EVA SELHUB, MD
EVA SELHUB, MD
Dr. Eva Selhub is an internationally recognized resiliency expert, physician, author, executive coach, keynote speaker, and spiritual advisor. With almost three decades of experience, she previously held roles as an Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and as a Clinical Associate at the prestigious Benson Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she also served as Medical Director for six years. Dr. Selhub also served as an adjunct scientist of neuroscience at Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, one of six human nutrition research centers supported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Dr. Selhub now collaborates with clients and organizations, leveraging her expertise to redefine leadership and wellbeing paradigms.
Dr. Selhub possesses a unique talent for distilling complex scientific and spiritual concepts into practical, accessible knowledge. Her transformative energy, intuitive guidance, scientific expertise, and practical mindset inspire profound change and growth in her clients and audiences worldwide. She is the author of six books, including "Burnout for Dummies", "Resilience for Dummies", "Your Health Destiny" "The Stress Management Handbook", and "The Love Response". Additionally, she co-authored "Your Brain on Nature" and has been featured in esteemed publications like The New York Times, authored multiple scientific publications, and has been showcased on national and international media platforms.D
Andrew Reynolds is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Reynolds & Company Venture Partners (RCV partners). Andrew founded RCV partners in 2010 because he saw the need and opportunity to provide capital and professional support to emerging consumer product and service companies. Andrew views early stage emerging brands through a unique lens. Not only from an investing point of view but also from an operational perspective gained from his time as President of Icebox Water where he helped build every aspect of the business, from supply chain, operations, sales and finance.
In his time as Managing Partner of RCV Partners he has overseen the construction of the RCV portfolio to nineteen companies aiding those founders when possible as they scale their businesses. Andrew currently is a Board Observer of Drizly and is an Advisor to previous FoodFutureCo participant, 4P Foods and the AdVentures Academy, an organization that provides hands-on adventure training programs with the goal of deepening the engagement of entrepreneurs, investors and the ecosystem surrounding courageous, game-changing founders. Prior to forming RCV Partners, Andrew was on the private placement investment banking team of Provident Group where he conducted capital raises, valuation and advisory work for their clients.
Andrew holds an M.B.A. from ESADE business school in Barcelona, Spain and a B.A. in History and Studio art from Denison University.
Kamine Development Corporation
Kamine Development Corporation
Justin Kamine is a managing member of Kamine Development Corporation and has been at the forefront of sustainable technologies and investing in environmentally sensitive products. Justin is a member of the CREO – Cleantech Syndicate which comprises of 12 family offices focused on deploying over $1 billion into sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and energy efficiency technologies. Currently, Justin is on the Board of California Safe Soil, a patented food waste conversion company, the first investor and advisor to LoliWare (as seen on Shark Tank) the world’s first 100% biodegradable and edible material, investor/advisor to ZabCab a unique patented transportation app amongst other ventures such as KDC Solar, a $225 million solar development company, Aerofarms, a leader in LED indoor vertical farms and Emogi. Justin also serves as an advisor and mentor to many startups including the incubator program titled EntreprenYOURs. Justin believes in an open, honest and integrity driven approach to business and is focused on proving the theory that environmentally sustainable investments can provide better yields compared to conventional investments.
KettleSpace
KettleSpace
Andrew Levy formerly led marketing, sales, and strategy efforts for many of Twitter's largest advertisers across the company's mobile promotion suite. He oversaw multi-million dollar mobile & social marketing campaigns for the world's leading mobile apps, brands, and agencies, and informed internal mobile product strategy. He was an early employee at TapCommerce (acquired by Twitter for 9-figures), where he helped to build a globally distributed sales force and scale the company's revenue org.
Andrew was a founder of one of the largest entrepreneurial support platforms in New England and has managed or supported efforts at multiple startup accelerators including Betaspring and Techstars. He ran the University of Texas accelerator program and led consulting projects for IP-spinouts at the Austin Technology Incubator, where portfolio companies have raised in excess of $1 billion in investor capital and seen exits to companies like Home Depot, Qualcomm, IBM, Salesforce, etc.
