Ali Khokhar’s Post

A candidate's "why" is something most companies forget to hire for. Erik Poldroo is joining Amigo as our Behavioral Health Lead, and his "why" tells the story better than I can. Erik is a former NCAA student-athlete who lived the pressure of high-level competition and the lack of mental health support that comes with it. That experience stuck with him, so he co-founded The Zone, a mental health platform designed to support student-athletes. Under his leadership in business development and customer success, he scaled it to 7,500+ student-athletes across 200+ teams in the NCAA. What started as a personal mission landed him speaking engagements at Yale School of Management and features in Sports Business Journal and Sportico. It even caught the attention of US Olympic Gold Medalist Justin Gatlin who partnered with him to bring mental health support to track and field athletes. You can always tell if someone's "why" is genuine by looking at what they've poured themselves into. Erik has dedicated years to bridging care gaps in behavioral health and wholeheartedly cares about expanding access to those who need it most. I couldn't be more excited to have him leading this. Welcome to the team, Erik!