574: He's Building a $250M+ Business That Measures Success in Lives Saved | Andrew Lacy

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan

Nathan Chan

Marketing, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 662 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In this episode, Andrew Lacy, founder of Prenuvo, shares how he went from two startup exits to building one of the fastest-growing health tech companies in the world—revolutionizing preventative healthcare with full-body MRI scans. He reveals: • Why most healthcare systems are reactive and backwards—and how Prenuvo flips it • How Prenuvo scaled from one small Canadian clinic to global recognition • Why he struggled to raise funding (even with traction!)—and what changed • How Kim Kardashian and other celebrities discovered Prenuvo organically • The scrappy marketing strategies that created viral word of mouth • Lessons from multiple exits, failed startups, and why timing matters more than talent • Why saving lives—not vanity metrics—is his #1 business KPI If you want a masterclass in building a mission-led brand from scratch—this is an absolute must-listen. Connect With Nathan Chan Instagram → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect With Andrew Lacy Website → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠ LinkedIn → ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Click Here⁠ Trinny's Instagram → ⁠Click Here⁠ Follow Foundr for More Business Growth Strategies YouTube → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here

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0:48.7	Hey Founder fam, welcome back to another episode of the founder podcast in today's episode. It's a masterclass on
0:55.5	thinking big, solving meaningful problems and really building businesses that change lives.
1:00.5	So I'm joined by Andrew Lacey, a multi-exit founder who's gone from selling his first startup to
1:05.7	Disney to now tackling one of the biggest problems in the world. Healthcare. He's the founder of Prenuvo, a fast-growing company using a full MRI scan to catch life-threatening
1:16.6	diseases before they happen.
1:17.6	You've probably seen them on social media.
1:19.6	And this conversation is packed with takeaways for anyone building a business in a really
1:23.6	difficult industry trying to raise money for a mission-driven company or just figuring
1:28.0	out how to validate their idea. So you're going to hear how Andrew overcame rejection from investors,
1:32.8	how we figured out product market fit in a super tough space and his exact approach to spot a winning
1:39.0	idea without falling into the founder ego trap. So if you want to hear how to build something that actually makes a dent in the world,
1:47.3	this is the episode.
1:48.7	All right, let's dive in.
1:50.0	Hear the stories.
1:51.4	Learn the proven methods and accelerate your growth and future through entrepreneurship.
1:57.3	Welcome to the founder podcast with Nathan Chan.
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