In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Gunnar Lovelace, one of the co-founders of Thrive Market. Thrive Market is a fascinating online retailer that is taking the high cost of eating well head-on by offering vetted, high quality organic non-GMO foods for the price of conventional food. Operating at low margins, they make their revenue through a membership a la Costco and are therefore able to keep prices ridiculously low. They focus heavily on giving back and gift a membership to veterans, school teachers and low income individuals who may have trouble paying for a membership. Listen to this episode to hear a remarkable story about a remarkable company. Gunnar talks about how the company got started (4:16) What kind of pivots have they made as a company? (6:41) Gunnar talks about the company model (8:57) Cut out the middle person Buy directly from the source What was the motivation behind donating a membership to low income family when someone purchases one? How successful has it been? (11:03) Giving program Food is a transformational force How has the growth/market been for the company? (13:50) What does their vetting process look like? (15:40) Do they get any push back from people/the major corporations? (17:38) What is something they have currently implemented that they are really proud of? (20:14) Are they finding any trouble with finding organic foods/products? Keeping up with demand? (23:52) Gunnar talks about their shipping options / How they package the products you order(26:20) Gunnar talks about their special offer for Mind Pump listeners (28:05) How did they find Mind Pump? (30:20) Related Links/Products Mentioned Exclusive deal for Mind Pump listeners Gunnar Lovelace (@gunnarlovelace) | Twitter Thrive Market CEO, Gunnar Lovelace | Thrive Market Intro – (YouTube) Frequently Asked Questions - How It Works - Thrive Market (website) Demand for Organic Food Growing Faster than Domestic Supply (article) Ten Billion: Home (website) People Mentioned: None mentioned in this episode Also, try Thrive out! They have completely removed the risk. You can get $60 of FREE organic groceries from Thrive Market + free shipping! + free 30 day trial by going to www.thrivemarket.com/mindpump Would you like to be coached by Sal, Adam & Justin? You can get 30 days of virtual coaching from them for FREE at www.mindpumpmedia.com. Get our newest program, MAPS Prime Pro, which shows you how to self assess and correct muscle recruitment patterns that cause pain and impede performance and gains. Get it at www.mindpumpmedia.com! Get MAPS Prime, MAPS Anywhere, MAPS Anabolic, MAPS Performance, MAPS Aesthetic, the Butt Builder Blueprint, the Sexy Athlete Mod AND KB4A (The MAPS Super Bundle) packaged together at a substantial DISCOUNT at www.mindpumpmedia.com. Make EVERY workout better with MAPS Prime, the only pre-workout you need… it is now available at mindpumpmedia.com Have Sal, Adam & Justin personally train you via video instruction on our YouTube channel, Mind Pump TV. Be sure to Subscribe for updates. Get your Kimera Koffee at www.kimerakoffee.com, code "mindpump" for 10% off! Get Organifi, certified organic greens, protein, probiotics, etc at www.organifi.com Use the code “mindpump” for 20% off. Go to foursigmatic.com/mindpump and use the discount code “mindpump” for 15% off of your first order of health & energy boosting mushroom products. Add to the incredible brain enhancing effect of Kimera Koffee with www.brain.fm/mindpump 10 Free sessions! Music for the brain for incredible focus, sleep and naps! Also includes 20% if you purchase! Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week our favorite reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Have questions for Mind Pump? Each Monday on Instagram (@mindpumpmedia) look for the QUAH post and input your question there. (Sal, Adam & Justin will answer as many questions as they can)

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