Experts

As the visionary founder of AEMBR, Dr. Braly brings a unique blend of expertise as an airway, heart, and lung specialist, backed by years of experience as a board-certified Anesthesiologist. Dr. Braly's journey began with a deep passion for improving lives, both inside and outside the operating room. Recognizing the power of holistic well-being, Dr. Braly embarked on a mission to create a brand that not only enhances physical comfort but also elevates emotional and mental wellness.Drawing from extensive medical background, Dr. Braly founded AEMBR with a commitment to crafting premium products that prioritize health, sustainability, and performance. The brand story is rooted in a desire to provide consumers with innovative solutions that align with their values and aspirations.Driven by a relentless pursuit of excellence, Dr. Braly leads a dedicated team of professionals who share the vision for transformative change. Together, they strive to redefine standards and challenge conventions in the industry, ensuring that every AEMBR product embodies quality, efficacy, and integrity.With a steadfast focus on innovation and compassion, Dr. Braly is proud to steer AEMBR towards a future where wellness is not just a destination but a way of life. Joining on this inspiring journey allows individuals to embrace their fullest potential and live beautifully, inside and out.

​Kelly Pigeon is the Vice President of E-commerce Platforms at Go TRG and the founder of Epiphany, a company specializing in innovative solutions for the circular economy. With a background in e-commerce and sustainability, Kelly has been instrumental in developing platforms that address retail challenges, particularly in managing returns and promoting re-commerce strategies. Her leadership at Epiphany reflects her commitment to reducing waste and enhancing profitability within the retail sector. ​In addition to her entrepreneurial ventures, Kelly contributes thought leadership to industry discussions, focusing on integrating circular practices into traditional retail models. Her insights emphasize the importance of re-commerce and the potential for rental and resale avenues to mitigate waste and drive business growth.

A North Carolina native, Kathryn Robinson is an accomplished alumna of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She graduated summa cum laude, earning an Honors Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, complemented by a minor in Journalism. Kathryn's professional journey spans diverse industries, both large and small, specializing in marketing and public relations. Her expertise lies in orchestrating brand creation, crafting dynamic marketing strategies, steering advertising campaigns, and executing public relations engagements. Kathryn's contributions extend to leading marketing research initiatives for industry giants such as McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, and Delaware North.In 2017, Kathryn embarked on a new career chapter, stepping away from the corporate world to channel her multifaceted expertise into her own consulting business. For the next five years, she offered invaluable guidance to small businesses across sectors, advising them on operational and marketing strategies, innovative product concepts and functional formulations . Among her clientele were two burgeoning cannabis companies, where she discovered the profound wellness potential of the plant, especially when synergized with other natural, functional ingredients. Kathryn noticed a gaping void in the market for innovative wellness products tailored for the modern woman and transparent brands didn’t exist (until now). Armed with this insight and her profound industry and product formulation knowledge, Kathryn sought to not only fill these gaps but to revolutionize women's wellness landscape altogether. In November 2022, NOVA was born.Beyond her professional commitments, Kathryn is an ardent fitness enthusiast and a dedicated dog mom. She cherishes her daily ritual of tackling the New York Times crossword over a latte each morning and she devoutly attends Elevation e-church on Sundays. Kathryn's free time is often spent in the introspective study of scripture and philosophical works, delving into her latest fascination, and rapping her favorite Jay-Z songs (but not every word…).

Eden Laurin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Nyssa, a leading Femtech company whose mission is to bring innovation to women’s healthcare. Her designs have garnered multiple awards, including Amazon’s Force for Good Award, and been named to MoMA’s ‘100 Most Influential Innovations For Women For the Last 100 Years.’ Prior to Nyssa, Eden started The Drinking Fountain, a non-profit that connects brands with communities in need of fresh drinking water. She is a James Beard Award Winner and a former Division 1 NCAA Champion.

Ayla Barmmer, MS, RDN, LDN is the founder and CEO of FullWell, the only registered dietitian-founded and formulated reproductive health supplement brand that supports women and men at every stage. With 20+ years of experience in fertility nutrition, Ayla has taken an evidence-backed, foundational approach in developing the highest quality, effective, and thoroughly tested offering that clinicians and customers love, which has allowed her to build FullWell profitably from the start without venture backing. While currently on sabbatical from private practice, Ayla owns and operates Boston Functional Nutrition and co-founded the Women's Health Nutrition Academy in 2018. A letter from FullWell founder, Ayla Barmmer, MS, RD, LDNI founded FullWell as an adjunct to my clinical practice at Boston Functional Nutrition because I wanted to make the evidence-based, effective, and high-quality supplement we created for our clients available to the rest of the world.After almost two decades working on thousands of complex fertility cases, I’ve learned that no two are alike. In fact, fertility is arguably one of the most common yet perplexing health issues. The vast majority of people receive the most frustrating diagnosis of all: “unexplained infertility.” Popular medical interventions have notoriously poor success rates and often yield tremendous physical and emotional stress, not the mention the financial and relational impact.I synthesized decades of findings, looking at the needs that have emerged from the most straightforward to the most complex cases. My approach looks at the whole person, in the context of their environments, peeling back the layers until we grasp root issues. Over time, I've observed as many external and systemic causes of fertility issues as internal and specific concerns. For this reason, I believe in addressing our pursuit of fertility health as both an individual and collective need, carefully supporting a wide variety of inputs to build the optimal foundation for conception, pregnancy, and postpartum recovery.I'm thrilled that FullWell has garnered the enthusiastic endorsement of so many healthcare practitioners and physicians, but even more so in experiencing firsthand the satisfaction of our users. Every person who selects our prenatal formula is choosing to invest in their own health, and in the fundamental health of their baby. As both a mom and a clinician—I’m deeply honored to support them.Ayla BarmmerFounder, FullWell