We Are UNCrushed
TIM CLARKE
PRESIDENT & CEO | Board chairman | CO-FOUNDER
Tim created UNCrushed as a result of his first-hand experience with mental health conditions including addiction, depression and grief following the sudden loss of his Dad in 2013. He felt passionate about creating a platform and community for people to share their experiences with mental health, starting to break down the associated stigmas in the workplace. Only through talking about these challenges can we encourage people to reach out for help that will help them live their best lives.
Tim has the motto of “Live Life. Give Back. Change Lives” – Committed to always over-delivering, constantly learning, creating change and making an impact. He is passionate about giving back through volunteering & fundraising and partnering with some impactful non-profits.
He has extensive global experience in sales and marketing over the last 10+ years. He currently holds the position of Senior Director Product Marketing at Salesforce, having worked for them in Europe and the USA, creating a number of strategic initiatives for sales professionals including their Sales Thought Leadership program.
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JANELLE CRONK
HEAD OF strategic PARTNERSHIPS | board director | CO-FOUNDER
Janelle co-founded UNCrushed as she feels passionately about supporting people that are struggling with trauma and addictions, having lost her Dad to a relapse in 2014. He struggled with depression and PTS from the Vietnam War but just couldn’t find the courage to ask for help. She really resonates with Steve Gutzler’s quote “The most courageous act a leader can do is ask for help”.
Janelle is a strategic performance coach and has a unique ability of creating fast and critical solutions. Janelle has trained hundreds of first responders on resiliency, wellness and resolution. She previously specialized in strategic accounts and partnerships for Acadia Healthcare.
Janelle is a certified “Train the Trainer” for the United States Air Force’s Master Resiliency Program. Master Resiliency Training is a preventative approach to addressing the challenges that military members face by focusing on the four pillars of a healthy mind – mental, social, spiritual, and physical. Janelle has earned a certificate of honor from the US Capitol in saving many lives within the first responder population. She served as a member of The Officer Safety and Wellness Committee for the FBI National Academy Associates.
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LINDSEY BOGGS
board director | CO-FOUNDER
Lindsey co-founded UNCrushed in hopes to help people across the world that struggle suicidal thoughts, anxiety, depression, and ultimately break the stigma of mental health.
Lindsey’s sales career started in 2010, quickly rising to the top, crushing her quota and making President’s Club in her first year. Lindsey soared to Linkedin fame in 2015, receiving their highest Social Selling Index (SSI) score, recognized for her unique and effective outreach for prospecting and was even a featured keynote with Shaquille O’Neal at LinkedIn’s annual conference. Lindsey’s sales leadership has led to her consulting with various companies around the world.
At the height of her social media & career success, she was hiding a sinister secret – she was alone, her life was crumbling, and depression ruled her frenetic posting on social media. It appeared she had it all: the perfect family, the house, the car, and the career but her whole world came crashing down in 2016 when her sister unexpectedly died from a brain aneurysm. The events shortly after led her to a suicidal path that led her to a mental institution. Addicted to social media and prescription drugs became Lindsey’s go-to during her downfall. Lindsey knew she needed help and began a long journey towards recovery.
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dr stephen odom, pHD, MFT
board director
Dr. Stephen Odom, PhD, MFT, is a distinguished healthcare professional with more than 30 years of expertise in the field as a C-Suite executive, owner, consultant, speaker, and therapist.
His professional career has always included demystifying behavioral health disorders for the public and for other healthcare and business professionals. Some of his most gratifying moments transpire when previously skeptical (or even antagonistic) colleagues experience a sudden paradigm shift. It often happens when the condition strikes a family member or friend, and then love, compassion, and understanding replace stigma, fear and judgment. Serving on the Board of Directors of UNCrushed helps further his lifelong passion for helping to reduce the shame and stigma of mental illness and addiction so that all who suffer can feel safe asking for the help they need – so that someday behavioral health issues will be viewed as any other serious medical condition.
