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Hamish Grierson is the co-founder and CEO of Thriva Health, a home blood-test and health-check service. Hamish joins Elliot to talk about putting people in control of their own health, and why he feels you don't have to go against the system to disrupt it.
Hamish Grierson is widely known as one of the smartest and nicest people in UK healthtech and is the founder of Thriva, a leader in at home diagnostic testing. In this show, he and Steve clearly share a lot of the same values and missions between Thriva and PocDoc, it's a masterclass in self managed healthcare!
We all have a lot of information about our bodies - we might own smartwatches or phones that count our paces or measure our pulse rate, we may have a blood pressure monitoring machine and there are apps and devices to help with diabetes. Is it all too much, though? Has self-diagnosis gone too far? In this debate I speak to Dr. Gigi Taguri of LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor and Hamish Grierson of Thriva about whether we have too much data and when we need to get advice from a human. The Near Futurist now has a LinkedIn group you'd be welcome to join - and if you like what you hear why not leave a review wherever you downloaded it?
Hamish Grierson is the CEO and Co-founder of Thriva, a company which offers direct to consumer blood testing — with a broader mission of improving human lifespan. For under £100 you can order a test kit, prick your finger at home and mail the blood sample back. This is then reviewed by a GP. In effect, they're treating people like adults who can take charge of their own health and data. Hamish came from the world of FinTech having headed International Payments and Remittance at Travelex, before co-founding Thriva in 2016. Thriva has raised $14.7 million dollars to date. We talk about democratising access to healthcare testing and whether there should be limits on what tests we offer people, whether just giving people more data is the panacea in improving life and health span and how sometimes — outsiders are best placed to tackle some of the big problems in healthcare. I hope you enjoy. You can find me on Twitter @MustafaSultan and subscribe to my newsletter on www.musty.io
Taking charge of your own health has never been so easy and it is being made possible by technology companies like Thriva. I first became aware of what such tests could tell you by watching Biggest Loser USA. Contestants got their blood tested and then the Doctor tells them all sorts of information about their life expectancy, sex drive, early stage diabetes and a whole number of other health indicators. I've wanted to include a home health test in Team Super Dad since we launched and it's taken this long to make a connection with a company I really liked. Thriva is that company and when you hear their founder Hamish Grierson speak you will understand why. He is an entreprenuer who has created a number of businesses. He is a committed family man and Dad. He is alos really bloody interesting to chat to.Since we recorded the podcast I have had my Thriva test results back so watch out for a future podcast episode where I will go through those for you. If you are interested in getting your own test done then come and be part of the Team Super Dad network where this is part of our focus on your FITNESS. Depending on when you join our FREE community we will have a coupon for Thriva.https://teamsuperdad.com/networkYou can of course jump over to Thriva.co yourself.https://thriva.coIf you enjoy this episode please share and subscribe. It is vital that as many men as possible hear this important subject.https://teamsuperdad.com/getpodcastYou can watch and leave comments on the videos Live or the video replays...YouTube https://teamsuperdad.com/videoFacebook http://facebook.com/groups/teamsuperdadTeam Super DadTeam Super Dad gives Dads the tools and confidence to live their life they desire, not the life they feel stuck with. We transform Dad's health, wealth and happiness so that they can feel great about themself, create more time with their family and enjoy life to the full.Find Out More About Team Super DadTeam Super Dad network - our free grouphttps://teamsuperdad.com/networkWork with a Dad Coach - Jonnie Jensenhttps://www.teamsuperdad.com/dad-coaching/Join the Hero Academyhttps://www.teamsuperdad.com/heroacademy/Join the Facebook grouphttp://facebook.com/groups/teamsuperdadSubscribe to the podcasthttps://teamsuperdad.com/getpodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In the final episode in Season 3 of our Founders Series, Geoff Dragon interviewed an entrepreneur whose focus on creating an innovative preventative health service was inspired by his co-founder’s own wellbeing. We talk to Hamish Grierson about topics such as his journey to Thriva, the chemistry between co-founders and the benefits of re-evaluating both your business and yourself. www.taylorvinters.com/the-founders-series
