Rachel Trobman

CEO

South Orange, New Jersey, United States19 yrs 8 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led Upside Health to profitability with innovative digital health products.
  • Recognized by top institutions for contributions to digital health.
  • Expert in building sustainable business models in healthcare.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a digital health executive with expertise in product innovation and business development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Healthcare IndustryCommunicationProduct InnovationBusiness DevelopmentOperational ActivitiesBudget ManagementStrategic Initiatives

Other Skills

IT LeadershipLeadershipCross-functional Team LeadershipHealthcare ManagementFinancial ForecastingAnalytical SkillsVideoEditingSocial MediaDigital MediaContent DevelopmentEditorialCMSContent StrategyFinal Cut Pro

About

Hi, I'm Rachel, a key opinion leader in the world of digital health, especially as it relates to chronic pain. I've been recognized by academia, industry and venture capital and my previous company, Upside Health, I took from ideation to profitability. I'm passionate about product, meaningful and sustainable business models, dynamic team building, data-driven decision making and creative marketing strategies. Prior to starting Upside Health, I built my career in product management and digital media. I wore many hats as a reporter, producer, editor, director and then content development and partnerships whiz. I've supported both startups and Fortune 500 companies with strategy.

Experience

19 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 2 mos
Current Experience

Woddle

VP of Product

May 2024Present · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Lead product development, strategy and pipeline for the world's smartest changing pad.

Rdt health, llc

Commercialization and Growth Consultant

Feb 2024Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Working with early to mid-stage digital health companies to build their sales funnels, navigate regulatory and billing challenges, develop buyer personas and expand market reach.
  • Additionally, my expertise lies in supporting businesses operationalize digital health and telehealth codes for compliance, scale and efficiency.

Act | the app association

Advocate | Member

Jan 2019Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

  • A member of the Connect Health Initiative (CHI) steering committee to promote and support digital health in government policy.
CommunicationHealthcare Industry

Upside health

CEO, Co-Founder

Jun 2015Feb 2024 · 8 yrs 8 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Researched, designed and launched award-winning digital health products named Branch Health and Ouchie
  • Brough to profitability with a dozen paying health system and private-practice clients
  • Achieved 513g from FDA as a software as a medical device
  • Used by 40k+ chronic pain patients and hundreds of providers
  • Built partnerships with the Mayor Clinic, Mt. Sinai, Cedars-Sinai, Columbia Memorial, Weill Cornell, the U.S. Pain Foundation and the Arthritis Foundation
  • Received funding from the NIH, Bayer and over $2M in venture capital
  • Recognized for innovation by Cornell University, Yale University, HLTH and Stanford STEMiX
  • Served as chief liaison with product, engineering, marketing and business development teams
  • Mobile application named Most Valuable Patient Initiative by eyeforpharma
  • Collaborate with payers, along with leading health and wellness companies
Business DevelopmentIT LeadershipStrategic InitiativesLeadershipProduct InnovationBudget Management+7

Shespeaks inc.

Executive Producer/Consultant

Jan 2014Oct 2016 · 2 yrs 9 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Develop content strategy, editorial calendar and production schedule for weekly shows on SheSpeaksTV
  • Serve as chief production liaison with brands for all branded content series; Ideate and execute those series; Clients included Wal-Mart, Gilette and Downy
  • Create distribution strategy
Budget ManagementOperational ActivitiesAnalytical SkillsCommunication

Zazoom media group

2 roles

Director of Partner Relations and Content Development

Promoted

Mar 2013Oct 2014 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • As Director of Partner Relations and Content Development at Zazoom Media Group, LLC, the digital news and entertainment company behind Buzz60, I was responsible for developing and maximizing distribution and licensing relationships with companies like Yahoo, AOL/5Min, Blinkx, NDN, One Screen, DailyMotion, YouTube, and our more than 3,000 newspaper sites that carry our videos. Hand in hand with fostering these partnerships, I also researched and cultivated new content areas.
  • Additionally, I headed up the social media department, researching and implementing strategizes to build the brand and interact with our fans and overseeing the work of our Social Media consultants, all while maximizing the ROI on these initiatives.
  • Finally, I worked on developing relationships with partners and forming new ones.
  • Grew revenue and views by more than 300 percent in two years through strategic product development projects
  • Project manager and architect of Content Management System (CMS) that powers content distribution
  • Use proprietary and partner dashboard performance analytics to help drive successful programming
  • Responsible for the hiring and performance of Manager of Partner Relations, Sales Assistant, and Production Staff (2 producers, 10+ hosts, editors and camera team)
  • Review contracts
Business DevelopmentStrategic InitiativesBudget ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipOperational ActivitiesFinancial Forecasting+2

