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Our People
We love to swim, bike, read, and hike. We enjoy jazz and classical music. And rock and hip hop.
We are a team of humans with our own interests, talents, and imperfections. By training, we are neuroscientists, engineers, artists, coaches, and organizational psychologists. Some are writers or cultural anthropologists. And yes, one of us is even a comedian.
You could say we are life long learners who highly value mental and emotional health and want it to be more accessible to people. We have a tailored and useful approach to mental and emotional wellness.
Cofounders
Kirti Vaswani
Chief Executive Officer
Kirti has had senior roles in IT management and consulting. He ran an experimental lab in Mumbai that taught emotional intelligence to college students. He speaks 6 languages. He traveled a lot before the pandemic, lived in India, worked in Uruguay and Mexico and studied in the UK in his junior year of college. He has a BA in History (Honors) from Connecticut College and a Masters in Theological Studies (Hinduism & Sanskrit) from Harvard University. He enjoys reading, nature, swimming in the ocean.
Jennifer C. Johnson
Chief Creative Officer
Jennifer brings 20+ years of cross-sector leadership in healthcare, higher education, and creative innovation. Her work is rooted in storytelling, behavioral design, and emotional intelligence—bridging the worlds of mental wellness, technology, and human-centered design. She holds graduate degrees in English (NC State), Neuroscience (MSU), and Psychology (Harvard) (in progress), as well as a Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from Harvard Business School. Now building the company’s next chapter as its operational lead, Jennifer is guiding Emotionally Speaking through early-stage startup growth, product innovation, and mission-driven scale. She is passionate about creating systems that heal, technologies that serve, and brands that speak from the soul.
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Advisory Board
Stephen Kosslyn
Former Dean, Harvard University
Professor of Psychology
& Neuroscience
Margaret-Ellen Christensen
Former HR Director, J2 Global
Director of Experience, Diversity & Culture, The Arena Group
Ganesh Balasubramaniam
Director of IT, Optum
Healthcare Enterprise Architect & Leader
AI/ML Engineering
Kenneth Pugh
Professor of Psychology, UCONN
Associate Professor of Linguistics, Yale University & Director of Haskins Laboratories
Andreas Fredrich
Managing Business Analyst
Seasoned IT and E-commerce director and strategist