HALO Talks: Elevating Wellness
473 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsLearn from top entrepreneurs and seasoned business owners in the HALO (Health, Active Lifestyle, Outdoor) sector how to optimize your business success. With host Pete Moore, Founder and Managing Partner of Integrity Square.
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Episode #393: Uncovering The Secrets Of Influencer Management With Growson Edwards: How To Mobilize Your Brand Community
February 17, 2023 19:14 - 28 minutes - 65.1 MBGrowson Edwards is a software entrepreneur and founder of CIPIO.ai, a Community Commerce marketing platform that helps brands mobilize & monetize their brand communities. He has extensive experience in the SaaS space, having grown his last company to $100 million in revenue and sold it. After meeting his two partners, they took on the challenge of building a Community Commerce Marketing Platform. A year later, he had close to 50 brands on his platform, including some of the biggest in the ...
Episode #392: From Sleeping in His Truck to HALO Sector Success: Jeff Sanders's Story of Resilience
February 10, 2023 23:28 - 28 minutes - 65.5 MB"No matter what industry you're in, you need to find someone with the trait of being passionate about what they're selling, teachable, and who has naturally high energy - those are more important than anything else," states Jeff Sanders. Jeff was 17 and, and at one point had to sleep in his truck. He literally had no place to go when he decided to take control of his life and "become teachable." Through various jobs at AT&T Wireless, substitute teaching, a Smoothie Factory franchise, nonp...
Episode #391: Leveling Up with Len Fridman | WellnessLiving - Software with a Heart for the HALO Sector.
February 06, 2023 18:14 - 25 minutes - 57.5 MBLen Fridman was laid off from his corporate job in 2009 after nearly a decade, and upon doing a bit of soul searching, he decided to pursue his passion for fitness instead of continuing on in "corporate life." He started a small boot camp business in a local park which quickly went on to become the most successful outdoor program in Canada in multiple cities. Eventually, a need/business frustration presented itself on the software side, which then led him to his Co-Founder Sasha Davids, who ...
Episode #390: Daring to Invest-How J.Dennis Jean-Jacques Views Investing & the Markets
February 01, 2023 18:56 - 30 minutes - 69.6 MBJ.Dennis Jean-Jacques is an experienced investor with over 20 years in finance. He is currently the CIO at Ocean Park Investments. His work is based on lessons from renowned figured such as Jeff Ubben, Peter Lynch, and Warren Buffett, and specializes in deep dive, fundamental investing and long-short equity investing. Dennis and HALO Talks host Pete Moore make this a master class! This episode is a "must listen" for anyone in the HALO sector who wants a basic primer on types of investments...
Episode #389: John Merris on Balancing Long-term and Short-term Goals to Fuel Growth at Solo Brands.
January 26, 2023 19:48 - 25 minutes - 58.5 MBJohn Merris is the CEO of Solo Brands, a public company that's making huge inroads in the outdoor space. With strong, in-the-trenches experience in sales and growth (he started as a door to door salesman!) Merris joined the company as its 7th employee and has since helped them acquire 3 other brands that now fall under the Solo Brands umbrella: Solo stove, Oru kayak, Chubbies apparel, and ISLE paddleboards. When he was approached by the founders of Solo stove, a smokeless fire pit company ...
Episode #388: Navigating the Fitness Industry's Hangover: Helaine Knapp's Tale of City Row
January 24, 2023 19:17 - 22 minutes - 52.4 MBHelaine Knapp, a self-professed "tech junkie" with a Big Ten education and a penchant for healthy living, risks it all to launch a boutique fitness empire, only to discover the water is colder and the monsters more fierce than she ever imagined. City Row is over 10 years old and they were one of the first to "make rowing sexy" and bring it to the forefront. She is now an expert in connected fitness, having built a best-in-class software platform and content production. Helaine was always...
Episode #387: Diving Into Connected Fitness, With Hassan Shah
January 20, 2023 19:29 - 24 minutes - 55.8 MBHassan Shah is an avid gamer and entrepreneur from Pakistan who is passionate about the intersection between connected fitness, sports, and gaming. He's set out to transform the fitness market with an innovative open world game, mixing Peloton and Zwift, which (among many other things) creates an all-encompassing experience with a unique monetization system. His company is called X-Originz and based in the UK. They're currently looking to raise £2.7m to order their first batch of 10,000 bike...
Episode #386: Restore Hyper Wellness - Healing the World One Body at a Time with CEO, Jim Donnelly
January 17, 2023 18:56 - 32 minutes - 73.3 MBJim Donnelly is the CEO and founder of Restore Hyper Wellness, a company focused on "making hyper wellness affordable and accessible for more people." He is a serial entrepreneur and a highly experienced leader with a passion for helping others. Six or seven years ago he found himself training for a triathlon and, after a friend suggested cryotherapy, he decided to try it out, but was unhappy with the experience-putting it mildly! He thought he could do it better, and he certainly has! The...
Episode #385: Unlock Your Sales & Make More Money-Donald Kelly Shares His Strategies
January 13, 2023 20:03 - 26 minutes - 61.5 MBWhen Donald Kelly, Founder of the Sales Evangelist, attempts to teach a group of businesses how to infuse sales back into their culture, he discovered that the key to success is building genuine relationships with clients (especially during discovery) and establishing a bridge between the value of your solution and their problem. He states, "The most effective organizations . . . they all have the pedigree that everyone is in sales. Even if it's a brick and mortar with a cashier at the fro...
Episode #384: Unlocking Biometric Sensing Technology w/ Jason Moore of Spren (Elite HRV)
January 10, 2023 22:07 - 28 minutes - 64.8 MBWhen Jason Moore, an entrepreneur with a background in data, software, and fitness decided to apply his expertise to the body, he quickly discovers a powerful, but ironic truth: The most valuable piece of equipment in the world is his own. He has developed a technology platform called Spren which uses device agnostic and camera sensing technology to deliver science-backed insights about the body. He states, "You have this high dollar, incredibly expensive equipment where if it fails, it ...
Episode #383: Adam Zeitsiff | Stronger U-Why Dieting Doesn't Work, Nutrition In The Fitness World & More Myth Busting!
January 06, 2023 20:52 - 26 minutes - 59.9 MBIn his second appearance on HALO Talks and as the now newly installed President of Stronger U (part of the Self Esteem umbrella), Adam Zeitsiff discusses their Mission of helping people achieve their nutrition goals and build meaningful human relationships with RD's and certified nutrition coaches, challenging the 95% diet failure rate and revolutionizing the way we think about nutrition. Stronger U has now been in business for 7 years and has an incredibly supportive community of 50,000+ st...
Episode #382: Randi Eisenshtat's Ride of a Lifetime-A Fundraising Journey for Sunrise
January 04, 2023 21:45 - 23 minutes - 53.4 MBJoin Randi Eisenshtat, a long-time industry veteran as she shares her story of initially starting out teaching everything from cardio funk and hip hop to getting involved with the fundraising world helping secure hundreds of thousands of dollars for non-profits like St. Jude, Cycle for Survival, the Sunrise Assocation, and others. She has over 17 years of experience having worked for Lifetime and Equinox, still teaches, and runs a financial planning practice as well. She's recently done a g...
Episode #381: The Journey to Success-Hampton Liu's Story of Building a Leading Online Calisthenics Brand
December 30, 2022 19:38 - 30 minutes - 69.3 MBWith the noble goal of creating a calisthenics online brand to help others--especially those just starting out--Hampton Liu remains determined to maintain his freedom and authenticity while attempting to balance the challenges of growing his brand month over month. He is a certified personal trainer, passionate fitness enthusiast, and the founder of Hybrid Calisthenics, an online brand and community dedicated to helping others achieve their fitness goals.With just over 3 million subscribers ...
Episode #380: Unlocking Mental Strength Through Tennis | Adam Molda Explains How COVID Changed The Game.
December 27, 2022 17:14 - 26 minutes - 59.5 MBAdam Molda is a former college tennis player-turned-fitness entrepreneur from York, Main. He's the founder of Spark Fitness & Tennis Club and has a passion for creating communities and fostering relationships through the sport of tennis. Since COVID, America has seen 5 million new players come to the game and the opportunity to promote the sport is bigger than ever. He talks about transforming a big box facility into something with a more "boutique feel" with the overarching mission of build...
Episode #379: Arnab Raychaudhuri's Journey From The Obama Administration Into Virtual Fitness.
December 23, 2022 20:19 - 26 minutes - 63 MBArnab Raychaudhuri is an engineer, tech entrepreneur, and former field organizer for the Obama campaign. He is passionate about fitness and is currently working to revolutionize the virtual fitness industry with his company, ZOMO Fit. Arnab was an engineer living in New York City when the pandemic hit. He noticed local gyms quickly took to running live Zoom classes to help keep things alive while they were shut down. This gave him the initial idea to create a platform--specific to the fitn...
Episode #378: Sam Miller | Proteus Motion | Discovering The Future of Strength Testing
December 20, 2022 19:40 - 24 minutes - 55.2 MBWhen Sam Miller, an industry outsider, took up the "minor" challenge of attempting to revolutionize strength testing and training, he ended up manufacturing a device unlike anything else currently available--something which helps unlocks previously inaccessible insights into physical strength--and launching him into a head-to-head battle for content against existing equipment makers. Sam is the CEO and Founder of Proteus Motion, a revolutionary strength testing and training device that pro...
Episode #377: Dr. Joseph Maroon | How Technology Is Changing The Game For Athletes
December 16, 2022 17:56 - 22 minutes - 53.2 MBJoseph C. Maroon, M.D., is a Neurosurgeon and Vice Chairman and Professor of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He's regarded as a premiere specialist in the surgical treatment of injuries and diseases of the brain and spine and considered an authority in sports medicine and concussion management. He's been the team Neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Medical Director of World Wrestling Association, as well as authored over 300 pee...
Episode #376: Suzelle Snoden & Anna Colosimo, Fit Bodies
December 13, 2022 22:19 - 20 minutes - 47.7 MBNearly 30 years ago, Fit Bodies came up with the unique idea of meeting high end resort's staffing needs by matching them with highly experienced and credentialed fitness professionals who were willing to teach a few classes while they were on vacation. It's a business model that has served the Founder, Suzelle Snoden, quite well over the years. She has over 30 years of experience in the fitness industry, and her company has placed instructors in some of the most prestigious resorts in the w...
Episode #375: Derek Flanzraich, Ness, CEO
December 09, 2022 21:31 - 26 minutes - 62.1 MBIn this episode, Derek Flanzraich discusses his journey as an entrepreneur and how he is using his new company, Ness, to democratize access to health, in part by using credit cards to incentivize healthy behaviors. Derek Flanzraich initially started as the CEO and Founder of Greatist, a company that later became the the leading health and wellness media company for Millennials. He is currently the CEO and Founder of Ness, a credit card company that rewards people for making healthy choic...
Episode #374: The Importance Of Referrals And Reviews In Driving Business, with Andre Cvijovic, Referrerizer-CEO
December 06, 2022 20:24 - 25 minutes - 60.5 MB"People are more likely to trust a business that has been recommended by a friend or family member, or that has positive reviews online. Nielsen did a survey with 30,000 people and found that approximately 92% of decisions regarding which businesses to patronize are based on other people's opinions, recommendations, and reviews," states Andre Cvijovic - Founder and CEO of Referrizer, an extremely robust marketing automation platform that helps businesses grow by generating leads and increasi...
