Podcast appearances and mentions of cassie piasecki

GritCycle CEO Cassie Piasecki shares how she's led GritCycle to adapt to the current environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Connect with Cassie: https://www.instagram.com/smartycassie Email: cassie@gritycycle.com https://www.gritcycle.com Connect with Mikhail: https://www.instagram.com/miqk https://www.twitter.com/miqk https://www.mikhailalfon.com

On SMB FM 004 Cassie Piasecki shares her journey from being a consistent GritCycle rider and instructor, to managing the studio's social media accounts, and eventually being elevated to the head saddle & the CEO of GritCycle. (5:00) Entrepreneurial beginnings (6:50) Reflecting on regret (9:15) “I just asked if I could manage their social media” (11:00) “We would like you to interview to be our CEO” (20:00) How a collaborative “united front” helps during stressful periods (22:15) I have yet to see a partnership work like GritCycle's (24:00) Mindset of a CEO “How often are you thinking about the business?” (30:00) Staying true to the business (33:25) Quick hit Q&A Let us know what you thought: info@marketerschannel.com Would you like to be a guest on SMB FM, shoot us an email at the email address above. Find more about GritCycle

Cassie Piasecki is a serial entrepreneur with over 27 years of experience in the fitness industry. She currently sits as the managing partner and CEO of the rapidly growing indoor cycling studio, Grit Cycle. Connect with Cassie: https://www.instagram.com/smartycassie Get Your First Class for Free at Grit Cycle https://www.gritcycle.com Connect with Mikhail: https://www.instagram.com/miqk https://www.twitter.com/miqk https://www.mikhailalfon.com  

Mission #46 On Board: Cassie Piasecki Mission: Break the Cycle of Yo-Yo Dieting The Co-Pilot: Today’s guest is the absolutely lovely and inspirational Cassie Piasecki, who incorporates various aspects of real food, fitness, and the power of community to help women lead a WOW Life! If you’re not fully convinced throughout the conversation, just wait until you hear her moving story near the end about a memorable client. As a fitness and nutrition expert, and the founder of the WOW Life Nutrition Program, Cassie knows all too well about the risk of yo-yo dieting. Her mission is to help women avoid this destructive pattern and achieve long-lasting weight loss by forming good habits and incorporating a total mindset shift. Connect With Cassie: The WOW Life@SmartyCassie on Twitter@thewowlife on Facebook@smartycassie on Instagram The Mission Log: [07:07] - Cassie gives some statistics and numbers about weight gain and loss over the holidays, including the scary fact that most people only lose about half of the weight they gain over this time period. [09:36] - The word “restriction” as it relates to dieting doesn’t work for Cassie, and she explains why. In the process, she illuminates the problem with other words with negative connotations that we often use in relation to diets. [11:41] - What language would Cassie use to replace the words that don’t work for her, like “restriction,” “willpower,” and “cheating”? [13:33] - Cassie talks about how she got into the field of health and fitness. We hear about her first attempt to lose weight, which involved learning about portion control. She also discusses how hard it was for her to maintain her weight during the years following her initial success. [16:58] - We hear more about Cassie’s problems with dieting, specifically the issues she had with diet pills. She then discusses her sugar cravings and the related problems. [18:42] - Around the same time, Cassie was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and rheumatoid arthritis. [20:26] - When Cassie was around 40, she started to get more into nutrition to help her mood and her thyroid. [21:36] - Cassie talks about how she cut out sugar in her diet. [25:41] - We hear about all the negative life effects related to eating poorly, and the concepts of wheels of wellness and unwellness that these effects inspired Cassie to create. [27:18] - Orion steps in for a moment to recommend two books to listeners: Sugar Blues, which explains the effects of sugar, and Wheat Belly, which discusses the effects of gluten. [28:12] - Cassie explains that it’s hard for the average person (without a deep background in health and nutrition) to see personal connections between sugar or gluten and inflammation or disease. Instead, it’s easier to approach the subject from an angle related to mood or sleep quality. [31:25] - Orion talks about her experience growing up in Israel and how it compares to typical food choices in the US. [32:23] - How does Cassie convince people to eat more vegetables? Orion chimes in and offers a tip about starting your day with protein and fat instead of protein and carbs, which Cassie supports. [36:20] - Cassie shares her new food addiction: rice tortillas by Food For Life. [36:43] - Orion talks about her previous episode with Dave Asprey. [37:38] - What are the bad fats that we should avoid? In her answer, Cassie emphasizes the importance of eating mindfully. [40:38] - Cassie talks about the step in between eating a standard American diet and eating a completely clean, mindful diet. She recommends doing it one meal at a time. [42:34] - There’s a lot of emotion tied to food and eating, Cassie points out, and weight gain is often a gradual process. [43:20] - What kind of diet would Cassie recommend for a vegetarian? She talks about vegetarian diets (as a vegetarian herself), especially in light of the question of getting enough protein. [46:45] - Cassie has been trying out going dairy-free, which she says is easy. She also says, however, that she hasn’t noticed feeling any different. [49:14] - We learn more about the “wheel of wellness” and the “wheel of unwellness,” with Cassie giving us a way to visualize these wheels. [52:56] - Cassie shifts into talking about the wheel of wellness, after a vivid description of the experience of being on the wheel of unwellness. [55:21] - Orion asks Cassie for an inspirational success story of one of her clients, and the one Cassie shares certainly fits the bill. [59:03] - Cassie shares her three tips for living a stellar life: 1. Do something active first thing in the morning every day. 2. Eat real food. 3. Find something every day that makes you laugh like crazy. [60:42] - Inspired yet? If so, you’ll be glad to know that Stellar Life listeners have access to a special discount for the WOW Life Nutrition Program. Use promo code “stellar” to save $25 (normal price $199.00). For more information about the program, check out this link. Your Pre-Flight Checklist: Make a list of all of the negative terms you use about dieting and food, like “cheating” and “restriction.” For each negative word on your list, come up with two or three positive words. Consciously work on changing your phrasing to these positive terms. Set yourself a challenge of giving up all sugar for three weeks. During this time, observe your body and moods closely to see what a difference this makes. Links and Resources: Hashimoto’s thyroiditisRheumatoid arthritisSugar BluesWheat BellyRice tortillas by Food For Life.Dave Asprey on Stellar LIfe Podcast

