As the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Empowered Education, Eric Neuner is committed to changing the way we approach healthcare and education. To address rapidly increasing chronic illness and mental health issues, he believes it’s time for a radical system change that prioritizes and incentivizes wellness.

For the last 15 years, Eric has been an entrepreneur and founding partner for several industry-leading companies including Trilogy Education Services, Vital Digital Group and Zeta Global. These companies now collectively employee over 1,500 people. Graduates of Trilogy-powered programs have driven more than $1 billion in economic impact. He now serves on the Board of Directors for Trilogy Education Services. Eric began his career developing winning digital marketing campaigns for CDNOW and WebMD.

Eric obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication with an emphasis in Business from Cornell University. In 2014, he left New York City where he was raised and created a purpose-driven community hub and home in San Rafael, CA where he regularly hosts thought leaders and change agents in the Bay Area. Eric learned his passion and values from his parents who were both public school teachers. He enjoys playing the piano, singing, and mountain biking. Of the many hats that he wears, his most cherished role is being father to his 9-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son.

Carey Peters is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) and a Co-Founder of Empowered Education.

She’s founded and co-founded three coach training businesses,taking them from startup to multiple-six-figure and multi-million dollar revenues, including Health Coach Institute, Holistic MBA, and CoachToolsToGo.com.

Along with Empowered Education Co-Founder Stacey Morgenstern, Carey co-created Health Coach Institute’s flagship programs Become A Health Coach and Holistic MBA™: Mastering The Business & The Art Of Coaching, which teach students Health Coach Institute’s proprietary habit change coaching skills and how to use those skills to create lucrative and sustainable money-making coaching businesses.

Since becoming a coach 12 years ago, she has trained and inspired over 21,000 health and personal development coaches from over 30 countries.

Carey guest starred in 25 episodes of the Yahoo web series “Reluctantly Healthy,” hosted by Carey’s health coaching client actress Judy Greer. Carey has been featured in Forbes Magazine, New York Magazine, Fitness Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, The Huffington Post, and more. Carey and co-founder Stacey Morgenstern are the authors of the book The Definitive Guide To Health Coaching.

Currently based in Chicago, Carey holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from DePaul University. She lives with her husband and her beautiful daughter. Outside of work, Carey enjoys theater, music, art, and stand-up comedy.

Stacey Morgenstern is a Board Certified Health Coach, Master NLP Practitioner, international public speaker, and Co-Founder of Empowered Education.

Stacey has founded and co-founded three coach training businesses, taking them from startup to multi-million dollar revenues, including Health Coach Institute, Holistic MBA, and Five Point Wellness.

Along with Empowered Education Co-Founder Carey Peters, Stacey co-created Health Coach Institute’s flagship programs, co-created Health Coach Institute’s flagship programs, “Become A Health Coach” and “Holistic MBA™: Mastering The Business & The Art Of Coaching”, which teach students Health Coach Institute’s proprietary habit change coaching skills and how to use those skills to create lucrative and sustainable money-making coaching businesses.

Since becoming a coach 12 years ago, Stacey has educated and inspired more than 21,000 health and personal development coaches from 30 countries to create truly sustainable money-making businesses they love while deeply serving themselves and the world. Stacey lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her inspirational daughter. Outside of work Stacey is an MC, spoken word performer, author, playful instigator, and community builder.

Andrea Nakayama is the Chief Executive Officer of the Functional Nutrition Alliance, LLC. Andrea is an internationally known Functional Medicine Nutritionist, educator, and speaker who is leading a movement to transform the health industry into a system that WORKS, empowering patients and practitioners alike with the systems and tools of Functional Nutrition.

Her passion for this nutrition revolution came as a result of a personal family tragedy. Her young husband, Isamu, was diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor while she was just seven weeks pregnant with their only child. It was in overcoming his prognosis of six months and prolonging his life for another two years that Andrea’s expanding interest in food as personalized medicine became her full-time passion and purpose.

With a background as both a published author and a celebrated Production Director in the publishing houses of San Francisco and New York, Andrea’s skill and passion for the dissemination of knowledge matches her zeal for nutrition as an instrument of healing. Her signature has become delivering profound, high-level, yet entirely accessible experiences to both patients and practitioners, communicating and inspiring in a way that sets her apart from others in her field. Andrea is celebrated as a leader in the field of Functional Nutrition because of her unique ability to teach and inspire practitioners and patients alike. Andrea synthesizes art and science, empathy and physiology, intuition and problem solving, into a system that truly helps people get to the root cause of their illness, create a path towards wellness, and find their way back to life.

Bill Baren is the Chief Executive Officer of The Big Shift LLC and the Chief Product Officer of Empowered Education. Bill is a world-renowned business coach, educator, and a serial entrepreneur. He has started and grown four different multi-million dollar businesses and has mentored hundreds of 7-figure CEOs.

Over 50,000 people from 22 countries have participated in Bill’s online and live trainings. He has a particular passion for helping mission-driven coaches step into their true genius and make their impact known in the world.

Bill holds a Bachelor of Science. in values in technology with an emphasis on computer science and a Bachelor of Arts in Russian literature from Stanford University. He is a huge sports fan (Go Warriors and Stanford Football!) and loves hosting dinner parties with his wife, Gia. In his past lives, he’s participated in the World Series of Poker, has produced hit songs, and has DJ’d in five different countries in front of packed crowds.

