Meet the Experts Behind Lark

In this article:

• Lark’s a digital health coach with science-based strategies, crucial information, and practical tips to help you make healthy behavior changes to reach your goals.
• Every aspect of Lark’s digital coach is designed to provide an effective coaching experience in terms of accurate information, compassionate tone, and clinically appropriate responses.
• Lark’s team of experts Lark’s AI carefully develops and oversees the Lark coach to make sure it delivers the right experience.
• Lark can support you 24/7 as you make healthy choices to lose weight and manage blood sugar, blood pressure, or other conditions with or without GLP-1s. 

Lark’s digital coach feels human - it has your goals and information, is empathetic, and tells you what you need to know. But how do you know Lark’s right? 

Lark’s not just an AI tool that you can get from any browser or app. It’s a carefully curated digital coach with the backing of experts with decades of experience and expertise in the things that matter. The experts behind Lark make sure that Lark delivers coaching that feels human and is rooted in science to make sure your experience is personalized, empathetic, and clinically optimal. 

The clinical team behind Lark include doctors, health coaches, scientific researches, and experts in nutrition, physical activity and behavior change. Keep reading to meet the experts behind Lark that are impacting the app every day. 

Farid Alam, Director of Clinical Insights

Your decision to put your trust in Lark is something that we take very seriously. Dr. Farid Alam, MD, is one of the experts who works behind the scenes to make sure everything’s up to the highest standards of clinical quality and patient care. When you see a healthcare professional, you need to trust that they know how to identify and handle specific issues that need attention, while keeping humanity in patient care. That’s where Dr. Farid Alam shines. 

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Dr. Farid Alam has worked for years in healthcare tech. He knows knows which situations need further care, and at what point Lark may need to escalate patients to their providers - say, for high blood pressure or blood sugar readings. In addition, Dr. Farid Alam navigates the regulatory system for digital health devices according to Food and Drug Administration guidelines - Lark’s fully compliant!

Kimberly Lockwood, Senior Clinical Researcher

How do we know what’s working in Lark? Which features do members use most? Are some check-ins more popular than others? How much weight does the average Lark member lose - and which parts of Lark do they use most? 

Ask Kimberly Lockwood, PhD! As Lark’s Senior Clinical Researcher, she’s a driving force behind figuring out what the data show. She analyzes patterns of Lark users - which features they use, how often they log into Lark, whether they weigh in and measure blood sugar and blood pressure, and what their progress looks like. Then she translates that for the rest of us - and helps drive needed changes to improve the Lark experience!

Are you wondering what the secret tricks are for losing more weight with Lark? Well, according to our research team, Lark members tend to lose more weight when they weigh at least 1-2 times per week, log into the app more frequently, and log their meals. Those are good tips if you’re looking for somewhere to start or a way to break through a plateau!

Heather Tonkins, Lark Lifestyle Coach

How do we know what we want Lark’s digital coach to be like? What’s our goal for Lark’s tone, what it focuses on during coaching sessions, and which coaching strategies it uses? We use Heather Tonkins as a model!

Heather Tonkins, Lark Lifestyle Coach, is an expert in eating for wellness and healthy lifestyles. She’s always 100% focused on her members’ wellbeing - just like Lark is. Heather leads by example and meets members where they are - just like Lark’s digital coach does.

Mariana Beleche, Lark Lifestyle Coach

Do you appreciate the inclusive nature of Lark and the enthusiasm of your interactions with your digital coach? For a perfect balance of knowledge, real-life practicality, and joy for living well, look to Mariana Beleche. That’s what Lark does!

Mariana Beleche is a bilingual Lark Lifestyle Coach. With her multicultural perspective, she influences Lark’s digital coach to be more understanding and flexible. Mariana also brings passion and genuine joy to living healthy - there’s no sense of deprivation, but rather of exploration and discovery. Lark incorporates Mariana’s deep culinary and nutrition expertise, together with curiosity and passion, into conversations. 

Natalie Stein, Head of Clinical Nutrition and Research

How does all that stuff get into Lark in the first place? Where do the conversations come from? Who decides what members need to know? And how do we know that any AI content in Lark is still high-quality? You can ask Natalie Stein about that!

Natalie Stein, Head of Clinical Nutrition and Research, is an expert in nutrition, public health, and diabetes. She’s the force behind what Lark says to members and how it’s said - plus she keeps checking to make sure Lark’s still doing its job. Bonus fact: if you want to go deeper into Lark-like topics, check out Lark’s webinars!

Live Support - for When You Need More Help

Sometimes, you just need a person. Whether it’s a detailed question about your exercise program, a specific recipe that you’re curious about, the desire to dive deep into a topic, or a desire to exchange ideas with other Lark members who’ve been there, done, that - Lark’s got you covered.

Lark’s here for you!

Here’s what to look for when you need more (depending on which program you’re in and what’s covered in your Lark program).

• Webinars - twice a month, a Lark lifestyle coach presents a webinar on an important topic in your Lark program. Webinars are packed with information and tips for success, and complete with the opportunity to ask questions and chat with other Lark members.
• Facebook groups - private groups - and safe spaces - for Lark members to connect with each other and Lark coaches.
• Live coaching sessions - 30-minute sessions with a live Lark lifestyle coach who’s empathetic and knowledgeable can be just what you need to break through a plateau or move to the next level

Sometimes - gasp! - there can even be technical issues with an app! Lark’s here for you in those situations, too! Questions about the app, login, insurance, connected scales and other devices - they’re all for Lark Customer Support to answer - and Lark Customer Support loves supporting members!

Lark Can Help

Lark’s digital coach on your phone is backed by a team of clinical and coaching experts to provide the best possible experience - every time. Your Lark coach is available 24/7 for encouragement, nutrition and physical activity coaching, and habit tracking. Lark can help you make healthy choices and establish habits that fit into your lifestyle so you can lose weight and keep it off with or without GLP-1 medications. 

Click here to see if you may be eligible to join Lark today!

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