We provide exceptional care for stronger recovery

Ready Rebound helps first responders and frontline workers recover like tactical athletes, with hands-on navigation and sports medicine expertise. We get injured members to the right care faster, keep them supported through every step, and give departments the clear, real-time visibility they need to manage recovery with confidence.

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Where we started

Our story

Years ago, our founder Luis Rivera was working with two people who had the same injury. One was a professional athlete. One was a Milwaukee firefighter.

The athlete was back in six months. The firefighter was still waiting at eighteen.

The difference was access, attention, and guidance. The athlete had a team moving recovery forward. The firefighter was left to work through a system that was slow, fragmented, and hard to navigate.

So Luis became the person firefighters could call when the system stalled. He helped them find the right specialist, understand the next step, and keep recovery moving. What started as a phone number became known as “call Luis.”

In 2015, that became Ready Rebound.

Today, we bring that same standard to first responders and frontline workers across the country, helping the people who serve our communities access faster, more coordinated recovery support.

Luis Rivera · Founder / Advisor

What we do

How Ready Rebound supports faster recovery

Ready Rebound provides care navigation and recovery visibility for work-related musculoskeletal injuries.

Through Recover, injured members are supported by a dedicated Navigator who helps coordinate specialist access, appointments, follow-ups, and the path back to full duty.

See how Recover works

Through the Return by Ready Rebound software platform, departments get a clearer view of recovery status, claim movement, cost, and outcomes, so Command, HR, Risk, and Finance can make decisions with more confidence.

See how Return by Ready Rebound works

We work alongside your existing TPA, provider network, and internal teams, adding the coordination and clarity that help recovery move faster.

Who we are

A team shaped by public safety and sports medicine

We are former fire and police chiefs, officers, firefighters, educators, and sports-medicine-trained athletic trainers.

We understand the physical demands of frontline work, the pressure on departments, and the trust it takes to support someone through recovery. That perspective shapes every part of Ready Rebound.

years of sports medicine experience

years of law enforcement, firefighting, and education experience

Executive Leadership Team

Luis Rivera

Founder / Advisor

Luis Rivera launched Ready Rebound in 2015 to revolutionize how public safety and municipal organizations protect their frontline human capital. Recognizing that firefighters, law enforcement officers, and tactical athletes face extreme physical demands yet are subjected to broken, slow-moving corporate bureaucracy when injured, Luis engineered a new category of service: combining high-touch concierge care navigation with high-velocity supply chain logistics. Under his leadership, Ready Rebound transforms legacy workers' compensation and major medical processes by eliminating administrative downtime, restoring roster capacity, and protecting municipal budgets.

Luis spent the bulk of his foundational career as a Sports Medicine-trained Physical Therapist specializing in elite performance and rehabilitation at Arizona State University and through his own clinics, treating professional athletes across football, baseball, and golf. His leadership experience spans key executive and clinical roles, including Director of Workers' Compensation Business Development at Athletico in Milwaukee, Director of Physical Therapy at Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic in Atlanta, Clinic Director and Partner at Athletico in Milwaukee, and Group Director at Physiotherapy Associates in Tempe, AZ.

A recognized innovator in workforce readiness and healthcare logistics, Luis received the Ideadvance Grant from the University of Wisconsin System's Center for Technology Commercialization (Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship) and is an active member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association. He earned both his Bachelor of Arts and Master's Degree in Physical Therapy from Marquette University. He holds professional credentials as an Athletic Trainer, Certified (ATC); Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist (COMT); and Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES).

David Reeves

Chief Executive Officer

David Reeves is a Milwaukee native who spent over 15 years in Silicon Valley helping run two early-stage successful start-ups. Both exits achieved over 2B valuations, including an IPO with Zuora. David comes from OpenGov, where he served as President. During David’s tenure there, OpenGov became the fastest-growing government technology company in the country and now has over 2,500 government customers in the US. David also long served as SVP for PTC Inc., a Boston-based software company.

David serves as an investor and advisor with several VCs and start-ups in Milwaukee and across the country. He is also The Board Secretary of the not-for-profit Journey House, Executive in Residence at Marquette University’s Business School, and he holds advisory roles in many other civic organizations in the city.

Jim Tarantino

President and Chief Revenue Officer

Jim Tarantino is a veteran sales and business leader with 35 years of success in both corporate America and entrepreneurial start-ups. During this time, Jim helped take several companies through hyper growth, funding, and eventually into IPOs and exits for over $10B in market value.

