Northstarr Leadership Team

Jeremy Bettle

Jeremy is the Director of Performance Science for Northstarr. Jeremy has decades of experience at the highest levels of sport (MLS, NHL, NBA, Collegiate Sports, USA Rugby), with responsibility as Director of Performance at the New York City Football Club (NYCFC), Anaheim Ducks, and Toronto Maple Leafs. Previously, Jeremy was the head of Strength and Conditioning for the Brooklyn Nets and USA Rugby.

Stephen Meyer

Stephen is an integral part of the senior leadership team at Northstarr, a rising leader in the athlete performance and availability assurance market. He is also a partner at Karerra, an international outcome accelerator, and at IGC – Innovative Growth Capital, a venture fund. Stephen is a seasoned operating executive, accelerator leader, international investor, and serial entrepreneur with direct venture capital fund investment and private equity experience.

Stephen is one of the creators of Northstarr’s Science of Performance™, measured by results, proven by athletes, that enables teams and athletes improve performance while assuring availability.

Northstarr's AI driven technology platform is built on insights using an approach proven on the field/court/pitch/ice. It offers an intriguing perspective of what is possible harnessing state-of-the-art sensor and data-science technology to deliver holistic, personalized, prescriptive protocols. These actionable insights assure athlete availability by reducing preventable injuries, resulting in improved performance.

Stephen has advised, consulted, and worked in a wide variety operating, PE, and investment banking roles with a range of startup, scale up, and repair and restructure situations. He has stewarded both matching and blending startups with corporate incumbents by reverse engineering corporate and startup engagement, accelerating the pace of innovation, mitigating risk, reducing the friction, creating lift, and achieving scale, fueled by a blend of capital, revenue, and resources that generate top line growth and achieve bottom line outcomes.

Prior to his work in strategy and innovation, Stephen was a Managing Partner at TechFund Capital, a venture capital firm with high performing funds in the US and in Europe. At TechFund Stephen was a part of the senior investment team that managed investments in portfolio companies & assisted portfolio companies in all facets of early stage development.

Stephen holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA, with high honors, from the University of California, Berkeley.

Wesley King

Wesley is the Head of Growth and Innovation at Northstarr, focused on initiatives to develop actionable data insights, partner with cutting-edge companies, and grow value for the Northstarr ecosystem. Wesley is an award-winning innovation ecosystem designer, having developed five novel internal technologies as an Innovation Architect at Cisco Systems.

Wesley is laser-focused on the Human of the Future and how technology can help us live richer, fuller, longer, and more active lives.

Wesley King is a licensed investment banker; he co-founded Coherent Capital to assist promising technology companies - especially sports performance and wellness companies. He also is a leader at Karerra, an international outcome accelerator, and a Partner at IGC – Innovative Growth Capital, a venture fund. Wesley has advised a series of successful early-stage startups, utilizing his expertise in innovation, operations, commercial partnerships, and banking to accelerate business growth.

Wesley holds a BBA from University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, and was accepted on full academic scholarship to the honors college at the University of Michigan. He also holds a data science certification from the University of Washington.

Gary McCoy

(MS NASM CES PES CSCS RSCC*E)

Gary is one of the founders of Northstarr and an industry leader in sport science, data driven platforms, athlete availability, and the evolution of athlete performance. Northstarr's AI driven technology platform is built on insights using an approach proven on the field/court/pitch/ice. Northstarr offers an intriguing perspective of what is possible harnessing state-of-the-art sensor and data-science technology to deliver holistic, personalized, prescriptive protocols.

Gary McCoy (MS NASM CES PES CSCS RSCC*E) is one of the founders of Northstarr, leading the build out of the firm’s sport science and data driven platform. Northstarr's AI driven technology platform is built on insights using an approach proven on the field/court/pitch/ice. It offers an intriguing perspective of what is possible harnessing state-of-the-art sensor and data-science technology to deliver holistic, personalized, prescriptive protocols. These actionable insights assure athlete availability by reducing preventable injuries, resulting in improved performance.

