How the Olympics prepared Jennifer Heil for entrepreneurship | Pioneers of AI

Canadian gold medal skier and current Chef de Mission of the Canadian Olympic team Jennifer Heil joins Pioneers of AI to talk about her Olympic journey, how AI is transforming wellness, and why her focus is on women’s health. She credits her success to her drive, training, and the high-level coordination between her coaches, doctors, nutritionists and psychologists. After retiring from competition, Jennifer set her sights on entrepreneurship and women’s health. Now she’s bringing Olympic-level, highly personalized healthcare to women everywhere through the power of AI. Chapters: 00:00 Introducing Jennifer Heil 01:47 Jennifer’s Chef de Mission role of the Canadian Olympic team 04:41 Inside Jennifer’s journey as an Olympic athlete 06:23 The power of joy in competition 09:52 Implementing AI in sports 13:12 The similarities between athletes and entrepreneurs 14:31 Attending Stanford after the Olympics 17:21 What Jennifer’s performance team looked like 23:37 Harnessing AI to democratize access to health 28:09 The experience of using Revvel 32:22 Inside Revvel’s digital twins 35:20 Privacy concerns of sharing health with AI 37:18 How founders can stay grounded 40:09 The AI Olympics lightning round 🎧 LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pioneers-of-ai/id1763085968 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6gbpjgcqJ40rtPrHnXeOWG 💻 LEARN MORE Our website: https://www.pioneersof.ai/ ⚡JOIN OUR COMMUNITY LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pioneersofai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pioneersofai Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pioneersofai X: https://twitter.com/pioneersofAI TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@pioneersofai 💡ABOUT US Pioneers of AI is your guide to the latest technological frontier. Each week, host Rana el Kaliouby (AI scientist, investor, author, co-founder of Affectiva) is joined by the leading creators, critics, and thinkers behind mind-blowing technology and asks the important questions about how artificial intelligence is changing the way we live. As we venture together into the unknown, Pioneers is your tool to understanding and anticipating what comes next. #artificialintelligence #ai #technology #technology #machinelearning #ranaelkaliouby #pioneersofai #affectiva #aitechnology #futureofai #aiinnovation #aiadvancements #aiethics #aipodcast #aiinterview #techinterview #futureoftech #futureoftechnology #startup #startupfounders #aistartup #winterolympics #winterolympics2026 #olympics #olympics2026 #skiing #mogulskiing #freeskiing #olympicskiing