Building the Future of Behavioral Intelligence

Our team blends science, technology, and lived experience to create the behavioral infrastructure that finally closes the motivation, awareness, and engagement gaps in healthcare

We’re Creating a Health Experience People Want to Come Back To

The Behavioral Discovery Engine is our breakthrough — designed to ignite motivation, sustain engagement, and help people feel so connected to their health that caring for themselves becomes second nature.

FOUNDERS

Aubrey Sawyer

Co-Founder & CEO

Aubrey has dedicated her 15+ year career in healthcare to solving one of the industry’s most persistent challenges: behavior-driven activation. She co-architected the behavioral frameworks that evolved into CoachLinq’s Activation Operating System and Behavioral Discovery Engine, drawing from her extensive experience in system design, behavior-driven product development, and large-scale implementation across employer health, digital ecosystems, and clinical environments.
Aubrey leads CoachLinq’s vision, category creation, and organizational strategy—bringing together evidence, technology, and behavioral science to build the activation layer healthcare has long been missing.

Dr. Michelle Alencar

PhD, NBHWC, CCN

Co-Founder & Chief Science Office

Michelle is the scientific backbone of CoachLinq’s behavioral intelligence. Her work includes three randomized controlled clinical trials, 11 peer-reviewed publications, Full Plus CDC recognition, and the creation of a National Board–accredited behavioral academy. She has spent her career developing evidence-based behavioral methods, shaping activation pathways, and advancing real-world engagement across diverse clinical domains.
She leads the scientific frameworks that power CoachLinq’s adaptive intelligence.

Johnnie’s Jenkins

Founding Partner & Head of Behavioral & Technical Architecture

Johnny is a foundational contributor to the behavioral frameworks underlying CoachLinq’s Activation Operating System. As Co-Founder of InHealth, he helped develop the decade of behavioral architecture now embedded into the platform. With a technical background spanning behavioral logic mapping, system architecture, and engineering strategy, he supports the development of CoachLinq’s AI, product infrastructure, and technical implementation to ensure the platform scales safely and reliably.

ADVISORS

Clinical, Scientific, and Industry Advisors

Dr. Jeremy McConnell

MD, MFOMA, Dipl. ABOM

Clinical & Medical Advisor

Dr. McConnell is a board-certified physician and recognized expert in obesity medicine, metabolic health, and chronic disease management. He has advised leading organizations across therapeutic development, population health strategy, and clinical innovation. He brings deep expertise in evidence-based obesity care, large-scale clinical implementation, and the integration of behavioral methods into medical pathways. With experience spanning clinical research, medical advisory roles, and national-scale care delivery, Jeremy strengthens the scientific rigor and clinical integrity behind the Behavioral Discovery Engine.

Claudia Kraut

Industry & Strategic Advisor

Claudia is a seasoned healthtech strategist with extensive experience leading growth, operations, and innovation across major employer health programs, digital health ecosystems, and large-scale behavior-focused initiatives.
She has built and scaled multidisciplinary health platforms, operational frameworks, and engagement strategies across both enterprise and consumer health environments.
Claudia brings a strategic lens to category development, operational excellence, and long-term market positioning—helping shape how CoachLinQ enters the market as a behavioral infrastructure layer for modern healthcare.

Dr. Mark Aloia, Ph.D

Clinical Psychologist & Bio-behavioral Advisor

Dr. Mark S. Aloia, PhD, is a leading clinical psychologist and expert in behavioral medicine and one of the most published researchers in CPAP adherence and health behavior change. A longtime researcher and clinical trialist, he has spent more than two decades studying how habits form, why people disengage, and how to design interventions that drive lasting action. His work extends far beyond sleep, informing behavior-change strategies across chronic conditions, metabolic health, mental health, and population-level engagement. Dr. Aloia brings deep scientific insight to CoachLinq’s vision for a Bio-Behavioral Operating System, helping ensure our adaptive engagement platform is grounded in rigorous evidence and built to scale across multiple markets.

Wolfpack Digital

Wolfpack Digital is an award-winning product development studio specializing in building secure, scalable, enterprise-grade digital platforms. Their team brings deep experience across healthcare, AI-driven applications, and complex system integrations, with a focus on responsible engineering, modern UX, and rapid delivery. As a partner, Wolfpack Digital supports CoachLinQ by helping translate our behavioral science and activation frameworks into a reliable, high-quality technical platform built for scale. Their expertise allows us to accelerate development while ensuring stability, performance, and innovation at every layer of the product.

Founders Behind CoachLinQ

Aubrey Sawyer

Co-Founder, inHealth

Michelle Alencar

Co-Founder, inHealth

Johnnie Jenkins

Co-Founder, inHealth

Team Behind CoachLinQ

Claudia Rimmerman

Healthtech Growth Architect

Mark Aloia

Healthtech Growth Architect

Jeremy McConnell,

MD, MFOMA, Dipl. ABOM

Our Guiding Purpose

At CoachLinq, our mission is to elevate healthcare engagement by combining accredited clinical standards with safe, regulated AI. We aim to deliver personalized, measurable, and accessible support that empowers individuals to take control of their health—while giving organizations a trusted, scalable platform built on evidence, safety, and real outcomes.

Where We’re Heading

To lead the future of safe, clinically governed AI in healthcare—empowering people, providers, and organizations with intelligent tools that drive meaningful engagement, measurable outcomes, and accessible care for all. CoachLinq envisions a world where every individual receives personalized, evidence-based support through AI that is trusted, regulated, and built on proven science.

Founder's Quote

Every major industry has an underlying behavioral layer — except healthcare. Linq is the behavioral layer, and it will reshape how millions understand, navigate, and engage with their health.

~ Aubrey Sawyer ~

A Decade of Behavioral Innovation

CoachLinQ emerges from a decade of clinical and behavioral advancement, validated through research and real-world deployments:
  • Three randomized controlled clinical trials
  • Eleven peer-reviewed publications
  • Full Plus CDC recognition for prevention and lifestyle models
  • A National Board–accredited behavioral academy
  • Experience across pharma, medical device, clinical partners, employer health programs, and large payer environments
This foundation powers the Activation Operating System and provides the scientific backbone for the Behavioral Discovery Engine.

Locations

We're a global company with offices in the United States and Israel.

Silicon Valley

545 Middlefield Rd, Ste 220 Menlo Park, CA 94025

New York City

368 9th Ave New York, NY 10001

Austin

801 Barton Springs Rd Austin, TX 78704

Tel Aviv

Derech Begin 152 Tel Aviv, Israel 6492106

Partner With Us

If you’re interested in collaborating, advising, or supporting the evolution of behavior-driven healthcare infrastructure, we’d love to connect.
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