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Augmented WellnessEp 009
Alexandra Wilkis Wilson: From Gilt to the Future of Wellness
Alexandra Wilkis Wilson49:31The LAB MiamiRecorded August 31, 2026
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Clerisy
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Building Gilt
Gilt gave customers a reason to return every day
Bringing a New York sample sale online was only part of the idea. Fresh brands and inventory created a daily appointment with customers: what Alexandra now describes as daily drops.
Everyday wellness
Wellness investing meets everyday consumer habits
Discussing Smash Kitchen, Alexandra connects familiar pantry products with the experience of repeat founders. It is a concrete example of how she evaluates businesses in the better-for-you consumer market.
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We basically had daily drops, but we didn't use the word drop.
It is never easy.
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In this episode, we discuss
- 01Family, sport and ambition
- 02Building Gilt and GlamSquad
- 03From founder to investor
- 04Wellness products and shared experiences
- 05An exploratory sports-data demonstration
- 06Advice for young women
Chapters
- 00:00Fresh eyes, rare yeses and startup reality
- 00:45Welcome to Alexandra Wilkis Wilson
- 02:25New York childhood and Cuban roots
- 03:43Girls, ambition and the lessons of sport
- 09:30Building Gilt and daily shopping habits
- 14:08GlamSquad and the on-demand economy
- 19:40Why shared experiences matter
- 20:47AI styling and the move into Allergan
- 24:55Partnering with Lisa Myers and raising a fund
- 28:58From founder to investor
- 31:10Wellness through a consumer-investing lens
- 33:44Wellness events and community
- 36:29Better-for-you beverages
- 37:32Founder advantage and Smash Kitchen
- 39:38Racket sports: the limits of watch data
- 42:13An early sports-data demonstration
- 48:08Closing advice for young women
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Demian Bellumio — co-founder and co-CEO of Betterness, longtime Miami tech entrepreneur — has built across applied AI (his field is graph computing), media, telemedicine, and mental health. On Augmented Wellness he interviews from the inside: a builder comparing notes with the founders, healers, coaches, and operators on a mission to make the world better.
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Recorded at The LAB Miami in Wynwood (studio partner), with on-site production by Podcast Studio Miami.
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Produced by Demian Bellumio. Recorded at The LAB Miami, with AI-assisted post-production using the tools below and final editorial approval by Demian.
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Clarifying points
What parts of the production use AI?
The brief opening background animation and announcer voice are AI-generated. The guest portrait, interview footage and conversation are real.
What accompanies the conversation?
The episode includes a transcript, English subtitles, chapters and linked official resources. No separate AI artifact, downloadable demo or validated coaching or health tool is offered.
Is this investment or medical advice?
No. Investment relationships and business experiences are the speakers' accounts at the time of recording. Product views are opinions, not investment recommendations or medical advice. The sports-data demonstration is exploratory, and its readings and potential coaching or health applications have not been independently validated.
How does the transcript handle uncertain audio?
Five short passages remain explicitly marked [unclear] in the transcript and English captions. The markers preserve uncertainty instead of guessing the words.
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