Hosted by Alec Grawe · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 32 episodes
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Real conversations with game-changing CEOs, coaches, trainers, pro athletes, and creators. Discover the products and practices that help these individuals perform at their peak. Welcome to Playbook HQ, where the game never stops, and the possibilities are limitless 🫡
Alec Grawe hosts Playbook HQ, a health show with 32 episodes published.
Richard Mumby has launched Juul, built Bonobos, won two Tony Awards, and now he's creating an entirely new category in energy with Wip — a clean caffeine pouch that crossed 2.5 million units sold in its first year. On th
Over 80% of commercial coffee contains traces of mold and mycotoxins. The headaches, the stomach aches, the brain fog you blame on caffeine? It might be something else entirely. Caleb Sloop survived a rare stage 4 cancer
Tyler Smith built and sold SkySlope — the dominant real estate SaaS platform used in two-thirds of all North American transactions — then spent years investing in the longevity space before realizing the same gap kept sh
Ryan Duey, co-founder of Plunge, joins the Playbook HQ to share the origin story of building the world’s #1 cold plunge — starting from a garage during COVID. We dive into: Why cold plunging creates an instant mental res
Ultra founder Eric Drymer joins the Playbook HQ Podcast to talk about building a nicotine-free performance pouch brand in one of the fastest-growing categories in consumer goods. We cover: What Ultra is and why pouches b
SISU Sauna founder Peter Nelson II joins the Playbook HQ Podcast to unpack the intersection of recovery, endurance, and entrepreneurship. From traditional sauna science and ultra running to scaling a physical product bus
Dr. Tyler Lesher is an NBA performance therapist redefining how rehab, recovery, and performance connect. In this episode, we explore his path through the NBA, the tools powering modern recovery, why rehab is just perfor
Ultra-runner Robbie Balenger joins The Playbook to unpack his return to the Leadville 100, the evolution of his training, and how endurance creates flow on and off the trail. We talk recovery, sleep, sauna, clean fueling
What does it take to win three 200-mile races in one season? For Kilian Korth, it took years of failure first. In this episode, Kilian breaks down the mental toughness behind ultra endurance, the DNFs that almost ended h
Nicotine has a brutal PR problem — and for good reason. Decades of tobacco use, vapes, and gas-station branding turned it into something athletes hide, not something they talk about. In this episode, Alec sits down with
Serial founder Jacob Peters almost lost his life to Crohn’s disease and a broken, reactive healthcare system. Today, he’s the co-founder of Superpower, a prevention-first health platform using 100+ lab tests, AI diagnost
What if the secret to better performance, faster recovery, and better cognition wasn’t a supplement… but your brainwaves? In this episode, Alec sits down with Tim Rosa, CEO of Somnee and former CMO of Fitbit, to unpack t
Alec sits down with Lori Oliver (CEO/co-founder, The Inactive Company) to unpack sleep as a performance skill and the science-forward design behind the Inactivator—a mask that delivers true blackout and integrated temper
Alec sits down with Rico Rogers, founder of Box Altitude, to unpack how simulated-altitude sleep builds real-world performance. We dig into the mechanism (lower inspired oxygen → EPO → hemoglobin mass ↑), the protocols (
In this episode of The Playbook Podcast, Alec Grawe sits down with Matt Wan, founder of Sett and former CEO of Momentous, to unpack the rise of “vice-wellness” and the science behind Ceretine™ — a first-of-its-kind nicot
Rob Gregg, founder and CEO of STAND+, joins The Playbook Podcast to share how a former luxury shoe designer ended up creating the “slowest shoe in the world” — a recovery shoe built to dissipate impact instead of store i
From the Pentagon’s private think tank on human performance to coaching elite executives, Andrew Herr has spent his career at the intersection of science, strategy, and human potential. Today, he’s the founder of Flykitt
From LSU trainer to Head Athletic Trainer at Miami FC, Gabby Arancio has spent years on the frontlines of sports performance, helping athletes push their limits while staying healthy. She’s now the founder of Gameplan, a
In this episode of the Playbook Podcast, Alec Grawe interviews Steve Michaelsen, CMO and co-founder of Leisure Hydration. They discuss the inception of Leisure Hydration, a lifestyle hydration drink aimed at a younger au
In this episode, we dive deep with Andrés Preschel, founder of Know Your Physio, as he shares his journey from obsession with self-improvement to becoming a high-performance coach. Discover how he leveraged neuroplastici
Tyler Smith
journeyman pro basketball player and author · Southeast of Saline softball
1 appearance on this show
Ryan Duey
Co-Founder of Plunge · Cold Plunge
1 appearance on this show
Kilian Korth
1 appearance on this show
Jacob Peters
Superpower
1 appearance on this show
Matt Walker
Head of Performance Services (Academy) · Assistant Football & Track Coach
1 appearance on this show
Lori Oliver
CEO/co-founder · The Inactive Company
1 appearance on this show
Andrew Herr
Founder & Human Performance Expert · FlyKitt
1 appearance on this show
Joe Rotondo
Senior Portfolio Manager · MidOcean Credit Partners
1 appearance on this show
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