Chris Putsch is the CEO and Co-Founder of Upspace, an app dedicated to boosting the health, happiness, and love of the human race by making healthy a lifestyle.

In this episode, Chris shares his incredible journey from leaving a job in corporate benefits to founding a health and wellness app. We explore his motivations behind this shift and his vision for sparking a cultural movement toward reclaiming human health.

Chris shares his personal experience with Type 1 diabetes and what it has taught him and health and well-being, discusses balancing business endeavors with family life, and offers valuable insights on effective leadership.

Key Points:

• Leaving his full-time job in corporate benefits to build Upspace
• How the idea for Upspace came about during the pandemic
• Taking a risk and betting on himself while still caring for his wife and kids
• Having faith that through hard work and commitment, things will work out
• Getting diagnosed with type-1 diabetes at age 17
• Adopting a diet for health and longevity with diabetes
• The role that exercise plays in regulating blood sugar levels
• Balancing building a business with raising a family
• Overcoming the adversity that comes with entrepreneurship
• What to look for in people when hiring a team
• How to become a better leader
• Creating a cultural movement to boost the health, happiness, and love of the human race
• How the Upspace app is helping bring people together and take back their health
• Fighting against the evil forces that don’t have our best interest in mind
• Chris’s definition of Pure Ambition

Connect with Chris:

Download the Upspace app

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Chris’s LinkedIn

Connect with me:

Download my FREE training app here: Upspace App

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