110. Matt Taylor, CEO & Founder Tracksmith
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2020
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Matt Taylor is super passionate about the sport of running, and TBH — it makes me pretty giddy. For episode 110, I chat with the Tracksmith CEO & founder about how he got to where he is today. He tells me about his aspirations of running professionally after growing up in Pittsburgh, running cross country in high school and then at collegiate level at Yale. He tells me that his times just weren’t cutting it, and that he pivoted to a few different jobs in the sports industry at places like IMG and Puma before launching Tracksmith. At the time, he says that he was frustrated with the appearance of almost all running gear, and after raising some money — kickstarted the brand with men’s apparel in 2014. Since then, they’ve introduced their magazine, METER, and rolled out a women’s apparel line as well. We chat about everything from the state of running right now and the shift of the 2020 Olympic games to what it was like to open the brand’s first brick and mortar store in Boston and his big hopes for the future of not just the company — but of running.
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| 0:00.0 | so many factors will go into whether or not you succeed or fail at something. It's not as easy as just being like, I'm going to work harder than everyone else. But if you can sort of just embrace the journey, the highs and the lows, the wins and the losses, I think you can learn a lot from that and gain a lot from that. |
| 0:32.3 | Hey, Herdlers. |
| 0:36.7 | Emily Abadi here bringing you episode 110 of Hurtle. |
| 0:39.5 | A wellness focused podcast where I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about everything from their big wins to how they've gotten |
| 0:44.0 | through some of life's toughest moments. On the show, you can expect vulnerability, motivation, |
| 0:49.8 | and candid discussions with everyone from top athletes to aspiring entrepreneurs on what it |
| 0:55.5 | really takes to follow your passions. |
| 0:58.1 | My mission is simple. |
| 1:00.0 | To inspire you to be your best self, move with intention, and have some fun along the way. |
| 1:07.6 | This week, I am talking to Matt Taylor. |
| 1:15.1 | He is the CEO and founder of Trachsmith, |
| 1:21.7 | a running apparel and accessories company. In today's episode, Matt tells me about his aspirations to run professionally after growing up in Pittsburgh, running cross-country in high school |
| 1:27.0 | and then at the collegiate |
| 1:28.2 | level at Yale. He tells me that his times just weren't cutting it. And so we pivoted to a few |
| 1:33.5 | different jobs in the sports industry at places like IMG and Puma before launching |
| 1:39.0 | tracksmith. At the time, he said that he was frustrated with the appearance of almost all running gear. |
| 1:44.8 | And after raising some money, he kickstarted the brand with men's apparel in 2014 and has since grown his team, introduce their magazine meter, and rolled out women's apparel as well. |
| 1:58.5 | We chat about everything from the state of running right now and the shift of the |
| 2:01.9 | 2020 Olympic Games to what it was like to open the brand's first brick and mortar store in Boston |
| 2:07.5 | and its big hope for the future of not just the company, but of running. Fun fact, when we recorded |
| 2:14.6 | this episode, I may or may not have discovered a mouse in my apartment and since |
| 2:20.5 | them have had serious PTSD. The audio of that component has since been removed from today's |
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