Jim is well versed in all aspects of running both technology and service organizations and has been a leader in combining these into highly successful tech-enabled service businesses. Recently, Jim helped grow Coro, a tech-enabled service company, from $5M in ARR to $100M in ARR by utilizing a multiple distribution channel model that leveraged both direct sales and channel sales to maximize growth.

Jim is a visionary strategic leader who can design and implement big-picture go-to-market strategies while simultaneously focusing on the day-to-day tactical battle plan.

Jim is also a certified professional business coach, top-selling author, and accomplished speaker.

Grant Koster

Chief Clinical Officer

Grant Koster, FACHE has been a healthcare leader for over two decades. Formally educated as a Physical Therapist and Athletic Trainer, Koster joined Athletico Physical Therapy in 2001. During his clinical and executive leadership career, Athletico had grown from 7 clinics (founder led business) to over 960 locations in 26 states. Koster served in multiple field and corporate leadership and operational roles during his tenure at Athletico. Upon exiting the business in 2022, he served as Senior Vice President of Operations, Partner, and General Manager of Athletico Physical Therapy (previously partnered with Harvest Partners & BDT Capital Partners) which served thousands of communities and millions of patient visits annually.

Throughout his career, Koster has led through acquisitions, integrations, company re-alignments and re-orgs as well as operational transformation strategies while maintaining focus and execution on empowering people, inspiring hope, and transforming lives with over 50 specialty services ranging from sport medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy, women’s health, and worker’s compensation rehab.

Koster is deeply committed to the employee experience in healthcare as well as the patient experience with a customer-centric patient journey focus. That focus is rooted in new patient acquisition, provider productivity, best practices and SOP’s operational excellence, patient outcomes, and employee engagement.

Koster is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and an alumnus of Northwestern’s Kellogg Executive Scholars Program with a concentration in leadership and management. He currently is on the Board of Directors of Highbar Physical Therapy, IncludeHealth (digital MSK company), and The Place for Children with Autism. He is also a business consultant for Essenza Health which specializes in Gynecology and Functional Medicine.

Molly Mulcahy

Chief Marketing Officer

Molly Mulcahy brings over 20 years of experience leading high-performing marketing teams across both B2B and B2C industries, with a proven track record of building purpose-driven brands and accelerating growth. She has shaped marketing strategy and driven innovation for companies ranging from $100M startups to global businesses exceeding $25B in revenue, including Unilever, Johnson Controls, Stella & Chewy’s, and most recently, Wilson Sporting Goods, where she led global marketing for racquet sports and championed emerging categories like pickleball.

Known for her ability to blend data-driven insight with creative storytelling, Molly has led brand transformations, digital acceleration, and omnichannel expansion across diverse industries. While new to healthcare, she has long been an advocate for community health access—most notably partnering with Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin to expand urgent care options for underserved families.

Molly holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a BBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.

Molly’s personal mission aligns deeply with Ready Rebound’s purpose:

“Helping those who take care of us isn’t just a strategy—it’s a calling. I’m honored to help shape a brand defined by compassion, service, and excellence, so more people receive the care they deserve—exactly when they need it. Together, we’re building something truly meaningful, and I’m proud to help lead that mission forward.”

Jacob Grindel

VP, Finance

Jacob brings a wealth of expertise in corporate finance and technology transformation to Ready Rebound, with years spent in private equity and venture capital-funded businesses.

Jacob is a CPA, licensed in the state of Wisconsin, and is pursuing his MBA at the University of Chicago. Jacob also holds his B.S. and M.S. in Accountancy from Case Western Reserve University.

On his commitment to Ready Rebound's mission: "My commitment stems from observing the pitfalls of the American Healthcare system. Sadly, medical advocacy has become table stakes for everybody. Ready Rebound's top-notch and caring clinicians connect our members to the best physicians in record-setting times, delivering incredible healthcare outcomes for our members every single day.

Rob Fischer

Chief Information Officer

Rob Fischer lives in Chicago with his wife, Kelly, their two daughters, and the family dog. He brings over two decades of experience in IT, software development, security, and operations, primarily within fast-growing B2B startups.

Rob has played key leadership roles across vertical SaaS companies as they scaled into industry leaders. Most recently, he was VP of Enterprise Technology at OpenGov, where he led strategic technology initiatives, M&A due diligence and integration, the Courts product line, and the security workstream during the company’s acquisition by Cox Enterprises. Before that, Rob helped scale Relativity from a disruptive legal tech startup into a market-leading e-discovery platform. Over the years, he has launched and led DevOps, Security & Compliance, Service Desk, and Project Management functions, consistently building programs that enable growth and resilience.

