A Team
with Heart

About Us

Our Values

We pioneer inclusive and immersive therapeutic solutions, prioritizing empathy to meet the unique needs of diverse individuals across all ages and abilities.

Empathy Driven Innovation

Kindness remains foundational in our business decisions, fostering a culture of compassion within our team and enhancing the user experience in our software.

Compassionate Collaboration

Our commitment to expert-driven research and development is unwavering. With a team of professionals boasting hands-on experience, we ensure our innovations are rooted in real-world insights.

Clinical Excellence

Our purpose is to leverage technology to globally support providers in their healing mission. We integrate therapeutic intention into every aspect of our company, contributing to holistic well-being.

Holistic Well-Being

Embracing change, learning, and adaptability define our approach. We ensure our technology evolves dynamically to meet the diverse needs of individuals, fostering resilience in the face of growth challenges.

Agile Growth

We are a team with heart, and an unwavering commitment to do massive good in the world. We work hard, spread kindness, and stay focused on our goal of making movement and wellness enjoyable and accessible for all.

What’s our secret?
Great People.


  • Lindsay has spent her career working in outpatient adult and pediatric PT, as well as school-based PT. Her work in those environments inspired her to found Augment Therapy in 2017 with the goal of improving the therapy experience for children and bringing increased innovation to the pediatric market.

    In 2019, she was named by Crain's as a "Most Notable Woman in Technology," and a "Homegrown Hero" by Cleveland.com.

    Her favorite Augment Therapy game is Puddle Jumper because she loves the Augmented Reality water effect created during the exercise.

    Lindsay loves her work at Augment Therapy because of the incredible team surrounding her, and the exciting stories she hears about the patients using the solution.


  • Steve’s career in the tech industry has spanned over 30 years, including 8 years focused primarily on creating literacy software and animated content for children with Lexia Learning Systems. He also has previous experience working in the medical technology sector, as he was the Senior Developer of MedActionPlan.com and MyMedSchedule.com for 12 years.

    Steve’s work as a software developer is supplemented by his background in music composition which he uses to facilitate engagement, particularly in software meant for children. Steve is passionate about motivating children through music and believes that kids aren’t given enough credit for their open and sophisticated musical taste – he has found that even the youngest children respond positively to “classical” music and instruments and are fascinated by music from different cultures.


  • Elise is a research scientist with a focus on biomechanics, movement disorders, and motion capture technology. She completed her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Cleveland State University

    She was inspired to join the team while watching an intro video on our website. “It brought me to tears. I knew that I had to be a part of Augment Therapy.”

    Since joining, Elise has been leading our research efforts to understand better how Augment Therapy impacts children in various settings to ensure we make the greatest impact possible.

    She is particularly fond of the dancing pirate in the Single Limb Stance exercises.


  • Lisa is the liaison between the therapists, patients, and parents using our app and the developers who are creating it. She works closely with both sets of people to prioritize and manage our development roadmap.

    Lisa’s favorite part of working at Augment Therapy is how the team works together to find solutions to difficult problems.

    For example, after meeting with a few therapists, she realized our Single Limb Stance exercise was frustrating to them as it didn’t quite work the way they needed it to.

    “We brainstormed some solutions as a team, and then our CTO spent a weekend implementing a new way of tracking that improved the entire app. Every time I see that exercise, I think about how we listened to our users, worked together to develop solutions, and successfully solved the problem.”


  • Wayne has a long-established career providing technical support in both hardware and software environments. Before joining the Augment Therapy team, he was a Team leader for one of the world’s largest drug and pharmaceutical companies, where he was tasked with the training of all remote support technicians in a rapidly growing virtual environment. His commitment to excellence through personalized care has always been central to his success.


  • After spending twenty plus years in technology and business consulting, Carmen yearned for a more mission oriented career which lead her to Augment Therapy. Having faced several health challenges of her own, she appreciates the impact of healthcare innovation.

    Named by Consulting Magazine as a Top Female Leader in Technology Innovation, she frequently talks to groups on Mixed Reality, AI, IoT, and other emerging technology topics. She has been featured in numerous publications, including Information Week, IEEE Transmittor, and CIO Magazine. She holds a Master's in Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.

