Madeline Darcy
Madeline Darcy is the Managing Partner of Kaya Ventures, an investment and advisory firm focused on companies in health and wellness. Prior to founding Kaya Ventures, Madeline held investment roles as a Managing Director at CircleUp Growth Partners and as a VP at Visible Ventures. Prior to venture capital, Madeline worked in management consulting at Oliver Wyman, where she advised Fortune 500s on growth, M&A, and post-merger integration. Madeline began her career in operating roles at Apple and The Walt Disney Company. Madeline is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin and earned her MBA from the Harvard Business School.
John Canarick
Jackie Fast
Jackie Fast is the Managing Partner of Sandbox Studios – a venture fund based in Los Angeles that exclusively invests into celebrity brands. She forged a career creating collaborations from the ground up with her agency Slingshot Sponsorship and has worked with every major brand and artist including Red Bull, Hyundai, Sir Richard Branson, Elton John, Prince, HSBC, Shell, The Rolling Stones, Coors Light, Toshiba, Allianz, and many more.
As an entrepreneur herself she provided a 1000x return after exiting her first business after just 6 years.
She currently acts as an executive consultant to the industry and is an active thought leader, specializing in monetizing rights and brand collaborations. She can regularly be seen leading the space through content including keynotes, television, radio, podcasts, and has written two bestselling books on the subject of commercializing collaborations and leadership
Amy Lee, MD
Dr. Amy Lee is the chief medical officer of Lindora Clinic, southern California’s leading weight management and metabolic health company with 30 clinics throughout Southern California. Leading Lindora's medical practice since 2016, Dr. Lee is triple board-certified in internal medicine, medical nutrition and obesity medicine and has treated more than 15,000 patients throughout her career. Passionate about making an impact in creating solutions to today's obesity epidemic, Dr. Lee and the Lindora medical team help clients eat better, move more and stress less to improve their overall quality of life. Beginning her studies at the University of Washington, Dr. Lee completed her undergraduate studies before moving on to the University of Illinois, where she obtained her medical degree. Dr. Lee later completed her residency in internal medicine at USC. Dr. Lee’s clinical research training and 15 years of extensive experience utilizing innovative technology, medication and approaches to weight management have made her a leading expert in health and wellness.
Becca McCarthy
Becca has spent 20 years building, scaling and advising businesses in sport, fitness and wellness. Most recently, Becca was Chief Operating Officer at House of Athlete, the fast-growing wellness brand, where she led rapid expansion across membership, partnership, digital and media. Previously, she led go-to-market and commercialization at Forme, a connected fitness brand named Best Home Studio in 2021. Prior to Forme, Becca was Chief Operating Officer at SLT, where she led operations, marketing, product and expansion from 12 to 26 locations in two years. She also owned, operated and sold a multi-unit boutique fitness business and co-founded a startup accelerator. From 2008-2011 Becca was part of the business development and marketing consulting teams at Octagon, a global sports agency, where she acquired and managed sponsorship assets for clients, which included Puma, Proctor & Gamble and Anheuser-Busch. An avid rower and coach, she has worked with the U.S. Junior Women’s National Team and numerous collegiate and masters rowing programs, and co-founded Colorado Junior Crew, the first youth rowing organization in Colorado. Becca has appeared in Crain’s New York, Business Insider, Entrepreneur, Nasdaq Opening Bell, Health, and more. She received an M.B.A. and M.S. in Sport Management from the University of Massachusetts and BA from Connecticut College. Becca lives in Westfield, NJ with her husband and three daughters.
Alonzo Wilson
Tone House was founded by Alonzo Wilson. His decision to open this boutique fitness concept stemmed from a desire to fill a void in the industry – allowing the mainstream to experience the extreme in athletic-based training. He felt the public was ready and yearning to take their fitness journey to the next level.
Alonzo has developed Tone House to promote health and wellbeing through its class experience, team of coaches, products & services and brand story. He has been instrumental in extending the Tone House mission to transform people’s bodies as well as their lives to nonprofits in its communities.
In high school, Alonzo was introduced to athletic-based extracurricular activities in football, basketball, and track, which ignited his passion for fitness and a healthy lifestyle. He attended Grand Valley State University where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Movement Science Education & Professional Instruction and played football. The high level of physical and mental training he achieved during these formative years shaped his vision that fitness and exercise should be integrated into everyone’s life.
In the midst of his blossoming pro football career, Alonzo’s mother sadly lost her battle against cancer. Her passing had a profound and lasting impact on him, ultimately changing his career path and leading him to create Tone House. Obesity was a contributing factor to her situation, and he began to think of ways he could have helped change the outcome, all of which kept coming back to fitness.
Before Tone House, Alonzo was a trainer for the professional entertainment basketball team the Harlem MagicMasters, was with the Wilhelmina Modeling Agency and developed a private training clientele.
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Dara Cook
Dara Cook is the founder and CEO of Expect, the only OB-GYN-approved maternal fitness platform, empowering expectant and new moms to exercise in their own homes, on their own time, for healthier pregnancies, deliveries, and babies. Expect has a clinical trial with the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is a New York University Catalyst firm, and Techstars Healthcare company. Cook was formerly a Senior Vice President at MTV, Head Creative of the “MTV Video Music Awards,” producer on TRL with Carson Daly, and named one of the Most Influential Minorities in Cable. Cook is an alum of the Wharton School of Business and Harvard Business School.
