[Panel] From Solo to Scalable
Andrew Wade
Andrew Wade, MS, RDN, LDN, CSSD is a Registered Sports Dietitian, and CEO of Case Specific Nutrition, a Dietitian Group Practice with 10 locations.
Andrew is the Co-Owner of Case Specific Meal Prep, Founder of the Chronic Disease Health Alliance Non-Profit, Producer of the CSN3M Mindset Monday Podcast, Creator of the mobile app "Rate My Day", and Author of the E-book “Marathon Ready Runner’s Nutrition Guide: a quick reference tool”. Andrew is a mentor to Dietitians, Medical Professionals, Entrepreneurs, and sits on the Board of the Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as the Nutrition Services Payment Specialist.
[Panel] Beyond the Billable Hours
Erin Palinski-Wade
Erin Palinski-Wade, RD, CDCES, CPT is a nationally recognized nutrition, diabetes and fitness expert who shows busy individuals how to make time for health. She is the founder and owner of the New Jersey based Vernon Nutrition Center, a nutrition counseling group specializing in weight management, diabetes, and family nutrition. She also works with dietitians throughout the country to build and expand their media presence & passive revenue opportunities. She hosts monthly Dietitian Coffee Chats to share her expertise on all things business, media, and marketing for healthcare professionals.
[Panel] From Solo to Scalable
Maya Topitzer
Maya Topitzer is on a mission to shake up mental health care—not with empty buzzwords, but with real, meaningful change. With a deep background in mental health care and product development, she’s spent her career making life easier for clinicians and improving access for clients.
As the driving force behind Breksey, she’s building AI-powered solutions that help therapists run thriving practices without drowning in admin work. Maya’s impact doesn’t stop at tech. She’s passionate about clinician ownership, patient trust, and making mental health care work better for everyone.
Fullscript Lighting talk
Hala Alhafez
Hala Alhafez is a Senior Integration Partner Manager at Fullscript. She has a decade of experience fostering strategic partnerships and spearheading integration solutions. Her work has been instrumental in developing and launching the Fullscript and Healthie integration, a testament to her dedication to enhancing healthcare through innovative technology.
[Panel] Beyond the Billable Hours
Dr. Holly Lucille
Dr. Holly Lucille is a nationally recognized and licensed naturopathic doctor, educator, natural products consultant, author, and television and radio host.
Dr. Lucille is a senior medical advisor at Fullscript and the chair of the Institute for Natural Medicine. At Fullscript she provides strategic direction for the organization and helps create, review, and curate Fullscript’s medical content.
She practices at an integrative clinic in Los Angeles, Private Medical.
Real Talk: Mistakes, Pivots & Hard Truths of Scaling a Practice
Ashish Mandavia
Ash’s experience in health-related startups, strategy consulting, and as a physician brings a unique perspective and skill set to Sohar Health’s mission. He is an expert in developing and implementing go-to-market strategies, leveraging cutting-edge technologies, and building high-performance teams to deliver impactful results in the digital health and technology space across EMEA and the US.
[Panel] From solo to scalable
Dr. Nicole Rivera
Meet Dr. Nicole, —an entrepreneurial expat [splitting time between the US & Italy} with a big heart, a bigger vision, and a crude sense of humor. She has been disrupting healthcare for over a decade [in her words, blowing sh** up] to give people the healthcare experience they deserve, all while laughing till it hurts, savoring great food, and dance partying with her littles. As the powerhouse behind Integrative You, co-founded with her hubby Dr. Nick, she's at the forefront of healthcare innovation, transforming lives by syncing the body and mind.
[Breakout] Turn Your Website into a Client-Generating Machine
Whitney Bateson
Whitney Bateson, MPH RD, is a website strategist and marketing expert who has helped over 130 wellness professionals create high-converting websites that attract clients and grow their reach. As the creator of the Wellness Pro Website System, she has developed a proven, step-by-step framework that empowers business owners to launch beautiful, strategic websites - without the tech overwhelm.
Real Talk: Mistakes, Pivots & Hard Truths of Scaling a Practice
Dr. Taylor Krick
Dr. Taylor Krick DC is the owner of Washington Wellness Center, a functional wellness clinic, and the host of The Autoimmune Doc Podcast. He works with people from all over the world with chronic and complex health conditions - including autoimmunity, but also many neurological conditions, immune dysfunction, and other mysterious symptoms, helping people solve their health puzzles.
[Panel] AI in Private Practice
Shawn Shivdat
Shawn previously built patient outcome prediction software at MGH, built and launched a jobs board product at a health tech startup, and founded a global nonprofit organization. Today, as CEO & Co-founder of Penciled, Shawn uses his background in Computational Neuroscience to develop a solution that helps physical therapists fill canceled appointments.
[Panel] AI in Private Practice
Jeff Kashou
With a background in clinical product and service design, and currently leading clinical product at Upheal, Jeff Kashou brings a unique perspective as a clinician himself on the practical application of AI to enhance clinical practice and patient experiences across diverse healthcare settings including value-based care.
