Brendan Weafer, Founder and CEO

LyfeProof is the evolution of a corporate wellness company created by celebrity fitness trainer and former MMA fighter, Brendan Weafer. His goal with LyfeProof is to change the way we age by combining experts with an innovative artificial-intelligence program to make living longer and healthier an attainable goal for seniors. This offering is the culmination of a lifetime of passion for movement and fitness and a professional career in wellness instruction, training, and coaching. He credits his mother with inspiring him to look at the needs of seniors and their potential to enjoy longer, healthier lives with the right support, tools and knowledge.

A few years after retiring from his professional fight career competing on the world’s biggest stages, Brendan decided to leave his consumer-facing gym business to found B-well consulting in order to expand the reach of his impact to a wider demographic providing services to corporations. Shortly after, Brendan began getting traction and consulting for a mid-size pharmaceutical company, providing a digital wellness curriculum. In early 2016, Brendan also accepted a more significant consulting position at a large hedge fund where he had been consulting for a few years. There he developed group classes, private programming for the partners of the firm, and performed an operational role managing the gym facility, while he was forming Workweek Wellness.

In February 2017, Brendan launched Workweek Wellness, a fully scalable, white-labeled, content-driven platform designed to improve the lives of people in corporate environments. After spending a year in NYU’s EdTech program and finding traction with Workweek Wellness, Brendan then decided to launch a wellness company geared towards active seniors. The mission of LyfeProof is to help seniors increase the quality of their life and prolong their longevity by improving their personal wellness effort. Brendan brought this idea into the inaugural Antler cohort in late 2019 to help mature the concept, immediately following Brendan spent 4 months doing market research and testing product features in the NYC Media Lab combine in early 2020 and is a member of the NYU Aging incubator program.

Gillian Wilson, Founder

A behavioral health executive, Gillian has spent the last 17 years in behavioral health markets internationally. Previously International Business Development Director for Cambian Group PLC working with domestic and global governments in specialized commissioning and reform, she has spent the last four years in expert advisory for US, UK and MENA markets for PE/VC and the world’s top consulting firms. Gillian has worked with funds to develop highly specialized clinical, social care and education services.

Brian Froelich, Advisor

An accomplished global executive with successful experiences in start-ups to Fortune 100 companies advising Corporate Boards and Executives. With a past working history as an attorney specializing in M&A, Brian is the current Chief Operations Officer for SarahCare. SarahCare is a privately owned and franchised adult day care providing care services for the senior population seven days a week. 

Dr. Nomaan Ashraf, Researcher

Dr. Nomaan Ashraf is an orthopedic surgeon who received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine. His interests include cervical and lumbar spinal surgery (minimally invasive spine surgery, microsurgery, spinal trauma and spinal tumors). Dr. Ashraf is a nationally recognized leader in spinal surgery and has advanced expertise in motion-sparing procedures of the cervical and lumbar spine.

Dr. Hayden Williams, Researcher

A lifelong fitness enthusiast and a former biomedical researcher who specialized in integrative physiology (endocrinology, metabolism, mechanical loading and biomechanics) of the musculoskeletal system. With a PhD in Genetics from the Icahn school of Medicine at Mount Sinai and a research background in Orthopedics, Hayden has taken an interest in understanding aging in new ways in recent years.

Anna Padilla, Physical Therapist

A lifelong athlete who has a passion for helping older adults, Anna received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Northeastern University and has been practicing her craft ever since in a variety of different settings. Her background as a D1 athlete and as a professional figure competitor providers her a unique understanding into health and wellness.

Settu Gansih, Data Architect

Settu’s background is in the Content and Media space with prior experience working for Netflix, Discovery and Facebook. Possessing a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering with specialization in Statistics & Operational Research. He possesses a strong understanding of the Big Data Analytics space and a passion to build products that would solve big problems in the Health-Tech space. Knowledgeable in Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Natural Language, Settu brings value in any technical role.