
Bio
Derek Flanzraich is an entrepreneur on a mission to make everyone a “greatist,” someone who simply makes better choices for their fitness, health, and happiness. He is the founder & ceo of Greatist, a health & wellness media startup working to make better choices easier for everyone. Greatist is currently the fastest-growing site in the space, with over 3 million uniques users per month. Flanzraich was selected as a Healthcare Transformer by StartUp Health in 2012. He's a proud member of Stoked's Board of Stokers. Flanzraich was previously with Clicker.com (acquired by CBS) and NBC Universal's Digital Entertainment Strategy & Operations, graduated from Harvard in 2010, and has been building brands and organizations that last since his dog-walking business at 10 years old. Besides everything health and wellness, he also loves theme parks & theme bars. Email him anytime: derek [at] greatist.com Specialties: digital media, media & entertainment, social media, new media, really any kind of media, The Internets, problem-solving, health & fitness, writing, design thinking, marketing, SEO, link building, finance, biz dev, building stuff that makes a difference