About us

Meet the Holly Team

Our Mission
Holly Health was founded with a vision to enable life-long behavioural changes, across physical and mental health, for millions of people.

Our team strongly believes in the approach of combining compassion and psychology, with technology, to support entire population groups to achieve lasting changes.

We are impact driven, love what we do, and are highly motivated to keep improving our service and business, through user-centred design approaches. Learn more about us here.
Through science, kindness, and compassion, the Holly bird guides and supports you in the journey towards health and happiness
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Our Values

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Respect &
psychological safety
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Efficiency over perfectionism
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Curious & growth-oriented mindset vs fixed & narrow expertise
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Collaboration
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Self-reflection & balance
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Follow the evidence
The humans behind the Holly Bird
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The Team

We're a team of scientists, clinicians and entrepreneurs who understand that emotions, stress, and a busy life make habit change really hard! We bring together our experiences in science, startup and product growth, healthcare integration, and coaching, to keep building our impactful and scalable service.
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Holly Health Advisory Board

Jamie Swango
Vincent Sai

Group CEO & Partner Modality Partnership, Primary Care & Health Insurance Leader

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Dr Nick Kennedy
Sharon Rapoport

VP Data Science, Chronic Condition Management

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Jo Hollington
Athar Ali

Digital Health & Remote Monitoring Leader, ex Current Health, Novartis, NPL

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Antony Wallace

Healthcare Commercial strategy Leader, UK&I Country Manager embecta


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"Holly Health is a well-designed tool to encourage long-term behavioural changes. The techniques and challenges are rooted in strong psychological theory and translated into a useable, approachable and fun app. I would recommend this to any of my clients looking to make long-lasting changes to their wellbeing!" Catalina Ribas Pearce - Mental health coach


“In the pursuit of sustainable healthcare solutions, the importance of population-scalable technologies cannot be overstated. Holly Health exemplifies the kind of innovation crucial for empowering individuals to proactively maintain well-being and longevity—an imperative need for the NHS’s progressive advancement” Steve Woodford - Non Exec Director at NHS England

Wider Advisory Team

Jamie Swango
Jamie Swango

Experienced marketing director (ex Amazon, Deliveroo) and investor

Dr Nick Kennedy
Dr Nick Kennedy

Bariatric surgery anaesthetist, NHS leader and medical advisor

Jo Hollington
Jo Hollington

Senior Specialist Obesity Dietitian (NHS), and founder of NutritionMe

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Steve Woodford

Non Exec Director at NHS England, insurance, health, and product leader

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