Medcalm Company
Amy Gordon-Fisher spent twenty years in the Menswear wholesale field. She held senior positions in several companies, heading up a multi-man sales force, as well as having responsibility for financial, marketing, designing, promoting and advertising decisions. Eventually, she left the corporate environment and became a managing partner in J. Fisher and Co., a Menswear sales agency in New York City.
After going through a medical procedure, Amy became aware of how anxious she and other patients were before and during treatment. She realized through her own experience that there was a tremendous need to help alleviate anxiety, not only for patients, but for others who suffered from phobias, like fear of flying. Amy became inspired to find a solution. She studied and became certified in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy and began a private practice dealing with stress, anxiety and phobias. In 2001, she founded Medcalm and Flycalm, innovative companies dedicated to bringing sound healing programs to people wherever needed. In 2005, The Medcalm Channel was created to bring healing and relaxation video solutions to the hospital setting. It is her belief that Medcalm will fill a void in patient care and become the premier audio/video wellness solution provider in America.
Steven Halpern, Ph.D., is an internationally acclaimed composer, recording artist, author and sound healer whose music is specifically composed to support relaxation, wellness and personal excellence. For over 25 years, he has promoted the healing powers of music for personal and spiritual growth. Steven Halpern’s music is used in hospitals, hospices, homes, massage centers, spas, health clinics and businesses around the world. His music has a broad appeal touching the hearts and souls of people from all walks of life. Steven’s recordings are featured prominently in John Bradshaw’s workshops and the PBS-TV series, Homecoming and Creating Love. His music has been heard on Oprah, CBS’s 48 Hours, and ABC’s, 20/20. Steven Halpern, is the author of Sound Health (Harper & Row) and Sound Healing in the New Millennium. Dr. Halpern was a featured presenter at the Sixth International Conference on Stress. He presented a Keynote to the American massage Therapy Association annual conference in 1991, and again in September 2000. Steven’s music is known as the “Sound of Medcalm.” and works exclusively with Medcalm in the hospital environment.
Barbara Jacobs is a career and marketing professional who has spent the last thirty years developing and building businesses. As a corporate executive her primary goal was to identify and expand marketing opportunities and set strategic objectives. She has traveled throughout the country conducting seminars to increase brand recognition.
Barbara has joined Medcalm Corp in January 2010 to lead the marketing and sales effort to help hospitals implement Medcalm solutions to achieve important health care initiatives such as improved patient satisfaction and patient engagement in their own healing process.
Chase Carter MSW, LCSW, LMFT is internationally known for his work with vibrational sound healing, and has taught and implemented complementary healing practices. Chase has had a diverse career path for over 40 years in various healing professions, leading to his latest approaches to restoration of the body. He has undergraduate and masters' degrees in social work/mental health, spent 13 years in the air force, and functioned as a youth minister. Approximately 35 years ago, he began a path of intensive training in various healing arts. Chase is a heart-centered practitioner who employs a holistic healing approach to regain balance in the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual life. Medcalm welcomes and is grateful that Chase has joined us in offering our solutions to healthcare clients. He is currently based in the Los Angeles area.
www.thechasecartermethod.com
Leesa Sklover-Filgate holds a Ph.D in psychology, a masters in music therapy and has pioneered the use of sound and music in the spa industry. She spent 12 years at Canyon Ranch in the behavioral health department and has given lectures and consults nationally. Her research and interests involve the power of the creative process to heal, especially through imagery and music-sound, overcoming traumatic stress, ecopsychology-ecospirituality, workshops-adventures, interspecies music and communication (animals), research with whales, neuropsychotherapy, blended family health and group dynamics. Leesa is a composer-vocalist of healing and environmental music. Medcalm will be offering her audio programs and Leesa will be representing Medcalm solutions to hospitals and spas.
www.optiself.com
Kelly Langston is a Corporate Trainer who is also a certified Reiki Master and certified Laughter Yoga Leader. Kelly combines her training experience with Vibrational Sound, Reiki's Healing Technique, Yogic Laughter and a blend of essential oils and flower essences to assist, deepen and integrate one's healing process. The various combinations of these non-invasive vibrational healing modalities have been used unify one's mind, body and spirit; bringing greater balance, peace and joy to one's life. These are natural systems, with holistic healing elements, that are used in hospitals, private homes, massage centers, spas, hospices, retirement centers, health clinics, corporations, etc. allowing the body to self heal, while awakening the spiritual and human potential from within. Kelly’s vision is in perfect sync with Medcalm and will join in their efforts in helping to bring patient centered solutions to the hospital environment. She is currently based in San Francisco.
