Podcasts about Bally Total Fitness

As seen on the TODAY Show—Television Fitness Professional Dane Robinson is a Certified Personal Trainer and Performance Enhancement Specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. He's held almost every job in the fitness industry from mopping floors at Bally Total Fitness, to personal and group training in boutique studios, all the way to regional department management with Onelife Fitness Atlanta. Today, Dane impacts hundreds of people in private and group training classes in Atlanta, GA and thousands of people across the country as a TV fitness coach on NBC, QVC, and platforms such as Daily Burn and Total Gym TV. Have you ever noticed that successful TV shows have a consistent template? In episode 48, Dane teaches us how Hollywood's strategy to keep us coming back for more can be applied to our classrooms. Follow Dane: IG: https://www.instagram.com/coachdanerobinson/ LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachdanerobinson/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dane.robinson.923 Thank you so much for listening! Check out the WARRIOR formats: ⁠https://warriorinstructors.com/⁠

Chief Internet Marketing is the creation of advertising and marketing specialist, Jeff Stanislow. Jeff's unparalled success with Michigan enterprise, Motor City Interactive and Tampa Bay's The Bay Connection, sparked the creation of this Florida-based digital consulting enterprise. Jeff has specialized in online marketing for over 10 years, providing solutions to companies such as AAA Life, Bally Total Fitness, EDS, Flagstar Bank, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, St. John Health System, and many others. Frequently sought as a guest speaker on internet trends and topics, Jeff is also an Adjunct Professor at Walsh College, where he teaches graduate-level classes in interactive marketing. In addition, he is a past president of GLIMA (Great Lakes Interactive Marketing Association), and is a member of the board of directors for DMAD (Direct Marketing Association of Detroit). Jeff holds a B.S. degree in Marketing from Michigan State University, and an M.S. degree in Information Management & Communications from Walsh College. Jeff is well respected throughout the community and in addition to his listing in Who's Who in Technology – Crain's Detroit, he has been published in the Detroit News, Michigan Technology News, Internet Day, Adcrafter Roster Edition, BigIdea Magazine, Internet Survival Guide, and has spoken at Internet World, glima, Automation Alley, State of the Net, Digital Detroit, Ann Arbor IT zone, ITEC, DMAD, and the Adcraft Club. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!   Connect with Jeff Stanislow:Website: www.chiefinternetmarketer.com Twitter: @ChiefIntMkter   *E – explicit language may be used in this podcast.

Through his valuable life lessons and stories, Patrick Bet-David tells us what has and hasn't changed in Network Marketing, what we can do in the next two years to capture the market, and how AI can be used to grow a business. 1:21:17   Show Notes: 00:00 -  Eric introduces Patrick Bet-David. 01:07 - Patrick shares stories from his unique upbringing in multiple countries. 06:21 - Patrick details his first sales jobs, including selling gym memberships at Bally Total Fitness. 12:48 - Deciding not to quit the military was a defining moment in Patrick's life.  15:26 - What has and hasn't changed in Network Marketing. 22:19 - Through stories Patrick explains why business depends on mutual edification.  31:08 - Patrick peels back the curtain on how to sell the dream today. 36:37 - Patrick breaks down the evolution from employee to ceo/founder. 43:41 - Successful people have 3 things in common. 48:48 - Patrick shares a creative way to choose your daily affirmations. 50:51 - Eric joins Patrick and reveals why comparison is NOT the thief of joy. 52:31 - Eric asks Patrick why levels are more important than money.  56:11 - Should you care what people think about you?  01:02:47 - Do these two things for business growth. 01:09:102 - Patrick reveals how to level up in 2024 with AI. 01:11:37 - Don't forget to consider what AI can't compete with.  04:14:01 - Patrick explains why it is so important to use better words!    Questions or Comments?  Do you have questions you would like me to answer in future podcasts or comments on the show you'd like to share?  Email me at podcast@networkmarketingpro.com  

In this episode, I am joined by Harald Walkate. Harald isn't just another voice in the sustainability space. He's a seasoned navigator, guiding us across the complex landscape of ESG and impact investing.With 25 years of experience, he's seen both sides of the table, working with major asset managers and corporations. This unique perspective fuels his passion for bridging the gap between good intentions and real-world impact. He's a champion of blended finance, a powerful tool that blends public and private resources to tackle urgent challenges like climate change and poverty.Born in Leiden, Netherlands, Harald Walkate studied law at Leiden University, later venturing into corporate law at Allen & Overy. After obtaining an MBA from the University of Chicago, Harald moved into business development at Bally Total Fitness, then shifted to Aegon, focusing on mergers and acquisitions.At Aegon, he became the Global Head of Responsible Investment, leading to a move to Natixis in 2019 as the Head of ESG. In 2022, he founded Finding Ways Ahead, and in 2023, he initiated Route 17, an SDG funding & blended finance advisory firm.In this enlightening conversation, we explore Harald's insights on ESG, impact investing, and the often misunderstood realm of blended finance.Show notes: https://sri360.com/podcast/harald-walkate/About the SRI 360° Podcast: The SRI 360° Podcast is focused exclusively on sustainable & responsible investing. In each episode, I interview a world-class investor who is an accomplished practitioner from all asset classes.Connect with SRI360°:Sign up for the free weekly email updateVisit the SRI360° PODCASTVisit the SRI360° WEBSITEFollow SRI360° on X/TwitterFollow SRI360° on FACEBOOKKey TakeawaysIntro (00:00)Harald Walkate's career journey (02:17)How impact investing can make a difference (14:54)Appreciation of the global financial markets (21:43)Topics most misunderstood in ESG and impact investing (26:27)ESG investing in the US (30:24)The best evidence that the EGS toolkit enhances return (34:35)Measuring the real-world impact of ESG investing (40:14)Sustainable finance vs financing sustainability (43:38)Blended finance for sustainable investing (01:04:51)Additional ResourcesHarald Walkate's LinkedInRoute17 WebsiteFinding Ways AheadOther Links MentionedAllen and OveryBally Total FitnessAegon Asset ManagementNatixisCenter for Sustainable Finance and Private WealthUniversity of Chicago Booth School of BusinessFinancial Conduct AuthorityMarc AndreessenRobert W. van ZwietenJean Raby10 things every investor should know about Net Zero

Welcome back to The Sales Genius podcast / War Games Group Live! This week, we've got a remarkable entrepreneur in the spotlight - John Papaloni. His journey from DJing to dominating real estate is truly inspiring. John's entrepreneurial spirit ignited at 15 when he started a DJ business. He even landed a gig at a local radio station, opening doors for DJs at live events. Post-college, John founded KMG Digital Inc., a Print and Marketing Business. A significant milestone was securing Bally Total Fitness as a client, propelling him into North America's Top 100 Print Businesses. Expanding his horizons, John created two distinct businesses - one for wholesale and one for end-users. In 2007, he sold both and launched ClickGTA and ClickRadio. ClickGTA, an online media company, provided event info and media from Greater Toronto. ClickRadio was an internet/mobile radio broadcasted nightclub music and live events. In 2013, personal reasons led John to close the shop. In 2015, he ventured into real estate, becoming a successful agent serving the Greater Toronto Area and Niagara Region. But the story doesn't end there. John founded Papaloni Capital Inc., a real estate investment fund where he partners with investors. Join us on this incredible journey of entrepreneurship, DJing, real estate, and ambition with John Papaloni. Find him at www.johnpapaloni.com Let's dive in! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/salesgenius/message

Bradley Mendelson is a vice chairman in Colliers International's New York Retail group. A knowledgeable and accomplished retail real estate professional, having acted on behalf of many prominent owners and high-profile tenants in the past.   Recently leased approximately 125,000 square feet to Hollister, Uniqlo and Swatch at the retail condominium at 666 Fifth Avenue, which also contains a World of Zara flagship store. In addition, he previously represented ownership in the lease for Toys “R” Us' famous Times Square store, as well as Footlocker and Swatch locations, at 1530 Broadway. Sixteen years later, he leased 75,000 square feet to Gap and Old Navy in the same building.   His owner clients include Amtrak, The Blackstone Group, Boston Properties, Bow-Tie Partners, The Carlyle Group, Crown Acquisitions, Cohen Brothers Realty, Hammerson Properties, J.D. Carlisle Development Corporation, Lendlease, MetLife, Metropolitan Partners, Paramount Group, Kushner Companies, The New 42nd Street, Orda Management, Reckson, Solow Management, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Tishman Speyer Properties, The Trump Organization, and The Witkoff Group.   Other prominent tenant clients include Balducci's, Bally Total Fitness, Bath and Body Works, Café Concepts/Fireman Hospitality Group, Calvin Klein, Charles Schwab, China Grill Management, Dreyfus Financial Services, Earl of Sandwich, Ecko, Kids City, The Limited Express, Planet Hollywood, Sony USA Inc., and Structure.     In this episode you will take away 3 promising insights (plus many more)   -       How Brad feels about NYC real estate market…   -       Why some clients said no more to rent.   -       What market he is looking to diversify into!       3 of Brad's Best Quotes!   “It's better to know what you don't know, then to know it all”   “Retail is a product of the people who walk in front of it”   “Like we did before we just have to reinvent ourselves”         Watch the FULL Interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8MOc3hL1N64     Connect with Brad Mendelson: https://www.colliers.com/en/experts/brad-mendelson       Other great podcast guest episodes:     Sales Legend Victor Antonio on Selling Yourself and Building your Best Life.   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/always-on-the-grow-with-manny-vargas/id1150064033?i=1000617110472   Ryan Smith on Staying Curious and Having Fun while Building Wealth   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/always-on-the-grow-with-manny-vargas/id1150064033?i=1000614434237       Subscribe and Listen to the Always on the GROW with Manny Vargas Podcast on other platforms:     Spotify:   https://open.spotify.com/show/4r7UJnPOK226P61eGCQ1o2?si=3cfa99ca922a4373   Amazon:   https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/81b57b24-ac69-4ee5-a02f-deb817096b4f/always-on-the-grow-with-manny-vargas   Stitcher:   https://www.stitcher.com/show/a-desire-to-inspire-with-manny-patrick     Connect with Manny:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-vargas-86ba4449/ https://instagram.com/thisismannyvargas https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas

Dave Tolmie is a senior partner at The Edgewater Funds, a private equity firm he co-founded in 2001 and has helped grow to more than $3 billion in committed capital. The former CEO of Yesmail, Inc., a company he led through a successful IPO and subsequent sale for $720 million, and previous Senior Vice President of Operations for Bally Total Fitness, a company he joined after building and selling a regional health club to Bally for $90 million, talks about what he looks for in the entrepreneurs who will lead his portfolio investments. He walks through the major stages of that investment and how that affects CEOs as they sell to PE, aggressively build and then sell again.

In today's episode I sit down for a deep, gritty, inspiring talk with fitness professional, model, and author Linda Steele. In her new book, Nerves of Steele, Linda outlines her traumatic childhood, which morphed into a traumatic adulthood until she decided to take control of her own body, which then led to control of her life.We dig deep into the long-lasting effects of childhood trauma, how that moves so many women into a life of depression and covering up, and how little changes, like taking control of what you put into your body and how you use your body, can change everything. It's what helped both of us!***Note that if you find talk of physical and emotional abuse, childhood neglect, addiction, and mental illness triggering, you may want to skip this one.***Linda's Bio:Linda Steele is creative, passionate, dedicated, and determined to improve the lives of others through safe, efficient fitness. She believes that small goals and lifestyle changes can grow into massive accomplishments. Linda has been successfully helping clients reach their health and fitness goals by putting their bodies in the state where they are no longer dependent on blood pressure meds, cholesterol meds or anti depressants. She has committed herself to the improvement of her clients overall health while constantly researching the latest equipment and new ways of training. Linda cares about her clients and is thrilled to see their transformation of body, belief systems and ultimately, their lives.Linda's 18+ years of experience as a certified Elite Trainer, Nutrition Expert, Exercise Therapist and Senior Fitness expert, has given her public speaking opportunities at events like, “The Best You,” and for various companies such as Canon, Otocompu, Potash, AJ Gallagher, Pampered Chef, Vistex, Grunt Style, Alpha Outpost, and Bally Total Fitness. Links:Buy the Book - https://amzn.to/3l25Vb9Website - https://nervesofsteele.net/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lindasteelefitbod/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/lindasteelehot1 Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindasteele-wellness/Music by Nerd SaladLove the podcast? Please review on Apple or Podchaser, and help support my work on Ko-Fi.Thank you! Support the showStart your podcast today at Buzzsprout

I've always been a big supporter of our local chambers of commerce. As a member, you not only become a business insider but you get to hear from experts you wouldn't have otherwise.My guest today is one of those experts I recently heard at the 102nd Sarasota Chamber Annual Meeting.I'm happy to introduce Dr. Kerry Szymanski or "Dr. Kerry" as she is better known.She is an entrepreneur, business consultant, and stand-up comedian who believes "Leading Through Laughter" is indeed a leadership skill that is needed in business today.In this episode, you'll learn...One thing most people don't know about Dr. KerryHow she discovered her passion for stand-upWhy business leaders should use humor as a management toolA favorite story Dr. Kerry has from her workWhy you should reach out to Dr. Kerry... and much much more!Thank you so much for stopping by today. It's my hope that you will listen, learn and connect!Since 2014, “Dr. Kerry” has been sharing her love of stand-up comedy with audiences across the country. She has performed at the Fort Lauderdale Improv, Palm Beach Improv, Carlson Comedy Club, Library Comedy Club, Cricket Comedy Club and has hosted several comedy shows and showcases across Florida. During the day, Dr. Kerry Szymanski is the Director of the Tampa Bay Women's Business Centre (WBC). She has a wealth of knowledge and experience in consulting, entrepreneurship, higher education, and corporate marketing. Her entrepreneurial experience includes Kerry Communications consulting, Groovy Face Masks and SassyBB retail boutique. Corporate marketing experience includes working with Bally Total Fitness, Harry and David and Duty-Free Americas. Dr. Szymanski has more than 17 years of experience teaching undergraduate and MBA courses in marketing, strategy, branding, leadership and entrepreneurship at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and American Business & Technology University. She holds her DBA from Argosy University, MBA from the University of Oregon, and BA in International Relations from Syracuse University. Dr. Szymanski is the author of, Seduce Your Customers, a professional speaker and stand-up comedian.

