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Strategic Advisory Council

Hometown made. World-class proven.

The Jardogs Strategic Advisory Council brings together leaders who reached the top of financial services, media, startups, and technology. They pressure-test our thinking and challenge our biggest decisions.

Meet the Strategic Advisory Council

How the council works

Outside perspective on the decisions that matter most.

The council collaborates with JardogsHealth leadership on long-term strategy, growth, product direction, and brand. Members bring candid, independent perspective from building and leading companies at scale, so we can see around corners, weigh tradeoffs clearly, and make sharper calls before we commit to the path ahead.

Advisors

Leaders who've built what others study.

Beyond providing strategic guidance, they bring decades of experience building world-class products, companies, brands, and organizations. Just as importantly, they all share deep ties to Hillsboro, making this group something truly unique.

  • Bill Floyd

    Retired SVP/CIO, Discover Card Services

    Building Discover Card's technology organization, scaling teams, and leadership.

    Council member

    Bill Floyd

    Retired SVP/CIO, Discover Card Services

    Bill Floyd helped build the technology organization behind Discover Card. As Discover Financial Services' senior information technology executive, serving as Chief Information Officer for more than a decade, he helped guide the company's growth from its early beginnings to 36 million card accounts and a nationwide merchant network.

    During his 13 years at Discover, Bill grew the IT organization from a founding group of about five people to more than 300 employees and a comparable number of contractors.

    His responsibilities included technology architecture, software development, production operations, change management, vendor relationships, and systems delivery. His team supported the company's rapid growth while maintaining the reliability, security, and transaction integrity required of a national card network.

    Earlier in his career at Sears, Bill worked in corporate planning and new business development. He contributed to early initiatives that led to Discover Card, SPS Transaction Services, electronic bill payment, and enhanced ATM and kiosk services. He also participated in the IBM, CBS, and Sears joint venture that became Prodigy.

    Bill holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

    Bill was born and raised in Hillsboro, Illinois, where his parents ran Mobley's Drug Store and Mobley's Annex café on South Main Street, and he graduated from Hillsboro High School. He still owns the family farm on Cress Hill, which he and his wife, Marilyn, plan to make their primary home in 2027.

    He continues to take an interest in business strategy, technology, organizational development, and the future of smaller communities like his hometown of Hillsboro.

  • Brian Graden

    CEO, Brian Graden Media

    Emmy Award-winning media executive, entrepreneur, and producer.

    Council member

    Brian Graden

    CEO, Brian Graden Media

    Brian Graden is an Emmy Award-winning media executive, entrepreneur, and producer whose career has shaped some of the most influential entertainment franchises of the past three decades. A native of Hillsboro, IL, Brian's connection to creativity began early through music, performing with his 1980s cover band, Ace Oxygen and The Ozones, which, in 2022, performed at Hillsboro's Old Settlers Celebration.

    Brian spent 13 years as President of Entertainment, MTV Networks Music Channels, and President of Logo, overseeing programming for MTV, VH1, MTV2, CMT, and Logo. During his tenure, he developed and launched cultural landmarks including The Osbournes, Jackass, Punk'd, Pimp My Ride, Run's House, Newlyweds, Total Request Live, and Jersey Shore, while overseeing major events such as the MTV Video Music Awards. He also helped revitalize VH1 with hits including I Love the 80s and Best Week Ever.

    Prior to MTV, Brian rose through the ranks at Fox, where he served as Senior Vice President of Development and helped oversee groundbreaking franchises including Cops and America's Most Wanted. In 1996, he discovered, developed, and executive produced South Park with creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, helping build one of television's most successful and enduring franchises, which has earned multiple Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, and global recognition.

    Brian later founded Brian Graden Media (BGM), an award-winning production company creating innovative television and digital content for platforms including Netflix, HBO Max, YouTube Originals, Lifetime, Oxygen, Spotify, and others. BGM has produced more than 30 seasons of programming and has earned Emmy Awards for HitRecord and Create Together with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, RuPaul's Drag Race, and his work overseeing pro-social campaigns at MTV.

    A graduate of Harvard Business School with an MBA, Brian has been recognized for his contributions to media, innovation, and equality, receiving honors including the GLAAD Media Vito Russo Award and an Equality California Award for his commitment to advancing LGBTQ+ equality. He has also served on the board of the Hollywood Radio & Television Society and frequently speaks on media, creativity, and emerging technologies.

  • Dylan Richter

    Entrepreneur and DoorDash growth veteran

    Startups, entrepreneurship, growth, and lessons learned from scaling DoorDash.

    Council member

    Dylan Richter

    Entrepreneur and DoorDash growth veteran

    Dylan Richter spent nearly nine years helping build DoorDash, joining the company as Chicago Community Manager just before it launched in his hometown. As DoorDash grew into the global leader in on-demand delivery, he held roles across growth, strategy, go-to-market, and operations. Originally from the Chicago suburbs, Dylan studied marketing at Washington University in St. Louis, where he was the 2012 UAA Player of the Year and an honorable-mention All-American in basketball. He was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters and went on to manage the team's social media for two years.

    Dylan and his wife, Katie, a Hillsboro native, moved to Hillsboro during COVID. In 2023 he left DoorDash, and together they opened The Sweet Spot, a specialty candy store that has since added a second location in Highland. Their annual Golden Ticket chocolate bar promotion now involves more than 100 local businesses. Dylan also advises LeapYear, a college-focused startup fund, and Daps, a startup creating high-end athlete experiences.

  • John Wright

    Technologist and former Apple executive

    Building iOS at Apple, technology architecture, and helping large teams innovate.

    Council member

    John Wright

    Technologist and former Apple executive

    John Wright is a technologist and former Apple executive who built and led the organization responsible for core components of iOS, from the inception of the iPhone through its first eight releases. His work centered on architecture flexible enough to absorb rapid changes in technology, and on helping large teams innovate while bringing dependable, quality products to market.

    John and his wife, Kendra, moved back to Central Illinois in 2013. After John retired from Apple in 2016, they bought Hillsboro's historic Red Rooster Inn in 2017 and spent five years restoring the 1902 landmark. It reopened with hotel rooms, apartments, a taproom, and Red Rooster Brew Werks & Distillery. John outfitted the brewery and distillery himself and serves as its brewer. Red Rooster beer is now sold at bars, restaurants, and stores across Central Illinois, and its first bourbon is aging for release.

Four advisors. Multiple disciplines. One hometown.

Big technology. Small-town address.

Healthcare innovation doesn't need a Silicon Valley ZIP code.

We're headquartered in Hillsboro, Illinois. From a small Midwestern town, we're building technology for some of healthcare's biggest operational challenges, less interested in where innovation is supposed to happen, more interested in technology that actually works.

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