Health & Fitness
Gretchen has a conversation with Mindbody CEO, Rick Stollmeyer, about how he started his wellness company - now valued at 1 billion dollars. Super inspiring episode for anyone looking to build a business from the ground up. Rick talks about how he started Mindbody in his garage and how he built his software without prior experience with his partner, Blake Beltram. He remembers personally driving up and down the West coast trying to sell his product to small businesses and how word of mouth marketing and referrals were key to their success. His emphasis on knowing the customer is huge! Rick discusses being forced to evolve, even when that meant to completely rebuild their software. He talks about standing up to huge competition that is massively funded when you're not and what it takes to beat them! Follow Rick on Twitter at @stollmeyer. Follow Nubry on Instagram @nubry.