Podcast appearances and mentions of gene gurkoff

On this episode of A SENSe of Wellness podcast, host, Susan Greeley and Charity Miles Founder, Gene Gurkoff, go on a walk and talk about behavior change, motivation, movement, and giving back. The two dive into New Years resolutions and making meaningful changes to improve health wellness, and to help others. They discuss the importance of community for sustaining motivation and the significance of actively giving back. More about Gene Gurkoff Gene Gurkoff is the founder of Charity Miles, an app that enables people to earn money for charity when they walk, run, bike or otherwise get moving. Charity Miles has won several awards, including a Webby for the Best Health & Fitness App and the SXSW People's Choice Award. Gene started Charity Miles in honor of his grandfather who has Parkinson's disease. Follow Gene's social media channels! Twitter and Instagram: @CharityMiles LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gene-gurkoff/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/charity-miles/

 Health-Powered Productivity podcast guest episode featuring Gene Gurkoff, Founder of the Charity Miles app.   Not sure how to do a walking meeting or why they're so important? This Health-Powered Productivity "guestisode" features guest host Gene Gurkoff, founder of Charity Miles. Listen in to see why Gene started the Charity Miles app and how you can make it work with you and your teams!   #healthpowered #giveback #guesthost #teambuilding #EveryMileMatters #walkingmeetings   Gene Gurkoff is the founder of Charity Miles and Co-Founder of Walking Meetings.  Charity Miles is an app that helps companies improve employee well-being and CSR engagement by empowering their employees to earn money for charity when they walk, run, or bike. They work with hundreds of companies and have won several awards, including a Webby for the Best Health and Fitness App and the SXSW People's Choice Award.  From their experience working with so many companies, Gene and his Co-Founder, Lynette Perkins, are developing a new app, Walking Meetings, to help companies improve employee well-being by facilitating walking meetings and making walking meetings part of their culture.  They just launched their MVP, an exceedingly simple extension for Microsoft Outlook that helps remove many of the key barriers that prevent employees from taking walking meetings when possible.   Charity Miles Employee Empowerment Program walkingmeetings.io Walking Meetings Extension for Microsoft Outlook   As a multi-certified health and productivity speaker, coach, three-time author, and one of 800 Certified Professional Speakers®, Marcey Rader helps banish burnout through practical, tailored tools, healthy, sustainable habits, and coaching accountability. Learn more at www.marceyrader.com.   Leverage your past to power your future with our Powered Path Playbook™! www.helloraderco.com/playbook.   Check out the products and services we love at www.helloraderco.com/recommendations.   Interested in having Marcey keynote your event? Reach out through www.helloraderco.com.   Buy the habit-changing book  Work Well. Play More! Productive, Clutter-Free, Healthy Living - One Step at a Time at www.workwellplaymore.com.   *Indicates an affiliate link where I receive a few coins at no extra cost to you.             

The Lesson:  What if donating to charity was as simple as walking your dog? Oftentimes when things become easier, more people can participate, but it also drives greater enthusiasm among those already impassioned.  Notable Excerpt: "One member didn't just go across the United States, but he started in Key West and went to the northwest tip of Washington state, diagonally, 4,500 miles and he was 11-years-old. When you have things like that, and not just people doing incredible feats, but people who walk their dogs every day and tell me what that means to them, we've had people lose over 100 pounds, we have parents who do it with their kids... it's been an incredible honor to be a part of this community" The Guest: Gene Gurkoff is the founder of Charity Miles, an app that enables people to earn money for Charity when they walk, run or bike. Charity Miles is regularly featured as one of the top health and fitness apps, and is the #1 charity app. It has won several awards, including a Webby and the People's Choice award at SXSW. Gene is also a marathoner, avid Bruce Springsteen fan, husband and father.  Episode Resources: Charity Miles | Instagram Charity Miles |Twitter Chariry Miles | LinkedIn Are you ready to start your health journey today? Go to viome.com/goodcurrency to get $50 off Viome's Full Body Intelligence test or bundle, the most advanced at-home health test currently available to consumers. Use Promo Code: CURRENCY50  

Gene Gurkoff is the Founder of Charity Miles, an app that enables people to earn money for charity when they walk, run, bike, and do other activities for charity.  Charity Miles is regularly featured as one of the top health and fitness apps and has helped earn over $5 million for charity.  Gene is also an avid runner, husband, and father.Website:https://charitymiles.org/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/gene.gurkoffThe Extra Mile Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-extra-mile-the-official-charity-miles-podcast/id1256271696Connect with Roni B:https://bio.site/homeoftheawakeningsoul

