Ethan Agarwal (Aaptiv)
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Aaptiv Founder and CEO Ethan Agarwal first thought of Aaptiv while working as a business consultant – tired, traveling, and 30 pounds overweight. During this time, he realized there was no product on the market that removed all of the barriers he and so many others were up against when trying to make fitness a priority.
He set out to transform the way everyone works out and founded Aaptiv in 2016. Three years later, the company – backed by leading venture capital firms and top companies including the Amazon Alexa Fund and Disney – is a leader in the digital health space with over 230,000 paying members who have taken more than 20 million Aaptiv classes.
Prior to launching Aaptiv, Ethan spent three years at McKinsey & Co, advising clients in the technology, media, and financial industries. He was previously an investor at LionEye Capital, a $2.5B AUM hedge fund, focused on a merger arbitrage strategy across energy, tech, and healthcare. Ethan began his career as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers, focused on healthcare M&A.
Ethan holds bachelor’s degrees in economics and political science from The Johns Hopkins University, with a minor in entrepreneurship. He earned his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Agenda
6:30 PM: Check-in and grab some food & drink
7:00 PM: Fireside chat w/ Ethan Agarwal
8:00 PM: Community drinks and networking
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Speaker
Ethan Agarwal - Aaptiv (Founder & CEO)
Hosted By
Peter Crysdale, New York City Director
Peter Crysdale is a serial founder, seed investor, and mentor in the startup community. Currently interested in decentralization, turnarounds and diversity.
Joshua Ness, New York City Co-Director
Josh is co-director at Startup Grind NYC and manages early-stage concepts for Verizon 5G Labs. His specialty is creating opportunities for intrapreneurship and working with teams to prototype and test new ideas. In his spare time, he teaches seminars on intrapreneurship and corporate innovation.
John Matson, New York City Co-Director
John is the Managing Director of Voyager HQ, a club for travel innovators that brings together startup founders, investors, and corporate partners in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry. John also cohosts 5to9, a podcast inspiring people for a conversation on how they fulfill their passions with creative projects outside their 9to5 jobs. John is a lover of music, art, and film, and a design and programming enthusiast.
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