Podcast appearances and mentions of gunnar lovelace

This episode features Nick Green, co-founder of Los Angeles-based ecommerce startup Thrive Market in conversation with Spencer. Nick speaks about selling his first company, a college test prep startup which was purchased by Revolution Prep, in his early twenties after graduating from Harvard. From there, his involvement with Launchpad LA helped him connect with Thrive co-founder Gunnar Lovelace. Nick saw firsthand the challenges of eating healthy while growing up in the Midwest. He says sticking with the core mission of solving America's food access problem and mitigating "lifestyle diseases" has helped Thrive stay on track to scale their online marketplace concept. Thrive Market is an online health foods shop that offers its products at a lower cost from other retailers due its "Costco-styled" membership model. Thrive offers its own lineup of products, in addition to the many health and wellness brands that are found at other stores. Since its launch in 2014, Thrive Market has grown to more than 1 million paying members and become a case study of how mission-driven companies can scale through approaches that include carbon-neutral shipping, a focus on "zero waste" practices and getting certified as a B Corp.

Growing up poor with a single mom as Latino immigrants left Lovelace with a burning desire to create wealth and do good. As a result, he is a 5x serial entrepreneur and investor, focused on social impact at scale (people, planet + profit). Lovelace is the Founder of Thrive Market (providing organic groceries online at wholesale prices), which has raised 200M+, has millions of users, has over 600 employees in four years, and is the first e-commerce company to go zero-waste from distribution center to landfill. Prior to Thrive Market, Lovelace started and sold two technology companies and is a co-founder of two other successful conscious consumer brands. Lovelace recently co-founded Alliance for Good, which is a community of influencers working together to create a thriving future for humanity and the planet. www.thrivemarket.comIG: @thrivemarket Michael's album ‘Work Hard And Be Nice' is out now: https://orcd.co/work-hard-and-be-niceKeep in touch with Michael online: https://michaelfranti.com/The ‘Stay Human' podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts: www.stayhumanpodcast.com PODCAST EPISODE CREDITS:Executive Producers: Michael Franti and Activist Artists ManagementProducer: Angie Griffith for BPOSITIIVArtist Manager: Caitlin Stone for Activist Artists ManagementManagement Coordinator: Ashley Dill for Activist Artists ManagementSocial Media Manager: Emily Marquis for Coffeehouse CollectiveIn Partnership with: American Songwriter Podcast Network (Dan Wise, COO)  Instrumental from: “Crazy For You” by Michael Franti Editing (Video and Audio) by: Janelle MeagerAdditional Editing by: Angie Griffith for BPOSITIIV

Growing up poor with a single mom as Latino immigrants left Lovelace with a burning desire to create wealth and do good. As a result, he is a 5x serial entrepreneur and investor, focused on social impact at scale (people, planet + profit). Lovelace is the Founder of Thrive Market (providing organic groceries online at wholesale prices), which has raised 200M+, has millions of users, has over 600 employees in four years, and is the first e-commerce company to go zero-waste from distribution center to landfill. Prior to Thrive Market, Lovelace started and sold two technology companies and is a co-founder of two other successful conscious consumer brands. Lovelace recently co-founded Alliance for Good, which is a community of influencers working together to create a thriving future for humanity and the planet. www.thrivemarket.comIG: @thrivemarket Michael’s album ‘Work Hard And Be Nice’ is out now: https://orcd.co/work-hard-and-be-niceKeep in touch with Michael online: https://michaelfranti.com/The ‘Stay Human’ podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts: www.stayhumanpodcast.com PODCAST EPISODE CREDITS:Executive Producers: Michael Franti and Activist Artists ManagementProducer: Angie GriffithArtist Manager: Caitlin StoneManagement Coordinator: Ashley Dill Social Media Manager: Emily Marquis for Coffeehouse CollectiveIn Partnership with: American Songwriter Podcast Network (Dan Wise, COO)  Instrumental from: “Crazy For You” by Michael Franti Editing (Video and Audio) by: Janelle MeagerAdditional Editing by: Angie Griffith for BPOSITIIV

On this episode we meet up with Nick Co-Founder and Co-CEO and talk about Thrive Market, affordable healthy living, learning how to mange 'insane' growth, giving back, providing engineers a good reason to migrate south to Los Angeles, and as an entrepreneur solving a problem you care about. The episode was originally filmed and aired in 2017. You can find the video format of the episode at www.collective-genius.com or on youtube by searching Tech Scenes Los Angeles. Tech Scenes is brought to you by our partner Collective Genius At Collective Genius we build unstoppable teams for venture backed growth companies and venture capital firms. We do this through both Peak Leadership Team Offsites Planning Sessions, Executive Search and Recruiting. Visit www.collective-genius.com   Thrive Market is an American e-commerce membership-based retailer offering natural and organic food products at reduced costs. It was founded by Nick Green, Gunnar Lovelace, Kate Mulling, and Sasha Siddhartha. By 2016 they had raised $141 million across three rounds of funding following their launch in November 2014. Visit: www.thrivemarket.com Thank you for watching and sharing.

