EPISODE · Nov 7, 2023 · 49 MIN
Saeju Jong, Dennis Kucinich, Adam Smithline | Office Hour #219
from Office Hours with David Meltzer
Saeju JongAs a South Korean immigrant born into a family of doctors, Saeju knew his life’s work, would be dedicated to improving the well-being of others. After meeting his co-founder by chance, he created Noom and hasn't looked back, even when nearly on the verge of bankruptcy. The company now has over 500 million downloads and in 2019 the company's revenue has surpassed $237 million, growing over 100x in the last four years.Dennis KucinichKucinich served as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio (his hometown) from 1977 - 1979, was in, the Ohio Senate representing the 23rd district from 1995 – 1997 and spent 16 years in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 - 2013. He also ran twice for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. President. Growing up poor helped to shape him and his political views. Dennis is also the author of “The Courage to Survive”, an autobiographical work published in 2007 which set the tone for the national debate as we choose new leadership in a time of great crisis and great opportunity. He’s also received the Gandhi Peace Award as well as the US Peace Prize.Adam SmithlineAdam is the CMO and "bro-founder" of Wayzn. Wayzn debuted at CES 2020 where it won a number of awards and turned even more heads for being able to make sliding patio doors into smart dog doors.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Saeju JongAs a South Korean immigrant born into a family of doctors, Saeju knew his life’s work, would be dedicated to improving the well-being of others. After meeting his co-founder by chance, he created Noom and hasn't looked back, even when nearly on the verge of bankruptcy. The company now has over 500 million downloads and in 2019 the company's revenue has surpassed $237 million, growing over 100x in the last four years.Dennis KucinichKucinich served as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio (his hometown) from 1977 - 1979, was in, the Ohio Senate representing the 23rd district from 1995 – 1997 and spent 16 years in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 - 2013. He also ran twice for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. President. Growing up poor helped to shape him and his political views. Dennis is also the author of “The Courage to Survive”, an autobiographical work published in 2007 which set the tone for the national debate as we choose new leadership in a time of great crisis and great opportunity. He’s also received the Gandhi Peace Award as well as the US Peace Prize.Adam SmithlineAdam is the CMO and "bro-founder" of Wayzn. Wayzn debuted at CES 2020 where it won a number of awards and turned even more heads for being able to make sliding patio doors into smart dog doors. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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