HealthGuru.com is the web's leading destination site for health information among 18 to 40 year olds. Our unique approach to health education was developed specifically for this demographic, and is differentiated in three key ways:


  • Category Focus: The health conditions which affect 18 to 40 year olds are markedly different from the ones which impact older people. HealthGuru.com covers the health topics that matter to our demographic: sexual health, STDs, pregnancy, sports health, drugs & alcohol, and mental health, among others.
  • Medium: 18 to 40 year olds are used to an immersive, rich media experience on the web, not the text-centric offerings commonly found on other health sites. Health Guru was created with cutting edge media - like the largest health video library on the web and interactive applications - so we can offer the experience our audience expects.
  • Editorial Approach: World-class information providers know that an accurate and comprehensive resource is just the first step. Creating content that truly engages the audience is the way to ensure that information becomes learning. That's why we are dedicated to making our content as interesting as it is useful.

HealthGuru.com is a FullTurn Media, Inc. production.


Business Team:

Joshua Silberstein

Chief Executive Officer

As a venture capitalist in the 1990's, Josh completed nearly a dozen transactions and invested over $50 million in early stage companies. As part of his duties at BEV Capital, Josh was often asked to take interim operating roles in portfolio companies. In this capacity he was interim Chief Marketing Officer for Craftshop.com, took on the CFO's duties for two growth-stage portfolio companies, and took on significant roles in operations, real estate, and business development.

Josh has founded and managed several successful entrepreneurial ventures; the most recent of these was a publishing company (Insider Guides), but earlier companies included both retail and direct sales companies. Josh graduated Summa Cum Laude from Wharton with a BS in Economics and graduated from Columbia Business School (Beta Gamma Sigma, Dean's List).

212.226.2919 jsilberstein@fullturnmedia.com

William "Bo" Peabody

Co-Founder/Chairman

Bo is co-founder and Managing General Partner of Village Ventures. Together with his partners, Bo has been responsible for building Village Ventures into a network of over a dozen regionally focused venture funds with over $250 million under management.

In 1992, Bo founded Tripod, Inc., one of the original developers of web-based personal publishing and communities. Tripod was sold to Lycos in 1998 for $58 million. Bo then became Vice President of Network Strategy for Lycos, which was sold to Spain's Terra Networks for $12.5 billion in stock in 2001. In 1998, Bo co-founded Streetmail (now called Waterfront Media); in 2000, he co-founded VoodooVox (formerly Radio Voodoo); and in 2004, he co-founded FullTurn Media.

Christopher Bruno

Co-Founder/Executive VP

Prior to co-founding FullTurn Media, Chris worked in venture capital as an Associate with Village Ventures, Inc. In this capacity, Chris developed significant experience analyzing the operations and financial performance of early stage companies and conducting industry specific competitive and market analysis. Most recently Chris worked as a business analyst directly for the management team of Waterfront Media, a leading health company on the web. Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors from Williams College with a degree in Economics and a pre-medical concentration. Chris is currently a candidate for his MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.

212.226.2919

Brent Phelps

VP Bus. Dev. & Marketing

Brent Phelps has more than a decade of experience leveraging content on the internet. His broad base of experience includes various roles in the photography industry and more recently with consumer video and social-networking businesses. Brent began his career working as a freelance Photographer in Denver, CO and New York City and ran a successful commercial photo studio in Manhattan. In the late 90's Brent accepted a position at Index Stock Imagery a new stock photography business that revolutionized the way content was licensed via the internet. As a business leader at Index Stock, Brent was responsible for sales, marketing, and editing in various roles. In addition Brent launched Index Open, the world's first Royalty Free stock photo subscription product. In 2005 Brent accepted the position of VP of Marketing for PunchStock, a post he held until 2007 when the business was acquired by Getty Images (GYI). Most recently Brent served as VP of Marketing for Flix55, a consumer video sharing community created by Michael Pascucci (Founder of WLNY TV, Sebonack Golf Club, Etc.). Brent is a graduate of the Colorado Institute of Art with a BA in Photography.

212.226.2919

Jeffrey Glass

Director of Advertising

Creative Team:

Karina Margit Erdelyi

Director of Creative Development

Charlie Davidson

Director of Content

Gussy N. Elassaad

Director of Photography/Lead Video Editor

Gary Finkler

Graphic Designer & Animator

Lila Schlomkowitz

Graphic Designer

Katerina Leznik

Graphic Designer

Additional Contributors:

Paige Williams

Script Writer

Matthew Dougherty

Video Editor/Music/Director of Photography

Emily Parrella

Video Editor

Hailey Genicoff

Asst. Graphic Design/Production

Technology Team:

Khaled Alquadoomi

VP Technology

Khaled Alquaddoomi has been working in the technology sector for nearly a decade, beginning in 2000 as a Junior Software Developer with Bentley Systems, Inc., a leader in the CAD software industry, at their satellite research office located in Baton Rouge, LA. He graduated to Senior Software Developer in his fourth year. After five years with Bentley, he and his wife were accepted into the U.S. Peace Corps program. Assigned to Jamaica, Khaled worked with the St. Elizabeth Parish Council Planning Department providing expert consulting as an Information Technology Advisor on a very broad set of technologies including Geographic Information Systems, GPS, database design and development, web development and technical training programs for personnel. After a successful two year tour, he accepted a Senior Developer position with Flix55.com in Melville, NY, where he operated as Lead Project Developer for the website ExclusiveJobs.com, an intern and entry level job placement site. Khaled graduated from Tulane University School of Engineering with a BSE in Computer Engineering. He and his wife are expecting their first child in January.

khaled@fullturnmedia.com

Faisal Raja

Programmer

Maryann Bell

Front-end Engineer

Investors:

HealthGuru.com is owned and operated by FullTurn Media, Inc., a private company funded solely by the investment of leading venture capital investors including:

Recognitions:
HealthGuru.com has been recognized by the following organizations:

Date Last Modified: 3/10/2009