    As an aging runner, she especially loves Augment Therapy’s orthopedic and sports medicine exercises as they help ease her various aches and pains.


  • David is an award-winning composer, sound designer, and educator with over 30 years experience in creating music for classical and commercial media. He has a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music and a Master of Music in Composition from the University of Toronto.

    app. Every time I see that exercise, I think about how we listened to our users, worked together to develop solutions, and successfully solved the problem.”


  • Matt is avid about all things 3D modeling, having spent the last seven years working with Blender, prototyping and learning the Unity game engine, and dabbling in mixed realities in his spare time. Among his passion projects included launching a monetized YouTube channel to live stream youth football games, which creatively leveraged Blender and Unity for promos and graphics.

    Ultimately he decided to turn his passion into a full-time endeavor and pivoted his career path to join us. “Augment Therapy seemed like a really great opportunity for me to use my skills and continue to grow them. I decided to pursue this career to work on applications that could make the world more fun and interesting.”

    Matt loves to explore Castle Quest within the app, as the levels are big and fun to explore. “I get a lot of exercise just walking and flying around!”


  • Amy Pratt is a pediatric physical therapist with over 20 years of experience working with children ages 2-22. Her undergraduate work was in exercise physiology at The Ohio State University, with an internship in sports performance enhancement. Amy also has a master’s degree in physical therapy from Andrews University. Amy has special interests in working collaboratively with other therapists to treat complex patients, integrating motor activities in the classroom, exploring early mobility and assistive technology as well as animal assisted therapies. Amy is also mom to two active and adventurous 13 & 19-year-old boys.

    Amy is excited to join Augment Therapy after working closely with the team behind the scenes as one of the lead therapists for an important pilot program. She has also been working with patients and families to provide valuable improvements to games and exercises in the Augment Therapy App. She can’t wait to get out and show off all the fun ways to integrate this solution into therapy sessions!


  • Rebecca is a marketing, communications and brand expansion specialist with over 25 years of experience working with tech & luxury brands. She has a proven track record of growing highly successful global brands such as international shapewear brand, Spanx and professional game controller company, Scuf Gaming. She has also held strategic roles with Usher’s New Look foundation founded by entertainer, Usher Raymond, IV. She has managed and mentored marketing teams, developed & executed strategic communications campaigns, led global product launches and unique celebrity & influencer marketing initiatives.

    As someone who focuses her personal energy on wellness and healing, Rebecca is also a sound healing practitioner and Reiki Master where she focuses on healing, meditation and relaxation experiences.

    Rebecca loves being a collaborative member of the Augment Therapy team and is excited to share the extraordinary stories from Augment Therapy’s patients and providers with the world.


  • Ashland is an ambitious art director with a background in visual communication design. She received her Bachelor of Science in Design from The Ohio State University, as well as her distinction in design research.

    In her last year of undergraduate school, Ashland narrowed her design focus in on emerging technology. She has extensive experience with user-interface (UI) design and user-experience (UX) design for extended reality activations.

    Ashland is thrilled to join the Augment Therapy team to elevate the design of company products and support research efforts.


  • Dawud’s personal experiences inspired him to pursue a Rehabilitation Engineering major at Cleveland State University: “For as long as I could remember, I knew I wanted to bring or restore ability to those who have limited physical ability. You could say I have somewhat of a personal investment in this mission, having been born with cerebral palsy. My spark and motivation: To give people, and especially kids, a better quality of life through research and development of advanced technology/devices.”

    At Augment Therapy, he is responsible for testing the product for effectiveness. Additionally, he is currently developing 3D Avatars, which represent the wide range of body types of people with disabilities.

    As part of his testing duties, Dawud gets to spend lots of time playing all the Augment Therapy exercises and games. His favorite are the apps’ “open-world” free play games because “they incorporate many exercises in one platform in a way users may not be aware of while playing or going through the activities.”


  • Cecile has over 15 years of experience in database design and machine learning. She currently works at Lexia Learning Systems and previously worked at Microsoft in the SQL Server Datawarehouse Group. Cecile has has a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science from MIT and a M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Washington.