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin. Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/2FSsjLX. Gunnar Lovelace, founder and CEO of Good Money, was raised in a “hippie commune” in California. He doesn’t think much of the banking system in the U.S., so he’s launched Good Money, a consumer banking platform structured as a customer-owned cooperative, to change things--radically. In the video player above, you can watch our full interview. This is how he framed our discussion: Just to clearly frame the problem--the average U.S. consumer today spends $360 a year for a s****y banking product where banks pay practically zero on your money as a customer then leverage your money on a 10x ratio to go fund things like the Dakota Access Pipeline and private prisons and make a bunch of money on that and then pay you nothing. As a consumer you kind of say that out loud that “I'm going to give you money to make money on my money, messing things up while paying me nothing” is the definition of insanity. You double click even a little bit further than that. The top banks today make $30 billion a year in overdraft fees just out of people's checking accounts and they will run a large check first so that all of the small checks in a check clearing cycle cause an overdraft fee. They then run and share a blacklist amongst each other so that if you don't pay the overdraft fees you get blacklisted out of the traditional banking system into a much more predatory and pernicious prepaid debit market and payroll market system. Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/2FSsjLX. Click the following link to learn my insider secrets to media publicity for social impact: http://bit.ly/75offmedia.

DON'T LET PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF GOOD. We can talk ourselves out of almost anything. “I’m not good enough.” “I’m not ready.” “I don’t have all the skills.” But what if you just took the plunge? What if you risked things not being “perfect” and put yourself out there? You might fail, but you’ll learn a lot more than if you had never shown your project to the world. It’s like I always say- the biggest risk takers are the most interesting. For this Five Minute Friday, I revisited a conversation I had with the entrepreneur Gunnar Lovelace who is passionate about telling people that it’s ok to make mistakes. Growing up poor with a single mom left Gunnar with a burning desire to create wealth to do good. As a result, he is a five-time serial entrepreneur focused on social impact at scale (people, planet + profit). Gunnar is the founder and CSO of Thrive Market, which offers organic groceries online at wholesale prices nationally. It has raised $200 million and grown to seven million users and 700 employees in three years. Gunnar shares that part of the reason he is so successful is that he didn’t know everything when he started. He says that you need to get in the driver’s seat instead of overthinking. Learn how to battle your perfectionism and dive into your dreams in Episode 735. In This Episode You Will Learn: What Gunnar tells his entrepreneurial friends (1:30) Why it’s important to make mistakes (2:00) How to use fear as a teacher (3:00) Why you need real market feedback (4:00)

Whether or not buying organic is worth the cost, why non-GMO matters, the buzzwords behind ethical animal proteins, and so much more. TOPICS Is organic worth it? (18:36) Why non-GMO matters (27:26) The buzz words behind ethical animal proteins (33:54) RESOURCES Get the FREE keto guide + transcript Questions? Ask me! Submit your keto question Free keto resource: 5 steps to overcoming carb cravings Thrive Market coupon: $20 off your next three orders paleovalley coupon code: KETO for 20% off

Meatcasters! This week, we talk to Gunnar Lovelace, founder of Thrive Market. Thrive Market is an online store focused on natural/organic food and home care products, where shoppers pay an annual membership fee which gets them access to lower pricing on brands and products you trust.  You can even shop by lifestyle or value (Paleo, Vegan, Fragrance Free, etc.) Thrive launched in 2014 and its been incredible to witness their growth first hand. I remember my first months at EPIC just being shocked at how many consumers would share with me that they bought their EPIC products off Thrive or were introduced to the brand via Thrive.  Gunnar and I discuss this incredible growth and also chat about… How do you balance being an online grocer and also a trusted sustainability and wellness content platform? The innovative method Thrive used to raise money after being turned down by all the major venture capitalists Why today's political discourse represents an opportunity for consumers to influence change What happens when you're a mission-driven company, and your growth goals potentially force you to compromise on your mission? Tune in and hear a special offer for Meatcast listeners interested in a Thrive membership! Alright if you follow us on social you'll likely recognize this week's INSIDE EPIC guest, in fact, you may have seen every inch of him. This week's guest is EPIC Bison Bowl referee and warehouse werewolf, Steven Duever! Steven and I talk a little bit about his path to EPIC, but we spend the majority of the interview discussing his decision to sell most of his belongings and live in his van.  Where does he use the bathroom and shower? We answer those and other hard hitting questions and he actually gives us a tour of his humble abode. The Meatcast Cribs crossover we've all been waiting for! Finally we read another Apple Podcast review (leave us one!) and tell you how you can win some Baked Rinds and EPIC swag this week! Relevant LinksThrive Market: Here's How EPIC Celebrates Earth DayThrive MarketBison BowlEPIC Warewolves #GetBaked

