Today we’d like to introduce you to Najee Ellerbe.
Hi Najee, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
I’m from Northeast DC, and I’ve always been wired a little differently. I question things. I don’t just accept systems because they’ve always existed. I’ve always wanted to understand what’s underneath the surface.
A major turning point came when I turned 24. I took a birthday trip to Lake Tahoe and ended up getting extremely sick. I caught the flu and was bedridden for almost a month. No energy. No appetite. I could barely walk up a flight of stairs without feeling winded. It was the first time I really felt disconnected from my own body.
While I was in bed, I started researching ways to strengthen my immune system and came across juicing. My mom and my nana went to the store and grabbed green apples, kale, lemon, and cucumber. For six days straight, that’s what I drank. Slowly, my energy started coming back. My appetite returned. I could move again. That experience shifted something in me. I realized food wasn’t just fuel. It was information.
I started sharing juice recipes online. Friends began asking me for juices for headaches, allergies, fatigue, all kinds of things. It wasn’t just about taste. It was about access to knowledge we weren’t taught. In 2019, after being let go from my job, I decided to bet on myself. Everybody’s Juice was born. The mission was simple but powerful: give Black and brown communities access not just to healthier options, but to health information that often feels hidden or gatekept.
But the story didn’t stop there.
In 2021, I dealt with long COVID symptoms. Fatigue. Brain fog. Inflammation. I went searching for answers. I ran labs. I asked questions. And what I kept hearing, even from doctors, was some version of, “We don’t really know.” The system felt reactive. You wait until something is broken, then you try to fix it. There was no clear way to track patterns in my body over time. No way to see trends. No tool that said, here’s what’s shifting and here’s what to do about it.
That frustration became the seed for EverybodyOS.
I wanted to build something that didn’t wait for you to crash. A system that helps you decode your biology in real time. Something that bridges the gap between generic wellness advice and clinical care that often waits until you’re already sick. EverybodyOS was born from that moment of not receiving answers and realizing that millions of people are experiencing the same silence.
Before all of that, in my early twenties, I was hosting the Mind Over Matter podcast. I was 23 or 24, hosting live events and bringing in corporate sponsors like Bacardi and D’Ussé. That season taught me I could move rooms and influence conversations. It gave me confidence that if I built something meaningful, people would support it.
When I look back, getting sick in Tahoe, getting let go from a job, dealing with long COVID, none of it was random. Every experience sharpened me. Every setback forced me to ask better questions.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
No, it definitely hasn’t been a smooth road.
Getting sick at 24 was the first wake-up call. Being young and suddenly feeling physically weak forces you to confront your own mortality in a way most people avoid. That experience reshaped how I think about health and control.
Starting Everybody’s Juice came with its own struggles. I was figuring it out in real time. Bootstrapping. Learning operations, sourcing, marketing, compliance, all at once. And doing it as a Black founder in a space that doesn’t always look like you. Access to capital isn’t equal. Access to mentorship isn’t equal. You have to be resourceful and mentally strong.
Then there was being let go from my job before launching the business. That moment could have felt like failure. Instead, I reframed it as alignment. But that doesn’t mean it was easy. There’s a difference between betting on yourself and having no choice but to bet on yourself.
Long COVID was another layer. Searching for answers and not receiving them is frustrating. Being told “we don’t know” repeatedly forces you to either accept uncertainty or build something better. That season tested my patience and my belief in systems. It also exposed how reactive healthcare can be. That realization wasn’t comfortable.
On a personal level, there’s also the emotional side of building. Doubt. Isolation. Sometimes you feel like you’re behind and also think with all the work you’ve been putting in, you should be in a higher place than where you are. Watching peers take more traditional routes while you’re building something that doesn’t yet have a clear blueprint. There are moments where you question if you’re early or just wrong.
Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about Everybody OS?
EverybodyOS is a biologically intelligent wellness platform designed to help people understand their bodies in real time instead of reacting after something goes wrong.
Most wellness apps track habits. Most clinical systems wait for disease. We sit in the gap between those two worlds.
EverybodyOS decodes patterns in your biology through features like the Epigenetic Analyzer, the Personal Engine Range, and the Pattern Decoder. Instead of comparing you to generic population averages, we build your own biological baseline. Your labs. Your rhythms. Your trends. Over time. The goal is simple: detect shifts early and give clear action before symptoms escalate.
What sets us apart is that we are not symptom-based. We are pattern-based. If your energy is declining, your sleep is fragmenting, and your inflammation markers are slowly trending up, that story matters before you receive a diagnosis. We translate those signals into language that makes sense without overwhelming the user.
I started building EverybodyOS after dealing with long COVID and realizing there was no system that helped me understand what was happening inside my body longitudinally. I wasn’t looking for motivation. I was looking for clarity. When I couldn’t find it, I built it.
Brand-wise, I’m most proud that EverybodyOS feels culturally aware and human. Health tech often feels sterile or exclusionary. We intentionally built something that feels accessible to Black and brown communities, to people who have felt dismissed or gaslit by traditional healthcare, and to anyone who wants ownership over their biological data.
At its core, EverybodyOS is about shifting healthcare from reactive to predictive. It’s about giving individuals the same pattern intelligence that institutions have, but in a way that’s understandable and actionable.
We are not here to replace doctors. We are here to make you smarter before you need one.
How can people work with you, collaborate with you or support you?
First, if you’re someone who cares about proactive health and want to take ownership of your biology, use the platform. Early adopters matter. Feedback matters. The people who engage deeply with the product help shape its evolution.
Second, I’m always open to collaborating with clinicians, researchers, and engineers who believe healthcare should be predictive instead of reactive. EverybodyOS is built at the intersection of wellness and clinical truth, so thoughtful partnerships are important.
For creators and storytellers, there’s also space. Health communication is often dry or inaccessible. We’re intentional about making complex biological insights culturally fluent and human. If someone wants to help shift that narrative, I’m open.
And finally, support can be simple. Share the mission. Introduce me to someone building in health tech. Challenge my thinking. Entrepreneurship can be isolating, and strong ecosystems matter.
At the core, I’m building for people who have ever felt dismissed, confused, or stuck in their health journey. If that resonates, there’s probably a way to work together.
Pricing:
- $7.99/mo
Contact Info:
- Website: https://EverybodyOS.app
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everybodyos
