From Wall Street to Wellness: Rachel Hirsch on Backing Builders in a Trend-Driven Industry

Rachel Hirsch, Monarch investor, Founder and General Partner of Wellness Growth Ventures, and founder of The 2% Club, joins us for the latest episode of the Monarch Metamorphosis Podcast. Before launching Wellness Growth Ventures, Rachel co-founded a series of wellness studios in Los Angeles, building hands on experience in brand building, customer acquisition, and operations that now informs how she evaluates and backs founders in the wellness space. Rachel gets into what led her into finance and what it's taken to navigate it as a woman. She shares the impact her podcast has had on women forging their way into business and wellness, and what she saw in Monarch that made her know she had to be a part of it. We also talk about what she looks for when backing companies and how she thinks about building in wellness today. If you're into builds, ventures, and want to learn what it takes to grow something meaningful in this space, this one's for you.