Annie Appleby is the founder and CEO of YogaForce, blending style and function since the mid-1990s. She patented the alignment-guided, ergonomically shaped YogaForce A-Line Mat in 2005, now used for yoga, Pilates, and rehabilitation—especially for golfers with back issues. Her products have appeared on The Big Bang Theory, and she has taught for organizations like Google and Stanford. A skin-cancer survivor and pioneer of doga, she’s currently licensing YogaForce and developing athlete-sized mats.