The Laboratory of Intentional Living
Meet the Team
Founders
Chase Costello
Co-Founder, LAB | Founder of Ancestor Life
Gwen Geerinck
Co-Founder, LAB | Founder of Gioia Village™
CJ Davidson
Founder & CEO, Proxy Financial Corp
Chase Costello is the co-founder of the LAB dedicated to reviving ancestral living practices that cultivate strength, responsibility, and direct connection to nature. He is the guiding force behind SMR Homesteads, where land stewardship, self-sufficiency, and disciplined living converge.
Gwen Geerinck is the co-founder of the LAB. She guides founders, executives, and families in designing lives rooted in sovereignty, coherence, and intentional living. Within LAB, Gwen designs the sovereign foundation that allows vision to mature into legacy.
As the Founder and CEO of Proxy Financial, CJ Davidson is the LAB's Financial Strategist, on a mission to elevate the financial services industry. Within the LAB, CJ builds the financial architecture that turns vision into a durable reality. With a disciplined capital strategy and uncompromising structure, he ensures growth strengthens the foundation instead of eroding it.
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As a licensed California hunting guide, NRA-certified instructor, and Hunter Education Instructor, he leads immersive trainings that build confidence, discipline, and a respectful relationship with the land. His work extends into regenerative farming, homesteading, and field-to-fork living, guiding individuals toward real-world resilience.
With over 30 years of transformational training through Landmark Education, Chase integrates mindset, leadership, and personal responsibility into everything he teaches.
His background spans real estate development with KB Home and CalAtlantic, leadership roles at Verizon Wireless, and sustainable energy work beginning at Tesla. In 2024, he founded The Bill Kill Company, helping clients access solar incentives and strengthen energy independence.
Grounded and practical, Chase brings together ancestral wisdom, modern expertise, and sovereign leadership to help individuals restore capability, resilience, and peace within their communities.
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As an ambassador of sovereign leadership, intentional living, and legacy-driven impact.
She advocates for transformation to restore congruence across love, life, and legacy. Her work integrates strategic clarity, emotional mastery, and embodied leadership, helping high performers move from external success to aligned, purpose-driven expansion.
With over two decades of entrepreneurial experience across education, leadership development, and regenerative living, Gwen, with the LAB, builds an ecosystem where capital, consciousness, and community evolve together. LAB connects leaders to immersive retreats, investment opportunities, and transformational programs designed to cultivate sovereignty, resilience, and long-term impact.
Rooted in integrity and guided by a deep understanding of both human development and lifestyle architecture, Gwen bridges inner transformation with structured execution. Her mission is to elevate leaders who build with clarity, lead with presence, and create legacies that serve generations to come.
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Driven by a deep commitment to financial security, CJ equips individuals, advisors, and small business owners with the tools and strategies needed to protect and grow wealth with clarity and confidence. Proxy Freedom provides forward-thinking resources that help clients navigate market volatility, safeguard assets, and plan with long-term intention.
Beyond business, CJ believes true wealth includes physical and mental well-being. He prioritizes health, discipline, and balance in his own life, modeling a holistic approach to prosperity. Whether leading his team, exploring global perspectives through travel, or refining his craft in the kitchen, CJ brings the same patience, strategy, and intentionality to life that he brings to wealth stewardship.
At its core, this is why the LAB exists to bridge people to opportunity, elevate financial literacy, and build a future where wealth is protected and intentional living is guided with integrity.
Founders
Chase Costello
Co-Founder, LAB | Founder of Ancestor Life
Chase Costello is the co-founder of the LAB dedicated to reviving ancestral living practices that cultivate strength, responsibility, and direct connection to nature. He is the guiding force behind SMR Homesteads, where land stewardship, self-sufficiency, and disciplined living converge.
Discover more
As a licensed California hunting guide, NRA-certified instructor, and Hunter Education Instructor, he leads immersive trainings that build confidence, discipline, and a respectful relationship with the land. His work extends into regenerative farming, homesteading, and field-to-fork living, guiding individuals toward real-world resilience.
With over 30 years of transformational training through Landmark Education, Chase integrates mindset, leadership, and personal responsibility into everything he teaches.
