creator Method is a private membership community and education platform built on the same playbook Gary used to scale a creator-led business from zero. Hundreds of creators have used it to grow their audiences, negotiate brand deals, and build toward financial independence.

His through-line is a conviction that the creator economy is one of the more meaningful paths available right now — toward freedom, financial sustainability, and work that reflects who you actually are. Whether he's working with a Fortune 500 brand or a creator just finding their footing, the approach is the same: clarity, creativity, and integrity over shortcuts.

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Renowned as the foremost authority in wellness real estate nationwide, Jay Siano epitomizes expertise in his roles as a New York-based entrepreneur, investor, and national commercial real estate and wellness executive. At the helm of his core enterprises, SABRE and SABRE Business Consulting (SBC), Jay has been pivotal in advising and propelling some of the globe's most renowned brands to unparalleled success.From iconic names like Chipotle, Starbucks Coffee, Orangetheory Fitness, [solidcore], Massage Envy, and European Wax Center, Jay's early career clientele reads like a who's who of industry leaders. Today, he is hailed as a trailblazer in Wellness Real Estate, playing a pivotal role in shaping the nationwide expansion strategies of numerous top-tier brands. Notably, his recent triumph in catapulting [solidcore] from its origins in the DC Metro area to becoming the largest corporate group fitness company in the nation underscores his unmatched prowess.In 2011, Mr. Siano co-founded SABRE Real Estate Advisors, swiftly establishing it as one of the nation's most influential location-based real estate and business growth advisory firms. Throughout his illustrious 25 year career, Mr. Siano has consistently delivered, leveraging his profound understanding of consumer behavior, fitness trends, and strategic creativity to elevate brands with precision and velocity.Residing in New York with his wife Danielle and their sons Jax and Jase, Mr. Siano continues to lead the charge in revolutionizing the intersection of real estate and wellness, setting unparalleled standards of excellence along the way.

Dr. Jonathan Leary is the Founder and CEO of Remedy Place, the world’s first Social Wellness Club®, with locations in New York, Los Angeles, and Boston. Since opening in 2019, Dr. Leary and his team have pioneered the self-care and social wellness movement, drawing international attention for redefining how we take care of ourselves and how we socialize with others in a healthier way.

At the intersection of design, health, and entertainment, Remedy Place offers in club experiences, brand partnerships, and luxury self-care technology for both home and commercial spaces. The company is also building the largest pool of clinical evidence and market data in self-care aiming to change how the world approaches health on a global scale.

Dr. Leary’s expertise has been featured in leading outlets such as Vogue, The Times UK, and The New York Times, and he has spoken on major global stages including The Global Wellness Summit, Harvard Business School, Goldman Sachs Builders & Innovators and JP Morgan 40x40 In Paris.

He has also consulted for companies like Kohler and Soho House, helping to shape their wellness strategies for the future.

As Remedy Place continues its global expansion, Dr. Leary is introducing new verticals designed to complete the wellness ecosystem and advance his mission to make the world feel better.

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Jay Galuzzo is a Partner at SABRE, where he works with founders and leadership teams to drive strategic growth across the wellness, fitness, and consumer sectors. He brings deep operating experience as the former Co-Founder and CEO of Flywheel Sports, along with a track record of building and scaling premium brands. Jay is known for his clear, operator-first perspective on performance, leadership, and long-term value creation.

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Kane Sarhan is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of THE WELL, where he is building the world’s premier wellness communities—reimagining how people live, work, and connect through integrated experiences spanning residences, hotels, clubs, and offices. Before launching THE WELL, he served as Head of Brand at SH Hotels & Resorts, helping to concept and launch 1 Hotels & Homes and Baccarat Hotels & Residences under Starwood Capital Group. A longtime believer in the power of community, design, and storytelling, Kane has also worked with mission-driven brands including Girls Who Code, co-founded the nonprofit Enstitute, and has been recognized as an Echoing Green Fellow and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree.

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Jody Levy is an accomplished professional with over two decades of experience in design-engineering based project direction, oversight and management. Jody has been involved with Base Tactical with her father, the late John Levy, and has been involved with the disaster recovery efforts related to national FEMA disaster projects since the company’s inception.Leveraging an extensive professional background, Jody Levy offers a unique blend of strategic and operational expertise. Levy’s hands-on experience in leading complex projects from conception to completion has resulted in the successful execution of large-scale projects. Levy has played a critical role in BASE Tactical’s disaster recovery initiatives across various U.S. cities grappling with the aftermath of catastrophic hurricanes and floods. Having served in diverse roles, across all categories of disaster emergency management, including in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy for NYC H+H projects, among many others, Levy is an on-ground project director responsible for managing key municipal and community stakeholders.Levy has a proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget, with an unwavering commitment to integrity of communications and quality of work product. Levy also has a strong history of fostering collaboration between multi-disciplinary teams, and community stakeholders. Her ability to communicate complex information to diverse audiences has been critical in these engagements.Through her commitment to resilience and sustainability, Levy’s leadership, expertise, and passion make her an invaluable asset in the sphere of disaster recovery and project management.

