Our Team
Brent Boswell
Founder & Co-Owner
Brent Boswell is founder and co-owner of Launch IX and the driving force behind its approach to golf performance and athlete development. A former top-ranked junior golfer in California, he has built his career training golfers at every level, including Division I athletes, professionals and players who have reached No. 1 at the junior, amateur and professional levels.
As a competitive junior golfer, Brent saw firsthand the role strength, movement and physical preparation could play in elevating performance on the course. That experience shaped the direction of his career and a commitment to developing stronger, more resilient athletes to perform at the highest levels of their sport.
Brent has invested deeply in his craft, earning more than 10 certifications spanning performance training, corrective exercise and golf-specific performance. His credentials include education through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, International Sports Sciences Association and Titleist Performance Institute. He expanded that knowledge through a yearlong performance mentorship and later as head of performance at a physical therapy clinic, deepening his understanding of corrective exercise, physical limitations and athlete health.
His work with golfers is results-driven and highly individualized. Brent has helped athletes develop greater speed and power, reduce injury risk and build the physical resilience required for high-level competition. He uses assessment, evidence-based training and close attention to detail to identify what each athlete needs rather than forcing athletes into a standardized program.
Brent believes the best development also creates athletes who understand their training and take ownership of the process. His coaching combines high standards with an approachable style and a long-term view of progress.
That philosophy helped shape Launch IX. Brent believes performance training should complement an athlete’s sport-specific coaching, not compete with it. His vision is a more connected model of athlete development, bringing assessment, training, recovery, technology and collaboration together around the individual athlete.
For Brent, Launch IX represents the standard he has spent his career building toward: intentional development, measurable progress and an uncompromising commitment to continuous improvement.
Nick Molina
Co-Founder & Co-Owner
Nick Molina is co-founder and co-owner of Launch IX and a principal architect of its athlete development model. A former NCAA Division I and Division II baseball player, Nick brings more than a decade of baseball coaching experience and more than nine years of athlete training to the systems and coaching standards behind Launch IX.
Nick’s work is shaped by both performance training and psychology. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology, a postgraduate certificate in performance psychology and is currently pursuing a doctorate in the field. His professional credentials include ISSA Certified Personal Trainer, NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist and nutrition coaching certifications through both ISSA and NASM.
That combination gives Nick a distinct perspective on what drives athlete development. He believes effective coaching begins with understanding the individual, including how an athlete moves, responds to training, processes coaching and progresses over time. Strength, speed and physical preparation are part of that equation, but so are the behaviors and mindset that influence consistency, confidence and long-term development.
At Launch IX, Nick turns that philosophy into structure. He defines the standards coaches use to evaluate athletes, interpret performance data and build individualized development plans. His focus is not simply on what an athlete does in a training session, but on creating systems that allow coaches to make better decisions, measure progress and continually adapt training as the athlete develops.
Nick’s role as co-founder extends beyond coaching individual athletes. He is building the framework that shapes how Launch IX evaluates, coaches and develops athletes across the organization. His goal is to create a standard of development that is individualized, measurable and continuously improving, while giving coaches the tools and understanding needed to deliver that standard consistently.
Scott Hoyt
General Manager
Scott Hoyt brings more than 40 years of golf industry experience and 29 years as a general manager to Launch IX, with a career spanning competitive golf, club leadership, facility development and the operation of some of Northern California’s most respected golf properties.
Scott served as head golf professional and general manager at Almaden Golf and Country Club before helping open Cinnabar Hills Golf Club, a new 27-hole facility. There, he helped oversee development, built a team of more than 70 employees and led the operation to profitability from day one. Throughout his career, Scott has also developed golf professionals who went on to become head professionals and general managers themselves.
He later spent 11 years as general manager of Pasatiempo Golf Club, where he returned the club to profitability, beat budget in 10 of 11 years and helped restore Pasatiempo to the Top 100 golf courses in the United States, including a No. 17 ranking among public courses by Golf Digest. His leadership extended from financial and team management to major water, infrastructure, remodeling and course restoration initiatives.
Scott’s credibility extends well beyond the business side of golf. A former San Jose State golfer who finished No. 9 in the nation in 1975, he currently serves as president of the Northern California PGA Senior Division and is a four-time NCPGA Super Senior Player of the Year.
At Launch IX, Scott brings something that cannot be fast-tracked: decades of experience building teams, developing golf professionals, opening facilities and leading complex golf operations. That perspective gives Launch IX seasoned operational leadership from the outset while adding another layer of golf knowledge to the organization.
Scott remains a valuable resource for the athletes, coaches and golfers around him. His knowledge is meant to be shared, and he is always willing to talk golf, offer perspective and pass along what decades in the industry have taught him.
Diego Mitchell
Performance Trainer
Diego brings the perspective of both a competitive athlete and performance coach to Launch IX. After winning CCS and CIF State Championships, he continued competing at the collegiate level, carrying with him a commitment to physical preparation that had shaped his development from an early age.
Diego began coaching athletes at 17 and has since worked across one-on-one, small-group and team environments with athletes at different levels of sport. An ISSA Certified Trainer with a background in kinesiology, he believes effective coaching goes beyond writing workouts.
His approach combines performance testing, movement analysis and individualized programming to understand what each athlete needs and build training around it. Whether the objective is greater speed, strength, movement quality or resilience, Diego brings purpose to the process and helps athletes develop the physical capabilities and training habits required for continued progress.
Kaylee Karpiel
Performance Trainer
Kaylee brings a strong foundation in exercise science, research and NCAA Division I strength and conditioning to her role as a performance coach at Launch IX. A former multi-sport athlete, she holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in exercise science and is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and Performance Enhancement Specialist.
While completing her master’s degree at Western Michigan University, Kaylee served as a graduate teaching assistant, conducted research on post-activation potentiation and athlete performance, and completed an internship with the university’s strength and conditioning department. Her experience included working with Division I athletes and leading strength and conditioning for Western Michigan’s Division I golf team, where she developed programs focused on strength, power and overall performance.
Kaylee brings that combination of education, research and applied coaching to Launch IX. She uses evidence-based methods and individualized programming to help athletes move better, get stronger and continue progressing toward their performance goals.
Jay Mariveles-Perez
Performance Trainer
Jay brings a background in competitive athletics, golf and performance training to his role at Launch IX. A former collegiate athlete and competitive junior golfer, Jay understands physical preparation from both sides of athlete development: first as a competitor and now as a coach.
A San Jose State University graduate with a minor in kinesiology, Jay is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and completed a yearlong mentorship focused on hands-on athletic performance. He has also completed Level 1 and Level 2 education through the Titleist Performance Institute, adding a deeper understanding of golf-specific movement and physical performance to his coaching background.
Jay’s coaching is individualized and evidence-based, with an emphasis on building the physical foundation behind performance. He uses strength training, movement quality and purposeful programming to address what each athlete needs while accounting for the demands of their sport. His background in golf gives him an additional lens for golfers, but his focus remains on developing the athlete as a whole.