Charity Miles Founder Gene Gurkoff discusses his career as an attorney, the inspiration behind the Charity Miles app and the importance of staying active. To honor his grandfather who was diagnosed with Parkinson's, Gene began running marathons to raise money for Parkinson's Disease Foundation. From there, Gene was inspired to create a platform that enabled people to turn their physical activity into money for charity. In the episode, Aaron and Gene discuss the app that was created before Charity Miles, how Gene chooses the charities that they work with, and how mental health plays a large role in his life. Listen in to hear a sneak peek of Gene's new app and learn more at charitymiles.org. Production Credits: Aaron Kwittken, Haley Sacotte, Nina Valdes, Maria Bayas, Michael Grubbs, Anna Lamm and Mathew Passy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I talk to Gene Gurkoff, the founder and CEO of Charity Miles. It's a fitness app that helps people raise money for their favorite charities through corporate sponsorships. Gene started running marathons to raise funds for Parkinson's research after his grandfather was diagnosed with the disease, and he helped to found the Fox Foundation with Michael J. Fox. Later Gene founded Charity Miles to help employees convert their steps into money for places like the Fox Foundation and other charitable groups. Gene gives his tips for healthy living: eat right, exercise, and don't make an app. He also recommends two of his favorite books: Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough and Once a Runner by John Parker.For more information about us, visit https://OffScrip.com and follow @MatthewZachary, @VaxOnPod, and @OffScripHealth on Twitter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-459 – Gene Founder of Charity Miles  (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4459.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Chris' other show à Intro: Hello my friends and welcome to episode 4-459 of the RunRunLive Podcast.  I found another way to avoid writing new material! Long story.  I was volunteered to lead a fitness project for my team at work.  I did a survey around what people wanted to know and the top of the list was “How do you find the time to work out?”  So – This question being eminently in the Chris Russell wheelhouse - I created a PowerPoint Presentation, of course I did, and I gave a little talk around that. It ended up being about 20 minutes long – so I stripped the audio off of that and present it here for you.  I did some minor editing to mask the folks I work with.  It's quite brave of me!  I sound like I'm passionate about this!  As I get older I'm trying to lean in and merge the different aspects of my world.  I got some good feedback that because of our little talk they went out and did some exercise.  So the ends justify the means.  I'm going to drop that recording in here and it is long enough to take up enough space, so I'll just do that one and the interview today and some other comments to get you a show. Our interview today is with Gene Gurkoff who has an interesting story.  You know I have a history of being involved in startups – so I lead him down that path a little.  But, he's the guy who started Charity Miles.  He's still trying to navigate it to a successful outcome.  I'm not an investor or a shareholder in anything right now but the venture capital / private equity space has been crazy this year.  There has been a record number of acquisitions and Initial Private Offerings or IPO's.  On the other side there has been a record amount of money invested.  The investors are making money and spending money.  It would not surprise me to see Gene's company in some sort of transaction this year, but that is purely speculation.  My knee is still a problem.  It was feeling stronger last week, so I went out into the trails with Ollie Thursday to see how it felt.  No improvement.  Still a sharp pain when I try to run up hills or when I toe off.  Sort of the ‘climbing the stairs' weight baring motion.  It's been 6 months so I'm back in to see the knee guy tomorrow.  Basically the only thing that changed over 6 months was that now I'm in terrible shape and my knee hurts.  I got a reasonable 31 mile bike ride on the Cape Cod rail trail yesterday.  For the most part the cycling is pain free.  Then I went for a soupy slow 10 mile run with Ollie on the rail trail in Groton this morning.  I got it done but it was slow and I didn't feel great.  That gives me about 20 miles for the week and another 40 or so of biking with a couple of weights work outs thrown in.  I'm signed up for the Bird in Hand ½ marathon and I'll be able to finish that but I won't be racing.  We'll see what the doctor says.  We'll try to keep our enthusiasm and positivity up and muddle through. Another co-worker of mine is doing a “Live your best Life” course with us.  It's a lot of manifestation and visualization stuff.  Nothing that I haven't heard before but it's always good to remind ourselves to think positive thoughts and be grateful for what we have. That's what I'm doing with my knee.  Thinking positive thoughts and assuming that eventually I'll be able to train and race like I want to.  