Dr. Christine Jax is the Chief Academic Officer of Empowered Education. Christine has worked in education for almost 40 years. She started her career as an early childhood educator and continued as a teacher, professor, and administrator. She founded and ran a school for homeless children and later served as the Commissioner of Education for Minnesota. She is committed to helping others find their passion and voice through education and personal development.

Christine’s education consists of a PhD in Education Policy and Administration, an MA in Public Administration, a BA in Child Psychology, and extensive studies in Shamanism. She has written dozens of mainstream articles, several peer reviewed articles, and two books: The Seven Stages of an Enlightened Teacher (2011) and Who’s Building the Ark: How to Manage Through Hell and High Water (2020).

She is married to Cuban-born Jesus Castillo who is a paramedic in Miami. They have six children and six grandchildren. For fun and balance Christine plays the piano, paints, ballroom dances with her husband (primarily salsa and Argentine tango), downhill skis, and SCUBA dives. She is an avid traveler constantly seeking to better understand people and appreciate both their commonalities and differences. She calls Delray Beach, Florida home but will always consider herself a Minnesotan.

As the Vice President of Enrollment, Josh heads up the day-to-day operations of the sales department across all Empowered Education brands. Josh has over 15 years of experience in sales leadership roles in higher education and the entertainment industry. He is a results-driven sales executive with a significant record of accomplishment in business development, operations management, and team building with some of the nation’s most profitable accredited higher education institutions. Over his tenure, Josh has planned and executed strategies across sales departments that generated strong gains in financial performance and operational efficiency.

Josh credits his success to a servant leadership style that focuses on developing and empowering people to reach their highest potential. Continually encouraging innovation, initiative, and teamwork, he drives success by providing his teams with the tools, training, and support needed to meet challenging goals.

Josh grew up in Vermont and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Cincinnati. Before entering the higher education industry, Josh worked in the Hollywood music and film industry as a voiceover agent and promotions manager. When he is not working, Josh is busy spending time with his wife and four young children. He enjoys tennis, skiing, hiking, running, and traveling. He’s a fan of all sports, but especially football and basketball!

Libby has been part of Empowered Education since she joined the sales team in October of 2015. She then had the opportunity to be the first person in the Human Resources Department, where she serves as a “culture evangelist,” managing hiring, onboarding, training, employee engagement, performance management, and compensation and benefits for Empowered Education’s 100% remote workforce.

Prior to joining Empowered Education, Libby served as the Director of HR and Employee Development for a multi-site healthcare company with 2,600 employees.

Libby believes that our team members are the heart of Empowered Education. As a certified strengths coach, Libby loves helping others discover what they do best and works to ensure they have the opportunity to leverage it regularly in their work. Libby’s goal is to create passionate advocates of our company and create the world’s best remote team. She lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan with her family.

In his roles as General Counsel and VP of Corporate Development, and as part of the senior executive team at Empowered Education, Nick is responsible for legal, corporate governance, compliance, and risk, along with the planning and execution of corporate strategies, including corporate finance, product, and M&A.

Nick has spent his career advising hyper-growth companies on team building, change management, and legal and business strategy. His legal experience includes being part of the leadership teams of LifeLock and Cash4Gold. Prior to joining Empowered Education, Nick built and launched Giantgood, an app for both iOS and Android in the mindfulness space.

He is very active in the entrepreneur and startup communities, frequently speaking and advising on a range of subjects from venture investing, technology, and learning from failure. He is also on the advisory board of the Institute for Digital Progress in Phoenix.

He enjoys getting outside with his family hiking, biking, and exploring, and when indoors, he enjoys listening to vinyl.

Throughout her marketing career, Clare has kept a consistent focus on results, revenue, and marketing ROI. She has gained experience in all aspects of traditional and digital marketing, but no matter the industry or strategy, she believes it is vital to set clear marketing goals and to measure performance through established metrics. She was drawn to Empowered Education after hearing the CEO and founders discuss the vision and mission of the company.

Prior to joining Empowered Education, Clare spent over a decade in the education industry. She has experience across multiple functions (customer support, operations, etc.) but her first love is marketing and communications, and she most recently served as Head of Web Marketing at Pearson Online & Blended Learning.

Outside of the office, Clare enjoys hiking the beautiful Virginia mountains, visiting wineries, reading, swimming, and traveling. She lives in Virginia with her husband and two children.

Hi, my name is Vimal (rhyme’s with Jimmy Kimmel’s last name). I live in New York City with my wife Ellen (a functional psychiatrist) and my 3 year old daughter Jaya (our overlord). I’m passionate about community, music, and good conversation.

Over the years, I’ve witnessed my wife transform lives by using nutrition and behavioral coaching to support her patients’ mental and physical health. I’m inspired by this, and so excited to be part of a company that scales this important work to reach so many more people.

I have a background in strategy, operations, product management and general management at large companies and startups. My goal is to help the company leverage data to accelerate growth through service to the sales, product, finance, marketing and HR organizations. If you have ideas on how we can better leverage data, please reach out to me!