Becoming an Industry Leader in Scientific Wellness with Scott McLaughlin of YGEIA3

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About the Guest

Scott McLaughlin is the CEO of YGEIA3, a scientific wellness company that gives individuals a convenient way to diagnose where stress, metabolic function, and food sensitivities are preventing them from functioning at their best. If you’re an employer looking for a high-value wellness benefit that is covered by insurers and reduces healthcare premiums by up to 10%, learn more about YGEIA3 at https://ygeia3.com/

Inside the Episode

In this episode, Scott gives us a glimpse of what it was like for an innovative wellness company to gain traction, pivot from serving athletes to employers, and the management challenges he faced on the path to becoming a global company with over 100 people.

Topics

0:43 Scientific Wellness Explained

5:24 Evolution of the company from 2 to 100+ people

12:08 YGEIA3’s pandemic pivot

13:26 Probing the value prop – why scientific wellness? Why YGEIA3?

17:33 Scott goes open-book with personal leadership and company growth challenges

a. Defying the status-quo in athletics

b. Hiring the right people by stepping aside

c. Learning to delegate

d. Using funding to overcome a surprise cost increase

34:18 Hidden value of continuing education

37:33 Leading a distributed workforce of 100+

40:26 Building relationships through once-in-a-lifetime experiences