About Us
If there’s anything we’ve learned as elite performers, it’s that the most challenging field of all is the mind. Forget sprinting, sparring, or relentless goal setting — it wasn’t until we rebalanced our mind that we truly came alive on the field and in life. Functional mushrooms helped us attain that balance and continue to expand our vision for the future as we explore their immense possibilities.
Mushrooms find their strength in community. They grow and flourish thanks to symbiotic relationships with surrounding plants. We fully align with this credo, and hope you’ll join us on our journey to dig deeper, forage new paths, and unearth our full potential.
UMBO (n):
noun /ˈəmbō/: The word “umbo” is a geometric term used to describe both the raised center of a mushroom cap and the boss of a shield. Equal parts natural and protective, fortifying you so that you can run at any problem with the strength to succeed and conquer the unknown.
Our Founders
Rashad Evans
UFC Champion. A former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Rashad knows a thing or two about the connection between mind and body, and the importance of having both in sync. He credits mushrooms for that one-two punch of focus + energy in training and competition, and then easing the transition from fighter to “just getting back to being me.” Rashad is passionate about transforming sports nutrition and transforming access to education so that others can have the same opportunities that he did.
Jake Plummer
Pro-Bowl NFL Quarterback. Ten years in the NFL earned Jake a reputation as a natural leader. The guy who inspired his teammates to believe in themselves and in each other – personal excellence for the sake of the team. This ethos is what drew him to natural medicine, eager to learn what mushrooms can do for each of us individually and how we can pool that collective power to help make a better world for all.
Del Jolly
Advocate & Educator. Focused on shifting the cultural narrative, Del worked as part of Decriminalize Denver and Charlotte’s Web CBD before co-founding Unlimited Sciences, a psychedelic research nonprofit partnered with the likes of Johns Hopkins University. He believes functional mushrooms have just as much, if not more, potential than psychedelics and is committed to exploring and unearthing everything we can.
