Richard Talens is an entrepreneur and
fitness coach
A personal trainer is an individual who creates and delivers safe and effective exercise programs for apparently healthy individuals and groups, or those with medical clearance to exercise. They motivate clients by collaborating to set goals, p ...
. He is the founder of
Fitocracy
Fitocracy is an online game and social network that aims to use gamification to help users improve their fitness. It has received coverage from mainstream media sources.
History
Fitocracy was founded by Dick Talens and Brian Wang. Both were ...
, an online game and social network with over 10 million users.
According to
The Economist, Talens came up with the idea of Fitocracy from his past as a geek who played MMORPGs. He was named one of the world's most influential people in health & fitness by
Greatist
Greatist is a fitness, health, and happiness Internet media startup founded in 2011 by Derek Flanzraich. It is aimed primarily at an 18-35 year old audience and has a "painstaking focus on quality." Greatist has raised over $8 million from promin ...
in 2014.
Career
Besides being an entrepreneur, Richard also speaks and writes about his experience as a fitness coach and a growth hacker.
Richard was
Mallory Hagan's fitness coach on her road to becoming
Miss America 2013
Miss America 2013, the 86th Miss America pageant, was held at the PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on Saturday, January 12, 2013.
Results
Placements
* - America's Choice
** - Saved b ...
. Richard is also a regular fitness contributor for popular outlets like Lifehacker and Thrillist and has spoken about his fitness experience through
TEDx.
Richard also writes about his extensive experience scaling companies as a growth marketer.
Education
Talens has a
B.S. in Managing E-Commerce from the Wharton School at the
University of Pennsylvania.
References
External links
"How I Got Ripped At 500 Startups" by Dick Talens
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1988 births
Living people
Businesspeople from New Orleans
Fitness and figure competitors
People from Clinton Hill, Brooklyn