My guest today is Will Ahmed, founder of fitness wearable company WHOOP. What started as a business plan in 2011 has evolved into the 24/7 health-tracking device you’ll often see on athletes across professional sports. During our conversation, Will and I discuss how his own backstory ties into the founding of WHOOP, the key design decisions they made in the ... Show More
Jan 29
Gokul Rajaram - Lessons from Investing in 700 Companies - [Invest Like the Best, EP.456]
My guest today is Gokul Rajaram, Founding Partner at Marathon Management. Gokul is one of the most prolific product builders and investors of the last twenty years. He has built the core ad and product businesses at Google, Facebook, Square, and DoorDash, working at each compan ... Show More
1h 16m
Jan 20
Patrick O’Shaughnessy - Creating on Principle - [Invest Like the Best, EP.455]
This week is a special episode. Only David Senra could get me to be on the other side of the mic. Because I don’t plan on being interviewed often, I wanted to share this conversation, which I so enjoyed, with our audience. It went in a very different direction than I expected. We ... Show More
2h 6m
Jan 13
Tom Digan & Greg Stewart - Building the World’s Best Fitness App - [Invest Like the Best, EP.454]
My guests today are Tom Digan and Greg Stewart. Tom is the co-founder of Ladder, and Greg is its CEO. Ladder was my first angel investment. What followed over the next seven years is one of the most unlikely and dramatic business stories I’ve been a part of. Today, Ladder is the ... Show More
1h 14m
Jun 2024
How to Build an Unconventional Brand that Sells for $419 Million | Mike Fata
Mike Fata, a 25-year entrepreneur, shares his journey of personal transformation and the connection between health and business success. He emphasizes the importance of prioritizing health and wellness, as it directly impacts performance and effectiveness in entrepreneurship.
Co ... Show More
1h 4m
Jan 2024
Visma: Mission Critical European Software - [Business Breakdowns, EP.145]
This is Zack Fuss. Today we are breaking down the largest privately-owned software business in Europe, Visma. Visma is a software company with over 15,000 employees offering accounting, payroll, and HR software products for customers across the Nordic, Benelux, and Baltic regions ... Show More
46m 4s
Jul 2023
Lululemon Athletica: The Athleisure Leader - [Business Breakdowns, EP.120]
This is Zack Fuss, an investor at Irenic Capital, and today we’re breaking down Lululemon Athletica. The Canadian company, founded by Chip Wilson in 1998, has grown from a pop-up store in a yoga class to a $45 billion apparel business. Along the way, it pioneered the trend of ath ... Show More
46m 29s
Oct 2022
Whoop Founder: How I Built A $3.6 BILLION Company & BEAT Apple! Will Ahmed
Will Ahmed is the founder of Whoop, the fitness monitoring app worn by LeBron James and Serena Williams, and which goes toe to toe with Apple, Google and Amazon.
Will is the classic example that business and entrepreneurial drive follow on from being obsessed with a problem. Aft ... Show More
1h 45m
Apr 2024
Nearly 20 Million Books Sold! | The Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones with bestselling author, James Clear
James Clear has sold an incredible 15 million copies of his bestselling book, Atomic Habits, which has 4.8 stars on Amazon with more than 120,000 reviews. Wow! In this episode of Behind the Brand Bryan and James talk about the proven way to build good habits and break bad ones.
C ... Show More
1h 10m
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today's conversation, I am joined by Dr. Tessa Misiaszek, coauthor of</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Branding That Means Business</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Tessa is an instructor with Harvard Professional Devel ... Show More