NBC Los Angeles

Calm founder used money he saved to buy a house to help start the app—now it's valued at $2 billion: ‘My parents thought it was the silliest idea'

When Alex Tew saw the domain "Calm.com" was up for grabs, he thought it was the sign he and his business partner, Michael Acton Smith, needed to finally get their mindfulness app off the ground. "We ...
Los Angeles Times

Calm’s Michael Acton Smith has come to Hollywood to put audiences to sleep

With his intentionally messy hair, boyish charm and rock star wardrobe, Calm cofounder Michael Acton Smith gives off an air of a younger Mick Jagger, albeit tempered with the polite and engaging ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

2 friends spent years getting turned down for their ‘terrible' startup idea—now it's worth $2 billion: How they built their ‘extraordinary success'

Courtesy of Jacob Harrell for CNBC Make It. After years at the helm of several businesses, Michael Acton Smith was burnt out. But even as his mental health suffered, he believed mindfulness and ...