Rhapsody Radio

Mary Beth Henderson and Kate Hendley join Alan to discuss ‘hustle culture'. The team discusses the value of hard work, recognizing hustling for worthiness and the dreaded quiet quitting.

Alice and Jeffrey Fisher join Rhapsody Radio to discuss the release of Jeffrey's memoir - “Never Give Up”. In 2011, Jeffrey suffered a severe stroke leaving him partially paralyzed and unable to speak. This life-changing event set him on a path marked by years of trials and triumphs that would challenge him to revisit fundamental life lessons he had held to be true for so long.

Alan flies solo and dives in deep with Rhapsody Nutritionist Kate Hendley for one incredible story. From being a professional figure skater to having a brush with death, Kate opens up about her past and how it has brought her to where she is today.

We're back, baby! The misfits kickoff Season 4 with a catch-up session covering life, love and just about everything in between to include a swim with sharks, getting hitched, business health checks, house hunting and adding another Walt Disney World Marathon to the dance card.

In the final episode of Box Building - The Business Of Fitness, we bring the two key elements of “adapt” and “innovate” together and…drum roll, please…we adaptovate, using innovation to empower and enable critical adaptation when faced with the unknowable.

Know thyself and know thy customer. If you do that, cars will come and your parking lot will be full of all the right people for you and your business before you know it.

Make it shine. Some extra elbow grease will pay off in spades by distinguishing your business and appealing to your desired clientele.

Alan and Trinity recap Team Rhapsody at the 2021 CrossFit Games followed by a discussion about fostering a work environment that promotes transparent feedback and effective meetings.

From first impressions to ongoing interactions, memories of how we are treated have the most staying power and, therefore, make for the greatest opportunity to stick with someone long after they pass through your doors.

Rhapsody Team Leader Kerry Kirsch joins Alan and Trinity to discuss UFC 264, Rhapsody's anniversary, the 2021 CrossFit Games and Rhapsody TV before diving into why details matter and how to support team member success through a well-organized onboarding process.

Regardless of size, stage or age, we've come to appreciate that systems and processes are the backbone of a business. Rarely given the credit due, having them in place is the only way to grow your team and scale your operation.

Team Rhapsody members Kerry Kirsch, Whitney Dunn and Clay Godfrey join Trinity and Alan to discuss The Rhapsody Way - our tried and true path to success for new members.

Creating a culture that thrives off honesty, clarity and trust comes from the top down. For this environment to exist, you need to set the standard from the start and continue health checks as your organization grows.

Team Rhapsody members Kerry Kirsch, Gina DiGiacomo and Elizabeth Hall join Trinity and Alan to discuss CrossFit class planning, prime coaching, member connection and keys to success.

Your greatest assets will always be your people. From the community and collaborators surrounding your business to those working within the four walls, success hinges on the humans involved. Conversely, mismatched character or misaligned values may become your greatest liability. So choose wisely.

Alan and Mary Beth are back with Rhapsody Nutritionist Eliot McPherson for Part 2 of the Fuel Your Fire series. We build off of foundations and fundamentals to talk fueling for training, how to prep for the big event and, ultimately, win your day.

As humans, it’s critical for us to know our role – whether it be as a leader or team member – so we understand expectations and can act accordingly in the context of different situations. Business is no exception. The first rule, especially as an owner, is to define and own your role.

You want to become your best self? Let’s start with what literally fuels your fire - nutrition. Rhapsody Nutritionist Eliot McPherson joins Alan and Mary Beth to layout the foundations of nutrition.

Humble, hungry and happy - we landed on our core values before we had a name for our business. Tune in for the next installment of Box Building - The Business Of Fitness, where the cast dives into defining core values, why they matter and 5 guidelines for choosing yours.

Rhapsody’s favorite Officer Terry Cherry joins Alan and Trinity to discuss evidence-based policing and LGBTQ+ initiatives along with their mutual love for CrossFit and MMA.

Welcome to Box Building! Follow Alan and Trinity as they build one of the fastest growing gyms in South Carolina. Answer the hard questions, explore approaches, dive into strategy and share lessons learned that go far beyond fitness to be universal across entrepreneurship. We get this party started with why a mission statement matters and the makings of a good one.

Alan and Trinity’s longtime friend, Sam Leicht, joins the guys to discuss Broadway, fitness and his unique online training program - Leichtning Health.

A coaching culture is a dynamic in which both coaches and athletes thrive through mutual respect and shared experience. In this episode, Alan and Trinity dive into how Rhapsody Fitness cultivated this important culture.

Rhapsody Radio Season 3 is here! Alan and Trinity kickoff 2021 with Whitney Dunn - mom, athlete, coach and all-around Shebeast to discuss how to reclaim and redefine your standard of beauty.

Happy Holidays! Trinity and Alan sit down with Jesse Blom and Carter Edwards from The Green Heart Project. Through community garden programs, Jesse and Carter show us how they educate students, connect people and cultivate community through growing, eating and celebrating food.

The cast wraps up Season 2 by diving into the 5 key differences between an instructor and a coach before landing on the 3 ways to make yourself more coachable as both an athlete and human. Stay tuned for more to come from these misfits in Season 3 of Rhapsody Radio!

Did she need that dagger? Gather round as Jennifer Bellini shares stories with the cast from her adventures in Zion National Park. She tells us how words of wisdom from a passing stranger helped her figuratively and literally get to the top of her mountain before sharing 7 things any of us can do to immediately reset, release and refresh.

The ladies are back! The cast catches up after months apart on life, love and a little bit of everything in between before reflecting on seven lessons learned as Rhapsody careens into its third year.