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Katie Kaps is the co-CEO and co-founder of HigherDOSE, the wellness-tech brand that turned infrared and PEMF into global obsessions. A former investment banker turned entrepreneur, Katie has been featured in Forbes, Vogue, The New York Times, and Fast Company, and was awarded “Enterprising Woman of the Year 2025”

Dr. Kien Vuu (often known as Doctor V) is an assistant clinical professor of medicine at UCLA, a physician, speaker, and founder of VuuMD Performance and Longevity, where he applies a science-based approach to human health, performance, and longevity. He is also the bestselling author of Thrive State: Your Blueprint for Optimal Health, Longevity, and Peak Performance and is widely recognized for helping individuals and organizations unlock greater resilience, vitality, and potential through integrative wellness strategies.

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Dr. Lisa Miller is a professor of psychology and education at Columbia University, and the founder of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute, the first Ivy League program dedicated to the study of spirituality and mental health. A pioneering researcher, her work explores the neuroscience of spirituality and its profound impact on resilience, well-being, and purpose.She is the New York Times bestselling author of The Spiritual Child and The Awakened Brain, and her groundbreaking research has reshaped how we understand mental health through a spiritual lens.

Koehl Robinson spent over two decades building companies before she found the thing worth building most. After years of navigating chronic health challenges that conventional medicine couldn't resolve — inflammatory disease, low T-cell count, two torn rotator cuffs, long COVID tracing back to an Epstein-Barr infection at age three — she discovered precision peptide therapy. The results were personal and profound. At 42, she got pregnant naturally. At 43, she had her daughter without fertility intervention.

That experience became CeliaRX: the first personalized peptide-focused telehealth platform built around proactive health, longevity, recovery, and optimization. The premise is simple and the execution is rigorous — health care should be personal, predictive, and preventative. Not reactive. Not one-size-fits-all.

Koehl's entrepreneurial career started at 19 and spans more than a dozen ventures across retail, travel, consulting, and wellness — including a company that grew to 26 people, sold across 30 countries, and partnered with over a dozen nonprofits. She brings that breadth of experience, and all of its hard lessons, to the work of making advanced, science-backed health solutions genuinely accessible.

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Marc Mastronardi is the President of Equinox Holdings Inc., a global leader in luxury fitness and wellness. He assumed this role in August 2024, bringing over 27 years of experience in the retail industry to the position. At Equinox, Mastronardi is responsible for leading employee and member experience, driving financial performance, and overseeing innovation across club operations, as the company accelerates its global expansion strategy.

Prior to joining Equinox, Mastronardi spent over two decades at Macy’s Inc., most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Stores Officer. In that role, he was responsible for $22 billion in annual revenue, leading more than 500 store locations and 75,000 employees. His experience spans store operations, customer experience, business development, and general merchandise management across a wide range of categories including apparel, accessories, footwear, beauty, and center core businesses.

In addition to his role at Equinox, Marc serves as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Fashion Scholarship Fund and is a board member of Delivering Good. He previously held board and advisory positions for FABB and Macy’s China Limited, and served as an executive sponsor for initiatives focused on working families and equity.

Mastronardi holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting from Boston College. He is a native New Yorker and currently resides on Long Island with his wife and three children.

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Michael Fishman has been a leading growth advisor and strategic angel investor to revered wellness and self-care brands for over 30 years, supporting founders on brand positioning and voice, scaling strategy, and the engagement psychology of their prospects and customers. He also curates and leads the annual gathering of the Consumer Health Summit founder community, an invitational group for brand founders with supplements, apps/wearables, food/beverage and other wellness products.

Neha Govindraj is the founder of Bonside, a brick-and-mortar credit platform. Bonside’s proprietary underwriting bridges the gap between brick-and-mortar businesses and providers through industry-wide solutions, unlocking access to capital and real estate. Bonside directly deploys capital via the Repeatable Revenue Agreement (RRA), a non-dilutive financing vehicle, and partners with Commercial Real Estate providers to drive discovery and streamline financial diligence. By building a credit-powered engine Bonside has built one of the largest brick-and-mortar ecosystems, and created a universal language for understanding the unique strengths of the sector. Previous to starting Bonside, Neha was a consultant at Bain & Company, where she worked in the private equity and retail practices. Govindraj then co-founded Glowbar, a successful
brick-and-mortar skincare concept located throughout the northeast.

