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Evolving Minds By Pink Elephant
The Evolving Minds Podcast, by Pink Elephant. Insightful conversations with the entrepreneurs, executives, and changemakers shaping the future of mental health and psychedelic medicine. From ambitious startups to established industry leaders, we spotlight the people and ideas behind the next generation of digital health, alternative therapies, and psychedelic ventures. Meet the Minds Changing the Business of Healing
Evolving Minds By Pink Elephant
Why Psychedelic Startups Hit a Wall? Ronan Levy on Field Trip’s Rise, Ketamine Clinics & What’s Next
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Today’s guest is Ronan Levy, co-founder and former CEO of Field Trip Health, joins Jason Najum to reflect on the explosive rise and collapse of one of the first public psychedelic therapy companies.
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In this raw and insightful conversation, Ronan shares:
- How Field Trip raised $100M and listed on the NASDAQ
- Why psychedelic therapy clinics are hard to scale
- What went wrong with the ketamine clinic model
- The truth about FDA rejection and psychedelic drug development
- How Ronan sees the future of mental health, psychedelic therapy, and functional alternatives to alcohol
00:00 – Intro: The rise and fall of Field Trip Health
01:30 – Ronan Levy's journey: from law to cannabis to psychedelics
06:30 – Launching Field Trip during the psychedelic gold rush
10:30 – Building a brand that stood out in a clinical space
14:30 – NASDAQ listing, media buzz, and mounting pressure
18:00 – Why ketamine clinics failed to scale
25:30 – Lessons from the crash: what Ronan would do differently
32:00 – Can psychedelics be a scalable business?
37:00 – The future: decentralization, community care, and human connection
44:00 – Ronan’s new venture: alcohol alternatives that actually feel good
47:30 – Final thoughts: what’s next for psychedelic mental health
Whether you're an entrepreneur, therapist, investor, or just curious about the psychedelic renaissance—this episode offers a rare inside look.
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The Evolving Minds podcast by Pink Elephant, hosted by Jason Najum, is a series of 1-on-1 conversations with star guests who dare to build, scale, or rethink companies, policies, and protocols at the frontier of progressive mental health.