Why is it so difficult and expensive to get healthy food?  That’s the question my guest in this episode, Gunnar Lovelace, asked himself as a child and it’s the problem he’s determined to solve as an adult.     Gunnar is the co-CEO of Thrive Market, an online wholesale buying club which offers the best natural and organic products on the market at 25-50% less than retail prices.  Having grown from 10 to 400 employees in only 18 months, Thrive Market is the fastest growing health food e-Commerce company in history.   As the child of a single mother, Gunnar experienced firsthand how difficult it can be for low income families to buy healthy foods.  After his mother remarried, Gunnar spent time with his stepfather who ran a co-op out of a hippie commune. The experience showed him how to make food more affordable and how to build community.  He felt there was a tremendous opportunity and responsibility to allow everyone access to healthy nutrition. In 2014 he and his partners in Thrive Market set out on a mission to “make healthy living easy and affordable for every American family.”     In this episode we discuss how Gunnar started out as an entrepreneur and the challenges he overcame to start Thrive Market.  We discuss the health and fitness marketing lies you should be aware of and how to avoid them. We delve into the importance of strong leadership, how to create a positive culture within a company, tips for growing a business, morning routines for a successful day and much more.     Show notes for this and every episode can be found at www.JasonFerruggia.com   This episode is brought to you by Organifi, an organic, superfood supplement line that makes quality trusted nutrition convenient and accessible. One of their amazing products is called Organifi Gold.   Organifi Gold is a new take on an ancient secret: Pain-soothing herbs, incredible antioxidants, and phytonutrients all in one delicious, soothing “Golden Milk” nighttime tea.  It’s so delicious you’ll want to drink the entire bottle in one sitting!   Click HERE or go to www.organifi.com/jay to get 20% off your order by using the coupon code “JAY” at checkout.    This episode is also brought to you by Four Sigmatic. They make a powerful, brain-boosting coffee with the active ingredient, Lion’s mane mushroom (also known as the “smart mushroom”). Lion’s Mane has been used by Buddhist monks for better focus during meditation for years. Four Sigmatic is gut friendly and great for those who get an upset stomach from regular coffee. It gets you focused but not jittery, and contains less than half the caffeine of regular coffee. Four Sigmatic comes in handy packets that you just mix with hot or cold water, and it takes just a second to prepare.   Go to  http://www.foursigmatic.com/jay and use the code JAY to get 15% discount.

Today we have a great episode of the Healthpreneur Podcast that is actually kind of a throwback to one of our earliest episodes. In episode four we talked with Gunnar Lovelace—the founder of Thrive Market—about how he was able to grow his company from one to 500 employees in under three years. If that isn’t ringing any bells, you should probably go back and give that episode a listen. But today we are talking with Stefani Beckerman, who is a branding expert and was a core part of the Thrive Market team. She actually did a lot of behind-the-scenes work to help build their influencer program, which was single-handedly responsible for their rocketship growth in that first year.  Stefani also has a boutique consulting business where she works with various wellness lifestyle brands. She helps them grow and market their brand/message to more people and I like to refer to her as the brand whisperer. This is a great episode because Stefani brings an awesome, bubbly energy to our interview which is also packed with nuggets of wisdom—both for branding, specifically, and entrepreneurialism in general.  In this episode, Stefani and I discuss:  How Stefani got involved in Thrive Market  Influencers, ambassadors and brands  Walking the walk and talking the talk  Growing pains  Your unique ability  Taking care of yourself  3:00 - 10:00 - Stefani’s time at Thrive Market  10:00 - 18:00 - The brand consulting world  18:00 - 26:00 - Growing pains, the personnel question.  26:00 - 29:00 - How can I make this more fun?  29:00 - 31:00 - The Rapid-five questions 

Gunnar Lovelace has secured investments from Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra and Brendon Burchard as well as $161.88M in 4 Rounds from 25 other Investors to build Thrive Market - one of the fastest growing food-tech startups in al the land. We talk about raising capital for your business plus the beauty in failing and the right way to use philanthropy in your marketing.

Let's face it: grocery shopping to get high quality organic food at a reasonable price isn't easy. And sure - while getting fresh, local fruits, vegetables and meats - which should always be at the core of a healthy diet - you can use farmer's markets, CSAs and local grocers. But when it comes to packaged healthy goods, from nori wraps to coconut milk to gluten-free baking powders and beyond -there's a host of options out there: Amazon, Vitacost, Walmart, Safeway...the list goes on and on. However, when it comes to buying online organic food, you'd be surprised at what you're about to discover on today's podcast with Gunnar Lovelace. Gunnar is a serial entrepreneur focused on business and health as vehicles for social change. He is the founder of , which is making healthy living accessible to Americans by providing the most popular organic and non-GMO groceries at what he claims is 25-50% off normal retail prices. He is also the co-founder and co-owner of Love Heals - a jewelry business in more than 200 high-end retail stores and with over 75 employees. To date, LoveHeals has funded the planting of over 1,500,000 trees and sponsored over 50,000 malnourished children. Prior to Love Heals, Gunnar started two technology companies in Los Angeles in software education and natural language processing. In addition to his for-profit companies, Gunnar has started two non-profits in education and environmental sustainability. During our discussion, you'll discover: -How Gunnar grew up poor, yet still eating foods like kale and sprouts and kombucha...[7:25] -Gunnar's secret to never getting sick, and his top three supplements...[12:55] -What goes on "behind the scenes" that allows Gunnar to provide organic groceries delivered to people with free shipping at a 25-50% discount...[17:25] -Whether shopping for groceries online leaves a big carbon footprint and disrupt community small businesses...[24:30] -How to make "cardboard" packaging out of compostable mushrooms or dirt...[28:00] -Gunnar's favorite superfoods, including sprouted chia, coconut wraps, coconut manna, sprouted granola and more...[32:45 & 49:40] -If Amazon Prime is so convenient, since you can buy a friggin' alarm clock and book at the same time I'm buying my canned coconut milk, why Thrive is any better than Amazon...[39:30] -What Gunnar thinks of the Amazon acquisition of Whole Foods...[42:20] -What is Love Heals? [45:45] Resources from this episode: - All the products discussed in this episode can be found on my . - Are you ok to say -Get $60 of FREE organic groceries + free shipping and 30 day trial!  Keep in mind that prices on Thrive Market are already up to 50% off and now they're giving an EXTRA $60 of free groceries!  Go to .  (no code is necessary, all they need is the link)   How it works:  Users will get $20 off their first 3 orders of $49 or more + free shipping - up to Ben on whether he wants to explain this part. - Show Sponsors:  -Human Charger - Go to and use the code BEN20 for 20% off. -Organifi - Go to and use discount BEN for 20% your order. -Blue Apron -  Check out this week’s menu and get your first meals FREE—with free shipping by going to -Quarterly -  Get your carefully curated box of goodies at . Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Gunnar or me? Leave your comments at and one of us will reply!

