Episode 61: Adam Ross & Michael Pollak, Co-Founders Heyday

Hurdle

Emily Abbate

Health & Fitness

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Confession: I didn’t know a thing about skincare until give-or-take age 30. I’ve never been the kind of person who thought pricey facials or luxury serums and masks were worth the money. Michael Pollack and Adam Ross made Heyday for people like me. Billed as a destination for “skincare for every day, not just spa days,” their seven New York and west coast locations are a more affordable option for quick skincare treatments. Leading up to their first NYC location in 2015, Ross went through a #hurdlemoment, hanging up his business suits and leaving behind a super lucrative-yet-personally-unfulfilling job in investment banking. He met Michael, realized they had the chemistry to build something great together, and the rest is history. In episode 61, we have a blast chatting about everything from the two essentials all newbies must do for their face, to the most significant learning experience Pollack faced as a startup (FYI: his sewing skills helped). Plus: Ross offers up his must-have diagramming technique for being more productive throughout your day.

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0:00.0	What is going on, hurdlers? You are listening to episode 61 of hurdle, a podcast that talks to everyone from entrepreneurs to CEOs and athletes about how they got through tough times, hurdles of sorts, by leaning into wellness.
0:15.8	Emily Abadi here. I am fresh back from Dunton, Colorado. Let me tell you, it might be one of the most
0:24.6	stunning places on the planet. I was out there with Eddie Bauer. We were doing all the things
0:31.0	from hiking to mountain biking to fly fishing, and I just want to report that I am now a skilled
0:37.4	outdoorsman. Today on the podcast,
0:40.3	I'm a beat chatting with Adam Ross and Michael Pollock. They are the co-founders of Hayday. And if you
0:46.3	don't know what Hayday is, well, you're in for a treat and maybe some clear skin. We'll get to
0:52.0	that in just a second. First, a quick shout-up to my sponsor, Athletic Greens.
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1:20.1	that's athletic greens.com slash hurdle to get yours today. All right, now let's talk about these two guys. I have a confession first.
1:30.7	I didn't know a thing about skin care until give or take age 30. I know. I'm a little embarrassed
1:37.6	to admit that. I just was never the kind of person who thought that pricey facials and all of these
1:42.7	products were worth the money.
1:50.5	But Michael and Adam made Hayday, which is a more affordable home for quick skincare treatments from facials to chemical peels, you name it, for people like me.
1:54.6	They were hoping to pretty much take the facial out of the spot to demystify all of the unknown
2:00.7	about skincare.
2:02.3	Leading up to their first New York City location in 2015, Ross hung up his business suits
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