  • Paul has been involved in the design and development of educational software since 1994. He is the CEO of Symphony Learning, a company he formed in 2006 to create technology solutions that provide meaningful, research-based learning experiences for students.


  • Dr. Cushing is a pediatric emergency medicine fellow at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) with experience in clinical trial design. Her work as clinical project manager at an early stage medical device and digital health startup, Coherohealth,inspired her passion for developing innovative solutions to improve pediatric healthcare delivery and patient experience. She holds a BS in biomedical computation from Stanford University, MD from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and completed pediatric residency at Boston Children's Hospital. At CHLA she serves as a coach for the KidsX digital health accelerator.


  • Brian Davis has over 25 years’ experience with medical devices, sensor-based systems and biomedical engineering. He has represented the field at the international level, including serving as President of the International Society of Biomechanics from 2005 to 2007. After being a staff scientist at the Cleveland Clinic for 18 years, he assumed the position of Vice President and Director of the Medical Device Development Center within the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron. Currently he is the Associate Dean and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Cleveland State University.


  • Sreekar Gadde is the Executive Director at BlueTree Capital Group. At BlueTree, Sreekar leverages his background in engineering, law, and business to drive positive returns for his investors by selecting the best potential investment opportunities as well as mentoring companies in which they invest. What differentiates Sree from others in this industry is his ability to help companies develop comprehensive IP strategies – to identify what differentiates them from their competition and determine what forms of IP provide them with the best strategic value to protect that differentiation.

    Prior to joining BlueTree, he worked as an IP litigator and an IP prosecutor at two top law firms, Ropes and Gray and Sterne Kessler, as well as Assistance Chief IP Counsel for Dynamics, Inc. In addition, he was a validation engineer and team lead for Intel’s microprocessor design business unit.


  • As an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) for Youngstown Business Incubator, Sally works closely with startups and entrepreneurs advising them as they scale their businesses and seek follow-on funding. Sally is a seasoned marketing executive who has spent more than 25 years working with businesses of all sizes including public, private, venture-backed and private equity-owned companies. Her passion is helping businesses accelerate growth through strategic sales and marketing initiatives and strategic growth plans.


  • Kaitlyn O’Connor is an energetic and relationship-focused healthcare innovation attorney. Kaitlyn is deeply involved in the extended reality sector of the digital health industry, working with pediatric and adult AR and VR solutions to commercialize and scale their products with providers and payors. She has experience working with telehealth, digital sports medicine, tech-enabled provider, and remote care management businesses. She provides legal, regulatory, and business guidance to healthcare companies and vendors throughout the startup life cycle, and particularly enjoys working with early-stage companies to implement practical business solutions and accelerate growth.

    After graduating magna cum laude from Syracuse University, Kaitlyn O'Connor received her J.D. from William & Mary Law School, where she served as a member of the Business Law Review. She is an Advisory Board Member for the VCU Innovation Gateway Commercialization Fund and member of the Connected Health Initiative (CHI), the Reproductive Justice Working Group with the Law Firm Anti-racism Alliance ("LFAA"), the American Telemedicine Association, and the International Virtual Reality in Healthcare Association (IVRHA).

    Kaitlyn lives in Richmond, Virginia with her dog Milly.


  • JumpStart is a venture development organization, combining the principles of (private) venture capital and (non-profit) economic development to help entrepreneurs start and grow companies. In collaboration with our partners, JumpStart will generate dramatically improved and inclusive economic outcomes by supporting diverse entrepreneurs, optimizing entrepreneurial ecosystems and accelerating innovation.


  • As an Occupational Therapist with a background in pediatrics, Danielle possesses a keen understanding of the unique strengths and challenges faced by her young clients, as well as the needs of a therapist practicing under high demands and time constraints.

    As an OT, Danielle thrives on the challenge of developing creative and engaging activities to enhance the skills that her clients wish to improve. Danielle is an advocate for the voice of the customer, actively crafting ways to get feedback from users to drive product improvement. She harnesses her market experience to identify pain points for therapists, clients and their families. Working in a collaborative environment, she enjoys seeing how these ideas develop from multiple perspectives into solutions for Augment Therapy customers.