Let's talk about the business of wellness… My guest today is Hamish Grierson, the Co-Founder and CEO of Thriva, a pro-active healthcare business that provides customers with at-home finger-prick blood tests. Founded in 2016 by Hamish and his Co-Founders, Eliot Brooks and Tom Livesey, Thriva not only exists to support consumers on their personal health journey, but also hospitals, surgeries, and most recently, COVID testing centers. In this episode, Hamish takes us through his journey of dabbling with entrepreneurship, how a corporate career built the foundation for him to launch Thriva, and where the idea of the at-home blood testing kit came from. We talk about the early days of fulfilling product from a back garden shed, the importance of being credible - particularly in the health sector - and why Hamish believes that the future will see a convergence of the segmented health and wellbeing systems. Thank you to our sponsors: - The go-to legal firm supporting the wellness industry Bird & Bird - Modern accountancy firm dedicated to saving you money, GrowFactor - The software booking experts serving gyms, spas and salons worldwide, Mindbody To find out how Welltodo can help you grow your business and support your career objectives, head to welltodoglobal.com today.
Hamish Grierson is the co-founder & CEO of Thriva Health, a Wellness and Fitness company providing personalised blood tests, GP-reviewed results, and evidence-based advice. Thriva has already raised over £11m to help it achieve its mission of providing simple and affordable tools to help people better understand and track their internal health data. In this episode we discover Hamish's journey prior to Thriva, his experiences raising money and how he and his fellow co-founders plan to scale and grow the company in the coming years. Make sure to like and subscribe to the Riding Unicorns podcast to never miss an episode. Also don't forget to give Riding Unicorns a follow on Twitter and LinkedIn to keep on top of the latest developments.
Clare Pooley gave up a booze-fuelled job in advertising - complete with a bar in the office and a massive expenses budget - when she became a full-time Mum to her three kids.But as she left the ladette lifestyle behind, she didn’t find herself drinking any less. In fact, she was polishing off ten bottles of wine per week, as she tells Olly in this confessional, compelling conversation...Clare’s book, ‘The Sober Diaries’ is out now. If YOU have a story you would like to share on a future edition of the show, contact us via the Feedback form on our website.Meanwhile, for this month’s Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart has been digitising the Prime Minister and trawling through clips of Olly on the Alan Titchmarsh Show to create a terrifying ‘deep fake’ hybrid. Is misinformation the future of news? And can AI services like Lyrebird and Resemble contribute something positive to the world of podcasting?If YOU would like to suggest a trend for Ollie to test out, contact us via the Feedback form on our website. Elsewhere, Alix Fox kicks off the one hundredth edition of The Foxhole with THE perennial penile puzzler: can pumps or pills give you greater length and girth down-below? She meets the man behind one of the world’s most popular extenders, and considers whether, sometimes, size concerns aren’t just about ‘locker room syndrome’, but may be a healthy expression of kink. If YOU have a question of sex for Alix to answer in a future edition of the show, just fill in the Feedback form on our website.Music this episode comes from Cavetown, with his charming song ‘Things That Make It Warm’; indisputably our first record of the month about birds building nests. Find the complete playlist of every song we’ve ever selected on our website.Remember, The Modern Mann is an entirely independent podcast, funded in part by your generous donations. If you’ve enjoyed our first one hundred episodes for free, and can afford to give financially to the show, follow the links on our website, MODERNMANN.CO.UK. See you for our next edition on 1st Feb.Happy New Year!Presenter: Olly Mann. Producer: Matt Hill. Contributors: Ollie Peart, Alix Fox, Clare Pooley, Cavetown, Hamish Grierson. Theme Music: Django Django. Graphic Design: Jenny Mann Design. Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2020.* This episode is sponsored by Thriva, the health-tracking finger prick blood test you do at home. Get 50% off your first kit by visiting Thriva.co and using the code Mann50. