Meet The Team
Our Management Team is comprised of genuinely Clever minds.
Liam Tayler
President
Liam created North America’s first range of Haskap berry products in two separate product categories; a grocery product line including condiments and juices, and a premium health powder ingredient. Tayler has 20 years of product launches; 6 years in novel food. Tayler drives Business Development and Product & Regulatory Management.
Sean Sears
Executive Chair
Sean Sears is a veteran executive having spent 11-years with Accenture and worked on numerous start-up innovation projects since 1995, with 3 exits; including a $23m technology company exit. He has spent +9 years creating healthier products by leveraging natural ingredients and fermentation processes.
Gerard Wadden
VP, Finance
Gerard Wadden spent 5-years at ImmunoVaccine (now “IMV Inc. – Nasdaq: IMV”) as Controller and Research Funding Coordinator and has 20 years investing in start-up companies, including their funding strategies, raising capital and managing company’s spend programs. Wadden acts as the company’s VP of Finance.
Dr. Stephen Ewart
Science & Product Development Lead
Dr. Stephen Ewart has over 20 years of experience in the discovery and commercialization of nutraceutical ingredients, including serving as the original Director of Biology at Ocean Nutrition purchased by Royal DSM for $540m. Ewart acts as Science & Product Development Lead.
Jaclyn Saunders
Head of Communications
Jaclyn brings a decade of experience in marketing, finance, and methodology training. Saunders leads the company’s Program Management & Marketing activities.