The Co-Founders
Angela LaRue, RN
Angela LaRue is the founder and CEO of A LaRue Company, home of the LaRue Surgical Evacuator. Prior to inventing the LaRue Surgical Evacuator, Angela spent several years as an Operating Room Nurse, specializing in Plastic Surgery. Angela’s experience in Plastic Surgery led to the discovery of an unmet need in the operating room.
In 2019 Angela started A LaRue Company in an effort to change the standard of care for women with breast implants. She has invented and patented a surgical device that removes silicone and other gelatinous materials from the body.
Angela’s greatest strengths are her creativity, drive and leadership. She thrives on challenges, particularly those that improve women’s health through the development of new products to aid surgeons in the operating room.
Forsyth Plastic Surgery & Novant Health, Registered Nurse
Chan LaRue
Chan LaRue is Co-founder and COO of A LaRue Company, Inc., home of the LaRue Surgical Evacuator. The LaRue Surgical Evacuator is the only patented medical device designed to remove leaking, ruptured or nonruptured silicone Breast Implants and other gelatinous materials from the body.
Before devoting his work full time to A LaRue Company, Chan was a self-employed business owner. His company, LaRue, Inc. DBA C. LaRue Hoops, offered basketball instruction and programs to more than 300 children and adults in childcare centers and gyms, including travel team programs across North Carolina.
Chan was Executive Director of VK Centers, a real estate and child development company with Three million annual revenue and 50 employees. In his position, he was responsible for all aspects of corporate management. Chan also has experience in sales with Caudill's Automation Solutions, a First Alert and Honeywell dealer, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Microfilm and Imaging World, a Kodak Broker.
CLINICAL ADVISORY TEAM
Al S. Aly, M.D
Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery and Director of the Post-Bariatric Body Contouring Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center. - https://utswmed.org/doctors/al-aly/
- Al Aly is an international leader in complex aesthetic and plastic surgery, but his true specialty is bringing extraordinary care to his everyday practice.
- Dr. Aly earned his medical degree at Georgetown University. He completed his internship at UCLA Medical Center, his residency in otolaryngology at Vanderbilt Medical Center, and an additional residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Miami. He received advanced training in facial plastic surgery through a fellowship at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center.
- He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
- He has lectured and performed surgical demonstrations in more than 35 countries. He serves as the Body Contouring Section Editor for the Aesthetic Surgery Journal and is past President of the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation.
- In 2008, he received the Lockwood Award from the Aesthetic Society (previously the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery). This is the most prestigious body contouring award in the world, bestowed only to surgeons who have made major contributions to the field.
- Although many of Dr. Aly’s patients are seeking complex surgery in the arenas of body contouring after massive weight loss or ethnic rhinoplasty, he also specializes in general breast augmentation, body contouring, and rhinoplasty. He offers all his patients the same surgical innovation and expertise.
George A. Lawson, III, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Forsyth Plastic Surgery https://www.Forsythplasticsurgery.com
https://forsythplasticsurgery.com/surgeons/dr-lawson/
- Board Certified, American Board of Surgery
- Board Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
- Attend Wake Forest University and finished with honors, completed medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina, elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, finished in the top 10 of his class.
- Plastic surgery residency at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ, where he was nominated for the Mayo Brothers Distinguished Fellowship
- Practicing Plastic Surgery in the Winston-Salem North Carolina, since 2012
Clayton L. Moliver, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Houston Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery https://www.myhprs.com
https://www.myhprs.com/about/person/meet-dr-moliver/
- Board Certified, American Board of Surgery, 1991-2011
- Board Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1994
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1996
- Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
- Practicing Plastic Surgery in the Bay Area, since 1992
Eric J. Wright, M.D.
Wright Plastic Surgery https://www.drwrightplasticsurgery.com
https://www.drwrightplasticsurgery.com/about/dr-eric-wright/
- Board-certified plastic surgeon in Little Rock, Arkansas
- Undergraduate University of Arkansas-Fayetteville graduating summa cum laude
- Medical degree University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, graduating Barton Scholar with the highest GPA and as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society
- Six-year integrated plastic and reconstructive surgery residency Stanford University Hospital Palo Alto, CA
- Authored over 30 textbook chapters and manuscripts regarding aesthetic surgery
BUSINESS ADVISORY TEAM (BAT)
Paul Herchman
- Co-Founder and CEO Hair Enhancement Centers, LLC
- Paul is a proven growth-oriented entrepreneurial executive offering years of experience in the conception, development and implementation of medical /aesthetic services and product sales.
- He has lead several well know and successful medical/aesthetic start-up companies
- He brings solid business insights with the ability to raise capital, analyze market needs, envision new program concepts and strategies
- Paul excels in devising non-traditional solutions that exploit emerging technologies or trends
- Paul was CEO of MedSurge Advances, which developed into one of the nation’s largest independent provider of aesthetic medicine products and services to physicians from 2003-2007 having launched 228 medical spas and provided assistance to more than 350 physicians who have entered the field of aesthetic medicine. MedSurge was named by Inc. magazine in 2007 as the 387th fastest growing private company in the United States. According to Inc., in 2002-2003 MedSurge also ranked among the 10 fastest-growing private companies in the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area.
- Board Member, Investor, Consultant Corporate Development Ideal Implant Incorporated
- Paul serves on the Board of Directors for BioNorth Texas and is a mentor for Health Wildcatters
- He has served on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Lasers, Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS)
- Board of Directors of Sona Med Spa from 2001-2003
- Paul’s top areas of expertise include; Capitalization of all stage businesses, Business Development and Healthcare with a focus on Elective Procedureshis is a long form text area designed for your content that you can fill up with as many words as your heart desires. You can write articles, long mission statements, company policies, executive profiles, company awards/distinctions, office locations, shareholder reports, whitepapers, media mentions and other pieces of content that don’t fit into a shorter, more succinct space.
