This Feature Will Save Us

This Feature Will Save Us

This Feature Will Save Us is the podcast for product leaders building the future of health, fitness, and wearable technology.

Hosted by Marco Benitez and Jonas Dücker of ROOK, each episode goes inside the roadmap decisions behind the apps, platforms, and biometric systems shaping the next generation of health products.


Built for CPOs, CTOs, and the teams shipping real health tech.


Jason David - The Gym Owner Is Never the Problem
This Feature Will Save UsSeptember 02, 2026
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00:36:5725.42 MB

Jason David - The Gym Owner Is Never the Problem

Jason spent years running a CrossFit gym before he started building Gym Force. That experience gave him a pretty specific view of what wasn't working. He'd used gym management software, marketing tools and outside business support, but having access to more tools didn't necessarily make running the ...

Dave Hannum - Stop Building Features Just Because You Can
This Feature Will Save UsAugust 19, 2026
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00:48:1133.12 MB

Dave Hannum - Stop Building Features Just Because You Can

Dave Hannum has spent more than 30 years building products in the fitness industry. He led product and business development at Technogym before founding Functional Solutions, one of the early platforms for connected fitness and digital coaching. For most of his career, building software meant workin...

Brian Shoemaker - What Life Time's 190 Clubs Taught Him About Killing Features
This Feature Will Save UsAugust 05, 2026
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00:40:2327.78 MB

Brian Shoemaker - What Life Time's 190 Clubs Taught Him About Killing Features

Brian Shoemaker started as a developer before he ever had a product title, and ten years later he's running Life Time Labs and the company's new Innovation Hub. His background shows up in how he talks about product decisions: less about the pitch, more about what survives contact with 190 clubs and ...

Ernst de Neef - Why Funxtion Walked Away From Its Own AI Workout Builder
This Feature Will Save UsJuly 22, 2026
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00:38:2426.41 MB

Ernst de Neef - Why Funxtion Walked Away From Its Own AI Workout Builder

Ernst de Neef, CEO and co-founder of Funxtion, joins Marco and Jonas to talk about building digital products for large fitness operators. After more than a decade in the industry, Ernst has seen what happens when customers want flexibility, product teams want simplicity, and the roadmap is expected ...

Gabriela Cordero - When the Roadmap Came With Inventory
This Feature Will Save UsJuly 08, 2026
3
00:39:0626.89 MB

Gabriela Cordero - When the Roadmap Came With Inventory

Some product bets fail because the idea was wrong. Some get a lot messier because the world around it changed. Gabriela Cordero joins Marco and Jonas to talk about building health and fitness products where that kind of thing happens. One launch had the product, the inventory, and the plan. Then COV...