Have you ever ended the day by realizing everything you ate that day was all junkfood?! Cassie Piasecki had that experience and decided to change her life, get healthy and then start sharing her journey of health and wellness with others. Cassie created the Wheel of Wellness (WOW) nutrition program and has helped thousands of women to be their healthiest self. Cassie also has over 25 years of experience in the health and fitness industry, as a certified holistic health practitioner and teaching Pilates, indoor cycling, dance. She has taught fitness to over 10,000 people! She lives at the beach in Southern California with her husband Jack and 2 dogs and 22 old daughter who rarely comes home from the east coast. Nuggets of Wisdom from Cassie: "Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness." - Joseph Pilates "If I can get up in the morning, even it has to be really early, and get my body moving, I am always happier during the day." "If I take care of myself, my health is good, my body is moving and relatively pain free at the age of 48, I can handle everything else pretty much with a smile on my face. " "You can do anything for 3 weeks! You're a woman!" "I quit the sugar, and I quit the gluten for 3 weeks. And within 7 days my moods leveled out. Within 2 weeks, my skin cleared up. And within 3 weeks, all of the things, like stomachaches that I thought were just because maybe I was stressed out or whatever, all went away. So, it was the combination of the sugar and the gluten.... So, after those 3 weeks, there was no way I was going to go back. I mean, I just felt and looked so much better that there was no way I was going to go back." "The fact that I was not moody anymore, and I did not have to worry that I was going to spout off or, you know, get upset, my patience, just all of that, got so much better. That was a big enough reason for me to stay the course." "I wanted other women my age to feel and look and act as wonderful as I found that I could eating a very whole foods, low sugar, low-processed food-type diet. I do not like to say diet, it is just a lifestyle." "The first step is acknowledging that they just do not feel good. And stepping either on a scale or taking a look in their closet at all the clothes that used to fit and do not fit anymore. And just acknowledging, 'Hey, this is not working for me anymore, and I need to do something about it, and I need to do something that might take a little bit longer, but it is going to last a lifetime.'" Some of Cassie's Favorite Things: Personal habit: Exercise. "When I wake up first thing in the morning, I meditate. And get up and then I throw on some lycra, and I go and I work out." Easy meal: "Spaghetti Squash. I cut it in half. And then I bake it and roast it in the oven. And then I put them in the refrigerator. And then, everyday for lunch, take the half of the spaghetti squash and fill it with whatever leftover vegetables I have. I just fill the center of the spaghetti squash with whatever I want. And it is so yummy!" Possession: "A set of odd measuring spoons." Cassie's Favorite Books: "The Dip by Seth Godin" Best advice received: "If something is not working, it is okay to quit. There are some diets that you should quit." Cassie's Happiness Formula: "When I am done working out, and I eat a really good breakfast, and then I get to do one of three things. I either get to put on my bathing suit and go down to the beach, or I get to walk around Paris, France, or I get a message from my daughter that everything is going right in her world that day." A Challenge from Cassie: "The challenge is not to get them to eat less sugar today. The challenge is for them to add up how much sugar they eat over the course of 5 days. So, everyday, write down all the sugar that you eat. Even sugar from an apple. And see how much you are really consuming. And just sometimes that way of doing it is kind of a wake up call that you are consuming too much." Resources Free Guided Meditation from Jen It's Me Cassie (Cassie's website) The Wow Life (Wheel of Wellness) Program The Dip by Seth Godin Subscribe to Vibrant Happy Women:  

Cassie Piasecki is talking the Wheel of Wellness with me in this Inspired Conversation. She has over 25 years of experience in the health and fitness industry.  She is an AADP Holistic Health Practioner and Nutritious Life certified.  Between teaching Pilates, indoor cycling, dance, and her personal training clients, she has taught fitness to over 10,000 people!  She is certified through the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, the Pilates Method Alliance, Schwinn Indoor Cycling, and Yoga Booty Ballet.  More at www.InspiredConversations.net

Cassie Piasecki is all about fitness, fashion and beauty! Paris, Pilates, bikinis & Indoor Cycling. She's an indoor cycling and pilates instructor as well as a nutrition counselor.She’s also a serial lifestyle entrepreneur, running women’s groups and starting various businesses since the age of 18. Even started a fitness apparel store many years ago, fitness is in apparently in her blood! This conversation we dive into a few tips for healthy eating and staying on track when changing your lifestyle to more active and health conscious!

  Cassie is a serial lifestyle entrepreneur. She is also passionate about fitness, health and wellness! We talk business, executing rad ideas, or not. We also talk about our love of having a community and why it’s so important as an entrepreneur. Cassie’s intention is to help people with their fitness. Her message is take care of you first. When you take care of yourself first you are a much better mom, wife, sister, employee, boss. You create your endorphin high and set your pace for the day. Your fitness is non-negotiable. The healthy message you are sending your body sets you up for success for the day or the week. Tune in to hear all of Cassie’s awesome business and healthy lifestyle tips!