Justin is an experienced venture investor, and the founder and president of JLS Ventures. He co-founded and currently serves on the board of Quantum Computing Inc. (OTCQB:QUBT), a technology leader for quantum-ready applications and software tools. He previously worked for a global healthcare consulting firm where he gained experience in operations design and effectiveness, efficiency improvements, and supply chain optimization. He began his career at Gain Capital Group, focused on foreign currency trading.
Justin holds a B.S. in International Business from Elizabethtown College and a B.A. in International Management from the ICN École de Management in Nancy, France.
Alexander previously served as Chief Business Officer for Covis Pharma, a global pharmaceutical company, where he oversaw strategy, business development, M&A, licensing, and Life Cycle Management. At Covis, Mr. Mironov’s contributions directly led to revenues increasing over 10x during his tenure. Earlier, Alexander held similar positions with increased responsibility with public and private equity funded growth oriented companies such as Alvogen, EKR Therapeutics, Esprit Pharma and Valera Pharmaceuticals. Alexander began his career with Pfizer. Alexander holds a BS in Biochemistry from Rutgers University.
Stefan previously served as Chief Technology Officer of Runaway Products, a DRTV driven marketing firm with a core focus on building and optimizing systems to scale marketing campaigns for maximum efficiency and profitability. Stefan co-founded NT1, a digital marketing, web development, and design company that built, scaled, and managed a variety of DTC brands. He previously served as a commodities trader at CQR Capital and held Series 3, 63, and 55 licenses.
Marc previously served as SVP and Chief Financial Officer for Blink Fitness, a national health and wellness brand, where he oversaw Finance, Accounting, Financial Operations, Procurement, Legal, and Member Services. Prior to this, Marc held several senior financial and operating positions with ANN, Inc, the then public company parent of Ann Taylor, LOFT, and Lou & Grey. Earlier in his career, Marc held finance and strategy positions of increasing responsibility across both publicly traded and high growth private equity owned companies.
Marc holds a BBA, Finance (Honors) from Baruch College.
Brad previously served as president at Circadian Funding, a business loan broker for small and medium sized businesses, where he drove the company’s growth to more than $100 million in total funding. Prior to Circadian Funding, he served as COO at Utility Partners of America, a leading provider of project and operational management services for U.S. utilities. After joining the company, he played an instrumental role in laying the foundation and strategy for future growth, including the build-out of a comprehensive call center and forming key industry partnerships.
Brad holds a B.S. in Finance from Stockton University and an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.
Nick previously served as the head media buyer at Cheviot Capital and as a digital marketing specialist at Internet Brands, where he was responsible for brands including Lawyers.com and Carsdirect.com with more than $100 million in paid media budgets. He is a certified Facebook and Google marketing professional.
Nick holds a B.A. in Entrepreneurship from Loyola Marymount University.
Bryant previously served as Chief Digital Officer at Advanced Vita Supplements (AVS), a direct response nutraceutical company and an official global licensee of Playboy Enterprise’s sexual wellness supplements. Prior to AVS, Bryant was vice president of Atlantic Coast Brands, an ‘Inc. 500’ omni-channel international beauty company where he led the company’s digital marketing campaigns for its women’s hair regrowth systems.
Bryant received a B.A. in Economics at Saint Peter’s University and completed professional studies programs in Integrated Marketing at New York University. He is a certified Google Advertising Professional and regularly speaks at lead-generation and performance marketing events, including LeadsCon and Affiliate Summit.
Dr. Anthony most recently served as the regional medical director for SwiftMD, which provides personalized telemedicine services to individuals, groups, and employers. Dr. Puopolo founded Integrative Wellness Medical Group where he specialized in wellness coaching, pharmacological management, and psychotherapy. He previously served as a physician at Sharp Rees Stealy Medical Group. Dr. Anthony earlier served in several positions at 121 General Hospital in South Korea, including chief of inpatient psychiatric ward, medical director of its alcohol treatment center, and family practice staff physician. As an Army Major, he served as the chief psychiatrist and officer-in-charge at the U.S. Army’s Camp Casey Troop Medical Clinic in South Korea, which provided mental health services to the 2nd Infantry Division.
Dr. Anthony earned his B.A. in Biology from Tufts University, M.A. in Biology from Boston University, and Doctor of Medicine from the Boston University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at the Tripler Army Medical Center. Dr. Puopolo completed an intensive wellness fellowship at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Puopolo is a member of the American Board of Family Medicine and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing International Association (EMDRIA).
Prior to joining LifeMD, he founded and served as CIO of Paradigm Opportunities, a privately held investment firm focused on evaluating public companies in the Healthcare sector. At Paradigm Opportunities, he sought investment opportunities in companies that were fundamentally undervalued and used a top-down approach to identify investment themes with attractive industry tailwinds.