Alan and Trinity are back in the studio for an update show on everything Rhapsody. From COVID to rebranding the gym to show business, the guys discuss recent challenges and how to stay strong in the face of adversity.

32 miles, 1,600 pull-ups, 3,200 push-ups and 4,800 squats in less than 24 hours. Rhapsody Fitness member and Citadel Alumnus Lee Davis shares his story - motivation, mindset and experience - of setting a new world record for consecutive Murph workouts completed in one day.

Pinot in hand, the cast sits down with Gavin Chanin, deer-savior, artist, firefighter and owner of Chanin Wine Company. From finding philosophy and chasing potential to pairings 101, Gavin teaches us all to boldly go and not let wine give you s**t.

The cast is joined by Rhapsody fan and CrossFit athlete Derek Foltz to chat through the very real fear of fitness. Whether you’re afraid of failure or suffer from stranger danger, the crew tackles five ways to face your fears and get your fitness on.

The cast reminisces on The Phantom of the Opera tour closing and Trinity’s history as a female lead before being joined by James London, founder and head chef of the award-winning Chubby Fish in Charleston. James shares finding his secret sauce in the “bring me what you have” approach and moving to the beat of his own bongos.

The cast is left unsupervised with Emily Cox, entrepreneur behind Onyx Design Collaborative, The Circle and Building Badasses. Jen talks about tapping it out, getting baked and stripping down in Tulum.

We’re back! The cast of characters comes in hot for Season 2 of Rhapsody Radio. Alan and Trinity survive Disney’s Dopey Challenge and tell the bone-grinding tale of covering 48.6 miles in 4 days. Hold on to your butts…

Tis the season! The cast gets into the holiday spirit with Emily Kerr, Founder and Executive Director of Charleston Hope. Through collaboration, creation and, above all, connection, Emily teaches us how we all can enrich the lives of children across our Charleston community with (the magic word) intentionality. Accompanied by St. Paul’s Music Director, Jamie Hawkins, Alan wishes us a Merry Little Christmas.

Trinity surprises the cast with prompts they aren’t prepared to answer. Join us on this roller coaster to wrap up Season 1 of Rhapsody Radio.

Alan and Trinity sit down with Isaac and Owen Bernstein to talk through leaving the nest and how their own roads led them to Rhapsody. From basement LAN parties and boxing to the great Gum Plug hustle and competitive CrossFit, the brothers share stories of getting to work, dreaming big and finding themselves with this new Charleston chapter.

The cast sits down with six-feet-of-sunshine, Sam Griffin, luxury magazine legend and founder of Griffin & Co. specializing in brand development and storytelling from ideation to execution. From Tinder profile to elevator pitch, Sam shares his transition from the corporate world to finding his feet as an entrepreneur in relentless pursuit of passion and making a difference through creativity. Fueled by nachos and tequila, Alan & Trinity answer Venus Alexander’s call to handstand at Club Jefe and kick off Charleston Pride.

The cast chats with Kate Fagan - Co-Host “Free Cookies” podcast, #1 New York Times best-selling author, former ESPN commentator and Donald Duck impersonator. From a deep dive into damaging defaults and a philosophical discussion about luck to planning a field trip to Tyler, TX for roses and queens, this crew does a full-court press with a few “free cookies” in between. Alan and Trinity tease the Bohemian Rhapsody event for Charleston Wine + Food and remind us, once again, how to do Disney.

Alan and Trinity bring a bit of pixie dust back from Disney before the mic is turned. The cast parks it in the hot seat to answer questions sent in by, you, our listeners. Running the gamut from laughs to tears, tune in for a bit more insight into this band of misfits.

Sitting down with Charleston’s premier barber and best kept secret, Rusty Ross, the cast swoons over this stud’s ability to cut the bullsh*t through vulnerability and stay sharp with sacred relaxation all while building a successful business. Rhapsody celebrates it’s one-year anniversary! Mary Beth puts the boys in the hot seat over what’s next aside from world domination and the crew reflects over all the wins from the Sacred Pine Invitational.

The cast chats with the culinary queen undermining all their fitness, Greer Gilchrist, co-owner of The Harbinger Cafe & Bakery. From cultivating calm in the kitchen to the stories baked into every delectable bite, Greer reminds us why she is basically the Beyoncé of baking. Alan and Trinity welcome a new fur baby to the family - the pack adjusts.

The squad talks taking criticism, showing up, staying grounded and why you don’t dress up for auditions with Broadway actor and Netflix’s “Stranger Things” star, Gaten Matarazzo. Alan gets in trouble with Coach Ray, Trinity crosses over and Mary Beth fears she will have to take one for Team Feminism in a weight vest.

From taking an El Camino across the country to being under water (figuratively and literally) with a music festival, the misfits swap war stories and talk truths with Hatch Tribe Founder, Hilary Johnson on answering the call to start your own business. Alan shares the highs and lows of his first visit to HYLO and hopes that he now has an ass like J-Lo. Buckle up!

Meet the bubbly (and bubbled up) peanut gallery, Mary Beth Henderson & Jennifer Bellini. Alan and Trinity talk tackling the Dopey Challenge, a 48.6-mile race through Disney that is slowly devolving from a relationship builder to full-on competition before the squad shares stories about how they all met.

The big tease! Alan and Trinity tell us how they went from beaus on Broadway to CrossFit gym owners in Charleston, SC while picking up a peculiar band of endearing misfits along the way. Alan apologizes to Canada, Trinity giggles at his tears and the two answer our burning question, “Why a radio show?”.