TEAM

Vedant’s parents immigrated from India, and he’s always loved exploring his heritage. He grew passionate about ancient Indian mindfulness practices honed to care for the mind (ex. meditation), and these strategies supported him in the healing of his own generalized anxiety disorder. He also studied the research now surrounding mindfulness, and discovered writing his master’s thesis that mindfulness had the power to increase self-esteem in classrooms of disadvantage.

Vedant taught sixth-grade ELA in a Title I school for five years, and his idea for combining virtual reality and mindfulness came about when he saw firsthand students struggling with symptoms of trauma, and heard from the community a need for radical change. He also was a part of Teach For America’s Social Innovation Cohort and Galaxy development program, as well as the UNLV Incubator.

Vedant graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with undergrad degrees in Journalism and Anthropology, and from the University of Nevada Las Vegas with a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction. Vedant grew up in Dallas, Texas and currently resides in Las Vegas. Outside of work, Vedant enjoys spending time with friends, kayaking, and listening to groovy records.

Maksim has 10+ years of software development experience over a variety of application types. He has his own team of developers with diverse skill sets under the company Bundos. In his free time Maksim loves to travel and to learn about political history.

Jacob is the founder of pilotED, a charter school network that seeks to provide equitable curriculum and environments to students of underserved communities. He also served as an educator in an underserved community for many years. He is now the CEO of Reportwell, which provides an easy-to-use compliance & reporting platform for school districts.

Sharon is a licensed child therapist and head of “Stillwater Counseling.” She had counseling experience with adolescents and adults in an outpatient, inpatient, in-home, and prison settings. Most recently she has worked with children, adolescents, and adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses and trauma related issues.

Sam is a Business Development Manager at OKcoin, and his expertise is in financial models, sales and fundraising for early stage companies. He also has experience in international business partnerships. Sam has also produced music for the aloeVR game program.