Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 50 Women Leaders in Wellness and Fitness for 2024. As consumers increasingly invest billions of dollars in wellness and fitness products and services each year, these industries continue to grow. With overall fitness, health, self-care, and wellness remaining top priorities for the public, opportunities for women to lead and innovate in these fields are expanding.
Women have made significant strides in the wellness and fitness sectors, holding as many as 50% of leadership roles in the wellness and fitness industries. One of this year’s honorees, Nicole Cable, serves as Chief Experience Officer of CareMax, a Medicare Advantage organization that offers comprehensive health and wellness services for the senior population. Cable’s establishment of the Office of Human Experience has significantly enhanced the company’s ability to promote health equity.
We also congratulate Jill Dailey, Vice President and Head of Commercial Product at Aetna, a CVS Health Company. As a seasoned healthcare executive, Dailey leads new product development and manages commercial product strategy and portfolio management.
Finally, we honor Nancy Brown, Chief Executive Officer of the American Heart Association (AHA). Under Brown’s leadership as CEO, the AHA has become a global authority on cardiovascular and brain health, as well as overall health and wellbeing.
Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of The Top 50 Women Leaders in Wellness & Fitness for 2024.
1. Mallika Chopra
CEO, Chopra Global
Mallika Chopra is the CEO of Chopra Global. Chopra Global is a modern healthcare company positioned at the intersection of science and spirituality and anchored by the life teachings and research of Deepak Chopra, a leading pioneer in integrative health.
Chopra is the author of the Just Be series, a trilogy of illustrated how-to books for children (and the adults in their lives). These books provide simple tools to understand and support social and emotional awareness, resilience, meditation, mindfulness, and self-reflection. In "Living With Intent: My Somewhat Messy Journey to Purpose, Peace, and Joy," she shares insights she gained while seeking meaning and balance as a mom and entrepreneur overwhelmed by work, family, and too many responsibilities. Before joining Chopra Global, Chopra was a founder at Intent. Before that, she was a founder at My Potential. Earlier in her career, she worked with MTV Networks as a manager.
Chopra has taught meditation to thousands of people and is currently a mindfulness consultant for the animated series "Stillwater" on Apple TV+. She enjoys speaking to audiences around the world about intention, balance, and living a life of purpose. Chopra graduated from Teachers College, Columbia University with a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and Education and graduated from Northwestern University with an MBA and from Brown University with an undergraduate degree in international business.
5. Gloria Winters
Chief Health Officer/VP of Health Partnerships & Business Development, YMCA of the USA (National Resource Office)
Gloria Winters is the Chief Health Officer of the YMCA of the USA and has over 23 years of healthcare experience. Winters supports the innovation of the YMCA in communities around the country as they improve the continuum of healthcare by linking the clinic to the community to affect the health of the whole person.
In her role at the YMCA, Winters is responsible for the development, advancement, and implementation of industry-leading models that will standardize how communities can receive health interventions to improve people’s health outcomes, with an emphasis on connecting individuals to community and social services through local and national strategic partnerships.
Previously, Winters was a chief medical officer at the YMCA managed service organization and, consultant to the YMCA of the USA at YMCA Managed Service Organization. Before that, she was a CMO at the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region. Winters received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Southern California. She is certified in manual therapy, orthopedics, dry needling, sports medicine, and nutrition.
6. Leah Howard
President & CEO, National Psoriasis Foundation
Leah Howard is the President and CEO of the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF). The mission of the NPF is to drive efforts to cure psoriatic disease and improve the lives of those affected. NPF provides people with the information and services they need to best manage their disease while promoting research to find a cure. Howard is a lawyer and patient rights advocate leading the largest psoriatic disease support and research nonprofit organization in the world.
She has lived with psoriasis for 21 years and has more than two decades of experience working with national health and disability organizations, local governments, and leading healthcare and research institutions. Howard believes that solving today’s healthcare challenges begins with talking to individuals living with chronic diseases, like psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Over the last decade, she has empowered people with psoriatic disease to share their challenges with policymakers at the state and federal level, as well as with regulators, and health agency management. This led to several improvements for the community, including more than 40 new state laws improving access to treatment.
