Our Team
Rachel Eva Dew, DNM, PhD
Dr. Rachel Dew is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 25 years in the health, content, and tech spaces. Dr. Dew got her start working at TKDP, an Addy Award Winning marketing communications firm and quickly rose to head of accounts. She worked closely with both technology clients and oversaw the entire production and design teams to execute strategy and vision for companies such as Sigma Tau Pharmaceuticals and World Space.
Dr. Dew’s first startup venture was Single Parent Magazine, one of the first internet-based publications in 1999 and an award-winning digital magazine.
Dr. Dew’s next startup venture was opening a brick-and-mortar whole person wellness center, Total Body Center. This was the beginnings of the ModiHealth concept. The center offered whole person care with wellness practitioners, fitness and wellness classes as well as concierge memberships and online class streaming. Dr. Dew quickly discovered that this model was not effective in sustaining long term growth or penetrating the full market potential due to limits of high price points driven by overhead expenses as well as geographical limitations of in-person care. She began transitioning to an online platform.
During the transition, Dr. Dew founded the online school, Integrative Wellness Academy (IWA) where over 10,000 students worldwide have been trained and certified as Integrative Wellness & Life Coaches. Dr. Dew developed the proprietary Integrative Life Coaching Model, which integrates diverse training in life coaching, wellness, psychology, behavior modification, and healing techniques. This venture required an extensive online platform buildout and content production, the mastery of which led Dr. Dew to partner with ModiHealth’s co-founder, Dr. Randall Wright and build out the ModiHealth platform.
Blake Dew
Blake Dew is a filmmaker and board member who lends his expertise in content creation, production and distribution to the foundation. Blake began his career working in film and television in Australia where he was born & raised. He was awarded a Certificate of Commendation by the Parliament of New South Wales for his achievements in filmmaking. After working in the Australia film industry for over seven years, in 2016 Blake moved to Los Angeles and began working in film development, screenwriting and production.
Blake produced LEXINGTON & VINE, a documentary directed by Scott Haze that follows Mark Foster and his band Foster The People on tour for their third record, Sacred Hearts Club, providing an intimate portrait about the inspiration behind the band’s artistry. Blake’s also served as a production associate on MULLY, a documentary on Kenyan humanitarian, Charles Mully. Blake also worked on the films release campaign in 2017.
Blake recently directed THE OTHER SIDE OF FORTUNE, a short film, set in the 1990’s follows a European immigrant with a young family who struggles to chase the American Dream, while avoiding the life he left behind. THE OTHER SIDE OF FORTUNE premiered at the 2023 HollyShorts Film Festival and LA Shorts International Film Festival. The film stars David Garelik (MILE 22, WAVES), Xenia Leblanc (ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK) Jerah Milligan (BLACK MIRROR) and Marcus Henderson (GET OUT, DJANGO UNCHAINED).
Blake’s feature length directorial debut, RUSTED JUNGLE, is set to be produced by Academy Award Winner Andrew Carlberg and is due to begin production in late 2024.
Payel Farasat
Since December 2020, Ms. Farasat has been the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Burkhan World Investments LLC (“Burkhan”) and the Co-founder and Managing Partner of V4 Capital LLC, a consultancy and private equity firm that specializes in investing with purpose, impact and heart. Since December 2017, Ms. Farasat has been the Managing Principal of Farasat Consulting Group LLC (“FCG”), a business and management consulting firm. Ms. Farasat is also the Founder and Master Coach of Project Me Coaching, a coaching and advisory organization which she founded in June 2017. Ms. Farasat has over 20 years of experience, intuition, and conviction in asset management and financial advising. Ms. Farasat chairs Burkhan’s Investment Committee and curating investment policy and portfolio management for Burkhan’s global ecosystem of group companies. Ms. Farasat researches and analyzes the landscape of rapid growth companies in the InfraTech/PropTech/FinTech, Artificial Intelligence/Quantum Computing, MediaTech/eSports/eGaming, BioTech, Healthcare, HospitalityTech, Alternative Energy, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrency sectors – searching for exceptional businesses to invest in and creates customized capital raising solutions for Burkhan’s portfolio companies.