If you're looking to stock up your pantry this holiday season, learn how to get $60 worth of free organic groceries and free shipping at Thrivemarket.com/somoney. End the New Year on a healthy note! Our guest today is the founder and co-CEO of Thrive Market, Gunnar Lovelace. Gunnar's been a lifelong health advocate and serial entrepreneur. Thrive Market is actually his fourth company and he's on a mission to make healthy eating accesible to everyone. How does he keep prices so low? How did he break into a $10 billion food market? How do you deal when 70 investors reject your business plan? Gunnar's got great answers. He also takes us back to his childhood, growing up poor and dealing with survivor trauma...and how it's all given him the ability to persist. To learn more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

Gunnar Lovelace is the founder and co-CEO of Thrive Market, an online retailer that is making healthy living accessible to Americans by providing organic and non-GMO groceries at discounted rates. Having grown up poor, with a single mom, Gunnar is incredibly sensitive to the challenges many Americans face with food access and he is also well versed in how modern capitalism is designed to externalize a lot of the costs that make unhealthy food so cheap. With these two things in mind, Gunnar set out to change how people purchase groceries, cutting out the middlemen to foster more just and sustainable supply chains that can effectively lower the cost of better quality food and products for the consumer. To learn more about how Gunnar hopes to transform the food system by making healthy, organic food affordable and accessible to everyone, listen in! Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/gunnar-lovelace Learn how Eat For The Planet can help your brand: https://eftp.co/services Twitter: @nilzach

Today on the podcast, I am interviewing the founder and CEO of Thrive Market, Gunnar Lovelace. If you’re not familiar with Thrive Market, it is an online delivery service that provides the most popular organic, non-GMO groceries at 25-50% off normal prices. In just three years they have seen a ridiculous amount of growth—going from one to five hundred employees. Gunnar is a serial entrepreneur, focused on using business and health as vehicles for social change. In addition to Thrive Market, he is also the co-founder and co-owner of Love Heals—a jewelry business with over 75 employees—and he has started two technology companies that he has since sold. He has also started two nonprofits in education and environmental sustainability! I had dinner with Gunnar three years ago, and I knew right away that we would be lifelong friends. Not only is he a great entrepreneur, but he’s just an amazing dude in general. Check out the podcast for a bunch of awesome lessons and important nuggets. In this episode, Gunnar and I discuss: The importance of an MVP Gunnar’s fascinating childhood story Rejection, and lots of it The complexities of being a manager Lessons in accountability Keeping yourself healthy in order to be productive 4:00 - 9:00 - Gunnar’s personal story and motives  9:00 - 12:00 - Getting the MVP out there 12:00 - 23:00 - Rejection: The story of Thrive Market 23:00 - 29:00 - Being an effective leader 29:00 - 38:00 - Focusing on individual skills 38:00 - 43:00 - Accountability 43:00 - 48:00 - Rapid-fire questions

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Gunnar Lovelace, one of the co-founders of Thrive Market. Thrive Market is a fascinating online retailer that is taking the high cost of eating well head-on by offering vetted, high quality organic non-GMO foods for the price of conventional food. Operating at low margins, they make their revenue through a membership a la Costco and are therefore able to keep prices ridiculously low. They focus heavily on giving back and gift a membership to veterans, school teachers and low income individuals who may have trouble paying for a membership. Listen to this episode to hear a remarkable story about a remarkable company. Gunnar talks about how the company got started (4:16) What kind of pivots have they made as a company? (6:41) Gunnar talks about the company model (8:57) Cut out the middle person Buy directly from the source What was the motivation behind donating a membership to low income family when someone purchases one? How successful has it been? (11:03) Giving program Food is a transformational force How has the growth/market been for the company? (13:50) What does their vetting process look like? (15:40) Do they get any push back from people/the major corporations? (17:38) What is something they have currently implemented that they are really proud of? (20:14) Are they finding any trouble with finding organic foods/products? Keeping up with demand? (23:52) Gunnar talks about their shipping options / How they package the products you order(26:20) Gunnar talks about their special offer for Mind Pump listeners (28:05) How did they find Mind Pump? (30:20) Related Links/Products Mentioned Exclusive deal for Mind Pump listeners Gunnar Lovelace (@gunnarlovelace) | Twitter Thrive Market CEO, Gunnar Lovelace | Thrive Market Intro – (YouTube) Frequently Asked Questions - How It Works - Thrive Market (website) Demand for Organic Food Growing Faster than Domestic Supply (article) Ten Billion: Home (website) People Mentioned: None mentioned in this episode Also, try Thrive out! They have completely removed the risk. You can get $60 of FREE organic groceries from Thrive Market + free shipping! + free 30 day trial by going to  www.thrivemarket.com/mindpump Would you like to be coached by Sal, Adam & Justin? You can get 30 days of virtual coaching from them for FREE at www.mindpumpmedia.com. Get our newest program, MAPS Prime Pro, which shows you how to self assess and correct muscle recruitment patterns that cause pain and impede performance and gains. Get it at www.mindpumpmedia.com! Get MAPS Prime, MAPS Anywhere, MAPS Anabolic, MAPS Performance, MAPS Aesthetic, the Butt Builder Blueprint, the Sexy Athlete Mod AND KB4A (The MAPS Super Bundle) packaged together at a substantial DISCOUNT at www.mindpumpmedia.com. Make EVERY workout better with MAPS Prime, the only pre-workout you need… it is now available at mindpumpmedia.com Have Sal, Adam & Justin personally train you via video instruction on our YouTube channel, Mind Pump TV. Be sure to Subscribe for updates. Get your Kimera Koffee at www.kimerakoffee.com, code "mindpump" for 10% off! Get Organifi, certified organic greens, protein, probiotics, etc at www.organifi.com Use the code “mindpump” for 20% off. Go to foursigmatic.com/mindpump and use the discount code “mindpump” for 15% off of your first order of health & energy boosting mushroom products. Add to the incredible brain enhancing effect of Kimera Koffee with www.brain.fm/mindpump 10 Free sessions! Music for the brain for incredible focus, sleep and naps! Also includes 20% if you purchase! Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week our favorite reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Have questions for Mind Pump? Each Monday on Instagram (@mindpumpmedia) look for the QUAH post and input your question there. (Sal, Adam & Justin will answer as many questions as they can)