Randall Dobbins
- President Dobbins International Business Partner Blueprint
- Randall Dobbins is a buyer, a seller, a teacher, and small business owner based in Austin, Texas. He has over 30 years of experience in which he successfully designs, creates, negotiates, implements, and manages strategic partnerships for top companies and his own company.
- Prior to the foundation of his own companies, Dobbins International, Inc. and Business Partner Blueprint, he was the National Accounts Manager for one of the world’s largest distributors and a Supply Chain Manager for the world’s largest integrated petrochemical company. Through his work, Randall explores the secrets to get through the corporate door.
- He started his own business in the hope of helping Disadvantaged Business Owners transform their businesses and achieve the goals they have been planning for years. It's his experience, his professionalism, and his genuine personality that makes this program more meaningful than anything you will ever come across.
Rendell "Rendy" Richards
CFO & Partner - Scale Finance
- President & CFO, CFO Options, LLC – Provider of part-time and interim CFO services to multiple clients in North Carolina
- Chief Financial Officer, SourceHorizon, Inc. (part-time since 2004) – E-commerce developer of an online marketplace for manufacturing services
- Director of Finance, CB Richard Ellis, Charlotte – Global leader in commercial real estate services
- Global Operations Controller, Tyco Electronics – World’s largest manufacturer of electrical connectors
- Controller & Treasurer, Microwave Signal, Inc. – CFO for COMSAT spin-off that developed and manufactured semiconductors, components and subsystems for international communications
- Director of Finance, COMSAT Laboratories – The world’s pre-eminent source of R&D for satellite communications
- MS in Finance, California State University at Northridge
- BS in Finance, California State University at Northridge
- richards@scalefinance.comncement
STAFF
John Crombie
- President - UpStart Product Development https://www.upstartpd.com/
- UpStart creates and develops medical devices, sports equipment, and consumer products
- John has developed innovative and successful products for diverse medical specialties, including orthopedics, spine, sports medicine, plastic and reconstructive surgery, general surgery, women’s health procedures, blood diagnostics, and global emerging markets
- He has achieved a solid track record of commercializing inventions and growing new opportunities
- John combines his strong technical ability with leadership and creativity to drive strategic and tactical initiatives
- Experienced in business process improvement methodologies, intellectual property management, market & customer analysis, global team management, and design and manufacture of implantable devices and instrumentation systems
- Previously employed by several industries leading organizations, such as Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Stryker, Allergan, and numerous private organizations and startups
- Holds dual BS degrees in Physiology and Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Business Management
- Most notably, John has commercialized 70% of his 66 patents into new products, resulting in more than $2B in sales
Chan LaRue
Chan LaRue is Co-founder and COO of A LaRue Company, Inc., home of the LaRue Surgical Evacuator. The LaRue Surgical Evacuator is the only patented medical device designed to remove leaking, ruptured or nonruptured silicone Breast Implants and other gelatinous materials from the body.
Before devoting his work full time to A LaRue Company, Chan was a self-employed business owner. His company, LaRue, Inc. DBA C. LaRue Hoops, offered basketball instruction and programs to more than 300 children and adults in childcare centers and gyms, including travel team programs across North Carolina.
Chan was Executive Director of VK Centers, a real estate and child development company with Three million annual revenue and 50 employees. In his position, he was responsible for all aspects of corporate management. Chan also has experience in sales with Caudill's Automation Solutions, a First Alert and Honeywell dealer, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Microfilm and Imaging World, a Kodak Broker.
Kevin Evans
- Chief Revenue Officer, A LaRue Company
- Mr. Evans has been named the Chief Revenue Officer for A LaRue Company and will be responsible for leading the Sales, Marketing, and Strategic Planning Teams for the company.
- Attended the University of South Florida with a specialty in Biology and Surgical Assistant Technology. Mr. Evans has over 15 years as a clinician and over 20 years in the medical device field.
- Mr. Evans is a results-driven professional with over 35 years of experience in the medical device industry and brings a wealth of knowledge in both the clinical and non-clinical areas for healthcare providers and hospital systems. Mr. Evans’ background includes solution design, strategic development, customer experience, training and development, and site implementation projects.
- Mr. Evans has been involved with the development of strategies, implementations, and customer support for Mayo Clinic, HSHS Health Systems, Children’s Hospitals and numerous other hospitals and clinics.
Billy Waldrop
- Billy has spent his career managing and developing complex systems for the manufacturing and healthcare industries.
- He assisted in launching the joist division of CMC Steel into the 21st century with his knowledge of systems design and project management. He went on to spend nearly 10 years at the Mayo Clinic, where he supervised and directed teams responsible for the development and support of critical Patient Financial Services systems.
- He was also responsible for the design and implementation of a Citrix deployment to enable the delivery of Mayo Clinic’s Electronic Medical Records applications.
- He has a strong background in process engineering, defining clear-cut policies and procedures, and designing system architectures that achieve significant business results.
Kathleen Blankenship
- Kathleen is an experienced healthcare leader with 15 years broad experience ranging from revenue operations, strategic growth proforma development, healthcare operations/practice management, and service line development.
- Transitioned from hospital leadership as a Director of Wound Care/HBOT and Ostomy Services to explore multiple wound care and cardiovascular industry roles, including regional sales, health economics/market access, and national accounts/business development.
- Aligning cross functional teams on developing and operationalizing strategic plans has been a constant practice throughout my professional career.