Howard has positioned NPF as a leading voice in efforts to measure value and reflect patient preferences in health outcomes. She has also piloted efforts to engage non-traditional patient advocacy partners, including health insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, and employers, beginning with the launch of the NPF Payer Roundtable series in 2016. Under Howard’s leadership, NPF has prioritized serving all segments of the community. Today, NPF connects with over 2.75 million individuals each year through its highly accessible website. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Government and International Relations from the University of Notre Dame and a law degree from George Mason University School of Law. Howard is based at NPF headquarters in Alexandria, VA.
9. Shilpa Saxena
Chief Medical Officer & Physician, Forum Health
Shilpa Saxena is a recognized expert and leader in lifestyle medicine, cardiometabolic health, hormone disorders, autoimmune conditions, and clinical nutrition. She currently serves as Chief Medical Officer and Physician at Forum Health in Tampa. From Forum Health headquarters in Flint, Michigan, and all over the nation, their community of integrative practitioners is setting a new standard for healthcare.
Saxena previously served as CEO for her SevaMed Institute practice, internationally known for contributioning to the lifestyle-based group medical appointment model. She also founded the Center for Living Wellness and was chief of medicine for the n1Health physician network. Saxena is a board-certified family physician with 15-plus years of integrative medicine experience. She serves on the faculty at the Institute for Functional Medicine. She’s a fellow of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine.
Previously, Saxena was on the faculty at George Washington University’s Department of Clinical Research and Leadership. She earned an MD and an undergraduate degree in science from the University of Florida.
10. Miriam Ferreira
Chief Operating Officer, Accountable Care, CVS Health
Miriam Ferreira is the Chief Operating Officer of Accountable Car of CVS Health, the leading health solutions company, delivering care like no one else can. Ferreira is an operationally driven executive with a track record of success in delivering innovative business strategies and client-focused solutions to improve the quality of care, reduce medical costs, and impact bottom-line profitability.
Her background demonstrates success in serving as a trusted advisor to C-level leaders, handling customer issues, leading reorganizations, eliminating redundancies, and optimizing team performance. Ferreira is regarded for her ability to transition objectives into actionable plans, engage teams, and deliver results. She has proven success in providing leadership to cross-functional teams and managing all phases of high-value programs and systems from inception through implementation.
Before joining CVS Health, Ferreira was an advisory manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Service Delivery Center (PwC SDC). Before that, she was an associate director of quality assurance at Montefiore Health System. Earlier in her career, she worked with MEDITECH as an application specialist. Ferreira graduated from Columbia University with an MPH. She has a Master’s degree in Business Education from New York University and an undergraduate degree in computer information science from Bryant University.
12. Aaliya Yaqub
Chief Medical Officer, Thrive
Aaliya Yaqub is the Chief Medical Officer of Thrive. Founded by Arianna Huffington in 2016, Thrive Global is a leading behavior change technology company with the mission to improve productivity and health outcomes. Thrive helps individuals and organizations improve well-being, performance, and mental resilience with its AI-powered behavior change technology platform.
Yaqub is an experienced physician executive, angel investor, and entrepreneur. She is a board-certified internal medicine physician and the medical founder of Forward and Simple Healthkit, and she has served as a physician at Facebook and Crossover Health. She is passionate about enabling people to live better through strong mission-driven healthcare products and services. She helps people start healthcare tech companies, recruit excellent teams, create patient-centered solutions, and guide executive teams to make informed strategic decisions. She also invests in and supports early-stage founders.
Before joining Thrive, Yaqub was a founding medical director (acquired by Carbon Health) at Steady Health. Before that, she was a medical director of enterprise and strategic partnerships at Carbon Health. Earlier in her career, she worked with Crossover Health as a physician and internist at Facebook Health Center. Yaqub graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA with an MD and from Rice University with an undergraduate degree in English language and literature, biology with an emphasis in biochemistry.
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15. Katie Rickel
Chief Executive Officer, Acadia Healthcare
Katie Rickel is the Chief Executive Officer of Acadia Healthcare. She first joined the company in 2019. Headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, Acadia Healthcare was established in January 2005 to develop and operate a network of behavioral health facilities across the country. Acadia Healthcare’s mission is to create a world-class organization that sets the standard of excellence in the treatment of specialty behavioral health and addiction disorders. Rickel’s tenure as CEO has provided her with exciting opportunities to grow her expertise in marketing, business development, admissions, expense management, clinical program development, and workplace culture.