Episode #373: John, Klein, CEO and Co-founder, Pause Studio
December 02, 2022 21:13 - 23 minutes - 54 MBWhen John Klein, a HALO sector veteran with 20+ years of experience, launches a unique workout recovery franchise, he finds himself confronting the challenges of balancing "art and science" to ensure success while bringing a luxurious, experiential offering to market in highly competitive geographic areas. John's held positions at Town Sports International and Equinox, and is currently the Co-Founder of Pause Studio, a health and wellness franchise with six different service modalities and a...
Episode #372: Sue Hitzmann, MELT Method, Founder
November 29, 2022 20:22 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBSue Hitzmann is an exercise physiologist and neurofascial science and research educator with 25 years of experience in the fitness industry. She is a founding member of the Fascia Research Society and the creator of the MELT Method, a system of self-massage and movement to help alleviate chronic pain. She started in the industry in 1988 as a fitness professional and an exercise physiologist. When she realized that what she learned in fitness was not able to aleviate her own chronic pain, s...
Episode #371: Dan Rubenstein, PUPS Pet Club, CEO and Founder
November 25, 2022 20:00 - 35 minutes - 83.1 MBDan Rubenstein is the CEO of Pups Pet Club, a pet care company with five locations in Chicago and Brooklyn. He has over 20 years of experience in the space, and is passionate about providing the best possible care for dogs. Dan took an interest when he had to find care for his dog while he was working. He eventually found a service that took his dog to a park to run around, but they didn't listen to him when he said not to take his St. Bernard out in hot weather and--very sadly--his dog S...
Episode #370: Sumner Hanna, Senior Instructor at SoulCycle, Designer and Co-Founder, Sumner Leigh Athletics
November 21, 2022 17:44 - 24 minutes - 57 MBSumner Hanna is a professional fitness instructor, former professional dancer, and Founder of Sumner Leigh Athletics. She's been teaching SoulCycle classes for over seven years and is currently also trainer with CLIMBR. Growing up as a professional dancer paved a way for a life of sweat and creativity for her. She worked on tours, TV shows, and music videos before eventually immersing herself in the realm of boutique fitness. She taught everything from Barre, Cycle, HIIT, strength training, ...
Episode #369: Sean Graham, Backspin Pickleball Club, Founder
November 18, 2022 19:26 - 26 minutes - 25.3 MBIn a world where tennis courts are king, one man struggles against the odds. He trudges forward daily doing his best to build a pickleball empire and overcome the obstacles of a competitive market and multiple naysayers. (Admit it. . .you just read that in the "in a world" voice, right?) ;) Our job is done here! Moving on . . . In this episode, you will learn: 1. The potential for pickleball to generate significant revenue streams from multiple sources, including membership dues, to...
Episode #368: Eric Casaburi, SEROTONIN Anti-Aging Centers
November 14, 2022 17:30 - 23 minutes - 22.8 MBEric Casaburi is the founder of Serotonin Enterprises, a company that provides anti-aging solutions through hormone replacement therapy, nutritional coaching, and fitness programs. He is also a franchise consultant and has over 20 years of experience in the health and fitness industry. In his second appearance on HALO Talks, he chats with host Pete Moore on what he's been doing since he founded Retro Fitness many years prior. The Serotonin anti-aging platform is a new way to help you look...
Episode #367: Eric Posner, Swerve Fitness, Co-Founder
November 08, 2022 18:35 - 26 minutes - 61.6 MBSwerve Fitness (which initially began as a successful brick and mortar space with three locations) now offers a, "Live streaming, groundbreaking fitness experience to gyms around the world, all built on the power of team sports." Eric Posner and his team have come up with a great "hybrid" that helps facilities fill in studio dead time, doesn't influence their existing staff placements, provides unlimited classes in a boutique experience with some of the best instructors available . . . and o...
