Cortney Jacobsen's guest appearances

Cortney Jacobsen

Driving Force Podcast

Andy Ramage

Fiona Oakes

Tony Blauer

Christian Graugart

Natalie Walstein

Kyle Robidoux

Ricky Williams

Jake Bullock

Jeff Gothelf

Heidi Strickler

Brandon Green

Meredith Atwood

Karen Smyers

Nicole Ver Kuilen

Michael Buckley

OwlTail

Today’s guest is Cortney Jacobsen. Cortney is a passionate endurance athlete, product management veteran of the tech industry, and entrepreneur. Currently, she is the Senior Director of Product Management at Aduro, a human performance company that utilizes a combination of 1 on 1 coaching and technology to improve the lives of their corporate clients. She is also the co-founder of Gritlink, a platform that connects endurance and adventure enthusiasts with healthcare providers who are experts in working with athletes. Prior to Aduro and Gritlink, Cortney spent many years working as a product manager at companies like Amazon and Disney. As her passion as an endurance athlete grew during these years, so did her mission to help people live happier and healthier lives. As a result, while at Amazon, she launched a coaching business which she ran for about 6 years focused on helping senior-level business executives prepare for endurance events. In this interview, we get into her initial background as classical pianist, her career in product management, her passion for endurance athletics, and her current roles at Aduro and Gritlink. Timestamps 00:02:40 Growing up as a classical pianist 00:10:18 Focus shifting to math &amp; science 00:12:14 Biggest takeaways as a classical pianist 00:15:06 What sparked her interest in endurance athletics 00:21:22 Her hardest races 00:25:36 Career ambitions while in college 00:27:15 First job out of college 00:30:50 Passion for product management 00:34:11 Getting into coaching 00:38:59 Her focus as a coach 00:44:03 Gritlink 00:54:29 Biggest lessons about entrepreneurship that she's learned so far 00:57:43 Ultimate vision for Gritlink 00:58:53 Her role at Aduro 01:02:45 What her days look like now 01:05:34 Next big athletic goal 01:06:35 Ideal day in the life 01:07:31 Has she ever burnt out? 01:08:05 Her driving force 01:08:50 Advice around maintaining an active lifestyle for the busy professional

Today’s guest is Cortney Jacobsen. Cortney is a passionate endurance athlete, product management veteran of the tech industry, and entrepreneur. Currently, she is the Senior Director of Product Management at Aduro, a human performance company that utilizes a combination of 1 on 1 coaching and technology to improve the lives of their corporate clients. She is also the co-founder of Gritlink, a platform that connects endurance and adventure enthusiasts with healthcare providers who are experts in working with athletes. Prior to Aduro and Gritlink, Cortney spent many years working as a product manager at companies like Amazon and Disney. As her passion as an endurance athlete grew during these years, so did her mission to help people live happier and healthier lives. As a result, while at Amazon, she launched a coaching business which she ran for about 6 years focused on helping senior-level business executives prepare for endurance events. In this interview, we get into her initial background as classical pianist, her career in product management, her passion for endurance athletics, and her current roles at Aduro and Gritlink. Timestamps 00:02:40 Growing up as a classical pianist 00:10:18 Focus shifting to math &amp; science 00:12:14 Biggest takeaways as a classical pianist 00:15:06 What sparked her interest in endurance athletics 00:21:22 Her hardest races 00:25:36 Career ambitions while in college 00:27:15 First job out of college 00:30:50 Passion for product management 00:34:11 Getting into coaching 00:38:59 Her focus as a coach 00:44:03 Gritlink 00:54:29 Biggest lessons about entrepreneurship that she's learned so far 00:57:43 Ultimate vision for Gritlink 00:58:53 Her role at Aduro 01:02:45 What her days look like now 01:05:34 Next big athletic goal 01:06:35 Ideal day in the life 01:07:31 Has she ever burnt out? 01:08:05 Her driving force 01:08:50 Advice around maintaining an active lifestyle for the busy professional

Episode 38: Cortney Jacobsen - From classical pianist to endurance athlete, product manager, and entrepreneur