Will Ahmed - Founder and CEO of WHOOP | Building a $3.6 Billion Dollar Health Company

Success Story with Scott D. Clary

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How To, Business, Education, Self-improvement

4.6 • 326 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2023

⏱️ 82 minutes

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➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory ➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com➡️ About The GuestWill Ahmed is the Founder and CEO of WHOOP, which has developed next-generation wearable technology for optimizing human performance and health. WHOOP has raised more than $400 million from investors and is currently valued at $3.6 billion, making it the most valuable standalone wearables company in the world. Will has recruited an active advisory board that consists of some of the world’s most notable cardiologists, technologists, marketers, and designers and he is a member of the Board of Fellows of Harvard Medical School, where he provides counsel to the Dean and faculty on topics related to the strength and health of the institution. Will was named to the 2021 Sports Business Journal 40 under 40 list as well as 2020 Fortune 40 Under 40 Healthcare list and previously named to Forbes 30 Under 30 and Boston Business Journal’s 40 Under 40. ➡️ Show Linkshttps://www.instagram.com/willahmed/https://twitter.com/willahmedhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/willahmed/ ➡️ Podcast SponsorsHubspot - https://hubspot.com/ Kajabi - https://kajabi.com/success (Code: success)ButcherBox - https://butcherbox.com/success (Code: success)Justin Wine - https://justinwine.com/ (Code: success)Green Light - https://greenlight.com/successIndeed - https://indeed.com/claryNudge Podcast - https://www.nudgepodcast.com/podcast/NetSuite — https://netsuite.com/scottclary/Factor — https://factormeals.com/successpod50 (Code: successpod50)HelloFresh — https://hellofresh.com/50successpod (Code: 50succespod)ZBiotics — https://zbiotics.com/success (Code: success) ➡️ Talking Points00:00 - Introduction01:18 - Will Ahmed’s Startup Journey04:54 - Wellness through Will's Unique Lens09:02 - WHOOP's Star-Studded Start: LeBron & Phelps11:50 - Key Health Markers in WHOOP's Market Debut18:14 - WHOOP vs. Competitors: The Standout Factor22:19 - Capital Struggles: Birth Pangs of a Tech Product34:55 - Sponsor: Nudge Podcast37:30 - Insights on Innovation42:06 - Strategies for Risk-Reduced Innovation44:47 - Will's Entrepreneurial Evolution49:25 - Detangling Self-Worth from Success53:24 - Will's Personal Health Practices57:08 - Decoding Restorative Sleep and Its Impact1:04:25 - WHOOP's Life-Changing Intervention Measurements1:09:00 - Optimizing Your Life1:10:09 - Closing Wisdom from Will Ahmed1:11:22 - Connect with Will Online1:11:39 - Advice to 20-Year-Old Will Ahmed1:12:35 - Defining Success

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0:00.0	So I haven't worked with a lot of wine or liquor or alcohol sponsors, but I'm very happy that Justin Wines reached out.
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1:03.3	Welcome to Success Story.
1:04.6	I'm your host, Scott Clary.
1:06.5	The Success Story Podcast is part of the HubSpot Podcast network.
1:10.1	A quick nod to HubSpot's new tools
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