About Us
Stacey Kauffman | Founder + CEO
As a former executive of a billion-dollar media company and a founder and owner of an executive advisory and leadership development company, Stacey has seen the effects that positive and negative youth sports experiences can have on adults in a professional setting.
After years of navigating youth sports programs with her two daughters, Stacey adapted her purpose-driven coaching model into the youth sports setting to support their development and experience. This served as the catalyst for the development of GLAUX.
As a team leader who successfully managed multiple sports radio stations and partnerships with the Golden State Warriors, San Francisco 49ers and Sacramento Kings, Stacey possesses the strategic vision and leadership skills that are crucial for developing impactful partnership models and programs. Stacey is also a keynote speaker and facilitator on various topics surrounding leadership, culture, women in business, and beyond.
With her personal experience as a youth player, coach, and parent, Stacey has a well-rounded perspective on the challenges and opportunities within youth sports- and how it can translate to life beyond it, especially in the professional setting.
Stacey's expertise in business ownership and operations, as well as communication, leadership, marketing and team dynamics ensure that the program effectively addresses the growing challenges that kids face in youth sports, while also supporting the sustainable growth of youth sports programs through retention and reputation.
Kelsey Gustafson| Head of Mental Performance Programming
Kelsey is the Head of Mental Performance Programming and partner at GLAUX. She also is a private practice mental performance coach and the owner of KGC LLC, all of which helps athletes develop the mindset needed to compete at their highest level—consistently and confidently. She works with athletes, coaches, and teams through 1:1 coaching, team workshops, and leadership development, providing practical strategies that enhance performance under pressure.
With a Master’s Degree in Sport & Human Performance and personal experience as a collegiate volleyball player, Kelsey understands the mental demands of competition firsthand. She works with a wide range of sports, including Basketball, Baseball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Swim & Dive, Soccer, Track & Field, Volleyball, Wrestling, and more.
Kelsey’s customized approach helps athletes sharpen their focus, manage pressure, and stay locked into the present moment. She helps athletes learn to recognize mental traps, develop resilience, and recover from adversity with confidence.
While many factors contribute to an athlete’s success, Kelsey believes that the defining difference between a good and a great competitor is their dedication to the mental game. Those who invest in their mindset gain the edge needed to perform at an elite level—both in competition and in life.
GLAUX Advisory Board
Lauren Johnson
Dr. Joyce Mikal-Flynn
Dr. Joyce Mikal-Flynn
Lauren Johnson is a mental performance expert, executive coach, advisor, and keynote speaker who helps individuals and organizations build the resilience and mental skills required to perform at their best. Before founding Lauren Johnson & Co., she spent several years as the Mental Conditioning Coordinator for the New York Yankees.
Today
Lauren Johnson is a mental performance expert, executive coach, advisor, and keynote speaker who helps individuals and organizations build the resilience and mental skills required to perform at their best. Before founding Lauren Johnson & Co., she spent several years as the Mental Conditioning Coordinator for the New York Yankees.
Today, she works with professional athletes, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and leading organizations through coaching, consulting, workshops, and national speaking engagements.
Lauren holds a master’s degree in performance psychology, and her experience developing high performers brings valuable insight to GLAUX’s mission of helping girls build confidence, resilience, and skills that serve them in sport and throughout their lives.
Dr. Joyce Mikal-Flynn
Dr. Joyce Mikal-Flynn
Dr. Joyce Mikal-Flynn
Dr. Joyce Mikal-Flynn is a nurse practitioner, professor in the School of Nursing at Sacramento State, and the mother of three Division I athletes. She is the creator of Metahabilitation®, a strengths-based framework that helps people navigate challenge, adversity, and trauma and move toward resilience and post-traumatic growth.
Inspired
Dr. Joyce Mikal-Flynn is a nurse practitioner, professor in the School of Nursing at Sacramento State, and the mother of three Division I athletes. She is the creator of Metahabilitation®, a strengths-based framework that helps people navigate challenge, adversity, and trauma and move toward resilience and post-traumatic growth.
Inspired by her own recovery after experiencing a cardiac event at one of her children’s swim meets, Dr. Mikal-Flynn has dedicated her work to helping survivors—including athletes facing injury, transition, and life after sport—recognize their strengths and grow through difficult experiences.
Her expertise in resilience, recovery, and post-traumatic growth strongly supports GLAUX’s commitment to helping kids thrive both in and beyond athletics.
Kamal Bhandal
Dr. Joyce Mikal-Flynn
Kamal Bhandal
Kamal Bhandal is Senior Vice President of Global Invisalign Brand, Consumer & Americas Marketing at Align Technology, where she leads consumer marketing across the U.S., Canada, and LATAM. Over 18+ years across Intel, Sun Microsystems, Johnson & Johnson, and Align, she has built a reputation for turning complex, category-defining product
Kamal Bhandal is Senior Vice President of Global Invisalign Brand, Consumer & Americas Marketing at Align Technology, where she leads consumer marketing across the U.S., Canada, and LATAM. Over 18+ years across Intel, Sun Microsystems, Johnson & Johnson, and Align, she has built a reputation for turning complex, category-defining products into brands people trust and adopt at scale.
Kamal's leadership of Invisalign's strategic investment in sports and athletes, especially women, reflects a genuine belief in building confidence for kids and girls, both on the field and off it.
Raising two daughters who played sports, Kamal brings a multi-tiered lens, in addition to her natural instinct for trust and adoption, to GLAUX's mission of keeping kids in the game.