OUR STORY

This started with one family. It's built for every family.

TandemStride was born from lived experience. Our founder watched his brother navigate recovery after a traumatic injury, and saw something that changed everything: connection heals people in ways medicine alone can't.

Built from lived experience.

HOW WE GOT HERE

TandemStride was born from lived experience. When founder Matt Kalina's brother, Mark, became a bilateral amputee after a pedestrian-train accident in college, Matt witnessed firsthand the power of connection in recovery.

Mark's resilience was powerful. Just as powerful was the strength, perspective, and compassion of other survivors who rallied around to support him.

That collective community inspired a vision: to make integrated recovery accessible to every survivor and family navigating it.

“The resilience of the survivor community is powerful. We’re just building a system to amplify that strength.”

— Matt Kalina, Founder & CEO

Most of us have been in those rooms.

WHO WE ARE

Most TandemStride employees have a personal connection to the cause we serve: as patients, survivors, family members, or clinicians who've sat with people through the hard parts. This isn't a brand angle. It's the reason the product works the way it does.

Thomas Stephenson

Chief of Staff

After surviving a traumatic injury in college, I've always been passionate about making sure other survivors have the resources and support they need for a successful recovery.

Bridget McFadden

TandemGuide

I believe in whole-person, trauma-informed care, and I wanted to help build a better healthcare experience for trauma survivors.

Cecilia Ramirez

Software Engineer

We're taking on a messy, underfunded corner of medicine that others avoid. I'm proud to be part of an effort that runs toward hard problems, not around them.