Rob Schutz: Founder of Snagged

Rob Schutz: Founder of Snagged

From Trailblazers by Erica Wenger

April 7, 2026 · 1h 7m · Season 5 · Episode 32

About this episode

Rob Schutz discusses his journey as a serial entrepreneur and his impact on technology and healthcare.

This week, we chat with Rob Schutz! Rob is a serial entrepreneur, operator, and growth expert who’s spent his career building and scaling technology businesses that challenge outdated systems. He’s the founder of Snagged, where he helps entrepreneurs, startups, and established companies acquire premium domain names—and he’s also the co-founder of Ro, the digital health platform that’s transformed how millions of people access care and was last valued at $7 billion. Before Ro, Rob was employee number seven and later VP of Growth at Bark, where he helped take the company from zero to a $100 million run rate and ultimately to the public markets as NYSE:BARK. Earlier in his career, he worked in healthcare consulting, helping hospitals transition to digital EMRs, and even founded and sold a daily deals company called What’s the Deal —a move that set the stage for his long-term focus on marketing, growth, and scaling consumer tech. At Ro, Rob played a key role in building a vertically integrated digital clinic—combining telemedicine, pharmacy, and logistics—to make healthcare more accessible, stigma-free, and user-first. His work has helped redefine what modern healthcare can look…

People in this episode

Host: Erica Wenger

Guest: Rob Schutz

Topics covered

  • entrepreneurship
  • technology
  • healthcare
  • growth
  • domain names
  • digital health

Keywords

  • Rob Schutz
  • Snagged
  • Ro
  • Bark
  • digital health
  • entrepreneurship
  • growth
  • healthcare

Sponsors

Brex, RocketReach, Gusto, Open

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Snagged, Ro, Bark

Places: New Jersey, Penn State

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