Previously, Rickel was a licensed psychologist at Carolina Partners in Mental HealthCare, PLLC. Earlier in her career, she worked with Structure House as a licensed psychologist. Rickel earned a PhD in Clinical and Health Psychology from the University of Florida and an undergraduate degree in psychology from Duke University.
After defending her doctoral dissertation in 2007, a randomized controlled trial examining relapse prevention programs for the treatment of obesity, Rickel returned to her undergraduate alma mater, Duke University, to complete a clinical internship, where she rotated through Structure House, a residential treatment center for obesity. At Structure House, she progressed from intern to post-doc to staff psychologist from 2008 to 2016, and then she was called back in 2019 to be the chief executive officer.
17. Colette Dahl
Chief Experience Officer, Unicity International
Colette Dahl is the Chief Experience Officer at Unicity International, where she leads the brand communications and product development teams. With extensive experience in nutritional supplements, Colette specializes in science-based solutions for health and wellness.
Her passion for natural products began in 2010 when she managed the health and wellness category at Modere. Since then, Colette has collaborated with leading scientists and nutritional experts to develop high-performing products, including functional foods, weight management solutions, sports nutrition, and targeted health supplements.
At Unicity, Colette focuses on improving metabolic health globally. "We provide the information and products people need to optimize their metabolic health and enhance their quality of life," says Dahl. "I'm fortunate to work with amazing experts worldwide to positively impact the health of hundreds of thousands of people. There is no greater calling."
18. Jane Englebright
Senior VP & Chief Nurse Executive, HCA Healthcare
Jane Englebright is Senior Vice President And Chief Nurse Executive for HCA Healthcare, the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services. A nationally recognized nursing innovator and leader, Englebright provides professional leadership for facility chief nursing officers across HCA and approximately 87,000 nurses working in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and other sites of care. She leads HCA’s nursing strategy designed to advance nursing leadership, operations and outcomes, and professional practice. Englebright joined HCA in 1992 as a critical care nurse at Lewisville Medical Center in Texas and became chief nursing officer for San Antonio Community Hospital. She then joined HCA’s corporate quality department, where she founded the patient safety program, and in 2007, she became HCA’s first chief nursing officer.
Englebright led a team to successfully implement an AHRQ-accredited Patient Safety Organization that further accelerated HCA's efforts in advancing patient safety. In addition, she led the deployment of bar code administration safety systems across 178 hospitals.
A nationally recognized nursing leader, Englebright currently serves as the At-Large Nursing Representative to The Joint Commission’s Board of Commissioners. Englebright is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and is a former chair of the Expert Panel on Informatics and Technology. She sits on the Board of Advisors of the National Patient Safety Foundation and has served as its chair. She is broadly published in nursing, safety, and quality, and is a nationally sought-after speaker in these areas.
An adjunct faculty member at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Englebright is actively involved in mentoring graduate students in nursing, pharmacy, medicine, and business programs at Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee. She was recognized in the Women of Influence program of the Nashville Business Journal.
20. Alexandra Walterspiel
President & Chief Operating Officer, Sensei
Alexandra Walterspiel is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Sensei, an evidence-based company that develops technology and offers healthier living programs and services to help people find greater well-being.
Walterspiel is a strategic and accomplished operations executive with 30 years of demonstrated leadership expertise in the hospitality, residential, and vacation ownership industries. She has an exceptional background in development, conceptualization, branding, operations, and repositioning with expertise that includes superior leadership, communication, and motivational skills. Her uniquely well-rounded experience in both the luxury and lifestyle segments of the industry gives her unparalleled strengths in every facet of the business, including directing designers and architects to achieve extraordinary results. She is known for selecting, training, developing, and mentoring loyal and innovative leaders and employees to achieve award-winning results. She has a strong focus on creating and driving a culture of striving for excellence, as well as on continuous innovation in revenue generation, maximizing productivity, and controlling costs.
Walterspiel started her career in 1991 as an executive assistant manager rooms division at The Ritz-Carlton Sydney. From there, she went on to CLIFT Hotel (Morgans Hotel Group), before eventually rising to managing partner and co-founder at IMPRINT Hospitality, her most recent position before joining Sensei. Walterspiel graduated from EHL with an undergraduate degree in hotel business and from Lausanne Hotel School with an undergraduate degree in hotel, motel, and restaurant management.
