Mike Fisher - MyFitnessPal CEO (200M+ Users) & Fmr Etsy CTO | The CEO of MyFitnessPal Says You're Thinking About Health All Wrong

➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Mike Fisher is the CEO of MyFitnessPal, where he leads a platform serving more than 200 million users worldwide in their health and nutrition journeys. Before joining MyFitnessPal, he was CTO of Etsy, scaling the marketplace from $3 billion to $13 billion in annual sales while running an engineering organization of roughly 1,000 people. He co-wrote The Art of Scalability and Scalability Rules, the books much of the industry uses to think about growth. Known for challenging conventional thinking about health and wellness, Fisher champions a more holistic, sustainable approach to fitness that moves beyond restrictive dieting and quick fixes. ➡️ Show Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-fisher-3317a8/ ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/ Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott) NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Framer - https://framer.com/design (Code: SuccessStory) LinkedIn Ads - https://linkedin.com/scottclary Upwork - https://upwork.com/ Dell - https://dell.com/dell-pro AutoPilot - https://www.joinautopilot.com/landing Cohesity - https://www.cohesity.com/datacloud Whatnot - https://www.whatnot.com/ Monarch - https://www.monarch.com/ (Code: success) Cash App - https://cash.app/ (Code: cashapp10) MyFitnessPal - https://podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Code: SCOTT) Scribe - https://scribe.how/success (Code: SuccessStory) Odoo – https://www.odoo.com ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 – Intro 02:21 – From Scaling Etsy to Scaling Human Health 13:34 – Why Influencer Diets Fail You 17:22 – When More Health Data Makes You Worse 21:34 – Why You Can’t Outwork a Bad Diet 25:01 – The Military Feedback Loop for Better Health 26:58 – Sponsor Break 31:03 – Leadership Lessons From Flying Helicopters 42:30 – Why Mike Chose MyFitnessPal 45:08 – What 300 Million Users Reveal About Weight Loss 53:05 – Sponsor Break 56:05 – Why Health Fads Keep Failing You 1:00:00 – How Busy High Performers Stay Healthy 1:08:26 – What MyFitnessPal’s CEO Eats Every Day 1:14:38 – How to Find the Work You’re Built For 1:18:11 – Are Humans Actually Getting Healthier? 1:23:36 – Mike’s Advice to His Younger Self