Because our bodies are amazing.  I have a random thought to share with you.  I'm listening to a history of the American Civil War.  And the names are awesome.  Seriously.  How many people do you know named Eustis? Or Gustavus? Or Beauregard?  Come on you young parents, name your kids something spectacular!  Hope you are having a great summer, for those of you on this side of the planet.   Hope my friends in Germany are safe from the flooding.  Hope my friends out West are ok in the heat.  Stay safe everyone.  We need you with us.  On with the show.   About Zero ZERO — The End of Prostate Cancer is the leading national nonprofit with the mission to end prostate cancer. ZERO advances research, improves the lives of men and families, and inspires action. Link to my ZERO page: (for Donations) … I'll remind you that the RunRunLive podcast is ad free and listener supported.  What does that mean? It means you don't have to listen to me trying to sound sincere about Stamps.com or Audible.. (although, fyi, my MarathonBQ book is on audible) We do have a membership option where you can become a member and as a special thank you, you will get access to member's only audio. There are book reviews, odd philosophical thoughts, zombie stories and I curate old episodes for you to listen to.  I recently added that guy who cut off is foot so he could keep training and my first call with Geoff Galloway.   “Curated” means I add some introductory comments and edit them up a bit.  So anyhow – become a member so I can keep paying my bills.   … The RunRunLive podcast is Ad Free and listener supported.  … Gene Gurkoff– Founder of Charity Miles Gene is the Founder of Charity Miles, an app that enables people to earn money for charity when they walk, run, bike and do other activities for charity.  Charity Miles is regularly featured as one of the top health and fitness apps and has helped earn over $5 million for charity.  Gene is also an avid runner, husband and father.     Outro Ok my friends we have charitably contributed to the end of episode 4-459 of the RunRunLive Podcast.  Thank your lucky stars that you have the ability to help others! I have a couple updates before I go.  First, harking back to my comments on finding time to work out.  I've been doing a little engineering time study on my workouts.  And I discovered something quite wonderful.  The case study is going to the gym to lift weights.  It's 6 miles to the gym and 6 miles back and sometimes I'll ride my bike, but let's ignore the commute for now and focus on the workout itself.  I've been lifting heavy, which basically means heavier weights and fewer reps.  Monday night I did chest and back and Abs.  This consists of 3 sets of 3 exercises for the chest.  So 9 total sets of chest. Then another 3 sets of 3 exercises for the back, so another 9 sets for the back.  Then at the end of each I throw in a set of Abs – so 3 total sets of Abs.  Add it all up and I'm getting 21 heavy sets down in this workout.  How long do you think that takes?  Well I timed it.  Less than 40 minutes.  My god people!  Less than 40 minutes!  Do the math! You could do a simple workout of 1 set per muscle group and be done in 10 minutes.  You can do a total body core set that has 15 or so distinct separate exercises in it in less than 15 minute.  So I don't want to hear anybody say they don't have time.  You just have to go in and attack those workouts.  Don't lollygag around the gym looking mean.  Get that shit done.  You'll work up a sweat and look like in a month! Second update, I finished up the first season, 20 episodes of my Apocalypse podcast.  Now I'm going to turn it into a book and get started on the second season.  It's doing well.  I'm over 14,000 downloads and getting some good feedback.  That's in 6 months, pushing out an episode every two weeks. Again, do the math.  2500 words time 20 episodes is 50,000 words and you've got yourself a book.  Don't wait for permission.  Don't wait until you're sure you know what you're doing.  Don't wait until you're sure you'll be successful.  Don't wait until you can afford it.  Start! Start and pile up those pebbles one at a time and before you know it you'll have a mountain.  Or an altar.  Or a sculpture. Start and you will find a way.  Start and the worst possible outcome is that you'll learn something. I was interviewed by this guy Mike who has a “Wasteland” podcast called “” and the interview came out really well.  I'm quite enjoying this new creative project.  Links in the show notes.  And I'm going to drop Mike's show with the interview on my feed next week as well.  If you go back to my sermon on how to find time, you'll remember what I said about finding something that brings you joy.  It's an important nuance, that we're talking about ‘joy', not ‘pleasure'.  Getting high might bring you pleasure but being creative can bring you joy.  I am getting great joy out of creating and producing these characters in this world and that comes through in my interview with Mike.  So, my friends, that's your homework for this week.  Find what gives you joy and embrace it.  Then get started.  And I'll see you out there. My Apocalypse show ->     MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Rachel -> Coach Jeff ->  

