Episode 1: Noah Kotlove, CEO of Berry Street

In this episode of the Digital Health Heavyweights podcast, host Norm Volsky interviews Noah Kotlove, Founder and CEO of Berry Street, a virtual nutrition therapy platform connecting patients with dietitians for one-on-one personalized nutrition care across more than 25 conditions, and  leveraging AI to empower providers and patients . Noah shares his patient-first journey how working with a dietitian helped him lose weight and why nutrition counseling remains one of the most underutilized benefits in U.S. healthcare despite broad commercial coverage that is often $0 out of pocket. The conversation explores Berry Street’s rapid growth since January 2023, its $50M raise in 2025, the difference between dietitians vs. “nutritionists,” and how Berry Street supports patients navigating the GLP-1 era with sustainable nutrition and behavior change. Takeaways 🥗 Nutrition therapy is widely covered by commercial insurance, yet remains deeply underutilized. 🧠 Dietitians support behavior change beyond “eat this / don’t eat that,” including relationship-with-food work. ⚖️ “Food freedom” helps patients avoid guilt spirals and build sustainable habits. 🍿 Small guardrails (like portioning snacks into a bowl) can compound into major outcomes over time. 🏢 Large enterprises often struggle with zero-to-one innovation—startups thrive because they’re built for it. 🚀 Berry Street scaled rapidly after launching in January 2023, reaching tens of millions in annualized revenue (as shared on-air). 💰 Berry Street raised $50M in 2025, driven by growth, a massive market tailwind, and strong provider/patient experience. 🩺 Dietitians are credentialed clinicians who can bill insurance; “nutritionist” is not a standardized credential term. 💉 GLP-1s are a powerful tool, but dietitian support helps protect nutrient intake, adherence, and long-term sustainability. 🍌 A simple daily habit: pairing fruit (banana) with protein/fats (peanut butter) can improve satiety and energy stability. Chapters00:00 Introduction to Noah Kotlove and Berry Street 01:35 Noah’s Path into Healthcare: A Patient-First Story 04:10 How Dietitian Care Drives Sustainable Behavior Change 07:24 Principles Behind Noah’s 60–65 lb Weight-Loss Journey 11:41 Founding Sobriety Soft: Early Entrepreneurship in Health Tech 15:25 Lessons Learned Building a Product for a Sensitive Community 18:25 Accenture to Startup CEO: Lessons from Enterprise Innovation 21:11 The Origin and Meaning Behind the Name “Berry Street” 23:19 Why Nutrition Therapy Is Massively Underutilized 24:34 Fundraising Advice: Authenticity in a Tough Capital Market 26:20 What Drove Berry Street’s $50M Raise and Growth Strategy 28:35 Dietitian vs. Nutritionist: Credentials, Training, and Trust 31:00 Inside the Berry Street Patient Experience 33:26 Insurance Coverage Explained: Preventive vs. Medical Nutrition Care 35:11 Go-to-Market Strategy: From DTC Growth to Health Plans 35:58 Becoming In-Network: Scaling Provider Contracts Nationally 37:20 Clinical Outcomes and the GLP-1 Nutrition Pathway 39:13 The Role of Nutrition in a GLP-1-Driven Future 48:45 Managing Stress and Staying Centered as a Founder 50:12 Healthy Habits and Simple Nutrition Wins 53:01 Closing Thoughts and Final ReflectionsFollow, connect and subscribe:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-health-heavyweights-podcastYoutube: https://youtube.com/@DigitalHealthHeavyweightsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalhealthheavyweights/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyweightspodcast