This Feature Will Save Us Podcast

A podcast for product leaders building the future of health, fitness, and wearable technology. Hosted by Marco Benitez and Jonas Dücker of ROOK.

New episode drops every other week.

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Nolan Parker - The Product Leader Who Still Coaches CrossFit
This Feature Will Save UsJune 24, 2026
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00:40:1327.65 MB

Nolan Parker - The Product Leader Who Still Coaches CrossFit

Nolan Parker’s product perspective was shaped long before he had a product title. As a former gym owner, CrossFit coach, and trainer, he understands the day-to-day reality of the people using fitness software: busy operators, time-strapped coaches, overwhelmed staff, and members who do not care how ...

When the Workaround Is the Product | Alex Peacock
This Feature Will Save UsJune 10, 2026
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When the Workaround Is the Product | Alex Peacock

Alex from Leisure Labs joins Marco and Jonas for the first episode of This Feature Will Save Us. They talk about a feature from the Netpulse days called X-Capture, which let gym members take a photo of a cardio machine console and log the workout from the image. At the time, it solved a messy proble...

Trailer: This Feature Will Save Us
This Feature Will Save UsJune 01, 202600:01:11906.7 KB

Trailer: This Feature Will Save Us

Every product team has that moment. Someone pitches a feature and says, "This is the one." Sometimes they're right. Sometimes they are very wrong. Marco Benitez and Jonas Dücker talk to the people actually building products in health, fitness, and wearable tech. The ones making hard calls with messy...