Alain Palinsky, Founder of Kollectiv

A self-proclaimed “student of life”, Alain Palinsky is the epitome of work in progress, in the best sense of that description.  He is constantly working to improve himself personally and that translates directly into how his business runs today, in a constant state of service to it’s customers.

Well known as the co-founder of Juice Press, a national juice bar chain, Alain is now the owner of Kollectiv, a wellness space located in the Bowery of New York City offering all kinds of bio-hacking, healing, and well-being improving products and services.

In this conversation you will learn how Alain got involved with juicing and wellness after a career in hedge funds, how Alain sustains an unorthodox company culture, the reality of investments and money, and more!

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Recognitions:

• Co-Founder of Juice Press

• Owner of Kollectiv

• Former Hedge Fund Exec

• Former Tennis Athlete

  

Topics discussed in this conversation include:

• How Alain got involved with juicing and creating Juice Press

• Kollectiv – what is it and how it came to be

• Serving a need and how consumers dictate what a business provides

• How the Kollectiv has evolved since 2015

• Partnerships with wellness brands such as Alchemist Kitchen, Higher Dose, Kryo Lounge etc

• Being unorthodox and trying to instill corporate culture

• Customer Service goals

• Alain’s self-serving inspiration for starting businesses

• Why Alain doesn’t consider business in general to be conscious

• What failure Alain is learning from the most

• How lack of choices force you to grow in life

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