22. Colleen Werner
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, lulafit
Colleen Werner is the founder and CEO of lulafit, an amenity consultant and management company for commercial real estate. Lulafit makes office assets relevant through custom amenity strategy consulting, experience management, and proprietary technology, which seamlessly integrates into the building ecosystem. With the help of lulafit, organizations and communities have an opportunity to take an active role in wellness.
After a decade as a professional ballet dancer and suffering a serious foot injury, Werner pivoted to studying kinesiology and dance. She turned her attention to the wellness industry, where she noticed something wasn’t quite working. People can quickly go from being active and engaged to stationary and unhealthy because of their careers. When work doesn’t offer a sense of community or focus on wellness, people get disconnected and multiple aspects of their lives suffer, Werner built a team to help solve this problem.
Werner has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and Movement Science. She is a current member of the Forbes Business Council and a board member of Action for Healthy Kids.
24. Nicole Cable
Chief Experience Officer, CareMax
Nicole Cable is the Chief Experience Officer of CareMax, a Medicare Advantage organization with a full complement of health and wellness services for the senior population. CareMax plays a significant role in the lives of its many members, offering the most current medical care, comprehensive social activities, and services. Cable has 30 years of experience. She began her career in 1993.
Cable not only serves as Chief Experience Officer for CareMax, Inc., but she is also the primary reason CareMax added an Office of Human Experience (OHX). Less than two years old, the OHX has introduced many significant initiatives reflecting the CareMax dedication to promoting health equity, including creating patient journey mapping and launching a DEIB Corporate Steering Committee, addressing health equity, collection of REaL, and SOGI data.
Cable has held several executive roles, including chief experience officer at InnovaCare Health; corporate director of Patient Experience Programs for ChenMed Family of Companies; and director of patient experience at the University of Maryland Medical Center & Capital Region. Cable earned an MS in Healthcare Sciences with an emphasis on Public Health. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Public Policy: Social Policy.
27. Ami Desai
CFO, Take Command
Ami Desai is the Chief Financial Officer at Take Command Health – a leading healthcare technology platform that is redefining health benefits for employers and employees. In her role, Ami is striving to make healthcare accessible to everyone. She has over 20 years of finance experience covering various company sizes across several different industries. Under her leadership, Take Command Health has nearly doubled in revenue every year and expanded to all 50 states. She has spearheaded a women’s organization within the company focused on leveling up the women in the workforce and focused on community outreach.
Prior to joining Take Command Health, Ami held positions with Topgolf, Blackrock, Pioneer Natural Resources, and Marsh and McLennan. She holds an MBA with a specialization in finance and marketing from New York University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas. When she’s not working, Ami loves to travel, play tennis, and spend time with her husband and 2-year-old son.
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28. Brittany Shaw Izrailov
Chief Product & Brand Officer, Care/of
Brittany (Shaw) Izrailov is the brand visionary behind the personalized health and wellness company Care/of. Brittany joined the vitamin and supplement startup in 2018 and quickly worked her way up the ranks from her first position as director of new products to General Manager to her current position as Chief Customer and Brand Officer. Since taking on the role of Chief Customer and Brand Officer, Brittany’s keen eye for the customer has been the driving force behind Care/of’s brand & experience strategy.
Brittany has been at the helm during Care/of’s most formative years and has a deep knowledge of the intricate ins and outs of the brand, its physical and digital products—and its customers. From driving product innovation to spearheading all things DTC, Brittany has served multiple roles across various functions throughout the company, which has given her the experience and expertise needed to best lead brand and customer strategy at Care/of.
In her role as Chief Customer and Brand Officer, Brittany’s customer-centric mentality has helped the company pinpoint and understand exactly who the Care/of consumer is, what they want and need, and how to best position the brand and experience to deliver desired results to both the customer and the business. Brittany has an MBA from Stanford and a BS from Wharton.
30. Anna Fallieras
Chief Operating Officer, Optum Growth
Anna Fallieras is the Chief Operating Officer for Optum Growth. Optum is a health services and innovation company on a mission to help people live healthier lives and to help make the health system work better for everyone. In this role, Fallieras is responsible for delivering best practice programs, strategic initiatives, and sales enablement tools, technology, and support to drive profitable growth and client retention across the enterprise. She has over 25 years of experience spanning corporate and market strategy, coalition-building, initiative development, large-scale operations, and health policy.
