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b"Today\\u2019s guest is Cortney Jacobsen. Cortney is a passionate endurance athlete, product management veteran of the tech industry, and entrepreneur. Currently, she is the Senior Director of Product Management at Aduro, a human performance company that utilizes a combination of 1 on 1 coaching and technology to improve the lives of their corporate clients. She is also the co-founder of Gritlink, a platform that connects endurance and adventure enthusiasts with healthcare providers who are experts in working with athletes.\\xa0Prior to Aduro and Gritlink, Cortney spent many years working as a product manager at companies like Amazon and Disney. As her passion as an endurance athlete grew during these years, so did her mission to help people live happier and healthier lives. As a result, while at Amazon, she launched a coaching business which she ran for about 6 years focused on helping senior-level business executives prepare for endurance events. In this interview, we get into her initial background as classical pianist, her career in product management, her passion for endurance athletics, and her current roles at Aduro and Gritlink.\\nTimestamps\\n00:02:40 Growing up as a classical pianist\\n00:10:18 Focus shifting to math & science\\n00:12:14 Biggest takeaways as a classical pianist\\n00:15:06 What sparked her interest in endurance athletics\\n00:21:22 Her hardest races\\n00:25:36 Career ambitions while in college\\n00:27:15 First job out of college\\n00:30:50 Passion for product management\\n00:34:11 Getting into coaching\\n00:38:59 Her focus as a coach\\n00:44:03 Gritlink\\n00:54:29 Biggest lessons about entrepreneurship that she's learned so far\\n00:57:43 Ultimate vision for Gritlink\\n00:58:53 Her role at Aduro\\n01:02:45 What her days look like now\\n01:05:34 Next big athletic goal\\n01:06:35 Ideal day in the life\\n01:07:31 Has she ever burnt out?\\n01:08:05 Her driving force\\n01:08:50 Advice around maintaining an active lifestyle for the busy professional"