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-459 – Gene Founder of Charity Miles  (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4459.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Chris' other show à Intro: Hello my friends and welcome to episode 4-459 of the RunRunLive Podcast.  I found another way to avoid writing new material! Long story.  I was volunteered to lead a fitness project for my team at work.  I did a survey around what people wanted to know and the top of the list was “How do you find the time to work out?”  So – This question being eminently in the Chris Russell wheelhouse - I created a PowerPoint Presentation, of course I did, and I gave a little talk around that. It ended up being about 20 minutes long – so I stripped the audio off of that and present it here for you.  I did some minor editing to mask the folks I work with.  It's quite brave of me!  I sound like I'm passionate about this!  As I get older I'm trying to lean in and merge the different aspects of my world.  I got some good feedback that because of our little talk they went out and did some exercise.  So the ends justify the means.  I'm going to drop that recording in here and it is long enough to take up enough space, so I'll just do that one and the interview today and some other comments to get you a show. Our interview today is with Gene Gurkoff who has an interesting story.  You know I have a history of being involved in startups – so I lead him down that path a little.  But, he's the guy who started Charity Miles.  He's still trying to navigate it to a successful outcome.  I'm not an investor or a shareholder in anything right now but the venture capital / private equity space has been crazy this year.  There has been a record number of acquisitions and Initial Private Offerings or IPO's.  On the other side there has been a record amount of money invested.  The investors are making money and spending money.  It would not surprise me to see Gene's company in some sort of transaction this year, but that is purely speculation.  My knee is still a problem.  It was feeling stronger last week, so I went out into the trails with Ollie Thursday to see how it felt.  No improvement.  Still a sharp pain when I try to run up hills or when I toe off.  Sort of the ‘climbing the stairs' weight baring motion.  It's been 6 months so I'm back in to see the knee guy tomorrow.  Basically the only thing that changed over 6 months was that now I'm in terrible shape and my knee hurts.  I got a reasonable 31 mile bike ride on the Cape Cod rail trail yesterday.  For the most part the cycling is pain free.  Then I went for a soupy slow 10 mile run with Ollie on the rail trail in Groton this morning.  I got it done but it was slow and I didn't feel great.  That gives me about 20 miles for the week and another 40 or so of biking with a couple of weights work outs thrown in.  I'm signed up for the Bird in Hand ½ marathon and I'll be able to finish that but I won't be racing.  We'll see what the doctor says.  We'll try to keep our enthusiasm and positivity up and muddle through. Another co-worker of mine is doing a “Live your best Life” course with us.  It's a lot of manifestation and visualization stuff.  Nothing that I haven't heard before but it's always good to remind ourselves to think positive thoughts and be grateful for what we have. That's what I'm doing with my knee.  Thinking positive thoughts and assuming that eventually I'll be able to train and race like I want to.  Because our bodies are amazing.  I have a random thought to share with you.  I'm listening to a history of the American Civil War.  And the names are awesome.  Seriously.  How many people do you know named Eustis? Or Gustavus? Or Beauregard?  Come on you young parents, name your kids something spectacular!  Hope you are having a great summer, for those of you on this side of the planet.   Hope my friends in Germany are safe from the flooding.  Hope my friends out West are ok in the heat.  Stay safe everyone.  We need you with us.  On with the show.   About Zero ZERO — The End of Prostate Cancer is the leading national nonprofit with the mission to end prostate cancer. ZERO advances research, improves the lives of men and families, and inspires action. Link to my ZERO page: (for Donations) … I'll remind you that the RunRunLive podcast is ad free and listener supported.  What does that mean? It means you don't have to listen to me trying to sound sincere about Stamps.com or Audible.. (although, fyi, my MarathonBQ book is on audible) We do have a membership option where you can become a member and as a special thank you, you will get access to member's only audio. There are book reviews, odd philosophical thoughts, zombie stories and I curate old episodes for you to listen to.  I recently added that guy who cut off is foot so he could keep training and my first call with Geoff Galloway.   “Curated” means I add some introductory comments and edit them up a bit.  So anyhow – become a member so I can keep paying my bills.   … The RunRunLive podcast is Ad Free and listener supported.  … Gene Gurkoff– Founder of Charity Miles Gene is the Founder of Charity Miles, an app that enables people to earn money for charity when they walk, run, bike and do other activities for charity.  Charity Miles is regularly featured as one of the top health and fitness apps and has helped earn over $5 million for charity.  Gene is also an avid runner, husband and father.     Outro Ok my friends we have charitably contributed to the end of episode 4-459 of the RunRunLive Podcast.  Thank your lucky stars that you have the ability to help others! I have a couple updates before I go.  First, harking back to my comments on finding time to work out.  I've been doing a little engineering time study on my workouts.  And I discovered something quite wonderful.  The case study is going to the gym to lift weights.  It's 6 miles to the gym and 6 miles back and sometimes I'll ride my bike, but let's ignore the commute for now and focus on the workout itself.  I've been lifting heavy, which basically means heavier weights and fewer reps.  Monday night I did chest and back and Abs.  This consists of 3 sets of 3 exercises for the chest.  So 9 total sets of chest. Then another 3 sets of 3 exercises for the back, so another 9 sets for the back.  Then at the end of each I throw in a set of Abs – so 3 total sets of Abs.  Add it all up and I'm getting 21 heavy sets down in this workout.  How long do you think that takes?  Well I timed it.  Less than 40 minutes.  My god people!  Less than 40 minutes!  Do the math! You could do a simple workout of 1 set per muscle group and be done in 10 minutes.  You can do a total body core set that has 15 or so distinct separate exercises in it in less than 15 minute.  So I don't want to hear anybody say they don't have time.  You just have to go in and attack those workouts.  Don't lollygag around the gym looking mean.  Get that shit done.  You'll work up a sweat and look like in a month! Second update, I finished up the first season, 20 episodes of my Apocalypse podcast.  Now I'm going to turn it into a book and get started on the second season.  It's doing well.  I'm over 14,000 downloads and getting some good feedback.  That's in 6 months, pushing out an episode every two weeks. Again, do the math.  2500 words time 20 episodes is 50,000 words and you've got yourself a book.  Don't wait for permission.  Don't wait until you're sure you know what you're doing.  Don't wait until you're sure you'll be successful.  Don't wait until you can afford it.  Start! Start and pile up those pebbles one at a time and before you know it you'll have a mountain.  Or an altar.  Or a sculpture. Start and you will find a way.  Start and the worst possible outcome is that you'll learn something. I was interviewed by this guy Mike who has a “Wasteland” podcast called “” and the interview came out really well.  I'm quite enjoying this new creative project.  Links in the show notes.  And I'm going to drop Mike's show with the interview on my feed next week as well.  If you go back to my sermon on how to find time, you'll remember what I said about finding something that brings you joy.  It's an important nuance, that we're talking about ‘joy', not ‘pleasure'.  Getting high might bring you pleasure but being creative can bring you joy.  I am getting great joy out of creating and producing these characters in this world and that comes through in my interview with Mike.  So, my friends, that's your homework for this week.  Find what gives you joy and embrace it.  Then get started.  And I'll see you out there. My Apocalypse show ->     MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Rachel -> Coach Jeff ->  

