

Sami Inkinen
CEO and Co-Founder of Virta Health, a pioneer in reversing diseases like obesity and type 2 diabetes through a nutrition-first approach.
Top 10 podcasts with Sami Inkinen
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Feb 12, 2025 • 1h 13min
Blood Sugar Chaos: How to Take Back Control & Reverse Diabetes | Virta Health
Sami Inkinen, CEO and co-founder of Virta Health, is reshaping the future of diabetes treatment. He discusses groundbreaking approaches to reversing type 2 diabetes through nutritional therapy, debunking the myth that it's irreversible. The conversation highlights the success of personalized dietary interventions and a tech-driven care model that prioritizes patient support. Inkinen also examines the financial impact of diabetes on the healthcare system and advocates for prevention as a key focus in combating this growing epidemic.

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Feb 28, 2024 • 1h 2min
20VC: Startups Only Fail When Founders Stop Trying, Why the Two Weeks Following Our IPO Were the Worst of my Life & Why Tieing Your Identity to Your Company is the Most Dangerous Thing and How to Avoid It with Sami Inkinen, Co-Founder & CEO @ Virta Health
Sami Inkinen, co-founder and CEO of Virta Health, shares his inspiring journey from a humble Finnish farm to Silicon Valley, where he founded Trulia. He discusses the emotional aftermath of Trulia's IPO and the lessons learned from a challenging marriage adventure of rowing across the Pacific with his wife. Sami reflects on his parenting regrets and the dangers of tying personal identity to business success. Throughout, he emphasizes authenticity, resilience, and the importance of maintaining diverse identities amidst entrepreneurial challenges.

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Apr 28, 2025 • 1h 17min
Reversing Diabetes Naturally: The Science Big Medicine Ignored
Gary Taubes, a science journalist and co-founder of the Nutrition Science Initiative, joins Greeshma Shetty, an endocrinologist, and Sami Inkinen, CEO of Virta Health. They dive into how refined carbs, not dietary fat, fuel insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. The trio highlights how low-carb diets can not only reverse diabetes but also challenge the conventional reliance on medication. They also debate the misconceptions around red meat and nutrition, advocating for personalized dietary changes as key to managing chronic disease.

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Aug 10, 2023 • 1h 7min
ROWING on the Ocean for 45 Days With 0 Carbs?! - With Sami Inkinen and Paul Laursen
ROWING on the Ocean for 45 Days With 0 Carbs?! - With Sami Inkinen and Paul Laursen: Sami Inkinen discusses how it's possible to do very long endurance efforts with little or no carbohydrates ingested, and the importance of adapting to the food you eat. They also talk about becoming an Ironman champion with minimal training, the health of world-class athletes, and reversing diabetes through a modern approach.

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Dec 30, 2022 • 41min
CEO of Virta Health Sami Inkinen is On a Mission to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes For 100 Million People by the Year 2025
Sami Inkinen, CEO of Virta Health, talks about his personal journey with prediabetes and his determination to reverse type 2 diabetes. He discusses the unique approach of Virta Health, offering telemedicine and nutritional intervention to help patients. Inkinen also shares insights on being a second-time founder, the motivation behind the mission, and the importance of building a strong board.

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Oct 1, 2020 • 39min
“You have to burn down the boats” – an interview with Virta and Trulia founder, Sami Inkinen
Sami Inkinen, founder of Virta and Trulia, shares his remarkable boat journey from California to Hawaii and discusses his experience in starting successful companies. Topics include rowing across the Pacific, his background growing up on a farm in Finland, reversing late-stage type two diabetes, advice for tech entrepreneurs in the healthcare space, and the urgency of finding solutions for diabetes and chronic diseases.

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Mar 20, 2022 • 36min
Reversing Type 2 Diabetes With Virta Health’s Sami Inkinen
Sami Inkinen, CEO of Virta Health, discusses reversing type 2 diabetes. The conversation explores the failures of traditional treatments and the need to reverse the disease. They highlight the potential of technology in personalized care and integrating care for patients. The financial impact and longitudinal data in reversing type 2 diabetes are explored, along with the high engagement rates and patient retention of Virta Health's program.

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Jan 4, 2022 • 37min
Reversing Diabetes With Sami Inkinen of Virta Health
Sami Inkinen, a health entrepreneur, aims to reverse Type 2 diabetes in 100 million people by 2025. He explores the effectiveness of nutrition in reversing diabetes and shares the success of his program. The episode also sheds light on fundraising, the challenges of reversing diabetes, and the importance of embracing the future as a CEO.

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Oct 6, 2017 • 26min
20VC: Why CEOs Must Read Less & Listen Less, What VC Funding, Shelf Space & Time Have In Common & Why CEOs Must Look After Themselves Like Athletes with Sami Inkinen, Founder @ Virta Health & Trulia
Sami Inkinen, Founder & CEO of Virta Health, talks about his mission to reverse type 2 diabetes. He discusses the educational benefits of success and why CEOs should read less and listen less. Sami compares VC funding to real estate mortgages and explains why raising less is better. He also mentions the impact of bad science and food environment on obesity and type 2 diabetes.

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Nov 11, 2020 • 1h 2min
Episode 142: The Dual Journey to Business Success and World Championship: The Story of Sami Inkinen
Sami Inkinen, CEO and Founder of Virta Health, shares his journey from a time-starved CEO to creating sustainable high performance. Topics discussed include the importance of balancing work stress and training logistics, the significance of sleep for optimal performance, and the mission of Virta to reverse Type 2 Diabetes.