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Over a dozen years’ experience in the wellness and health industries as an expert advisor and facilitator specializing in building strategic collaborations for companies, brands and talent. Her relationships in the wellness community range from internationally recognized functional medicine doctors to luxury fitness brands to wellness retailers and key influencers in the health & wellness arenas.

As a result of her well-honed “insiders view,” which comes from long standing, personal relationships with some of the most impactful influencers and industry leaders in the wellness arena, Ms. McDonald strategically advises on how to enter new markets and increase their overall revenue streams, as well as build brand awareness in the marketplace.

Ms. McDonald’s unique execution capabilities encompass the continuum of product development and launch, including conceptualization, research & development, production, capital formation, growth equity, and market launch. Her innate ability to see the higher purpose played a pivotal role in her philanthropic leadership of a leading children’s health charity. As the organization’s Executive Director for more than a decade, she recognized how to bring together key stakeholders, companies, sponsors and talent in new and innovative ways in order to create awareness for, and positively impact the treatment of a childhood disorder. While in this role, she created and funded the only medical treatment grant programs that directly supported families impacted by autism.

An avid fitness enthusiast and Tracy Anderson Method devotee, Ms. McDonald’s ability to integrate with
others on a similar wellness path has forged strong ties within the fitness community. As part of the “#Tamily” she is in constant contact and communication with a wide range of high-profile instructors on both coasts, as well as with other enthusiasts who are focused on a wide range of health and wellness initiatives, in addition to being experts in the fitness field and leaders in the community.

Ms. McDonald previously has worked as an executive in the philanthropic sector, with positions at the American Red Cross (where she oversaw a $1.8 million budget, and created a major gift program as well as increased grant funding by 200%), as well as at International Myeloma Foundation (where she doubled revenues in less than two years) and American Cancer Society (where she raised more funding in one year than the organization previously had raised in any given year).

Most recently, Ms. McDonald was contracted as a consultant for LifeSci Public Relations, to execute
marketing and PR strategies for JP Morgan 37th Annual Healthcare Conference, held in San Francisco, CA, one of the most recognizable healthcare conferences in the world.

Ms. McDonald is the creator of the national Autism Education Summit (where she recently co-hosted a panel on self-care with Dr. Will Cole and Dr. Taz) and is co-executive producer of An Evening with Donnie Wahlberg & Special Guests, which has raised over $1.5 million for the autism community.

Daniel J. Levitin, Ph.D. is an award-winning neuroscientist, business consultant, and best-selling author. He is the author is the author of four consecutive #1 international best-sellers, including This Is Your Brain on Music and The Organized Mind, which been translated in 22 languages. He is a frequent commentator on NPR, CBC and BBC Radio, and his TED talk has been viewed more than 18 million times.

He is Founding Dean of Arts & Humanities at the Minerva Schools at Keck Graduate Institute, a Distinguished Faculty Fellow at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, and Professor of Psychology Emeritus at McGill University. He has been a visiting professor at Harvard, CalTech, Dartmouth, and Stanford.

Levitin has worked for forty years as a consultant on management, data, and intellectual property for a wide range of companies including Apple Computer, Booz-Allen, Microsoft, the United States Navy, and AT&T. He is also an active musician, performing recently with Sting, Bobby McFerrin, Rosanne Cash, and Victor Wooten among others. His work as a record producer has earned him 17 RIAA gold and platinum awards, and he was one of the “golden ears” experts used in the first Dolby AC compression tests.