Amanda received her Bachelor of Science in Human Sciences, with an emphasis on Nutritional Sciences/Dietetics from Oklahoma State University, and the highest GPA and President’s List at the Northern Oklahoma College where she received an Associate Degree in Science, summa cum laude.

Here is an excerpt from a recent interview with a B2B editor, when asked about her message to Product Development Scientists and CEOs:

“If I can transform your formulas to pure profits, you’d want to know about it wouldn’t you? The reason for asking this is that I strongly believe in Nature’s capacity to heal, and bring back balance to our lives.

Together we can create products that effect longevity and rejuvenation, working with Nature’s mechanisms of action with our superior ingredients as agents of change.

Some of life’s episodes are catalysts, a series of fortunate events that have led me to HP Ingredients, and to you:

• from my mother prevailing over Crohn’s Disease when I was sixteen;
• from my father’s lung mass recovery, both largely due to my research and herbal recommendations;
• from my successful studies including formal education as a dietitican, which helped open my eyes to much more knowledge about natural healing;
• from my time at Whole Foods Market as the “Go-to-Supplements Hermione Grainger” for customers, friends, and family, then to Garden of Life, where I achieved the Honors of National Product Specialist of the Year, and Regional Product Specialist (the previous year).

From these I bring to you the science, research and outstanding products of HP Ingredients. This is to help you discover the mechanisms and clinical truths behind HPI’s ground-breaking ingredients with startling powers, catalysts to affect positive change on a cellular level. I believe Mother Nature always knows best. I am here to help transform her energies for positive change and superior products – and plenty of profits for you!”

Dr. Hancke has published over 80 scientific papers and has an astounding 20 patents. Since 1980 he has been investigating medicinal plants, beginning with  four years at the Swedish Herbal Institute in Sweden, where he studied the immunomodulating properties of Andrographis paniculata [ParActin®] and collaborating closely with Universities and Research Centers all over the world, including  USA, Germany, Great Britain, India, Italy and Chile.

For instance, in 2008 he worked  for a research consortium in cancer funded by the World Bank.  One of the lines of research he proposed was to investigate Aristotelia chilensis [MaquiBerry®] in cancer, considering that polyphenols of fruits, particularly anthocyanins, had a strong and beneficial impact on health. His work was the basis of the introduction of HP Ingredients’ distinctive super berry – Maqui berry – which has been shown to contain the highest content of proanthocyanidins. Further, Dr. Hancke was one of the first experts to review promising preliminary research on Citrus Bergamot’s powerful effects on cholesterol profiles and cardiovascular health. He was instrumental as well in working with Annie Eng to commercialize this valuable fruit.

Dr. Hancke has worked with Annie Eng since the early days of HP Ingredients, helping bring to market the compelling portfolio of HP Ingredient’s safe, patented, clinically proven nutraceutical ingredients for use in your state-of-the-art formulations.

In addition to sourcing medicinal plants for HP Ingredients, and supervising the handpicking of the organic Maqui berries in woven baskets by the indigenous Mapuche at 3600 feet altitude, he spends his spare time as a full professor of pharmacology at Universidad Austral de Chile.

Dr. Hancke studied Veterinary Medicine at Universidad Austral de Chile, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Max-Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Germany. He  obtained a grant from the WHO at the Medical School of Hannover, and was an honorary Research fellow at the Charing Cross Hospital, University of London.

A seasoned veteran of the financial world, Blake cut his teeth as an asset manager at the leading global financial services firm, Morgan Stanley, in Houston and Manhattan, and ate many a sidewalk hot dog on Wall Street. He progressed to managing his family’s business brokerage in Sarasota, before retiring to come to work at HP I. His brokerage experience brings you a polished business savvy to steer you through the tangled mangroves of nutraceutical product development.

As a dedicated foodie, Blake can source for you not only Green-Lipped Mussel and Monkey Head Mushroom for an esoteric formula, but also recommend (and possibly book you a table at) the finest restaurants in Prague, Rome, Napa or local Sarasota.

When not honing his gifted culinary skills, he enjoys kayaking off Bird Key in all weather conditions.

Blake holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the esteemed private research university, Vanderbilt, in Nashville, Tennessee.