On this episode of WellBuilt, Jon spoke to Ankit Gupta, Founder & CEO of Bicycle Health. 

Bicycle Health is increasing access to high-quality, integrated healthcare for people with opioid use disorder.

 Their virtual care platform provides empathetic, affordable, person-to-person care at scale, including medication management, behavioral health treatment, support groups, and care coordination, supporting patients wherever they’re at in their recovery journey.

In their conversation, they got into why opioids are over-prescribed and under-managed in the United States, and how this is impacting far more people than most of us realize.

They got into the different types of treatment for opioid addiction, and how Ankit came up with Bicycle Health’s unique digital solution.

They got into the story, lessons, and culture behind the naming of the company, and why he named it after a bicycle! 

And finally, we discussed what building a company focused on addiction has taught him about his own mental health, habit formation, and wellbeing. 

Enjoy! 

P.S. In preparation for their conversation, Jon read a book he referred to during the podcast, which we and Ankit highly recommend called Empire of Pain.