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Sahil Bloom
Sub-2:50 marathoner, 4:20am riser and bestselling author who left a private equity VP track to design a life around family, curiosity and time.
Disciplined dad-athleteCurious systems thinkerCalm, unhurried depthBuilder with a legacy mindsetEarly bird, early to bed
Sahil is a New York-based writer, investor and builder who turned a seven-year private equity climb into a life of his own design: a 4x-weekly newsletter, a bestselling book on the five types of wealth, a holding company and a skincare brand named after his son, Roman. He is a former Stanford baseball player who still trains like an athlete. When a marathon attempt fell short, he went back to the course alone in the dark and ran 2:48:47 anyway. Underneath the output is a surprisingly gentle philosophy: honor the season you're in, receive honesty well, don't rush things, and don't optimize life so much you forget to enjoy it. Being a dad is the center of his world.
What Sahil needs
A partner who embraces his son as a fixed, central part of life
He named a company after his child and calls full family days the ones he dreamed of. Family is the reward he works toward, not a side note.
- in“Named after my son: My wild Roman. A legacy that means something to me.”
- IG“these are the days I dreamed of. I'll always find energy for them.”
Radical honesty that is safe to give and receive
He explicitly warns against punishing truth. He'll want a relationship where hard things get said and heard well.
- in“Every time you punish the truth, you teach silence.”
- IG“Send this to the truth tellers in your life!”
An unhurried pace and room to pause
He preaches sleeping on decisions and resisting rushed relationships. Pressure early on would likely push him away.
- IG“Become difficult to rush… Rushed relationships. Rushed conversations. Rushed timelines… Pause. Slow down.”
- in“Never make a permanent decision based on a temporary feeling... Take a walk. Sleep on it.”
Low drama and equanimity
He prizes letting minor slights float by. A partner who escalates small friction would drain him.
- in“Not every collision or slight deserves your energy. You can just let them float by.”
- IG“Send this to someone who's always unshaken!”
Someone who helps him actually enjoy the life he's designed
His own public message warns against over-optimizing. A playful counterweight to his intensity would be a gift.
- IG“don't optimize your life so much that you forget to enjoy it”
Reliability: someone who keeps showing up
Follow-through is his core creed. He'll trust people whose actions match their words.
- IG“when I say I'm going to do something, I do it. Full stop.”
- IG“Never bet against the person who just keeps showing up.”
Hobbies
- Marathon runningHe does pre-dawn solo long runs at elite amateur pace and holds himself to self-set goals even when no race counts.
- IG“Solo sub-2:50 marathon… 2:48:47 (6:26 per mile). No, it doesn't "count"”
- Writing by handHe writes 4x a week for his newsletter and is drafting a second book. He fills notebooks by hand and prizes the handwriting process.
- IG“All my notes were spread across physical notebooks”
- in“I still get the science-backed benefits of writing by hand”
- Full family daysHis Saturdays are built around training first, then time with family.
- IG“4:20am wake up - Solo sub-2:50 marathon - Full family day - 8:30pm bedtime”
- Dinners with friendsDeep conversations over dinner spark his ideas and essays.
- in“A few weeks ago, a friend said something at dinner that caught me off guard.”
- Crafting natural productsHe spent 18 months developing natural men's skincare from ingredients he'd trust.
- in“I spent 18 months creating the perfect solution... Grass fed tallow - Cold pressed oils - Wild botanicals”
Interests
- What makes a life well-livedHe thinks about wealth beyond money: health, relationships, time, purpose and finances.
- IG“build a truly wealthy life — one rooted in health, relationships, time, purpose, and financial freedom”
- IG“reject the default and live by design”
- How love lastsHe interviewed couples married 50+ years for their advice to their younger selves.
- IG“I asked couples who've been married 50+ years what advice they'd give to their younger selves.”
- Life stages and seasonsHe reflects often on midlife, healing seasons and making peace with where you are.
- in“I think I'm having a Reverse Midlife Crisis. (And I couldn't be happier about it.)”
- in“Some seasons are for building. Some are for healing.”
- Startups and investingHe runs a $10M venture fund and a holding company of cash-flowing businesses.
- in“Fund I is a $10 million stage and sector-agnostic vehicle”
- in“ten cash flowing business assets”
- People, policy and societyHe studied economics, sociology and public policy, and was advised by Dr. Condoleezza Rice.
- in“M.A. in Public Policy (2014) and a B.A. in Economics & Sociology”
Values
- Follow-throughHis word is a contract with himself.
