Elan Katz
When you believe in yourself and shoot for the sun, the worst you will get are the stars. Never be afraid to try, to try and fail, and then get…
Health isn’t just an industry. It’s the thing everything else depends on. The founders in this section are building companies at the intersection of healthcare, wellness, and the human body’s stubborn refusal to cooperate.
From digital health platforms to fitness brands to medical devices, the range is enormous. What connects these founders is a belief that the way things work now isn’t good enough. Healthcare is expensive, confusing, and weirdly resistant to improvement. These are people trying to change that, one company at a time.
These interviews dig into the unique challenges of building in health. Regulation. Clinical validation. The long timelines. The fact that “move fast and break things” is a terrible philosophy when the things in question are human bodies. It requires a different kind of founder. One with patience, domain expertise, and a tolerance for complexity.
You’ll find conversations about preventive health, mental wellness, nutrition, fitness technology, telemedicine, and the challenge of making healthy choices accessible to everyone. Not just people who can afford boutique everything. If you care about health, your own or other people’s, these conversations are worth your time.
When you believe in yourself and shoot for the sun, the worst you will get are the stars. Never be afraid to try, to try and fail, and then get…
By writing lists the night before, you can feel a sense of accomplishment as you check those tasks off one by one the next day. Laina Gossman, the founder/CEO…
Eat your own dog food – the best ideas and solutions come from personal problems that you understand better than anyone else. Gerald Diaz is a board certified Internal…
GET YOUR SLEEP! Sleep can solve so many physical and mental health issues and it’s so easy to do if we prioritize it and realize how important it is. …
Co-founder of Gauze, the world’s most comprehensive database of international hospitals that connects and informs the 1.4 billion international travelers annually, Suzanne Garber also directed and produced “GAUZE: Unraveling Global…
Calloway Cook founded the herbal supplements company Illuminate Labs to solve the transparency issues in the dietary supplements market. He is a serial entrepreneur who raised an angel investment round…
You are beautiful just the way you are – no matter what society or anyone else says! Ilene created Find Body Freedom (formerly BodySense) in 1992, after decades of…
Taking frequent, short breaks and being as present as possible, as often as possible. We only have so much attention and being present in the moment keeps me on task,…
Care more deeply for others but care less what others think of you. Liam McClintock received his B.A. from Yale and left a career in finance to travel through…
Trust your internal compass and don’t overcomplicate things. Shawn Kernes is a visionary trailblazer in the tech industry. With over 20 years of executive experience in building and leading…
Cristin Smith is the CEO/Founder and Spiritual Director at Saffron & Sage, spearheading operations at Little Italy’s first-of-its-kind membership-based holistic health club. In addition to day-to-day operations, Smith serves as…
You can be successful as long as you put forth the effort, but if you are chasing too many things at once, there isn’t enough left to focus on what…