Business Founders - Running Lifestyle Media (Page 2)

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Business Founders

Read & Run Chicago’s Allison Yates on Shaping Local Connections Through Book Tours

It’s part run club, part book club. Founder Allison Yates leads Read & Run Tours to help runners get to know their cities and one another.

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Run Club Leaders

Denver’s bRUNch Running Founder on Pivoting a Running Events Business in 2025

Alex Weissner turned a love for running and brunching with friends into a business, but after a decade of building community through events, economic challenges are creating a shakeup. She shares the mission behind the run club and its years of community-building.

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Business Founders

Safely’s Co-founders on Teaching Women Runners How to Use Pepper Spray

Co-founders Ashley Raymond and Meagan Doyle share why knowing how to use a pepper spray device is just as important as carrying it, their motivation for launching a self-defense product company, and what differentiates Safely from other brands.

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Business Founders

Eat for Endurance Founder Claire Shorenstein Shares Travel Nutrition Tips for Runners

Claire Shorenstein, Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, advises runners on proper fueling strategies through her Eat for Endurance coaching business, podcast, and community. She shares why she became a nutrition expert, plus travel nutrition tips for runners.

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Runners

Wild Poppy Creative’s Emily Holland on Gaining Perspective Through Trail Running and an Alcohol-Free Life + Running Podcasts

Co-founder of podcasting consulting company Wild Poppy Creative, Emily Holland shares how an alcohol-free life and a love of trail running helped her push past limiting beliefs, plus her insights on top running podcasts.

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Business Founders

Take Risks and Bet On Yourself: Run Tri Bike Founder On Encouraging the Everyday Endurance Athlete

Jason Bahamundi discusses the lessons endurance sports teach us and his mission to connect fellow athletes through Run Tri Bike’s media platforms.

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Business Founders

Vessel Athletics Founder Jasmine Sanchez Shares How She Developed a Hydration Solution for Runners

Poised for entrepreneurship, Vessel Athletics founder Jasmine Sanchez found a problem that needed a solution — a better hydration system for runners — and dove in to invent it.

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Business Founders

How the Founder of Pen & Paces Creates Uplifting Moments for Runners

Leaning into her love for running and illustration, Pen & Paces Founder Cindy Chin Smith creates meaningful products, from greeting cards to custom bib kits, that help celebrate runners’ achievements.

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Business Founders

Running Mate Founder Dena Lewis Shares Her Inspiration to Create a Safety App for Runners

Years after being attacked while running, Dena launched Running Mate, a safety app for runners that provides a running-mate-on-demand service — the ‘Uber for runners.’