Meet the tenacious chef, author, and TV personality, Grace Ramirez. Born in Venezuela and raised in Miami, Grace is the author of La Latina: A Cook's Journey Through Latin America. When her proposal for a book about Latin food was rejected, Grace worked around the system and found a way to get La Latina published. She also hustled to get her TV career off the ground and today hosts Destino Con Sabor on the Food Network. Host Kerry Diamond talks to Grace about her resilience, her family, and her most beloved recipes. She also catches up with the mindful entrepreneur Gunnar Lovelace, founder of Thrive Market. Special thanks to Le Cordon Bleu and Thrive Market for sponsoring this show. Head to thrivemarket.com/cherrybombe to get 35% off your first order, a 30-day membership, and free shipping on some of our favorite organic, non-GMO products like Mary's Gone Crackers, Annie's Homegrown, and We Rub You!

"Get $60 of FREE organic groceries + free shipping" - Also includes free 30 day trial.   Go to thrivemarket.com/loved  Keep in mind that Thrive Market's prices are already 25- 50% below retail because they cut out the middleman.  And now they're offering an extra 25% off their first purchase!  Go to http://thrivemarket.com/loved     Gunnar Lovelace has dedicated his life to creating a healthy, sustainable world as the Co-CEO of Thrive Market. This revolutionary membership community uses the power of direct buying to deliver the world's best healthy food and natural products to members at wholesale prices, and to sponsor free memberships for low-income American families.   I was so excited to talk with Gunnar about what Thrive Market was doing for underprivileged communities and how he's using business to bring about social change.   In our conversation, Gunnar shares his personal journey and how his experiences as the child of a hard-working immigrant led him to create a successful business centered on health, wellness, and social consciousness.   Radically Resilient Gunnar   Learning how to prioritize wellness despite social challenges Being inspired by his tenacious gypsy entrepreneur mother Finding support for Thrive Market through community   Radically Inspired Clarity   Just because you feel afraid doesn't mean you should stop doing what you're doing and let go of your dreams.   Gunnar Lovelace Answers…   What inspired you to pursue entrepreneurship? What is the biggest lesson you've learned in your life so far? How do you take care of yourself as a busy entrepreneur?   Radically Loved Quotes   “Our lives are part of something greater than serving our own self-interests.”   “How do we use our precious life energy to have an incredible impact?”   “The meaning of life is to realize our potential and help others do the same.”   “We have this superficial feeling of being connected, but we're not. It's important for us to have tangible ways to be connected.”   "Get $60 of FREE organic groceries + free shipping" - Also includes free 30 day trial.   Go to thrivemarket.com/loved  Keep in mind that Thrive Market's prices are already 25- 50% below retail because they cut out the middleman.  And now they're offering an extra 25% off their first purchase!  Go to http://thrivemarket.com/loved      

"Get $60 of FREE organic groceries + free shipping" - Also includes free 30 day trial.   Go to thrivemarket.com/loved  Keep in mind that Thrive Market’s prices are already 25- 50% below retail because they cut out the middleman.  And now they’re offering an extra 25% off their first purchase!  Go to http://thrivemarket.com/loved     Gunnar Lovelace has dedicated his life to creating a healthy, sustainable world as the Co-CEO of Thrive Market. This revolutionary membership community uses the power of direct buying to deliver the world’s best healthy food and natural products to members at wholesale prices, and to sponsor free memberships for low-income American families.   I was so excited to talk with Gunnar about what Thrive Market was doing for underprivileged communities and how he’s using business to bring about social change.   In our conversation, Gunnar shares his personal journey and how his experiences as the child of a hard-working immigrant led him to create a successful business centered on health, wellness, and social consciousness.   Radically Resilient Gunnar   Learning how to prioritize wellness despite social challenges Being inspired by his tenacious gypsy entrepreneur mother Finding support for Thrive Market through community   Radically Inspired Clarity   Just because you feel afraid doesn’t mean you should stop doing what you’re doing and let go of your dreams.   Gunnar Lovelace Answers…   What inspired you to pursue entrepreneurship? What is the biggest lesson you’ve learned in your life so far? How do you take care of yourself as a busy entrepreneur?   Radically Loved Quotes   “Our lives are part of something greater than serving our own self-interests.”   “How do we use our precious life energy to have an incredible impact?”   “The meaning of life is to realize our potential and help others do the same.”   “We have this superficial feeling of being connected, but we’re not. It’s important for us to have tangible ways to be connected.”   "Get $60 of FREE organic groceries + free shipping" - Also includes free 30 day trial.   Go to thrivemarket.com/loved  Keep in mind that Thrive Market’s prices are already 25- 50% below retail because they cut out the middleman.  And now they’re offering an extra 25% off their first purchase!  Go to http://thrivemarket.com/loved      

