-- Across healthcare, wellness, technology, and real estate, a new generation of founders is challenging conventional thinking. From skeletal reorganization and cognitive resilience to vocal biomarkers and women-centered wearables, these leaders are reshaping how performance, recovery, and human potential are understood.
Doreen Hing
Founder of AIM – The Anatomical Intelligence Method | Wellness, Healthcare
Doreen Hing discovered that meaningful performance gains come not from pushing harder, but from reorganizing how the body moves.
While running, Hing began treating discomfort as information rather than limitation. By making subtle skeletal adjustments mid-run—stabilizing their back and recalibrating their ribcage—it dramatically improved efficiency. Within one week, their running distance increased from three miles to eight without additional conditioning.
The same principle translated to others. One runner with asthma, who previously stopped multiple times per session to use an inhaler, learned to adjust their ribcage while moving. Instead of repeated interruptions, she needed only brief recalibrations of posture and breath.
Hing’s work highlights a gap in conventional training, which emphasizes strength and endurance while overlooking skeletal positioning. AIM teaches individuals to consciously reposition bones and joints in real time, improving breath control, reducing pain, and increasing efficiency. The result is sustainable performance rooted in structural alignment rather than force.
Claudia Aguirre, PhD
Founder of doctorclaudia | Neuroscience, Mind-Body Science
Dr. Claudia Aguirre focuses on the neurological relationship between body and mind. Her initiative, Opus Manus—Latin for “handwork”—centers on reactivating the brain through tactile engagement.
Drawing from neuroscience research, Aguirre highlights the cognitive importance of manual activities such as handwriting, cooking, gardening, and working with natural materials. These actions stimulate neural pathways essential for memory, executive function, and long-term brain health, particularly as people age.
She challenges society’s growing reliance on digital automation, introducing the concept of “cognitive debt.” Overdependence on AI and automated tools, she argues, may weaken the ability to independently process information and generate original ideas.
“Cognitive debt emerges when reliance on AI and automated tools replaces active human cognition. While these systems increase short-term efficiency, sustained dependence can weaken capacity to independently process information, synthesize ideas, and produce original output.”
Aguirre also questions the effectiveness of generic affirmations, citing limited scientific backing. Instead, she advocates future-focused writing practices grounded in neuroscience. By engaging the hands intentionally, individuals can strengthen resilience and cognitive capacity without relying solely on quick fixes.
Kristan Fiandach
Founder of Feel Good People | Healthcare, Wellness
Kristan Fiandach created the Feel Good Mat with one core objective: signal safety to the nervous system so the body can transition from fight-or-flight into rest and restoration.
“If we can signal safety to the nervous system, you can more easily transition into the rest and restore state,” she explains.
Inspired by her own experience with corporate burnout, the mat was designed for people who feel overwhelmed and struggle with traditional meditation. Rather than requiring discipline or stillness, it works passively with the body.
A key differentiator is that vibration and sound functions operate independently. Vibration alone provides immediate soothing without demanding focus. Users can lie on the mat while reading, answering emails, or resting—removing the pressure often associated with relaxation practices.
When paired with guided sound journeys, the experience deepens. Users frequently report entering a hypnotic-like state of relaxation that supports recovery and clarity. The Feel Good Mat reflects a broader shift: recovery should be as accessible as productivity.
James Harper
Founder & Chief Science Officer, Sonde Health | Healthcare
James Harper leads Sonde Health at the forefront of vocal biomarker technology—using voice analysis to detect patterns linked to health conditions.
The company has secured tier-one customers, including large-scale pilots with Fortune 5 companies and integration discussions with major OEMs. Yet, like many deep-tech startups, Sonde operates within long venture timelines and evolving investor expectations.
Harper acknowledges the complexity of voice signals:
“We can’t tell you whether it’s anxiety or depression or PTSD or a concussion. All of those things produce similar signals.”
Despite limitations, he believes vocal biomarkers will become a permanent part of healthcare—whether through Sonde directly or through the infrastructure it helps establish. The work represents a shift toward non-invasive, scalable diagnostics rooted in everyday human behavior.
Stephen P. Smith
Principal CEO, HOTWORX | Fitness
For HOTWORX, the challenge is not fitness innovation—it is real estate.
Stephen Smith identifies site selection and lease negotiation as significant growth constraints, particularly in the post-COVID commercial market. Contrary to early predictions, remote work and e-commerce did not substantially soften demand. Landlords regained leverage, making expansion more competitive for franchise models.
Until new development meaningfully increases supply, prime locations will remain a bottleneck.
HOTWORX’s popularity stems in part from its use of infrared light therapy, which Smith emphasizes is non-ionizing.
“Infrared is one of the reasons for its popularity as a form of light therapy—it’s a non-ionizing form of radiation, meaning it will not alter DNA.”
As franchise expansion continues, navigating real estate dynamics remains central to scaling strategy.
Cassie Sobelton
Founder, Wellness Collection | Wellness
Cassie Sobelton addresses a credibility crisis within the CBD industry. After hemp-derived CBD legalization under the Farm Bill—without clear FDA oversight—the market flooded with low-cost, low-quality products.
The result has been widespread consumer confusion. Many individuals believe they have “tried CBD,” Sobelton notes, when they may have encountered diluted or ineffective formulas. Misunderstanding around THC further complicates public perception.
She offers a simple analogy:
“Just because grapes can turn into wine and get you drunk, it doesn’t mean that they’re bad for you.”
Without education and quality control, high-integrity brands struggle to distinguish themselves from imitations. Sobelton argues that rebuilding trust requires transparency, rigorous sourcing, and consumer education.
Jason Pate
Vice President, Xite Realty | Real Estate
Jason Pate reports that political transition uncertainty slowed transaction activity in 2024, as buyers and sellers paused amid policy and financial questions.
Momentum accelerated in the second half of 2025 as interest rates shifted, with many deals expected to close in early 2026 due to extended timelines.
In response to increasingly rigorous bank due diligence, Xite Realty aligned proactively with lenders and prepared sellers earlier in the process. By establishing documentation standards upfront, the firm aims to streamline transactions in 2026 and beyond.
Lauren Tracy
Founder, Moodring Tech | Wellness, Technology
Before launch, Moodring Tech’s wearable device: The Ring has attracted more than 230 women to its waitlist, reflecting frustration within women’s wellness technology.
Many wearables report readiness scores and resilience metrics but overlook female hormonal fluctuations and intuitive body signals. The result is disconnect: a device may signal high readiness on a day a woman feels depleted.
Over time, this inconsistency erodes trust not only in the technology, but in one’s own intuition.
“If 98% or more of the world’s most used technology was originally designed by men, it automatically creates biases and needs in mind.”
Moodring aims to build technology that reflects hormonal nuance and supports, rather than overrides, embodied intelligence.
Together, these founders represent a broader movement across industries: optimizing performance not through force, but through alignment of bones, brain, breath, voice, data, and environment.
The future of health and human potential may lie not in pushing harder, but in listening more closely.
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