Dr. Odom currently serves as the CEO and Chief Clinical Officer of Simple Recovery (First Responder Wellness and Addiction Treatment Program) Shift Wellness, and Cerro Verde Retreats. Stephen has also held titles including CEO/Chief Clinical Officer of New Vista Behavioral Health, Director of Program Development for CRC Health, Administrative and Clinical Director at various behavioral health and addiction treatment centers and hospitals in California, including Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach and El Camino Hospital in the San Francisco Bay area. He has also held management roles at behavioral health facilities in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. Stephen has been coined as a mental health and substance abuse expert with peer-reviewed articles published on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity and the Electronic Health Record; has appeared on The Today Show; the 2016 Documentary film, California High, and multiple print, radio, and podcast media channels.
Within the vast scope of his professional career, Stephen is a pioneer in the behavioral health, addiction treatment, and wellness fields and remains grounded by the guiding principle that people can, and do, get well and stay that way.
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richard harris
board director
Richard is passionate about supporting others when it comes to mental health based on his own journey through depression. His goal is to help others understand there is no shame in talking about mental health. There is no shame in asking for help whether it’s for yourself, a family member or close friend. And most importantly nobody needs to be alone when challenged with their own personal struggles, even if it feels like they might be.
Richard brings 20+ years of sales and Saas experience working with companies like Google, Zoom, Pandora, Visa, Pager Duty, Gainsight and others to the table when talking about sales.
His passion is helping companies close the gap between the old school features and benefits approach to selling and focusing on a more relaxed conversational selling style that helps people go from strangers to acquaintances to trusted business allies. While it sounds daunting, Richard has found a way to make this happen using his own unique approach helping clients in both the B2B and B2C space.
The goal of Richard’s training is to get people to stop talking about what they do and get them to start talking about the pains they solve and teaching sales reps how to earn the right to ask questions.
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James Buckley
Board director
Growth can’t happen without struggle. James is passionate about UNCrushed because he survived addiction, divorce, grief, depression, and emotional rollercoasters, all of which have shaped who he is today. UNCrushed is a community full of people just like him, that don’t judge others, but instead, find paths to show them the way into the light. He couldn’t be more proud to have come as far as he has after everything he has been through. That’s why he joined UNCrushed and decided to give back to people that need a guide to the light in a world of darkness. Together, with the UNCrushed team, we intend to make a positive impact on all who need to feel it.
James is Director of Sales Execution and Evolution at JBarrows Sales Training. James represents them as a sales trainer, speaker, social media personality, influencer, content creator and spokesperson. As an avid event goer and presenter, he attends trade shows and preaches the gospel of sales best practices. He is proud (and lucky) to represent such an amazing team with a profound dedication to excellence in the sales and technology space.
As Director of Sales Execution and Evolution, James trains sales reps to provide value to their prospects and customers no matter what the specific need may be. He loves to spend his time teaching salespeople how to prospect, execute, and build strong relationships that not only lead to sales but boost retention and reduce churn as well.
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sean kawaguchi
Board director
Sean was drawn to UNCrushed by our commitment to eliminating society’s barriers & stigmas associated with experiencing and discussing mental health. Sean feels right at home with our incredible support system, community and platform dedicated to making change happen.
In October 2020, Sean experienced the sudden, devastating and tragic loss of his father; who was also his best friend & role model. Less than 2 months later, Sean also lost his grandmother; which came on the heels of losing his other beloved grandparents in the past 5 years.
Subsequently, Sean has endured corresponding periods of grief & anxiety. Realizing that his desire to help others and be fully transparent about his mental health experiences outweighed his fear of potential repercussions; Sean has embraced his passion for mental health advocacy. Throughout this time, Sean has leaned on his resiliency, authenticity and especially his incredibly strong & supportive mother; whom he credits with helping him welcome this symbolic chapter into his life.
Sean currently holds the position of ISV/OEM Business Development at Workato, a globally-recognized leader in Enterprise Automation & Integrations. Prior to Workato, he worked at Salesforce as part of the AppExchange, the world’s leading business application marketplace.
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Nikki ivey
Board director
Nikki is an award winning B2B Revenue Growth Leader, Mental Health Advocate and Sales Culture Subject Matter Expert. This one woman demand-gen engine was recently recognized as a 2020 LinkedIn Top Sales Voice, and Sales Success Summit Top 100 LinkedIn Sales Star. Nikki is coaching and training sales development reps through SDRDefenders, a company she co-founded.
She’s hosted and appeared on hundreds of industry webinars, podcasts and blogs around improving rev growth strategy at SaaS companies .Over the last decade, Nikki has built multiple growth development programs from the ground up, generating millions in pipeline for Startups.
