Living a Longer, Healthier, and More Fun Life with Chip Wilson

Chip Wilson, the creator of Lululemon and SOLVE FSHD, stands as a pioneer, business innovator, philanthropist, and a person affected by a rare disease. His passion for fitness led him to build a successful career in designing athletic wear, but a diagnosis of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), a degenerative muscle condition, altered his active lifestyle.

On This Episode We Discuss:

• 0:46 Working on the Alaska Oil Pipeline as a 17-year-old


• 4:30 Saving money young and becoming an entrepreneur


• 7:05 Following trends and founding Lululemon


• 8:36 Chip’s initial dream and vision for Lululemon


• 11:45 Combining Italian design ethics with quality western fabrics for an amazing Lulu product


• 14:20 The feeling of leaving the Lululemon Board of Directors


• 17:00 The takeaways from Joseph Heller’s Catch 22 and Something Happened


• 24:15 Reading the top 100 biographies and admiring those with integrity


• 33:44 Using the culture of an organization and leadership as a strategic advantage


• 38:18 Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD)


• 40:05 Chip on losing muscle when exercise and movement is so necessary for his way of life


• 44:27 Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with FSHD


• 46:58 Chip’s advice to those suffering from rare diseases and their caregivers


• 49:24 What progress that has been made to find a treatment for FSHD


• 52:35 Why Chip and SOLVE FSHD donated to help fund the funded the laboratory at n-Lorem