Extreme marathon racer brings grit and grind to role as startup CEO

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Army vet, extreme marathon man and startup CEO: Gavin Woody’s grit and grind started on a family ranch at an early age and continued through high school, West Point and on to Iraq where he parachuted into a war zone. - In his free time, Woody is an ultra trail runner, mountain climber, backcountry skier, cyclist, and more, who has conquered some of the world's most demanding terrain and tests of human endurance. - From his races, Woody brings lessons in leadership, determination and team building back to the Seattle pet-care startup that he runs. - "He's truly one of a kind," says Greg Gottesman of Seattle’s Pioneer Square Labs. "He's got to be the most extraordinary person I've ever met." [Read the story.]( On a new episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we catch up with tech personality Chris Pirillo about his latest project, [CreatorTech.net]( an email newsletter and monthly meetup focused on the intersection of creativity and artificial intelligence. 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