At the heart of what sets Nikki apart from the pack is her commitment to creativity and innovation in revenue growth strategy. Her success is fueled by refusing to uphold an outdated status quo. A respected luminary among leaders in the space, Nikki disarms and delights with her heightened ability to create quick connections and cut through the noise.
Nikki comes from a community where even talking about mental health issues is often taboo. That and her fear of being deemed not tough enough for sales kept her from addressing what was going on with her for years. For Nikki, UNCrushed is an opportunity to reach others who might be existing at the mercy of that same stigma and that same fear. More than anything, Nikki would like to completely vanquish the element of sales culture that equates mental health issues with weakness.
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tiffani bova
EXECUTIVE committee member
Tiffani Bova joins UNCrushed to help increase awareness of anxiety, burnout and depression, which many sales professionals face. She is a firm believer that being in sales, as an executive or an individual contributor, is one of the toughest, yet most rewarding jobs out there. Salespeople work in a fast-paced, high-stress environment and customer expectations are higher than ever- you have to always be ‘on’ and available. which can exacerbate these conditions. Expressing vulnerability to the stress of the job goes a long way to help the same. Through raising awareness, Tiffani continues to drive continuous improvement across the sales industry.
Tiffani is the growth and innovation evangelist at Salesforce and the author of the Wall Street Journal and 800-CEO-READ bestselling book GROWTH IQ: Get Smarter About the Choices that Will Make or Break Your Business (Portfolio). Bova was recently named to Thinkers50’s Radar Class of 2019 and was Thinker of the Month in December 2018. She has appeared on MSNBC and Yahoo Finance, among others, and was featured in the January 2019 issue of Rotman Management Magazine’s Disruption Issue. She has also contributed to publications including Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Huffington Post, and is a frequent guest on Wharton Business Radio and a variety of industry-leading podcasts.
As host of What’s Next! with Tiffani Bova, one of the top 100 business and marketing podcasts on iTunes and top sales podcast of 2018 and 2019 according to Top Sales Magazine, she has interviewed guests from Arianna Huffington and Tom Peters to Dan Pink.
Bova is a top influencer in Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, the Future of Work, and Sales, and she was recently recognized as one of Inc. Magazine’s 37 Sales Experts You Need to Follow on Twitter, a LinkedIn Top Sales Expert to follow in 2019, a Top 100 Women in Tech, a Brand Quarterly Magazine Top 50 Marketing Thought Leader, and one of the most Powerful and Influential Women in California according to the National Diversity Council. Her book Growth IQ was one of 800-CEO-READ’s top 5 strategy and leadership books of 2018, and the #1 Salesforce, Dreamforce Bookstore seller in 2018.
Having delivered over 500 keynote presentations on sales transformation and business model innovation to over 400,000 people on six continents, Bova is highly sought after keynote speaker. Prior to working with Salesforce she was a Distinguished Analyst and Research Fellow at Gartner where she won the Thought Leadership award and earned accolades from the best leaders in the technology world for her cutting-edge analysis and her skill at inventing bold strategies for growth.
Bova has also lived in the fast lane of high tech, leading sales, marketing and customer service organizations, driving growth and creating durable competitive advantages for startups and Fortune 500 Companies alike such as Sprint, Inacom, Interland (web.com) and Gateway Computers. Throughout, she learned how to lead sales and marketing teams in hotly competitive markets. She is considered one of the early pioneers of cloud based sales strategies, and completely reinvented indirect “go-to-market” tactics in several hardware and services businesses. Her high velocity years at the front lines also gave Bova the hands-on expertise executives crave in their strategic partners and made her an authentic, passionate and brilliant advocate committed to her clients’ success and prosperity.
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Chief Master Sergeant John “JC” Chacon
EXECUTIVE committee member
John believes in the vision and mission of UNCrushed helping others get through the darkest of times. John has served in the military for 20+ years and deployed all around the globe, including a combat deployment to Afghanistan in 2011- that is when he lost comrades that were killed in action. He has also lost brothers and sisters-in-arms due to suicide. In 2014/2015, he fought depression because of trying to cope with survivor’s remorse, and ever since then he has lived by the motto, “There are wolves, there are sheep, I am the SHEEPDOG!” John lives to confront the wolf and protect the flock. The wolf comes in many forms, such as the enemy; however, the wolf is also disguised through depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. John is honored to serve with other sheepdogs that have the courage to share their stories in order to combat the wolves, and break the stigma around seeking help from mental health professionals.