Corey specializes in marketplace interactions and risk and performance analysis for healthcare companies. He has held multiple leadership roles at private equity investment firms and investment banks, and focused exclusively on creating long-term value for market leaders in the healthcare sector.
Corey received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Eric was previously a partner at Holland & Knight, a top ranked national law firm where he served as a member of the firm's Intellectual Property group and grew its New York IP Group from inception. Eric specializes in patent, trade secret, trademark, false advertising, anti-competitive, counterfeiting, and regulatory cases across a broad range of technical disciplines. Prior to Holland & Knight, Eric was a senior patent litigation associate at Goodwin Procter, where he was responsible for running day-to-day strategy and management of billion-dollar IP cases, as well as negotiating settlement and licensing agreements on behalf of life science companies.
Eric received his Doctor of Law, specializing in intellectual property, from the New York University School of Law. He received his B.A. and M.A. in biology, molecular concentration, from the University of Pennsylvania. He regularly speaks and publishes about intellectual property law.
Previously, Mr. Josephs spent sixteen years at the United States Department of Justice, where he was first a civil litigator and then a criminal prosecutor of consumer-related fraud. At the Justice Department, Mr. Josephs brought high-profile criminal prosecutions of, and civil enforcement cases against, entities and individuals engaged in health care and financial fraud, including pharmaceutical companies, dietary supplement sellers, and telemarketers. Mr. Josephs’ work at the Justice Department led to record-breaking judgments and awards, and his civil litigation work included a series of complex civil commercial cases that reached the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Josephs received a number of awards during his government service, including the Attorney General’s Award, the highest award offered by the Justice Department. He also served as an instructor in civil and criminal litigation topics at the renowned Justice Department training center.
Immediately following his tenure at the Department of Justice, Mr. Josephs was a partner at the former Edwards Wildman Palmer, where he focused on health care law and white-collar criminal defense. Mr. Josephs also was an associate at a large Washington D.C. litigation firm, and, prior to law school, he served as a legislative assistant to former United States Senator Wyche Fowler, Jr.
Mr. Josephs received his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Michigan. He is currently an instructor in White Collar Crime at Boston University Law School.
Mr. Josephs has been in private practice in Boston since leaving the Government, performing advertising, marketing, and health care regulatory compliance, criminal defense, and civil litigation. He also has taught at Boston University School of Law and in National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) programs, after previously serving as an instructor at the Justice Department’s National Advocacy Center and the George Washington University National Law Center while serving in the Government. Mr. Josephs graduated from the University of Michigan and the Northwestern University School of Law.
Sean is an expert in direct response marketing, specializing in the legal, lifestyle and software as a service (SAAS) verticals. He previously served as head of customer acquisition at BOLD, an online provider of employment services for jobseekers and recruiters, where he formed a newly integrated department that tripled the company’s net revenue in four years. He led a 20-person customer acquisition team that included SEM, SEO, affiliate marketing, social marketing and content marketing specialists involved in the B2C and B2B markets.
Justin is an experienced venture investor, and the founder and president of JLS Ventures. He co-founded and currently serves on the board of Quantum Computing Inc. (OTCQB:QUBT), a technology leader for quantum-ready applications and software tools. He previously worked for a global healthcare consulting firm where he gained experience in operations design and effectiveness, efficiency improvements, and supply chain optimization. He began his career at Gain Capital Group, focused on foreign currency trading.
Justin holds a B.S. in International Business from Elizabethtown College and a B.A. in International Management from the ICN École de Management in Nancy, France.
Stefan previously served as Chief Technology Officer of Runaway Products, a DRTV driven marketing firm with a core focus on building and optimizing systems to scale marketing campaigns for maximum efficiency and profitability. Stefan co-founded NT1, a digital marketing, web development, and design company that built, scaled, and managed a variety of DTC brands. He previously served as a commodities trader at CQR Capital and held Series 3, 63, and 55 licenses.
Before joining Blackstone, Naveen was a Managing Director at 40 North Industries LLC, a private investment firm where he focused on special situations equity and debt investments, both public and private. Prior to 40 North, he was a Principal at a family office in New York. From 2003 to 2008, Naveen was a Co-Founder and Partner of Eagle Lake Capital LLC, a private investment partnership focused on fundamental, value investing across the capital structure. He started his career as a member of the Restructuring Group at Rothschild.
Naveen received a BA in Public Health from The Johns Hopkins University. He has served as a director of various public and private companies, currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors of Blue Yonder, EquipmentShare, RG Barry, and CRG Financial. From 2010-2019, Naveen served as Chairman of the Board of Cotton Holdings, a leading global infrastructure support services company. He was also an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School and taught Applied Security Analysis I & II for eight years.