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Last month we launched 'Breakthrough' an interactive event showcasing a cross-section of companies gearing up to raise their Series A in front of a packed room of growth stage investors. As well as hearing from select companies across everything from distributed computing to using advanced scanning technology for early-cancer detection, Carlos also hosted a number of panels to dive deeper into sectors where we’re seeing particularly advanced innovation and where we’re making a high number of investments. HealthTech is an area we’ve been particularly interested in and proactively investing across for many years now. Carlos sat down with a cross-section of founders we’ve backed across the sector including Lina Chan, Co-founder of Adia Health; Hamish Grierson, Co-Founder of Thriva and Diego Cantor, Co-founder of Ezra to discuss everything from proactive versus reactive healthcare, the disconnect between mental and physical health, empowered patients, and the importance of integration with current healthcare systems. Tune in to hear how founders think the evolution of healthcare will look like in two years time. Links: Adia: https://adiahealth.com Thriva: https://thriva.co Ezra: https://ezra.com Breakthrough 2019: https://seedcamp.com/events/breakthrough/ Carlos Espinal - twitter.com/cee Seedcamp - https://seedcamp.com
Can martial arts save your life? Self defence instructor Kriss Pyke says they can - not just because the moves themselves offer protection in a skirmish, but because the physical confidence you gain deters opponents in the first place.Kriss’ views and teaching style are shaped by his own experiences at the sharp end of a vicious street attack, as he recounts to Olly in this month’s middle feature.In the Zeitgeist this episode, Ollie Peart investigates the trend for insect-based pet food, and prepares Olly a three course, insect based meal. How will the pair fare tasting their way through cricket onion bhajis, grasshopper green curry and mealworm Krispie cakes?Meanwhile, in this month’s Foxhole, Alix Fox announces her new role judging an adult toy competition - and tackles a question from a bisexual student teacher about to begin work at a conservative Catholic school. Are his liberal views on LGBTQ+ lifestyles compatible with Christian scripture?Music this month comes from pop-soul band The Foreign Arm. Hailing from San Antonio, Texas, their debut EP, The Reach, is out Nov 22nd.Remember, this show is supported by listeners like you. Please ‘buy us a beer’ - links on our website, MODERNMANN.CO.UK. Whilst you’re there, reach out via the Feedback form if you have a question of sex for Alix, a challenge to suggest to Ollie, a guest you’d like Olly to interview, or you’d like to become a Mannbassador.See you next when our CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR drops on Dec 1st!This episode is brought to you in association with Thriva, the at-home fingerprint blood test. For £30 off your first Thriva kit visit thriva.co and use the code Mann30.Presenter: Olly Mann. Producer: Matt Hill. Contributors: Ollie Peart, Alix Fox, Kriss Pyke, The Foreign Arm, Hamish Grierson. Theme Music: Django Django. Graphic Design: Jenny Mann Design. Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2019. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Adrenalin, stress and composure is in the job description for a trauma surgeon. But how do doctors cope with routinely operating on patients with devastating injuries? Does it ever get easy to deliver difficult news?In this intimate conversation, Olly meets Dr. Allan Philp, chief trauma surgeon of Allegheny Health Network, Pennsylvania, and Mr Shehan Hettiaratchy, trauma lead surgeon for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, to discuss alleviating anxiety, performing amputations - and how both men’s military background in Afghanistan has informed their work with civilian casualties.Elsewhere, in this month’s Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart investigates the trend for escape rooms - by designing and building his own, complete with terrifying deployment of ancient technology. Luckily, he’s roped in the services of escape room champion Sarah Dodd. Just watch out for those party poppers...Meanwhile, down the Foxhole, Alix Fox advises a couple with wildly different libidos on how to get their sex schedule back on track. Along the way, she considers couple’s counselling, dirty diaries, and ‘bossy massage’.Finally, our record of the month is ‘In Time’ by Self Esteem, solo project of former Slow Club singer Rebecca Taylor. It’s ace.Remember, this show is supported by donations from listeners like you. If you can afford to, please ‘buy us a beer’ - information on our website, MODERNMANN.CO.UK.Whilst you’re there, just reach out via the Feedback form if you have a question of sex for Alix, a challenge to suggest to Ollie, a guest you’d like Olly to interview, or you’d like to become a Mannbassador.See you when our next episode drops on November 1st.This episode is brought to you in association with Thriva, the at-home fingerprint blood test. For £30 off your first Thriva kit visit thriva.co and use the code Mann30.Presenter: Olly Mann. Producer: Matt Hill. Contributors: Ollie Peart, Alix Fox, Allan Philp, Shehan Hettiaratchy, Self Esteem, Hamish Grierson. Theme Music: Django Django. Graphic Design: Jenny Mann Design. Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2019. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On this weeks show we discuss running data- what figures and fact inform your training and what you record as a runner Shaun meets with Hamish Grierson, CEO and co-founder of Thriva a new health-tracking start-up. Finally we recap all the latest results from the world of running. Thriva (https://thriva.co/) are offering Let's Get Running Listeners a deal on their base-line and advanced tests. You can get £25 off by using the code GETRUNNING25 at the checkout on https://thriva.co/ If you like this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to join in, request a guest or chat about this episode then head over to the Strava Group (https://www.strava.com/clubs/144083) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/letsgetrunning) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/letsgetrunning/) | Email us | Buy merch at the shop. (https://www.letsgetrunning.co.uk/shop?category=Running+Clothing) Lastly, don't forget to rate and review on iTunes! (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/lets-get-running-podcast/id1392963885?mt=2&app=podcast)
What role do health-tech startups play in the future in providing integrated and holistic healthcare systems? How can we use the bio-psycho-social model through the lenses of sexual well-being to create openness and to de-stigmatize one of the most fundamental and topics of our lives – sex. In this week’s episode of This Much I Know, Carlos is joined by Dr Anna Hushlak and Hamish Grierson. Anna is the co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Ferly, whose vision is to radically transform society’s relationship with sex – from how we think about it to how we have it. Hamish is the co-founder and CEO of Thriva, who are on a mission to empower millions of people with simple and affordable tools to easily understand and track their internal health data by providing personalized at-home finger-prick blood tests and medical advice. Tune in to hear Anna and Hamish discussing the challenges of building credibility around new technology and blood collection techniques as a startup, the challenges of creating trust and openness in the fundamentally private and personal environment that is sex, how one defines what ‘good’ sexual and mental wellbeing is, and dissecting their lessons learned and tips to founders launching health-tech startups. Links: Dr Anna Hushlak: twitter.com/annahushlak Hamish Grierson: twitter.com/hamishgrierson Carlos Espinal: twitter.com/cee Ferly: www.weareferly.com Thriva: www.thriva.co Seedcamp: www.seedcamp.com
This week, James is joined by Hamish Grierson, founder and CEO of Thriva, who has raised over £6M to provide a home-blood-testing service to UK consumers (and now some NHS patients). Hamish is a serial entrepreneur and moved into healthtech from fintech and talks about his journey and some of the similarities and differences between the two sectors. Hamish will also be appearing in the Forbes Healthtech Stories series in May, so look out for that shortly. www.thriva.co For more information and content, check out our website www.hs.ventures. You can follow us on Twitter @HSVenture, on Instagram @hs.ventures, on Linkedin at HS. and you can email us at info@hs.live You can get our host, Dr. James Somauroo, at www.jamessomauroo.com and you can follow him on Twitter @jamessomauroo, on Instagram @j_soms and on Linkedin at james-somauroo
Hamish Grierson shares his experiences in raising funds for Thriva, a consumer based health service providing insights and solutions to personal ailments through blood testing. A serial entrepreneur, the journey to date is one of learning and exploration. With a keen curiosity in how humans perceive and act upon health related issues, Thriva is the the perfect business to address this whilst building a game changing, global consumer health business. Website: Thriva.co
I speak to Hamish Grierson, the Founder and CEO of Thriva, a company that allows people to take at home blood tests, help monitor and prevent commonly known health conditions.