Before joining Optum in June 2021, Fallieras was the chief operating officer for Centene’s east region. Before joining Centene, Fallieras spent more than a decade at GE as the corporate leader for healthcare initiatives and policy. She has held strategic account and product roles at UnitedHealthcare, consulted with state Medicaid agencies, and was Maryland’s deputy chief of staff for Medicaid. Earlier in her career, she worked at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and served as a congressional fellow to Senator Edward M. Kennedy in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
Fallieras holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Public Administration from Ohio State University and a Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health.
32. Edith Edwards
Chief Analytics Officer, BuzzRx
Edith Edwards has extensive experience in analytics and marketing. Edwards is currently the Chief Analytics Officer at BuzzRx, a position she has held since August 2020. BuzzRx offers a free, pre-activated, and ready-to-use prescription discount card and they introduced an industry-leading, free Prescription Discount Card program benefiting charities.
Before joining Potentis, Edwards held the role of director of analytics at Visa from November 2013 to June 2015. In this position, she used customer insights to enhance Visa's B2B business model and developed recommendations for improving company strategy. Edwards achieved significant successes, including improving the targeting of affluent Visa users and enhancing fraud protection measures. From 2008 to 2013, she worked at Carnival Cruise Lines, where she served as a senior manager, where she used website and transactional data to optimize the company's marketing programs and develop customer segmentation strategies.
Earlier in her career, Edwards worked as a custom insights analyst at dunnhumby, specializing in providing data analysis for The Home Depot. She also held the position of senior strategic marketing analyst at FedEx Express and senior marketing specialist at DHL. Edwards attended the University of Miami from 1994 to 1997, where she pursued a Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Marketing, and English. Edwards then went on to Nova Southeastern University to complete her MBA in Finance.
34. Laci Aboud
Regional Director, Boston Scientific
Laci Aboud is the Regional Director of Boston Scientific. She first joined the company in 2018 as senior executive territory manager. Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 40 years, it advances science for life by providing a broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of health care. Its portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological, neurological, and urological diseases and conditions.
Previously, Aboud was a territory manager at CR Bard and before that a pharmaceutical representative at Forest Pharmaceuticals. Earlier in her career she worked with Wireless Express as a regional sales manager. Aboud earned an undergraduate degree in philosophy from The University of Texas at El Paso.
37. Dr. Amy Myers, MD
Founder of AMMD
Dr. Amy Myers is a medical doctor, a two-time New York Times bestselling author, and an internationally acclaimed functional medicine physician who specializes in empowering those with autoimmune, thyroid, SIBO, Candida, and gut issues to reverse their conditions and take back their health. Dr. Myers spent more than two decades working as a physician, including founding her own clinic, before she launched Amy Myers MD®, an e-commerce wellness brand that reaches millions of people in more than 140 countries around the world with over 75 products she personally formulated and a variety of programs.
Dr. Myers authored the New York Times bestsellers The Autoimmune Solution (2017) and The Thyroid Connection (2021), as well as the Amazon #1 bestselling cookbook The Autoimmune Solution Cookbook (2018). In 2024, Dr. Myers launched the Take Back Your Health podcast to empower people who are seeking a path to optimal health and looking for the latest breakthroughs in longevity and functional medicine.
40. Hannah Johnson
VP, Sales and Marketing, Discover Strength
Hannah Johnson is a seasoned professional in the fitness industry, known for her impactful contributions and dynamic leadership. With a rich history of achievement, Hannah has been the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Discover Strength since 2013, where she has played a pivotal role in driving the company's growth and success.
A prominent figure in the fitness community, Hannah has been recognized for her expertise and insights on various platforms. She has been a featured speaker at prestigious industry conferences, including IHRSA, Club Industry, and The Climbing Wall Association, where she has shared her deep knowledge of sales and marketing. Hannah graduated from the University of Minnesota, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology.
42. Becca Valle
VP, Marketing, Aescape
Becca Valle is the Vice President of Marketing at Aescape, a technology company that builds data-driven massage therapy and wellness experiences. They provide a holistic approach to physical wellness and recovery for everyone, from elite athletes to those just starting out in fitness. It brings together cutting-edge research, a user-friendly interface, and a comprehensive, insights-driven approach to physical wellness and recovery that leaves people feeling great. The company aims to solve this problem and help the industry grow by providing operators with a scalable, dependable solution that supplements the labor shortage and serves as a support tool for massage therapists and athletic trainers. Valle has 18 years of experience. She began her career in 2005.
