Flatiron Search Partners Recruits Chief Operating Officer for Culina Health
March 27, 2025 – Flatiron Search Partners (FSP) has helped to recruit Jane Mentz as chief operating officer for Culina Health, a virtual nutrition care company in Hoboken, NJ. “Culina Health has filled a critical gap for patients and payers, becoming the first to offer health-plan covered nutrition services nationwide,” said Vanessa Rissetto, co-founder and CEO of Culina Health. “Bringing Jane into the fold, we’ll leverage her years of experience in strategy and her passion for true, clinician-driven healthcare. As we welcome a new leader at this pivotal stage in the company’s journey, we look forward to further optimizing operations and technology, improving the experience for our patients and creating lasting health outcomes.”
Ms. Mentz joins as the company’s first C-suite hire since its inception. She will oversee care delivery and key operations and technology functions, reporting directly to company co-founder and CEO, Vanessa Rissetto.
Ms. Mentz, who spent six years scaling mental healthcare company Quartet from Series A to D, brings invaluable experience working with health tech startups at various growth stages. She later held leadership roles at metabolic health company Calibrate, overseeing clinical, operations, and strategy teams. Ms. Mentz began her career in healthcare consulting at The Advisory Board Company.
“Mission alignment has always been a critical criteria in guiding my career choices,” said Ms. Mentz. “I am eager to join Culina Health, which is deeply rooted in evidence-based, clinician-led behavioral health and nutrition interventions, at this point in the company’s history. It’s an exciting time for Culina as nutrition is finally emerging at the forefront of healthcare, amidst a backdrop of rising popularity of GLP-1s, and payers, employers, and patients themselves seeking cost-effective solutions that truly create sustained results.”
This news comes on the heels of Culina Health securing $7.9 million in Series A funding, bringing the company’s total capital to $20 million. The investment underscored Culina Health’s success as the first and only digital nutrition company to be backed by a strategic payer. In addition to enhancing its leadership with key hires, such as Mentz, this new capital will fuel the company’s expansion of its offerings to support dietitians and patients and implement new AI platforms to improve care efficiency.
Established in 2018, Flatiron Search Partners is a boutique executive search and growth advisory firm with offices in New York City and Denver. The firm leverages a cross-industry network to focus on key sectors: beauty, business services, consumer products/ services, consumer healthcare, education and training, experiential/ specialty retail, food and beverage/restaurants, franchising, health and wellness/active lifestyle, hospitality and nightlife, and technology and SaaS. Flatiron leads recruitment efforts for CEOs and presidents, as well as executives and functional leads overseeing operations, customer experience, sales/revenue, marketing, training, HR, finance, product, technology, and real estate/development.
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Bill Stauffer is co-founder and managing partner with Flatiron. He has spent the past 20 years scaling brands at various growth stages across the consumer, food and beverage, and healthcare sectors. He has experience working with founders, boards of directors, executive teams, and private equity/venture capital sponsors.
Flatiron Search Partners Assists Exaltare Capital Management with CEO Search
Flatiron Search Partners (FSP) has assisted in the recruitment of Heather D’Agosta as the new CEO of Exaltare Capital Management – GF Venture Group Inc. “Congratulations to Heather D’Agosta on her new role as CEO at Exaltare Capital Management, LLC- GF Venture Group, Inc.,” Flatiron Search Partners said in a LinkedIn post. “This platform is a leading franchisee of Good Feet Worldwide, the custom orthotics brand, with best-in-class manufacturing operations, strong unit growth, and 200+ stores across the U.S. Over the past few years, we’ve partnered with Omar Simmons (managing partner at Exaltare Capital Partners) and his team on a number of critical engagements across several brands, and appreciate their tremendous partnership on this one.”
Joe Miller is also co-founder and managing partner with the firm. He has spent the last 10 years driving scalable business strategies for high-growth companies in the branded consumer space. He has a background in cross-functional management and financial analysis, and a track record of attracting and managing winning teams, driving operational execution, and achieving growth targets.
Past CFO Search
Flatiron Search Partners recently recruited Seth Grossman as the new CFO at Rainier Partners-backed Omega Fitness Holdings, the second-largest and fastest-growing Anytime Fitness franchisee in the U.S. With 120 gyms across California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, Omega is rapidly expanding its network of fitness centers. “A special thanks to Rainier Partners for their trust and collaboration throughout this search,” Flatiron Search Partners said. “We’re excited to see the impact Seth will make as Omega continues to scale.”
Before joining Omega Fitness Holdings, Mr. Grossman served as the CFO of Grand Fitness Partners, a prominent Planet Fitness franchisee. Earlier in his career, he held dual roles as chief operating officer and chief financial officer at WORTH New York, a portfolio company of L Catterton Partners, and was the CFO/chief strategy officer of Paxson Communications Corp (now ION Television Network).
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
