#90 HOW Do You Stay Fit in a Busy, Crazy World? - Greg Coleman, Sworkit

An Air Force veteran and a former graduate of the same Chicago Techstars program as our co-host Josh, Greg Coleman had a family background of military service. His father was a Naval Academy grad and Navy helicopter pilot barely missing deployment in Vietnam. And his grandfather on his mother's side was a Tuskegee Airman. With that background, Greg always wanted to fly. He went to the Air Force Academy and flight school, then an aviation career. He flew KC10s, even though he originally thought we wanted to be a fighter pilot. When his military career was done, Greg had given thought about being a commercial pilot, but he preferred an environment that was merit-based and business was the key. So his first move was to join the Air National Guard and get his MBA. The idea was to transition into a finance career, but 2008 changed all that. He had a class project with a fellow class member, and after graduation, they picked up the idea and decided to run with it. And that company was based on the problem both of them had: How do busy people workout and stay physically active? The solution was using an accelerometer on the phone to play a "game" of reaching certain goals and being rewarded. Their idea of changing behavior and getting more physically fit remains Greg's incentive and they keep pursuing it. Veteran Founder Podcast with your hosts Josh Carter and Cynthia Kao We record the Veteran Founder Podcast inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland. Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil Show logo was designed by Carolyn Main Website was designed by Cameron Grimes Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster Theme music: Artist: Tipsy Track: Kadonka Album: Buzzz Courtesy of Ipecac Records 10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes Listen to the Veteran Founder Podcast every Friday at 1:00pm pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com