Today's conversation is the beginning of a two-part series about entrepreneurs with altruistic values. We sit down with Gunnar Lovelace, the founder and CEO of Thrive Market, to discuss building a business dedicated to the mission of making healthy food affordable and available to everyone.  Go to thrivemarket.com/earthtous to receive your first month free and 25% off your first order.

Founder and co-CEO of Thrive Market Gunnar Lovelace is our guest today in Episode 1292 of The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore! As a listener of The Livin' La-Vida Low-Carb Show, you understand just how important it is to have readily available quality foods. And thankfully, this mindset is growing by leaps and bounds, so much so that it has given rise to supermarket chains like the 800 pound gorilla on the block Whole Foods. But as the joke goes, Whole Foods can feel more like "Whole Paycheck". Our guest today, Gunnar Lovelace from ThriveMarket.com watched his mother struggle to provide his family with quality food on a budget and he made it one of his missions to find a way to make quality food affordable. Listen in today as Jimmy talks with Gunnar about the mission of Thrive Market and what that means to him personally, why he sees passion for quality food as more important to younger generations, how Thrive Market keeps their prices low, providing more than just food for a healthy lifestyle, how Thrive Market gives back to the community and much more. ORGANIC BRANDS YOU LOVE FOR LESS THRIVEMARKET.COM/KETO FOR 25% OFF NOTICE OF DISCLOSURE: Paid sponsorship JIMMY AND DR. ADAM NALLY’S KETO LIVING SUPPLEMENTS GET A $39 BOTTLE OF OLIVE OIL FOR JUST A BUCK GET YOUR $39 BOTTLE FOR JUST $1 NOTICE OF DISCLOSURE: Paid sponsorship NATURAL BLOATING RELIEF GO TO LOVEMYTUMMY.COM USE COUPON CODE “JIMMY” FOR 15% OFF NOTICE OF DISCLOSURE: Paid sponsorship LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 1293 – SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Organic brands you love for less at thrivemarket.com/keto – JIMMY AND DR. ADAM NALLY’S NEW SUPPLEMENT LINE: Try the KetoEssentials Multivitamin and Berberine Plus ketogenic-enhancing supplements – SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: The world’s freshest and most flavorful artisanal olive oils. Get your $39 bottle for just $1 – SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Love your tummy with Atrantil. (Get 15% off with the coupon code “JIMMY”) – ThriveMarket.co/Keto – Gunnar Lovelace LinkedIn

I'm closing out this amazing season with my recap of the season's highlight, the three things you should check out during the show's hiatus, and what I'm currently working on. Recapped episodes: 83 - Colin Wright 88 - The Strangest Secret 93 - Bea Arthur 94 - Christina Jones 96 - Gunnar Lovelace 102 - Kirk Moore 100 - Joyful Ambition   Q+A episodes: 91, 97, 103 || Birthday Episode: 87 As always, thanks for listening. Season 6 drops December 1! In the meantime, subscribe to the show on iTunes and/or sign up for my monthly mashup of funny and inspiring musings at LisaNicoleBell.com.  

This week's guest is the smart and heart-centered Gunnar Lovelace. He's the co-founder and co-CEO of Thrive Market, an online market offering top-selling healthy brands delivered to your doorstep for wholesale prices. I'm a huge fan of the company and this conversation made me a fan of Gunnar. If you've ever considered starting a company based on a passion or if you're a current or aspiring leader of any kind, this episode is a must listen. I pull back the curtain on Gunnar's journey as an entrepreneur and big thinker. We covered a LOT including: -Gunnar's journey from growing up on a communal farm to running a $100M+ company -how Gunnar thinks about failure -how Gunnar chose his cofounders (great advice here if you ever want to start something with another person) -work/life harmony -why Gunnar kept pushing after being rejected by 50 venture capital firms (their most recent round was $100M so...yeah) -and much more! Let me know what you think of this episode: @LisaNicoleBell Show Notes: http://bit.ly/BTB96

What will clean eating and whole foods look like in 20 years? How will we grow to accommodate and feed the world’s growing population—healthily? What can you do at home to better the environment and the world’s access to food? These are questions Gunnar Lovelace, CEO of Thrive Market—the bustling online marketplace where healthy foods … The post What Clean Eating Will Look Like in 20 Years appeared first on Paleo Blog.

Gunnar Lovelace is a serial entrepreneur in nonprofits, technology, fashion and real estate. Most recently he is the founder and co-CEO of Thrive Market, an online wholesale buying club on a mission to make healthy living easy and affordable for every American family. On this episode of Bulletproof Radio, Dave and Gunnar talk about food co-ops, marketing healthy food, food politics, the grocery supply chain, the power of your vote, McDonalds and more. Enjoy the show!

