iinnLight Technologies, Inc. is led by team of individuals with distinguished careers in technology, finance, medicine, and wellness healthcare. iinnLight also has an advisory board staffed by experts in the medical, engineering and marketing fields.
- Kathleen Buchanan
Chief Executive Officer - Marc Kelly
Chief Financial Officer - Curt Morgan
Director of Engineering - Mellen-Thomas Benedict
Principal Researcher and Technology Developer - Margaret Long
Director of Marketing and Training - Jeff Coffman
Director of Sales
Kathleen Buchanan
Chief Executive Officer
Kathleen Buchanan is CEO of iinnLight Technologies, Inc. and has over 20 years of management experience in the retail sector. She founded iinnLight in 2006 to fulfill her passionate desire to bring the energizing and rejuvenating benefits of light therapy to people proactively pursuing beauty, wellness and vitality.
Kathleen has a proven track record for identifying business opportunities and driving revenue growth. Prior to forming iinnLight, she provided management expertise for some of the country's top retail companies. While serving as Senior Vice President for Bloomingdales, she profitably developed a $200 million business for the corporation, distinguishing herself as a key negotiator.
Kathleen holds a B.S. Degree in Business from California State Polytechnic University.
Marc Kelly
Chief Financial Officer
Marc brings over 30 years' experience to his role as Chief Financial Officer for iinnLight Technologies, Inc. His strengths include developing strategy, accelerating funding and managing growth for private companies. His goal as CFO is to cultivate relationships with new investors and existing shareholders as well as put financial controls and reporting in place to support the company's growth.
Marc is also Managing Director of Innovative Financial Consultants (IFC), a consultancy that provides fractional CFO services to private companies. Under his direction, IFC raised over $35 million in risk capital for clients from 2002 to 2008. Prior to his successful career in private equity, Marc co-founded Spectrum Asset Management, a Newport Beach Registered Investment Advisor with $250 million in assets under management. He spent 12 years there providing investment advisory services to private investors.
Marc earned his B.A. Degree with honors from the University of Southern California and MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Curt Morgan
Director of Engineering
Curt Morgan has more than 25 years' experience in the design and development of medical devices and consumer products. His wealth of knowledge and extensive background in the health and wellness industry makes him instrumental in the design and development of iinnLight's light therapy products.
Prior to iinnLight, Curt served as principal hardware and software design engineer for Aerogrow International, a startup company that manufactures a home aeroponic growing kitchen appliance, and was Director of Engineering for a medical device company. He previously co-founded and served as Vice President of Engineering for Heart Rate Inc., an exercise and fitness equipment company best known for the VersaClimber, the first climbing exercise device to be introduced to the exercise market. Curt was also the principal hardware design engineer for Voice Powered Technology, a company that brought to market the first portable handheld voice recognition consumer products. His extensive background in engineering began in the design and development of industrial robotic equipment.
Curt earned his B.A. Degree from California State University, Fullerton.
Mellen-Thomas Benedict
Principal Researcher and Technology Developer
Mellen-Thomas Benedict is the principal researcher and technology developer of iinnLight products. He has over 15 years of research experience in the fields of BioPhotonics, Tissue Optics, Phototherapy, Energy Medicine, Quantum Biology and Longevity. Mr. Benedict has lectured throughout the U.S. and in Europe and holds multiple U.S. and International patents.
Margaret Long
Director of Marketing and Training
Margaret Long joined iinnLight Technologies, Inc. in 2006 with a far-reaching background in the salon and spa industries. As Director of Marketing and Training, Margaret is charged with driving targeted marketing programs for iinnLight and implementing innovative sales strategies and campaigns. Margaret's education and award-winning experience boasts expertise in both marketing and in the beauty and wellness fields.
Prior to joining iinnLight's team, Margaret owned and managed a high-end boutique salon for 20 years in Laguna Beach, California, where she achieved significant success utilizing her passion for wellness and an extensive background in the salon and spa industry. Previously, she served as training director for multiple large salons with spa operations as well as training consultant for over 30 salons on the West Coast. She developed "educational sales" strategies that have now become an industry standard within the spa and salon industries. During her experience as artistic director for multiple salons, Margaret spearheaded successful marketing and public relations campaigns and was responsible for numerous product launches.
Margaret received her education and training from Executive Barber College, OR; Girard's Beauty College, CA, Bumble & Bumble Academy, New York; Vidal Sassoon Academy, CA; René Furterer Certification, CA; E-Myth Franchise Training, CA.
Jeff Coffman
Director of Sales
Jeff Coffman has more than 20 years' experience in sales and sales management and is responsible for generating high-volume sales for iinnLight Technologies, Inc. Jeff is a results-driven leader with the ability to successfully develop and implement innovative marketing approaches for iinnLight's sales teams, along with pricing structures and multi-unit sales strategies that will catapult iinnLight into the forefront of the spa industry.
Prior to joining iinnLight, Jeff founded Skin Deep Medical Solutions Inc., a manufacturers' representative business, specializing in the sale of all types of cosmetic medical equipment to medi-spas and physicians. Jeff also served as Regional Manager at Edge Systems, selling cosmetic medical equipment directly to physicians, medi-spas and day spas in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, and Utah. While at Edge Systems, he was responsible for approximately 25% of the company's growth revenue and consistently surpassed company average sales contracts. Jeff has held several sales management positions where he's established successful sales departments, developed business plans and built numerous strong relationships between sales and marketing departments. He has received over 30 sales-related awards and has regularly ranked among the top sales executives at past companies.
Jeff earned a B.S. Degree in Business Administration with Management option at California State University Chico.