Do you know how many Mondays you have left... in life? You get 4,000 on average, and while the bad news is that you're totally going to kick the bucket, the good news is there's still time to live before you die. Learn how your mortality can motivate you to make the most of your precious time above ground. Time's ticking. Jodi Wellman is a leading authority on living lives worth living. As a speaker and facilitator, she helps her clients live squander-free lives while they're lucky enough to still be above ground — while cleverly beginning with the “big end” in mind. She named her business Four Thousand Mondays because it shines the light on the finite number of weeks we have to live like we mean it. Jodi holds a Master's of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, where she is also an Assistant Instructor. As a certified coach with 25 years of corporate leadership experience, she helps executives, teams, and high performers work well and live even better. In episode 301 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out what Jodi learned as a corporate executive for Bally Total Fitness for over seven years, what made her want to go back to UPenn for a Master's Degree, how many Mondays Jodi has left and why is that the key to living the liveliest version of your life, how we can start to live again after the pandemic, how regrets help wake you up to the life you really want to be living, ways that we are boring ourselves to death with our habits and routines, whether college students should be thinking about their legacy in life, what we can do if the organization we belong to doesn't have the vitality and the deeper meaning that we expected it to have, and how we can learn to love the worst day of the week (Monday). Enjoy!

Bernard Lyles is the founder and director of Tri-Masters Chicago and is better known in the sporting community as the ambassador of the sport of triathlons. He has been instrumental in inspiring hundreds of African Americans to compete in triathlons over the last three decades. Bernard founded Tri-Masters Chicago in 1990 and began a program to train youth on fitness through triathlons in 1992 dubbed the Tri-Masters Sports Initiative training over 2800 youths as at the time of this interview. He also had a hand in the foundation of Team Dream in 1987 aimed at training women of color in triathlons. Today we look at the ambassador's journey in triathlons, through his coaching career and what legacy he hopes to leave behind. We dive into the triumphs of seeing his students thrive and the challenges of getting funding for his organization. Episode Highlights: A brief overview of Bernard's illustrious career. Losing his job, and using running as a coping mechanism for the resulting depression. The first marathon and reminiscing on the marathons of the 80's and 90's. Running 40 marathons, some of the most memorable. From marathons to triathlons and getting leptospirosis. Starting Tri-Masters Chicago and some success stories. Obstacles keeping the black community from Triathlons The challenge of funding the Tri-Masters program. What legacy does Bernard want to leave behind.  Guest Bio Program Founder and Executive Director, Tri-Masters Chicago Bernard Lyles is known internationally as an ambassador of the sport of Triathlon. Bernard has been instrumental in hundreds of African Americans taking up the sport of Triathlon. His passion for the sport of Triathlon and his interest in teaching the sport to African-American youth athletes led him to found Tri-Masters Chicago in 1990 and Tri-Masters Sports Initiative Programs a youth program focused on promoting fitness through Triathlon training in 1992. Now into year #31 (2022) Tri-Masters Sports Initiative Programs have trained over 2800 youth in physical fitness and competition of the sport of Triathlon. In 1998 Bernard co-founded Team Dream, an adult organization that introduces women of color to the sport of Triathlon. The most recent initiative developed and coached by Bernard is a learn to swim in open water group named “Seals Team”. Created in 2020 to keep team members active during the Covid-19 pandemic Seals Team members learn the fundamentals of open water swimming, safety and advanced training needed to compete in open water competitions including Triathlons. Bernard has years of experience in the health and fitness industry as a personal trainer working for establishments such as Hyde Park Athletic Club, Bally Total Fitness and L A Fitness. Bernard also served as the Intramural and Recreation Coordinator for Chicago State University. His formal education background includes an Associate in Applied Sciences Degree in Automotive Technology from Kennedy King College, and Bachelor of Arts in Health Physical Education & Recreation from Chicago State University. As a First Choice Fitness Leader (an at-risk youth fitness intervention training program sponsored by the Chicago Department of Public Health) Bernard is an active member of the community volunteering numerous hours with youth organizations throughout the city for over three decades. These organizations include Chicago Public Schools, Inner Visions Youth Mentoring Program, Mercy Home for Boys & Girls and the Chicago South Swim Club. Bernard is also associated with several professional associations and teams. USA Triathlon Association. US Lifeguard Association. Professional Association of Diving Instructors. (PADI). Major Taylor Cycle Club Chicago. Men Run Deez Streets / Running Chicago Bernard Lyles' sports and recreation accomplishments include: First Amateur to appear on the cover of American TRI – a worldwide publication in 2002. Competing in and completing over 200 Triathlons from sprint distance to the Ironman. An accomplished Triathlete and Marathon runner Bernard Lyles was invited to and competed in Triathlon's premiere event consisting of a 2.4- mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run, the IronMan World. Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on October 3, 1998. (15:01:42) IronMan Wisconsin 2002 (14:36:26). Completing 40 Marathons, including 9 Boston Marathons: Personal Record is 2:54:21(Chicago 1985). Power Bar Elite Team Member in 1997. 1998-2000 Saucony Sports Team Member.  Invitation and participation in the 1995 Dave Scott Triathlon TrainingClinic, Vail Colorado. USA Triathlon Certified Race Director 2009. President of the Rainbow Road Runners Club 1984 – 1993.  Red Cross Certified Water Safety Instructor.  PADI Certified Rescue Diver. AWARDS 2016 President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition Community Leadership Award Person of the Year in 1993- Windy City Sports Magazine The Jamaican Consulate's Leadership Award for Commitment to Excellence (promoting youth sports in Jamaica) Chicago Marathon 2016 “Pat Rhodes Award” for Volunteer Excellence 2001 International Olympic Committee Diploma (for remarkable contribution, as a Volunteer, to the development of sport and Olympics and to the promotion of friendship and solidarity among people). Numerous Features on TV, magazine, books, social and newspaper media Numerous Peer Awards, Running Club, Cycling Club and Community -Awards Connect with Bernard Lyles Catch Bernard on his website. Donate to the Tri-Masters Sports Initiative. Did you enjoy today's episode? Please subscribe and leave a review. If you have questions, comments, or possible show topics, email runningischeaperthantherapyolb@gmail.com. To subscribe and review use one links of the links below  Apple Spotify Google  Get a copy of the book  Running Is Cheaper Than Therapy: A Journey Back to Wholeness

Are you too old to climb Mt. Everest? Not if you start now! And it's not only mountain climbing that keeps you in shape, mentally and physically, it's the outdoors. As Hersh points out, a guy named Noah spent two years building an ark - and lived to be 950! In this episode, he discusses the real fountain of youth with Martin Pazzani, author of international best seller Secrets of Aging Well: GET OUTSIDE, a TED Speaker, Founder of an innovative brain fitness startup, and a mountaineer who has hiked and climbed 100,000,000 uphill steps across 7 continents, over 50 years.Having done time in the corporate world, Martin now is a serial entrepreneur, focused on longevity and anti-aging techniques, and he's on a mission to reinvent the fitness business as upstream preventive healthcare and in so doing radically change the trajectory of aging.Key Takeaways:“Retirement” is fiction - staying engaged and active is the key to aging wellThe Healthcare industry wants to keep you as a client until you die a slow, costly death. There is an alternative!Hersh was not a smartass when he and Martin worked together, and Martin was not an a**hole Related Links:www.getoutside.onlinewww.pazzani.comhttps://www.amazon.com/SECRETS-AGING-WELL-Healthier-Recharge/dp/1952654092/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3E3UA0UWZY1NQ&keywords=pazzani&qid=1653431293&sprefix=%2Caps%2C124&sr=8-1https://www.linkedin.com/in/pazzani/About Martin PazzaniMartin Pazzani is a former corporate Chairman & CEO, the author ofinternational best seller "Secrets of Aging Well: GET OUTSIDE"; a TEDSpeaker; Founder of an innovative brain fitness startup; and amountaineer who has hiked and climbed 100,000,000 uphill stepsacross 7 continents, over 50 years. His background is in in big company marketing and strategy (Heublein/Diageo, Bally Total Fitness, Crunch Fitness), MadisonAvenue advertising agencies (Foote, Cone and Belding Worldwide andDDB Worldwide), and CEO in the commercial music business (EliasMusic). He's also the Co-Founder of a luxury craft tequila brand, Tearsof Llorona, and soon several luxury craft bourbon brands.He has many years in the fitness business studying innovation,competitive strategy, and customer experience. Now as a serialentrepreneur, he's focused on longevity and anti-aging techniques, andhe's on a mission to reinvent the fitness business as upstreampreventive healthcare and in so doing radically change the trajectory ofaging.

I've lived in Bayonne my whole life, and I've been into health and fitness since I was 15 years old. The weights were something my Dad showed me as a kid, and I instantly became hooked. I saw instant changes in my physique, and alongside that came more confidence, discipline, hard work, and focus that carried into all other aspects of my life. After years of working out, I began competing in bodybuilding competitions. This took all of this hard work and discipline to a whole new level. I was amazed by the power we all possess to change not only our physiques but just about anything in our lives that we want to. While completing my Master's Degree in Social Work, I was working part-time as a Certified Personal Trainer at Bally Total Fitness on Staten Island. I knew I wanted to be involved in health and fitness, but I didn't know that I would enjoy my part-time job more than what I was going to school for. After Graduate School, I found myself not wanting to leave the field of Personal Training, and it became full-time and then some for me. I would never say my Bachelor's Degree (Psychology) and my Master's Degree (Social Work) were a waste of time because I believe I'm able to use them to relate to and motivate others with Personal Training and Group Exercise. In 2014, while working at New York Sports clubs here in Bayonne, I made the decision to fully pursue opening my own Personal Training and Group Exercise Studio. What motivated me was that I always had a pretty large following at the gyms that I worked in, but always felt as if people were simply treated as numbers instead of, well, people! Yes business is about knowing your numbers, however it's more about people. It's true that nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care. I wanted to have a studio that had a family-type feel, where people of all ages, shapes, and sizes were welcome, and where I knew everyone on a first-name basis. After about a year of intense planning, with the support of my family, friends, and Clients, Stanlaw Fitness opened its doors on July 13, 2015. It was a dream come true surrounded by the people that meant the most to me. It was a day I'll never forget. While Stanlaw Fitness started as a one-man show with 50 Members, it has evolved 5 years later into 17 Team Members and over 200 Members. Our Team and our Members have truly become the driving force behind this studio, as they are not only family here, but raving fans who “bleed Stanlaw blue” as we say. While our primary focus is strength training with 1:1 Personal Training and Group Exercise, we have expanded our services to cardio workouts, kettlebell training, kickboxing, boot camps, Zumba, and Senior Fitness. I am so proud of what we have accomplished, but of course, there is always more to do and I want our studio to continue to grow to help more people. Our mission is to help as many people as possible improve their physical and mental health by “getting their 30” every day! Keep training hard! Mike

I've lived in Bayonne my whole life, and I've been into health and fitness since I was 15 years old. The weights were something my Dad showed me as a kid, and I instantly became hooked. I saw instant changes in my physique, and alongside that came more confidence, discipline, hard work, and focus that carried into all other aspects of my life. After years of working out, I began competing in bodybuilding competitions. This took all of this hard work and discipline to a whole new level. I was amazed by the power we all possess to change not only our physiques but just about anything in our lives that we want to. While completing my Master's Degree in Social Work, I was working part-time as a Certified Personal Trainer at Bally Total Fitness on Staten Island. I knew I wanted to be involved in health and fitness, but I didn't know that I would enjoy my part-time job more than what I was going to school for. After Graduate School, I found myself not wanting to leave the field of Personal Training, and it became full-time and then some for me. I would never say my Bachelor's Degree (Psychology) and my Master's Degree (Social Work) were a waste of time because I believe I'm able to use them to relate to and motivate others with Personal Training and Group Exercise. In 2014, while working at New York Sports clubs here in Bayonne, I made the decision to fully pursue opening my own Personal Training and Group Exercise Studio. What motivated me was that I always had a pretty large following at the gyms that I worked in, but always felt as if people were simply treated as numbers instead of, well, people! Yes business is about knowing your numbers, however it's more about people. It's true that nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care. I wanted to have a studio that had a family-type feel, where people of all ages, shapes, and sizes were welcome, and where I knew everyone on a first-name basis. After about a year of intense planning, with the support of my family, friends, and Clients, Stanlaw Fitness opened its doors on July 13, 2015. It was a dream come true surrounded by the people that meant the most to me. It was a day I'll never forget. While Stanlaw Fitness started as a one-man show with 50 Members, it has evolved 5 years later into 17 Team Members and over 200 Members. Our Team and our Members have truly become the driving force behind this studio, as they are not only family here, but raving fans who “bleed Stanlaw blue” as we say. While our primary focus is strength training with 1:1 Personal Training and Group Exercise, we have expanded our services to cardio workouts, kettlebell training, kickboxing, boot camps, Zumba, and Senior Fitness. I am so proud of what we have accomplished, but of course, there is always more to do and I want our studio to continue to grow to help more people. Our mission is to help as many people as possible improve their physical and mental health by “getting their 30” every day! Keep training hard! Mike

