Team
The people behind EPI.
Builders, operators, psychologists, athletes, musicians, and performance-minded advisors who understand that behavior change starts with the individual — and music is the signal.
CHRP, pronounced “chirp.”
Named after the canary in the coal mine.
The canary's purpose was to sense early indicators before danger became visible. When the bird stopped chirping, people knew to act — before the situation became a crisis. CHRP brings that same idea into performance: early emotional indicators can help people, teams, and leaders respond before stress, disengagement, or fatigue becomes costly.
Early indicators improve lives. That is why we built CHRP.
How we operate
Individual value before organizational value.
Music behavior is the signal.
Privacy is architecture, not a policy line.
Built for real performance environments.
Evidence without overclaiming.
Leadership
Jeff Smith
Founder & CEO
Category creator, movement builder, and founder of CHRP.
Dave Hepp
Head of Product
Leads product experience, user flow, and the translation of EPI into usable product moments.
Calvin Chen
CTO
Leads platform architecture, data systems, and technical execution.
Sophia Omarji
Chief Music Psychologist
Guides the music psychology lens behind CHRP's emotional performance model.
Why this team
CHRP sits at the intersection of music, psychology, performance, product, and distribution. The team and advisors reflect that intersection.
Music psychology
Understanding why music affects state, behavior, and performance.
Product + data systems
Turning behavioral signal into private, actionable insight at scale.
Sports + performance
Applied performance in demanding athletic and training environments.
Growth + distribution
Reaching the performance environments where CHRP creates real value.
Advisory
CHRP's advisory spans performance, sport psychology, military readiness, enterprise, athlete development, and healthcare.
Football
Cardale Jones
Elite athlete perspective + athlete development
Fortune 100
Genevieve Dombrowski
Enterprise performance + organizational leadership
Growth
John Stanley Jr.
Go-to-market strategy + category growth
Recruiting
Mike Stockard
Athlete recruiting + program activation
Sports
Omar Mance
Sports business + athlete community
Performance Psychology
Dr. Paul Groenewal
Applied performance psychology + behavioral science
Healthcare
Scott Lingle
Healthcare systems + clinical ethics
Build performance from the signal your people naturally create.
No surveys. No wearables. No new behavior required. Music is the signal — CHRP makes it useful.