Our Team
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Steve Clark - CEO
37 years of consumer products sales and senior leadership experience.
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Mike Ames - Sr. Advisor
Over 50 years of business acquisition, growth and exits.
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Leonard Briggs - CTO
35 years of global technology development, 9 patents.
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Brent Hawkins - CMO
35 years of working with Fortune- 100 start-ups and growth companies on strategy.
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Charlie Becker - CRO
20 years of healthcare sales and strategic product launch management.
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Dr. Kamal Raychaudhuri
Senior VP – Advanced Technologies
40 years in engineering and computer sciences for both government and leading private sector companies. -
Brad Kane
Senior VP of Operations and Product Development
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Roxanne Gerken
Program Manager
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Patrick Sughroue
Legal Counsel
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Craig Cardinet
IT Solutions
Medical Advisory Council
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Dr. Glenn Ledbetter
Primary Care - 39 Years of Experience
Dr. Glenn Ledbetter is an internal medicine physician who has practiced primary care in Waxahachie, Texas for 25 years. He transitioned from clinical medicine to become the CMO of an acute care hospital with a large non-profit healthcare system in Dallas-Fort Worth. His passion is to provide safe, affordable, and high-quality medicine for all. He believes prevention is the most important responsibility for healthcare providers today.
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Dr. Blake Smith
Emergency Room - 34 Years of Experience
Dr. Blake Smith is an accomplished Emergency Medicine Physician with over 30 years experience in a wide variety of emergency rooms throughout his career. He is Board Certified by ABEM and a Fellow of ACEP. Throughout his extensive training and years of practice he has treated an infinite amount of patients to include many older patients with hip fractures due to falls.
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Dr. Bruce Myers
Physical Medicine- 35 Years of Experience
Dr. Bruce Myers is a medical doctor specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation, with expertise in managing the multitude of medical conditions that increase a patient’s risk of falling. He has nearly four decades experience assessing balance, coordination, strength, and bone disorders that alter an individual’s ability to compensate for age and disease related problems. Dr. Myers has been a major contributor in the development of the Smart Hip Guardian from concept to production.
Business Advisory Council
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Richard BenBassett
Richard BenBassett is a hands-on e-commerce leader who has built and scaled multi-million-dollar digital businesses from the ground up. With over twenty years of experience, he has a proven track record of developing, executing, and maintaining sophisticated digital commerce strategies that create best-in-class shopping experiences, enhance brand reputation, engage consumers, and increase profitability across all channels. He has the unique ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution. He specializes in both Business-to-Business (B2B) and Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) e-commerce, including the development of new digital ecosystems and the definition and execution of customer experience, customer acquisition, and retention marketing strategies.
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Juliet Holt Klinger
Juliet Holt Klinger, a well-known gerontologist specializing in dementia care, has spent the last nearly 40 years working directly with people living with dementia and their families. She has worked in executive leadership capacities for the largest companies in the dementia care space, and is well-known for her development of innovative, person-centered programs and services. Juliet, in her practice, focuses on curating and harnessing emerging and existing technologies to best serve older adults with neurocognitive challenges. Juliet also shares the role of family caregiver for a loved one with dementia with her husband Christian and two dogs Tilly and Kea, who help out more than they know.
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Dr. Kevin O'Neil
Dr. Kevin O’Neil is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in both internal medicine and geriatric medicine. He was formerly an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and is currently a Clinical Professor in the Department of Aging Studies at the University of South Florida. Dr. O’Neil is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and a Certified Medical Director (CMD) of the American Medical Directors Association. He formerly served as the Chief Medical Officer of Brookdale Senior Living from 2006 to 2016, Ascension Senior Living from 2016-2018, and ALG Senior from 2018-2024. He currently provides geriatric consulting services for LifeSource, which provides onsite primary care and behavioral health services to senior living communities.
Board Members
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Alice Tillett
Alice Tillett is a versatile, values-driven leader with 20+ years of experience driving sustainable growth in the consumer products industry. She is repeatedly achieving growth and shareholder value, while improving customer relations, quality, and employee engagement. Her broad skill set encompasses leadership, sales, strategy, Asia sourcing, and M&A.
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Mark Korros
Mark Korros for more the 30 years has served in top executive roles creating value for both private and public companies. Through his leadership that leveraged his company’s assets, financial resources, core strengths, brand potential and organization to unlock value and propel profitable growth. He has a vast range of experience coming from an extensive portfolio of brands he’s worked with across a broad spectrum of consumer products and the travel industry. He consistently delivered rapid growth, driving measurable and sustainable multimillion-dollar returns across a variety of product categories, business types and industries.