“We're only as good as the friends that we keep.” Words to live by from Conagra SVP and CCO Jon Harris. His friends are his prized possessions so he nurtures those relationships and takes care of his people. But it's not only his friends who benefit from his generosity and grace – he's learned over the years that you have to be kind to everyone because you never know what battles they're fighting inside. He shares with Jeanne what three words he would tell his 18-year-old self; what you should ALWAYS assume about people; the three big things the pandemic taught him about life; how his father's mental illness shaped his outlook pretty early; and why the TODAY Show's Al Roker heckles him on a weekly basis.About Jon Jon Harris is Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer for Conagra Brands. He is responsible for the strategic development, direction and implementation of corporate communication and reputation management programs across the organization. Jon also oversees the Conagra Brands Foundation, as well as corporate giving efforts. Jon joined Conagra Brands, formerly known as ConAgra Foods, in August 2015. Jon previously oversaw marketing and business communications for many top corporate brands, including Hillshire, Sara Lee, Pepsi, and Bally Total Fitness. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Rutgers University and is an adjunct professor for PR & Marketing at the University of Chicago's Graham School. Twitter: @jonjayharrisTwitter: @ConagraBrandsInstagram: @jonjayharrisFacebook: Jon HarrisFacebook: Conagra BrandsLinkedIn: Jon Harris

I've lived in Bayonne my whole life, and I've been into health and fitness since I was 15 years old. The weights were something my Dad showed me as a kid, and I instantly became hooked. I saw instant changes in my physique, and alongside that came more confidence, discipline, hard work, and focus that carried into all other aspects of my life. After years of working out, I began competing in bodybuilding competitions. This took all of this hard work and discipline to a whole new level. I was amazed by the power we all possess to change not only our physiques but just about anything in our lives that we want to. While completing my Master's Degree in Social Work, I was working part-time as a Certified Personal Trainer at Bally Total Fitness on Staten Island. I knew I wanted to be involved in health and fitness, but I didn't know that I would enjoy my part-time job more than what I was going to school for. After Graduate School, I found myself not wanting to leave the field of Personal Training, and it became full-time and then some for me. I would never say my Bachelor's Degree (Psychology) and my Master's Degree (Social Work) were a waste of time because I believe I'm able to use them to relate to and motivate others with Personal Training and Group Exercise. After about a year of intense planning, with the support of my family, friends, and Clients, Stanlaw Fitness opened its doors on July 13, 2015. It was a dream come true surrounded by the people that meant the most to me. It was a day I'll never forget. While Stanlaw Fitness started as a one-man show with 50 Members, it has evolved 5 years later into 17 Team Members and over 200 Members. Our Team and our Members have truly become the driving force behind this studio, as they are not only family here, but raving fans who “bleed Stanlaw blue” as we say. While our primary focus is strength training with 1:1 Personal Training and Group Exercise, we have expanded our services to cardio workouts, kettlebell training, kickboxing, boot camps, Zumba, and Senior Fitness. I am so proud of what we have accomplished, but of course, there is always more to do and I want our studio to continue to grow to help more people. Our mission is to help as many people as possible improve their physical and mental health by “getting their 30” every day! Keep training hard! Mike About Counterparts: Join us for conversations about film, music, health, and life. Two cousins from the Bronx are bringing you entertainment through great conversations. Nothing complicated. Just good talk and some funny commentary.

How is your relationship with food? Is it one full of deprivation and sacrifice? For personal chef and coach Angelique Santana, food that doesn't make you feel good is no good.    Tune in to this episode: The Alchemy of Food and Relationship  with Angelique Santana.   Key points covered in this episode:   ✔️ There are no rules in food and love. Many people's relationship with food feels punitive and leaves them feeling guilty. It's a cyclical thought of "I know I shouldn't eat this, BUT..." Angelique Santana completely redefines that in her vegan cookbook "Food Is Love." She teaches how what you eat should bring love, joy, and ease to your life by customizing a plan designed for your unique needs.   ✔️ We express love through food to ourselves, our families, friends, and other people we care about. Experts believe that food is an additional love language that engages the senses and serves as a powerful connection builder.    ✔️ Angelique's journey and transformation inspire people and guide them toward a healthy lifestyle. Going on a plant-based diet helped her lose 25 pounds, which changed her overall lifestyle, and she became vegan. In 2014, she launched Eat With Angelique, a private chef service catering primarily to successful entrepreneurs looking for a way to fuel their bodies with the best ingredients possible.   ✔️ A healthy relationship with food begins with self-love. Taking care of our family and friends is a definite expression of love. Yet, when it comes to our relationship with ourselves, how come showing ourselves the same love becomes a lot harder for us? If we want to achieve wellness and be wise with our food choices, it starts from the willingness to put ourselves first.   Angelique Santana is the owner and founder of Eat With Angelique, the small business she launched with a singular mission in mind - to guide people toward a healthy lifestyle starting, but not ending, with the food they eat. Angelique is a speaker, a coach, an author, and a chef. After graduating from the College of NJ, Angelique spent 15 years in fitness working for industry leaders such as Bally Total Fitness and Equinox. In 2012, she earned her Integrative Nutrition Health Coach Certification from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Halfway through the program, Angelique went vegan for 28 days and lost twenty-five pounds. This experience, combined with Angelique's newfound passion for preparing cooked and raw vegan meals inspired her to start her own business as a personal chef, transforming lives through food, one bite at a time.   Website: https://www.eatwithangelique.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eatwithangelique Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatwithangelique/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angeliquesantana/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EatWithAngelque Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/eatwithangelque Get This Free GIFT: Vegan Crab Cakes Recipe (as the below link) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GwWkoLGtBlepBt6hQ6P1cRLbx_LL-IlCFQ6S0tsJ3pc/edit   ———————————————————————————————— ★★★ About Marie-Elizabeth Mali ★★★ Marie-Elizabeth is the founder of Relationship Alchemy, where she helps women leaders create loving and nourishing intimate relationships that support their work in the world.   ★ TAKE THE RELATIONSHIP ALCHEMY ASSESSMENT ★ The relationship you desire is possible! Click here to discover what missing pieces are stopping you from having the passion and connection you desire. http://relationshipalchemyassessment.com.   ★ RELATIONSHIP ALCHEMY FREE FACEBOOK GROUP (FOR WOMEN) ★ Join for more tips, Q&A, connection, and community: https://facebook.com/groups/relationshipalchemyfree.   ★ COACHING ★ Want to work with Marie-Elizabeth to have a relationship and life that truly lights you up? Serious inquiries only please. We are accepting applications to work with Marie-Elizabeth 1:1 and in group programs. Apply here and book a call: http://relationshipalchemy.com/free-consult.   ツ CONNECT WITH ME ツ Relationship Alchemy Free Group (women only): https://facebook.com/groups/relationshipalchemyfree Facebook: https://facebook.com/relationshipalchemymem Instagram: https://instagram.com/relationshipalchemymem LinkedIn: https://linkedin/in/relationshipalchemymem Twitter: https://twitter.com/memali108 As a Relationship Alchemist, two-time TEDx Speaker, and host of the Relationship Alchemy podcast, Marie-Elizabeth Mali shows women leaders how to cultivate deeper love and connection in their intimate relationships. Drawing on her Master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and over 20 years of working with clients, she teaches women how to show up as authentic leaders in their relationships and work instead of twisting themselves to fit in. Marie-Elizabeth's work has been featured in Thrive Global, SWAAY, and Forbes. 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In the final months of 2001, Lou once again headed out into the unknown to procure employment. Whether or not he actually found it will be hotly debated. Also, lots of weight lifting talk. Today Lou tells Chris about his 46th job, Bally Total Fitness.

