Sometimes It Takes a Big Leap of Faith
Mental Healthcare is Broken
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A Big Leap of Faith
Big Leap Health exists because one person refused to give up on another. For two years, Yakov's partner watched him struggle with severe anxiety. He kept telling himself he just needed to push through. She kept insisting there was another way. When he finally listened and tried breakthrough treatments, he started to get his life back.
For two years, Yakov's partner watched him struggle with severe anxiety. He kept telling himself he just needed to push through. She kept insisting there was another way. When he finally listened and tried breakthrough treatments, he started to get his life back.
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Better Mental Healthcare, Accessible to Everyone
The Old Way
The Big Leap Way
How we show up for the practices and patients who depend on us.
Allergic to Average
People's lives are on the line. "Good enough" isn't in our vocabulary. We strive to be exceptional in everything we do and create meaningful impact for the patients and practices we serve.
Bias Towards Action
Patients don't have time to wait while we figure things out. We automate the repetitive work, eliminate bottlenecks, and move fast on the things that actually matter.
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Champion Truth with Humility
We listen hard, ask "why?" without hesitation, and question ourselves first. Real wisdom comes from admitting what we don't know, and being relentless about getting better.
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Earn the Second Badge
Our partner clinics put their name on the care we help deliver. We co-design solutions with them, share context freely, and tie our success directly to theirs. When they succeed, we succeed.
The Team Building a Better Way
Yakov founded Big Leap Health after spending two years and $10,000 navigating barriers to breakthrough mental health treatment. Previously Head of Growth at Bread, Codecademy, and Clearing Health; early employee at Uber; advisor to Attunement AI and Salvo Health.
Alex has spent 7+ years building and scaling clinical operations for behavioral health practices. As a 2X founding team member, he's seen what it takes to deliver great care—and what gets in the way. Early strategy work at BCBS & ZS Associates.
Backed by Top Medical Experts
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Former Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health at Geisinger. Chief Medical Officer at Workit Health (Series C). Brings decades of experience scaling psychiatric care across health systems and startups.
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Vice-Chair & Professor of Neurosurgery at UC-Irvine. MBA from UCLA. Residency at Cleveland Clinic. 15+ years of clinical experience bridging surgery, research, and healthcare innovation.
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Chief Medical Officer at MindMed (NASDAQ: MNMD), the largest public psychedelic drug discovery company. Former senior executive at Pfizer. Deep expertise in novel psychiatric treatments and regulatory pathways.
