Ep 70: Nourish CEO Aidan Dewar on Hiring in the AI Era, Future of GLP-1s and Scaling Metabolic Health

Aidan Dewar, co-founder/CEO of Nourish, walks through how the dietitian-led metabolic care company has evolved from a pure lifestyle-change complement to GLP-1s into a full prescribing platform, and why timing that shift right took four years of deliberate positioning. The conversation covers Nourish's differentiation thesis (scale, product, distribution, and above all execution), how the company built its AI stack from administrative automation to a full patient-facing AI health assistant and provider copilot, and Aidan's view on where AI does and doesn't replace clinicians. It closes with reflections on policy (incentive design, food-as-medicine momentum, MAHA), hiring in the AI era, and candid founder lessons. (0:00) Intro (0:42) Nourish Today Explained (2:12) Big Vision and Root Problems (3:31) GLP-1 Prescribing Strategy (5:47) How Nourish Wins (9:11) Reimagining Virtual Primary Care (10:56) Building In-House vs Partnering (12:18) AI for Providers and Patients (15:36) Meal Logging and Model Limits (16:30) Future of AI-Led Care (20:05) Food Partnerships and Coverage (22:44) Policy Momentum and MAHA (24:06) Dietitian Supply and Training (25:54) Running a Company with AI (28:07) Hiring for AI Proficiency (29:49) Quickfire Out-Of-Pocket: https://www.outofpocket.health/