Driven to make a difference.
Guiding the next generation of innovators.
CABHI’s Community of Coaches
Who We Are
A community of interdisciplinary subject matter experts that includes clinicians, end-users, entrepreneurs, industry partners, legal and regulatory affairs experts, marketing and sales leaders, organizational decision makers, researchers, venture capitalists, and more.
We provide mentorship and coaching to our innovators on a wide range of topics to help you grow and scale your solutions.
Want to join us? Apply to become a coach today. Currently we are recruiting startup mentors from Canada and the US in the following areas:
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists (e.g., Health Canada, FDA, CE Mark)
- Reimbursement Specialists (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, Manage Care Organizations, Provincial Ministries)
What We Do
CABHI matches innovators to specific, relevant coaches, and coaches volunteer a set number of hours per month to help you meet your business milestones.
For example, your team may work with a coach on:
- Accessing new business funding and/or investment to sustain and scale a solution
- Developing and refining business development and marketing materials
- Expanding networks and connecting innovators with key players to scale a solution
- Highlighting emerging needs and gaps in the aging and innovation landscapes to guide a solution’s alignment and growth opportunities
- Navigating the health care system and determining innovation pathways and adoption tactics
Coaches Community

Albert Chu
CEO
SOMPO Digital Lab

Aman Samra
Senior Revenue and Operations Manager
Fleet Complete

Batholomew Hottor
Program Delivery Analyst
Ministry of Infrastructure & BizSkills Academy

Daniela Tixi
Founder
Strategic HR Asset

David Stoller
Vice President, Partner Success
Rendever

Dov Sugarman
VP Strategic Development
SSCIsreal

Heather Koshinsky
CEO
Investigen Inc

Hope Walls
Associate
Nationwide Ventures

Jake Nice
Principal
Nationwide Ventures

James Cohen
CEO & Co-Founder
Nevvon

Jon Worren
Principal
Purpose & Impact

Karen Flynn
Executive Coach
Coach K Mentorship

Keenan Liss
Managing Partner
Skyvolve Inc.

Kevin Yuen
Director, Commercialization & Strategy
Modern Meadow

Kyle Rand
CEO
Rendever

Leda Rosenthal
Founder & CEO Alz You Need + Sales @ LinkedIn
Alz You Need + LinkedIn

Manning Yu
Sr. Manager – Expansion & Launch Initiatives
Alto Pharmacy

Mike April
Principal
Onex

Roald Kvam
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
Motitech AS

Sameer Dhar
Advisor

Thomas Ungar
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
University of Toronto

Victor Wu
Founder/CEO
Virtrum Health

Zeb Hastings
Journalist
Vagabond VC

Brian Grant
Manager, Corporate Projects
Woodstock Hospital

Christopher Laxton
Executive Director
AMDA

Daisuke Nogiwa
Associate Director
FUJI Innovation Lab

Francis Chang
Principal and Consultant
FC2 Media & Law

J Lynne Stewart
Investment Advisor
RBC Wealth Management

Jackson Wood
Principal
Amplify Collaborative

Jeff Weiss
CEO
Age of Majority

Jon Warner
CEO/Mentor
Silver Moonshots

Justin Smith
Innovation & Technology Manager
Direct Supply Inc

Liru Wang
Executive Coach
Career Transition Coaches; Cornerstone International Group

Manal Meer
Consultant
Ernst & Young

Mary Lou Ackerman
VP Innovation
SE Health

Ofir Ben Natan
Program Manager
JDC

Pierre Parulekar
Consultant
Fast Track Solutions

Raymond King
VP, Business Development
Canadian Hearing Services

Renee Mahalanobis
Manager, Policy Development, Labs&Genetics, Ontario Health Insurance Plan Division
Ministry of Health

Ryan Hughes
Senior Manager, Accounting Operations Assurance
Deloitte

Sara Khalek
Engineer in the Neuromodulation Industry
Nevro Corp.

Sara Kyle
Principal Consultant
LE3 Solutions

Sarah Ishani
Independent Contractor

Shaed Hashim
Account Executive
Nelson

Shaun Gamboa
Director of Machine Learning
CGI

Akiva Stern
Litigation Associate
McCarthy Tetrault LLP

Duoaud Shah
Manager of Consulting Services and Co-Development
Techna Institute, UHN

Mike Sami
Partner
LaBarge Weinstein

Prital Desai
Medical Devices Quality and Regulatory Professional
Freelancer

Benjamin Mak
Partner
Ridout & Maybee LLP

Andrew Szende
COE
Electronic Child Health Network

Chris Hodgson
Founder
The Pivt

Jeff Blidner
CEO
Brookfield Private Funds Group

John Albright
Managing Partner
Relay Ventures

Katie Smith Sloan
CEO
LeadingAge

Ken Dryden
Board Member
Baycrest

Sara Diamond
President
OCAD University

Shirlee Sharkey
CEO
Saint Elizabeth Healthcare

Tonya Surman
CEO
Centre for Social Innovation

William Reichman
CEO
Baycrest

Ariel Garten
Founder & CEO
Muse

Candace Chartier
Chief Seniors’ Advocate & Strategic Partnerships Officer
Southbridge Care Homes

Candice Faktor
Co-Founder
Mastermind

Gretchen Addi
Design Consultant
Gretchen Addi

Howard Chertkow
Scientific Director
CCNA

Howard Feldman
Professor
University of California

Jason Tafler
Founder & CEO
Unyte

Lou Woolf
President & CEO
Hebrew Senior Life

Mary Furlong
CEO
Mary Furlong & Associates

Peter Whitehouse
Professor
Case Western Reserve University

Shauna Turner
Managing General Partner
Strategic Incite Inc.

Steve Irvine
Founder & CEO
integrate.ai