At Ready Rebound, Rob is excited to build new capabilities and strengthen existing systems to help the organization continue to grow.

Outside of work, Rob is a passionate foodie, an avid cyclist, a beginner pickleball player, and a hopeful world traveler.

Tim Sharpee

Senior Vice President, Business Development

Tim Sharpee joined Ready Rebound after a 30-year career in corrections and law enforcement, retiring as Captain in the Wauwatosa Police Department. After leading Rebound Police Officer for a Day training for his department, Tim saw firsthand its positive impact on his officers and their families, and wanted to give back to a company improving the lives of first responders.

Tim served as the department's Director of Training and Personnel, Range Master, and Lead Firearms Instructor. A 20-year veteran of its Special Response Team (SWAT), he served as Operator, Team Leader, and Team Commander. A State of Wisconsin-certified firearms instructor, he has taught use of force, advanced firearms, active shooter response, workplace violence preparedness, and tactical operations, including at domestic and international SWAT and Use of Force conferences. In 2013 and 2015, under the direction of the U.S. State Department, he implemented a police tactical training program in Chisinau, Moldova, to establish an international standard of policing.

Tim holds a B.S. in Law Enforcement from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and a Certified Public Manager certification from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Tim lives in Pewaukee with his family and enjoys golf, hunting, and fishing.

Manny Lara

Head of Human Resources

Manny Lara is Head of Human Resources here at Ready Rebound, where he leads the people function of our fast-growing company that serves firefighters, police officers and EMS professionals. He has more than 20 years of HR leadership experience, much of it in healthcare. Before Ready Rebound, he was Chief Human Resources Officer at The Bartolotta Restaurants and Director of Human Resources at Progressive Community Health Centers. He also held HR leadership roles at national healthcare systems such as Aurora Health Care, Versiti (BloodCenter of Wisconsin), Mayo Clinic and Ascension Health.

Prior to his career in Human Resources, Manny spent seven years as a Naval Officer in the U.S. Navy. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a Master’s Degree in Human Resources from Marquette University, where the Jesuit ideal of cura personalis (care for the whole person), guides how he leads. He is a 3x speaker at national HR thought-leader group, DisruptHR, was named a 2026 Milwaukee BizTimes Notable HR Executive, and provides an active voice on AI in the HR profession.

Board of Directors

Darren Jackson

Chairman of the Board

Darren was most recently the CEO of Advance Auto Parts from January 2008 to January 2016. He had been a member of the board of directors since 2004. Between 2001 and 2007, Darren served as Chief Financial Officer of Best Buy, a Fortune 100 company, having joined the organization in 2000. Prior to joining Best Buy, Darren began his retail career with Carson Pirie Scott in Milwaukee, holding various executive positions, including Chief Financial Officer. He then spent three years with Seattle-based Nordstrom Stores as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Darren is on the board of directors of Baird Advisors, Lacks Enterprises, All-In Milwaukee, Cristo Rey Network, and Ready Rebound. Previously, he served on the boards of Fastenal Inc., Wolfspeed Inc., Advance Auto Parts, The Drexel Fund and Marquette University. Darren’s long-time commitment and leadership in supporting education for students from a low-income background include board positions with Cristo Rey Network, Cristo Rey Twin Cities, Wallin Education Partners, and most recently as the Founder of All-In Milwaukee.

Brian Lindstrom

Board Member

Brian Lindstrom is finance and operations leader with significant experience in executive leadership in both private equity and venture capital environments for over 20 years. His career highlights scaling private and public company software and tech enabled services businesses.

Throughout his career, he has held key leadership positions at Epic as well as CFO/COO roles in Baird, Francisco Partners, Permira, and Silver Lake sponsored portfolio companies in middle market health and HR tech.

Brian is a certified public accountant with a degree in Accounting from Bradley University, a Master of Science in Industrial Administration (MSIA) from Purdue University's Krannert School of Management, and the completion of the Advanced Management Program at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.

Heidi Jannenga

Board Member

As co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer of WebPT, Heidi advises on the company’s strategic direction and product innovation, while advocating for the rehab therapy profession on an international scale. She co-founded WebPT after recognizing the need for a more sophisticated industry-specific EMR platform and has since guided the company through exponential growth, while garnering national recognition. Heidi brings with her more than 15 years of experience as a physical therapist and multi-clinic site director as well as a passion for healthcare innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership.

