Posts byAnthony Vennare

December 8, 2020

#60: Brynn Putnam, Founder & CEO of Mirror

December 1, 2020

Issue No. 107: Billion-Dollar State of Mind

Exploring Calm’s path to profitability, its battle with Headspace, and the future of the meditation market.

December 1, 2020

#59: Byron Ling, Partner at Canaan

November 24, 2020

Issue No. 106: The Ideas Investors Want to Back

After combing through our podcast transcripts, we’re sharing some of the best insights from industry-leading venture capitalists, investment bankers, and private equity investors. 

November 24, 2020

#58: Nate Raabe, Managing Partner at Rx3 Growth Partners

November 17, 2020

Issue No. 105: The Next Mainstream Wearable

A behind the scenes look at the market, model, and approach that’s propelling Levels, a metabolic health company, forward as they head toward a full-scale consumer launch.

November 17, 2020

#57: Zaw Thet, CEO of Exer

November 10, 2020

Issue No. 104: Alarmingly Unfit

Long before it became a billion-dollar industry, physical fitness was thought of as being central to the nation’s vitality. In recent decades, our collective health spiraled downward. Now, we face a call to action to restore what's been lost.

November 10, 2020

#56: Deepen Parikh, Partner at Courtside Ventures

November 3, 2020

Issue No. 103: What is Community Anyway?

At a time when assembling in real life is restricted and virtual connections sustain us, it’s worth exploring the meaning of community in the context of our newfound reality.

November 3, 2020

#55: Nick Green, CEO of Thrive Market

October 27, 2020

Issue No. 102: The Big Business of Recovery

Far from ice baths alone, recovery is being redefined and it wants a piece of the wellness pie. The rise of recovery will create a multi-billion-dollar category, giving way to a new class of unicorns.

October 27, 2020

#54: L Catterton Managing Partners Michael Farello & Jon Owsley

October 20, 2020

Issue No. 101: On the Other Side

Despite the home exercise equipment spending surge and outpour of funding into digital fitness, gyms and studios will inevitably reopen. When they do, exercising in person will take on a new form.

October 20, 2020

#53: Cam Porter, Founder & CEO of Core

October 13, 2020

Issue No. 100: Arming the Rebels

Building the infrastructure for Fitness Creators is the next opportunity up for grabs, and the company that takes a Shopify-like approach to “arming the rebels” could redefine fitness.

October 13, 2020

#52: Randy Hetrick, Founder & CEO of TRX

October 6, 2020

Issue No. 99: The Athlete VC

A growing number of pro athletes see startup investing as a path to outsized gains. For companies, having an athlete on the cap table is proving to be invaluable.

October 6, 2020

#51: Jason Baptiste, CEO of STUDIO

September 29, 2020

Issue No. 98: Cashing In on the High-Performance Lifestyle

Combining elements of technology, fitness, medicine, and mindfulness, the high-performance lifestyle has taken hold. With opportunities abound, there’s no shortage of ideas for capitalizing on this category.

September 29, 2020

#50: Lionel Conacher, Managing Partner at NEXT VENTŪRES

September 22, 2020

Issue No. 97: What to make of Apple Fitness+

Far from a Peloton killer, Apple Fitness+ isn’t the end game, it’s a warning shot. Armed with deep pockets and walled gardens, Big Tech wants a piece of the fitness pie.

September 22, 2020

#49: Keith Nowak, CEO of Ten Thousand

September 15, 2020

Issue No. 96: Walden Pond 2.0

The antithesis of the wellness culture, simplicity, stillness, and space just might be the self-care habits we can least afford to live without.