ZeSa’s Team is experienced in business aspects of sports, athletic & fitness training, physical rehab, medical, R&D, manufacturing, legal, software development, mental health, and life coaching.
Cindy Vavra – CEO & Co-Founder: Largest ZeSa® Investor, 30 yrs experience in legal industry and former partner in $20M corporate business. NASM Certified Corrective Exercise Specialist, NASM Certified Performance Enhancement Specialist, NASM Certified Personal Trainer; ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor and Certified Power Yoga Instructor. Experienced ZeSa® Trainer and Instructor, formatting and leading over 2,250 ZeSa Group Fitness classes of various genres, all incorporating ZeSa’s equipment (Strength & Power, Balance Builder, HIIT, Kickboxing, Yoga, Barre).
John D. Dockter – COO, Partner: 35 Years Medical Device Design, Research & Development and Manufacturing; Former Sr. R & D Program Director at Creganna Medical division of TE Connectivity; Engineering Manager at Clarus Medical Systems; Principal Engineer at ACIST Medical Systems & Acorn Cardiovascular; R&D Project Manager; Documentation Manager; Experienced Start-Up Engineer; 10 US Patents; University of Minnesota Chemical Engineer; Life-long Fitness Enthusiast.
Shanti Rainey – Visionary & Co-Founder: ZeSa® Concept & Patents; St. Thomas University Graduate and All-American Track & Field Athlete, NASM Certified Personal Trainer and CorePower Certified Yoga Instructor. Functional fitness expert and trainer to professional athletes, college and high school athletes, aging adults and others.
Jeff Diamond – Sales Director: Former NFL General Manager Minnesota Vikings and President of NFL Tennessee Titans, 1998 NFL Executive of the Year; Sports Broadcast & Online Media Professional; Business Consultant to Institute for Athletes; former Chairman and CEO of The Ingram Group.
Joseph Perra, M.D. – Director & Advisor: Board Certified Orthopedic Spine Surgeon; Spine Fellowship; Partner at Twin Cities Spine Center; Staff Positions at Abbott, Gillette, Fairview, United Hospital and Children’s Healthcare; Assistant Professor of Orthopedics at University of Minnesota, 2001-2006; 30+ Years Medical Device Industry Advisor; 10 US Patents.
Chris Gellert – Physical Therapy Consultant, Marketing: Masters Physical Therapy, Nova SE U; Masters MSK & Sports Physiotherapy, U of S. Australia; Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist; Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization; Certified Personal Trainer; Practicing Physical Therapist and Educator.
Prashanth Pollishetty – CEO & Founder Vizworld Inc. & SportsVision Inc. (Tech Contractor): Visionary and strategic technology leader. Directs teams for design and integration of leading-edge software solutions. Former Executive Advisor of Alpha Sights and Bai & Company; Former Senior Director of Technology at United Health Group & Director of Information Technology at Wells Fargo; Master’s Information Technology at ICFAI Business School; Skilled in Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Project & Program Management, Process Improvement, CRM, Business Analysis, IT Strategy and Management; Volunteer at United Way Worldwide and Second Harvest.
Varun Kodathala, Chief Architect Vizworld Inc. & SportsVision Inc. (Tech Contractor): Research-Inspired Engineer. GITAM Deemed University Gold Medalist & Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering. Numerous licensures and certifications for AI, programming, computer vision, etc. Skilled at signal processing, numerical analysis, image processing, machine and deep learning, Python and TensorFlow.
Sally Sparby, MA, LPCC, LADC – Health Coach & ZeSa Instructor: Licensed mental health therapist experienced in health insurance management and mental health and addictions treatment. Case Manager at Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Licensed Addictions and Mental Health Therapist at Talkspace. Experienced ZeSa Group Fitness Instructor. Owner, Therapist, and Coach at Life Support, LLC assisting clients in developing intrinsic goals to make lasting lifestyle changes. Argosy University Masters in Clinical Psychology; LADC Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health; Functional Medicine Health Coaching – Functional Medicine Coaching Academy. Skilled in Mental Health Coaching, Stress Management, Psychotherapy, Behavioral Health and Mindfulness.