Founder's Story
Unlocking Peak Human Performance: How Vedant Pradeep Is Revolutionizing Alcohol Habits and Elevating Sobriety with Liquid Luck | Ep. 190
Sun, 16 Mar 2025
Vedant Pradeep shares his journey into creating Reframe App, a neuroscience-based platform designed to help individuals reduce alcohol consumption and achieve peak human performance. Driven by his own struggles with OCD and unhealthy coping strategies, Vedant developed 10-minute daily lessons that empower users to rewire their mindsets and build sustainable, healthier habits.Key Discussion Points:Personal Journey & Inspiration:Vedant’s battle with OCD and alcohol as a coping mechanism led to the creation of Reframe.His passion for achieving peak human condition drives his mission to transform lives.Reframe App & Neuroscience-Based Approach:How 10-minute daily lessons help rewire thought patterns and promote mindful living.The impact of the platform has already helped over three million people reduce their alcohol consumption.Launch of Liquid Luck:Introduction of Liquid Luck, a new functional elixir designed to combat cravings and support healthier lifestyle choices.This innovative drink complements Reframe’s mission by offering a practical, daily solution for alcohol reduction.Takeaways:Embrace neuroscience-based strategies to create healthier habits and achieve peak performance.Reframe App offers a sustainable way to rewire your mindset with just 10 minutes a day.Liquid Luck is a groundbreaking addition, providing a functional beverage solution to combat alcohol cravings.Resource:Reframe App & Liquid Luck: JoinReframeApp.com/LiquidLuck-Functional-ElixirOur Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://www.avocadogreenmattress.com* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/FOUNDERSSTORY* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com* Check out Northwest Registered Agent and use my code FOUNDERS for a great deal: https://northwestregisteredagent.com* Check out Plus500: https://plus500.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Chapter 1: Who is Vedant Pradeep and what is Reframe App?
Hey everyone, welcome back to Founder's Story. Today we have Vedant Pradeep. And Vedant, you are the CEO and co-founder of the Reframe app. And Reframe app is doing something really revolutionary. And I know you've had incredible success. You have some amazing launches coming up today, matter of fact, which is very exciting that you're here to talk about it.
But you're doing something that I think is so revolutionary right now. And I know a lot of people in their 20s and below who are really all about lessening or drinking no alcohol. So let's dive into first, what was the spark that made you say, this is the company I need to start and I need it to do right now?
So what's interesting is when I was starting out, I've always been fascinated by this idea of peak human condition. That is the best question of oneself physically, mentally, emotionally. And that's what we wanted to do. We wanted to help people achieve what we call peak human condition. But we realized early on that kind of diving into that is probably not the best way to get started.
Chapter 2: What inspired the creation of the Reframe App?
We need to start with like a real problem. And I personally suffer from OCD. So we were like, let's help people with OCD. And once we started talking to a lot of people with OCD, what we realized was a lot of people were using alcohol as a means to kind of help themselves with some of the issues that they were going with. So they were kind of using alcohol as a coping strategy.
And then they were counting on it quite a bit. It was getting unhealthy. And if you're somebody that's drinking too much, there was not really a good way to get help because there were these recovery centers that are freaking expensive, very stigmatic. Then there's Alcoholics Anonymous and 12-step programs. Once again, very stigmatic. Nothing really in the middle.
Chapter 3: How does the Reframe App address alcohol consumption?
And that's where Reframe came to fit in. And what... Another insight that we had was, I mean, it isn't enough to just tell people, hey, like, stop drinking. That doesn't help because drinking is a coping strategy. I mean, it might be a bad one, but it is one. So you have to replace that with something else that's healthier. And you need to change the way that people think about drinking.
And that's where, like, you know, that's why Reframe became like a neuroscience-based platform to help people change the way they think about drinking. And we do it using 10-minute daily lessons and exercises. And so far, I mean, this is still a pretty niche space, but we've become the leading player in the space by quite a bit.
We've helped over 3 million people now successfully get back on drinking alcohol.
Wow. I have to say, I'd never, ever talk about this. But when I was a teenager, I was diagnosed with OCD and I think I've told it to two people, three people maybe in my life. I've never publicly said it, but, um, but I can really appreciate what you're doing. And I have gone through coping mechanisms of alcohol when I was younger as well. Uh, So I am very excited about what you're doing.
And a lot of people really need this because it can be a big struggle. So you've helped over 3 million people. That's insane. That's amazing. What have people told you about and what's the feedback that you've been getting from people?
So, I mean, we've heard a lot of things from people. I think like primarily it says, I mean, there have been, you know, people from all sides, right? Like, I mean, people who drink like seven drinks a week and want to cut back to one and they've succeeded. And we've also had people on the other side of the spectrum. They've, you know, they've been to recovery centers.
They've been to all these other places. And They were like, Reframe is a godsend. I mean, only when I found Reframe was I actually able to cut back. And the reason is we don't actually engage in judgment. We don't believe in just setting restrictions. Like if I tell you, hey, just drink one drink, you might not succeed. I don't know. But I know this.
It's not sustainable because we're not solving the core issue. And Reframe focuses really hard on solving the core issue. And one thing that I didn't appreciate as well, as much early on, because I kind of thought of this as like a single player mode and it wasn't, was the power of the community. And we built a community within the frame.