Join Eric & Gene Gurkoff, Founder of Charity Miles, for a casual conversation you can walk to. Hear how you can connect your intentional walking miles to not only help others, but also as a reminder of what's important to you in your life and the goals you've set for yourself.About GeneGene Gurkoff is the founder of Charity Miles, an app that enables you to earn money for charity when you walk, run or bike. Gene's also a lucky husband and dad, and likes to run, too.Connect with GeneWebsite: https://charitymiles.org/Charity Miles Champions Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CharityMilesChampions

In this episode we spoke about using our logged miles to do something good. All of us have running watches or some sort of device that enables us to track out progress. Well, there are a few option, and you don't have to pick one. There are many ways to log your miles. One option is to sign up with achievements, where you can log miles. Once you reach 10,000 points, you can get yourself a gift card or donate your miles to charity. Very simple, and here is a link: https://tinyurl.com/yheruj5s That is something really rewarding. And if you wanna do even more, you can do so. There's a company that allows you to log your miles with them, automatically, and those miles will earn $ for a good case. So we decided to interview Gene Gurkoff. Gene Gurkoff is the Founder of Charity Miles, a free iPhone/Android app that enables people to earn money for charity when they walk, run or bike. He explains the history of the company as well as how all this works. Gene himself has run 35 marathons and 6 Ironman triathlons to raise money for Parkinson's research in honor of his grandfather who has the disease. Charity Miles can be found on instagram @charitymiles Our instagram is @charitymiles Our facebook group is https://www.facebook.com/groups/220352729337114/ And our NEW website is www.runningpodcast.us or www.runningpodcast.info --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marathonrunningpodcast/support

In this episode we spoke about using our logged miles to do something good. All of us have running watches or some sort of device that enables us to track out progress. Well, there are a few option, and you don't have to pick one. There are many ways to log your miles. One option is to sign up with achievements, where you can log miles. Once you reach 10,000 points, you can get yourself a gift card or donate your miles to charity. Very simple, and here is a link: https://tinyurl.com/yheruj5s That is something really rewarding. And if you wanna do even more, you can do so. There's a company that allows you to log your miles with them, automatically, and those miles will earn $ for a good case. So we decided to interview Gene Gurkoff. Gene Gurkoff is the Founder of Charity Miles, a free iPhone/Android app that enables people to earn money for charity when they walk, run or bike. He explains the history of the company as well as how all this works. Gene himself has run 35 marathons and 6 Ironman triathlons to raise money for Parkinson's research in honor of his grandfather who has the disease. Charity Miles can be found on instagram @charitymiles Our instagram is @charitymiles Our facebook group is https://www.facebook.com/groups/220352729337114/ And our NEW website is www.runningpodcast.us or www.runningpodcast.info

Gene Gurkoff founded Charity Miles in 2012 in honor of his grandfather who passed away from Parkinson’s Disease. Eight years later, it’s one of the top-rated health and fitness apps, and the #1 charity app in the app store. In this episode, we talk about Charity Miles’ Empowerment Program, which is designed for companies looking to build a culture that values health, empathy, and giving back. In addition, Gene and I discuss some challenges associated with being an entrepreneur, as well as his own podcast The Extra Mile, and of course, his take on company culture.

Episode 490... only 10 more until the big 500.  In this episode Thom Singer talks about how to challenge yourself to think big.  He as interviewed today on the "Extra Mile" podcast (where he had to go running with the host while being interviewed).  Along the way, he was challenged to think bigger. While he did not have an answer on the spot (he was out of breath), the thought stuck with him all day.... like a angel or devil on his shoulder.   Charity Miles founder, Gene Gurkoff, asked Thom why not think bigger.  This is a question that lingered.  Why not.  How can we all think bigger. What are we doing in our careers to challenge ourselves to go all the way?   Thom has no answers in this podcast, but he does have questions for the listeners. He challenges the listeners to share what they do to go bigger.  If they do not know the answer, he invited them to have a conversation with him (maybe he and a listener can see blind-spots for each other?).   Thom will be inviting Gene Gurkoff from Charity Miles to be on the podcast very soon, as he really likes the cause and how Gene is growing his mission.

