Jason Wachob is the founder & CEO of MindBodyGreen and the author of Wellth. He's been featured in The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, and Vogue. Jason has a BA in History from Columbia University, where he played varsity basketball for four years.

In this episode, we discuss:

• MindBodyGreen... the early days
• How Jason avoided back surgery by doing yoga
• What inspired MindBodyGreen?
• Building community in the health and wellness space
• It's not easy to find your dream job
• Most people shouldn't become an entrepreneur
• Maintaining balance/keeping healthy as a health and wellness entrepreneur
• The best exercise is the one you actually do
• Working alongside your life partner
• Children are a pleasant distraction from work
• "Last work related comment"
• Disconnecting from your work might not be realistic
• The entrepreneurial vs. the conventional timeline
• What is Wellth?
• Food should be pleasurable, too
• If Jason could only pick one exercise... it would be yoga
• Operating from a place of gratitude
• Upcoming health trends for the remainder of 2017
• Jason's first two hours in the morning
• Finding a balanced wellness routine

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Related links:

Jason Wachob - Wellth (book)

Follow Jason Wachob on Instagram and Twitter

MindBodyGreen website

Listen to Dr. Frank Lipman previously on TUHP (episode #129)

Tara Stiles

Strala Yoga

Kathryn Budig (books)

Dana Claudat

Colleen Wachob

Elena Brower (books)

Kris Carr (books)

Bob Therman (books)

Michael Pollan (books)

Habit - Personalized Nutrition from Test to Table!

Bulletproof Coffee

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308: Hal Elrod – The Miracle Equation, Become Emotionally Invincible, Do Work That You Love

298: Kate Northrup – Do Less, Surrender Your Control, Yoga Nidra

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