He also serves as the Head of Performance for the Australian Men's National Baseball Team.

Gary is the former Director of High Performance for the Chinatrust Brothers (CPBL in Taiwan) professional baseball team, former Senior Applied Sports Scientist for global technology powerhouse Catapult Sports, and previously the Executive Vice President, Applied Sports Science at WHOOP. Gary has held senior leadership roles at Cybex and QinetiQ. In addition, Gary has served as the Houston Astros MLB Strength and Conditioning Coach and as the Florida Marlins MiLB Strength and Conditioning Coach.

Gary is an acknowledged leader in the sports and performance field and has been asked to advise a range of emerging technology companies, including: Kinetyx, Zone7, Kitman Labs, Trackman Technologies, CoachMePlus, Kinduct, Edge10, Strive, FlexPro Grip, PUSH Technology (acquired by WHOOP), Athalonz esports, Cape Bionics, Statsports, Zebra, Vald, Kangatech, and Fusion Sport.

Gary frequently receives calls for help from the dugout, bullpen, field, pitch, court, or ice during games and matches by teams that are concerned about athlete readiness and rising performance and injury concerns. He has been engaged as an advisor and consultant to a number of teams, including Richmond FC in the AFL as well as the Seibu Lions and Yokohama Bat Starts in the NPB.

Gary has worked with the NBA as Advisor and Presenter at sports science events. He has engaged with the NFL at the NFL Draft Combine as an isokinetics test technician. Gary has served on the Leaders in Performance Advisory Board, has been a 5x Speaker at the Basketball Analytics Summit at UNC, and the National Academy of Sports Medicine as a Curriculum Advisor. Gary has also hosted roundtables at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.

Australian born Gary has enjoyed a unique journey as a sports science and performance practitioner at the highest levels of professional sport. In 2019, he was the architect of the only recorded “injury free” season in professional baseball. He followed that season with managing athlete physical systems for the Australian National team enabling wins against both the USA and Canada in the Premiere12 competition in Tokyo.

Guided by principles of athlete availability and the evolution of athlete performance, Gary's insight enabled then fledgling Catapult sports to secure a foothold in the United States - securing 21 NFL Teams, 20 NBA Teams, 8 NHL Teams, 8 MLS teams, and over 50 of NCAA teams in multiple sports. In addition, he was the lead practitioner at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games Performance facility brought Gary widespread international recognition, and he has worked with English Premier League (EPL) and Australian Football League (AFL) teams building organizational excellence.

Gary's knowledge and success have made him a highly sought after contributor to media groups such as Sports Illustrated, Sporttechie, Bleacher Report, and The New York Times. Gary also hosts a regular podcast about sports and performance called 'The Human Kinesome Project.'

Will Carroll

Will is the Director of Bioanalytics for Northstarr, working with the team to hone and refine analytical systems that enable teams and athletes improve performance while assuring availability. For twenty years Will has been on the cutting edge of performance, at the intersection of sports medicine and sports science, making injury analysis and analytics to accessible and understandable to all.

Will is the Director of Bioanalytics for Northstarr, working with the team to hone and refine analytical systems that enable teams and athletes improve performance while assuring availability. Northstarr’s data driven platform harnesses the ability to integrate retrospective analytics, and ongoing monitoring and assessments, with insights to proactively identify a person’s Readiness Rating. Results include a deeper understanding of cause and effect around core elements, with a holistic view of athlete training, workload, injury, and performance across all sports and endeavors. Building on his expertise and practical work across sports and technologies, Will brings his unique insights to the Northstarr team and product platform.

For twenty years Will has been on the cutting edge of performance, at the intersection of sports medicine and sports science, making injury analysis and analytics to accessible and understandable to all. His work at Baseball Prospectus, Football Outsiders, and Sports Illustrated have paved the way for many of the changes in modern sports, including the focus on concussions, arm injuries, drug use in sport, and the use of objective data to measure both sports medicine and sports science. Will’s work on wearable sensors (Motus), camera-based biomechanics (ProPlayAI), and data-focused gaming (FanDuel) have put his experience into practice.

