Dr. Brent Ridge
Entrepreneur
Dr. Brent Ridge trained at Columbia University and completed an AFAR genetics-of-aging fellowship at Harvard. He later served as Assistant Clinical Professor at Mount Sinai, conducting research at the International Longevity Center under Dr. Robert Butler. After earning an MBA from NYU Stern, he became VP of Healthy Living at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, helping launch the Martha Stewart Center for Living at Mount Sinai. In 2008, he co-founded Beekman 1802 with his husband, Josh Kilmer-Purcell, and now serves as an ambassador to the Global Wellness Institute.
Nov. 26, 2025
Building a Business on Kindness: Beekman 1802’s Secret to Success
This week, I’m joined by the Beekman 1802 founders to uncover how they built a successful, kindness-driven business from nothing but grit, heart, and hard-earned wisdom.