Panic with Friends - Doug Hecht, Co-founder and CEO of Walla - a Modern Studio Management Platform

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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. The company is growing fast. Doug's entrepreneurial journey began as the CEO of Lymber, a wellness app 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. At Social Leverage, we’re huge proponents of domain expertise which is why we thought Doug was the perfect founder to build Walla (we are seed investors in our Fund 3). 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, resources, and personal capital to build a better environment for start-ups. He personally has a stake in over 30 startups.

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Guest: Doug Hecht

Profile: Co-founder and CEO of Walla

Where to Find Him: LinkedIn

What is Doug panicked about? The social aspects of remote work

Show Notes:

• Intro (0:00)

• Howard and Doug catch up (9:10)

• San Diego (10:28)

• Hello Walla (14:35)

• Working at MindBody (15:45)

• Post Web2 (16:32)

• Who is Walla’s custom? (18:50)

• Raising during COVID (21:58)

• Walla’s metrics (25:10)

• Howard’s HIIT Story (27:35)

• Marketing (31:00)

• Product vs. Sales (33:55)

• Remote work (39:45)

• Golf (46:00)

• Outro (48:00)

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