Production & Partnerships Manager

Apr 2011Oct 2013 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Second employee hired at digital content company
  • Shot, wrote and edit stories for Zazoom’s Buzz60.com channel
  • Managed 12 reporters/hosts and two producers in story selection and development
  • Created and grew dynamic social media presence from scratch, including establishing a brand voice, launching all social media properties and developing content and content calendar.
Strategic InitiativesCross-functional Team LeadershipCommunication

The new york times

Contributing Writer, The Local

Sep 2010Jul 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos · New York, NY

  • As a contributing writer and digital journalist for NYTimes.com, I produced enterprise and day-of multimedia pieces, ranging from a profile of pastry chef Christina Tosi and the impact of her recent James Beard Award, to a look at the best playgrounds for kids in the East Village. Working the website's The Local section since its infancy, I helped in the development of best practices and workflow.
  • Various examples of work:
  • Redevelopment plans for a long-vacant lot: http://eastvillage.thelocal.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/imagining-the-future-of-a-vacant-lot/
  • Profile on James Beard award-winning chef Christina Tosi and the impact on the East Village: http://eastvillage.thelocal.nytimes.com/2012/05/10/how-sweet-it-is-dessert-spots-savor-milk-bar-chefs-win/
  • Column on move from East Village: http://eastvillage.thelocal.nytimes.com/2012/05/29/the-ex-villagers-a-doorman-and-dog-bath-in-williamsburg/
  • Videos:
  • http://eastvillage.thelocal.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/the-most-child-friendly-restaurants/
  • http://eastvillage.thelocal.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/spaces-to-run-romp-and-play/
Communication

Strikeink corporation

CEO, Co-founder

Jan 2010Jun 2017 · 7 yrs 5 mos

Operational ActivitiesAnalytical SkillsCommunication

Herald de paris

Writer

Jan 2009Feb 2010 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Write feature stories for an international, environmentally-responsible newspaper.

Ny1 news

Producer/Multimedia Journalist

Aug 2006Apr 2011 · 4 yrs 8 mos

  • As a producer of New Media at NY1 News, I was responsible for all editorial content on the website and managing a team of writers, associate producers and interns. Besides writing breaking-news copy, posting videos, and organizing the layout for NY1.com, I often pitched, shot, wrote and edited various segments for air and have filled in as a control room producer, field producer and line producer for nearly every unit at the station.
  • − Create up dozens of hard news and feature packages weekly for NY1. NY1.com and NY1 On Demand, with a collective audience of more than 5.7-million viewers in a number-one market
  • − Research, pitch, shoot, interview, write and edit day-of-air and long-form packages ranging from politics to finance, human interest and health
  • − Write all copy, including breaking news, for award-winning NY1.com; also develop slideshows, photo galleries and interactive content
  • − Manage a team of five writers, associate producers and interns
  • − Constantly collaborate and coordinate with assignment editors, producers and reporters
  • − Develop and produce live and taped guest segments
  • − Reported on-camera on stories such as the 2010 Census, crime and business news (also serving as camera person and editor)
  • − Produced stories and conducted interviews on location, including primary night election campaign headquarters’, NYSE and Mercedes Benz Fashion Week
  • − Substitute for on-camera reporters at YNN Buffalo, a NY1 News sister station
Strategic InitiativesOperational ActivitiesCommunication

Abc news

Intern, Brian Ross Investigative Unit

Jan 2005Jan 2005 · 0 mo

Education

New York University

BA

Yale University

Fellowship — Innovation to Impact

Jan 2018Jan 2018

Université de Provence

BA — Linguistics

Jan 2004Jan 2005

William Penn Charter School

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