Experts

Smitha Rao is a scientist, wife, mother and accomplished executive with nearly 20 years of experience transforming brands with strategy and innovation. She has operated in multiple leadership roles as a general manager with a track record of implementing sales, digital marketing strategies across multiple brands and channels of distribution.Rao has a consistent record in building and scaling brands, channel strategies, increasing sales, managing P&L and improving profitability. She has led organizational turnaround by launching new brands and reviving latent brands by developing innovative product portfolios or original content with authentic storytelling. Rao also has a strong background in technology (R&D), brand and product development having created 200+ products across beauty and wellness and working with more than 15 brands including Strivectin, Sugarbear, Firefly and Dr. Kellyanne. Well aware that the beauty industry is crowded and confusing, Rao has now founded her own clean beauty brand, Parëva™ Beauty, and is on a mission to deliver clinically crafted™ skin longevity for extraordinary transformation.

Neuroscientist Dr. Claudia Aguirre is a global authority on mind-body science and the brain-skin connection. Dr. Aguirre is a TEDx speaker, a TED Ed educator, author, and strategic advisor in the health and wellness industries. She has worked with the world's leading brands in tech, beauty, wellness and healthcare. A seasoned media personality, she is frequently featured on major magazines, and has appeared on live TV news shows in several countries. She is an LA native, is bilingual and travels the world.

Dr. Daniel Cham, MD, MS is a nuclear radiologist, healthtech innovator, and advocate for health literacy and housing equity. He designs intelligent systems that simplify complex healthcare and housing challenges—empowering patients, unburdening providers, and modernizing outdated infrastructure. Through AI-driven solutions for medical billing and operations, he helps healthcare organizations reduce administrative overhead, minimize errors, and improve reimbursement efficiency—freeing clinicians to focus on what matters most: patient care.Beyond the clinic, Dr. Cham works with civic and real estate partners to promote smart housing models that integrate technology, sustainability, and equity. He also develops educational tools and public content to combat misinformation and enhance health literacy, ensuring that people have the clarity and confidence to make informed decisions. Whether advising startups, supporting health systems, or engaging with communities, his mission is clear: to build systems that serve people better—through automation, access, and compassion.

Dr. Amy Beckley faced fertility and recurrent miscarriage struggles due to hormone imbalance (low progesterone). Armed with her PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Colorado Anchutz Medical Campus, she got to work in the lab and founded Proov to fill the gap she discovered in both knowledge and reliable options.When perimenopause hit, Amy discovered the same fertility hormone imbalance she experienced was the cause of her debilitating peri symptoms. So, she expanded Proov to help women like her confidently manage menopause and get back to feeling more like themselves.