His background spans real estate development with KB Home and CalAtlantic, leadership roles at Verizon Wireless, and sustainable energy work beginning at Tesla. In 2024, he founded The Bill Kill Company, helping clients access solar incentives and strengthen energy independence.
Grounded and practical, Chase brings together ancestral wisdom, modern expertise, and sovereign leadership to help individuals restore capability, resilience, and peace within their communities.
Gwen Geerinck
Co-Founder, LAB | Founder of Gioia Village™
Gwen Geerinck is the co-founder of the LAB. She guides founders, executives, and families in designing lives rooted in sovereignty, coherence, and intentional living. Within LAB, Gwen designs the sovereign foundation that allows vision to mature into legacy.
Discover more
As an ambassador of sovereign leadership, intentional living, and legacy-driven impact.
She advocates for transformation to restore congruence across love, life, and legacy. Her work integrates strategic clarity, emotional mastery, and embodied leadership, helping high performers move from external success to aligned, purpose-driven expansion.
With over two decades of entrepreneurial experience across education, leadership development, and regenerative living, Gwen, with the LAB, builds an ecosystem where capital, consciousness, and community evolve together. LAB connects leaders to immersive retreats, investment opportunities, and transformational programs designed to cultivate sovereignty, resilience, and long-term impact.
Rooted in integrity and guided by a deep understanding of both human development and lifestyle architecture, Gwen bridges inner transformation with structured execution. Her mission is to elevate leaders who build with clarity, lead with presence, and create legacies that serve generations to come.
CJ Davidson
Founder & CEO, Proxy Financial Corp
As the Founder and CEO of Proxy Financial, CJ Davidson is the LAB's Financial Strategist, on a mission to elevate the financial services industry. Within the LAB, CJ builds the financial architecture that turns vision into a durable reality. With a disciplined capital strategy and uncompromising structure, he ensures growth strengthens the foundation instead of eroding it.
Discover more
As a licensed California hunting guide, NRA-certified instructor, and Hunter Education Instructor, he leads immersive trainings that build confidence, discipline, and a respectful relationship with the land. His work extends into regenerative farming, homesteading, and field-to-fork living, guiding individuals toward real-world resilience.
With over 30 years of transformational training through Landmark Education, Chase integrates mindset, leadership, and personal responsibility into everything he teaches.
His background spans real estate development with KB Home and CalAtlantic, leadership roles at Verizon Wireless, and sustainable energy work beginning at Tesla. In 2024, he founded The Bill Kill Company, helping clients access solar incentives and strengthen energy independence.
Grounded and practical, Chase brings together ancestral wisdom, modern expertise, and sovereign leadership to help individuals restore capability, resilience, and peace within their communities.
Discover more
As an ambassador of sovereign leadership, intentional living, and legacy-driven impact.
She advocates for transformation to restore congruence across love, life, and legacy. Her work integrates strategic clarity, emotional mastery, and embodied leadership, helping high performers move from external success to aligned, purpose-driven expansion.
With over two decades of entrepreneurial experience across education, leadership development, and regenerative living, Gwen, with the LAB, builds an ecosystem where capital, consciousness, and community evolve together. LAB connects leaders to immersive retreats, investment opportunities, and transformational programs designed to cultivate sovereignty, resilience, and long-term impact.
Rooted in integrity and guided by a deep understanding of both human development and lifestyle architecture, Gwen bridges inner transformation with structured execution. Her mission is to elevate leaders who build with clarity, lead with presence, and create legacies that serve generations to come.
Discover more
Driven by a deep commitment to financial security, CJ equips individuals, advisors, and small business owners with the tools and strategies needed to protect and grow wealth with clarity and confidence. Proxy Freedom provides forward-thinking resources that help clients navigate market volatility, safeguard assets, and plan with long-term intention.
Beyond business, CJ believes true wealth includes physical and mental well-being. He prioritizes health, discipline, and balance in his own life, modeling a holistic approach to prosperity. Whether leading his team, exploring global perspectives through travel, or refining his craft in the kitchen, CJ brings the same patience, strategy, and intentionality to life that he brings to wealth stewardship.
