In this episode of Midlife Male, I am joined by entrepreneur and best-selling author Jason Wachob. Jason is the Founder and Co-CEO of mindbodygreen and the author of Wellth. He has been featured in the New York Times, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, and Vogue. He has a B.A. in history from Columbia University, where he played varsity basketball for four years. In today’s conversation, we discuss how to make major life decisions, determine your core values, and how loss sometimes brings a greater perspective. We talk about how Jason and his wife started mindbodygreen, what has changed in their health philosophy and business strategy along the way, and why they got into the supplement business. We also get an inside look at Jason’s daily routine and how he manages stress.
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In This Episode We Cover:
(05:21) Welcome Jason Wachob
(06:12) Why Jason and his wife relocated to Miami and chose a co-working space
(11:11) How Jason and his wife make major life decisions
(14:44) Jason and Colleen’s values
(18:49) What Jason learned from the tragic loss of his father at the age of 19
(23:30) Why Jason went into finance after getting out of Columbia
(25:24) Advice for transitioning from a safer career to finding more purpose
(29:10) How Jason’s healing journey led to founding mindbodygreen
(32:23) The evolution of mindbodygreen’s business strategies and philosophies
(38:10) The hard parts of running a business
(39:27) What it means to walk the walk—a day in the life of Jason Wachob
(43:00) Why Jason doesn’t have much time for friends at this phase in his life
(47:50) How to build an inner circle and the importance of quality over quantity
(49:30) Why Jason believes he says no too often
(51:23) The future of mindbodygreen
(53:15) Why Jason and Colleen got into the supplement business
(57:19) Why Jason chose to partner with Frank Lipman
(1:02:14) How Jason manages stress
(1:04:44) Greg’s conflicted feelings on therapy
Referenced
mindbodygreen: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/
Le Bureau: https://www.lebureaucowork.com/
Columbia University: https://www.columbia.edu/
True Food Kitchen: https://www.truefoodkitchen.com/
More than 1 in 7 men have no close friends. The way we socialize boys is to blame: https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/newsletter/2023-10-10/more-than-1-in-7-men-have-no-close-friends-the-way-we-socialize-boys-is-to-blame-group-therapy
What is an MTHFR mutation?: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326181
Homocysteine: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/21527-homocysteine
Mindbodygreen supplements: https://shop.mindbodygreen.com/collections/supplements
Episode 125 Midlife Male | Frank Lipman MD – Author of The New Rules of Aging Well: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-125-frank-lipman-md-author-of-the-new/id1273389899?i=1000505443085
What Is Breathwork?: https://www.webmd.com/balance/what-is-breathwork
Longer Exhalations Are an Easy Way to Hack Your Vagus Nerve: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201905/longer-exhalations-are-easy-way-hack-your-vagus-nerve
Different Types of Trauma: Small ‘t’ versus Large ‘T’: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/trauma-and-hope/201703/different-types-trauma-small-t-versus-large-t
