MEET THE TEAM

Schmid Etienne, CO-FOUNDER & CEO

Schmid Etienne is a Minority and Service-Disabled Veteran-Entrepreneur. He is the owner/president of Seraphim Exercise Engineering Studios (SE2 Studios) and also the co-founder and CEO of R.E.S.S.E.T Studio, a research-backed stress management and mood-altering program that is designed to teach individuals how to effectively manage stress in under 3-minutes by simply using their senses. Schmid’s R.E.S.S.E.T process is currently being utilized by the master’s in health administration program at the University of Minnesota. Schmid has a master’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University in Exercise Science with a focus in Biochemistry and Human Movement as well as numerous graduate and advanced level programs in neuromuscular systems, rehabilitation and biomechanics such as MAT (Muscle Activation Techniques), RTS (Resistance Training Specialist) and MSS (Muscle System Specialist). He completed the Bunker Labs veteran entrepreneur programs in Chicago through Chicago’s center for technology entrepreneurship best known as 1871. He has been featured in the Chicago Sun-times and has been in the health and wellness field for fifteen plus years. He has lead workshops on postural ergonomic, health and stress management at Google, DePaul University, Loyola University, and several Law firms across Chicago. He is an Illinois approved sponsor of legal continuing education. Schmid is currently focusing his time and energy in learning and understanding psychophysiology and its role in the improvement of health while in the pursuit of his Ph.D.

Lauren Ruckheim, CO-FOUNDER & CMO

Lauren Ruckheim has a Masters in Psychology and is a Co-Active Life Coach. Beginning her career in marketing, She has managed Marketing for financial institutions and runs her own branding & coaching company, Encompass Creative Branding & Coaching. Lauren's path to creating R.E.S.S.E.T sprung from a personal journey. In her fast-paced career, she regularly experienced high anxiety and stress levels. But, she decided that she would not allow this to become her "normal" life and started to investigate holistic and healthy ways to manage stress. This led her to create R.E.S.S.E.T Studio with Schmid in order to provide others struggling with the demands of Corporate America with the techniques they need to live optimally and manage stress without sacrificing their career goals.

OUR TWO PILLARS: RES - SET

R.E.S.S.E.T is built upon two key processes: