I am Indian, born and raised in California. This means from a young age, my parents engrained the benefits of home health, natural remedies and vegetarianism and would later inspire me to build the wellness platform that is I.VIE. E. My parents came from a small village in Northern India with a few dollars in their pocket and a dream to give their kids a better life. So I studied hard and went on to pursue a career in investment banking where I believed if I worked hard and pretended, I would be happy…Turns out that while I learned a lot of different things that would serve me well, I wasn’t happy. I did however become inspired by many of the entrepreneurs that I met along the way. So much so, that I took a leap and transitioned to a tech start up where I continued to gain momentum and inspiration from those around me. As Covid unfolded, just like everyone else, I saw that anything is possible and that being healthy during the pandemic was one of the most important things. One of the people that I met along the way, told me to do something I love and when given the opportunity to build a company that focused on health and well being which is part of my cultural identity, I took a leap. And well, here I am, running operations , marketing, branding, and finance for I VIE. I am excited to share our vision of wellness and health with all our clients and partners.

As a young child, my father, a doctor, encouraged me to pursue medicine and instead, I ended up finding a career in ones and zeros; computer science. Its served me will over the years and I’ve built some amazing technologies and companies for some household names. I suppose just building things is something that I like and that I am good at. But all of this building takes time and causes a lot of stress and the things that really matter, sometimes get pushed to the back burner. So while I was storming corporate America and losing my health in the process. Overworked and overweight, where the size of my appetite was only dwarfed by my waistline. So I made a conscious decision to make some changes from my diet to abandoning a sedentary lifestyle. Today, you can find me snowboarding, training jiu jitsu and cooking a nice healthy meal. My health is a top priority because I really want to live. And that’s what I.VIE is really all about; helping people to live their best life and to be the best they can be. This is unlike any start up I have built or been a part of but it fulfills a life long dream to help others be better. I am so excited to be working side by side with my partners at I.VIE and look forward to helping all of you live your best life.

One of the most exciting things about starting I.VIE is being able to focus on the prevention of disease through the promotion of health and wellness. I have spent the majority of my career as a Registered Nurse helping people who are sick and in the hospital. I received my degree in nursing from Purdue University in 2012 and have spent nearly 10 years practicing in the ICU.

Before I was a nurse, I was an athlete. I played baseball from the moment I could walk through 3 years of pitching at the collegiate level. Being an athlete means operating at the highest level of efficiency. My baseball career is long behind me, but I am a martial artist and am now an active Jiu Jitsu practitioner. Jiu Jitsu is about having a sound mind and body. As a nurse I have seen people’s bodies fail. My experience as an athlete and seasoned nurse has made me passionate about health and wellness starting in the home.

Christopher Plaman is a board-certified internal medicine physician who currently serves the community as a highly regarded medical director and geriatrician for the top-ranked Scripps Medical Group in La Jolla and greater San Diego area. His innate desire to help people led him to his career in treating his patients for a variety of complex health issues. His ability and passion to treat patients with the utmost care and diligence was highlighted most recently during the height of the pandemic, during which doctors were challenged with resources stretched thin where geriatric patients were the highest risk group.

 Dr Plaman is passionate about providing medical care to underserved areas and has participated in medical missions in India, Kenya, El Salvador, Fiji, and rural areas of the US. He is enthusiastic to be working with the IVIE team to improve and facilitate access for medical treatment services in the San Diego and southern California area.