Episode #366: Alex Dzierbicki, Cultivate Advisors
November 04, 2022 20:14 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBAlex Dzierbicki has held a variety of positions in the hospitality and HALO sectors. At one point, he owned three gyms, worked in private equity, moved on to the franchise space, and now works for the highly regarded Cultivate Advisors, where all advisors must possess a minimum of at least 10+ years of business ownership. When asked about the importance of perspective, he states, "The broader that is, the better you will be able to form commonality and pattern recognition skills. So sayi...
Episode #365: Brandon Cullen, MADabolic, CEO
November 01, 2022 20:36 - 36 minutes - 33 MBBrandon Cullen is a former professional hockey player and one of the Founder's of MADabolic. (Fun fact: MAD stands for Momentum Anaerobic Durability.) Along with his partner Kirk Dewaele, "The duo founded MADabolic after noticing a hole in the fitness market. There were no high-quality group fitness training systems for people who prioritize strength, value structure, and demand results…everyday people, and people past their sport looking to age athletically…people, it turned out, like them....
Episode #364: April Berg, Aruna Project, Co-Founder & Customer Experience Director
October 28, 2022 19:47 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBApril Berg is the Co-Founder & Customer Experience Director of the Aruna Project, an incredible organization which empowers women through employment. The Project, "Creates lifelong freedom marked by holistic care for victims of human trafficking. Products are crafted in freedom by skilled Artisans who are finding their voice, experiencing independence and growing with a sisterhood of others who have overcome." They've employed over 120 women since they began in 2015 (products launched in 2...
Episode #363: Roger S. Harvey, WEARELVEL5 CORP, Founder & Awareness Coach
October 24, 2022 15:38 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MB"My purpose is to help others," states Roger Harvey succinctly. This long time, highly-seasoned HALO executive served as the COO of Crunch for 13 years (from 3 studios to 27 in 1993-2006), as a COO and CEO in the boutique space, a consultant to a good number of brands, and most recently as the CEO of New York Sports Clubs. He was charged with the "minor" task of taking a 50 year organization (from 186 gyms going in, to 68) out of bankruptcy--while in the middle of the pandemic--pre vaccines!...
Episode #362: Matt Spielman, Inflection Point Partners, Founder
October 21, 2022 18:49 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBMatt Spielman is Founder of Inflection Point Partners and author of the newly released book, Inflection Points-How To Work and Live With Purpose. (Check out a quick one sheeter here as well.) Matt notes, "I transitioned from Executive to Executive Coach . . . and the part that really drew me in was seeing the people on the team grow, develop, thrive, giving them stretch opportunities, the promotion discussions and . . . just giving feedback in a constructive way. That was the stuff that r...
Episode #361: Amira Polack, Struct Club, CEO
October 10, 2022 19:56 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBStruct Club brings structure to music-inspired fitness instruction. By providing software for gyms, studios, and their instructors, Struct Club's simple app & unrivaled programming database streamline the entire process of delivering impeccable group exercise classes. In 2018, Amira incorporated Struct Club out of Harvard Business School, where she both got her MBA and began teaching indoor cycling classes at their gym. Coming from a prior career in enterprise software, she found tha...
Episode #360: Perry Kamel, DNA Vibe, CEO
October 04, 2022 18:30 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MB"Red light therapy has been around for 60 years but 'more' isn't always better," states Perry Kamel, the CEO of DNA Vibe, the innovative new company revolutionizing red light therapy and the way its administered. "More" was the direction the industry went down (and arguably is still going down) once people realized the modality had positive effects. "It's absolutely about precision, not power . . . and too much could be harmful," Kamel continues. With some recent coverage on the Today Sho...
Episode #359: Virginia Carnesale, Stage, CEO
September 23, 2022 18:08 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBVirginia Carnesale is the founder of Shop Stage. Her story of surviving breast cancer is incredibly inspirational for others going through what she did, and was the push needed for starting Shop Stage. Her inspiration was based on her experiences as a patient, and her life long background in retail. While the company is only about five months old as of this podcast (Sept 2022), she and her team are doing incredible work helping other women take the guess work out of their cancer treatments...
