Rachelle McCray

About Rachelle McCray

I am a wearer of several hats whose industry experience has come full circle. I am an accomplished and nationally recognized Television host, a Hardware Start-Up Co-Founder, and a health patient advocate. I consult in areas of expertise in several sectors including Media, Home Shopping/E-Commerce, Patient Care, and Patient Advocacy. See below:About my role as a CO-FOUNDER: developing a patent-pending tech product that will help reduce food waste from farm to table. Currently serving as the Principal Investigator to a Phase I SBIR grant funded by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). NYSERDA award grantees for our prototype to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions due to food waste. Members of Rev: Ithaca Hardware Accelerator, Cohort Fall 20••••23 and Fall 20••••22, in association with Cornell University. We are a woman-owned majority company and we are currently raising with launch plans in 2023. About my 15+ years in TV: I am a seasoned TV Host, Producer,+ Development Producer, with over 15 years of relevant professional industry experience within the television + digital space. I am skilled as a television host, producer, content creator, and writer. Most recently, I worked as a program host for the world\'s largest shopping platform, QVC. I was selected 1 0f 6, out of applicants.I am capable of creating stories from pitch to publish, and have experiences in reality show breakdowns, new concept development, breaking entertainment news, celebrity news stories, supervising crew members + staff writers, interviewing celebrities and vendor clients, and can take editorial and creative direction to deliver on tight timelines.My role as a PATIENT ADVOCATE: As the daughter of a kidney transplant patient, and kidney patient myself, I advise companies on the role of patient advocacy and how to create the biggest impact for patients globally. In addition, I successfully launched a 501c3 non-profit foundation that assists in telling the stories of kidney patients around the country. We provide education, advocacy, and comfort for those fighting kidney disease. To date, through various corporate partnerships and sponsorships, we have distributed over bears to kidney patients and their families. These bears bring comfort, health education, and teach patients the importance of advocacy. Other career highlights include Former NFL Cheerleader, Miss Arizona United States + 1st Runner-Up to Miss United States.

Experience

1. Founder

   Minminbear Foundation

   Sep 2020 — Present · AZ, US

   We educate, advocate,+ comfort. Fighting kidney disease 1 adventure at a time with the #minminbearchallenge.

Education

• Cornell University

  Certificate of Completion, Women's Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Studies

  2021 — 2021