On this episode of “The Shine Strategy,” you’ll meet Gene Gurkoff, founder of Charity Miles, a top iPhone/Android App that enables people to earn money for charity when they run, walk or bike. Charity Miles’ impressive model has earned nearly $3M for some of the world’s most renowned charities. Gene himself has run over 40 marathons and done six triathlons to raise money for Parkinson’s research in honor of his grandfather. It’s an honor to be able to bring awareness to Charity Miles and Gene’s life-changing work. His down-to-earth nature combined with his finance background and big heart have been major contributing factors to his success. Additionally, the passion that Charity Miles members have for the app is incredible. You won’t want to miss Gene’s stories of the lengths people have gone to raise money for their favorite non-profit organizations. Download Charity Miles on your phone and also listen to his podcast, “The Extra Mile,” while you take a walk or run for charity! For show notes and more, visit: podcast.theshinestrategy.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Project Purple is now on Charity Miles! To celebrate, we visited Stuyvesant Town in New York City to interview Gene Gurkoff, the CEO of Charity Miles. In this episode, we learn the story of Charity Miles and how this incredible app is "changing the landscape of philanthropy" through "the power of the crowd." Click the link below to get the app and start fundraising with your feet to benefit Project Purple: https://charitymiles.org/text-me-the-app/?_branch_match_id=611921693884480897

We talk with Gene Gurkoff, the founder of Charity Miles about how he has grown their user base to over 250k monthly active users and a successful podcast that supports their community. 

This week we're back with a new episode on the 'Why I Built This' mini series, where Gene Gurkoff, a Harvard Law School graduate explains why he decided to quit being a lawyer to build his own app. The proud founder of Charity Miles talks us through his not-always-smooth journey and the powerful impact of Charity Miles that gives him hope day-by-day. Press play to hear all about a Wall Street lawyer's crazy entrepreneurial journey and how he has finally found his passion in life, an app through which he makes a real impact on everyday people's lives!Three Things You Will Learn1) The Story Of Charity Miles's FoundationGene started off his career as a lawyer on Wall Street and while he did enjoy it, he always felt the entrepreneurial spirit in himself. After two not-so-successful businesses he was about to give up on his dreams and go back to the law office when the idea of Charity Miles was born. Listen to this week's episode to hear why Gene knew that Charity Miles was 'the one' and what kept him going even during hard times!2) What The Real Value Of Charity Miles IsFor every step you take you can donate a certain amount of money to your chosen charity. This is an amazing cause in itself, but according to Gene, this is not the most impactful outcome of Charity Miles. The strong community and the way Charity Miles is able to influence each user's life in a positive way carry much greater value. Tune in to find out more!3) Behind The Scenes Of Charity MilesCharity Miles is not just a simple app. It's a multi-sided platform that depends not only on the users, but also on corporate sponsors and the charities where your donations go. From today's episode you can learn more about the back-end of Charity Miles and how Gene was able to use his previous career and experiences to develop the app.

Today's episode is a very special one on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast. And the reason behind this is that we have the pleasure to finally introduce you to our very own season 2. We have been working really hard on this new season in the past couple of weeks and so hope to get you as excited as we are. Let's dive into it, shall we?The team behind 20 Minute Fitness has decided to take the podcast into a more fit-tech, health-tech direction. Of course this doesn't mean that we will lose our general health & fitness focus, but rather that we'll take it to the next level. We'll be mixing our health & fitness topics with technology. And there are two main reasons behind this. Reason #1: Technology is the future of health & fitness. It is revolutionizing the industry and is here for your benefit, you just have to learn how to take advantage of it. Hence, we find it important to teach our listeners about the amazing innovations born every day and show how you can benefit from these innovations to reach your health & fitness goals more effectively.Reason #2: This is the arena we operate in with ShapeScale. This is where are expertise lie. And this is our greatest passion that we would like to share with you guys. Season 2 - The Fit-Tech SeasonWithin Season 2 we are introducing not one, but two very exciting new sub-series.How Technology Can Help SeriesSeries 1 is going to be our 'How Technology Can Help' series. In each episode we will set a specific and very common health & fitness goal, like losing weight, as our focus. Then we'll introduce a number of tech solutions that can help you in reaching that specific health & fitness goal in a more efficient and better way.The main goal of this series will be to show how technology can help you along your health & fitness journey.Why I Built This SeriesSeries 2 is going to be our 'Why I Built This' series. With a more entrepreneurial spill, we'll be running exclusive interviews with the founders & co-founders of the most extraordinary health-tech and fit-tech companies out there.Unlike in the 'How Technology Can Help' series, here we'll be focusing exclusively on one amazing health & fitness innovation and the mastermind behind it in each episode. We will bring you insightful and very interesting conversations about the 'behind the scenes' of the given brand and the fundamental issues that have given rise to its products and services. Coming up...Before we let you press play, here's a little bit of sneak peak to get you excited. In our first couple of episodes of the 'How Technology Can Help' series, we will be focusing on health & fitness goals, such as improving your strength training performance, training for your first marathon or getting in better shape. We'll bring you some amazing fit-tech innovations that will get you on track towards reaching these goals. In our 'Why I Built This' series we'll be interviewing inspiring individuals, like Tim Peck, who is the Co-Founder and CEO of Call9, a health-tech company reinventing 911 and emergency care. We'll introduce you to Gene Gurkoff, who is the brain behind Charity Miles, an app that combines exercising with the amazing act of charity. And Jason Loewy will share how he built one of the most successful nutrition apps, MyMacros+, before even graduating from college.