hello? Hello. I'm Caroline Schafer, your host today on The Vitality Feed. Please help me welcome Gordon Brodecki. Gordon is the owner and CEO of Garage Fitness, as well as a personal trainer who has been in the fitness industry for 23 years, which explains the size of his biceps.  He is also the best-selling author, Unleash The Ultimate You; Change Your Mindset, Change Your Body as well as coauthor a Flashpoint, Your Turnaround Story. We did a Facebook live the other night together, and that was exercising my uncertainty muscle, but we got some really nice comments that really made my week. So I'm so happy to spend some more time with you today, Gordon. Welcome to The Vitality Feed. Thank you. Thank you for having me on. I'm so excited to be on today. Alrighty, I'm ready. You said you had these questions for me. I'm like this high energy today. We got to two personal fitness people here. Um, so tell everybody how, first of all, how you got in the whole fitness. Okay, so I got the fitness arena at a very, very young age at the age of 13 years old. And prior to that, before I started training what I was into was comic books, toys, the Incredible Hulk. And I remember having a little toy, Incredible Hulk, and I remember watching you on TV and watch all the superheroes. And I just wanted to be like that. Right. It was something like that. I don't know if, as a boys and boys, we tend to gravitate more towards a, you see guys with muscles and you want to be built like that. And I just remember thinking, uh, yeah, this is really cool. I want to definitely be, built like that some day. I want to be athletic and my brother brought home this weights. When I was 13 years old, that's how I got into it. He was working out and he was pretty built. So I remember one day I sat on that bench and I did my first bench press. It was a good form at all. It's absolutely horrible, but I fell in love with it. Like the Cold feel around my hands. And I remember, I think I benched they were like 95 pounds. Yeah. I jumped up. I was outside. So there for 13 I'm 46 years old. Now I've been working out ever since. I mean, I had some many breaks here and there. That's how I got into the health and fitness industry. That is such an awesome story. I can understand falling in love with that. I love weights myself and I think it's where it's at and it makes the most sense. What is your three favorite exercises. It used to be the bench press. The bench press was one of my favorite exercises. I compete it in bench, press competitions.  I'll take for a first, all natural and a competition, I was 18. Maybe I was made at 19 years old and it's a bench press would be one of them. And even though I don't do them that often, I like I do like the squat. It does, but I don't do anymore because I have herniated disc degenerative disc disease from playing sports and lifting heavy weights and doing things. And now I teach everybody to do things the right way. So squatting is really good and you know, pull-ups to. Pull ups for another good exercise too, for the back, if you're even looking at the lats, I used to do a lot of rows. I like the basic compound movements a lot. So what do you actually went to my three favorite are? I don't think I have like favorites. I have things that I gravitate towards depending what I'm working out that day. Sometimes it's high reps. Sometimes it's low rep and I stay away for injury the best I can by varying it up and doing things that rest times all that. So believe that I was just speaking to someone the other day we were talking, she owned some gyms as well as a personal trainer and a chiropractor, and we're discussing about variety. It's so important to vary things up and constantly stress your body in different ways. Don't get set in such a regimented discipline that you're always stressing the same thing. And I love the all natural word, my ears perked up when you said that. So what's your favorite framework for macros? I'm assuming that you count your macro. Yeah, I count macros. I've been doing that forever. I've been doing this since somebody's kid. I literally used to have a book that looked something like this, and I would just write down my macros every single day. Right. Every single day. And as we advanced, we have this, but by my fitness pals, what I use now, so I had it sitting here and I actually opened it up just as you were talking about it. So I have all my macros on there. Um, it depends what I feel like doing from gaining weight. I'll add more carbs in, if I'm trying to lose weight, then I'll lower the carbohydrates, but I don't go crazy. It's not super like right think, low carbs need to be the answer, it's not. I am, I like a 40, 30, 30 diet or 40, 40, 20. What that means is 40% of my diet will cover protein, 30% carbs and 30% from fat or 40, 40, 20. Protein 40 carbs, 20% fat. I like that ratio breakdown really nice and works really nice me. And,  so you're a man, so, that's probably good for men. Does it change for women? And it's it change for age though? It doesn't change for women. I don't think people think that a lot. And they think that you have to eat differently for a woman to man. Now there's no differences where human beings, the only thing, the only thing that does change, you know, do raise the question, but the amount of protein you need for the amount of muscle that you have, and that equates for men or women. So it doesn't change. All it does is you find out how much muscle that person has by taking their body fat. And then when you take the body fat. Then you can find out where your, how much muscle best they have when you find out their muscle mass. And then you can find out how many grams of protein they need to eat. According to that for the muscle mass. That makes sense. So, it's depends on how lean you are is what you need to consume. Not necessarily gender, because you can get a man out of shape and a woman like with a 10% body fat and that's going to be vastly did. Yeah. When you first start out, you actually went men and women. When they first started looking at ways to add more protein, unless you actually, as you get more advanced, you have a propensity to not need as much, you don't need as much protein intake. Believe it or not. It's like approach you when you first start working out. That again, it all depends on age. Like you said, as you get older, you do want to add more protein in there. So you can get that anabolic effect that you were looking for to build muscle.You got age to age. A lot of people think age is such a factor where I had this question the other day. You might like this one, somebody goes, oh, once you hit a certain age that you kept a muscle anymore. I said that is total BS. Yes. And your metabolism slows down. I read this article. I was like stopped reading these articles, like Dr. Google out there, don't do it. I said, no, you keep it muscle at any age. Yes. Does it declined slightly, yet declined and a little bit, a little bit, a little bit, but you still build muscle, right? Don't use that as an excuse to not work out. That's that's what people do for you could so build muscle through your mid eighties, like severe muscle. I've seen guys where if you kind of covered up their head, like you looked at their body, you're like, holy crap they look like they could be 50 and they're like 80 and it's amazing. So it's a wicked. And women too. There's a lot of women out there that are, you know, really high up there. And the number 78, I wrote about a woman. I can't remember her name. She started bodybuilding like in her fifties, like she's never even entered a gym, never done it in a life and then went to compete and she's like killing it.So I think it's great. You know, you have the time when you get older compared to a lot of times when you're younger, so it's never too late to change. That's always my theory. Oh a hundred percent. I totally agree with that. So talking about the macros, what about your top three food choices for trying to stay lean and fit? I just asked you what I like for, for staying lean and fit there's up. You know, it's not like I do like eggs , I don't eat too many of them anymore because I noticed that to get a little gassier on them. I do like protein shakes ,  salmon's one of the big staple. I was a big oatmeal person for the, I haven't believed as much I do the cycles. Right now, the high fiber mission reps. So it's funny you brought up something that I want to touch base on. And you touched it's something about, you said something that you don't like refined, processed sugars and carbs. Do you ever hear? I I F Y M, if it fits in your macros, it's a, it's an acronym, do I hear that? Yeah. So basically you, can you allow yourself a little wiggle room to have something else fit within your macros? Okay. So, if you want to have a little bit of Spanish rice at the end of the night, and you had 30 grams of carbs leftover, you can have, you can have that Spanish rice at the end of the night, and you'll still lean out. I've trained people to get ready for shows where they were. It gives them a little room because there's people out there let's let's face it. They're not, they don't want to be that strict. We're also what'll happen. What'll happen is we'll go right back the other way. So what I do is I allow a little bit of wiggle room for my clients and I do it myself sometimes to a slice of pizza here or there. I had this conversation yesterday with someone I'm coaching that once in a while, you have to go to that thing that you really want, not every day, you know, I don't think shepherd cheat thing every single day, but maybe once a week you have something, but because, some people just like start undermining all of their work that they've done for the whole week. They can do that like almost an a meal. Yeah, I think, in general I try to stay away from the white, anything. Like the refined carbs and all that.  Once in a while, in fact, just this morning, I made, lemon, blueberry muffins. I made them gluten free with almond flour and with Cassava flour, which is the bomb to bake with. Cause I used to be a professional baker and it's really hard when you know how to bake well, and then you have to go gluten-free. But I made myself that treat this morning and I don't usually do carbs at breakfast, but I did today. So, uh, yeah, do that. Otherwise you get that deprivation mindset and then you go hog wild, you know, I agree. I agree. You ever cook with oatmeal and sweet potatoes. I used to make like little cakes out of it.  When I competed in bodybuilding too, I did three shows, I got took first and second at them. And yeah. So yeah, it was big contrast the trophies out there. So I sick, there's a oatmeal and, I would use sweet potatoes and I would blend it all up and I'll pull up protein powder. I would macro it out. And when I competed the reason I brought it up, I would have perfectly everything mixed and matched up, so that was like my treat. I was using some Stevie. I don't like the taste Stevia has and the funny taste. So I don't really eat that many sweet stuff. I'll be honest with you. I'm more of a savory salty person. Yeah. I get in my I used Monkfruit this morning. But for years, I used so much canola oil and like vegetable oil, so bad for you, but I just threw organic butter in there this morning and it was lovely. Purely self is question. I know that your glutes are a great thing to exercise because they have that long burn afterwards. Um, they're the biggest muscle, right? So what is your favorite glute exercise? Squats, goblet squats. I love it. That's actually my, I just want to replace regular squats with, I hurt my back. I do a lot more goblet squats, and then you go pretty heavy on those things. The only thing you have to while it's just resting in your hand, you're really taking a lot of weight. I like Calvin squats, but you got to go deep because that's where you really activate the glute muscle. And one of my all time favorites is a Bulgarian split squat. When I do it, I have a bar and I put a paddle, the bar and I hooked my ankle over it so I'm not putting my toe on it. At least a lot of people at the gym do it where the toes on the bench. I like that. So I, I. I have it where I fabricate this piece of equipment and I just put the paddle on it and then my ankle sits over nicely.  That way I'm not wobbling ankle, just enough. I'm not pulling any weight on that, really. So, my knee is a password, my toe. And as I go down, I really pushed to my heel, push through the glute, squeeze it. When I do that, I feel the activation. I'm not like, you know, full by self with hot air, but I have a pretty, pretty good glutes. That's so great. Stand up, turn around. Let's get on the Facebook feed. I do have a question with the Bulgarian split squats, your back foot raised.  I would say maybe they'll write about me and my brother. You do that. And I have, I have some wooden boxes in my gym, and I used a smaller one for just that. Uh, so I'm glad to hear that. That's one of your favorite. So now I know to do more of those. Yeah. They're great. Over reverse lunges, reverse lunges. Another little one too. That's a single life. Single leg reverse lung though. I liked that they do one leg at a time. And take a rest under the other leg. I like walking lunges the only thing is a lot of pressure on the patella tendon. And if they're good, it's got to be really careful. It gives them sparingly, maybe every third workout or fourth.   You said, you had a bad back. I have had back surgery, but they didn't correct the disks.  They just but I call clean up the shrapnel I have nerve damage and I was losing sensation from my hip to my foot, if I didn't get surgery, I was going to lose the whole feeling of my leg.  And the hardest part about that surgery was not exercising. I hate it. , but I walked like a banshee, I think they made me do it for like nine months. Was excruciating, but now I lift and I don't go crazy. But I can do clean and presses and kettlebells. I don't do a lot of that, but I'm very cognizant about my position, but it amazes me my range of motion and I do 20 pound dumbbells and I'll do a 40 pound kettlebell, but it amazes me how my back does not hurt like whatsoever. Awesome exercise is really good for that. You know, it's, it's a double-edged sword. You get hurt yourself doing it, which I did. And then you can heal yourself with it. Right? So I say, heal yourself with it. Be mindful of it. My repetitions are a lot different. My range of motion, my speed and my reps are a lot different. Now. I don't, I'm not real faster or balistic. I like tempo training a lot. I don't know if you know what tempo training is? So tempo training is when you'll do like a 3, 2, 1, count that, pause that two one so for instance, let's take the bench press with dumbbells, to one pause that's one to one, pause one, three. And you don't like that and you can't use this heaviest weight. It's a great way to use a weight that you don't become heavy for you with a lot less weight and BFR trains and other one tool. Can you dive into that... I love that.  I'm a big fan of Mindvalley and I watched this really cool segment that they did with the owner of Mindvalley with his dad who was like in his eighties and they did weights with him and basically they were preaching heavy and slow and like he's ability and strength, like in a very short time was crazy.   A lot of times you get to the gym and you see these guys, bam, bam, bam. They slamming these and it drives me nuts. I'm like, that's not the way they do it. Plus you're going to injure yourself and then really screw yourself up. But I loved that idea. That 3, 2, 1. So the first exercise you do into a count of three, the second exercise you do to do a count of two. And then the last one you do to counter. Well, well, no, it's just, it's like, as you're doing it, the negative is the, is this the long part? So if you're doing a bench press it's 3, 2, 1, pause, one at what? The one's a pause. And then here, two, one, the pause from one, the negative is slower to the positive, the concentric. It's a little more ballistic, but not in the way where you're just throwing it up there. Just a little faster. That's tempo training. And that's really good for people who have injuries, higher reps, tempo training. Another one, I really liked a lot is BFR training, blood flow restriction. Have you ever heard of. I have I had tied off at the tourniquet at the highest point, either. You're doing your leg, you're tying it off here or here to get you I'll use like a knee wrap. And I wrapped them around the highest part of the appendages. And what is it about a seven out of 10 tightness? You don't want it too tight. You don't want it to loop. So what that does is it creates you can use less lot less weight. I've actually had my brother dokes. He heard it. He just recently heard his shoulder and I should do a BFR training. And you just use dumbbells. And what that does is it stops, it traps the blood, the blood in your muscle, the venous return that goes back to. It creates a metabolic damage, which builds muscle at a lot less weight. So you can only, you only need to use like 20 to 30% of what you normally do. A weight with weight wise. And the first set you do for 30 reps, you take 32nd arrests. The next three steps you do 15 to 20 reps, 30 seconds rest between each one. So you do four sets total. First, one 30 at the last, the last three are 15, 15 to 20 and only 30 second rests. I'm telling you. It is insane, really hard because you wanted to stop, but I only go from one exercise. You only need it for one exercise you can do at the edge of the beginning, the middle pick this pick one exercise. That is really cool. Tell me about a couple of success stories. I have one client who was over 380 pounds down to 215 pounds. Wow. I had one client, she was 185 pounds. She had a baby. She at her wits end and she came to the gym just to work out. And then she had a complimentary session with me at the time when I used to work in corporate and she came up to me and we sat down and we worked out and she goes, I have to go home and think about it. Now, usually when that happens, 99.9% of the time when people say that they're not coming back, they're not coming back. Oh, I got to talk to my husband or whatever. It's total BS. Right. So she called. I was at a friend's house. I remember the phone call and she called me and we started training. Now she had hypertension, she was hyperglycemic, she had a slew of problems, she had all  problems back problems. You name it. She's with me now, 15 years later and yes, for sure. 135 by a hundred. I mean, she doesn't have a lot of weights on him, but we don't worry about weight anymore. She goes to a holistic doctor. She totally changed her diet around. You think you're strict, you probably are just as strict as her. You guys would probably be able to talk to each other for hours and eat anything with gluten in it. she dove intothe lectins and how elected is called. We have, we have conversations and conversations and now she's teaching me stuff. Oh my God. Wow. Uh, it's our client even see for 15 by that, that speaks volumes.  That's crazy a hundred, like in the low hundreds, compared to what she was and said, just how gratifying is that to know you help somebody get past all those labels, medical stuff. That's just amazing. Right. And do what the funny thing is, it's not about losing the weight because there's some people that lose just a day lose maybe like 20, 30 pounds, and it's considered a bigger, right. That doesn't matter. They're exercising. I used to do cardio to lose weight or stay lean but now I do it to feel good and helps by dopamine levels by testosterone levels. What was, I'm not overdoing it either. So I used to overdo it. I used to work out six days a week, three times a day because I read the whole method called the Bulgarian method worked really well when I was younger, started trying to tax me, wait till I'm older. Now it's way different. Now I traded a system that that's built out for people to optimize their time in the gym to get exactly the same results as somebody spends every single day. And in three times a week and three times. I do it three times a week. That's how I don't work. Holy crap. All right. Show me your bicep. We should make a three X on your bicep and then "week" on the other one. Like that, that won't stop people from scrolling and checking Garage Fitness out, I don't know what would. tell us more, I know you have an upcoming summit, cause I'm in it and I heard that you have some great speakers it's a personal training summit. It's basically what it is. That's not a space. It's going to be intense. It's going to be awesome. It's a three-day summit and I'm hitting 30, getting gathering 30 speakers entrepreneurs that are going to help out personal trainers, build their business up. Get more clients, leads, clarity which is really, really key and much more. And what we're doing is I'm getting people from all walks of life that are entrepreneurs, not just personal trainers of people in the fitness industry. Yes, I do have that. I do have those people, but at the same time, I also have people that are real estate people are and just to get their nuggets of how they, how they did it and what I'm really find out. And you probably already know this is that the mindset is everything. . If you get anybody successful, put them in another business, they'll be successful in that business too. That's what, that's what I'm teaching them. That is my avatar. And that's the exact verbatim concept that I'm doing is you find somebody successful in their business and you can take that success and you can put it into their health. That's what I'm trying to do, trying to make people healthy, who kind of just ignored that discipline for a while, but who had the discipline? yeah. So  I'm going to teach trainers to do that. And on top of it, that I'm licensing Garage Fitness, I'm coming up with a program. So the summit meeting is a gateway to my programs to teach other people to do exactly what I did out of my backyard. I open up a gym called Garage Fitness as we were just talking about eight years ago because I didn't want to work for corporate anymore. They cut my pay and a third, uh, I, I just bought a house, right? LA fitness, bought out Bally Total Fitness. I work for  Bally Total Fitness for 10 years. LA fitness bought it. When I was coming back from vacation, and I can all these messages from my PT directors. Cause we have PT directors back then that would get him in the clients and oversee all the trainers. So I come back, I see on my phone and the lights up because you're in airplane mode and I land and I see. Oh, LA fitness bought them out. I said, okay, I guess I work  LA Fitness now. Oh, by the way, I was on the contract buying a house that week, great timing. Oh, raising a daughter. Oh my Gosh. Yeah. Yeah. So what I ended up doing was working for a year and then I worked at my brother's garage on the side part-time training. So what happened was they laid me off. Because they wanted a different certification. I had a decent certification and NASM certification at the time. I've bunch of certifications over the years.  ACE American Counselor Exercise. Says good one. Yeah, that was my first one. So what happened was they laid me off and  I went right into my business. We modeled my garage.  I was living my brother for about a year when I was remodeled, put 30 grand into my garage and my backyard right out there.  For the last eight years, it's earned me over six figures, six figures plus, now I want to do is teach other trainers, do exactly what I do know, little to no overhead and walk out of the backyard. They can walk 10, 15 feet like my commute is like 5 seconds or so maybe what, like five seconds or so almost pajama worthy. Right, right.   my Jeans on and I had this shirt on and my client says, you're out of uniform. What are you doing? I have to wear my sweats at all. What a great way to go to work. That's awesome. So what's the dates for your summit. We're holding it at the end of November, November. Yeah. We don't know. We're going to look at the exact same black dates instead of make them up, but we're getting all the speakers are gathering now and I'm interviewing each and every one of them. And then we're going to put them all together as prerecorded, and then it's going to go right. Live on that. The summits can be three-day live, it's free for the first three days. So get on it if you want to watch. That sounds lovely. I can't wait to be a part of that. I'm so excited. tell our listeners where they can find you on social media. You can find me just search up garage fitness. You can look at me up on IG garage fit underscore one. The number one. Okay. So it's garage fit. G A R A G E F I T   underscore the number one. That's my Instagram.  You can look me up at Gordon Brodecki. That's my name. There's not too many of them out there.  Also the, if you want to look at my book, you can look up Unleash, The Ultimate You; Change Your Mindset, Change Your Body on Amazon. You can get all Amazon that puts on there and you can, and you can also call me too or text me. And I do scream my phone call. So if you want to leave a message, you can leave a message or a text. So my number is 2 6 7- 3 2 2- 1 0 1 1. I'll put all that in the show notes so people can get ahold of you and such a variety of ways to work out too. And I love that and I love that you are big into diversity and you got the natural word, which just makes me so happy. Just cause I'm just all about that. The big tough weighty question here. If you could eliminate one thing in this world, Gordon, what would it be and why? Okay. If I can eliminate one thing in this world, and it's actually gives me goosebumps, just even thinking about and talking about it's addiction addiction. I had a brother who died from a heroin overdose when I was 18 years old. I came home. Um, me and my brother were out and we saw these cars. We thought it was my mom because my mom's real sick at the time. And we walked into my, um, cousin both up to me and said, I didn't know what was going on. And she had said your brother died. And I knew right then and there that it was, I knew it was drugs. Addiction is crazy. Cause you can be addicted to a lot of different things today. You know, like years ago, addiction was. Right, right. I totally agree. Right. So addiction spikes this crazy amount of dopamine. Now we do need that to get us up and moving. I'm not saying get rid of dopamine or that it's the, it's the it's the addiction part, it's the part where you're addicted to these bad habits. I wish we were only addicted to good habits right now. Our brains aren't wired that way though, because the brain is all to restrict good or bad only knows when you're taking them. What information you allow in. Right. When we were talking the other day, we talked about self-talk and why that is so important when you're, so anything you take in at your environment, if your environment. You're going to be disorganized up here too. So it's it's I mean, your surroundings or the people you talk to, the people you hang out with, that's why they say the sum of the five people you hang out, it's who we become right.For a lot of people have heard of. So when that, when you, so that's why, that's why I picked the diction for that answer, because it's, it's, it's so hard and I go, listen, I battled with it myself,  when I was younger, drinking and drinking more. And you drink one day, drink two days and I didn't start drinking until I got older, my twenties, but it started taking a hold of me and really, really put a strain on relationships and that's so much friendships, but more relationships. I'm sure my friends noticed it was a good thing if they were hanging out with me too. So what do they care? Right. But at the same time, it's putting strain and it's putting a strain on your heart. And it's addiction sucks, man, this sucks, but I think if people are out there and they should more awareness and be more vulnerable and not be afraid to talk about their issues, when you hide. When you hide the addiction is when it becomes worse, when you put it out there in the open, he tell people about it, Hey man, I'm looking at, I am addicted to alcohol. I drank, I drank too much. I need some help, but I think it's important. I think that's instrumental. Tony Robbins talks about that, when you release that publicly, it no longer holds you hostage. You know what I mean? It's like, once you get that out, it's off of your chest. Thank you for sharing that such as story.  I understand I've got people in my family addicted to things.  It is not a good place. you've been a wealth of information today. I'm so inspired. I think this week to vary some things up in the gym. And since I met you, I've been really working on my bicep status. Yeah. I want you to keep reaching out to me too.  I think it's great just to stay collected. You've been such a pleasure to speak to.  What I say is I get to have you at my table. That's what I referred to the people that I hang out with my close knit people group, people, because I'm a foodie. So I have people who at my table. So Gordon, welcome to my table. And I want everyone out there to remember life has no remote. Get up and change it yourself. Yes.  I love it. All right, I'll see you later. Bye.

