71. David Thomas Tao, Editor & Co-Founder BarBend

Hurdle with Emily Abbate

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Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

I feel pretty lucky that I’ve found my way into a career that I feel truly passionate about. David Thomas Tao feels the same way. But the journey the Harvard grad took to get to his current position at BarBend wasn’t exactly simple. In episode 71, the veteran journalist tells me about the #hurdlemoment he went through in Las Vegas that made him question his entire career. We chat about the importance of listening to your gut, slowing down, and trusting other people to do the things that they’re good at. We also geek out about strength training and talk about the value of sweatworking.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, Emily Abadi here with episode 71 of hurdle, a podcast that talks to everyone
0:07.0	from entrepreneurs to top CEOs and athletes about how they've gotten through tough times,
0:12.0	hurdles of sorts, by leaning into wellness. Today, I'm going to be chatting with David Thomas
0:18.3	Tao. He is the editor and co-founder of barbend.com. We have a lot to vibe about,
0:25.2	especially both being journalists. And his determination, it's contagious. And I know you guys are
0:30.6	really going to dig this episode. Before I get into it, quick shout out to my sponsor,
0:35.7	Athletic Greens. I feel like I don't have a lot of things that are 100% constant in my life.
0:40.8	I'm not going to the exact same office every day.
0:43.2	My schedule totally varies.
0:45.1	Sometimes my runs in the morning are three miles.
0:47.3	Sometimes they're nine miles.
0:48.8	Sometimes they're not at all.
0:50.4	But what I do know is that no matter what, before I walk out my door to get the day really started, I'm jumping head first into a glass full of Athletic Greens.
0:58.8	Athletic Greens gives me the consistency and the regularity I need to be my best.
1:04.0	They are offering hurdle listeners a special deal.
1:06.7	It's 20 travel packs, a $79 value, absolutely free with your first purchase. Just head on over to
1:12.9	Athletic Greens.com slash hurdle. Again, that's athletic greens.com slash hurdle to grab yours today.
1:19.6	No code necessary. All right. Now, let's talk about DTT, as I affectionately have nicknamed David Thomas Tau.
1:29.0	David's a guy I really admire. He has had a hand in building two very big digital media
1:35.6	properties, both greatest at the start of his career and now barbend.com. And like me, he's had
1:41.6	an interesting journey along the way in his journalistic path.
1:45.8	In today's episode, we talk about the hurdle moment that had him contemplating what he really
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