Marcus Antebi

Marcus Antebi
Born 1969 (age 46–47)
Brooklyn, NY
Residence Atlantic Beach, NY
Nationality American
Occupation Founder & CEO, Juice Press
(2010-present)
Years active 1990–present
Children 2

Marcus Antebi (born 1969)[1] is an American entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Juice Press, an American chain of juice bars, and a former skydiver and competitive Muay Thai boxer.

Early life

Antebi was born in Brooklyn, New York, and in his teens moved to Beverly Hills, California.[2][3] He has said that he was raised on a typical American diet of white sugars and animal proteins.[4] In his youth, Antebi struggled with alcohol and marijuana abuse. At the age of 15, he attended a three-month drug rehab, and has been sober ever since.[5] Following his stint in rehab, he became interested in healthy eating and fitness.[6]

Career

Skydiving

After rock climbing and playing ultimate frisbee in competitive leagues in his early 20s, Antebi became interested in skydiving in his mid-20s.[3][7][8] He made his first jump in 1992,[9] learned about the industry, and started a skydiving training video company called Pier Video, which produced videos including Pack Like A Pro!, Break-Away! and Swoop. Pier Video would evolve into a mail order company for skydiving equipment and ultimately became a retail store in Gardiner, New York.[3][7] Antebi was a skydiver for nearly 13 years, and retired with 2,300 sky dives.[5]

Muay Thai boxing

Leaving upstate New York, he returned to New York City in 2003 and discovered Muay Thai boxing.[1][7] Antebi fought competitively for three years in his late-30s.[1] He would typically crash diet to stay in his weight class, but once he discovered a plant-based diet full of superfoods, raw juices and salads, it put him in a better physical and mental place.[9] He credits his diet with helping him succeed competitively.[5]

Juice Press

Main article: Juice Press

In 2005, while training as a Thai boxer, Antebi was looking for ways to lose weight without sacrificing the energy he needed for vigorous workouts. A coach suggested he eat nothing but salads and juice. At the time, not many people were juicing. Antebi found that a plant-based diet of superfoods, raw juices and salads made him feel better physically and mentally.[9][10] Dissatisfied with the commercial juice and raw food industry in New York, Antebi opened the first Juice Press location in Manhattan's East Village in 2010,[1] selling Cold-pressed juice, smoothies, salads, soups and other vegan snacks containing raw, organic, natural ingredients.[1][7] By August 2016, there were 54 Juice Press locations in the Northeast.[11]

In 2011, Juice Press received investments from Kenny Dichter and Michael Karsch.[7] That year, Antebi worked with New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira on an off-season program to help him lose 15 pounds, and Teixeira invested in Juice Press.[10] In 2015, Antebi began advising New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard on his diet, namely his juice selection and intake, to help maintain his health and longevity.[12]

Personal life

Antebi lives in Atlantic Beach, New York,[1] and has two daughters.[6] He follows a vegan diet.[9] His dietary philosophy is to avoid processed foods and dairy, reduce protein intake, eat a lot of raw plant-based foods and drink raw juices.[6] He has credited Dr. Fred Bisci, a proponent of the raw food diet, with shaping his views on nutrition and life.[5]

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