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Johnny Chen January 12, 2026 at 02:21 AM

Hey all - so great to connect and shoutout to @Brian Von Ancken for curating this community!

πŸ™‹ Name: Johnny Chen
πŸ“ Location: SF

πŸ’Ό Current role: Director of Product at Hims & Hers. I lead the product growth team and drive growth strategy for our core business (e.g. weight loss, hormone health, lab testing).
🎯 Hobbies: CrossFit (occasional local competitions with friends!), tennis, travel, outdoor adventures

πŸ’¬ I’d love to connect about:
β€’ Consumer healthcare and wellness trends
β€’ Movement toward preventative health and diagnostics
β€’ Longevity trends: what does this look like in 5-10 years?
β€’ Intersection of AI, data, and proactive self-care
β€’ Subscription growth and retention strategies
🀝 How I can help: Happy to share what I’m seeing at Hims & Hers and what consumer healthcare looks like at scale. We operate at the intersection of proven treatments, provider care, and clinical expertise, and it’s never a dull day seeing how fast the industry and market dynamics change. I’ve also spent 10+ years growing consumer brands and happy to be a sounding board re: growth levers and strategies.

Looking forward to connecting! πŸ™Œ

Brian Von Ancken January 12, 2026 at 03:13 PM

Johnny! It's so weird/cool to be interacting with you in a Slack community as yours was the first one I think I ever was in!

Get a lot on inspiration from that. So great to have you here!

Johnny Chen January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM

Oh man that means a lot @Brian Von Ancken, but you're clearly scaling it bigger and better than I did! Keep going πŸš€

Lissy Alden January 15, 2026 at 04:40 PM

LOVE your background Johnny!! So excited to have you as a part of this group. I love talking prevention and longevity too so if you're ever up for a virtual walk n' talk or zoomer, lmk!! Regardless, pumped to find ways to support!