Doug Hecht's guest appearances

Doug Hecht

StartUp Vault

Panic with Friends - Howard Lindzon

Chasing Squirrels

Brian Young

Michael Roberts

Brian Perry

Alex Young

Drew Martin

Ryan Jones

Josh Holmes

Brian Scott

Jon Sternstein

Joshua Crumbaugh

Jon Beck

Daniel Hodges

Ryan Eldridge

Ayla Networks

Chuck Phillips

OwlTail

On this week's episode of Panic with Friends I speak with Doug Hecht, the CEO and Co-founder of Walla, a modern studio management platform created to transform and simplify studio operations. Doug's entrepreneurial journey began as the CEO of Lymber, a wellness app start-up that was later acquired by MINDBODY. Following the acquisition, he took on the role of SVP of Consumer Products at MINDBODY, where he played a crucial role in developing the app and spearheading other digital initiatives. Doug is committed to nurturing the start-up community in San Diego. He serves as a capital partner for Seed San Diego, dedicating his time and resources to building a better environment for start-ups. With a stake in over 30 start-ups, Doug actively participates as an angel investor in his spare time. Guest - Doug Hecht, Co-founder and CEO of Walla howardlindzon.com, hellowalla.com Twitter: @howardlindzon, @PanicwFriends, @knutjensen linkedin.com/in/doughechtsd#fintech #invest #investment #venturecapital #stockmarket #finance Time Stamps: Intro (0:00)Howard and Doug catch up (8:34)San Diego (9:52)Hello Walla (14:00)Working at Mindbody (15:10)Post Web2 (15:56)Who is Walla’s customer? (18:14)Raising during COVID (21:22)Walla’s metrics (24:34)Howard’s HIIT Story (26:59)Marketing (30:24)Product vs. Sales (33:20)Remote work (39:09)Golf (45:25)Outro (47:25) 

On this week's episode of Panic with Friends I speak with Doug Hecht, the CEO and Co-founder of Walla, a modern studio management platform created to transform and simplify studio operations. Doug's entrepreneurial journey began as the CEO of Lymber, a wellness app start-up that was later acquired by MINDBODY. Following the acquisition, he took on the role of SVP of Consumer Products at MINDBODY, where he played a crucial role in developing the app and spearheading other digital initiatives. Doug is committed to nurturing the start-up community in San Diego. He serves as a capital partner for Seed San Diego, dedicating his time and resources to building a better environment for start-ups. With a stake in over 30 start-ups, Doug actively participates as an angel investor in his spare time. Guest - Doug Hecht, Co-founder and CEO of Walla <a href="https://www.howardlindzon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">howardlindzon.com</a>, <a href="https://hellowalla.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hellowalla.com</a> Twitter: @howardlindzon, @PanicwFriends, @knutjensen <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/doughechtsd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">linkedin.com/in/doughechtsd</a>#fintech #invest #investment #venturecapital #stockmarket #finance Time Stamps: Intro (0:00)Howard and Doug catch up (8:34)San Diego (9:52)Hello Walla (14:00)Working at Mindbody (15:10)Post Web2 (15:56)Who is Walla’s customer? (18:14)Raising during COVID (21:22)Walla’s metrics (24:34)Howard’s HIIT Story (26:59)Marketing (30:24)Product vs. Sales (33:20)Remote work (39:09)Golf (45:25)Outro (47:25)

Doug Hecht, Co-founder and CEO of Walla - a Modern Studio Management Platform (EP.260) 

Doug's short run as CEO of a wellness app start-up, Lymber, ended in an acquisition by MINDBODY in early 2017. Post acquisition, as SVP of Consumer Products at MINDBODY, he was charged with building out the consumer ecosystem.For more than 17 years, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Digitaria (now Mirum), a digital marketing and technology agency he co-founded in 1997. As President, he directed Digitaria's strategy, technology, and creative teams, as well as managed the day-to-day operations and finances of the company. His perspective and strategic thinking regarding the development of marketing and technology initiatives were critical in Digitaria’s success. He managed the company’s 2010 acquisition by communications giant WPP and since then have led Digitaria to over 230% growth. Digitaria currently employs more than 250 people.I opened and acquired offices in Minneapolis and Salt Lake City, successfully integrating them both operationally and culturally with the San Diego headquarters.As a co-founder, he had the opportunity to fill and gain expertise in many roles, including operations, analytics, creative, technology, project management, strategy, sales, legal, marketing, and finance. He believes the wide exposure enabled him to understand the business and the work from all points of view, including that of the client.In addition, as a capital partner for Seed San Diego, he pledges his time (and money) towards building a better start-up community for San Diego. He's an active Angel investor with a stake in more than 30 start-ups. He advises seed-stage companies, which included mentoring at the Qualcomm Robotics Accelerator by Techstar as well as UCSD programs.

Doug's short run as CEO of a wellness app start-up, Lymber, ended in an acquisition by MINDBODY in early 2017. Post acquisition, as SVP of Consumer Products at MINDBODY, he was charged with building out the consumer ecosystem. For more than 17 years, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Digitaria (now Mirum), a digital marketing and technology agency he co-founded in 1997. As President, he directed Digitaria's strategy, technology, and creative teams, as well as managed the day-to-day operations and finances of the company. His perspective and strategic thinking regarding the development of marketing and technology initiatives were critical in Digitaria’s success. He managed the company’s 2010 acquisition by communications giant WPP and since then have led Digitaria to over 230% growth. Digitaria currently employs more than 250 people. I opened and acquired offices in Minneapolis and Salt Lake City, successfully integrating them both operationally and culturally with the San Diego headquarters. As a co-founder, he had the opportunity to fill and gain expertise in many roles, including operations, analytics, creative, technology, project management, strategy, sales, legal, marketing, and finance. He believes the wide exposure enabled him to understand the business and the work from all points of view, including that of the client. In addition, as a capital partner for Seed San Diego, he pledges his time (and money) towards building a better start-up community for San Diego. He's an active Angel investor with a stake in more than 30 start-ups. He advises seed-stage companies, which included mentoring at the Qualcomm Robotics Accelerator by Techstar as well as UCSD programs.

#127 - Doug Hecht and Matthew Ausonio, Co-Founders at Walla, HIRING: React, React Native, Ruby on Rails