If there’s one thing we all have in common, it’s aging. No matter how hard we try, we cannot stop the march of time - but there are ways to slow it down. Martin Pazzani, CEO and Founder of Act!vate Brain and Body and author of “Secrets of Aging Well: GET OUTSIDE” literally wrote the book on the link between mental and physical aging. Decades-long experience in health improvement, and a personal passion for entrepreneurship and exercise, has helped Martin illustrate the link between activity and success. The value of exercise and reforming social connections isn’t hard to understand - but recognizing how those actions impact the success of an entrepreneur can be challenging. So, if you’re one of the many entrepreneurs who thinks working longer and harder is the key to success, your mind, body, and company need you to watch this episode! Here are the show highlights: This is how you rediscover the joy in entrepreneurship (4:56) A mountain of metaphors - connecting the dots between health and success (7:58) Do this if you want to build healthy health innovators (18:06) Investing in health is just as important as investing in tech (20:26} Why we can’t all be Goliaths - and why it might be good to be a David! (26:30) Sometimes the small fish are the ones with the big advantages (40:14) Guest Bio Martin Pazzani is Chairman and Founder of Act!vate Brain and Body, whose mission is to improve the trajectory of aging and operationalize what we know about creating brain health. Martin is also the author of “Secrets of Aging Well: GET OUTSIDE”, a book that helps people be healthier, recharge their brain, prevent burnout, and find more joy. Four decades of A-list corporate experience including Bally Total Fitness, Crunch, and 24Hour Fitness, has allowed him to pair his two passions and form Act!vate Brain and Body He received his BA in Psychology, BS in Marketing, and MBA in Marketing and Finance from the University of Connecticut. If you’d like to get in touch with Martin after the show, feel free to reach out to him via LinkedIn at Martin Pazzani, on Instagram at Martin_Pazzani, or on Facebook.

Back to business again!! Coach E and the fellas have a very special pod lined up for you. In this pod, we have the owner of the Voltage Gym in Cleveland Heights, OH, Philly Weeden (@PhillyWeeden). In this sit down, Philly opens up and gets candid about his life journey and an array of topics from health, fitness and being a boss. We tell the hilarious story of how this isn't our first time interviewing him (04:50). Then, Philly & Coach  share their training stories to help us in "Gettin' To Know Coach E" (05:45).  Then, Philly speaks on his journey of finding himself and his purpose through his humble beginnings in the fitness game at Bally Total Fitness to chasing his football dream in the AFL to making the decision to enlist in the Army and participate in the Iraq War (12:05). After that, we get into being a boss (24:16). Philly gives advice, speaks on his process and lessons learned along the way. Midway, we make a detour to the different accolades outside of fitness, how he's able to juggle everything and how he ended up on one of Cleveland's dance anthems (37:35). We get back on track to finish the discussion on what it takes to be a good leader and motivate people to get results (43:10). Finally, we talk health: what it takes to become a more fit and healthier person and try to help inspire others to overcome their barriers in making it a  lifestyle (55:30).Before we get out of here, we play a quick game of rapid fire (1:10:11), and in a twist, Coach E hands the reins to Philly for a brief but powerful  post-game word. (1:15:48).  Coach & Philly drop a ton of game in this one. Sit back and enjoy!Remember to subscribe, rate & review wherever you get your podcasts from. And for the latest on Coach E, follow him @BigEv216 on all social media platforms. To learn more about COACH E's April 30 Day Challenge, visit his Perfect Time Fitness on Facebook, and @BigEv216 on Instagram and Twitter  for the details on how to participate and be counted. For more info on Philly, you can visit his website, www.phillyweeden.com. If you want to learn more about his pre-workout drink, Charg'd Up, you can visit www.chargdupwithphilly.com.

Nikki Kimbrough is a TV personality, Broadway performer, producer, director, personal trainer and entrepreneur. She’s the CEO and founder of Get Fit with Nik, Inc. Nikki has appeared on such programs as The Steve Harvey Show (NBC) Headline News (CNN), The Today Show (NBC), Good Morning America (ABC), The Early Show (CBS), Better TV, The Get Fit w/Nik Web Series (CentricTV.com) and Makeover Manor (TV-One). Nikki has been a fitness contributor for Time Inc., Business Insider, Essence, Fitness and Shape magazines. She was a national spokesperson for Bally Total Fitness for over six years and a consultant and member of The Gold’s Gym Fitness Institute. ​Nikki made her Broadway debut as Etta James in the Broadway musical A Night with Janis Joplin. She is the executive director and owner of the Harlem All-Stars Theater Group, where their mission is to create extraordinary theater experiences that educate, encourage and inspire underserved youth. During the world-wide quarantine, Nikki created The Ladies First Chit-Chat Crew Talk Show, “Where We Honor The Voice of The Everyday Woman,” every Saturday at 11am on Zoom and Facebook Live. www.theladiesfirstchitchatcrew.comInstagram: @theladiesfirstchitchatcrewWith her boyfriend Billy Davis she also co-created, a live Zoom podcast/talk show called The Amputee and His Girl, “Chronicles of a Couple Living the Entrepreneurial Lifestyle While on the Grind in NYC with only 3 Legs.” www.theamputeeandhisgirl.comInstagram: @theamputeeandhisgirlFacebook: @theamputeeandhisgirl You can find Nikki on: Instagram: @getfitwithnik Facebook: Nikki Kimbrough & Get Fit with Nik Website: getfitwithnik.com. VENMO: @Nikki-Kimbrough Billy Davis is a musician, an athlete, a personal trainer, a real estate agent and an entrepreneur. He spent his childhood in Kansas playing football, wrestling, and running track, ultimately winning a track and field state title in the 400 meters that took him to the University of Kansas on a scholarship. Billy went on to win a North American Grappling Association title and then participated in the TD Five Borough Bike Tour and completed the Montauk Century multiple times after which he began a career in personal training. In May 2012, Billy survived a horrific motorcycle accident that took his left leg above the knee. Billy spent over four months in rehab and endured nine surgeries after which he returned to personal training, only six months after his accident. Always up for a challenge, Billy returned to cycling less than a year later. He joined the Wiggle Your Toes and Achilles Triathlon teams, which led him to his first triathlon in summer 2015 and subsequently an Iron Man competition. Billy has documented much of his training through social media and he’s been a daily source of inspiration for thousands of people around the world. After living in the NYC area for the better part of 20 years, Billy became a licensed real estate salesperson and a member of The Signature Team at Compass Real Estate. During the world-wide quarantine, Billy and his girlfriend Nikki Kimbrough co-created a live Zoom podcast/talk show called The Amputee and His Girl, “Chronicles of a Couple Living the Entrepreneurial Lifestyle While on the Grind in NYC with only 3 Legs.” www.theamputeeandhisgirl.comInstagram: @theamputeeandhisgirlFacebook: @theamputeeandhisgirl You can find Billy on: Instagram: @realestatetri

In this video, Patrick Bet-David talks about missed business opportunities. He opens by telling a story of his days as a manager at Bally Total Fitness. His team found themselves struggling to sell memberships, which led Bet-David to ask them the following question. “How many of the nearly 100 people working out right now know you by name?” They said, “About 5 people.” This led Bet-David to tell his team the big opportunity they were sitting on. They had 95 prospects they could try to spark a conversation with, which could potentially turn into a referral that could then turn into a sell. His team reluctantly dismissed the idea. However, Bet-David was determined to prove there was merit to his theory, so he spoke to every person at the gym. He sold 3 memberships that night and shortly after, his gym was selling the most memberships. How many business opportunities are you failing to take advantage today? The video can be viewed on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/v77qRdZq57Q --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valuetainment/support

Most Experienced ECD? OK, One Of Them,Of course, you can argue with my description of Patrick (Pat) Peduto. But go ahead and argue with the following...ECD on accounts like Burger King, Toyota, AT&T, Nabisco. See the list at the bottom.Author of "I Wrote The Book On Advertising"Member of the Directors Guild & commercial director.Actor.Professor.Owner of the agency RocketScience Creative.YO - Hypnotism coming: Remember to subscribe to Advertising Stories. Remember to subscribe to Advertising Stories.A nice thing for me… Feedspot has recognized Advertising Stories as being a top 15 advertising podcast.Keep going......... Ok,Pat's clients... ABC Entertainment, Access Fund, A-Cute Derm, Act!vate, Adatom.com, agencyfinder.com, Alaska Distillery, ASM Fund, AT&T, Alka-Seltzer, Almond Joy, AVIS, Bayer Aspirin, Bally Total Fitness, BellSouth, Beneficial, Birds Eye, Burger King, Camel Filters, Canon, Century21, Chelsea Market, Ciroc, Citibank, Clairol Ultress, Club Med, Coca-Cola, Con Edison, Cox Interactive Media, Creative Artisan Brands, Crunch, Cuervo 1800, Delta, Diet Coke, Don Q Rum, Donnelley Directory, E-Z Wider, EasyLink--AT&T, EliasArts, Exxon, Florida Citrus, Frontier Brands, GE Rechargable Batteries, GM Credit Card, Gold Medal Flour, Grand Marnier, IBM--Latin America, Hamm's Beer, Hanes Hoisery, Hardee's, Healthy Home Environmental, Hellmann's, Holiday Inn, homedelivery.com, Honey Graham Bears, ICI Americas, Interview Magazine, Investment Expo, JAL, JetUSA, Joker, Kellogg's, Kodak films, Kodak Photo CD, Kodak 35mm Cameras, Krystal, Lamaze Publishing, LaMotta's Tomatta Sauce, Lexus, L'Eggs Sheer Energy, Lipton, L'OREAL, Lucent, IRS, Life Savers, Lufthansa, Luxe Hotels, Manhattan Mortgage, Marriott, McDonald's, MGD, Miller Beer, Mistic, Molson, Nabisco Cookies, National Car Rental, National Council for Adoption, Navan, New Jersey Online, New York Life, NewsWorks, Nomad Networks, Northcoast Consulting Group, NYC Office for Economic Development, Nikon Cameras, Northwest Airlines, Nucoa Margarine, Olympia Beer, PT-1, Palm Springs International Raceplex, PaineWebber, Parker Brothers, PheasantRun, Pizza Hut, Pleasant Company, Ponds, Portfolio School, Prodigy, Nuprin, Ragu, React.com, Ruffino, Rums of Puerto Rico, Rival Dog Food, SFATA, Sandella's Cafe, Schick Electric, Skippy, Smirnoff, STP Motor Oil, Stella Show Mangement, Stockgroup.com, T42, TailWinds Distillery, Tampax, TIME, Talbot Hotel, Tommy Hilfiger, Toyota, US Army, US Postal Service, Unisys, United Craft Distillers, UrbanGlass, Virgin Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, Winston, Wrangler, Wendy's, Wheaties, Woolmark Co, Yoplait.

