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This Fitness Trainer Built a $191 Million Activewear Brand by Solving a Problem Every Woman at the Gym Faces

Krissy Cela, co-founder and creative director of Oner Active, turned her frustration with costly, ill-fitting workout clothes into a business that's...

26.02.2026 10

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This Founder Is Taking a Bite Out of the $50 Billion GLP-1 Market By Going Natural

As pharmaceutical companies race to scale synthetic GLP-1s, Evolv is betting that consumers want a natural, orally available version.

11.02.2026 7

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How This Founder Turned 'Dry January' Into a Year-Round Movement — And Built America's #1 Non-Alcoholic Beer Brand

Bill Shufelt bootstrapped Athletic Brewing from 875 barrels to nearly 500,000 barrels by making non-alcoholic beer aspirational, not something to...

05.02.2026 10

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How This Former CIA Officer Turned Her Spycraft Skills Into a Female Rucking Movement

Emily McCarthy recruited intelligence assets for the CIA. Those same tactics helped her build a fitness company.

22.01.2026 10

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He Built a $160,000 Recovery Chamber Before People Even Knew They Needed One

Brian Le Gette, Founder and CEO of Ammortal, made a big bet that red-light therapy could attract big spenders.

16.01.2026 10

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How This Pair of Dermatologist Brothers Set Out to Fix Hair Loss Treatment in America

Doctors Ben and Sean Behnam built an alternative to one-size-fits-all solutions with their new company, Happy Head.

23.12.2025 10

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This CEO Wants to Remove the 'Number One Barrier' to Addiction Recovery

John Driscoll, president and CEO of Caron Treatment Centers, is on a mission to eliminate the stigma that keeps millions from seeking help.

18.12.2025 5

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These Two Founders Built the 'Dyson of Water Filters' — and Hit Eight-Figures in Under a Year

What began as a fix for a child's health issue is now a breakout brand endorsed by Dr. Andrew Huberman.

03.12.2025 8

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The Future of Wellness Is Happening IRL — Not on Your Feed

At the Eudēmonia Summit, the emphasis is on community building and real connection.

14.11.2025 6

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In the Controversial World of Performance Aids, One Brand Is Betting Less Is More

Athletic Nicotine focuses on low-dose lifts for high-performance athletes.

10.11.2025 5

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How He Built a $230 Million Sports Nutrition Brand 'Without Spending a Dollar on Ads'

Dom Iacovone, founder and CEO of RAW Nutrition, bet on smart partnerships over paid placement. That gamble paid off.

04.11.2025 8

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After Selling RVCA, Pat Tenore Is Back to Building Community, Not Just a Brand

The iconic streetwear founder returns with TENŌRE, bringing the same creative energy to a mix of subcultures few have managed to unite under one roof.

15.10.2025 5

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This Entrepreneur Turned a Dry Skin Problem Into an Eight-Figure Business After Asking, 'Why Doesn't This Product Exist for Men?'

Jared Pobre, founder and CEO of Caldera Lab, is pushing back on the idea that quality skincare is only for women.

10.09.2025 6

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He Built a $100 Million Brand in Menswear — Now He's Taking On Baby Monitors After a Scary Wake-Up Call

Kevin Lavelle of Harbor proves that success in entrepreneurship comes with solving the problems you face yourself.

04.09.2025 10

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He Turned a Personal Health Crisis Into a Company Earning $100 Million a Year — 'I Knew There Had To Be a Better Way.'

Max Clarke fixed a chronic condition through experimentation. Now he wants to take the guesswork out of the equation for others.

04.08.2025 10

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Nobody Was Talking About Nasal Breathing for Sleep Until This Former NFL Player Built a Brand Around It: 'You Feel So Much Better'

Todd Anderson had no entrepreneurial experience, but he had a nose for a good business idea.

11.07.2025 8

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This Founder Hit Rock Bottom. Now His Company Is Helping People Slow Down Aging.

A longevity startup is designed to slow aging by targeting its 12 biological root causes.

02.07.2025 10

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What This Founder Thinks Most Supplement Brands Get Wrong—and How He Fixed It With David Beckham

5 lessons on how to bring trust and transparency into a controversial industry.

01.07.2025 8

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This Former Marine Beat Death Twice and Turned His Wake-Up Call Into A Wellness Business

Anthony Vennare built Fitt Insider—a B2B platform that focuses on the business of health and wellness.

27.06.2025 10

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Business Travel Can Wreck You—Here's What To Do About It

A human performance expert breaks down what's really going on in your body when you suffer from jet lag, and how to stay sharp on the road.

19.06.2025 10

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This Former Tech Executive Was Ready to Retire. Then an Obscure Molecule Gave Him a New Mission.

Joel Kocher, CEO of humann, is betting on nitric oxide to change how people think about heart health.

12.06.2025 9

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This CEO Says the Secret to Growth Is Knowing Who You're Not For

Bryan Myers of [solidcore] shares how he scaled a cult fitness brand by staying true to its mission.

23.05.2025 10

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This Former NFL Lineman Was On the Brink. Now He's Helping to Feed an Island.

After nearly burning out trying to grow his company, Jeff Byers reconnected with his core mission.

15.05.2025 7

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The Supplement Business Has a Trust Problem. This Tech Startup Wants to Fix That.

SuppCo's wellness app scores products, tracks routines, and pushes the industry toward much-needed transparency.

14.05.2025 5

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She Couldn't Find a Healthy Version of Nesquik So She Made One Herself. Now Her Nut Milk Is Backed By Ninja and Steve Aoki.

All great company ideas start with a problem. For Jo Weinand, the problem was that she loved Nesquik but hated how it made her feel. "I grew up...

06.05.2025 10

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This Gene Therapy Startup Wants to Change the Way We Age

Mac Davis of Minicircle on the challenges and opportunities of a controversial new treatment.

30.04.2025 9

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3 Hard-Earned Lessons From a Former Google Engineer Who Risked Everything on a Wild Brain Tech Device

Jonathan Berent, CEO of NextSense, Inc., transformed from corporate engineer to entrepreneur by developing brain-monitoring earbuds that enhance...

10.04.2025 10

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How This Raw Food Startup Is Taking a Bite Out of the $45B Pet Industry

We Feed Raw wants to change your dog's diet to how it was meant to be.

12.03.2025 8

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How This Luxury Retail Store Builds 100-Year-Relationships with Its Customers

Brent Polacheck, owner of Polacheck's Jewelers, is proving that in an era of instant gratification, the art of generational relationship-building...

19.02.2025 8

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