He the Operations Chief for the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron at Kadena Air Base; Okinawa, Japan. Chief Chacon holds a Master of Science Degree in Leadership from Grand Canyon University, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Workforce Education and Development from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and 3 Associate in Applied Science Degrees from the Community College of the Air Force.
CMSgt Chacon was born in Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico, and raised in Clifton, Arizona. CMSgt Chacon enlisted in the Air Force 10 January 1996. His first assignment was to the 820th RED HORSE Squadron where he deployed and supported expeditionary operations across the globe. In 2003, he was selected as a military training leader for the Pararescue and Combat Rescue Officer School. In 2008, Chief Chacon was reassigned to the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron as NCO in charge of the Water and Fuel Systems Maintenance. Subsequently, because of his “can do” attitude and exemplary work ethic, he was assigned as the NCO in charge of facility operations and maintenance for 14th Air Force and 30th Space Wing Headquarters. In 2010 – 2011, he deployed with the Army on a joint tasking to Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, where he was awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Combat Action Badge and the Air Force Combat Action Medal for his actions against Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in the Kunar Province. Chief Chacon was also selected for Enlisted Professional Military Education in 2012 as a NCO Academy instructor at the Robert D. Gaylor Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and was later hired in 2013 as the Commandant of the SSgt Cierra M. Rogers Airman Leadership School at Joint Base San Antonio.
Chief Chacon is also a Master Resilience Trainer for the United States Air Force. He has been instrumental in assisting law enforcement and first responder agencies, such as the FBI National Academy Associates, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the National Command and Staff College, develop their Health and Wellness Resilience Courses.
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Manisha Gupta
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
People matter. It’s the people who make Manisha enjoy and thrive in the roles she plays as a technologist, a business person, a teacher, and a mom. As technology is simplifying the logistics of our life, it is also amplifying the noise around us. The only compass that helps navigate this noise is our inner confidence. When this compass breaks, the fix that sticks comes from the stories of people we can relate with. People who were once broken, yet now fixed. Manisha says “Kudos UNCrushed team for making people matter, and thank you for helping me play a part in your mission.”
Manisha is currently Oracle’s Global Head Product Management (HCM Analytics and Data Science). She graduated from The Wharton School with an Executive MBA (Hons) in 2016. Manisha’s career has been a journey of chasing the “Whys” of value creation and capture. She has built teams and solutions to improve how we connect, collaborate and grow. She led product and engineering global responsibilities at large firms like LinkedIn, eBay, SAP and scaled early stage startups like CafePress and Fatbrain. Manisha is an entrepreneur with successful exit and am advisor to various startups. She brings diverse experience across multiple functions, geographies, growth stages and domains, especially in the technology sector, to UNCrushed.
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andrew laudato
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
Andrew Laudato currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of The Vitamin Shoppe. In this role, he leads operations across digital commerce, supply chain, information technology, quality, commercialization, strategic sourcing, and enterprise portfolio management.
Mr. Laudato joined The Vitamin Shoppe in January 2019 as EVP, Chief Technology and Supply Chain Officer, and since that time, he has led several successful digital transformation initiatives. Passionate about culture, he leads the fun committee and is an executive sponsor of Vitamin Shoppe’s diversity and inclusion team. He was promoted to the COO role in January 2020.
Mr. Laudato is a past Chair of the National Retail Federation’s CIO Council, and in 2016 the NRF recognized him for his outstanding contributions to the retail industry.
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alex smith
Volunteer
Alexandria has worked for some of the hottest startups all over the country for the last decade, and continues to disrupt stereotypical sales motives while building diverse, inclusive, and high-performing sales teams. Currently leading sales at Headspace Inc, she is focused on reversing a heteronormative “CRUSH IT” culture, and is a strong advocate for mental health awareness in the workplace and employee wellbeing. She’s excited to continue advocating through her work at UNCrushed.
Diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis (caused from stress), the discovery of precancerous cells, handfuls of surgeries- Alexandria surrendered to a lifestyle that was no longer serving her mental and physical health. She quit her sales manager job, sold her things in NYC, and embarked on a solo trip abroad for a year through South America rediscovering life, facing fears, confronting existence, death, and anxiety.