“Innovation is the lifeblood of our business. It really is. It's not about the ingredients, it's about keeping our brands top of mind and close at hand and always evolving to suit the ever-changing, ever-evolving needs of the consumer.” Having joined the company in August 2015, Jon Harris is the Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer of Conagra Brands. Prior to Conagra, Jon was the Chief Communications Officer of Hillshire Brands, and also served as SVP, Global Communications for Sara Lee Corporation. Before this Jon held leadership positions at Bally Total Fitness, PepsiCo, Ketchum Public Relations, and Medicus PR.  Jon holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Rutgers University and is an adjunct professor for PR & Marketing at the University of Chicago's Graham School. Jon is also a trained musician and one of the founding members of the GRAMMY Music Education Coalition, a non-profit dedicated to building universal music education in elementary and secondary schools nationwide. You can learn more at grammymusiced.com. If that wasn't enough, Jon is also an on-screen talent who's appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show and has been named as one of PRovoke Media's Influence 100.  This was a very insightful conversation and very relevant for heritage brands and any brands who are trying to weather the storm of COVID19. Jon dives into strategies for keeping heritage brands on the cutting edge and why internal communications have never been more important than today.  Below are some key takeaways from this conversation between Jon and Lippe Taylor CEO Paul Dyer.  Be a storyteller, but a REAL one. Even though it's a commonly-used buzz term, storytelling is a timeless part of good marketing and a mission-critical element of effective Communications. When done right, it's the job of Comms people to take people on journeys. In order to build a pitch or a press release, or a news story that will move your customers and target editors, you need to know how stories work. Characters, conflicts, resolutions, stakes, and story arcs are all parts of compelling narratives that Communications pros should familiarize themselves with.   The best way to get better at storytelling is to immerse yourself in good stories simply; why not re-read Shakespeare, Hemingway, or some good ole Stephen King? Novels not your thing? Pop in some well-worn classics like Lawrence of Arabia, Citizen Kane, It's a Wonderful Life, or even Jaws. These are all flawlessly told stories, which can inspire your own approach to Comms-driven storytelling, which in turn can make everything from a press release to a brand narrative sing with resonance for consumers. (And yes, I did just say that watching Jaws can help you write better press releases).  In this era, focus on solution-based communications. In today's unfortunate era of coronavirus, many brands are gun-shy about their communications strategies for fear of being labeled as tone-deaf. Jon had a number of interesting responses to this. First of all, focus your communications on solutions. In the wake of COVID, Conagra paid attention to the needs of their customers, who now were relegated to being home all day. As a response, they rapidly pivoted their communications to focus on things like recipes, projects you can do with kids, and other family activities. Here Conagra became a part of the conversation by being part of the solution, which gave the brand a very natural place in conversations and the day-to-day lives of their customers. So during times like these, find solutions for your customers, and your brand equity will naturally shine through. Furthermore, doing the right thing is always the best policy; Conagra has a long history of (silently) giving back to multiple charities, and as Jon said, 'giving never goes out of style.' So when in doubt, give.  Solve problems internally by crowdsourcing...

Having joined the company in August 2015, Jon Harris is the Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer of Conagra Brands. Prior to Conagra, Jon was the Chief Communications Officer of Hillshire Brands, and also served as SVP, Global Communications for Sara Lee Corporation. Before this Jon held leadership positions at Bally Total Fitness, PepsiCo, Ketchum Public Relations and Medicus PR.  Jon holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Rutgers University and is an adjunct professor for PR & Marketing at the University of Chicago's Graham School. Jon is also a trained musician and one of the founding members of the GRAMMY Music Education Coalition, a non-profit dedicated to building universal music education in elementary and secondary schools nationwide. You can learn more at grammymusiced.com. If that wasn’t enough, Jon is also an on-screen talent who’s appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show and has been named as one of PRovoke Media’s Influence 100.  This was a very insightful conversation and very relevant for heritage brands and any brands who are trying to weather the storm of COVID19. Jon dives into strategies for keeping heritage brands on the cutting edge and why internal communications has never been more important than today.  Below are some key takeaways from this conversation between Jon and Lippe Taylor CEO, Paul Dyer.    Be a storyteller, but a REAL one. Even though it’s a commonly-used buzz term, storytelling is a timeless part of good marketing and a mission-critical element of effective Communications. When done right, it’s the job of Comms people to take people on journeys. In order to build a pitch or a press release or a news story that will move your customers and target editors, you need to know how stories work. Characters, conflicts, resolutions, stakes and story arcs are all parts of compelling narratives that Communications pros should familiarize themselves with.   The best way to get better at storytelling is to simply immerse yourself in good stories; why not re-read Shakespeare, Hemingway or some good ole Stephen King? Novels not your thing? Pop in some well-worn classics like Lawrence of Arabia, Citizen Kane, It’s a Wonderful Life, or even Jaws. These are all flawlessly told stories, which can inspire your own approach to Comms-driven storytelling which in turn can make everything from a press release to a brand narrative sing with resonance for consumers. (And yes, I did just say that watching Jaws can help you write better press releases).    In this era, focus on solution-based communications. In today’s unfortunate era of coronavirus, many brands are gun-shy about their communications strategies for fear of being labeled as tone deaf. Jon had a number of interesting responses to this. First of all, focus your communications on solutions. In the wake of COVID, Conagra paid attention to the needs of their customers who now were relegated to being home all day. As a response, they rapidly pivoted their communications to focus on things like recipes, projects you can do with kids, and other family activities. Here Conagra became a part of the conversation by being part of the solution which gave the brand a very natural place in conversations and the day to day lives of their customers. So during times like these, find solutions for your customers and your brand equity will naturally shine through. Furthermore, doing the right thing is always the best policy; Conagra has a long history of (silently) giving back to multiple charities and as Jon said, 'giving never goes out of style.' So when in doubt, give.    Solve problems internally by crowdsourcing solutions. Jon discussed a fascinating executive-led, initiative within Conagra called Catapult where Conagra employees from all over the world submit innovative solutions to the problems and challenges that the brand faces.  Executives then judge the solutions and not only award the teams behind the proposals, but they implement the solutions themselves. This is a brilliant lesson in leadership. Companies like Conagra have thousands of people within their organization, all of which have different perspectives, skills, and experience - this is an extremely abundant resource of brainpower which most companies need to tap. Not only does this approach allow companies to rapidly solve problems with informed and relevant solutions, but it makes employees feel heard and therefore valued which is extremely motivating. A common misconception of leadership is to feel the responsibility to have all the answers, when in fact, the best leaders are those who can find all the answers. So turn your employee base into a think tank.     Double down on internal comms. Conagra is a company of over 18,000 people, with such a strong sense of brand equity, its critical for companies like Conagra to ensure their employees are all in alignment and singing the same tune to make sure their slate of products are on the shelves and in the pantries of their customers.   During this era of coronavirus, where most companies are forced to work remotely, it’s easy for employees to feel distant and therefore disengaged - to counter this, Jon and his team have stepped up internal communications substantially with informative videos from the CEO, and a series spearheaded by Jon called the Conagra connection where he highlights success stories and important information to employees. Jon used to do this once a week and now does it two to three times a week, all for the sake of ensuring his employees are connected. Increased internal communications can solve the gaps in awareness caused by this very disruptive time period.   Big thanks to Jon Harris for joining us this week, and big thanks to Cindy Irizarri and Lanie Friedman for making this happen. You can follow Jon on twitter at @jonjayharris. Don’t forget to subscribe to Damn Good Brands on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere you listen.  ----- Produced by Simpler Media

Jacques Kabongo is a certified personal trainer and kettlebell instructor. Kabongo graduated from University of Michigan with his Bachelors in Psychology and Wayne State University with an MBA in Marketing. Jacques' strong interest in health and wellness lead him to personal training 17 years ago as he started his first stint with Bally Total Fitness. From there Jacques went on to work for LA Fitness, Power House Gym and started his own business, Motor City Kettlebells. Hear how he encourages clients, friends and family to stay active and eat right at every stage in life especially during this time. **Please excuse the audio. We are still recording in quarantine. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/taylor-a-williams/support

JOIN US IRL: www.instagram.com/wisemillennial Eddie Carrington Jr, Leading Instructor of "Equinox", sits down to discuss his journey as a former national spokesperson for Bally Total Fitness, how to build healthy habits to achieve your goals, the role that social media plays, technology in fitness, the power of holding ourselves accountable, and his own insecurities to maintain fitness.**QUARANTINE UPDATE**: With Equinox temporary closed due to COVID-19, they just launched their new streaming service, called "Variis". Check it out here: Variis by EquinoxLEARN MORE ABOUT EDDIE: https://www.equinox.com/groupfitness/instructor/eddie-carringtonINSTA:@erc143FREE ONLINE WORKOUT CLASSES: http://instagram.com/variisINTERVIEW QUESTIONS:Interesting background. You had worked in education helping companies find talent. You were also a national spokesman for bally total fitness. Why are you doing this? What motivates you? At what point did you say to yourself, you know what i want to dedicate my life to fitness?How would you describe the equinox fitness community in NYC?Are there any stereotypes or misperceptions that you hear about the fitness or equinox community which would like to challenge?Why do you think they exist? Where do they come from?TopicsSocial media, Instagram and role it plays in health. A lot of things i hear from millennials is we struggle comparing ourselves to others? Or just feeling content with who i am. This concept of body acceptance and healthy self image. What role does social media play in educating people about health without making them feel shitty?So many people struggle with routine. Is it laziness? People are crunched for time? Not wanting it enough? What can they do? Why is it so tough?Diet. Food. Keto. Low carb. So many studies and contradictory information on the internet. What has worked for you? Any gamechanging tips?Technology. Where do you see fitness evolving to? We have so much data now and tech. Different ways of working out. Mirror, fitbit, streaming apps. Blood analysis. Peoples bodies respond differently. Should we be paying attention to this or ignoring it? Is it really helping or hurting?About youChallenges or struggles. Pressure to be physically fit as an instructor. insecurity that your Identity wrapped in your brand?What is something you wish someone had told you 5 years ago, or you had told yourself, that you had to learn on your own? But would have made life so much easier had you known.How can people learn more about you and get involved with the community you're building?

Chief Internet Marketing is the creation of advertising and marketing specialist, Jeff Stanislow. Jeff’s unparalleled success with Michigan enterprise, Motor City Interactive and Tampa Bay’s The Bay Connection, sparked the creation of this Florida-based digital consulting enterprise.   Jeff has specialized in online marketing for over 10 years, providing solutions to companies such as AAA Life, Bally Total Fitness, EDS, Flagstar Bank, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, St. John Health System, and many others. Frequently sought as a guest speaker on internet trends and topics, Jeff is also an Adjunct Professor at Walsh College, where he teaches graduate-level classes in interactive marketing. In addition, he is a past president of GLIMA (Great Lakes Interactive Marketing Association), and is a member of the board of directors for DMAD (Direct Marketing Association of Detroit). Jeff holds a B.S. degree in Marketing from Michigan State University, and an M.S. degree in Information Management & Communications from Walsh College. Jeff is well respected throughout the community and in addition to his listing in Who’s Who in Technology – Crain’s Detroit, he has been published in the Detroit News, Michigan Technology News, Internet Day, Adcrafter Roster Edition, BigIdea Magazine, Internet Survival Guide, and has spoken at Internet World, glima, Automation Alley, State of the Net, Digital Detroit, Ann Arbor IT zone, ITEC, DMAD, and the Adcraft Club.   Connect with Jeff Stanislow: Website: www.chiefinternetmarketer.com Twitter: @ChiefIntMkter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffstanislow/   Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Thejondwoskinexperience/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/

