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Episode 78: Quin Sandler - Helping people move better, Founder and CEO of Plantiga Driving Force Podcast
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- Self-Improvement
Today’s guest is Quin Sandler. Quin is a designer, product builder, investor, entrepreneur and musician. He’s founded four start-ups in the last 12 years: Keystone Learning, a mobile tutoring company; Principle Design Group, a branding and identity company; FestThis, a media and live events production company; and is currently leading the charge at Plantiga, a human analytics company with one simple goal: to build the most comprehensive, intelligent system that monitors, analyzes and predicts human movement for recovery, health and fitness. Plantiga provides members insights on their movement health through a combination of sensor insoles – which track how you walk, run, jump, and change direction – and 1 on 1 coaching with certified movement specialists to help you better understand what to do with the data you’re getting from the insoles. In this interview, we get into Quin’s career pivot from musician to entrepreneur, the companies he founded prior to Plantiga, and all things Plantiga and movement health. Timestamps00:02:22 Growing up in Vancouver, Canada 00:04:45 Wanting to become a professional musician 00:06:31 Is he a natural/born entrepreneur? 00:07:28 Pivoting to entrepreneurship and leaving college00:10:24 The tutoring company he founded00:12:46 The other companies he founded prior to Plantiga 00:15:29 Key takeaways from his prior ventures 00:16:39 Founding Plantiga 00:18:05 The name Plantiga 00:19:05 Plantiga overview00:20:04 Plantiga use cases00:22:05 The Plantiga insoles 00:24:06 The movement health crisis 00:27:13 The Plantiga user experience 00:30:53 Target markets and customer base00:32:48 The sedentary lifestyle 00:35:23 Why movement is the best lens into human health 00:38:37 Plantiga business model 00:39:59 How the pandemic affected the business 00:42:50 Raising money for the company 00:44:55 Ultimate vision for Plantiga 00:48:30 Other niches within human performance he finds really interesting 00:51:13 Being a space enthusiast 00:54:00 What he wants to accomplish 5 years from now 00:55:25 His daily routine 00:56:38 His driving force 00:58:32 Parting words of wisdom for the aspiring entrepreneur
Today’s guest is Quin Sandler. Quin is a designer, product builder, investor, entrepreneur and musician. He’s founded four start-ups in the last 12 years: Keystone Learning, a mobile tutoring company; Principle Design Group, a branding and identity company; FestThis, a media and live events production company; and is currently leading the charge at Plantiga, a human analytics company with one simple goal: to build the most comprehensive, intelligent system that monitors, analyzes and predicts human movement for recovery, health and fitness. Plantiga provides members insights on their movement health through a combination of sensor insoles – which track how you walk, run, jump, and change direction – and 1 on 1 coaching with certified movement specialists to help you better understand what to do with the data you’re getting from the insoles. In this interview, we get into Quin’s career pivot from musician to entrepreneur, the companies he founded prior to Plantiga, and all things Plantiga and movement health. Timestamps00:02:22 Growing up in Vancouver, Canada 00:04:45 Wanting to become a professional musician 00:06:31 Is he a natural/born entrepreneur? 00:07:28 Pivoting to entrepreneurship and leaving college00:10:24 The tutoring company he founded00:12:46 The other companies he founded prior to Plantiga 00:15:29 Key takeaways from his prior ventures 00:16:39 Founding Plantiga 00:18:05 The name Plantiga 00:19:05 Plantiga overview00:20:04 Plantiga use cases00:22:05 The Plantiga insoles 00:24:06 The movement health crisis 00:27:13 The Plantiga user experience 00:30:53 Target markets and customer base00:32:48 The sedentary lifestyle 00:35:23 Why movement is the best lens into human health 00:38:37 Plantiga business model 00:39:59 How the pandemic affected the business 00:42:50 Raising money for the company 00:44:55 Ultimate vision for Plantiga 00:48:30 Other niches within human performance he finds really interesting 00:51:13 Being a space enthusiast 00:54:00 What he wants to accomplish 5 years from now 00:55:25 His daily routine 00:56:38 His driving force 00:58:32 Parting words of wisdom for the aspiring entrepreneur
1 hr 1 min