PARTNERS
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Stephanie Karzon Abrams, Clin.Pharm., Founding Advisor
Stephanie is the founding advisor of Beyond Consultancy, where her career as a clinical pharmacologist transcends traditional boundaries. Just as the laboratory bench symbolizes her educational roots, her journey has extended further, blending clinical excellence with strategic mindset, and entrepreneurship with artistry.
Stephanie’s career began in the clinical setting with a notable tenure in Intensive Care Pharmacy, studying brain injuries. She then spent 6 years in medical devices at Johnson & Jonson as a Clinical Specialist, supporting physician customers and KOLs.
Beyond healthcare, Stephanie has ventured into creating communities centered around music, philanthropy, and the fantastic world of fungi.
Expertise:
Pharmacology
Clinic and wellness center development
Operations & strategy
Clinical research
Innovative therapies & development
Neurology
Women’s health
Medicinal plants
Writing & publications
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Ilan Elbaz, Executive Advisor
With over 15 years of industry experience, Ilan has been involved in securing funding for cannabis and psychedelic science initiatives and research projects across Canada. As a fundraiser for McGill University's Faculty of Medicine and an Advisor to the Therapsil advocacy, policy, and education non-profit, he has contributed to navigating policy and securing funding for academic and clinical collaborations, advocating for patient rights, and fostering international partnerships with institutions and groups such as Johns Hopkins University, UCSF, MAPS, and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Friend of nature and people, snowboarder, martial and culinary artist-ninja.
Expertise:
Fundraising
Partnerships & Business Development
Introduction brokering
Project management
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Dr Jacqueline Jacques, Naturopath
With over 20 years of leadership experience in the medical nutrition and wellness industries, Jacqueline has spent most of her career in the natural products industry as a founder, formulator, speaker, writer, executive, and trusted advisor. Her career is reflective of her cumulative experience in medicine and industry, and her consistent ability to bridge the gap between the two for the purpose of helping organizations succeed.
Mom of two boys and three dogs. Avid traveler, amateur baker, book nerd, and lover of plants.Expertise:
Natural products
Product development
Medical, scientific, and regulatory affairs
Integrative health
Medical nutrition
Obesity medicine
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Dr Noah Craft & Dr Belinda Tan, People Science
Noah and Belinda, physician-scientist entrepreneurs and co-founders of People Science, bring extensive expertise in clinical research and innovative health solutions. Dr. Craft, with a background in dermatology and experience leading Science 37 in virtual clinical trials, brings an entrepreneurial approach to research technology, while Dr. Tan, an advocate for culturally competent care, has focused on expanding access to alternative medicine research. Together, they launched People Science, a SaaS company and clinical research organization designed to support the research and development of alternative, complex, and complementary medicines. Their platform, CHLOE (Consumer Health Learning and Organizing Ecosystem), enables direct-to-consumer clinical research, empowering individuals to assess health interventions like nutraceuticals, cannabinoids, and digital health solutions. With a mission to democratize access to scientific evidence, People Science offers scalable research tools to support informed health choices across diverse communities.tion goes here
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Brett Ellis, Natural Product Designer & Medicinal Mushroom Specialist
Brett has over 12 years of experience in working with medicinal mushrooms and plants, and a unique background in business and power engineering. He has carved a unique niche in developing products with a holistic approach, integrating techniques from both Eastern and Western medicine, as well as utilizing biochemistry expertise to enhance and optimize products.
The mind-body-spirit connection drives his work. Loves the outdoors, surfing and running, and tending to his jungle of plants. Almost got swallowed by a whale shark in Australia.Expertise:
Natural Products - Wellness, Fitness, Nootropics Medicinal Mushrooms
Natural Product Design
Formulation
Natural Product Start up / Market Dynamics
Psilocybin Microdosing
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Erin McIntyre, Functional Registered Dietician
Erin's passion for nutrition lies in empowering individuals to be their own healer through food, lifestyle and mindset. Erin has a unique passion for women's health, hormones, female and male fertility and so much more. She has a background in both conventional and functional approaches to lifestyle medicine, along with training in mindset/behavior change to achieve optimal and lasting results for clients.
Seeing people thrive is what inspires her work. Erin loves travelling, dancing, hiking, spending time with her husband and two dogs, and trying new things! She won the World Salsa Championships with her salsa dance team in 2005.
Expertise:
Nutrition
Women's Health
Fertility
Hormones
Plans and protocols
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