Morris Bryan - Product Engineer
Morris Bryan is the Inventor of the Tower Garden. Morris was a curious child, taking apart and reassembling small electronics. He also wanted to understand how to grow plants, leading him to start a small farming business with his brother as a child.
After graduating from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1974, Morris was intrigued by the idea of vertical gardening, but it was not until his family textile business was sold in 1991 that he started pursuing his passion for home gardening. That led him to engineer what became the Tower Garden, obtaining its first patent in 2006. After continuing to develop and distribute his invention with Future Growing for several years, he sold the Tower Garden technology and patent to Future Growing so he could focus more of his time on inventing new gardening technology. Morris continues to serve as Product Engineer of the Tower Garden division of The Juice Plus+ Company.
Tim Blank - Chief Technology Officer
Tim’s Horticulture degree from Valencia College and career as Chief Horticulturist for the Land Hydroponic Greenhouses at Walt Disney World Company led Tim and his wife, Jessica, to start Future Growing in 2006. Future Growing’s mission was to make vertical farming and fresh local produce available to all. To make this happen, the Future Growing team identified the Tower Garden technology as the best vehicle to accomplish the mission.
In addition to further developing the Tower Garden technology and product line at Future Growing, Tim invented a first of its kind, one-size-fits-all hydroponic mineral blend that allows for a wide range of fruits and vegetables to successfully grow in Tower Garden. On the commercial side, Tim invented the commercial farming system for Tower Garden and in 2012 patented a next-gen rotating aeroponic Tower system.
The Juice Plus+ Company partnered with Tim and Jessica Blank to bring this technology to an even broader audience. Today, Tim serves as Chief Technology Officer of the Tower Garden division of The Juice Plus+ Company.
Steve Williams - Senior Director
Steve began his career at The Juice Plus+ Company in 1989. He has held several positions during his tenure, the most extensive role was as Director of Customer Care, where he implemented many of the quality standard being used today.
In 2013, Steve was tasked with leading the Tower Garden division of The Juice Plus+ Company. He and his team work in the areas of innovation, brand development, expansion and special projects, such as developing grow lights and product improvements to make year-round growing possible. Steve serves as the Senior Director of the Tower Garden division, helping people grow their own fruits and vegetables in their homes and in farms across the world.
James Coffman - Director
James was born in Tuscon, AZ, into a military family which allowed him to live in MS, GA and TX throughout childhood. He received a Bachelor of Applied Science in Accounting from the University of Central Florida in 2003. He worked in public accounting for several years with Grant Thornton. This expertise enabled him to learn from a diverse client set that covered several industries.
In 2007, while working as a consultant, he met Tim Blank and joined the Future Growing team. He worked closely with Tim over the next few years helping to grow Future Growing. In 2016, James became Director of Tower Farms in the Tower Garden division of The Juice Plus+ Company.