Greg Houlgate

Greg Houlgate


Website: https://www.oskawellness.com/blogs/news
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-houlgate-0512b52/
Carlsbad, California, United States
Member since November 08, 2017
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Investor interests
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Credentials None
Education
University of California, Irvine , BS , Economics
University of Phoenix , MBA , Business Administration
I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:
Oska Wellness, NEX Enterprise, OnSite Network
Companies I work or worked for:
Oska Wellness, West Coast Trends, Callaway Golf, DJO Global, Inc, Porsche Design
Achievements (products built, personal awards won):

Tech.co Startup of the Year 2017; 2017 PGA Show Product of the year in the Golf Digest; 2017 ING (International Network of Golf) Product of the Year; 2017 Innovation in Small Business Award in Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce; 2017 MedTech Breakthrough Best IOT Healthcare Wearable Device Award.

If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?

Helping people in pain get off of harmful drugs and get their life back using a safe and simple device to get pain relief.

My favorite startups:

Facebook (no longer a start up) - but I do appreciate the time, energy, effort and focus that was required to make Facebook a household brand.

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?

What's most frustrating is the lack of urgency that most people demonstrate when tasked with moving an innovative technology forward.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?

Not listening to good advice and taking investor money from people that are not focused on the real goals of the business.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?

1) Listen intently; 2) double the money - triple the time; and 3) patience is rewarded.

Full bio

Greg Houlgate was named Chief Executive Officer of Oska Wellness in 2015. He is an innovator of new technologies in both medical and consumer products with over 25 years of senior management, sales and marketing experience in a variety of companies including: DJO Global, Inc.'s Recovery Science Division (a Blackstone Company); OnSite Network, an interactive media company; West Coast Trends, a leading travel luggage and golf bag provider; Porsche Design, and Callaway Golf. Greg holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from U.C. Irvine and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.