About 5-Star Wellbeing

Dr. Lima is a founder and chief clinical officer of 5-Star Wellbeing, Inc. She has been a medical executive and clinician for over thirty years, with a passion for patient-centered holistic care promoting optimal health. She is a licensed provider who earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2011 from the University of Central Florida (UCF), after becoming became a nurse practitioner in 2008. She has been a UCF faculty member for over ten years. She also holds board certification as a family nurse practitioner. Dr. Lima’s clinical expertise is primary care, sleep disorders, weight management, and wellness. Her research studies in sleep disorders have been published in peer-reviewed professional journals, and numerous health news sites have referenced her work. Dr. Lima is a sought-after speaker for national and international conferences and guest for media appearances. Dr. Lima also has participated as a volunteer on international medical mission trips, and as a mentor for nursing students and at-risk youths.

Dr. Paolini is a founder and chief behavioral science officer of 5-Star Wellbeing, Inc. She is a Licensed Psychologist with over 30 years of experience in psychotherapy and holds an additional Florida license as a clinical supervisor. She earned her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Western Michigan University before completing her residency at the University of Minnesota. She has also completed the Mindfulness-Based Therapeutic Lifestyle Change training program at the Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare system, as well as Dr. Kathleen Bayliss’ research-based nine-week Functional Medicine Anti-Aging Workshop. She is a member of the AdventHealth and Nemours hospital medical staffs. Still active as an instructor in continuing medical education, she is a former psychology graduate program faculty member and served as a clinical supervisor for both Master’s and Doctoral students. Dr. Paolini created a first-of-its-kind integrative physician wellness program designed to fight physician burnout and foster organizational change. She is author of Inside the Mind of a Physician, published in 2020 by the Florida Hospital Press.

Mr. Reed is a founder and chief operations officer of 5-Star Wellbeing, Inc. He was co-founder and remains chairman of Marketing Partners, Inc., which celebrated 40 years of service to clients in 2024. Reed has worked with associations, communities, consumer product corporations, educational, hospital and healthcare systems, as well as public service institutions. His industry experience beyond healthcare includes major appliances, electronics, kitchenware, personal products, medical equipment, and recreation.  His focus has spanned business development, consumer research, finance, fundraising, leadership, marketing and communications, performance improvement and strategic planning. He has facilitated numerous board and staff retreats and workshops. His orientation to the product “P” (of the Four “Ps” of Marketing) led to work in creating innovation and ideation processes. He is a student of total quality management, process design and performance improvement, which in healthcare led to team-based service line and patient experience redesign projects involving the application of lean six sigma principles.