Hiep is the founder and visionary of Amare. He finds great meaning in coaching, mentoring and empowering people to succeed. The most significant moments of his professional career are the stories of members of his team growing and exceeding their own expectations for themselves. This passion for seeing others succeed is one of the primary reasons Hiep launched Amare — to empower others on a much larger scale than he ever could before.

The other main reason Hiep founded Amare was because of his journey with his own health and wellness. Although he had achieved a high level of success in the business world, he did so at the expense of his own physical and mental health. It was out of these hardships that the ideas for Amare began to take shape. Learning from his journey, Hiep developed a passion for health and wellness which he wanted to share with others.

Hiep’s commitment to excellence and integrity in all areas of the business is a constant emphasis to the entire Amare team. He believes that great products will make a difference, but an entire holistic platform of products, programs and a community of people supporting each other will change lives.
 

Jared Turner has nearly two decades of business and entrepreneurship experience. He most recently served as President & Chief Operating Officer of a Top 10 DSN100 direct-selling company. In his eight years of leadership there, annual revenues grew from $200 million to over $2 billion. Prior to that, he spent years at a large international law firm assisting large multinational clients, including several network marketing companies, with their overseas expansion efforts.

In addition, he is a born entrepreneur, having built several of his own purpose-driven independent companies. Turner speaks three languages, holds a master's degree in international relations from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law, and two bachelor's degrees in Spanish and political science from the University of Utah.
 

Andrea Neipp is a seasoned brand marketer with two decades of experience leading marketing and communications teams. Her career spans many facets of marketing with a depth of expertise in guiding brands to increase visibility and relevance in the wellness, beauty, and direct-selling industries.

Andrea has a B.A. degree in English from Brigham Young University. She enjoys building connections and community and is a champion of creativity and empowerment.

Prior to joining Amare, Andrea led the award-winning global communications strategy at a wellness company that transformed brand awareness, created corporate programs and processes, established a large organic social community, and repositioned the brand narrative.

PhD, CNS, LDN, FACSM, FAIS, FACN, Dr. Shawn Talbott is responsible for Amare’s research, development, and product formulation. Dr. Shawn leads all aspects of the development of new product formulations and specifications, as well as clinical and experimental research, product claims substantiation and technical support. His unique ability to explain complex terminology in simple terms helps people understand the science behind new and existing products. His 20+ years of experience developing nutritional products that have generated more than $1 Billion in sales has all led to him finding his true passion at Amare — using his skills and experience to help people feel better through improved mental wellness and psychological vigor (mental acuity, physical energy, and total performance).

Dr. Shawn Talbott received dual bachelor’s degrees in Sports Medicine (B.S.) and Fitness Management (B.A.) from Marietta College, a master’s degree (M.S.) in Exercise Science from the University of Massachusetts, and a Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry from Rutgers University. He is also a Diplomate of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Sports Nutrition program and has completed a wide range of entrepreneurship studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), including the Entrepreneurial Master’s Program (EMP), the Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP), and the Advanced Certificate for Executives (ACE) in Management, Innovation, and Technology.

Julie Hunter has nearly three decades of experience working with various legal and compliance teams. She has assisted government and corporate entities in developing global programs that empower the public, employees, customers, and vendors to advocate for best practices to follow the laws, regulations, standards, and ethics. She developed compliance teams, assisted in writing a compliance program that was notated by the government as a gold standard, and implemented each compliance program keeping in mind the audience and effectiveness of each program.

Julie previously served as adjunct faculty at a local college and has brought her expertise to multiple DSN100 direct-selling companies and large CPG brands. Julie served and supported legal departments in a variety of capacities that include, assisting with global entity establishments, global compliance programs, trademark portfolio management, transactional reviews, legal operation processes, conflict resolution, and litigation. Julie’s work experience includes editing, writing, educating, and enforcing global company policies, laws, and agreements. Julie loves educating and developing relationships. She is passionate about serving those around her.

Julie has been married for 34 years and is the mother of five adult children and grandmother to seven young grandchildren. She enjoys exploring the world, developing relationships, and finding time for hiking, camping, boating, and four-wheeling with her family.

Gabriel Sanchez was born in southern Mexico, where he lived throughout college and law school. He came to the United States in 2001 to further his legal education thus completing a Masters in International law at Brigham Young University Law School. Gabriel went on to practice international law for 12 years, first at a prestigious law firm in Salt Lake City, Utah helping international companies with their commercial operations and later served as Senior Counsel at the largest gold mining company in the world supporting and expanding its international business.

