The Startup Line

Hol Health Club: Mackenzie + Nolan

In this episode, I sit down with Mackenzie [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mackenziemuth/] and Nolan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolspenc/], a couple and former bankers who decided to leave finance after running into a problem they couldn’t ignore. Long hours, no time to eat, and a daily habit of grabbing protein bars that claimed to be “healthy” — but didn’t feel that way. When Mackenzie started experiencing constant bloating, they took a closer look at what was actually inside the bars they were eating. What they found: overly processed ingredients, fillers, and products built for convenience, not health. After searching for a cleaner alternative and coming up empty-handed, they made a bold decision — to build their own. That decision became Hol Health Club [https://www.holhealthclub.com/]. We talk about the leap from banking to building, what it’s like starting a company with your partner, and how a simple personal pain point turned into a mission to rethink functional nutrition for people with demanding lives. If you’ve ever felt stuck choosing between convenience and feeling good — this one’s for you.

Tiny Dinner: Saba Ahmed

In this episode, I sit down with Saba, co-founder of Tiny Dinner — a global, invite-only dinner party community redefining what real-world connection looks like. We talk about the art of hosting in your home, building trust-first micro communities, and why “friends of friends” is the most powerful social graph of all. Saba shares how Tiny Dinner grew from intimate NYC gatherings into a global, values-driven movement — with founding members, a personal invitation model, and dinners that stay free and intentional. We explore community building vs. virality, the power of personal invitations, social wellness, organic growth, and why not everything should scale like tech. If you’re curious about modern hospitality, community design, or building IRL relationships in an increasingly digital world, this one’s for you. Saba: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabaahmed1/

OpenBlock Labs: Tejpal Singh

Tejpal Singh, co-founder of OpenBlock Labs, is building the infrastructure layer for the on-chain world. In this episode, we dive into how OpenBlock reached the #1 spot on Terminal Bench, the vision behind their OB-1 agent, and what it takes to pioneer AI-powered research tools for developers. We talk about what it means to build in public, why speed matters more than perfection, and how the next wave of software might be written — not by humans, but by agents. Tejpal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tejpal-singh-260013303/ Daljeet: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daljeetvirdi/ OpenBlock Labs: https://www.openblocklabs.com/

Lyv Health: Andrea Gonzalez Corleto

Andrea never planned to build a healthcare company. But after years of struggling with endometriosis and realizing just how reactive and fragmented the women’s health system is, she felt compelled to take action. While at Harvard Business School, Andrea founded Lyv Health — a female-focused longevity platform designed to help women get to the root cause of their symptoms, access preventive care, and navigate aging with confidence. In this episode, Andrea shares her deeply personal health journey, the gaps she discovered in women’s healthcare, and why she chose to build Lyv Health despite not coming from a medical background. We explore the challenges of reimagining longevity with a female-first lens, what it means to build trust in healthcare as a founder, and Andrea’s vision for helping women live healthier, longer lives. Andrea: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreagcorleto/ Lyv Health: https://www.lyvhealth.co/ On The Line (Founder's Club Waitlist): https://tinyurl.com/otlwaitlist

WeFit Labs: Ethan Noblesala

Ethan’s story is one of reinvention. Born in Queens and raised in New York, he began his career in corporate finance before taking the leap into startups—becoming CFO of a crypto gaming company by his late twenties. But the grind came with a cost: by October 2023 he was 85 pounds heavier and pre-diabetic. A small moment—struggling to tie his shoes on a Manhattan sidewalk—became the wake-up call that shifted everything. Ethan stepped back to focus on his health, rebuilding from simple, consistent habits like drinking a glass of water each morning. Along the way he found community through pickleball and running (he’s now training for the NYC Marathon). That journey inspired him to launch WeFit Labs: a social fitness platform that rewards consistency over intensity, connects to wearables, and uses gamified challenges and real-world community to keep people accountable. In this episode of The Startup Line, we dive into: * Ethan’s path from corporate finance to startups * The health scare that forced a reset * Why small wins matter more than quick fixes * How community drives accountability and lasting change * The vision for WeFit Labs as the go-to social fitness platform Ethan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-noblesala/ WeFit Labs: https://www.wefitlabs.com/