Live from the Spartan World Championship Podfest in Lake Tahoe, podcast sidekick Brock Armstrong interviews Gene Gurkoff about his new app and how it can increase gratitude and reset your mindset around movement. 

What an honor! We got to record an interview with Charity Miles (@CharityMiles) CEO Gene Gurkoff (@GeneGurkoff). Not only is Gene one heck of an endurance athlete, completing 50 or so marathons, a trail ultra-marathon, and 6 Ironman Triathlons, but he is a Harvard Law graduate that went from a prestigious law firm in New York City to the founder and CEO of an amazingly addictive and charitable iPhone and Android App called Charity Miles. Charity Miles is a free iPhone and Android app that enables people to earn corporate sponsorships that benefit their favorite charities while walking, running or biking. They are supported by awesome companies like Humana, Johnson & Johnson, Timex Sports and Kenneth Cole. It's time to mobilize (pun intended) Octane Nation! Get the app and use it! It costs you nothing but a few seconds and the impact is huge.Support the Fuel Your Fire Podcast:If you get value from the show and want to tell us you appreciate us, how about popping for a bottle of water, a cup of coffee or a sandwich. Would you do that? If so, become an Octane Patron and pledge $1, $5, or $10 to the show.Support the Podcast by doing your shopping on Amazon.com. It’s that simple.No hidden or additional fees. We just get a few cents every time you head over to Amazon using this link. Also...PLEASE RATE THE FUEL YOUR FIRE PODCAST HERELike the Facebook PageFollow us on TwitterFollow us on InstagramFollow Dave on TwitterFollow Randy on TwitterFollow Mike on TwitterGet your Gatorade Endurance from your local running or triathlon specialty store or at Amazon.com. If your local store doesn't have it, ask them why. Train with what is on course at over 350 running events around the country and at Ironman Triathlons, Gatorade Endurance.ACTIVE LISTENER DEAL EXTENDED... You get 10% off the purchase of any RecoveryPump System until September 7, 2015 by going to RecoveryPump.com and using the promo code: OCTANE at checkout. You will also get a $25 shipping credit and a $50 gift card with the purchase of an RP system or a $150 gift card with the purchase of the RPX system. Upcoming Events:This Week: Ironman Champion Meredith Kessler joins the Octane guys to talk triathlon, training and life. Check out Meredith’s website and submit your comments or questions for Meredith on our Facebook page or via phone at 740-414-FUEL (740-414-3835)NEXT WEEK: The folks from TriRig will join us. Check out TriRig and submit your comments or questions for them on our Facebook page or via phone at 740-414-FUEL (740-414-3835)Be sure to check out octane-athletics.com.

Casey Poe (@skinnocentco) is not only a badass triathlete and bike racer, but she's hilarious! Casey also happens to be the owner of Skinnocent.Co and is a Licensed Esthetician who attended Esthetics school at the prestigious Aveda Institute New York. She trained in the art of facial treatments, body waxing, and makeup application techniques alongside some of the most highly regarded instructors in the field, specializing in the science of chemical peels.During this episode, Casey takes us through the ins and outs of how to care for the largest organ that we have, the skin. The episode is as funny as it is informative.Here is a list of the products that Casey discusses in this episode for your reference:Beauty BalmPlanet Sun SleevesCoolibarVital ProteinsHere is where you can find and get a hold of Casey for consultation:Skinnocent.Co WebsiteTwitterFacebookInstagramBook an Appointment with CaseyCasey gave Mike a peel. We'll share the video on that soon. Here is a copy of the protocol that she followed for that peel.Casey recommends that we are all up to speed on the risks by visiting the skin cancer foundation website. PLEASE RATE THE FUEL YOUR FIRE PODCAST HERELike the Facebook PageFollow us on TwitterFollow us on InstagramFollow Dave on TwitterFollow Randy on TwitterFollow Mike on TwitterACTIVE LISTENER DEAL EXTENDED... You get 10% off the purchase of any RecoveryPump System until September 7, 2015 by going to RecoveryPump.com and usng the promo code: OCTANE. You also get a $25 shipping credit and a gift card valued at $50 when you purchase the RP model and a gift card valued at $150 when you buy the RPX model.Upcoming Events:This Week we will have Gene Gurkoff, the CEO of Charity Miles on the show. Be looking for this episode. Gene and the Charity Miles team is helping to change the world, and you can help doing what you are already doing, running and cycling. Read this great article about Gene and Charity Miles and submit your comments or questions for Gene on our Facebook page or via phone at 740-414-FUEL (740-414-3835)Week of August 10th – Ironman Champion Meredith Kessler joins the Octane guys to talk triathlon, training and life. Check out Meredith’s website and submit your comments or questions for Gene on our Facebook page or via phone at 740-414-FUEL (740-414-3835)Support the Show:If you get value from the show and want to tell us you appreciate us, how about popping for a bottle of water, a cup of coffee or a sandwich. Would you do that? If so, become an Octane Patron and pledge $1, $5, or $10 to the show.Support the Podcast by doing your shopping on Amazon.com. It’s that simple.No hidden or additional fees. We just get a few cents every time you head over to Amazon using this link.Get your Gatorade Endurance from your local running or triathlon specialty store or at Amazon.com. If your local store doesn't have it, ask them why. Train with what is on course at over 350 running events around the country and at Ironman Triathlons, Gatorade Endurance.Be sure to check out octane-athletics.com.