Gunnar Lovelace is a serial entrepreneur in nonprofits, technology, fashion and real estate. Most recently he is the founder and co-CEO of Thrive Market, an online wholesale buying club on a mission to make healthy living easy and affordable for every American family. On this episode of Bulletproof Radio, Dave and Gunnar talk about food co-ops, marketing healthy food, food politics, the grocery supply chain, the power of your vote, McDonalds and more. Enjoy the show!

Gunnar Lovelace is the founder and co-CEO of Thrive Market, the fastest growing health-food e-commerce company in history. In this episode, Gunnar tells the story of a previous "failure," after which he found himself hitting rock bottom. He describes the learnings he took from the experience that contributed to his massive success with Thrive Market. Entrepreneur or not, you won't want to miss this profoundly inspiring interview in which Gunnar shares his authentic wisdom for relating to failure and achieving startup success.

Gunnar Lovelace is a serial entrepreneur in nonprofits, technology, fashion and real estate. Most recently he is the founder and co-CEO of Thrive Market, an online wholesale buying club on a mission to make healthy living easy and affordable for every American family. Thrive Market currently offers the 4,000 most popular natural and organic products in the world at 25-50% off retail, shipped anywhere in the U.S. for free. For every paid member on the site, the company also sponsors a free membership for a low-income family. Previously he co-founded Love Heals - a conscious jewelry company that has funded the planting of over 1,500,000 trees and sponsored of over 50,000 malnourished children. Prior to Love Heals, Gunnar started two technology companies in Los Angeles in software education and natural language processing, both of which were sold. In addition to his for-profit companies, Gunnar has started two non-profits in education and environmental training.

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One of the biggest arguments against adopting a healthier lifestyle is the additional expenses you have to undertake. When someone makes the leap to buying organic and natural foods and personal care items, when they get to the register and look down at their receipt, their jaw just might drop right onto the conveyor belt. I've been there... a time or 72... When I first made the decision to change the way I was eating, my grocery bill effectively doubled. I justified it for years saying that it will pay me back in dividends with my health. And in many ways it did. But that doesn't mean that there isn't a better way (with an easier onramp) to make switching to a healthier lifestyle much for fun and less stressful for those who are motivated to do so. I know that many of us are the exception and we'll invest the extra money to get things we feel are much healthier. For most people, however, it just isn't worth the extra expense when you're just trying to get by, let alone thrive in our world today. Well, Gunnar Lovelace set out to do something about this. After battling with the reality that healthy foods and personal care products are at a premium, while more cost intensive toxic "commercial" products are cheaper, he decided that enough was enough. Gunnar co-founded Thrive Market and helped to grow an amazing team who are revolutionizing the way that we purchase healthy products for ourselves and our families. I'm flat-out blown away by the difference Thrive Market is making. Today's episode will tell you exactly how they are able to do everything that they do, and get YOU the healthy foods and products that you and your family deserve. In this episode you'll discover: What drove Gunnar Lovelace to find a way to make healthy food affordable for everyone. How Thrive Market is able to sell organic, natural, non-GMO food and personal care products for upwards of 50% less than natural food markets like Whole Foods. Why Thrive Market gives away a free membership along with every paid membership (this is powerful!). Why healthier foods cost so much and how companies like fast food restaurants are able to sell unhealthy food so cheap. What huge brands like Coca Cola and McDonald's are doing to get in on the healthy food action (should we trust them?). Why keeping secrets in today's market is a losing game. What healthy food and personal care items I buy for my family at Thrive Market. Why Thrive Market chooses to provide the top in each category rather than 20 brands of the same thing. Why Gunnar put such a huge emphasis on making Thrive Market a company that overdelivers on giving. How Thrive Market has been structured to be able to give so much to those in need. Why in today's world you can't afford NOT to eat healthy. How Thrive Market's business model could be a catalyst for change in countries all over the world. Items mentioned in this episode include: Onnit.com/Model 

Gunnar Lovelace is a serial entrepreneur in nonprofits, technology, fashion and real estate. Most recently he is the founder and co-CEO of Thrive Market, an online wholesale buying club on a mission to make healthy living easy and affordable for every American family. Being hailed as “Sex and the City for Food,” The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health aand healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy – two self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world and change your beliefs about health! This sexy, savvy duo provides eco-friendly advice on a variety of issues including the healing power of nutrition, living authentically, turning your passion into your career, choosing the best natural health and beauty products, the benefits of a plant-based diet and so much more!  

