The AM Podcast

The first of MANY. Welcome to the show! Let's get this party started...

Long time friend, Alex Sauciuc, comes back since being a guest on the first episode.

Catalina Lauf was born and raised in Woodstock, IL. She is the daughter of a legal immigrant from Latin America and an Illinois-raised small businessman. Catalina Lauf has vast private sector experience, growing her family's small business and working for a major tech company. Catalina was a presidential appointed Special Advisor on Minority Business Development at the Department of Commerce. She is currently a Business Advisor to a children's healthcare startup. The American Dream is what made Catalina's life possible. She is running for Congress IL-11 to preserve that promise and the future of the American Dream for generations to come.

Luke Rogers is a 5 year TNT Athletics Athlete, a Marian Central Catholic grad, aspiring Physician's Assistant and future entrepreneur.

Kyle Perkins is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, an instructor at Team Curran in Crystal Lake, and a top competitor in our area for the sport. Having fully immersed himself out of high school into Jiu Jitsu, he brings a lot of insight, knowledge and experience to the conversation. Great listen for those of you who know nothing about the sport and/or want to get into something new. Find Kyle on instagram @professorperkulator

Brock Elmore made it to the podcast lab to talk about his huge weight loss journey and what it's like to have that entrepreneurial spirit. Full-time job, full-time dad, and weeknight/weekend DJ.

Another Athlete's Corner episode featuring our very own, Ryan Mendoza. Easily one of the most mature, young men I've had the pleasure of training, he shares his experiences and talks about the different things he's had to deal with as a student-athlete in these times. Nothing but love and success for this kid!

Today's episode is with Kelsey Bencze who is a Sports Dietitian having worked with some of the most elite athletes in the world. She's amazing at what she does and just recently joined the TNT Athletics team as our Straight Sixty Challenge dietitian. We talk about what it takes to become a dietitian, her journey, the "deadly whites" and touch on other fun stuff along the way.

Take a listen to fellow dad and Tribe Country Farm co-owner, Mitch Havemann. Learn more about his business, how they came up with the idea, fun college stories, and how not to be a dad from two learning dads... Mitch is one of the hardest working people I know and it was very fun catching up.

Sitting down with another athlete who has quite the story, Colton Folliard will be a name you'll see on NFL Sundays. This dude will find a way. Listen to his story and how he got to where he's at while dealing with all sorts of adversity and pushing through his ups and downs. Every athlete should listen to this. It's not always a straight shot to where you want to be. RIP Alex Kube 37

Why oh why did I take so long to sit down with this man? Finally get to sit down with an old friend and a fellow podcaster to just shoot the s***. You'll notice I'm slowly but surely losing my filter in regards to being politically correct in this episode. We talk about problems with the Sarah Fuller publicity, gender study classes, the issues with school and zoom and a little bit of everything else. If you're looking for another podcast to listen to, go check out Matt's podcast called Eavesdrop.

Meet Shannon Bruess! Shannon got her Bachelors in Exercise Science as well as a Masters in Sport and Exercise Psychology. We hit on everything fitness using some personal stories along the way. If you're someone looking to get into fitness, both as a provider or consumer, this is a GREAT episode for you.

Recorded a couple weeks ago now, but finally getting it up for the masses! Chris Waylock and I talk about getting drafted, getting naked on the scale around a bunch of grown men, and our experience with high level sports. Everything from knee surgeries to transferring to multiple schools, we get the full Chris Waylock story.

I sit down with Sid Drain, AKA Grandpa, while visiting him in Florida. Listen to this Western Illinois Hall of Famer and get his perspective on some politics, coaching, and what it was like growing up in his hay day. This podcast is such a small fraction of the conversations we had throughout weekend and I wish we could have recorded the whole weekend.. We'll just keep it to an hour. Be sure to check out our FIRST EVER SPONSOR: TribeCountryFarms.com

Current workout buddy, former arena football teammate, and respiratory sales specialist, David Tomis joins me in my podcast office! We take a trip down memory lane, talk some sports, and Dave weighs in on this pandemic with his unique persepctive.

The first Athlete's Corner interview is with TNT Athletics OG, Jon Tieman. Jon is a former Prairie Ridge grad, standout 2-sport athlete, and current Pitcher for Valpo baseball in the Missouri Valley Conference. He was a Freshman All-American in his frist year of college and has worked his way up to becoming a go-to pitcher for his team. In this episode, we learn about how Jon got to where he is today and what's going on in his head amidst this Covid Pandemic. And, you get to hear about one of Steve's football memories with NFL wide receiver, Josh Gordon.

Sitting down in the beat laboratory with my dudes Alex and Kevin, we talked for like 45 minutes before finally deciding to turn the mics on. We hit topics like health, dieting, self-love, motivation, social media, and even poetry. I'm very excited for this new world of podcasting.