As a young entrepreneur in the Wild West days of the internet, Alex Tew was drawn to meditation for its simple calming power. Together with fellow tech founder Michael Acton Smith–known for hits like Moshi Monsters–the two brainstormed ways to bring the ancient practice of meditation into the 21st century. In 2011, they bought the domain calm.com, built an a ... Show More
Aug 17
Bobbie: Laura Modi. How a Baby Formula Startup Took Market Share From Two Industry Giants
Laura Modi set out to build a better infant formula. What followed was years of setbacks: a crippling dispute with the FDA, a frustrating search for a manufacturer, and the constant fear that the company would run out of money before it reached customers.But today, Bobbie generat ... Show More
1h 19m
Jan 2018
How to Stay Calm in a Busy World with Michael Acton Smith #2
In this episode, Dr Chatterjee speaks to Michael Acton Smith, co-Founder and co-CEO of Calm - the app, website and book. We hear about what inspired Michael to set up the company through recognising the benefits of meditation and how we can all bring stillness into our lives in t ... Show More
32m 4s
Jan 2022
Calm App Founder: From $0 To $2 Billion By Making The World Meditate: Michael Acton Smith
Michael Acton-Smith is best known as the co-founder of Calm, the $2 billion meditation, sleep and wellness app, but he is so much more than that. Because Calm is just one of four companies Michael has built. Michael has also built Moshi Monsters, the breakout success web-based ch ... Show More
1h 32m
Dec 2023
Michael Acton Smith: Reduce Stress in 7 Minutes a Day & The Surprising Way the Founder of the Biggest Meditation Company Meditates and How We Can Easily Apply This Tip
Do you want to reduce your stress in just 7 minutes a day? Do you want to learn how to make meditation easy and accessible for you? Today, I welcome my good friend Michael Acton Smith. Michael is the co-founder and co-Executive Chairman of Calm, the leading mental wellness brand ... Show More
1h 2m
Jul 2019
S3 E1 - Sleep and Meditation with Michael Acton
Welcome back to a new season of The Food Medic Podcast! We are kicking off the season with a very special guest - co-founder of the sleep and meditation app CALM, Michael Acton.Prior to Calm, Michael was the founder of Mind Candy and creator of Moshi Monsters, the online world fo ... Show More
33m 40s
Dec 2020
Calm co-CEO on the rise of mental wellness apps
The market for mental wellness products is booming, as the pandemic has gotten on just about everyone's last nerve. Dan digs in with Michael Acton Smith, co-founder and co-CEO of meditation app Calm, about how mental wellness differs from mental health, the B2B of mental wellness ... Show More
13m 2s
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tewy">Alex Tew</a> is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO @ <a href="https://www.calm.com/">Calm</a>, the #1 App for Meditation and Sleep allowing you to find your calm, sleep more, stress less and live better. To date, the compa ... Show More