Hamish Grierson is the CEO and Founder of personalised healthcare platform, Thriva. Hamish cut his teeth as an entrepreneur through a varied early career in advertising, hospitality and a mentoring period at Travelex thanks to the New Entrepreneurs Foundation. A serendipitous beer with Co-Founder-to-be Eliot Brooks (who has a cholesterol condition requiring regular blood tests) led to the birth of Thriva – the world’s first preventative health service. Easy-to-use blood test kits are posted to you for testing. Once submitted, your results are published to you on the platform’s beautiful interface with GP explanations and recommendations based on your results. The data built up over time will allow predictive analytics to suggest powerful, data-driven solutions to people’s health problems. The conversation digs into the Thriva solution and their plans to introduce products relating to the Microbiome and the Endocrine system. We also move into general topics including: functional medicine, genomics, the diabetes epidemic and the power of predictive data. Self-administered stool transplants and robot leeches even come up! Hamish impressed us not only with the sophistication of his knowledge regarding the healthcare space, but also his genuine concern for improving the system and empowering people to live better lives.
What if you could take a blood test without leaving your home? Getting regular checkups and tests at the local GP may seem like a beneficial idea, but the reality is that people in the UK rarely book appointments to see a doctor unless they’re feeling unwell. In a bid to get more people to take charge of their health, London-based startup Thriva, is giving people easier access to preventative healthcare through a finger-prick blood test kit that can conveniently be taken at home before being posted to a lab to be analysed. In this episode of HealthRedesigned, we chat with Hamish Grierson, CEO and Co-founder at Thriva who tells us why he and his co-founders started the health service that’s empowering consumers to take proactive steps towards better health and what’s in-store for Thriva’s future. Listen to this HealthRedesigned podcast episode on Hanno's website Links mentioned in this episode: Thriva Twitter Facebook Instagram
Thriva.co are on a mission to give simple and affordable tools to people to help understand and track their internal health data, because better decisions start with better data. Here Hamish talks about their journey and approaching health as an industry outsider.
Remove the Guesswork: Health, Fitness and Wellbeing for Busy Professionals
In this episode Leanne interviews Hamish Grierson about his company Thriva, recently voted one of the 100 Disruptive Brands of 2017 by Marketing Week. Thriva provide blood tests that can be done by you at home and are painless and simple. In this interview, we talk about gut health, the future of self-monitoring for health, how to get more active in the office, how to get a good daily workout done in less than 30 minutes from home, the common mistake Hamish sees people making with regards to their health and what you can do about it. Things we discuss in the show: Thriva Blood testing – www.thriva.co – use the codes BODYSHOTBASE for 15% off Baseline and BODYSHOT10 for 10% off any other product on the website Tools of Titans BOOK by Tim Ferriss – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tools-Titans-Billionaires-World-Class-Performers/dp/1785041274/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1501066163&sr=1-1 Gut BOOK by Giulia Enders - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gut-inside-story-bodys-under-rated/dp/1922247960/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Useful links: Bodyshot Performance website – www.bodyshotperformance.com Remove the Guesswork BOOK by Leanne Spencer - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Remove-Guesswork-Personalised-Approach-Nutrition/dp/1781332045/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Rise and Shine BOOK by Leanne Spencer - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rise-Shine-Recover-burnout-back/dp/1781331650/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1500650255&sr=1-1 What’s your health IQ? Take our short test: https://www.bodyshotperformance.com/home-bodyshot-performance/health-quotient-questionnaire/?v=79cba1185463
Remove the Guesswork: Health, Fitness and Wellbeing for Busy Professionals
In this episode Leanne interviews Hamish Grierson about his company Thriva, recently voted one of the 100 Disruptive Brands of 2017 by Marketing Week. Thriva provide blood tests that can be done by you at home and are painless and simple.