On her journey of self work, Alexandria moved into an Ashram and studied to become certified in breathwork, meditation, and yoga as a form of healing for self and others. Through yoga, she is passionate about teaching compassion towards one self, acceptance, vulnerability, and healing through breath and movement.
“I bought into it and said my lines everyday to accelerate my career and sacrificed my health and authenticity. I now have the opportunity to educate people that there are other ways to reach success- and more importantly health and happiness.”
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MARC POZZUOLI
TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS
Experiencing depression and burnout, Marc found a lot of healing in candidly sharing his story. Inspired by Lindsey Bogg’s post about the 1 year anniversary from her breakdown, he wanted to give back in some way. When he heard about UNCrushed, it’s was a no-brainer for him.
Marc brings 15 years of experience and expertise in technology and business solutions to UNCrushed. He leverages this knowledge to effectively align and manage technology investments with continuously evolving business goals. Marc has held a number of executive roles including VP Information Technology at Valet Living and Senior Director of IT and Operations at Veri-Tax.
Marc dealt with a significant amount of loss from a young age. By the time he turned 20, he had lost 2 close friends, one to a freak accident and one to suicide. In his early 30s he unexpectedly lost 2 more close friends. Then his father had a heart attack that he was very lucky to survive. The near loss of his father put him into a state of despair.
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olivia shoffner
volunteer
Olivia joins UNCrushed after having worked the past year to make some changes in her life that have contributed and will continue to contribute to her overall health and state of wellbeing.
She recently left an industry after almost 11 years and began a new endeavor with a local architecture firm in the Atlanta area. This change offers first and foremost work life balance, growth and challenge, and opportunity in a capacity that Olivia truly enjoys – developing and building relationships. Life changed quite a bit after the birth of her son, priorities began to shift, and all of the demands with two full time working parents in a major metropolitan city were taking their toll on family life, especially on Olivia. She worked with a life coach, a therapist, healthcare professionals, yoga teachers, and utilized her support system to be very deliberate in her vision for the future.
Due to a childhood trauma suffered at a young age, genetics, and life circumstances, Olivia has battled with and treated her panic, anxiety, and depression for over 22 years.
She completed college from Mercer University and has over 18 years of sales, business development, strategic support, and event/project management experience. She has been a student of yoga for over 17 years and in the past 10 years has become a student of Astanga, with further study in flow, yin, and vinyasa style classes. Olivia hopes to obtain her 200 hour teaching certificate next Fall and be able to give back the gifts that yoga, meditation, and mindfulness have given her.
Joining UNCrushed is another way of giving back to a cause that Olivia feels very passionate about. Due to her own personal experiences, she will be working hard to raise awareness and drive growth of the education and understanding of suffering from forms of mental illness. No one needs to suffer alone, this is nothing to be ashamed of, and this can be treated.
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ryan zadrazil
volunteer
Mental health and wellbeing should be part of our everyday conversation. During college, Ryan dealt with overwhelming anxiety the day before classes began. At times the anxiety was so bad he was unable to make it out of bed. At that time, mental wellbeing was never a priority.
Skateboarding, making music, having fun with friends- those are the things that took precedence. He struggled with anxiety often and would go through bouts of depression. Ryan hid his state of mind thinking that it made him look weak. It was only when he gained proper support did he find the tools and tactics to reach a better state of mind.
Ryan has been in sales for the last 6 years and deals with rejection every day. But it has made him mentally resilient. He is a firm believer that his job title does not define who his is. He is more than just a salesperson. He is an advocate for mental health.
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sammie bennett
volunteer
Sammie is 32 years old living in Grand Rapids Michigan as a sales professional in the IT industry. In her spare time she can be found adventuring outdoors, running, hiking, cycling in various areas of the world/country. She has a passion for endurance sports and participates in many races/events to create some noise for mental health advocacy.
Running has Sammie around the world, allowed her to raise awareness and money for mental health organizations, and helped her manage her own personal mental struggles.
Sammie came across UNCrushed and after a few conversations and once she learnt more about the organization she saw her values were aligned with their mission.
She is excited to be a part of such a strong community of individuals who are making an impact on Mental Health Awareness.