Lionel Conacher's guest appearances

Lionel Conacher

Fitt Insider

Pucks and Cups

Jason McCarthy

Nick Green

John Burns

Andrew Dudum

Adrian Aoun

Sadie Lincoln

Ashley Mills

Mark Mullett

Kelly Starrett

Chris Ashenden

Matteo Franceschetti

Akin Akman

Mike Maser

Jason Karp

Matt Taylor

OwlTail

Today, I look at one of the greatest athletes in Canadian history, Lionel Conacher. A member of four Hall-of-Fames, the Ontario Legislature and the House of Commons, he had a life well-lived.  Was a pretty great hockey player too.  Support the shows for $3/month at www.patreon.com/canadaehx or donate at www.canadaehx.com E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/canadianhistoryehx Twitter: www.twitter.com/craigbaird Instagram: @bairdo37 YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx

Today, I look at one of the greatest athletes in Canadian history, Lionel Conacher. A member of four Hall-of-Fames, the Ontario Legislature and the House of Commons, he had a life well-lived.  Was a pretty great hockey player too.  Support the shows for $3/month at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/canadaehx" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/canadaehx</a> or donate at <a href="http://www.canadaehx.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.canadaehx.com</a> E-mail: <a href="mailto:craig@canadaehx.com">craig@canadaehx.com</a> Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/canadianhistoryehx" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/canadianhistoryehx</a> Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/craigbaird" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/craigbaird</a> Instagram: @bairdo37 YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx</a>

Today I’m joined by Lionel Conacher — Managing Partner at Next Ventures.    Next Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in companies focused on human optimization across sports, fitness, and wellness.    In this episode, we talk about how Lionel teamed up with Lance Armstrong to start the firm. Emerging opportunities in hydration, AI, and skin sensors. And why companies like Apple, Amazon, and Google are entering the health and fitness space.    More on Lionel   Lionel Conacher is a life-long multi-sport athlete and outdoorsman and proud member of Canada’s first family of sport. His financial experience spans senior positions in public companies in both Canada and the US, investment banking, and most recently private equity. He understands what it takes to create a highly successful start-up having co-founded Westwind Partners Inc., a specialized Canadian institutional investment bank. As Chief Executive Officer, Lionel grew Westwind to $100 million in revenues over 5 years after which it was sold to Thomas Weisel Partners (TWP) for $145 million. Post-sale Lionel served as President of TWP until the sale of TWP to Stifel Financial in 2010. For 7 years prior to co-founding NEXT VENTŪRES, Lionel was a Senior Advisor and Operating Partner at Palo Alto based private equity firm, Altamont Capital Partners, LLC. He currently sits on the boards AMP Human Inc., Kinetyx™ and DXL Group (NASDAQ: DXLG). Lionel is also actively involved in various non-profits including serving as a Trustee of SFMOMA, Council for Canadian American Relations and Surf Canada.   More from Fitt Insider    Fitt Insider is a weekly newsletter and podcast about the business of fitness and wellness.    From product launches and funding news to game-changing innovation, Fitt Insider provides listeners with insights and analysis on this ever-evolving industry.    Join your peers and colleagues from companies like Equinox, Apple, Peloton, Goldman Sachs, Nike, and ClassPass by subscribing.    Website:  http://insider.fitt.co

Today I’m joined by Lionel Conacher — Managing Partner at Next Ventures.  Next Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in companies focused on human optimization across sports, fitness, and wellness.  In this episode, we talk about how Lionel teamed up with Lance Armstrong to start the firm. Emerging opportunities in hydration, AI, and skin sensors. And why companies like Apple, Amazon, and Google are entering the health and fitness space.  More on Lionel Lionel Conacher is a life-long multi-sport athlete and outdoorsman and proud member of Canada’s first family of sport. His financial experience spans senior positions in public companies in both Canada and the US, investment banking, and most recently private equity. He understands what it takes to create a highly successful start-up having co-founded Westwind Partners Inc., a specialized Canadian institutional investment bank. As Chief Executive Officer, Lionel grew Westwind to $100 million in revenues over 5 years after which it was sold to Thomas Weisel Partners (TWP) for $145 million. Post-sale Lionel served as President of TWP until the sale of TWP to Stifel Financial in 2010. For 7 years prior to co-founding NEXT VENTŪRES, Lionel was a Senior Advisor and Operating Partner at Palo Alto based private equity firm, Altamont Capital Partners, LLC. He currently sits on the boards AMP Human Inc., Kinetyx™ and DXL Group (NASDAQ: DXLG). Lionel is also actively involved in various non-profits including serving as a Trustee of SFMOMA, Council for Canadian American Relations and Surf Canada. More from Fitt Insider  Fitt Insider is a weekly newsletter and podcast about the business of fitness and wellness.  From product launches and funding news to game-changing innovation, Fitt Insider provides listeners with insights and analysis on this ever-evolving industry.  Join your peers and colleagues from companies like Equinox, Apple, Peloton, Goldman Sachs, Nike, and ClassPass by subscribing.   Website:  <a href="http://insider.fitt.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://insider.fitt.co</a>

50. Lionel Conacher, Managing Partner at NEXT VENTŪRES