At its core, this is why the LAB exists to bridge people to opportunity, elevate financial literacy, and build a future where wealth is protected and intentional living is guided with integrity.
Discover more
Driven by a deep commitment to financial security, CJ equips individuals, advisors, and small business owners with the tools and strategies needed to protect and grow wealth with clarity and confidence. Proxy Freedom provides forward-thinking resources that help clients navigate market volatility, safeguard assets, and plan with long-term intention.
Beyond business, CJ believes true wealth includes physical and mental well-being. He prioritizes health, discipline, and balance in his own life, modeling a holistic approach to prosperity. Whether leading his team, exploring global perspectives through travel, or refining his craft in the kitchen, CJ brings the same patience, strategy, and intentionality to life that he brings to wealth stewardship.
At its core, this is why the LAB exists to bridge people to opportunity, elevate financial literacy, and build a future where wealth is protected and intentional living is guided with integrity.
Strategic Partners
Heather Munnelly
Strategic Wellness Partner | Functional Nutrition & Gut Health
Ramon Balderrama
Strategic Creative Partner | Visual Storytelling & Brand Media
Belinda Bradford
Strategic Experience Partner | Retreats & Global Community
Heather Munnelly, known online as “Detox Heather,” is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and founder of Detox Heather Inc. Her work focuses on restoring digestive health and metabolic resilience through functional nutrition and root-cause healing.
Ramon Balderrama is the founder of Henery Agency, a creative studio specializing in video production, photography, and digital brand storytelling. Based in Denver, the agency works with entrepreneurs and businesses to develop visual content that helps brands move from common to uncommon through bold creative expression.
Belinda Bradford is the Founder and CEO of Woman Explore, a global platform dedicated to creating meaningful travel and retreat experiences that bring people together through connection, growth, and exploration.
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After experiencing nearly ten years of severe digestive challenges herself, Heather dedicated her career to understanding the deeper drivers behind gut dysfunction. She trained through the Nutritional Therapy Association and now supports clients in resolving issues such as IBS, bloating, food sensitivities, fatigue, and chronic digestive imbalance.
Her approach integrates functional lab testing, personalized nutrition strategies, targeted supplementation, and lifestyle adjustments designed to restore the body’s natural healing capacity.
Within the LAB ecosystem, Heather contributes expertise in gut health, detoxification, and metabolic restoration, supporting the broader mission of regenerative wellbeing, longevity, and intentional living. Her work strengthens the foundation of health that allows individuals and communities to thrive.
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Ramon’s work focuses on translating ideas, brands, and visions into powerful visual narratives that resonate across modern media platforms. His background in videography and creative direction allows him to craft storytelling experiences that strengthen brand identity and audience connection.
Within the LAB ecosystem, Ramon supports the visual expression of projects, experiences, and ventures through strategic media production and storytelling. His work contributes to communicating the vision of intentional living, regenerative communities, and innovative initiatives with clarity and impact.
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With a strong background in entrepreneurship, marketing, and business development, Belinda has built and scaled multiple ventures across emerging markets, including successful exits. Her work is rooted in identifying gaps in the market and transforming them into high-impact, experience-led businesses.
Through Woman Explore, she has redefined how retreats are designed and delivered, creating spaces where people can reconnect with themselves, others, and the world around them. Her approach blends curated travel, community, and personal transformation into accessible, high-quality experiences.
Within the LAB ecosystem, Belinda supports the development of retreat experiences, global community activation, and immersive environments that align with the vision of regenerative living, intentional connection, and human expansion.
Her work strengthens the experiential layer of the LAB, where place, people, and purpose come together to create lasting impact.
Strategic Partners
Heather Munnelly
Strategic Wellness Partner | Functional Nutrition & Gut Health
Heather Munnelly, known online as “Detox Heather,” is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and founder of Detox Heather Inc. Her work focuses on restoring digestive health and metabolic resilience through functional nutrition and root-cause healing.
Discover more
After experiencing nearly ten years of severe digestive challenges herself, Heather dedicated her career to understanding the deeper drivers behind gut dysfunction. She trained through the Nutritional Therapy Association and now supports clients in resolving issues such as IBS, bloating, food sensitivities, fatigue, and chronic digestive imbalance.
