Unfinished Business

💡 “Give up right before you drown—but only after you’ve had Wim Hof training.” 💡

Jonathan Bush, co-founder of Athena Health and now Zus Health, has seen it all—building a billion-dollar company, taking it public, getting fired, and now starting again from scratch.

In this raw and unfiltered conversation, Jonathan shares:

🚀 The brutal truth about being a founder (and why most people shouldn’t do it)

🛑 How to know when to quit—and when to suffer through the hard part

⚡ The MacGyver vs. The Wolf framework for hiring the right early employees

💰 Why most startups don’t actually fail on the idea—but on execution

🔥 What he learned from getting fired from the company he built from the ground upIf you’re a founder, investor, or just someone trying to survive the chaos of building something from nothing, this is the episode you need to hear.

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In this episode, Alex and Lee chat with Daniella Rabbani about her multifaceted career as an actor, podcaster, Yiddish singer, and mother. Daniella shares her journey from Orthodox Judaism to pursuing her artistic passions, her recent performance in Poland on Holocaust Remembrance Day, and how she balances motherhood with her creative pursuits.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Introduction & Daniella's Creative Background

3:38 Singing in Yiddish & Cultural Heritage

7:26 Recent Performance in Poland for Holocaust Remembrance Day

14:54 Instilling Jewish Culture & History in Her Children

19:29 Transitioning from Orthodox Judaism to Acting

26:22 Finding Your Soul's Calling vs. Societal Expectations

30:33 The Importance of Joy in Your Work

34:42 Maintaining Your Energy While Following Your Path

36:16 Final Advice for Taking the Leap into Your Next Chapter

We’ve all been there—feeling exhausted, out of balance, or simply off, but pushing through anyway because that’s what we’ve been conditioned to do.

Work harder, train harder, do more. But what happens when your body starts waving every red flag in the book, and no one—including you—is listening?

Our guest on Unfinished Business this week, Kim Strother, knows this journey better than most.

A personal trainer, yoga instructor, and holistic health coach, Kim has spent over 20 years helping people feel their best. But for much of that time, she was ignoring her own body’s desperate calls for help.

In this episode of Unfinished Business, we talk with Catalina Garcia, founder of Bonded, an app that helps users understand their sexuality and improve intimacy. Catalina shares insights on maintaining passion in long-term relationships, cultural differences in discussing sex between Europe and America, and practical advice for exploring personal desires. The conversation covers everything from the importance of self-understanding to communication techniques with partners, addressing the "orgasm gap," and how to reintroduce novelty into established relationships. This candid and enlightening discussion aims to normalize conversations about pleasure, intimacy, and sex education while offering practical tips for all relationship stages. Perfect for anyone looking to enhance their connection with themselves and their partners.0:00 - Introduction to Catalina and Bonded

1:30 - Who is Bonded for? Women, young men, and couples

3:01 - Maintaining intimacy in long-term relationships

5:20 - Creating a monthly sex "bucket list" with your partner

7:09 - Overcoming shame and getting comfortable with your sexuality

10:40 - Cultural differences in sex education between US and Europe

16:28 - Surprising insights about men's sexuality preferences

20:58 - The importance of enthusiastic consent

24:18 - Sex toy recommendations for beginners

26:51 - Understanding the "orgasm gap" between men and women

Join hosts Alex Schinasi and Lee Rotenberg on this episode of Unfinished Business as they sit down with Isabelle Kenyon, pioneering entrepreneur and founder of Calibrate. In this candid conversation, Isabelle shares her remarkable journey from investment banking to revolutionizing healthcare following a life-changing injury. Discover how she built a company in the GLP-1 space before most people had heard of Ozempic, and her insights on building category-defining businesses.

Timestamps:

00:53 - Isabelle's background and early career path

01:53 - The skiing accident that changed everything

03:18 - How breaking her back inspired her healthcare mission

04:52 - Developing an entrepreneurial mindset

07:53 - The pharmacy frustration that sparked her business idea

11:21 - The thesis behind direct-to-consumer pharma

14:22 - Pioneering GLP-1 medications before mainstream adoption

18:08 - Understanding Ozempic and metabolic health

24:45 - Raising $100M in just one year for Calibrate

31:12 - The challenges of building without a co-founder

35:37 - Isabelle's next venture: a community platform for GLP-1 users

When Alex found out she was pregnant right after raising their first million in VC funding, she burst into tears. When Lee was at her breaking point, she found herself lying on a WeWork bathroom floor. This is the unfiltered story of two founders navigating motherhood and entrepreneurship – complete with all the tears, guilt, and impossible choices that never make it to the highlight reel.

Pivoting in life and business isn’t just about making changes; it’s about navigating uncertainty with intention, self-awareness, and a clear framework. In this episode of Unfinished Business, Sarah Schaff shared her incredible journey—from lawyer to entrepreneur to executive coach—filled with actionable insights and inspiring anecdotes.

In this week’s episode of Unfinished Business, we sat down with Katharina Hoeftmann Ciobotaru, author of Guten Morgen, Tel Aviv! and a powerhouse entrepreneur. Katharina shared her hard-earned wisdom on overcoming self-doubt, embracing vulnerability, and redefining what it means to ask for help. Here’s how her story inspires us to rethink the way we approach success.

December always feels like a double-edged sword. It’s the season of magic and reflection, but also exhaustion. This year, it hit especially hard. Between selling a company, having a baby (Lee), scaling another business (Alex), and now training for a half marathon (both of us… what were we thinking?), we’re ending 2024 feeling like we’ve lived five lives in one.

This week’s guest is none other than our incredible co-founder at Clay, Omri Mendellevich — who’s aforementioned Dynamic Yield was eventually acquired for a whopping $300M+ by McDonald’s. Our conversation dives deep into the sometime precarious, always fun co-founder dynamics — what works, what doesn’t, and how to navigate the delicate balance of personalities, responsibilities, and challenges.