Welcome to Now Labs Inc.

Christian Bailey is the Founder of Curated Innovation, a nonprofit invention lab started by MIT technologists whose mission is to deliver breakthrough inventions for the benefit of humanity. Curated projects include preventing skin-cancer with computer vision, replacing the mammogram, and a quadcopter that can rescue a human. He was a founder of Lincoln Group, acquired 2008, and founder of Akaru, one of the first SaaS companies. He has served as a coach and advisor with United Way Youth Venture and Junior Achievement.  Christian holds a BA and MA in Economics and Management from the University of Oxford. He completed studies in molecular biology and materials science as a Fellow at MIT.

Chris is a serial entrepreneur who founded Denali Financial Consulting in January 2008 after 25 years of serving the Seattle tech community as a Big-4 auditor (PwC, E&Y), a CFO of a venture capital firm, a co-founder of a SOX consulting firm, and a financial executive for numerous venture capital-backed technology companies. Chris has enjoyed leadership roles in local organizations such as the MIT Enterprise Forum, WTIA , Junior Achievement, and Rite of Passage Journeys, and he is currently on the Board of the Northwest Entrepreneur Network (NWEN) and a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). Chris is a CPA (license inactive), and has a BA in Business Administration and Accounting from the University of Washington. Chris is married to Jaennae Dinius, who also happens to be his Denali business partner.

Cara specializes in business development with a background in media, technology, law and diplomacy.  She takes pride in finding diverse ways to utilize her skill set as shown by her employment trajectory through startup, corporate, non-profit, governmental entities and private clubs.  Beginning her career as a Pentagon attorney, she then served as an American point person for the European Union, a Producer for Charlie Rose, and Head of interactive TV for Bloomberg LP, all before venturing into the business of yachting and submarines. She enjoys a real challenge.

Rebecca has over 15 years experience in the design world, specializing in user Experience/Interactive design as well as print. She is a skilled art director, producer and visual artist with true vision for clean design and knowledge of what works. Clients she has worked with include NPR, PBS, Pfizer, Schick, Kohler, Miller and many more. She brings a love of beautiful and intuitive design and skillful precision to her work.

Specialties: Visual Design (Interactive & Print), User Experience, Product Design, Branding & Marketing, Project Management, Curiosity, Sense of Humor

Joanna has a knack for storytelling, immersing herself into the world of her clients and quickly identifying their core narrative. For NowLabs, she has worked on video projects for clients such as The Stone Clinic and Aviva Surgical. With a sense of humor and an easy-going approach to conducting interviews, Joanna gets people to open up and tell their story with passion and authenticity.

In addition to video production, Joanna works on all aspects of digital content strategy and creation, from concept to execution. She shapes editorial direction, writes blogs, social media posts, white papers and newspaper columns. She also oversees the creation of motion graphics, infographics and interactive content. Branching into web user experience, she works closely with NowLabs’ designers and developers to create content rich websites.

Joanna spent 15 years as a broadcast journalist based in San Francisco and London, reporting from around the world. She has been seen and heard on BBC, NPR and CNBC. She has a degree in Hispanic Studies from Bristol University in the UK.

Taylor works with  leading companies including Autodesk, Estee Lauder and Panasonic, mapping new markets, scouting for strategic partnerships and acquisitions, providing analysis of business opportunities, and guiding internal business and innovation strategies. She also help early stage science and technology startups with market strategy and implementation, including production of digital assets and media campaigns, fundraising and business development.

Taylor is an Advisory Board Member for MetaMed, a personalized medical research company. She leads or collaborates on transformation and futurist initiatives for leading healthcare organizations. She serves as a mentor for the Thiel Fellowship and Founder Institute. She is working to create a center for science and innovation in San Francisco. She is also an investor in early stage biotech companies.

In her seven years in commercial real estate, Taylor closed over $500M in transactions. She has also sold megawatt-scale alternative energy solutions for large industrial applications, and SaaS solutions for corporate clients and big box retailers. Previously, she founded Zephyr, a mechanical engineering and design firm, with clients including Apple and HP.

Taylor co-founded and produced the first TEDx, and LoveSpring. She is active in TED and Summit Series communities. Her hobby is collecting the world’s brightest people around a dinner table to share ideas.

Kyle’s background is in Science, Technology and Society, with focuses on nuclear energy and civic epistemology. Now Labs employs him to bridge vision and action. He works with our clients assisting in all elements of project management and product development. Additionally, he provides market research, business modeling, due diligence, strategy, and QA services. He is an entrepreneur at heart, passionate about financial literacy, global capital flows, and curing digital isolation. He is a national hackathon champion, a NOLS alumnus, a musician, and a fierce competitor.   BA, University of Puget Sound.