An active member of the sports and private practice sections of the APTA, Heidi advocates for independent rehab therapy businesses, speaks as a subject-matter expert at industry conferences and events, and participates in local and national technology, entrepreneurship, and women-in-leadership seminars. In 2014, Heidi was appointed to the PT-PAC Board of Trustees. She also serves as a mentor to physical therapy students and local entrepreneurs and leverages her platform to promote the importance of diversity, company culture, and overall business acumen for private practice rehab therapy professionals. In 2015, Heidi was named the AzPTA’s Physical Therapist of the Year.

Heidi was a collegiate basketball player at the University of California, Davis, and remains a lifelong fan of the Aggies.

Board of Advisors

Dr. John Jefferies

Cardiology Advisor

Dr. John Jefferies is an internationally recognized cardiologist specializing in cardiomyopathies, heart failure, genetics, heritable disease, artificial intelligence, and rare diseases. He is a Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Memphis. He is also the immediate past Governor of the Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Cardiology and immediate President of the American Heart Association Mid-South region. He is the team cardiologist for the Memphis Grizzlies. He is a Research Member of St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

He completed his combined pediatric and adult cardiology training at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas at the Texas Children's Hospital, and the Texas Heart Institute. He is the lead Editor of two leading textbooks in cardiology and has authored or co-authored over 300 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters.

His research is funded by sources including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and multiple industry partners. He received his MPH from the University of Kentucky with a major in Epidemiology. He received his MBA from the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania with a dual major in Management and Entrepreneurship & Innovation. He is actively involved in the advancement of innovative technologies including artificial intelligence in healthcare, novel strategies for healthcare provision connectivity, precision medicine, diagnosis and management of rare diseases, and patient advocacy.

He has served as a Key Opinion Leader for over 30 national and international companies. He has served on multiple Scientific Advisory Boards and is a consultant to both privately held and publicly traded companies. He is the Chief Medical Officer for Daxor Corporation.

John Orsini, CPA

Advisor

Mr. Orsini, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare (NMHC), has proven expertise in the strategic financial management of multi-hospital health systems and brings with him more than 30 years of health care finance experience with the last 10 being a health system chief financial officer. Previously, Mr. Orsini was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cadence Health and upon completion of the merger, became the SVP and CFO for NMHC.

Prior to joining Cadence Health, Mr. Orsini was the CFO of Presence Health, a 12-hospital system created by the merger of Resurrection Health Care and Provena Health. During his tenure there, Mr. Orsini made significant contributions to the financial strength of the organization, including the detailed financial work around the merger of the two health care systems.

Prior to joining Presence Health, Mr. Orsini held the position of Corporate Vice President, Finance, and Treasurer for Scripps Health, a four-hospital non-profit health system in San Diego. He also served in a series of financial leadership roles with Dignity Health (formerly Catholic Healthcare West, now CommonSpirit Health), a non-profit health system consisting of 40 full-service hospitals in California, Arizona and Nevada. Mr. Orsini earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Arizona State University, Phoenix, and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant. He also completed the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business Global Leadership in Healthcare program. He began his career in auditing for the Arizona Department of Health Services in 1985.

Why we exist

Our mission and vision

Our mission is to deliver expedited, high-quality healthcare advocacy, person to person, heart to heart. Our vision is to become the new standard in which healthcare is delivered in the United States.

As we are in this for a long haul, we value TRUST above all. We understand and are sensitive to the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of all our members and our employees. We treat our members and employees as distinct individuals. We care for them deeply, and we want only the best for them.

What we stand for

Our core values

Teach and Learn

We foster a culture of learning and growth, where every experience adds to our collective knowledge, enabling us to support each other and our clients better.

Exceed Expectations

We aim to go above and beyond in everything we do, consistently delivering exceptional service that builds trust and reliability.

Action Oriented

We proactively drive solutions, taking ownership of challenges with a “drive, don’t be driven” mentality to achieve meaningful results.

Make a Difference

We focus on impactful outcomes, meeting targets, and solving critical healthcare challenges for First Responders to support their essential work.

Independent by design

A trusted advocate for members and departments

Ready Rebound does not pay or process claims. That independence helps us support both the member and the department with clear guidance, trusted advocacy, and better recovery timelines.

Our provider network follows the same principle. We take no referral fee, providers pay nothing to join, and every provider earns their place by serving members well.

We take no referral fee
Providers pay nothing to join
Every provider earns their place by serving members well

By the numbers

Our impact

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states

lives covered

Net Promoter Score

$0M+

labor costs saved in 2025

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overtime shifts saved in 2025

Award-winning care navigation

Recognized for our impact

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