POTENTRx

What POTENTRx does

POTENTRx is a Seattle-based, privately held medical fitness practice founded in 2009 by cardiologist Dr. Sarah M. Speck, MD, MPH, that delivers physician-supervised health assessment and lifestyle intervention services on an appointment basis. The company combines clinical cardiology expertise with fitness and nutrition programming, operating from a single office at 2150 N 107th Street, Suite 205 in Seattle and serving clients in the Pacific Northwest.

The core technology stack centers on advanced diagnostic testing used in personalized health assessments, including cardiopulmonary exercise testing with VO2max measurement and ECG monitoring, resting metabolic rate analysis, body composition assessment, functional movement screening, spirometry, carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) imaging, and genomic testing. These assessments feed into physician-supervised exercise prescriptions and structured lifestyle coaching programs delivered across three tiers (Connected Health Monitoring, Remote Coaching, and In-Person Lifestyle Coaching) that incorporate consumer wearable data from Garmin, Fitbit, and Apple Watch devices. Core products include the Personalized Health Assessment, Executive Health, Stroke and Heart Attack Prevention (SHAPE), Performance Services, and a Firefighter Assessment, supplemented by add-on modules for nutrition counseling, exercise prescription, personal training, and an Athenahealth-powered patient portal.

The business operates on a pay-as-you-go professional services model with non-public pricing quoted on request. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on physician referrals (leveraging Dr. Speck's role at Swedish Heart and Vascular Institute), the founder's personal clinical reputation, patient testimonials, and content marketing via a health education blog. The customer base is exclusively individual paying clients — primarily busy executives, health-conscious individuals, cardiovascular risk patients, chronic disease management patients, and firefighters — with no disclosed enterprise, insurance billing, or institutional contracts. The firm has 11–50 employees, no outside institutional investment, no parent company, and no M&A activity in the available data.

Name

POTENTRx

Legal name

POTENTRx

Website

https://potentrx.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

POTENTRx is a Seattle-based, physician-led medical fitness practice founded in 2009 by cardiologist Dr. Sarah Speck, offering personalized health assessments, cardiovascular risk evaluations, exercise prescriptions, and lifestyle coaching to individual paying clients in the Pacific Northwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Fitness Services

NAICS

Diet and Weight Reducing Centers (812191)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAKABAF

Preventive Cardiology & Lipidology

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Cardiology & Vascular Medicine

SECONDARYHLALAFAA

Cardiometabolic RPM & Chronic Disease Management (diabetes, hypertension, CHF, obesity)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Telehealth Platforms/Chronic Care & Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Platforms

SECONDARYHSADAAAA

General Personal Training (In-Person & Virtual)

Home & Personal Services/Fitness, Wellness & Personal Training/Personal Training (In-Person & Virtual)

Keywords

• Preventive cardiology services
• Medical fitness assessment
• Executive health programs
• Lifestyle medicine practice
• Cardiovascular risk evaluation

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Medical Fitness Assessments: Revenue generated from comprehensive health and fitness assessments including initial physiological testing and follow-up consultations. Services include personalized health assessments, executive health programs, and specialized evaluations for firefighters and stroke/heart attack prevention.
2. Lifestyle Coaching: Ongoing coaching services across three tiers (Connected Health Monitoring, Remote Coaching, In-Person Lifestyle Coaching) providing accountability and data-driven health guidance on a per-session basis.
3. Nutrition Consultation: One-hour nutritional counseling sessions with certified, licensed nutritionists addressing dietary needs, meal planning, supplements, and weight management.
4. Personal Training: In-person personal training services offered as an add-on to core assessment and coaching programs.
5. Exercise Prescription (ExRx): Physician-supervised exercise prescriptions for patients with specific medical conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Three-tiered system from HR-based recommendations to highest precision ExRx.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

POTENTRx is a physician-led medical fitness practice that delivers in-person, medically-supervised health assessments, personalized exercise prescriptions, nutrition counseling, and lifestyle coaching. Core services include the Personalized Health Assessment, Executive Health program, Stroke and Heart Attack Prevention (SHAPE), Performance Services, and a Firefighter Assessment, all anchored by advanced diagnostic testing (VO2max, ECG, CIMT, genomic, body composition) and follow-up coaching delivered at its Seattle office.

