The Feed Podcast
Kevin Rutherford (CEO) Vashal Patel (Product Development) NUUN - The Podium Series
Episode Summary
From humble beginnings to being an industry leader for the past two decades, NUUN CEO Kevin Rutherford discusses how NUUN has managed to stay at the sharp end of the spear with continuous innovation. Join us as we take a look into the past, present, and the future.
Episode Notes
In this episode we talk about: NUUN Podium Series
- 1:45 Kevin Rutherford CEO (Chief Eternal Optimist)
- 2:28 Nuun Company History and where the name NUUN came from
- 5:07 From humble beginnings to 16 years of massive growth
- 5:47 How NUUN has stayed in tune with elite athletes
- 9:40 NUUN 2.0 All Natural
- 11:10 Most served hydration on run courses in Canada and #2 in US
- 13:25 Vishal Patel The fundamentals of hydration
- 17:30 Does proper hydration have a role is staving off viruses
- 18:30 How is your immune system most compromised
- 24:30 How NUUN approaches innovation (Immunity)
- 27:00 The importance of effervesence as a delivery system
- 31:30 Hydration and training indoors
- 34:20 The correlation between core temperature and hydration
- 36:30 Should you drink to thirst?
- 37:40 Meet the Podium Series product line
- 40:00 What does science say you need for pre, during & post hydration?
- 42:00 Endurance with Stacey Sims
- 43:15 Hydration goals before exercise (Prime)
- 45:30 The importance of Amino Acids and fueling for endurance
- 49:10 Is there another energy system?
- 51:20 The importance of cognitive function during endurance exercise
- 52:40 How gut health impacts hydration
- 54:00 Can you use Prime to enhance fasted training sessions?
- 56:50 Recover (only the essentials)
- 58:20 BCAAs
- 59:30 Development and launch of the Podium Series
- 1:00:30 Where can you purchase the Podium Series