We’re building a calmer way to meet the urge — before it becomes a bet you didn’t really want to make.
Help people pause and regain control in the moment — with dignity, without moralizing, and without waiting for a crisis to qualify for support.
QWIN started from a simple observation: a lot of people who struggle with gambling impulses never seek traditional help — and many who would benefit don’t see themselves in clinical language. We wanted something that feels like a friend with good timing: present, practical, and on your side. The product is in active development; this site is how we’re inviting early partners into that build.
Founder
After a career in banking and venture. Co-founded 11.2 Ventures, a Venture Builder Studio in 2020 to bring early-stage technology companies to market from idea to exit.
Organizations: KS Ventures, Trivium Fund, Social Qnect
Education: MA Northwestern University
Brand creative
Advertising leader with deep experience building and launching national, global and startup brands, including Gatorade, NFL, Capital One, Anheuser Busch, MI Finance.
Organizations: JWT, OLSON DDB, Element79, Bader Rutter
Education: Notre Dame
Public/private partnerships
Creating public/private partnerships since 1997 at federal, state and local level. Oversaw Marriott’s Welfare-to-Work Program.
Organizations: Marriott, Dolan Family Office, IL DHHS
Education: Addictions, MH & PTSD, Psychological Resilience, Positive Psychology, CBT, Gestalt
Clinical social worker
Addiction specialist who believes in the transformational power of recovery. His professional journey is informed by his own recovery journey and the joy that came with seeing the miraculous way in which it changed his relationship to himself and his family.
Organizations: Clere Consulting, LA County Dept of Mental Health
Education: University of Southern CA
Chief technical officer
Software developer and entrepreneur spanning medical services, HR and technology. Multi-site HR rep overseeing operations across the State of Texas. Have developed high impact tools in the behavioral health space.
Education: Masters of Science HR Management
Clinical advisor
Intervention Facilitator: drug, alcohol and mental health; Rehab Facility Coordinator; lived addiction experience.
Organizations: The Palm Beach Institute; Delphi Behavioral Health
Education: Catawba College; Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate
Business development
Corporate fundraising for a variety of early-stage companies; lived addiction experience.
Organizations: Social Qnect, Receptor Capital, Advanced Mobile Filtration Services, Pharmazz
Education: St. Louis University