Fact sheet, founder bio, original data, quotable quotes, and a direct media contact — everything you need to cover Peak Saunas.
Austin Laudenslager is the founder & CEO of Peak Saunas, a US-owned maker of premium infrared and traditional home saunas with medical-grade red-light therapy built in. He works with 10,000+ customers building longevity and recovery routines at home, and writes on the science of heat therapy. He's available to comment on: home wellness & longevity, recovery technology, infrared vs. traditional sauna, red-light therapy, heat therapy & cardiovascular health, the at-home wellness market, DTC wellness retail, and HSA/FSA wellness spending.
Peak publishes sourced, citable research — including original data from its own 10,000+ owners:
2026 Home Sauna Owner Report — original data on how people buy and use home saunas Sauna & Heat-Therapy Statistics (2026) — 38 sourced stats on longevity, red light & the wellness market"The most interesting shift in wellness isn't a new gadget — it's ownership. Routines people used to rent by the session are becoming permanent fixtures at home, and the sauna is the anchor."— Austin Laudenslager, Founder & CEO, Peak Saunas
"The cardiovascular research on regular heat exposure is genuinely strong — the Finnish cohort published in JAMA Internal Medicine in 2015 associated frequent sauna use with a lower risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. We treat the sauna as health infrastructure, not a luxury."— Austin Laudenslager, Founder & CEO, Peak Saunas
"HSA/FSA eligibility changes the conversation. When a sauna can be a pre-tax health purchase, people stop framing it as a splurge and start framing it as preventative care."— Austin Laudenslager, Founder & CEO, Peak Saunas
Michael — Marketing & Media, Peak Saunas
michael@peaksaunas.com
Logos, founder headshots, and product images available on request. Austin is available for interviews, expert commentary, and podcast guesting on short notice.