Andrew is an active startup advisor and formerly operated growth consulting firm Redbud Strategies. Before entering the tech world, he was an equities trader for nearly 4 years. He enjoys reading, health & fitness, outdoor sports, hot sauce, and Texas.
Urban Palate Holding Company
Urban Palate Holding Company
Jason Lloyd is a mission driven NYC native with a lifelong love of food and music. Having grown up in a food family, Jason made the decision to leave the finance world in 2004 to enter food and beverage, eventually co-founding Cow & Clover in 2014, a farm to table restaurant and event space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. After feeling unsatisfied by running operations of the business, he orchestrated a partnership that would allow him to step away from the grind of running a New York restaurant to focus on his passions of sustainable food justice and his own family.
A believer that food is paramount to health and wellness, Jason has taught children in poor neighborhoods the importance of a healthy breakfast while also employing and teaching at risk youth culinary skills. An entrepreneur and food activist at heart, Jason was attracted to FoodFutureCo by the opportunity to work with fellow entrepreneurs who are at the forefront of food innovation, changing the way the world eats and where that food comes from.
In his free time Jason enjoys hosting cookouts on his rooftop for friends and family, weekends in Vermont, playing guitar, and an assortment of adventures around Brooklyn with his wife and children.
Upside Travel
Upside Travel
Murphy’s career has taken her all over the world. Kathleen Murphy brings 16 years of on-camera and Executive Producing experience for national networks to her work with authors, athletes, executives, entrepreneurs and CEO’s.
She traveled daily with the Tour de France race through the French countryside creating and reporting daily features and conducting cyclist interviews; lived in the canopy of the rain forest of Costa Rica; explored witchcraft and politics in Cuba; fly-fished the rivers of Montana and lived on a boat in Alaska king salmon waters, adopting a dog sledding team. Her co-hosting with Regis Philbin garnered her the New York Post’s vote to replace Kathie Lee Gifford.
Kathleen Murphy is an Amherst College graduate and has a graduate degree from Harvard University, Radcliffe College. She is a two-time New York City Marathon finisher and has read to the blind as a volunteer for twelve years.
Stefania has more than 10 years in grant writing. She graduated in Finance and Economics, and after the first spent to assist companies in raising capital from private investors, she joined a company involved in grant writing services and shifted her career to the world of European Funding, focusing on Innovation.
As a grant writer and fundraiser, Stefania has experience in AI, Materials, Precision Agriculture, Circular Economy, Recycling, Biotech, Health, Robotics, Green Infrastructures, Environment, among others. She helped many companies and non-profit entities to obtain funding from the European Funding Program, the SBIR and STTR programs (USA), Innovate Uk (UK), private donors and foundations, contributing to supporting innovative ideas and projects aiming at positively impact the world and our society as a whole.
EIR
EIR
Big business expertise with a passion for helping small teams and businesses ignite their commercial presence. From being a veteran of the corporate world, Steve now focuses on working with innovative founders and owners as a mentor, advisor and investor. Steve’s experience spans commercial leadership, business transformation and people strategy, working in C- level roles in Europe and the US. He has led and coached people at every level of their career and has a track record of delivering strategic growth to underperforming teams and business units. The past 25 years have been spent operating in the world of consumer research and trends, working with some of the world’s largest consumer brands and some of the newest entrants, helping them translate consumer attitudes and behaviour into actionable business strategies. Previously Steve was trustee of The Bright Ideas Trust, a UK charity providing support and mentoring to young entrepreneurs from disadvantaged backgrounds. He has also partnered with different incubators and accelerators, along with hosting and judging various start-up events. Most recently he founded the Real Leadership Consultancy with a vision of disrupting the traditional notion of leadership, working with inspirational people who are looking to become tomorrow’s leaders. Steve holds a BA in Business Studies from Bournemouth University and lives in Surrey in England with his wife, son and dog. He is constantly trying to improve his triathlon times…having come to the sport later in life he has competed in more than a dozen events over the last few years.