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Nick Chammas is a finance and operations leader working at the intersection of technology, performance, and human optimization. As CFO of Eight Sleep, the world’s first sleep fitness company, he helps scale a category-defining business focused on improving how people sleep through personalized technology, data, and science. His work centers on building sustainable growth while advancing the role of sleep as a foundational pillar of health and performance.

Rachel Ash, CEO of Pure Essentials, is a wellness entrepreneur and health advocate. She worked alongside her late husband, world-renowned Integrative physician Richard N. Ash, M.D., to grow the Ash Center for Comprehensive Medicine in New York City and their Pure Essentials nutraceutical line, which has recently set a new standard of safety in dietary supplements. Pure Essentials is the first dietary supplement brand globally to receive MadeWise certification, which tests for over 15,000 chemicals, toxins and residual solvents. Her ongoing wellness work also includes founding centers in Connecticut and the Hamptons has been featured in media like New York Magazine, HAMPTONS, GOTHAM, Vogue, New York Observer and DuJour Magazine and, includes hosting radio shows and podcasts for iHeartmedia. Beyond her role as CEO, Rachel is Chairman of the Board for Documenting Hope, an organization focused on solving chronic illness in children through root cause approaches, and serves on the advisory board for MadeSafe.org. In 2024 Rachel was chosen out of 75 women globally to participate in the UBS Female Founder Program, highlighting female entrepreneurs to watch for, and was named as one of the 100 Women of Impact 2026 for CaringKind’s women’s brain health initiative

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Aside from assisting in the development of emerging companies, my personal goal is: To produce and distribute highly adventurous entertainment and educational products and services that encourage children, parents, and educators; To embark upon an exciting journey of self discovery and awareness, progressively fortifying the inherent qualities of courage, confidence and hope; Thus creating a solid foundation upon which wise choices can be made in a world of abundant opportunities.Specialties: Funding, Mergers and Acquistions, Stategic Marketing and Business Development, Sales Channels, Management and Leadership

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Rachel Hodgdon is President and CEO of the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), where she leads a global movement to advance people-first places. Under her leadership, WELL has grown to more than 6 billion square feet of space across 135 countries, impacting 30 million people daily and adopted by over 180 Fortune 500 and Global 500 companies. Since joining IWBI in 2016, she has spearheaded the evolution of the WELL Standard and expanded its reach worldwide. Previously at the U.S. Green Building Council, Rachel founded the Center for Green Schools, mobilizing $275 billion toward healthier, more sustainable learning environments.

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With a strong foundation in web development and digital innovation, I evolved from roles such as webmaster and Chief Web Officer to take on a transformative leadership position as Founder and CEO of CellCore Biosciences in 2018. Under my leadership, the company experienced rapid growth — scaling to nearly $50 million in revenue and achieving a $200 million acquisition by a private equity firm in 2022. That success extended beyond financial milestones; it was also about cultivating a purpose-driven culture that redefined industry standards. Today, as CEO of STEMREGEN®, I’m focused on advancing innovations in stem cell science,
accelerating strategic growth, and pioneering new paths in health rejuvenation. At STEMREGEN®, we develop science-backed supplements that amplify the body’s innate repair systems. My mission goes beyond building a company — through upcoming publications and educational content, I aim to inspire excellence in leadership and innovation, sharing our journey to uplift both our community and the broader health and wellness landscape.

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Sebastian Naum Leon is the host of Aware with Seb, a top 3% globally ranked podcast exploring conscious leadership, personal development, business, and what he calls street-smart spirituality.

He is the President of Conscious Capitalism Los Angeles and the Founder and CEO of two marketing agencies focused on digital strategy and growth. On stage, Sebastian bridges high-performance business with deeper self-awareness, helping leaders and teams rethink success, culture, and impact.

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Swami Chidananda is a spiritual educator and monk initiated in the Vedic Lineage, holding the distinguished title of Swami. Through the study of scriptures such as the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Swami has gained a deep understanding of the science of Yoga and has devoted his life to helping others on their inner journey.

Before embarking on the spiritual path, he had a successful career in finance and as an entrepreneur. Now, he uses his experiences to convey the ancient Yoga systems in a relatable and accessible way for those seeking to reconcile Western and Eastern philosophies.

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Tino De Martino is the Head of Membership for Soho House North America, where he leads community development and engagement across the brand’s growing portfolio of houses and member experiences. With a background in hospitality, culture, and creative brand building, Tino has been instrumental in shaping Soho House’s unique approach to fostering meaningful connection among its global network of creators, entrepreneurs, and innovators.Guided by a belief that belonging and creativity are essential to well-being, Tino brings a human-centered perspective to modern community design.