Bonnie Micheli and Tracy Roemer - co-founders of Shred415 - are sort of a package deal. Together, they go by Bonnie and Tracy, populating a shared Instagram under the name with photos of the two of them, sharing an office where each sits under their first initial, taking vacations with their families together. In fact, it was during this interview that I realized that I had not ever pronounced their last names aloud. And at aSweatLife, we use a style that was beaten into me in Journalism School - spelling out a full name and listing a title on first mention (Bonnie Micheli and Tracy Roemer - co-founders of Shred415) and then referring to that person by their last name from that point forward. And although I will follow that style, I must note how difficult it's going to be, which is a true win for the pair who have successfully branded themselves by their first names together and created a world for themselves built around fitness. "I think we're sisters at this point," Micheli said of the pair that met in line at Starbucks and bonded over their shared love of fitness. Roemer spent her early career at Bally Total Fitness, creating a new focus on lifestyle within the former fitness giant, but when life brought her to Chicago, she worked at PowerPlate in their studio and eventually was the General Manager of David Barton Gym. Micheli had just started teaching Barre at Dailey Method, although her deep passion for fitness fueled her through her early career as a traveling computer programmer. Together, they bonded over their shared love of fitness and their desire to create a treadmill and strength training format. And eight years ago when Micheli and Roemer opened their first Shred415 location, Roemer recalls where the fitness industry was: fitness fanatics were committed to their routines, but not to their gyms. Those who wanted to do their favorite fitness classes bought class-packs, not memberships. A departure from big-box gyms and their commitment-focused memberships. "Everything comes back full-circle," Roemer mused. "I feel like we're back in this full-circle cycle where we started with big box gyms and people were paying memberships ... there's a lot more competition in the playing field now and we've all come back to trying to capture our clients and have recurring revenue and memberships." And lot of other elements have changed through the near-decade of Shred415. The pair can now count themselves as franchisors. As the brand first grew, it was corporate-owned - a model in which one controlling entity invests in and opens all locations. That's a slower way to grow, especially as the Shred415 community called for expansion outside of Chicago. "We were receiving emails from people across the country wanting us to get to their city, their town, their state," Roemer remembers. But after winning EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2015, Micheli and Roemer made a life-changing connect with OrangeTheory founder Ellen Latham who talked them through franchising and how it can supercharge their nationwide growth. Today, you can find Shred415 across the nation, run by franchisees who fell in love with the brand and even some who started as instructors in Chicago and took the brand with them to other cities and states. At the heart of this expanding empire, though, are two friends who were lucky enough to meet in line at a coffee shop and somehow managed to find their perfect match in business. "The second we worked together it was such an incredible partnership from day one, we, just have each others' best interests in mind," Micheli said. Find Shred415 locations nationwide, and soon globally. Work out with Bonnie and Tracy on the SweatWorking App and if you already love Shred415 and want to open one yourself, you can find out more about franchising here.  

On this episode, I wanted to bring in a long time friend of mine, Randall Pich. Randall is the ceo of Live Fit Apparel, Top Threads and is involved with a few other business ventures that he mentions on this episode. Randall is a Long Beach native and we became friends back in 2008 in our days of personal training Bally Total Fitness. I've been lucky enough to not only befriend Randall, but also see him hussle and grow his empire to what it is today. We had a lot of fun recapping his upbringing, his involvemnt in the fitness industry, how he got to where he is today with LVFT, and just having some fun conversation. On top of that, Randall shares some serious life advice for entrepenurs and anyone that just needs some inspirations. Really do hope you guys enjoy it!***SHOW NOTES***Randall Pich InfoWebsite:https://www.randall-pich.com https://www.livefitapparel.comhttps://topthreadsinc.comInstagram:@randall_pich@live_fit_apparel@topthreads4th Quarter Fit Website:http://4thquarterfitlongbeach.comFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/4thquarterfit/Instagram:@4thquarterfit@john_4qfit

027 | Dre Baldwin Reminds Us That Persistence is the Key to Business Dre Baldwin is the world's only “Work On Your Game” expert. A 9-year professional basketball player, Dre teaches mental toughness, self-confidence and self-discipline to athletes, entrepreneurs and business professionals. Dre started publishing to YouTube in 2006 -- a discipline that continues to this day, with content going out to his 120,000+ subscribers and being viewed over 40 million times. When most people decide to become entrepreneurs they understand that the journey won’t be easy or quick. They know starting a business is a long-term game, but you will often see many people quit after just a short amount of time, or when they experience their first failure or setback. In this episode Dre shares why being persistent (and NEVER quitting) is the ONE THING that consistently made him stand out from all others. Dre experienced some major setbacks in his journey to be a pro basketball player, some that ended with him working at footlocker and not on a team. However, he never allowed these things to keep him from taking the next big step. He’d get right back up and plot his path towards his goal. Dre shares with the Success Unfiltered listeners, how he remained so completely focused in some of his darkest moments. There is so much inspiration to be found in this episode! Tune in as Dre shares his incredible journey from a college graduate to pro basketball player and motivational speaker. Enjoy, thank you for listening and tuning into Success Unfiltered! To share your thoughts: Email The Pitch Queen @ hello@thepitchqueen.com Ask a question over at www.ThePitchQueen.com Share Success Unfiltered on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, & LinkedIn To help the show out: Please leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe to the show on iTunes. Special thanks goes out to Dre Baldwin for taking the time to chat with Michelle. Be sure to join us next week for our next new episode! P.S. Are you ready to help your clients get what they really want? The DREAM! Ready to learn what passions are driving them to that dream? And also learn know how to deliver that message? Click right HERE to learn how you get to those emotional hot buttons that tell the client that you “get” them and shows them that YOU are the one to see them through to the promise land! Here are a few key secrets we talked about in this episode: Michelle introduces Dre Baldwin. Dre shares the first major NO he heard, taking us all the way back to his very first time trying out for a minor league basketball team. Dre let nothing get in the way of his goals and dreams! He spent time working at Footlocker and Bally Total Fitness, while also working on his basketball skills. In order to make the pros, Dre had to crack the code and figure out what they were looking for in an athlete in order to excel. Dre had a shocking experience when he went to tryouts for the first (and second time). Dre briefly shares what working in sales at Bally Total Fitness was like. While attending exposure camp, Dre found an agent, who then got him a contract with a team in Lithuania. The contract didn’t last long, Dre shares the whole story! The lowest point of Dre’s life was when he was working the overnight shift at a grocery store. Dre explains why this was the lowest point and how he got out of it. Dre shares how he got his spark for basketball back. Dre’s next contract took him to Germany, he shares this drama filled story with my listeners. His agent worked to try to get him on a team in Ireland, which fell through, but ended up being the turning point for Dre and his YouTube channel. “Work on Your Game.” ~ Dre Baldwin “Everybody has a game that you're in. You're gonna win your game. You're gonna lose your game, but you gotta show up every day, do the work.” ~ Dre Baldwin Dre shares the ONE THING that makes him stand out above so many others. Dre shares what he would tell his younger self. Get more from Dre: The Mental Handbook: The Guidebook to Approaching Sports & Life With a Bulletproof Mindset The Mirror of Motivation: Self-Guide To Self-Discipline 25 Reasons to Quit Worrying When To Quit (YES, There IS a Time) Be The Hope You Wish You Had The Super You: Unlocking and Living With Your Highest Level of Confidence Buy A Game: Dre Baldwin’s Early Basketball Story The Overseas Basketball Blueprint: A Guidebook On Starting And Furthering Your Professional Basketball Career Abroad For American-Born Players Basketball: The 4 Essential Mental Game Tools Ask Yourself A Better Question: Change your Questions, Change Your Thoughts, and Change Your Life How To Get More Females Connect with Dre: Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Dre’s Website “Work on Your Game” Show Are you ready to help your clients get what they really want? The DREAM! Learn what their passions are that drive them to their dream? And also learn know how to deliver that message? Click right HERE to learn how you get to those emotional hot buttons that tell the client that you “get” them and shows them that YOU are the one to see them through to the promise land! We’re going to show you step-by-step how to get to what really trips their trigger and USE it to get you a solid, passionate, dream-laden YES right HERE! Music produced by Deejay-O  www.iamdeejayo.com

A CEO’s Virtual Mentor Episode 13  The Big Shareholder Activism Episode – The Escalation Path Implications and Advice for Corporate Governance and CEO Leadership Our guests in a panel format include: Chris Young, Managing Director and Head of the Contested Situations Group, Credit Suisse Paul Toback, Former President, CEO and Chairman of Bally Total Fitness Marjorie Bowen, Retired Managing Partner of Houlihan Lokey and highly experienced public and private company director with an extensive list of directorships in which she was occasionally the activists’ board nominee. Corporate governance expert and independent director of publicly-traded companies, Tanuja Dehne. Our past two episodes have included segments on shareholder activism provided by our guest Chris Young from Credit Suisse.  Episode 11 included an historical look at the development and mainstreaming of shareholder activism as an asset class and the institutionalization of corporate governance through firms like ISS and Glass Lewis.  Episode 12 looked at the Vulnerability Framework and what brings companies into the attention of the activists.  We mentioned in a prior episode that a Wall Street Journal article had concluded that shareholder activism, which has been a perennial nuisance for chief executives, was now becoming an existential threat. So, what is it like to be in the crosshairs of the activist and what should you do about it? This Episode 13 is our big shareholder activism episode.  We take you step by step down the escalation path through 8 phases – including The Letter through the Proxy Contest. Chris Young from Credit Suisse will provide the steps and the pathway.  Governance expert Tanuja Dehne will provide some governance and management considerations along the way. Paul Toback will discuss his firsthand experience of being CEO at Bally Total Fitness and in the crosshairs at points along the path.  Highly-experienced, independent director, Marjorie Bowen, will provide context as an activist’s board nominee in the setting of activism and also provide governance and management advice for these situations. It’s with great pleasure that we announce that Tanuja Dehne has joined our team at Lyceum Leadership Consulting.  She brings her expertise to our board effectiveness and executive team effectiveness service offerings.  Warm thanks to our guests Paul Toback, Tanuja Dehne, Marjorie Bowen and Chris Young.  And special thank you to our sponsor TransparentCareer.  For those footnote readers, as always, please see the back of our album cover. For those interested, the rise and fall of Bally Total Fitness are covered in two cases at Harvard Business School by Strategy Professor John R. Wells. Please follow our links to the cases on the HBS website. All previous episodes are available on iTunes.  Please tune in to our next big episode on Philanthropy.  We’ll cover the subject from many different angles. From the perspective of the giver – with University of Chicago benefactor Bernard DelGiorno.   Bernie also advises clients on the subject in his role in private wealth management at UBS.  From the angle of the recipient.  We will glean the perspectives of Jennifer Sampson, CEO of The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas.  Jennifer led a turnaround in Dallas and has led the development of programs that fund impactful social entrepreneurship.  We will also introduce you to a group of public company CEO’s in Ohio that are leveraging their musical talents to raise money for charities in Ohio.  Two of these CEOs are board members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Thanks for joining us.  We can’t improve without your feedback – write us through our website www.LeadershipLyceum.com and subscribe on iTunes.   Program Guide - Episode 13 The Big Shareholder Activism Episode – The Escalation Path Implications and Advice for Corporate Governance and CEO Leadership  0:35       Introduction 0:52       Introduction to specific programming in this Episode 13 3:46       Chapter 1: The Position 19:19     Chapter 2: The Letter 28:37     Chapter 3: The Meetings 34:37     Chapter 4: Making it Public 37:21     Chapter 5: The Compromise 42:20     Chapter 6: The Proxy Contest 47:17     Chapter 7: After the Proxy Contest 52:47     Chapter 8: The Advice  1:07:45  Final Credits  1:08:18  Episode 14 Preview   Informative and Helpful Links Our Sponsor – TransparentCareer https://www.transparentcareer.com   The Lyceum’s Well-Tuned Governance Model  https://www.leadershiplyceum.com/lyceum-board-effectiveness     The Forgotten Beatle - Jimmy Nicol Photo - https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/photo/2014/05/1964-beatlemania/b33_06151156/main_900.jpg?1420504210 Story - http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/meet-jimmy-nicol-the-forgotten-beatle-standin-drummer-for-ringo/news-story/0f79dd8eda8adc579d3c35c6bfb32f1f Bally Total Fitness and the Harvard Business School Case Study Collection Harvard Business School Professor John R. Wells [Wells' bio]  teaches the Bally Total Fitness case in his strategy course.  His two cases on Bally cover the rise and fall of Bally Total Fitness, respectively.  For access to abstracts on the case please find the links here: Bally Total Fitness (A): The Rise, 1962–2004 and Bally Total Fitness (B): The Fall, 2005–2016 Bally Total Fitness (B): The Fall, 2005–2016   Scott Joplin: https://www.scottjoplin.org/   Biographies of Guests  Ms. Marjorie Bowen Marjorie Bowen has served as an independent director for twelve public and private companies.  She has significant experience with corporate activism from both the activist shareholder as well as the incumbent board perspective.  As an activist appointed nominee, Ms. Bowen participated in a highly contested proxy contest, was endorsed by RiskMetrics and Proxy Governance, and was elected with 80 percent of the vote.  She also has been appointed as a director as a result of activist and board negotiations.  Conversely, Ms. Bowen has served as a director when an activist shareholder agitated for significant change, and in response she assumed a leadership role in developing and implementing solutions to maximize value for all shareholders.  Ms. Bowen’s directorships often involve complicated situations, operationally and/or financially challenged companies, including those needing to implement significant strategic and/or operational changes, turnarounds, and distressed companies both in and out of bankruptcy, across many industries.  Ms. Bowen’s directorships follow a nearly 20-year career in investment banking at Houlihan Lokey, advising boards of public companies on transactional, strategic and other shareholder matters, serving as a member of the firm’s senior management team, heading the industry leading fairness opinion practice, and providing leadership as the most senior woman at the firm.  She is a qualified NYSE and NASDAQ financial expert, and is well versed in corporate governance matters.   Mr. Paul Toback Paul is a seasoned Senior Executive, Attorney, Founder, Entrepreneur, and Consultant with 30 years of success in health, fitness, technology, and government. Leveraging extensive experience in new business development and strategic planning, he is a valuable asset for service companies looking for growth, team development, and brand building. His broad areas of expertise include public company leadership development; financial engineering and restructuring; mergers and acquisitions (M&A); startup, transition, turnaround, transformation; top-talent recruitment; cost reduction and revenue generation; finance and scaling; and legal, international, and franchising. Throughout his executive career, Paul has held leadership positions at Sproing Sport (Founder and CEO); Sproing Fitness LLC (Founder and CEO); Telegraph Consulting; Bally Total Fitness; The White House; and The City of Chicago. He has been responsible for securing a patent for new-generation high-intensity interval training (HIIT) fitness equipment, establishing fully-integrated manufacturing and global distribution, and opening domestic licensed brand fitness studios. As senior executive and C Suite Officer for the then-largest nationwide fitness center brand, Paul generated a record 22% increase of $1.1B net revenue in 4 years, resulting in $5.6MM net income in fourth year, reversing a $91MM loss. Separately, he increased cash flow $70 million annually by reducing expenses and capital spending for a company; and refinanced $500MM of corporate debt, including senior notes, term loan, and revolving credit, positively impacting nearly 70% of the company’s total debt. Paul secured a B.A. with Distinction in Political Science from Stanford University, graduating in 3 years. He earned a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) in Law from University of Chicago Law School. As a proficient executive, he has served on several boards, including with Bally Total Fitness, and the National Women’s History Museum.   Mr. Chris Young Chris Young has been Managing Director and Head of the Takeover Defense Practice at Credit Suisse AG and Credit Suisse Group since June 1, 2010. Until May 2010, Mr. Young served as the Director of M&A and Proxy Fight at Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). While at ISS, Mr. Young was responsible for analyzing contentious M&A transactions, proxy fights and corporate governance issues and providing proxy voting and tender offer recommendations for ISS institutional investor clients. Mr. Young also helped to facilitate a constructive dialogue between ISS institutional investor clients and senior executives and directors of public companies in the US and Europe. Mr. Young is regarded as a leading authority on contested M&A transactions and shareholder activism. Prior to ISS, Mr. Young was a member of the investment banking group at Bear Stearns and the M&A group at Sullivan & Cromwell. Mr. Young is a CFA charter holder, received his JD, magna cum laude, from Boston University and his BS from Georgetown University.   Ms. Tanuja Dehne Tanuja Dehne is Senior Governance Advisor for Lyceum Leadership Consulting [Tanuja's Bio] and a public company director and former C-level executive of NRG Energy, Inc., a Fortune 250 power company. Tanuja brings perspective and experience from her cross-disciplinary roles to the C-suite and board room. She is a purpose-driven leader, cultivator of talent and proven strategist. She is an award winning corporate attorney, human resources professional and community volunteer who thrives when making a positive difference in the lives of others. During her tenure at NRG Energy, Inc., Tanuja had increasingly expansive roles: initially the company’s securities and finance lawyer, then Corporate Secretary and lead M&A attorney, before becoming the head of Human Resources. Ultimately, in her role as EVP, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief of Staff, she oversaw the company’s Human Resources, Information Technology, Communications, Marketing and Sustainability departments, the company’s charitable giving program, M&A integrations, as well as the construction of NRG’s sustainable corporate headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey. Tanuja also served as a sponsor, coach and “internal angel investor” of interdisciplinary innovation teams, including the team that created the “Path to Luma,” an environmentally conscious puzzle game launched in August 2015 with record breaking downloads in the Apple and Google stores. Tanuja is a director of Advanced Disposal Services (NYSE: ADSW) and Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp. (NYSE: SBY), and Board Trustee of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, HomeFront of New Jersey and Young Audiences New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. She is a frequent speaker on topics including leadership, corporate governance, and the intersection of the law and human resources. She received a B.A. from Lafayette College, Master’s in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania, and Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law. Subscribe to the podcast at iTunes: https://t.co/a70rtSiQnW or SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/thomas-linquist Follow Leadership Lyceum on:        Our website: www.LeadershipLyceum.com        LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-linquist-682997 Twitter: @LeaderLyceum https://twitter.com/LeaderLyceum Email us: info@LeadershipLyceum.com Your host Thomas B. Linquist is the Founder and Managing Partner of Lyceum Leadership Consulting and Lyceum Leadership Productions. Over his 15 years in management and leadership consulting he has served a wide array of industrial clients.  This includes leadership assessment and search for chief executive officers, chief financial officers, chief operating officers and boards of directors.  He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and over his 25-year career has served in a variety of roles: as an engineer with Shell Oil Company, a banker with ABN AMRO Bank, and as treasurer was the youngest corporate officer in the 150+ year history at Peoples Energy Company in Chicago.  He is an expert on hiring and promotion decisions and leadership development.  Over the course of his search career, he has interviewed thousands of leaders.  Please subscribe to the Leadership Lyceum in the podcast section at iTunes which will enable future content to come to you automatically. 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Today we are joined by Samir Becic, originally from Bosnia. Samir was a former fitness director at Bally Total Fitness. He created his own unique fitness approach, the Resync method. He's also founded the Health Fitness Revolution online magazine. During his time at Bally's, he was also named the top fitness trainer in America four times, fitness director of the year twice, and Bally's best fitness trainer. His upcoming book is called Resync Your Life, and in the episode you're going to see that Samir has a ton of energy. He's a total character. He's loud. He's got a lot to say, and a lot of ideas to share. We talk about fitness, we talk about nutrition, we talk about what's wrong with all of the above in Western societies... and then we go into a little bit about mindset and why Samir chose the life path that he did. I think you guys are really going to enjoy the episode and if you do make sure to leave a comment. Enjoy guys!