Bertrand’s undergraduate business and managerial economics studies were completed at the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium's largest French-speaking university.
Roberto holds bachelor's degrees in business administration and an MBA from ESADE Business School in Barcelona.
Dr. Mariano earned her bachelor’s degree with honors from Revelle College at the University of California, San Diego. She received her medical degree from the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland, where she was commissioned as a U.S. Navy lieutenant upon graduation.
He has dedicated his research to the microbial interaction between the human immune system and surrounding environment. His research has been featured in leading news outlets, including HBO, Vice, Ted Talks and PBS.
Dr. Gilbert participated in a video series discussing the microbiome, immune system, and the scientific rational behind beta glucan’s ability to support immune health. He was listed as one of the 50 most influential scientists by Business Insider and has also co-authored “Dirt is Good,” a popular science guide to the microbiome and children’s health.
Dr. Shapiro is a board-certified dermatologist specializing in multiple laser procedures, reconstructive skin cancer surgery and the latest in cosmetic and dermatological procedures.
He is an active member of the American Society of Mohs Surgery, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Society of Dermatology, the Florida Society of Dermatology, American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, International Society of Police Surgeons, and the Palm Beach County Medical Society.
Dr. Shapiro serves as chairman of the board for Healthcare Underwriters’ Group (HUG), a physician-owned medical malpractice company. He performs various clinical and FDA studies for related to skin conditions and repair, including photo rejuvenation and tissue tightening. He is an expert commentator for various television stations.
Dr. Shapiro received his degree in medicine from UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School. His internship in internal medicine was completed at Hahnemann University followed by a residency in dermatology at the University of Miami School of Medicine. He currently is a volunteer associate professor in the department of dermatology and cutaneous surgery, and member of the residency advisory board, at the Miami School of Medicine.
He is an active member of several associations, including the American Medical Association, American Academy of Dermatology, Florida Society of Dermatology, Florida Society of Dermatologic Surgeons, and the Palm Beach County Dermatology Society.
Dr. Borenstein joined Gardens Dermatology as a dermatologist after completing his internship in Internal Medicine and residency in Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami School of Medicine.
He received his B.A. from Columbia University and medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine. He also completed his Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology at the University of Miami.
She is a member of the American Board of Dermatology and American Board of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Ramirez graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Puerto Rico where she also completed her residency. She has received several awards for her research and the practice of medicine.
He has assisted these organizations in developing and implementing successful loss control and risk management programs. As a registered patent attorney with the USPTO, and he also serves as the intellectual property officer for the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Christopher became an early seed investor in LifeMD's PDFSimpli subsidiary, and continues to provide strategic consulting and guidance.
He earlier served as the CO and general counsel of Zenti, which develops natural language processing software. He was responsible for all operations and legal activities at Zenti, including contracts, licensing, intellectual property, employment, equipment, immigration, and private funding rounds.
Christopher began his career as an investigator for the United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. He received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering at San Jose State University and received his Doctor of Law from the Monterey College of Law.
He currently serves as the CEO of Iversen Design, a professional website design agency, where he is responsible for customizing business’ website integrated with a full content management system.
Jordan co-founded PDFSimpli and is co-owner of the Vino Cruz Wine Bar & Restaurant in Santa Cruz, California. He received his B.A. degree in ___ from the University of Alaska.
He has an extensive record of medical experience, research and accomplishment. Board certified in internal medicine, Dr. Toll completed his medical training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, which ranks among the top 10 hospitals in the country.
Dr. Toll’s Los Angeles-based private practice is focused on delivering integrated preventive care. His holistic approach provides highly personalized care that caters to each patient’s whole health, including mind, body and soul.
Dr. Toll is also a volunteer faculty member at Cedars-Sinai Internal Medicine Residency, teaching interns, residents and UCLA medical students. His medical research has been published in the areas of medical genetics, cancer and addiction.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California and medical doctorate from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. A popular influencer on social media, Dr. Toll has more than 38,000 followers on his Instagram.
Dr. Fine has practiced medicine and lectured in cities across the globe, including Oslo, Sydney, Nagasaki, and Tel Aviv. Board certified in Internal Medicine, Dr. Fine completed his medical training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, which is ranked among the top 10 hospitals in the country. The hospital appointed Dr. Fine as its Chief Resident to teach physicians and medical students the art of medicine.
Dr. Fine has been a clinical instructor of medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Keck School of Medicine of USC, and served on the bioethics committee and the medical informatics committee at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Biology from UCLA and Yeshiva University, and medical degree from the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv.