Brian Schuring is the founder and managing partner of The Alchemist Group and has nearly 20 years experience investing in high growth businesses and turnaround opportunities in the US, UK and Europe. After beginning his career advising troubled companies on restructuring transactions, Mr. Schuring joined Ares Management as an investment analyst. In nine years with the firm, he managed portfolios with over $2 billion of investments and helped lead the firm's entry into the European market in 2006. Since 2012, Mr. Schuring has managed personal investments in the health and wellness sectors including Heartcore Fitness, Blue Cow Yoga and Instabook. As a technophile early stage investor, he is passionate about using data and emerging technology to improve businesses he works with and the individual wellbeing of the clients they serve.