Wyatt Hinshaw
Founder of FundaMental Health
Encinitas, California
Overview
Work Experience
Founder & CEO
2023 - Current
Providing funding for, and connection to, high quality mental health services.
Founder & Partner
2017
Focused on: - bank financing and fundraising efforts - bringing on consultation to assist with marketing / branding, production / distribution and restaurant ops. - soft openings and launch Now participate on the Board.
Corporate Development | Japan Lead
2019 - 2020
Led Scientist.com's market expansion efforts in Japan including, but not limited to: - formation of Scientist.com GK (our Japan subsidiary), hired first Japan-based employee (second in late-stage interviews) and secured office space with LINK-J in Nihonbashi, Tokyo - developed and managed Scientist.com GK's Japan operations and related partnerships e.g. O'Melveny & Myers, weConnect, etc. - managed communications and alignment with Scientist.com headquarters in San Diego e.g. general updates to Executive team and collaborating with the wider Marketing, Strategic Partners and Compliance/Legal teams. - lived in Tokyo for six months so as to help ensure a successful launch of Scientist.com GK Doing business in Japan differs from doing business in any of other country in the world - our market expansion strategy was not taken lightly. This resulted in significant commitment and effort across the entire Scientist.com organization - not without our stumbles, our efforts paid off.
Director, Business Development
2016 - 2019
The majority my responsibilities revolved around - mainly responsible for identifying, engaging and signing new pharmaceutical Clients - won contracts, with the help of my team of course, with both the #1 pharmaceutical company and #1 chemical company in the world - efforts and achievements in the Japan market lead to the creation of Scientist.com's Corporate Development department and my assignment as Japan Lead (see above)
Contractor
2016 - 2016
When there were just a few of us, many hats were worn and shared amongst the group. Though, if I had to say more, my main efforts were around Fundraising / Investor Relations, Business Development & Marketing - in that order. Scientist.com (formerly Assay Depot) is the world's largest marketplace for outsourced research services and custom products. Launched in 2008, the marketplace is an end-to-end procure-to-pay platform that saves researchers time, reduces costs, provides access to the latest research innovations and ensures regulatory compliance.
Founding Partner
2016 - 2019
Worked with Eric Gomez and team to develop an investment / business accelerator model that could succeed in the early days of the legal cannabis industry. Our efforts included: - LP identification & engagement, leading to an initial commitment of $1M+ - candidate due diligence, leading to fourteen portfolio companies across two cohorts Transitioned Canopy SD to CSD16 fund.
Business Analyst
2013 - 2015
Like most new ventures - when launching a VC fund, all of us involved wore many hats. That being said, the majority of my time was spent on: - due diligence processes prior to investing in potential portfolio companies e.g analysis of financials, industry, competition, strategy and products/services - present potential portfolio companies to the Limited Partners of Bootstrap Venture Fund, LP - network on behalf of Bootstrap's various portfolio companies Today I remain a LP in two of Bootstrap's funds.
Bootstrap Venture Partners is a support network and stakeholder.
Engineer / Mechanic
2013 - 2013
Day-to-day focus on preparing Nissan GT-Rs for racetrack use; upgrades and repairs demand the utmost attention to detail, in order to provide the performance and durability required to compete in the dynamic environment of a racetrack. Great opportunity to apply Mechanical Engineering education / hard skills to real-world mechanics and dynamics.
Program Management Intern / Vehicle Performance Test Engineer
2012 - 2012
Managed vehicle test program for validation and durability purposes. Responsible for coordinating vehicle instrumentation, maintenance up-keep, data acquisition/analysis and interdepartmental coordination. Led future In-Use Performance (IUP) vehicle test program development; scope of work, budget and test procedures. Involved in product quality issue identification, analysis and reporting within the Project Management Office (PMO).
Program Coordinator - LeConte Elementary Tutoring
2011 - 2011
Following a successful Junior year at UC Berkeley serving as mentor to an at-risk elementary student through Stiles Hall, I was promoted to program coordinator of their Tutoring & Mentoring Program for my Senior school year. Tasked with the: - recruitment of 20+ tutors and mentors amongst the UB Berkeley student body (harder than it sounds) - training of tutors and mentors to help each be a reliable resource to their respective tutees / mentees - day-to-day management of the tutors and mentors (much harder than it sounds) Stiles Hall is a non-profit community service organization located in Berkeley, CA, and maintains an affiliation with the University of California.
Intern
2011 - 2011
Involved with various facets of the organization ranging from local fundraisers to international design and implementation projects, as an intern at EWB-SD. Majority of my time was spent assisting on a rain water harvesting project for implementation in El Salvador. Such an endeavor required our team to design a system that would safely collect and store rain water for later consumption, all while being conscious of local peoples' customs and capabilities.
Mentor
2010 - 2011
Paired with an at-risk fourth grade student from a local Berkeley elementary school, through Stiles Hall's Mentorship program. He and I spent time together working on school assignments and homework, as well as partaking in extracurricular activities and various social outings. We remained in contact for a while following the end of the program. He was quickly becoming quite the flag football star. But unfortunately he and I lost touch after my graduation from the university.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
2009 - 2011
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
2006 - 2009