Who Leads This Work
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Founders and team members
Founder and Visionary | Executive Leader, Coach, Mentor, Business Healer, and Wellness Visionary
Sheila Brody
Sheila Brody is a founder and visionary of the Family of Wellness Brands, an executive leader, coach, mentor and wellness visionary. Her professional background includes massage therapy, Reiki and Feng Shui.
Sheila began her wellness journey with Maria Ingardia-Brody in April 1998, when Green Spa New York opened as a one-room wellness practice. Her vision and relationship-centered leadership helped guide its growth into the connected Family of Wellness Brands.
Through Transformational Gangstas, Sheila supports entrepreneurs, executives and teams in reconnecting with their vision, recognizing limiting patterns and moving forward with greater purpose and clarity. Her work brings together leadership development, mindset education, strategic relationships and community engagement.
Sheila is co-author of Breaking Free: From Mobster to Mentor. Her approach reflects a commitment to helping people discover constructive possibilities and take responsibility for their next steps.
The Solutionizer® | Systems Architect | Change Management Expert | Executive Leader, Coach, Mentor, and Business Healer
Maria Ingardia-Brody
Maria Ingardia-Brody is The Solutionizer®, a Systems Architect, Change Management Expert, executive leader, coach and mentor. Beginning her wellness career as a licensed massage therapist in 1998, she brings more than 28 years of professional and lived experience to her work with individuals, leaders and organizations.
A co-founder of Transformational Gangstas, Maria connects people, processes and purpose. She helps teams strengthen communication, clarify ownership, navigate change and build accountable systems. Her approach supports productivity, profitability, customer loyalty and staff retention through thoughtful structure and responsible growth.
Maria is co-author of Breaking Free: From Mobster to Mentor, a personal story of resilience and transformation. Her mentoring encourages self-awareness, constructive choices and active participation in change.
Through her Breaking Free Young Adults mentorship program, Maria supports teenagers and young adults in developing self-awareness, personal responsibility and constructive decision-making. Her approach encourages personal growth, confidence and thoughtful choices as they navigate life's transitions.
Alongside her leadership work, Maria's personal calling includes compassionate, non-clinical end-of-life companionship and spiritual support for children, adults, older adults and families. Respecting each person's beliefs, she seeks to bring comfort, dignity and faith to life's final transition, helping people feel supported and less alone.
Wellness Care Liaison | Strategic Relationship Leader | Executive Coach, Mentor, Business Healer, and Creator of Legend of the Spa
Maureen Brody-Alio
Maureen Brody-Alio is a Wellness Care Liaison, Strategic Relationship Leader, executive coach and mentor, and the creator of Legend of the Spa.
With more than 28 years of experience in wellness, skincare, guest care and community engagement, Maureen helps people feel welcomed, heard and supported. She assists individuals in understanding available wellness options and connecting with appropriate practitioners, services and resources.
Her relationship-driven approach also supports collaboration among wellness professionals, independent co-sharing partners, schools, businesses and community organizations.
Maureen's personal experience during breast cancer and radiation inspired the creation of Pink Lotus Radiation Recovery Cream and contributed to the development of Legend of the Spa. That experience informs her commitment to compassionate care, thoughtful listening and whole-person wellness.
Through her coaching, mentoring and relationship leadership, Maureen brings empathy, lived experience and a commitment to meaningful, lasting connections.
A Family Story Built on Care, Purpose and Possibility
Our family's wellness journey began in April 1998, when Maria Ingardia-Brody and Sheila Brody opened Green Spa New York as a one-room wellness practice.
Maria and Sheila are married partners, and Sheila and Maureen are sisters. Together, the three helped grow that beginning into the connected Family of Wellness Brands—a community spanning wellness services, education, leadership development and self-care.
Transformational Gangstas® carries that commitment into coaching, mentoring and organizational support. Our work helps people recognize limiting patterns, strengthen their Inner Mentor and take constructive responsibility for change.
Maria and Sheila's book, Breaking Free: From Mobster to Mentor, shares a personal story of resilience and transformation. Those themes connect with our public Mobster to Mentor Method™ language: moving from limiting inner patterns toward awareness, responsibility and purposeful action.
Across our family of businesses, our commitment remains:
We Care About Your Whole Life™ — Mind, Body & Spirit.
Business Development
Teresa Gefter
Teresa brings more than 25 years of executive leadership experience in business development, sales, and operations. Known for driving strategic growth and delivering measurable results, she combines strong business acumen with an entrepreneurial mindset to identify opportunities, build lasting partnerships, and develop practical solutions that create meaningful impact. Her passion for helping organizations succeed is at the core of every engagement.
Marketing Director
Kristi Minutello
Kristi specializes in creating engaging educational materials, developing strategic marketing initiatives, and implementing creative systems that strengthen organizational growth and community engagement. She works collaboratively with leadership to deliver innovative solutions that enhance communication, support educational partnerships, and expand access to wellness resources throughout the communities the organization serves.
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