Episodes

  • Why the Creator Economy Is Just Getting Started and What Investors Are Betting On
    Jun 23 2026
    Megan Lightcap runs the creator fund at Slow Ventures, one of the first venture funds built specifically around creator entrepreneurs. Her thesis is simple: creators are just a new type of founder. And the ones who own a niche, build a world around the...
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • How LSKD Went from $3M to $200M by Going Back to Basics
    Jun 16 2026
    Jason Daniel didn't set out to build a global brand. He set out to race motocross, and when that didn't pan out, he spent years working as an electrician, a bricklayer's yard manager, and a carpenter while quietly building a clothing brand out of a nic...
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    54 mins
  • Building the Event Trail Running Has Been Missing
    Jun 9 2026
    Trail running is growing faster than anyone predicted. New brands are entering the space, race fields are selling out, course records are falling, and the sport is attracting capital, media attention, and mainstream audiences it has never seen before. ...
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • The Accidental Business Owner Who Built the Science of Endurance Fueling
    Jun 7 2026
    Andy Blow didn't set out to build a company. He set out to stop ending up in the medical tent. As a triathlete who kept collapsing in the heat, Andy discovered that electrolyte loss is deeply individual, got a sweat test, changed his nutrition, and rea...
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    56 mins
  • Des Linden: Build the Audience. The Deals Follow.
    May 26 2026
    Des Linden has spent two decades figuring out how to build a career that outlasts the finish line. The 2018 Boston Marathon champion joins Long Run Labs to talk about the business of being an endurance athlete, what loyalty actually looks like in a lon...
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Why the Future of Endurance Brands Is Community, Trust, and AI | Randi Zuckerberg
    May 19 2026
    Randi Zuckerberg has spent her career at the intersection of technology, media, storytelling, and entrepreneurship. But in recent years, endurance sports have become just as central to how she thinks about leadership, business, and personal growth. Fre...
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Rethinking Outdoor Apparel for a Warming World | Doug Waters
    May 12 2026
    Doug Waters didn’t set out to build another outdoor apparel company. He set out to solve a problem he kept running into himself. Doug is the founder of Terlingua Threads, a hot-weather adventure apparel company focused entirely on performance in extrem...
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    1 hr
  • Why Entrepreneurs Stay Stuck (And How to Actually Move Forward) | Christian Rawles
    May 5 2026
    Christian Rawles didn’t just build a brand in the outdoor industry, he spent nearly two decades learning what it actually takes to run one, eventually buying and leading the business himself. Christian is now an executive coach working with entrepreneu...
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    59 mins