Episode #358: Bryan Clay, Eat The Frog Fitness, Founder
September 20, 2022 18:43 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBAs a very active kid, Bryan Clay (Founder of the fast-growing franchise Eat The Frog Fitness and 2008 Olympic decathlon gold medalist), found himself with an ultimateum by his Mom: Track and field or swimming . . . and he chose track and field because, "There was no way I was going to wear a Speedo!" he jokes. Clearly, it turned out to be the right choice. "The track became my sanctuary," he states. Clay went on to gain a Fulbright scholarship, compete in the 2004 Olympics, won the gold i...
Episode #357: Daniel Tobon, iVIK Holdings, CEO
September 15, 2022 18:55 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBDaniel Tobon is a self-described "hard 48." He joined the military at age 17 immediately after high school and served for 7.5 years. Due to a serious back injury, he later went on to get the, "most boring job I could" and became a lawyer. (Ha!) Tobon currently heads up iVIK Holdings. iVIK is a 100% USDA and EU certified organic cannabis production facility. They're also white-label, vertically integrated, and run a highly successful direct-to-consumer brand, Relevium. After selling his ...
Episode #356: Alessandro Biggi & Francesco Brachetti, Avocaderia
September 13, 2022 19:19 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBAlessandro Biggi & Francesco Brachetti are best friends since college and grew up in Italy. They started Avocaderia- the buzzy new restaurant (now with 4 locations.) They have far from the "typical" background of hospitality entrepreneurs. Both studied and worked in the finance world but eventually, Alesandro came to the idea of,"Healthy comfort food that's good for you but enriched with healthy fats which could be cheese, almonds and so on. I realized that it was really hard to find healt...
Episode #355: Dr. Jonathan Leary, Remedy Place, Founder
September 06, 2022 20:23 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB"Remedy Place is the world's first social wellness club," states Dr. Jonathan Leary, Founder. There is an incredible amount of buzz around this company, and for good reason! Leary has been working on this concept for a solid 10 years, and their new location in New York City's Flatiron district just recently opened. (Their first is in West Hollywood, CA.) "It's a whole entire club that's centered around holistic self-care, but it's made to enhance your health and your social life at the sa...
Episode #354: Jeff Riney, The St. James Club, COO
September 02, 2022 20:35 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBJeff Riney is currently the COO of the beautiful new St. James Club and has been in the industry since 1995. He got into the HALO sector, "By chance. . .and to avoid your classic 9-5 job. I started with selling memberships." Years later, the flagship St. James Club is a monster, 450,000 square feet facility with literally everything under one roof. It's a hybrid member/non-member model with all branded concepts developed in-house. "From a branding standpoint, Crunch and Equinox were reall...
Episode #353: Dermot McArdle & JP Mone, RAMfit
August 30, 2022 17:52 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBAfter playing Gaelic games professionally for nearly 15 years, JP and Dermot started Gaelic Performance, a firm which sold equipment into the highly niched Gaelic sports market. Sandbags and other products didn't really hold up and they ended up developing a much more sturdy and versatile product called the RAM and started RAMfit (Recycle And Move.) There's a heavily green ethos to the company and the product is made from recycled tires (which are heavily regulated in Europe) and steel fro...
Episode #352: Ben Ludwig, Traction Group-an F45 Training Company, COO
August 26, 2022 18:21 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBIn this episode, we're pleased to present an informative and enlightening interview with Ben Ludwig, a growth pastor, and a fitness coach with a rather unique background. "If you ask most people that are in ministry, that was never their original plan. For me, fitness was always my 100% go to. I started as a person trainer back in the day and worked my way up just through my passion for helping people. That's what I thought my career was going to be forever," states Ludwig. Ben and Pe...
