# Jason Wachob

> Jason Wachob is the founder and co-CEO of mindbodygreen, the wellness media company he started in 2009 and grew into a platform reaching millions of monthly readers. A former Columbia varsity basketball player turned Wall Street equities trader, he traded the trading floor for organic cookies and then for a digital publication built around the idea that real wealth is measured in well-being, not net worth. He hosts The mindbodygreen Podcast, wrote the bestselling book Wellth, and co-authored The Joy of Well-Being with his wife and business partner Colleen Wachob.

- **Role:** Founder & Co-CEO at mindbodygreen
- **Organizations:** mindbodygreen, Crummy Brothers Organic Cookies, Heartland Securities, Columbia University
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in History (varsity basketball, four years), Columbia University
- **Known for:** Founded mindbodygreen (2009) and grew it into a wellness media company reaching millions of monthly readers with a team of over 100 employees., Wrote the bestselling book Wellth (2016) and co-authored The Joy of Well-Being (2023)., Hosts The mindbodygreen Podcast, interviewing leading voices in health and well-being.

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in history after four years of varsity basketball.
- **1998-2000s** — Worked as a Long/Short proprietary equity trader at Heartland Securities on Wall Street.
- **2004** — Founded Luscious Living Cheesecake.
- **2006** — Co-founded Crummy Brothers Organic Cookies, deepening his interest in organic food and ingredients.
- **2009** — Founded mindbodygreen, a digital wellness media platform.
- **2016** — Published Wellth: How I Learned to Build a Life, Not a Resume (Harmony/Penguin Random House).
- **2017** — mindbodygreen raised a Series B round.
- **2023** — Co-authored The Joy of Well-Being with Colleen Wachob.
- **Present** — Continues as Founder & Co-CEO of mindbodygreen and host of The mindbodygreen Podcast, now based in Miami.

## Achievements

- Founded mindbodygreen (2009) and grew it into a wellness media company reaching millions of monthly readers with a team of over 100 employees.
- Wrote the bestselling book Wellth (2016) and co-authored The Joy of Well-Being (2023).
- Hosts The mindbodygreen Podcast, interviewing leading voices in health and well-being.
- Featured in The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Vogue, Politico, and The Business of Fashion.
- Played four years of varsity basketball at Columbia University and later endowed a basketball award there.

## Latest updates

- **2023-08** — Released The Joy of Well-Being, co-authored with Colleen Wachob.
- **2026-06** — Continues to lead mindbodygreen as Founder & Co-CEO and host The mindbodygreen Podcast, based in Miami.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mindbodygreen.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wachob
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jasonwachob
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5OorOSYQL0xqq3eHb-Ueu_1rINbcv-yC
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonwachob
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jasonwachobmbg

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Last updated: 2026-06-12