# William Heath

> William Heath is a Brooklyn-based entrepreneur, marketer, angel investor and advisor whose career runs from brand strategy at Wolff Olins to founding a Hamptons transportation service, helping build Mile High Run Club and co-founding the creative communications agency Newhouse. His public record is unusually operational: he has spoken plainly about serving 45,000 runners in a quarter, making painful staffing decisions during the 2020 shutdown and carrying personal guarantees while trying to keep three studios alive.

- **Role:** Co-Founder at Newhouse; Co-Founder and CEO at Mile High Run Club
- **Organizations:** Newhouse, Mile High Run Club, Dibs Technology, Inc., Lilybug Scooters LLC, Wolff Olins
- **Education:** Marlborough College, Bachelor's degree in International Relations and Affairs, Boston University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Mile High Run Club, which operated three New York City studios and reported serving about 45,000 runners in the first quarter of 2020., Co-founded Newhouse in 2018, a creative communications agency working in influencer marketing, experiential campaigns, creator partnerships and public relations., Spoke as a founding partner of Mile High Run Club at ukactive's Sweat 2018 boutique-fitness event in London.

## Career timeline

- **2005-2007** — Worked as a brand strategist at Wolff Olins.
- **2007-2014** — Founded and led Lilybug Scooters LLC, a chauffeur-on-call service in the Hamptons.
- **2011** — Ran the New York City Marathon in 4:04 after losing a bet with a friend.
- **2012** — Completed an Ironman and became a co-founding member of Mile High Run Club.
- **2014** — Mile High Run Club opened its first New York City treadmill studio.
- **2016-2018** — Served as a partner at Dibs Technology, working across investor relations, strategy and sales.
- **2018** — Co-founded Newhouse, a creative communications agency based in New York with operations in Los Angeles.
- **2020** — Led Mile High Run Club through the closure of all three studios during the pandemic and advocated for extending New York City's suspension of personal-guarantee enforcement.
- **2022** — Represented Mile High Run Club at NYC Fitness Week.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Mile High Run Club, which operated three New York City studios and reported serving about 45,000 runners in the first quarter of 2020.
- Co-founded Newhouse in 2018, a creative communications agency working in influencer marketing, experiential campaigns, creator partnerships and public relations.
- Spoke as a founding partner of Mile High Run Club at ukactive's Sweat 2018 boutique-fitness event in London.
- Built a career across brand strategy, entrepreneurship, fitness technology, boutique fitness and creative communications.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — His public LinkedIn profile continues to describe him as a Brooklyn-based health and fitness entrepreneur, runner, marketer, angel investor and advisor; Newhouse's company page lists him among its employees.
- **2022-06** — He appeared at NYC Fitness Week representing Mile High Run Club.
- **2021-04** — He spoke to The Wall Street Journal about the roughly $1.5 million in obligations personally guaranteed by Mile High Run Club's co-founders across three boutique gyms.
- **2020-09** — He submitted a public letter as Mile High Run Club CEO asking New York City to extend its suspension of personal-guarantee enforcement through 2021.

## Links

- Website: https://hellonewhouse.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-heath-a041462

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Last updated: 2026-09-24