Product overview

POTENTRx is a medical fitness company founded in 2009 by cardiologist Dr. Sarah M. Speck, offering a portfolio of medically-supervised health and wellness services. The core offerings include Personalized Health Assessment, Executive Health, Stroke and Heart Attack Prevention (SHAPE), Performance Services, and Firefighter Assessment. Additional services include Nutrition counseling, Exercise Prescription (ExRx), Lifestyle Coaching, and Personal Training. The company provides an Athenahealth-powered Patient Portal for client access to records and communication. Services are designed to work together, with assessments serving as the foundation for personalized exercise prescriptions and ongoing coaching programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personalized Health Assessment Two-appointment comprehensive physiological assessment including resting metabolic rate, body composition, ECG-monitored cardiopulmonary exercise testing, functional movement screening, and spirometry, followed by an exercise prescription and metabolic recommendations. Targeted at individuals seeking a data-driven baseline of their health.
• Stroke and Heart Attack Prevention (SHAPE) Cardiovascular evaluation spanning two appointments that includes cardiovascular exam, physiological assessment, comprehensive physical exam with lab work, carotid plaque or CT calcium score imaging, exercise testing, and personalized lifestyle recommendations. Aimed at individuals with risk factors for heart attack or stroke.
• Executive Health Comprehensive health assessment for professionals including fitness testing (body metrics, VO2max, ECG), medical examination by Dr. Sarah Speck, advanced blood lab profile, genomic testing, optional nutritional consultation, and post-assessment consultation. Designed for busy executives who need thorough evaluation that respects time constraints.
• Performance Services Performance-focused health services for clients seeking to optimize athletic or professional performance outcomes through advanced physiological testing and exercise prescription.
• Firefighter Assessment Specialized health assessment program designed for firefighters, addressing occupational health and fitness requirements specific to the demands of the profession.
• Nutrition Consultation One-hour consultation with certified, licensed nutritionists covering nutritional status assessment, dietary analysis, food allergies, meal planning, supplement counseling, and weight management.
• Exercise Prescription (ExRx) Physician-supervised exercise prescription program with three tiers for conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and other chronic conditions. Includes pre-participation screening and medical clearance, with recommendations calibrated from HR-based to highest precision.
• Lifestyle Coaching Coaching program with three tiers (Connected Health Monitoring, Remote Coaching, and In-Person Lifestyle Coaching) that addresses sleep, stress, diet, and exercise through a data-driven approach using activity monitors (Garmin, Fitbit, Apple Watch) and food logs. Priced per session.
• Personal Training One-on-one personal training sessions available as an add-on service following initial health assessment, delivered in-person at the Seattle office.

Quantifiable outcome

• Avoided bypass surgery, reduced or eliminated medications, lost 65 lbs through lifestyle changes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Parsley Health: Parsley Health is a functional medicine membership practice combining root-cause testing with nutrition and coaching via telehealth. It overlaps with POTENTRx's chronic disease lifestyle intervention but is delivered primarily remotely at lower price points.
• Function Health: Function Health is a direct-to-consumer preventive health platform offering advanced lab testing and insights via telehealth. It intersects with POTENTRx's diagnostic-heavy preventive model but with a remote, lower-touch delivery approach targeting a similar customer mind-set.

Broad incumbents

• Cleveland Clinic Executive Health: Cleveland Clinic's Executive Health program delivers comprehensive preventive assessments for executives, overlapping with POTENTRx's Executive Health offering. It is a much larger institution serving a global patient population but addresses the same premium segment.
• MDVIP: MDVIP operates a national network of concierge primary care physicians emphasizing preventive care and advanced screenings. It is a broader incumbent in preventive-focused personalized medicine serving a similar premium, prevention-oriented patient base.
• Mayo Clinic Executive Health Program: Mayo Clinic's Executive Health provides one-day comprehensive assessments and personalized prevention plans. It competes for executive-health-seeking patients with institutional brand and scale that POTENTRx lacks but offers the same core value proposition.

Direct peers

• Canyon Ranch: Canyon Ranch is a destination wellness brand offering physician-led health assessments, nutrition, and personal training. Its integrated medical-wellness portfolio mirrors POTENTRx's mix of advanced testing and lifestyle coaching for affluent, health-conscious customers.
• Pritikin Longevity Center: Pritikin runs a residential medical fitness program focused on cardiovascular disease prevention and reversal through physician-supervised diet, exercise, and lifestyle change. It is the most direct analog to POTENTRx's physician-led model combining cardiac diagnostics with structured lifestyle intervention.
• Everspring Health: Everspring Health is a concierge medical fitness and lifestyle medicine practice combining clinical care with fitness and nutrition services. It is closely comparable to POTENTRx's boutique physician-led model and similar premium positioning.
• Dean Ornish Lifestyle Medicine Program: Dr. Ornish's program reverses heart disease through intensive lifestyle medicine. POTENTRx's leadership history explicitly references the Dean Ornish Program, and the two offerings overlap heavily in methodology and cardiometabolic patient population.
• Cooper Clinic: Cooper Clinic delivers preventive medicine and executive health assessments using advanced diagnostics (VO2max, imaging, labs). It competes for the same premium executive persona with a similar medically supervised testing-plus-coaching service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/potentrx
• Facebookfacebook.com/potentrx
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/potentrx

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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