Episodes

  • Why Doing the Right Thing Is Also the Right Business Move

    Why Doing the Right Thing Is Also the Right Business Move
    Jul 14 2026
    Vivek Gowri has spent his career at the intersection of technology and community. Six months ago he added running store owner to that list, buying San Francisco Running Company and stepping into the shoes of a brand that has been a pillar of Bay Area t...
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    55 mins
  • We Asked AI 2,200 Questions About Running. Here's What the Machines Actually Think.

    We Asked AI 2,200 Questions About Running. Here's What the Machines Actually Think.
    Jul 7 2026
    What does AI actually think about the running industry? Not what brands want it to think. Not what their SEO teams have optimized for. What does it actually say when nobody is watching? Michael Rueckert of Centium AI ran the biggest AI visibility study...
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • From Olympic Rower to Employee #3 at Momentous to Building the Water Brand Doing What Nobody Else Will

    From Olympic Rower to Employee #3 at Momentous to Building the Water Brand Doing What Nobody Else Will
    Jun 30 2026
    Sara Hendershot has spent her career at the intersection of elite sport and early stage brand building. She rowed at the 2012 Olympics, was employee number three at Momentous before it became one of the most trusted names in performance supplementation...
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    57 mins
  • Why the Creator Economy Is Just Getting Started and What Investors Are Betting On

    Why the Creator Economy Is Just Getting Started and What Investors Are Betting On
    Jun 23 2026
    Megan Lightcap runs the creator fund at Slow Ventures, one of the first venture funds built specifically around creator entrepreneurs. Her thesis is simple: creators are just a new type of founder. And the ones who own a niche, build a world around the...
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • How LSKD Went from $3M to $200M by Going Back to Basics

    How LSKD Went from $3M to $200M by Going Back to Basics
    Jun 16 2026
    Jason Daniel didn't set out to build a global brand. He set out to race motocross, and when that didn't pan out, he spent years working as an electrician, a bricklayer's yard manager, and a carpenter while quietly building a clothing brand out of a nic...
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    54 mins
  • Building the Event Trail Running Has Been Missing

    Building the Event Trail Running Has Been Missing
    Jun 9 2026
    Trail running is growing faster than anyone predicted. New brands are entering the space, race fields are selling out, course records are falling, and the sport is attracting capital, media attention, and mainstream audiences it has never seen before. ...
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • The Accidental Business Owner Who Built the Science of Endurance Fueling

    The Accidental Business Owner Who Built the Science of Endurance Fueling
    Jun 7 2026
    Andy Blow didn't set out to build a company. He set out to stop ending up in the medical tent. As a triathlete who kept collapsing in the heat, Andy discovered that electrolyte loss is deeply individual, got a sweat test, changed his nutrition, and rea...
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    56 mins
  • Des Linden: Build the Audience. The Deals Follow.

    Des Linden: Build the Audience. The Deals Follow.
    May 26 2026
    Des Linden has spent two decades figuring out how to build a career that outlasts the finish line. The 2018 Boston Marathon champion joins Long Run Labs to talk about the business of being an endurance athlete, what loyalty actually looks like in a lon...
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    1 hr and 17 mins