Our Story & Founders
We're a group of seasoned business leaders ready to make a mark for good.
Our network of established global business leaders and senior executives share the belief that sustainable shareholder value is maximized when business owners and leaders practice a passionate commitment to serving employees, suppliers, shareholders, customers, local communities, the environment, and society at large.
Board of Directors
Yumiko Damashek
Board Chair
Ms. Damashek has been a seasoned senior executive in the semiconductor industry for over 30 years. She has been on the board of both non-profit and for-profit organizations and active in government advisory boards.
David Ferran
Board Member, Founder & CEO
After a 35-year career as a senior executive in the fiercely competitive semiconductor industry, David has had a chance to reflect on the process of starting, building, leading, buying and selling high tech companies.
Ozzie Gontang
Board Member
With over 40 years of experience in psychotherapy and conflict resolution, Ozzie's passion is coaching people to be better athletes, business professionals and world class humans.
Corey Mohn
Board Member
Corey is the Executive Director of the Blue Valley Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) and former Director of Statewide Programs for the Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship.
Core Team
Hannah Lambert
Graphic Designer &
Digital Marketing Manager
Hannah is a full-time college student pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design at San Diego State University. With her background in design and social media, Hannah manages Torrey's social channels and marketing efforts.
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Isabel Wen
Strategy Consultant
& Advisory Board Member
As a Business Operations Strategist, Isabel has helped dozens of start-ups and early stage companies innovate and scale new technologies in life sciences, tech, and real estate.
Pershang Farshi
Marketing Associate
Pershang is a a research assistant professor at the University of Texas at El Paso and the co-vice chair of the sponsorship committee of Women in Bio.
Jessa Spainhower
Strategy Consultant
Jessa is Co-Founder of A STELLAR CO – a Business Guide consultancy for strategic planning and Co-Founder & CEO of Shirt Sauna, a compact, multi-garment steam cleaner. Jessa has worked with multiple small businesses to maintain their velocity as they refine trajectory.
Laurel Glass Lees
Strategy & Sustainability Consultant
As a multi-passionate entrepreneur, Laurel is Co-Founder of A STELLAR CO, Co-Founder and CRO at Shirt Sauna, and part of the Controlled Thermal Resources executive team working on the development of the Hell’s Kitchen Lithium & Power Project to support sustainable economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
Courtney Kent
Leadership/Executive Coach
Courtney Kent is a Leadership Coach for entrepreneurs as they grow their business. She helps founders engage their team for high performance, craft the right mindset, and make the time to lead amongst competing priorities.
Core Advisors and Partners
Michal Chick
Chairman of
Advisory Board
Michal Chick is a Human Resource and Organizational Development Executive and entrepreneur, who works with businesses to find and eliminate the barriers that impede employee performance.
David Peck
Advisory Board Member
Mr. Peck has worked throughout Asia for the last 45 years. During this forty plus year span he successfully started, developed, bought and sold several technology related businesses.
Dr. Gustavo Grodnitzky
Founding Team Partner
Dr. Gustavo Grodnitzky is a speaker, consultant, psychologist, and author whose diverse background brings a unique and multidimensional perspective to his global clients.
Kevin Rafferty
Founding Team Partner
Kevin is "The Conscious Leaders Coach." He offers executive, team and culture transformation coaching to leaders who are open to evolving and taking their organizations to new levels of performance, profitability, engagement and success.
James Newton
Founding Team Partner
James founded Newton Learning Corporation in 1992 to provide an accelerated learning path for the development of personal and professional excellence. He is nationally known as a consultant, facilitator and trainer.
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