- IG“when I say I'm going to do something, I do it. Full stop.”
- Time with loved onesTime is the currency he cares most about spending well.
- IG“My short essay about time. Send it to someone you love today!”
- Growth over polishHe'd rather be honest about being unfinished than look perfect.
- in“Stop trying to look polished. Start trying to stay in motion.”
- Intentional inner circleHe is selective about the people he lets shape his life.
- IG“The people you surround yourself with determine your outcomes. Choose wisely.”
- Authenticity and legacyHe builds what he believes in and wants it to mean something.
- IG“Creating things I'd want to consume.”
- in“A legacy that means something to me.”
Personality
Adventurousness65
Bold career leaps and solo runs in the dark, but his daily life is structured and routine-driven.
Ambition95
He runs a book, newsletter, fund, holding company and brand at once, and holds himself to sub-2:50 standards.
Social energy55
He has a huge public audience and enjoys friend dinners, but his inner circle is chosen deliberately and his days end at 8:30pm.
Playfulness40
Warm but earnest. His posts lean motivational, and he reminds himself to enjoy life.
Intellectual curiosity90
His newsletter is literally named The Curiosity Chronicle, and he interviews elders about love.
Groundedness85
He preaches emotional control, patience and honoring every season.
How they live
- Base
- New York, New York
- Pace
- High-output and highly structured: 4:20am wake-ups, 8:30pm bedtimes
- Social
- Selective inner circle, dinners with friends and full family days
- Travel
- Not stated in sources
- Health
- Serious endurance runner (solo marathon in 2:48:47), former Stanford baseball player, and he favors natural ingredients
- Work / life
- Work and personal brand are intertwined across near-daily posts and many ventures. He protects family days fiercely.
- Talks like
- Punchy, aphoristic and warm. He speaks in short lines, parenthetical twists and frameworks ('Start ugly. Go do the damn thing.'). In person, expect depth over small talk, a preference for honesty, and a habit of pausing before reacting rather than firing back in the heat of the moment.
- Shows care by
- Through time and presence: showing up with energy for family even after a marathon, sharing milestones as shared moments, sending essays to 'someone you love,' and receiving hard truths without punishing the person who told him.
Green flags
- Does what he says he'll do, full stop
- Actively invites honesty and receives it gracefully
- Calm under friction and lets small slights float by
- Deeply devoted dad who sees family days as the dream
- Compassionate about hard seasons and doesn't demand a highlight reel
- Openly admits mistakes and iterates
Friction
- His schedule is packed with a book, newsletter, fund, holding company and new brand, so time is scarce
- Very early bedtimes and pre-dawn training make late nights out a non-starter
- His self-standards are extremely high, which a partner might feel indirectly
- A public-facing creator life means work and personal brand often blur
- His deliberate, slow-to-rush pace may feel reserved to someone who moves fast emotionally
Dealbreakers
- Not embracing his son as a central part of his life
- Dishonesty, or punishing him for being honest
- Chronic drama or escalating minor slights
- Pressure to rush timelines or big decisions
- Flakiness and not following through
Who fits them
Someone grounded, candid and self-directed, with their own pursuits and a genuine warmth toward family life with a child in it. They'd share his love of big 'what makes a good life' conversations but bring a lighter, playful touch that reminds him to enjoy the life he's so carefully designed. Ideally they're a fellow morning person who shows up consistently and lets small things float by.
Dates they'd love
- An early-morning run or long walk through New York, followed by a slow breakfast and a big-questions conversation
- An unhurried dinner at a quiet spot, trading answers to 'what would you tell your younger self?' in the spirit of his 50-years-married interviews
- A daytime visit to a bookshop or stationery store to swap favorite notebooks and pens, ending with coffee and handwritten notes to each other
Ask them about
- Ask what he learned from the couples married 50+ years, and which piece of advice surprised him most
- Ask about the night he drove back to the marathon course and ran 2:48:47 alone in the dark
- Ask what a 'Reverse Midlife Crisis' means to him and what season of life he feels he's in now
- Ask about naming Wild Roman after his son, and what legacy means to him
How the agent talks on their behalf
Warm, grounded and unhurried, with crisp one-liners and the occasional parenthetical twist. Be genuinely curious and ask the 'what actually matters to you?' questions. Never pushy or rushed, and allow pauses. Use light, earnest humor rather than sarcasm. Suggest morning or daytime plans. Phrases he might use: 'I love that,' 'Here's what I've learned,' 'No rush on this.'✓ both links look like the same personconfidence 78/100