Steven Leeds, M.A., is co-director of the NLP Center of New York. He is a certified trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (NBCCH), and member of the International Core Transformation Training Team. He holds master degrees in Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology and in Education. For over twelve years, Steven has designed and led trainings and seminars in NLP, Ericksonian Hypnosis, and Core Transformation in the United States and Europe. He also maintains a private therapy practice in New York City. Steven has studied with Connirae Andreas, Richard Bandler, Jack Canfield (author, Chicken Soup for the Soul), Robert Dilts and Stephen Gilligan. He is also a founding member of the International Association for NLP. He is now also applying his knowledge to writing scripts and recording them for Medcalm and Flycalm, companies dedicated to helping patients and fliers.
Roxanne E. Daleo, Ph.D., a Health Educator who taught at Harvard University Health Services founded MindWorks for Children. Trained in relaxation and stress reduction techniques at the Harvard Medical School, Division of Behavioral Medicine, her work is based on extensive experience with children and adults. Dr. Daleo also studied the use of symbols for healing from the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. For the past fifteen years, Dr. Daleo has worked as clinician, instructor and consultant in a wide variety of business and health care settings. She has designed and produced audio-visual programs for patient education, health promotion, and creative arts therapies and has developed play therapy programs for the chronic and terminally ill. In addition to MindWorks, Dr. Daleo conducts stress management workshops for professionals and develops health promotion programs for educators and health care practitioners. Medcalm is proud to offer Dr. Roxanne’s audio and video pediatric programs.
Dr. Mubbashir Iftikhar graduated from Punjab Medical College in Pakistan, Under University of Punjab, Lahore, in 1996. For the initial years of his professional career he worked in Pakistan, and then continued as professional doctor in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in different capacities till 2006.
With a passion for computer related health technologies, he became involved with business management, under the belt of D.E Impex Sdn Bhd, and became CEO of www.deziregroup.com., a fast growing, highly reputable healthcare provider in Asia Pacific Region. Having a large local contact base and growing international alliances, it includes a top 20 Fortune 500 company, and other top ranked multinational companies in health care. In early 2007 he signed an agreement with Medcalm to be their distributor for the Asia Pacific Region. They are successfully carrying the message to the regional hospitals. www.medcalm.com.my
Shannon A. White, Mdiv., has been an ordained Presbyterian minister for the last 10 years, having served churches in Scarsdale, NY and Greenwhich, CT. In addition to caring for congregants, she served as a hospital chaplain for several hospitals around the country. Using guided imagery techniques in a variety of situations, she has been able to help numerous people across faith lines, as they have faced difficult life circumstances. Shannon is a professional voice over and currently co-hosts a spiritual radio show, called SpiriTalk. She is now using her many talents and is now able to reach a broader audience through Medcalm and Flycalm. Shannon is one of the voices of Medcalm.
Robert Kessler - Kessler Media Productions, Ltd.
Producer/Director
Composer and Sound Designer
Robert Kessler has completed more than 500 music and sound design projects for producers of motion pictures, television series, independent classical, folk and jazz albums, as well as spoken word albums since starting Kessler Media Productions in 1986.
In addition to his sound design for Chris Wedge’s Academy Award-winning animated short film "Bunny," Kessler produced and directed the Grammy Award-winning spoken word album "Still Me," by Christopher Reeve and the Grammy-nominated spoken word album "Beloved," by Toni Morrison.
Wayne Ferguson is an award winning producer who has directed and produced many health care service programs. Recently Mr. Ferguson's firm, Video Image Productions, was awarded a contract with the New York State Department of Mental Health to produce a series of DVD and Internet applications on self managed wellness assessment. Other notable projects include work for the New York Laser and Skin Institute, New York Eye and Ear Hospital, and the burn center of Cornell Hospital. In addition to video consulting and production for Medcalm, Mr. Ferguson has produced and broadcast many consumer marketing programs on subjects ranging from heart attack symptoms to diabetes treatment.