Prior to Burkhan, from February 2015 to November 2017, Ms. Farasat was the Chief Investment Officer of Loring Ward Securities Inc. (“Loring Ward”), a Turnkey Asset Management Provider and The SA Funds, Loring Ward’s proprietary mutual fund family with over $16 billion in assets under management. Payel chaired Loring Ward’s Investment Committee (that included Noble-laureate Dr. Harry Markowitz) and led the investment division. On the executive team, she was also responsible for the firm’s investment philosophy, policy, portfolio management, and messaging. She managed the development of many investment strategies, methodology, performance, risk attribution analysis, 3rd party manager oversight, board reporting, fintech solutions, public relations, and public commentaries. Prior to Loring Ward, Ms. Farasat was at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”) from September 2007 through February 2015, as the Regional Vice President of Charles Schwab Investment Management (“CSIM”), and earlier as Senior Manager of the Strategic Trading Group (“STG”), where she specialized in complex hedging and advanced trading strategies for ultra-high net worth investors and financial advisors.
Before joining Schwab, Ms. Farasat was an independent Advanced Financial Advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. (“Ameriprise”) where she provided financial planning and asset management to clients, businesses, and 401(k)s from July 2002 to September 2007. Ms. Farasat is on the Board of The Centre for Responsible Leadership (CRL) and is responsible for leading CRL’s Empowerment initiatives. CRL is a global non-profit and NGO.
Ms. Farasat earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics summa cum laude from the University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business with a double minor in Computer Science and Business Administration, and a Master of Science degree in Financial Analysis (MSc FA) from University of San Francisco, magna cum laude.
Dr. Lourdes (Lula) Madrigal
Lula takes a holistic approach in the understanding, healing and transformation process towards embodiment. Lula is a Doctor of Acupuncture, and holds a Masters Degree in Creative Arts Therapy and a Bachelors degree in Dance movement therapy and Psychology. Lula is a Creative Arts Therapist – specializing in Dance/Movement therapy, somatic healing and holds additional certifications in various healing arts therapies that she combines in creating specialized programs for the communities she serves.
Lula specializes in providing accessible therapies, education and retreats that are uniquely catered to the individual, focused on creating wellness plans that are in alignment with the dynamic process of life. Her current passion is in Women’s empowerment and Teen life-enhancement programs.
Lula believes we are perfect as we are, and sometimes we need someone to remind us and bring us back to our true expression of beauty within. Taking in mind the mind/body/spirit connection a person can start wherever they are – be it on the physical, emotional or spiritual level.
Lilly Larson, LCSW
Lilly comes to us with a background in clinical and administrative psychology. She is a licensed social worker and has work experience in leadership in mental health facilities as an executive director of an outpatient holistically focused mental health facility and extensive experience in the nonprofit sector. She has a passion for lifetime-learning, self-care and social and racial reconciliation. Lilly turns those passions into actions, helping those participating in our programs to access support, holistic learning and service opportunities. Additionally, Lilly has extensive experience with non-profit program development as well as increasing impact and efficacy.
Dortha Hise
Dortha L. Hise is an International Bestselling Author, Coach and Administrative Guru whose expertise helps guide The Dew Foundation for Wellbeing’s’ impact and efficacy.
Both her personal and professional journey makes her a valuable asset to the team. Dortha has over 20 years of administrative leadership experience as well as a personal transformational journey that adds so much value to what we do at IWA.
After enduring multiple devastating personal Dortha lost her voice, literally. She thought it was a simple case of laryngitis or bronchitis…as it turns out, it was not simple… She was diagnosed with a neurological condition called Abductor Spasmodic Dysphonia (“AB SD”).
AB SD prevented Dortha from using the phone or speaking normally or being easily heard in a room with a lot of ambient noise. While this presented challenges to Dortha, she is grateful for this experience as it has heightened her sense of hearing, most importantly, her ability to listen deeply. Dortha now a certified Integrative Life Coach and Somatic Practitioner, teaches others to do the same and bring about entire mind shifts and personal transformation of those who lead, helping them serve the world at their best.