“It’s absolutely incumbent upon us to envision a world where we produce food that is good for the planet and is good for our bodies and is affordable for everybody. And if we can do that we will pass a world along that is regenerative, sustainable, and equitable.”Gunnar LovelaceWho has time for ‘wellness'? I'm just trying to pay the bills.I would love to eat healthy, but I simply can't afford it.When it comes to great food – plant-based or otherwise — the common refrain is that its either too expensive, inconvenient or simply unavailable. Often it's all of the above. Although I often rebut several myths that swirl around these arguments, it’s undeniable that there is much truth in these assertions. Whole Foods has earned the moniker Whole Paycheck for a reason. If we want to truly redress our health care problems, we need to lay ruin to the elitism that so unfortunately undermines populist accessibility to optimal nutrition.In order to achieve this end, we must disrupt traditional supply chain methods. Combat special interests that entrench the status quo. Eliminate overpaid middle men. And leverage forward-thinking innovation to improve access, convenience and affordability to healthy food beyond the well healed for those who need it most — everyone.Gunnar Lovelace to the rescue.Yes, that is his real name. A life-long wellness advocate reared on a true-to-life commune by a single mom, Gunnar inherited his passion for health, yoga, mindfulness and expanded consciousness at birth — long before it became a zeitgeist thing. Gunnar and I go way back. Years before my personal transformation. I still vividly recall our initial meeting when he walked into my law office in 2000 to discuss representation of his venture of the moment, GoodLife – an early internet socially conscious Yelp. On his feet were sandals. In his hand? A large mason jar filled with a mysterious and murky green sludge. What is that? Who brings something like that to a meeting with a lawyer? My very first glimpse of what I did not know at the time would later become a staple of my life.Well ahead of its time, GoodLife fell victim to the dot-com bubble of the early aughts. But a long-lasting friendship survived.A serial entrepreneur, now Gunnar is back and on to something big — very big — as the founder and co-CEO of a new business that represents a seismic shift in affordable access to healthy food — Thrive Market.The digital love child of Costco and Whole Foods, Thrive is a direct to consumer, online shopping club platform that offers over 4,000 of best, healthiest, most popular natural and organic food brands in the world, but at a staggering 25-50% off typical retail prices, shipped anywhere in the United States for free.How do they do it? By eliminating all the aforementioned middle men — the brokers, slotting fees and pay-to-play that is endemic in the food industry — and passing that savings along to members. In addition, for every paid membership to Thrive ($60 / year), they give a free membership to a low income family, a teacher, or a military vet.Although founded less than two years ago, Thrive is growing incredibly fast. Beyond notable seed investors like Tony Robbins and Deepak Chopra, this past summer they closed a $30M Series A round of venture funding led by Greycroft with participants like John Legend, Toby Maguire & Demi Moore. These funds are already hard at work fulfilling Thrive's mission statement, which is to make healthy living easy and affordable for every American family. Good news for everyone.Not your typical startup founder, Gunnar's keen business acumen inhabits the ethos of a yoga teacher. He's got a huge heart. He's one of the good guys. And I am super proud of what he is building — a positive,... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week’s show is with Gunnar Lovelace, the CEO of the online shopping club Thrive Market. Like many listeners and readers, Gunnar is a productivity beast, sometimes working 18 hours a day leading one of the hottest health companies of 2015.

This week’s show is with Gunnar Lovelace, the CEO of the online shopping club Thrive Market. Like many listeners and readers, Gunnar is a productivity beast, sometimes working 18 hours a day leading one of the hottest health companies of 2015.

This week's show is with Gunnar Lovelace, the CEO of the online shopping club Thrive Market. Like many listeners and readers, Gunnar is a productivity beast, sometimes working 18 hours a day leading one of the hottest health companies of 2015.

This week's show is with Gunnar Lovelace, the CEO of the online shopping club Thrive Market. Like many listeners and readers, Gunnar is a productivity beast, sometimes working 18 hours a day leading one of the hottest health companies of 2015.

The objection I hear most often to a real-food organic diet is that it is cost prohibitive. This is definitely the case at first glance sometimes, since cheaper processed foods are often subsidized and cheaper than organic foods and produce, but on today’s episode, I’m excited to introduce a new real food resource that is helping bridge the gap. What is Thrive Market? It is called Thrive Market and it is an online membership site that delivers Whole Foods products at Costco prices with the convenience of Amazon Prime. I talk with Thrive Market’s CEO and co-founder, Gunnar Lovelace, about how this new resource works and how it will benefit you. Thrive Market is able to offer many natural and real food products at 30-50% off retail due to their membership model. They have a membership fee like Costco (less that $5 a month) and this allows them to offer products at wholesale prices. All orders over $49 qualify for free shipping. With a Conscience… One of my favorite things about Thrive is their social mission. For every person who purchases a membership, they give away a free membership to a low income family. They also use recycled and recyclable materials in all of their shipping and take measures (like carbon offsets) to be completely environmentally friendly. It was so important to me to have a resource available like this for my own family and to share with you, that I actually invested in the company and serve as an advisor to help them choose products that moms and families need and use. I’ve ordered from Thrive multiple times, especially for things I can’t easily get locally like Coconut Aminos, Mary’s gone crackers, Wild Planet tuna, Real Salt and more. The prices were definitely cheaper than I was able to find on Amazon or locally (if available). Wholesome Food – Wholesale Prices What makes Thrive Market unique is the membership model that allows them to keep a wide variety (over 2,500) different real-food products at wholesale prices (25-50% below retail). They stock non-perishable foods, and I’ve turned to them for many of our staple non-perishables while we continue to buy perishable foods like meats and vegetables at our local farmers markets. The membership pays for itself in just a couple of orders and you get automatic free shipping on all orders over $49! The team at Thrive is constantly working to expand the number of products they are offering and keep existing products in stock. If a product you want is out of stock, check back in a few days- they are working quickly to re-stock. Discount for You I’m not a fan of signing up for a membership for something without getting a chance to try it, so Thrive is offering a free one-month membership (for a limited time!), plus an additional discount of 20% on your first order. Visit this page to learn more about Thrive and to qualify for the discount Read TranscriptKatie: Hi, and welcome to the “Wellness Mama” podcast. I’m Katie. And I’m really excited about today’s guest. It’s a special episode and it&