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Trudy A. Golobic, co-founder and CEO, is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area. After studying in France for two years, Trudy completed her undergraduate (B.A., Economics) and law (Ll.B.) degrees at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She is licensed to practice law in New York and California. Her legal practice has focused primarily on corporate law and venture capital start-up companies. Trudy has a longstanding interest in health, nutrition and alternative medicine. She worked for a number of years as a free-lance writer and researcher on health-related issues. Trudy enjoys skiing, yoga, and walking on the beach with her two dogs.
Richard M. ("Rick") Paul, co-founder and President, has worked in the employee benefits field for more than 20 years. Rick began his employee benefits career with the Bank of America, working with online human resource software in the early 1980s. He formed The Paul Group in 1988, specializing in employee benefit packages for multi-national corporations. Rick has always been active in athletics and has long searched for improving results both physically and mentally. He has worked with the US Ski Team, played competitive sports and is an avid skier, surfer and yoga practitioner. Rick believes that the future of healthy corporations will rely on the effectiveness of their wellness programs.
Dain M. Hamilton, Director of Special Projects, is a graduate of Full Sail in Winter Park, Florida where he studied Computer Animation, Graphic Design, Compositing and Editing. He has been working in the graphic design industry for more than 6 years. Dain has practiced Tae Kwon Do for 18 years. He is a 4th degree black belt and has been teaching Tae Kwon Do since 2001. He also enjoys skiing, camping, and computer-related activities.
Wellness Advisory Board
Buff Randall Greider, M.D., attended Occidental College and completed his undergraduate studies at Stanford University. Buff completed his medical studies at New York Medical College. He is a member of the Olympic Sports Medicine Society, American College of Sports Medicine and Wilderness Medical Society. Buff has played competitive water polo throughout college and his adult life. He is a committed athlete and outdoorsman. Buff maintains a family practice and specializes in sports medicine working as a physician for USA Water Polo, USA Boxing, team physician for Cupertino High School and Mountain View High School and Justin Sports Medicine Team.
Scott Blossom, is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and a certified yoga therapist. Over the last 12 years, he has extensively studied and taught about the relationship between yoga, Ayurvedic and Oriental medical traditions. Scott is co-founder and President of Healing Opportunities, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing education, treatment and research in the field of Integrative Medicine. Scott pioneered yoga-based wellness programs for staff at Cottage Hosptial and for patients at the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara.
Tierney Salter, is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara (Cultural Anthropology) and the College of Natural Medicine in Santa Fe, New Mexico (Clinical Herbology). In 1984, Tierney founded The Herbalist, which has become a leading manufacturer and retailer of herbal products. Tierney has worked extensively with medical doctors, chiropractors, nutritionists and other practitioners of alternative healing concerning the qualities, benefits and clinical usage of herbs. She is a highly rated speaker on the subject of herbal products and is an active member of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA).
Azente's Company Background
Azente Wellness was founded by business professionals who are concerned about the current state of health and healthcare in America.
Healthcare is becoming one of the fastest growing areas of the economy. This is good news for the healthcare industry. But what does it mean for us as individuals? Are most of our savings going to go for costly drugs to treat our children's obesity and mental disorders? Are our retirement dollars going to be spent on the leisure activities we have dreamt about for a lifetime, or are they going to be eaten up by hospital bills, prescription drugs and retirement homes?
Corporate employers provide more than 60 percent of the health coverage for people under 65. What does the booming healthcare industry mean for the average company trying turn a profit in a competitive global economy?
At Azente Wellness, we have been following trends in health, healthcare, insurance and employee benefits trends for a number of years. While many of us believe that America has the best healthcare system in the world, there seems to be a growing disconnect between this belief and what we are actually experiencing. The media is replete with stories about the startling rise in obesity, seniors who cannot afford their medications, the growing number of uninsured, not to mention the angst that many of us feel about our healthcare.
Our research has brought us to the conclusion that many of today's health problems are related to the way in which we lead our daily lives--the choices that we make about food, physical activity, our attitudes toward our lives, our level of stress. Similarly, a large portion of healthcare dollars are being spent for the treatment of these conditions.
In response to spiraling healthcare costs and the relationship between these costs and our lifestyles, we feel that the only solution that really makes sense is to teach people how to get involved in their own health and how to take better care of themselves. A simple, common sense approach to health and wellness will not only help us get a handle on healthcare costs, but also leads us to longer, healthier, more productive lives. Surveys show that people are ready to change behaviors as a means to control healthcare costs and utilization. It's just a matter of giving them access to the information, making it affordable and easy to integrate into their everyday lives.
Our BaseLine Wellness series has been developed with these considerations in mind.
Azente's Team
Trudy A. Golobic, co-founder and CEO, is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area. After studying in France for two years, Trudy completed her undergraduate (B.A., Economics) and law (Ll.B.) degrees at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She is licensed to practice law in New York and California. Her legal practice has focused primarily on corporate law and venture capital start-up companies. Trudy has a longstanding interest in health, nutrition and alternative medicine. She worked for a number of years as a free-lance writer and researcher on health-related issues. Trudy enjoys skiing, yoga, and walking on the beach with her two dogs.
Richard M. ("Rick") Paul, co-founder and President, has worked in the employee benefits field for more than 20 years. Rick began his employee benefits career with the Bank of America, working with online human resource software in the early 1980s. He formed The Paul Group in 1988, specializing in employee benefit packages for multi-national corporations. Rick has always been active in athletics and has long searched for improving results both physically and mentally. He has worked with the US Ski Team, played competitive sports and is an avid skier, surfer and yoga practitioner. Rick believes that the future of healthy corporations will rely on the effectiveness of their wellness programs.
Dain M. Hamilton, Director of Special Projects, is a graduate of Full Sail in Winter Park, Florida where he studied Computer Animation, Graphic Design, Compositing and Editing. He has been working in the graphic design industry for more than 6 years. Dain has practiced Tae Kwon Do for 18 years. He is a 4th degree black belt and has been teaching Tae Kwon Do since 2001. He also enjoys skiing, camping, and computer-related activities.
Wellness Advisory Board
Buff Randall Greider, M.D., attended Occidental College and completed his undergraduate studies at Stanford University. Buff completed his medical studies at New York Medical College. He is a member of the Olympic Sports Medicine Society, American College of Sports Medicine and Wilderness Medical Society. Buff has played competitive water polo throughout college and his adult life. He is a committed athlete and outdoorsman. Buff maintains a family practice and specializes in sports medicine working as a physician for USA Water Polo, USA Boxing, team physician for Cupertino High School and Mountain View High School and Justin Sports Medicine Team.
Scott Blossom, is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and a certified yoga therapist. Over the last 12 years, he has extensively studied and taught about the relationship between yoga, Ayurvedic and Oriental medical traditions. Scott is co-founder and President of Healing Opportunities, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing education, treatment and research in the field of Integrative Medicine. Scott pioneered yoga-based wellness programs for staff at Cottage Hosptial and for patients at the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara.
Tierney Salter, is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara (Cultural Anthropology) and the College of Natural Medicine in Santa Fe, New Mexico (Clinical Herbology). In 1984, Tierney founded The Herbalist, which has become a leading manufacturer and retailer of herbal products. Tierney has worked extensively with medical doctors, chiropractors, nutritionists and other practitioners of alternative healing concerning the qualities, benefits and clinical usage of herbs. She is a highly rated speaker on the subject of herbal products and is an active member of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA).
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