Her approach integrates functional lab testing, personalized nutrition strategies, targeted supplementation, and lifestyle adjustments designed to restore the body’s natural healing capacity.
Within the LAB ecosystem, Heather contributes expertise in gut health, detoxification, and metabolic restoration, supporting the broader mission of regenerative wellbeing, longevity, and intentional living. Her work strengthens the foundation of health that allows individuals and communities to thrive.
Ramon Balderrama
Strategic Creative Partner | Visual Storytelling & Brand Media
Ramon Balderrama is the founder of Henery Agency, a creative studio specializing in video production, photography, and digital brand storytelling. Based in Denver, the agency works with entrepreneurs and businesses to develop visual content that helps brands move from common to uncommon through bold creative expression.
Discover more
Ramon’s work focuses on translating ideas, brands, and visions into powerful visual narratives that resonate across modern media platforms. His background in videography and creative direction allows him to craft storytelling experiences that strengthen brand identity and audience connection.
Within the LAB ecosystem, Ramon supports the visual expression of projects, experiences, and ventures through strategic media production and storytelling. His work contributes to communicating the vision of intentional living, regenerative communities, and innovative initiatives with clarity and impact.
Belinda Bradford
Strategic Experience Partner | Retreats & Global Community
Belinda Bradford is the Founder and CEO of Woman Explore, a global platform dedicated to creating meaningful travel and retreat experiences that bring people together through connection, growth, and exploration.
Discover more
After experiencing nearly ten years of severe digestive challenges herself, Heather dedicated her career to understanding the deeper drivers behind gut dysfunction. She trained through the Nutritional Therapy Association and now supports clients in resolving issues such as IBS, bloating, food sensitivities, fatigue, and chronic digestive imbalance.
Her approach integrates functional lab testing, personalized nutrition strategies, targeted supplementation, and lifestyle adjustments designed to restore the body’s natural healing capacity.
Within the LAB ecosystem, Heather contributes expertise in gut health, detoxification, and metabolic restoration, supporting the broader mission of regenerative wellbeing, longevity, and intentional living. Her work strengthens the foundation of health that allows individuals and communities to thrive.
Discover more
Ramon’s work focuses on translating ideas, brands, and visions into powerful visual narratives that resonate across modern media platforms. His background in videography and creative direction allows him to craft storytelling experiences that strengthen brand identity and audience connection.
Within the LAB ecosystem, Ramon supports the visual expression of projects, experiences, and ventures through strategic media production and storytelling. His work contributes to communicating the vision of intentional living, regenerative communities, and innovative initiatives with clarity and impact.
Discover more
With a strong background in entrepreneurship, marketing, and business development, Belinda has built and scaled multiple ventures across emerging markets, including successful exits. Her work is rooted in identifying gaps in the market and transforming them into high-impact, experience-led businesses.
Through Woman Explore, she has redefined how retreats are designed and delivered, creating spaces where people can reconnect with themselves, others, and the world around them. Her approach blends curated travel, community, and personal transformation into accessible, high-quality experiences.
Within the LAB ecosystem, Belinda supports the development of retreat experiences, global community activation, and immersive environments that align with the vision of regenerative living, intentional connection, and human expansion.
Her work strengthens the experiential layer of the LAB, where place, people, and purpose come together to create lasting impact.
Discover more
With a strong background in entrepreneurship, marketing, and business development, Belinda has built and scaled multiple ventures across emerging markets, including successful exits. Her work is rooted in identifying gaps in the market and transforming them into high-impact, experience-led businesses.
Through Woman Explore, she has redefined how retreats are designed and delivered, creating spaces where people can reconnect with themselves, others, and the world around them. Her approach blends curated travel, community, and personal transformation into accessible, high-quality experiences.
Within the LAB ecosystem, Belinda supports the development of retreat experiences, global community activation, and immersive environments that align with the vision of regenerative living, intentional connection, and human expansion.
Her work strengthens the experiential layer of the LAB, where place, people, and purpose come together to create lasting impact.
