HALO Talks: Elevating Wellness

"I think people don't realize what feeling good feels like because they're fed so much crap and not moving enough," states Joe Hawley, former 8 year veteran of the NFL. After retiring in 2017, he bought a van, rescued a dog, and hit the road! Along the way he started Live Simpl, (livesimpl.com) sold nearly 70% of his belongings, changed his diet, his thoughts around money, nutrition, exercise, and a ton more. Joe is clearly having a blast and his message is a must hear for everyone. "Live with less, experience more!"

"The one foundational element of Comvest that goes back to the beginning is our our owner's belief in good management teams," states Dan Lee. What are some factors debt providers look at when evaluating a deal? What are the differences between firms like Comvest as opposed to banks and SBIC funds? What are sponsored and non-sponsored deals? Covenant and non-covenant deals? Listen now to learn more!

"I'm a big believer in the experience economy. If you can provide someone with a feeling that you can't get somewhere else. . .you're going to be successful. There's nothing that's going to replace the energy people feel when they're together," states Bradley. A 20+ year finance veteran, Chris has been on both sides of the fence. Listen to learn more about what a SPAC is, ROIC, how an investment committee works behind closed doors, why it's important to sometimes just "cut the Gordion knot" and more!

"Action prevents anxiety. If I have this gut instinct and I feel like the risk is worth taking, I'll go all in," states Remorca. Dennis began his career at Equinox, then moved over to Definitions. He eventually started his own business on 75th and Park with $19K of financing. 3 locations later (with more in development) Dennis chats about the challenges and questions all entrepreneurs face at one point or another. For anyone who has thought about going out on their own (or for those who've recently done so!) this is a must listen.

"People are recognizing the more they do things like massage, the more they can prevent injury, the more stress and tension they can reduce. . . and as the health care plans and employers start to subsidize, people will buy it more," states Samer Hamadeh, CEO. As a highly successful entrepreneur, ZEEL's massage on demand service has already has done over 1 million massages, 3/4 of which are medically related, pain management issues. ZEEL's growth has been tremendous. Venus Williams recently joined their board, and they're currently in 6 core cities with hundreds more seeded in the last 3 years. Currently, ZEEL is raising their Series C $25M round. Listen now to learn about their future plans, the continued rise of their B2B business, current deals with Hyatt, Amex and healthcare plans, how the recovery space is no longer a "vitamin" but is becoming the "aspirin" (in VC speak) and more!