Before joining Aescape, Valle accelerated the brand mission through culture and community marketing at Meta, and before that a VP and head of marketing with the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. Earlier in her career she worked with Ogilvy & Mather as a senior account supervisor. Valle graduated from The George Washington University School of Business with an undergraduate degree in marketing.
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44. Karalynne Call
Founder and CEO, Just Ingredients
Karalynne Call, Certified Nutritionist, is the Founder and CEO of Just Ingredients, a health and wellness company dedicated to inspiring people to live healthier, happier lives. Recognized as one of Utah’s Top 10 Fastest-Growing companies, Just Ingredients offers 200+ nutrition and personal care products made with nourishing, real, and natural ingredients.
Karalynne has a strong influence on social media and has grown her Instagram community, @Just.Ingredients, to over 1 million people where she educates about the importance of knowing about the ingredients we put in and on our body. Her Top 20 ranking podcast, Just Ingredients, has been hosted by nationally renowned experts and doctors who help her share the best ingredients for life.
Karalynne’s passion for mental health, educating others, and creating nourishing products has transformed lives and inspired millions.
46. Niki Leondakis
Chief Executive Officer, Board Member, CorePower Yoga
Niki Leondakis is Chief Executive Officer at CorePower Yoga, the largest yoga studio brand in the United States with over 200 studios. Founded in 2002 in Denver, CO, CorePower Yoga creates intensity for the body and presence for the mind.
Throughout her career, Leondakis has worked to build and lead diverse and customer-centric teams in the hospitality and boutique fitness industries. She has more than 30 years of experience building lifestyle brands and creating award-winning workplace cultures that are driven by innovation and customer loyalty.
Before joining CorePower Yoga, Leondakis served as CEO of multiple companies, including The Wolff Company, a multifamily-focused real estate private equity firm; Equinox Fitness Clubs; and global lifestyle hotel companies Two Roads Hospitality and Commune Hotels & Resorts. Before Commune, she was president and chief operating officer of Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants. Leondakis graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
47. Tanya Becker
Co-Founder, Chief Creative Officer & Co-Author, Physique 57
Tanya Becker is the Co-Founder, Chief Creative Officer, and Co-Author of Physique 57, an internationally renowned fitness company. Becker is responsible for ideation and strategy for the business growth opportunities, oversight of social media content, video-on-demand production, and barre certification program.
Becker is an accomplished entrepreneur and fitness industry leader with more than 25 years of success leading a global organization from the ground up. Her areas of expertise include strategic planning, fitness content creation, marketing, branding, leadership, field operations, producing, directing, and editing for video-on-demand content. Becker co-founded Physique 57 a boutique fitness and media company in 2006 and expanded the business to four countries and multiple digital platforms with clients and subscribers in all 50 states and over 120 countries. Physique 57 continues to grow its US and international community.
Becker regularly appears in health and fitness segments on national TV, including QVC, HSN, The Today Show, Martha Stewart Show, and Dr. Oz. She has been featured in Vogue, Shape, Redbook, Harper’s Bazaar, New York Magazine, and People Magazine and has been a guest speaker at Stanford University and Columbia. She holds a personal trainer certification with the American Council on Exercise. She was recently featured presenter at the World Barre Summit and continues to teach on a variety of digital platforms.
49. Lauren Chucko
SVP, Account Management, Garner Health
Lauren Chucko is the SVP of Account Management of Garner Health. Garner Health believes in transparency, data-driven decision-making, and seamless customer experiences. That’s why they’re building solutions to help employees discover high-quality doctors.
As a C-suite executive, Chucko excels at seamlessly integrating business functions and aligning the entire organization behind a customer-centric vision and strategy. Driven by the pursuit of transformative change, she fosters a collaborative and high-performance culture within health, well-being, and productivity technology companies. By closely examining investment opportunities and the industry landscape, Chucko actively contributes to improving the health and well-being of the population. Her dedication lies in building and leading exceptional teams, optimizing operations, and consistently delivering customer-centric solutions that drive exceptional business outcomes.
Chucko started her career in 2007 as a personal and administrative assistant at Equilibrium Wellness Center. From there, she went on to Back in Motion Rehab Inc., before eventually rising to chief customer officer at Limeade, her most recent position before joining Garner Health. Chucko graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a Master’s degree in Nutrition and from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with an undergraduate degree in nutrition science.
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