Herminio C. Llevat | CEO

Herminio has extensive experience acquiring and creating brands in health, beauty and personal care.  Previously, Herminio was an Electronics Market Manager for DuPont and a Brand Manager for Procter & Gamble. He received a degree in economics from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.  He is the founder of the non-profit BRAVEVets.

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John Crosson | President

John has over 30 years as an experienced marketer building some of the most recognized and valuable brands in the world including BMW, Nestle, Hilton, Gallo, Harry Potter (for Warner Bros.), and Pedigree (Mars, Inc.). He was the angel investor behind the TrueRelief technology and led the effort to procure FDA clearance. John has an MBA from the University of Southern California. He is also Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation.

John Tushar | Chief Commercial Officer

John is a global business strategist with expertise in operational leadership, mergers and acquisitions, portfolio management, and strategies for commercial execution of new healthcare products. John was the Global President for Avanos Medical, President and General Manager of Teleflex Medical’s Surgical Division, and the Worldwide Group Director, for Johnson & Johnson/Ethicon Endo Surgery and Ethicon. He has a Master’s Degree in Strategic Management from Indiana University.

Christine Grogan | Senior Vice President Marketing

Christine is a senior healthcare marketing and sales executive with experience at Pfizer, Allergan, KCI -3M, and several startups in plastic surgery, wound care, orthopedics, and other specialties. Christine has a Master’s Degree and Executive Masters of Healthcare Leadership from Brown University and an MHA/MBA from Nova University. She is the Founder and a board member of the BRAVE Coalition Foundation, as well as a board member of the Africa Child Foundation, BRAVEVets, and BOLD Enterprize.

Harry Glassman | MD

Harry Glassman has been practicing plastic surgery in Beverly Hills, California for over 35 years. Dr. Glassman is the author of numerous scientific papers and textbook chapters on the correction of facial aging, eyelid surgery, and breast implantation and implant removal. He has spoken at numerous conferences and appeared on network television news shows for his expertise in plastic and reconstructive surgery. He was an honors graduate of Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia. He completed his training as Chief Resident in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UCLA. He furthered his course of study with additional training at the Clinique du Belvedere in Paris, France.

David Hatch Jr | DPM

David Hatch is a practicing podiatrist with a particular emphasis on the critical aspects in the prevention and treatment of the diabetic foot including advanced wound care, re-vascularization, and surgical foot reconstruction. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Hatch is a well published researcher of foot and ankle disease and a lecturer and adjunct professor at Midwestern University. Much of Dr. Hatch’s published research is focused on diabetic foot wounds and negative pressure wound therapy. He has also dedicated hundreds of service hours to help others less fortunate including at shelters where he helps address foot and ankle pathology for the needy.

Phillip Horne | MD, PhD

Phillip Horne at Duke University Health System is a spine surgeon. He specializes in minimally invasive strategies, including robotic assisted spinal fusion surgery. Dr. Horne is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He has authored numerous articles in peer reviewed journals. His current research focus involves robotic spinal surgery and spinal surgery implant technology with goals of optimizing patient outcomes from surgery. Dr. Horne obtained his medical degree and doctorate from The Ohio State University. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Duke University and fellowship in spinal surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.

Michael Lavor | MD

A general surgeon by training, Michael Lavor is Medical Director at Saguaro Surgical and The Wound Center in Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Lavor was a member of the Trauma Team at Tucson Medical Center where he also served as Chairman of the Department of Surgery. He is past Chief of Surgery and past Chief of Staff at El Dorado Hospital. Dr. Lavor served in the Navy for twelve years and was Commanding Officer of a Role 2 E in Afghanistan in 2012-13. He worked with Australian Special Forces and Seal Team 4, along with Army, Navy and Marines. He is a board member of BRAVEVets.

Todd Pope

Todd Pope has nearly 30 years of healthcare experience in medical devices, pharmaceutical, and executive management. He is currently the Executive Chairman of Innovators. Prior to this, he was the President and CEO of TransEnterix, the Global President of Johnson & Johnson Cordis, CEO of Liquidia Technologies and President of American Tool Company. He spent 14 years in various management roles with increasing levels of responsibility at both Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific. He was named in Time Magazine’s 50 Most Influential People in Healthcare.

Jonathan Reynolds | PT, PhD

Jonathan Reynolds is Chief Curriculum Officer at Orthology, where he also provides outpatient physical therapy services for musculoskeletal injuries sustained by individuals of all ages, especially industrial workers and performing artists. Dr. Reynolds has over 30 years of experience practicing physical therapy. He holds a PhD in Rehabilitation Science, as well as Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Physiotherapy. He served for 4 years in the South African Air Force as an Air Traffic Controller.