John Adamic

John Adamic

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Strategy, Product & Business Development Leader | Advancing Innovation, Growth & Partnerships Across Health, Tech & Public-Private Sectors
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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    Co-Founder & Co-CEO
    Brrrn
    Jul 2016 - Apr 2025 (8 years 10 months)
    Led the creation and growth of Brrrn, an innovative CPG wellness brand that blended physical product design with digital subscriptions and enterprise retail. Guided company vision, strategy, and daily operations while expanding into major e-commerce and retail channels. Built a values-driven team culture rooted in customer experience, data-informed decision making, and continuous improvement. Raised capital, refined systems, and nurtured lasting customer relationships—always with an eye toward impact, creativity, and long-term growth.
  • The Daily Beast
    Food, Fitness and Health Contributor
    The Daily Beast
    Jul 2014 - Jun 2016 (2 years)
    I write a weekly column for the Daily Beast, trying to understand our world, as it pertains to all things related to fitness, health, food and wellness. We're all on a journey here. http://www.thedailybeast.com/contributors/johnny-adamic.html
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    Director of USA Business Development and Strategic Partnerships
    StepJockey transforming workplace health
    Jul 2014 - Jul 2016 (2 years 1 month)
    Led the U.S. launch of a UK-based SaaS start-up, introducing tech-wellness solutions promoting stair use via a smartphone app and NFT blue-tooth technology.
  • NYC Department of Education
    Obesity Task Force Manager, Office of School Wellness
    NYC Department of Education
    Sep 2012 - Jul 2014 (1 year 11 months)
    Appointed Member of NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s Obesity Task Force, playing a pivotal role in addressing childhood obesity by managing citywide wellness initiatives that impacted over 1.1 million students and 75,000 staff across NYC public schools.
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    Health Promotions Manager, Built Environment Program
    New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
    Jan 2010 - Nov 2012 (2 years 11 months)
    Managed citywide wellness initiatives focused on leveraging the built environment to create opportunities for physical activity and improve access to healthy foods in everyday living for New Yorkers.
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    European Business Development Director
    Inpro
    Feb 2007 - Nov 2007 (10 months)
    Developed and maintained a European distribution network to drive $500K in architectural product sales across multiple markets in the hospital and healthcare ecosystems. • Led weekly consultations and traveled to key European markets, including Belgium, Bulgaria, Romania (with the U.S. Dept. of Commerce), Italy, France, Germany, Poland, and Russia—representing the company at major exhibitions in Moscow, Russia, and Paris, France, bolstering distributor engagement • Provided sales training and new product education to international distributors, ensuring alignment with InPro’s growth objectives • Designed and executed country-specific sales and marketing
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  • New York University
    Master's degree, Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health
    New York University
    May 2008 - Dec 2010 (2 years 8 months)
  • Alma Mater Studiorum  Università di Bologna
    Master's Program: La Storia e Cultura d'Alimentazione, History and Culture of Food and Nutrition
    Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
    Jan 2008 - Dec 2009 (2 years)
    • Master’s Program: La Storia e Cultura d’Alimentazione (History and Culture of Food and Nutrition) • Tri-lingual, interdisciplinary graduate food program involving University of Bologna, Italy; University of Tour, France; and University of Barcelona, Spain
  • New York University
    M.A, Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health
    New York University
    Jan 2008 - Dec 2010 (3 years)
    Food Policy, International Food Trade and Regulation, Food Culture, Food Markets, Food Ethics, Agriculture, Food Systems, Technologies, etc.
  • University of WisconsinMadison
    Degree, Journalism, Italian Literature, Communication Arts
    University of WisconsinMadison
    Jan 2002 - Dec 2006 (5 years)
    Radio-TV-Film Exchange Student
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    Associations between building design, point-of-decision stair prompts, and stair use in urban worksites
    Journal of Preventative Medicine
    Dec 2013
    Incidental forms of physical activity such as stair use offer frequent opportunities for energy expenditure and may contribute to the prevention and control of chronic diseases. This study analyzes the associations between building characteristics, stair prompts, and stair use in large urban worksites.