Joey Zwillinger is the Co-Founder & CEO @ Allbirds, the company behind the world's most comfortable shoe. In Nov 2021, Joey took the company public and the stock soared to an all-time high of $4BN, today the company has a market cap of $137M. Prior to Allbirds, Joey spent six years at biotechnology firm, Terravia, leading its renewable chemical business, developing and selling high-performance algae-based chemicals into various industries such as CPG, personal care, and industrials. In Today's Episode with Joey Zwillinger We Discuss: The Founding Moment: • How did Joey's wife's friendship lead to the co-founding of Allbirds? • What does Joey know now that he wishes he had known at the founding moment? • What does Joey believe he is running away from? What is he running towards? 2. Public Market Performance Review: • Why has Allbirds lost 97% of it's value since going public? What mistakes were made? • Why has revenue declined for the first time this year? • What strategic investments have Allbirds pulled back on or paused entirely? • When will Allbirds be profitable? 3. The Competition: • How do Allbirds compete and catch up with On and Hoka? • What strategic mistakes did Allbirds make in COVID that allowed others to take the crown? • Was the movement into running and athletics a mistake for Allbirds? 4. Joey Zwillinger: The Leader and Person: • Did Joey take secondaries out during the Allbirds journey? • How does Joey reflect on his own relationship to money? • How has Joey dealt with the last 12 months personally? How does he manage the stress effectively?

Release date

Lydbog: 6. november 2023