[Panel] Beyond the Billable Hours
Yvette Quantz
Yvette Quantz, RDN, LDN, is a registered dietitian and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in nutrition, wellness, communication, and innovation. As the founder of Affy Health (formerly Customized Nutrition Newsletters), Yvette develops evidence-based, educational, and inspirational resources that empower health and wellness professionals to connect, educate, and inspire their clients and communities. She is also the creative mind behind Foodspirations®, a line of educational and inspirational tools designed to connect, educate, and motivate clients and communities toward elevated living.
[Pane] AI in Private Practice
Ethan Bechtel
As Co-Founder and CEO of OhMD, Ethan is passionate about building a better patient experience by connecting patients with their care teams. His conversational patient communication software gives superpowers to healthcare staff and physicians with a delightful UX and industry-leading AI.
[Panel] AI in Private Practice
Shelly Najjar
Shelly Najjar is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and a Certified AI Consultant. She understands what it's like to feel overwhelmed trying to do it all... and at times, just trying to do any of it.
Now through Growthentic AI Consulting, she helps other wellness businesses use AI effectively to streamline operations and marketing, so they can focus on what matters most – their clients.
[Panel] AI in Private Practice
Sas Ponnapalli
Led the product team at PlushCare, scaling a homegrown EMR nationwide to support 200+ physicians and millions of patient encounters, culminating in a 450M acquisition in 2021. Now leading Beam Health to democratize AI for physicians by providing cutting-edge AI agents for busy practices.
[Panel] Beyond the Billable Hours
Cathy Sykora
Cathy is the Founder of The Health Coach Group. For over 13 years, The Health Coach Group has provided evidence-based, beautifully designed, ready-to-use wellness programs for coaches and practitioners in all fields. From physician-approved weight loss programs to corporate wellness and personal health coaching, our content is used in clinics, hospitals, med spas, gyms, schools, insurance companies, and more.
Zipper Lighting talk
Chris Alto
Chris Alto is the co-founder and CEO of Zipper, an AI-powered marketing platform for small businesses. Before founding Zipper in 2022, Chris helped shape the growth strategies of two successful tech startups as an early employee, including Vendr which reached unicorn status after raising over $200 million. Throughout his career, Chris has worked directly with hundreds of small business owners to develop and implement effective growth strategies. His expertise lies in translating enterprise-level marketing approaches into practical solutions for independent practitioners and local service businesses.
[Breakout] Turnkey Programs for Healthcare Providers
Teneika Gravely
Teneika Gravely is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, functional medicine expert, and the visionary behind TAG Turnkey Solutions, a company dedicated to helping healthcare providers streamline their practices with done-for-you programs. As the founder of TAG Family NP, she specializes in hormone optimization, metabolic health, and functional medicine, empowering patients to take control of their health through personalized, science-backed care.
[Panel] Beyond the Billable Hours
Nyree Penn
Nyree Penn is a leading innovator in sleep health and the inventor of PROSOMNIA Sleep Therapy™, the first clinical sleep treatment utilizing anesthesia to induce REM sleep. With over a decade of experience in clinical sleep solutions, Nyree is revolutionizing how the world views and manages sleep health.
OhMD Lightning Talk
Greg Tavolacci
Head of Sales at OhMD where Greg is working to make the standard for healthcare communication text-first so more patients are able to join the conversation.
[Panel] From solo to scalable
Ashley Oswald
Ashley Oswald is an experienced functional nutrition dietitian who has worked in the field of adult and pediatric functional medicine for over 10 years. She has collaborated with pioneering physicians and complementary providers to gain valuable expertise.
After relocating, Ashley took on the role of a parenteral and enteral specialist with OptionCare in California. During this time, she had the opportunity to work alongside functional medicine providers through a shared client, which led her to accepting a position in their private practice.
Real Talk: Mistakes, Pivots & Hard Truths of Scaling a Practice
Dr. Jennie Ding
Dr. Jennie Ding is a Harvard-trained Lifestyle Medicine Physician and Founder of Kale Health Canada, a personalized health and nutrition company for blood sugar balance, gut health, and performance. Driven by her own journey of reversing prediabetes, Dr. Ding leverages Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) and gut microbiome testing to help you achieve real results based on your unique biology, improve your metabolism, and live better. Learn more at kalehealth.ca.
Real Talk: Mistakes, Pivots & Hard Truths of Scaling a Practice
Brianne Brown
Brianne is a dedicated healthcare professional licensed in Illinois with over 21 years of experience in the medical field. Brianne is board-certified in Family Medicine. In her private practice, she has worked closely with NFL players, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation licensees, and outpatient substance abuse treatment. Her experience encompasses: crisis care, rehabilitation, detox, outpatient substance abuse treatment, community health, women's health, pediatrics, fertility medicine, and psychiatry.
Real Talk: Mistakes, Pivots & Hard Truths of Scaling a Practice
Maya Feller
Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN is the founder and lead dietitian at Maya Feller Nutrition. In her practice, her team provides medical nutrition therapy and nutrition coaching for hormone and metabolic health, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mood disorders, developmental disabilities, disordered eating, and more.
Maya believes in providing inclusive nutrition education from an anti-bias patient-centered, culturally humble approach to help people make informed food choices. Maya shares her approachable, food-based solutions with millions of people through her new YouTube Channel, and host of YouTube “Where Wellbeing Meets Flavor.”
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