Will Ahmed
What happens when obsession meets purpose, rejection becomes fuel, and your greatest breakdown turns into the foundation for breakthrough?
In this episode of A Life of Greatness, Sarah Grynberg sits down with Will Ahmed, founder and CEO of WHOOP. What began as a college athlete’s curiosity about overtraining has become one of the world’s most influential performance and health platforms, used by elite athletes, leaders, and everyday high performers across the globe.
Will shares the real story behind building WHOOP, including early rejection, near financial collapse, panic attacks, and the intense personal cost of scaling a billion dollar company in his early twenties. He opens up about stress, meditation, recovery, sleep, and why mastering your inner world is just as important as mastering your body.
In this episode, you will learn:
Why obsession, not ideas, is what separates founders who succeed from those who quit
How rejection and self doubt are unavoidable parts of building something meaningful
What a panic attack taught Will about stress, leadership, and recovery
Why sleep and recovery are the hidden drivers of performance and longevity
How meditation became a non negotiable tool for clarity and decision making
Why greatness comes from doing hard things, not avoiding them
This episode is a powerful reminder that growth lives on the other side of discomfort, and that a life of greatness is built by those willing to listen to their body, face pressure head on, and keep going when it would be easier to stop.
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