Episode #351: Josh Morgan, Sesame, Founder & CEO
August 23, 2022 16:07 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBWho doesn’t love good, healthy food? Better still, who doesn't love the option to have it delivered while also knowing that the restaurant (not Big Tech!) is getting their fare share of the profits. Today’s episode of HALO Talks is made livelier and healthier by Josh Morgan, the founder of Sesame Order, a new marketplace created by a restaurant veteran squarely with other restaurant professionals in mind. Currently in approximately 250 restaurants in the NYC area, Sesame is still in beta a...
Episode #350: Emre Ozgur, Safe Sweat, Founder & CEO
August 19, 2022 18:00 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBA former college athlete who moved into a fitness career (and became a pro MMA fighter!) industry veteran Emre Ozgur is now the Founder and CEO of a buzzy new brand with an extremely unique concept, Safe Sweat. "When we started really working on this, initially it was a concept for the pandemic, but the reason we decided to push forward is because there is a very large demographic of underserved people that have been saying for years, 'I don't want to work out in the social environment. I...
Episode #349: Katy Richardson, Neighborhood Barre, CEO
August 09, 2022 18:58 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBRecorded in NYC at the Boutique Fitness Solutions Summit in April 2022, Katy Richardson, Founder of Neighborhood Barre, a (barre studio franchisor) talks with Pete Moore about her (briskly growing) portfolio of 23 studios, which still remain self-funded. Katy was also the recipient of the highly regarded Pinnacle Business Award in the Young Entrepreneur category in Knoxville, TN. As a former cheerleader who suffered a severe accident, Katy got into yoga and other lower-impact modalities to...
Episode #348: Monique Nadeau, EatLove Co-Founder & Board Member
August 02, 2022 17:52 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBMonique Nadeau is the Co-Founder of EatLove a company whose, "best-in-class technology delivers personalized, on-demand meal guidance that adapts to all lifestyles and food preferences and helps guide the 200 decisions we make around food each day." As a former investment banker, Harvard University graduate with an MPA in Economic Policy, Nadeau is well aware of the critical importance of nutrition and the obesity crisis currently facing America. "I've always been attracted to people who...
Episode #347: Mary Parray, InTouch Technology
July 29, 2022 22:33 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBInTouch Technology is a business very familiar to the Milkie family. As the current CEO, Mary spent 15 years on the vendor / CMS side, and has about 30 years total in the sector. She owned health clubs prior and worked in nearly every position. InTouch recently secured additional investment capital and is now branching out into the consulting and call center side. Mary provides some very valuable intel into the changing landscape of the CRM world. Regarding pricing she states, "I've been...
Episode #346: Ari Tulla, CEO & Co-Founder, Elo
July 26, 2022 18:35 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB"I'm a tech guy / ex-athlete who became a big believer in this idea that food can get you sick, and food can also become the best medicine that you have," states Ari Tulla, CEO and Co-Founder of Elo. On their site they mention their vision is to "transform food from the cause of disease to medicine." Ari is a serial entrepreneur and was an early investor in the (now very popular!) Oura ring. When it comes to nutrition, where there's so much information changing (it seems!) weekly. Tull...
Episode #345: Robbie Bent, Co-Founder & CEO, Othership
July 20, 2022 16:46 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBRobbie Bent is the CEO and Co-Founder of Othership. As one of the first employees with Ethereum, Robbie is extremely well versed in community building and galvanizing people around a particular cause. When it came to what is now Othership (with a brick and mortar location in Canada and a highly successful app,) he built this community initially in his backyard which grew to 400 people (and then a few thousand) with ~$20,000 a month in revenue. His initial entre to breathwork was, "As a wa...
Episode #344: Dr. Laurie Whitsel & Tom Richards
July 14, 2022 17:09 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBIn one of our most important podcasts released to date, we're proud to talk with Dr. Laurie Whitsel, Vice President of Policy Research and Translation of the American Heart Association & Senior Advisor to the Physical Activity Alliance, a non-profit that, "Brings together stakeholders in the physical activity communities for us to speak with one voice on significant policy and systems changes," states Whitsel. Joining her is Integrity Square's own Chief Political Architect and policy vetera...