Will has been on TV at ESPN, where he brought his sports medicine insights to a broad audience. His insights and work have been shared across ESPN, Bleacher Report, and the New York Times, as well as many other TV and radio platforms, including as a host on SiriusXM. He has consulted with teams in MLB, the NBA, top level European soccer, and more. Will is the author of three books, including the upcoming The Science of Baseball, and has won awards and acclaim, along with his work on the NY Times bestselling Baseball Prospectus annuals.

Will is a proud veteran of the US Navy and lives in Indianapolis.

Tom Weber

Tom is the Head of Client Development at Northstarr – an international athlete and human readiness and performance technology firm.

Tom is a serial entrepreneur assisting customers with innovation, reimagination, capital, and acceleration.

Tom is the Head of Client Development at Northstarr – an international athlete and human readiness and performance technology firm. He is also an advisor to IGC - Innovative Growth Capital, a fund focused on technology startups. Tom is a serial entrepreneur assisting customers with innovation, reimagination, capital, and acceleration.

Tom has extensive experience in the digitization, digital
transformation, graphics, and publishing industries as well as in manufacturing.

He has advised numerous startups and has helped guide strategy and
implementation around go to market, formation, and capital.

Tom is a leader in Northstarr’s work helping athletes and people from sports
teams, tactical teams, enterprise teams, as well as prosumers and consumers
achieve peak performance and assuring availability while reducing preventable
injuries.

Tom holds a B.A. in Psychology with a Management Core from Bethany College.

Mark Sylvester

Mark is a part of the founding team at Northstarr, a firm focused on enabling people to achieve peak performance while avoiding preventable injuries. He is an advisor to Karerra, an international outcome accelerator, and IGC – Innovative Growth Capital, a venture fund. Mark is a seasoned strategist and serial entrepreneur who helped create and launch the 3D animation and graphics software category and market.

Mark is a part of the team at Northstarr, a firm focused on enabling people to achieve peak performance while avoiding preventable injuries. He is also a partner at Karerra, an international outcome accelerator, and at IGC – Innovative Growth Capital, a venture fund. Mark is a seasoned strategist and serial entrepreneur who helped create and launch the 3D animation and graphics software category and market.

Mark is one of the creators of Northstarr’s Science of Performance™, measured by results, proven by athletes, that enables teams and athletes improve performance while assuring availability.

Northstarr harnesses a data driven software platform to deliver player readiness insights and navigate prescriptive protocols around human performance and availability. Blending state-of-the-art sensor and data-science technologies to deliver a holistic, personalized, and athlete centric approach to training.  Better insights, preparation, and communication combine to reduce preventable injuries, resulting in improved performance.
Mark helped create the first social network for the TED Conference. He has been on the leading edge of software development for much of his career. Mark helped develop 3D animation and graphics software known as Maya, which revolutionized how the world is entertained. Working with major studios, he introduced the world to computer-generated animation and received many accolades - including several Sci-Tech awards and an Academy Award.

His "See What You Think" strategic ideation methodology, first presented in his TED Talk, catalyzes corporate leaders, P&L owners, and team members to collaboratively think laterally and orthogonally as they seek to activate innovations to grow top-line revenue or reimagine the business.

As the host of the Hacking the Red Circle Podcast and Executive Producer of TEDxSantaBarbara, Mark is continually looking for people and ideas that positively impact and transform our world.

Mark's weekly show, Making Waves: Conversations with Influencers and Disruptors, attracts talented professionals to talk about a range of current and important elements, such as the Pandemic, Social Justice, Sustainability, Technology, and Creativity and the issues related to our new reality.

Mark leverages the power of strategy and communication to help brands and organizations develop messaging to connect with their audiences powerfully.