Samir Becic is a world-renowned health and fitness expert. He is the founder of HealthFitnessRevolution Magazine and creator of the ReSyncFitness Method. Samir's work has been featured in many top media outlets, and he is famous for his strong motivational skills and energetic presence. From 2000-2008, Samir worked for Bally Total Fitness as the fitness director of the largest fitness facility in the entire United States. During that time, Samir quickly established himself as a world leader in health and fitness, receiving the prestigious title of  “#1 Fitness Trainer in the World/US” four times. In 2009, Samir started ReSync Enterprises, a company which provides health and fitness education seminars to corporations, the media, and community organizations using his celebrated ReSync Method. Samir used his extensive knowledge of health and fitness to found Health Fitness Revolution in 2011. Health Fitness Revolution is a non-profit movement headed by the Samir Becic Foundation 501(c)(3) that aims to spread the message of health and fitness throughout the world in order to prevent disease and improve quality of life. Health Fitness Revolution Magazine launched in 2013 and has achieved remarkable international success. Major media outlets- the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Focus Magazine, to name just a few- use Health Fitness Revolution as a trusted source of information on everything related to healthy living. Health Fitness Revolution Magazine has also been credited as the first source to emphasize fitness and health in politics, religion, and education. In 2013, the magazine published the first-ever list to feature the fittest world leaders and heads of state. The list has since become an annual tradition, with each rendition attracting international media attention. At this time Samir also developed a health and fitness program for Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church, the largest church in the United States.

Samir Becic is a world-renowned health and fitness expert. He is the founder of HealthFitnessRevolution Magazine and creator of the ReSyncFitness Method. Samir's work has been featured in many top media outlets, and he is famous for his strong motivational skills and energetic presence. From 2000-2008, Samir worked for Bally Total Fitness as the fitness director of the largest fitness facility in the entire United States. During that time, Samir quickly established himself as a world leader in health and fitness, receiving the prestigious title of  “#1 Fitness Trainer in the World/US” four times. In 2009, Samir started ReSync Enterprises, a company which provides health and fitness education seminars to corporations, the media, and community organizations using his celebrated ReSync Method. Samir used his extensive knowledge of health and fitness to found Health Fitness Revolution in 2011. Health Fitness Revolution is a non-profit movement headed by the Samir Becic Foundation 501(c)(3) that aims to spread the message of health and fitness throughout the world in order to prevent disease and improve quality of life. Health Fitness Revolution Magazine launched in 2013 and has achieved remarkable international success. Major media outlets- the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Focus Magazine, to name just a few- use Health Fitness Revolution as a trusted source of information on everything related to healthy living. Health Fitness Revolution Magazine has also been credited as the first source to emphasize fitness and health in politics, religion, and education. In 2013, the magazine published the first-ever list to feature the fittest world leaders and heads of state. The list has since become an annual tradition, with each rendition attracting international media attention. At this time Samir also developed a health and fitness program for Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church, the largest church in the United States.

Ever experience the “zebra effect” online? You know… when you log on to do one thing and then get absolutely lost as you’re led from shiny thing to shiny thing till you feel like you’re in a field of zebras? Cash Flow Diary podcast guest Tony Delmercado understands. Tony is the COO at Hawke Media, a leading outsourced digital CMO agency for companies including Evite, Bally Total Fitness, Verizon Wireless, Eddie Bauer, Red Bull and many other brands.Prior to his position at Hawke Media, Tony was the COO at Fame Wizard, a firm that helped develop the careers of independent artists. His craving to improve the world of business is exemplified by his time as director member of service at the World Business Academy, a nonprofit think tank and network of business and thought leaders with a mission to inspire and help businesses assume responsibility for the whole of society.But what and who was Tony before that? What was he doing before helping businesses and their owners spread the messages, build their brands and help them create lots and lots of cashflow through great digital marketing?Tony’s first job was as a low-wage worker at a golf course caring for the grounds. So he and a friend started their own lawn care business. They mowed lawns. Over time they build up a true lawn care business with lots of mowers, trucks and yard workers of their own, which started when Tony found a way to get low-interest funding for mowers!When it came time for Tony to head off to college, he first thought about being a teacher, but realized it wouldn’t pay. He says while he’s sad about that, because he loves the idea of teaching, that decision pushed him to follow another path and passion.After graduating he bought a used Police van, loaded it up with all his belongings and headed across the country to become a west coast architect. That’s what he was trained to do, but it’s not what he ended up doing. In fact, he started selling knives.About that time, Tony found that he loved being an entrepreneur. He says he’s a builder vs. a sustainer or closer. He needs change every three to five years. Tony became a serial entrepreneur. His journey is one of the more interesting ones because of the people he got to work with, especially in the music industry.You are definitely going to want to hear Tony’s story. His long and winding road to success is a bit unique. Give it your attention and see what you can learn. LISTEN NOW.

An actor and model known as much for his on-screen charisma as he is for his strong athletic build, Harold House Moore is a promising talent most widely recognized for his series regular role on VH1’s Single Ladies. His additional portrayal of Jackpot, a rookie cop on Robert De Niro and CBS’s NYC 22, does not let us forget about other past work like a starring role as boxer Robert Brown on The Hammer. This breakthrough performance has been recognized by critics as a performance lead by one of Hollywood’s hottest new stars.  His face can also be seen on numerous television ads and major national campaigns for brands including but not limited to Expedia, Payless, Dunkin’ Donuts, Time Warner, Subway, Bally Total Fitness, Lincoln, Budlight, as well as national print ads for DiamondBack, Sketchers, Lincoln, Boost Mobile, K Swiss, Bacardi, and an editorial spread for XXL Magazine.  Outside of his entertainment career, House can be seen off the screen working as a strong advocate for youth development, exposure, and education, providing hands-on mentorship and coaching programs in connection with YMCA, Boys and Girls Club, and AAU Sports. 

Lee is CEO of Performance Health Systems, LLC, the manufacturer and worldwide distributor of Power Plate® and bioDensity™ branded advanced-technology health, wellness and exercise equipment. Since 2003, Lee has also served as President of Liberation Advisory Group, a private management-consulting firm. From 2006 to 2008, Lee served as Chairman and CEO of Power Plate International, developing a highly successful global business, manufacturing and distributing high-tech medical and exercise equipment. Previously, he served as CEO and Chairman of Bally Total Fitness, at the time, the world’s largest health club chain. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and CFO of Bally Entertainment Corporation. In total, Lee has spent more than 20 years in senior executive positions. Prior to that, Lee was a partner with Ernst & Young, an international accounting firm. Lee holds a B.S. of Economics from The Wharton School of Finance of the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. He currently serves as a board member of Lawson Products, Inc. and as a Trustee of the Adelphia Recovery Trust. Lee has previously served on the boards of several large publicly-traded healthcare and hospitality companies as well as Chairman of a large cable TV/ telecom company.The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too.Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Marshawn Evans visits The Wealthy Speaker Show with host Paul Lawrence Vann to share expertise on what it takes for woman and men to succeed in the Boardroom. Marshawn is Founder and President of EDGE 3 M Sports and Entertainment, LLC and ME Unlimited. Marshwan leads EDGE 3 M Sports & Entertainment. LLC and provides expertise in the areas of media, marketing and management. She works with professional athletes and high profile attorneys. She is an attorney and author of the highly acclaimed book. S.K.I.R.T.S. in the Boardroom. Marshawn was Ms. District of Columbia at the Miss America Scholarship Organization. Marshawn is a former Top 5 Ms. America finalist and is a Life Catalyst. Marshawn Evans is not only gifted,  she is also talented and its one of the reasons why Donald Trump handpicked her to  apprear on The Apprentice. Her partial list of clients include: Lamborghini, Dicks Sporting Goods, Star Wars Episode III, Bally Total Fitness, Dairy Queen, The Trump Organization, Best Buy, Sony Pictures and Home Depot. This is one episode you can't afford to miss. Tune in to listen live and or ask questions of this global phenomena, Marshawn Evens is your Life Catalyst, dial (646) 595-4797 and or join us in the web chat room http://www.blogtalkradio.com/paullawrencevann