It was supposed to be like kind of in it early on to be candid. It was more like, okay, it was a checkbox. It was a nice idea. I didn't really think much of it. Turns out community became the most powerful thing. Like we now have the world's largest community of people that are trying to cut back. And it is amazing, right? People support one another.
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Chapter 4: What is Liquid Luck and how does it support sobriety?
And it's really powerful when you see someone else who's going through the same journey as you, like seeing their wins, seeing their struggles, and having them support and cheer you on. It is something else. What we realized is there are like hundreds of in-person meetings around the world every single week through Reframe that I did not expect. And I think...
Yeah, and I guess like the one, whenever somebody asks me about this, there's always this one experience that I go back to because that was like, I don't know, it was life-changing for me, I think. So I was doing this event here in Atlanta. So I rarely do these kinds of in-person like, And after this event, there was this young man that, you know, that she sat on the first row.
He was like listening all throughout. After I was done, he's like, hey, can I have a selfie? And I'm like, I don't know. I'm not like a celebrity or anything. He's like, no, but I drove four and a half hours to come see you. And I'm like, but why? And he's like, because you saved my brother's life. He was like in a downward spiral. And then after a frame, he's like something completely different.
Chapter 5: Why is community important in sobriety support?
And that was like, you know, we work so hard and that's the kind of thing that really keeps us going. And we are just fortunate that we've been able to do that with millions of people.
Yeah, I think you start a company hoping it's going to be one thing, thinking your customers will be A, and then you realize that your customers are actually D, E, F, or they benefit way more than the A customer, whoever you thought it was going to be.
And I can imagine there's nothing more gratifying than somebody coming to you saying that whatever your product or service is, help save a family member's life. That is incredible. So how has that journey been going along, knowing that your original person of who you were thinking about is now changing?
And on top of that, this whole movement of, you know, dry January or, you know, whatever it is, there's this big movement of of going more alcohol free.
No, absolutely. I mean, I think what is interesting is, I mean, when we took the initial pivot, we didn't quite expect it to turn out the way that it did. But it actually kind of came to the exact perfect audience that we were looking for, too. Because what ended up happening was more than 90% of people on Reframe are trying to cut back because they want to get healthier. They're not...
necessarily physically addicted to alcohol. They just want to lead a healthier life. And what is interesting is, I mean, that's exactly the same goal. I mean, we want to help people break bad habits. We want to help people build great habits. We want to help people manage their emotions. That is how you sustainably cut back on alcohol.
And if you stretch that all the way to the right, that's also how you get peak human condition. So you work on your nutrition, you work on your fitness, you manage your emotions. That's the pathway to peak a human condition. And so interestingly, we kind of, you know, somehow found our way back to the original path. I can't tell you that it's by design because it was not entirely by design.
It was like we were we had this initial idea in mind that we were really excited about. Then we kind of went into a space that we thought there was a real problem that needed solving. And it kind of came back eventually.
uh in a way that we didn't quite anticipate and we've been very fortunate i really like the community piece where you didn't know that the organic community that a community was going to form from your service without you even pushing it to happen and it became a major part of it i think a lot of founders no matter what service or product that they have this could be something major
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Chapter 6: How does neuroscience play a role in the Reframe App?
And then we kind of heard, we saw what was going on and then we went all in. And that really helped. Yeah, now coming back to the neuroscience-based program. So the reality is, I mean, it's so there are these negative thinking patterns and like, you know, associations that you have with alcohol, right?
that needs to be broken right like you need to be able to sustainably cut back you need to just change the way that you think about alcohol in the first place but you also have to identify like what are your triggers why are you drinking in the first place what is it that you're trying to mask and once we figure that out we need to come up with strategies and not just like just throwing strategies and then like hey here's like 20 different strategies just
Pick one. That doesn't happen because people don't work that way. We need to figure out what actually works for you and help you bring that into your life and then teach you all these different techniques. I mean, what like, you know, I mentioned triggers. I mean, what is your primary trigger? How do you deal with that trigger when when the craving arises? How do you deal with cravings?
So our program kind of dives into all these different things. Initially, it was a 160-day program to help people get back on alcohol. Now we've got 1,270 or so days worth of programming because we realize that people don't just want to go back. They want to build healthier habits. They want to improve their emotions. But something else that we realized was
You know, you can't just dump everything on somebody. Like, you know, one of the reasons that people don't actually complete books is that it's a lot. Like, you have to, like, base yourself. You have to do all that. And that's a real problem.
But with Reframe, what we've seen is, and we've gotten a lot better over time because we've had data from millions of people that have been through the program. So we've been... So we are able to predict what kind of issues that you will run into and then give you the exact content that you need to solve those issues a good percentage of the time. And that makes it feel a little prophetic.
You're like, oh, on day 13, I'm going to get sugar cravings. So they give you content to help you with your sugar cravings. So we are very like, we try to like create programs based on the problems that we anticipate you're going to face, then you're going to face them. And that bit is important because we could give you a technique and it might be completely useless for now.
And you might be like, what is this? It doesn't apply to me. So it's super important that hits the right person at the right time. And that's another bit about the reframe program that makes it really powerful. And it's only like 10 minutes a day. We don't want to overload you with stuff because that doesn't help.
I like 10 minutes a day. I don't even read books because I know it's going to take me hours and I'll never finish it and I'm going to be frustrated. But if I can do 10 minutes a day, I can do that. And it makes sense where this sort of the reframe or reframing your mind or your thoughts can be used for not just alcohol consumption, but you were talking about many sugar cravings or other things.
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