We love to make ourselves a little uncomfortable so that we can get better and learn new things. With that said, on July 28, 2015 we did our first LIVE show from TriShop in Plano, TX. We sat down with Trent Nix, arguably the best bike fitter in the area if not the state. He's has completed over 1,000 rider's bike fits and is a Slowtwitch and Retul Master Bike Fitter. Trent dropped a lot of notable information on us, so get your pad and pen ready for this one. You can watch this episode on our YouTube Channel. While you are there, SUBSCRIBE so that you know when we do more of these LIVE shows and other great videos. Check out Trent and what TriShop has to offer on their Website, on Facebook, on Twitter, on Instagram and on that awesome YouTube Channel.If you support Octane Athletics Fuel Your Fire Podcast you will:PLEASE RATE THE FUEL YOUR FIRE PODCAST HERELike the Facebook PageFollow us on TwitterFollow us on InstagramFollow Dave on TwitterFollow Randy on TwitterFollow Mike on TwitterACTIVE LISTENER DEAL... You get 10% off the purchase of any RecoveryPump System until July 31, 2015 by going to RecoveryPump.com and usng the promo code: OCTANEUpcoming Events:This week: Casey Poe, Bad Ass Triathlete, Bike Racer and Esthetician joins us to discuss general skin care with a focus on skin care for athletes. We'll discuss dealing with dry skin from chlorine, treating and preventing sun damage, and dealing with saddle sores. One of the guys may be getting a face peel. If that goes down, there will be video.Next Week we will have Gene Gurkoff, the CEO of Charity Miles on the show. Be looking for this episode. Gene and the Charity Miles team is helping to change the world, and you can help doing what you are already doing, running and cycling. Read this great article about Gene and Charity Miles and submit your comments or questions for Gene on our Facebook page or via phone at 740-414-FUEL (740-414-3835)Week of August 10th – Ironman Champion Meredith Kessler joins the Octane guys to talk triathlon, training and life. Check out Meredith’s website and submit your comments or questions for Gene on our Facebook page or via phone at 740-414-FUEL (740-414-3835)Support the Show:If you get value from the show and want to tell us you appreciate us, how about popping for a bottle of water, a cup of coffee or a sandwich. Would you do that? If so, become an Octane Patron and pledge $1, $5, or $10 to the show.Support the Podcast by doing your shopping on Amazon.com. It’s that simple.No hidden or additional fees. We just get a few cents every time you head over to Amazon using this link.Get your Gatorade Endurance from your local running or triathlon specialty store or at Amazon.com. If your local store doesn’t have it, ask them why. Train with what is on course at over 350 running events around the country and at Ironman Triathlons, Gatorade Endurance.Be sure to check out octane-athletics.com.

This one starts off with a bang. Randy recovers from his "Gas Guzzler" suggestion with podcast gold arguing that H eclipses Coffee in terms of its addictive properties. This show note editor found it hilarious when I listened. The guys then discuss some backlash and a slight lack of professionalism exhibited by Normatec VP Kristian Pearson following our side-by-side between RecoveryPump and Normatec. The Octane guys kept it professional with Mr. Pearson offering for him to join the show to discuss Normatec in greater detail. This is the third such invite that was made to Normatec. We shall see where that goes. In the mean time, listen to Episode 29 to get full coverage on the recovery boot challenge we did between RecoveryPump and Normatec. Randy discusses taking the Colorado pancake challenge. See the attached pictures to get an idea of this thing. The last segment of the show is some Q&A about Power Meters and how coaches look at and use metrics like heart rate, cadence, power, etc. Finally, we announce new ways that you, our listeners, can get involved in the show....Call us. That's right, give us a call at 740-414-FUEL (740-414-3835) and leave us a message with feedback, questions, topic suggestions, rants, guest suggestions, or anything else you want to drop on us.Chat with us on slack.com. It's FREE! