Dick Talens | |
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Born | April 1, 1986 |
Occupation(s) | Entrepreneurship, fitness coach |
Known for | Fitocracy, Miss America 2013 |
Website |
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Richard Talens is an entrepreneur and fitness coach. [1] He is the founder of Fitocracy, an online game and social network with over 10 million users. [2] According to The Economist, Talens came up with the idea of Fitocracy from his past as a geek who played MMORPGs. [3]
Besides being an entrepreneur, Richard also speaks and writes about his experience as a fitness coach and a growth hacker.
Richard was Mallory Hagan's fitness coach on her road to becoming Miss America 2013. [4] Richard is also a regular fitness contributor for popular outlets like Lifehacker and Thrillist [5] [6] and has spoken about his fitness experience through TEDx. [7]
Richard also writes about his extensive experience scaling companies as a growth marketer. [8]
Richard has been written about in various outlets and books for his prolific dating history. Lulu, listed him as one of the top 10 rated men of 2014 [9] and Mashable has written about his ability to get to sex in 10 texts or less. [10] This is further discussed in former Fox News Host Andrea Tantaros's book, Tied Up in Knots: How Getting What We Wanted Made Women Miserable. [11]
Talens has a B.S. in Managing E-Commerce from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. [12]