Gabriel´s true purpose is focused on mentoring and empowering others, therefore, he decided to join a Top 10 direct-selling company in 2012 where he was responsible for The Americas Region which represented 70 percent of the company`s total revenue. Gabriel´s drive and determination enabled the company to expand into new markets very rapidly thus impacting the company’s overall growth.

Additionally, Gabriel is committed to making a true impact in the world by actively participating in a number of business ventures which support various causes he is passionate about and are close to his heart. Gabriel is the proud father of five children.

As the VP of Human Resources at Amare Global, Kristie is the champion of our company culture — always seeking to build around our core values, mission, and vision. She also leads talent acquisition, where her approach is to ensure candidates have the skills required for the role, while also being passionate advocates of our vision to lead the global mental wellness revolution.

Kristie holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from California State University, Fullerton. A good portion of her 20+ year career has been spent alongside Hiep Tran, Amare’s Founder and Chairman, at a prior venture. Kristie enthusiastically joined the Amare team after hearing Hiep’s vision and knowing from prior experience of his proven results and passion for developing employees.
 

Oliver Dibblee brings to Amare Global over 12 years’ experience in the consumer product goods vertical. Prior to joining Amare Global, Oliver spent the past three years as a Senior Director of Business Development responsible for $900M of sales over the North America business unit.

Oliver was educated at the University of Utah with a B.S. degree majoring in Economics and graduating Cum Laude in his class. He has worked for some of the largest CPG companies responsible for strategic sales planning, P&L management, GTM sourcing and execution, operational efficiency and achieving aggressive sales targets with positions including District Sales Leader, Key Account Manager, Zone Business Manager, Territory Manager and General Manager.

Oliver resides in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife Lisa of twelve years and their three children – Jack (9), Liam (7) and Lily (4). Oliver is a sports and fitness aficionado and hopes one day to witness all four Grand Slams in tennis.

Oliver leads and creates the entire sales department strategy and owns the sales AOP revenue targets. He creates in depth sales analysis trainings, reports and strategies that complement other key department targets and initiatives.

Mark is the rare combination of a business mind with an advanced technology skillset. As the Chief Technology Officer at Amare, Mark is responsible for leading the development and dependability of all technology systems including back office systems and website programming. His ability to listen to what is most important fuels his servant leadership mentality. His listening abilities then immediately lead to action to implement powerful technological systems that make life easier and more efficient for Amare’s Customers and Wellness Partners. Mark is passionate about user experience and creating intuitive user interfaces that clear roadblocks and empower action.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Management Information Systems from California State University, Fullerton. Mark has more than 15 years of experience in IT, including more than seven years as the Vice President of Information Technology at Meritus Payment Solutions, which was also owned by Amare Founder and Chairman, Hiep Tran. Mark is a Founding Executive at Amare and has been involved since day one. His passion for health and wellness led to him enthusiastically joining Amare and contributing his expertise.

Jason Dewey is a certified project manager (PMP) and brings over two decades of senior leadership experience in global operations, including: supply chain management, product life-cycle management, and project management. Most recently, he spent a number of years overseeing the product operations portfolio of a multi-billion-dollar global direct selling company.

He has a B.A. degree in International Business from Utah Valley University and is fluent in Spanish. He enjoys spending time with his wife and children, traveling and training for triathlons and marathons.

Jason is a seasoned operations leader who has helped guide global processes, strategy, and systems to support and scale growth for several companies in the health and wellness industries.

Kent has spent 30 years of his career auditing, consulting for and leading some of the largest and most successful network-marketing companies. His functions and titles over the years have included Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman. He joined Amare as Chief Financial Officer in 2019.

Prior to Amare he has founded, invested in, and served on the Boards of four different direct selling companies with a variety of product lines and cumulative aggregate revenues of over $3 billion. Those companies have fostered over one hundred Million Dollar earners in the industry and countless families around the world have benefitted from the additional income stream as independent distributors with these enterprises. Kent was recognized as one of Utah Business Magazine’s “Forty Under 40,” an annual recognition of Utah’s most successful and significant businessmen under the age of 40. In addition to his corporate roles, he has served on boards of various not-for-profit and charity organizations.

In making the decision to join Amare, Kent did so based on finding a team of founding executives and Wellness Partner Leaders who were true to the values that are also important to him. Phenomenal products were a plus, as was being a category creator, but ultimately this move was about joining a group of people who can do something incredibly special with the number of families around the world whose lives will be better because of Amare.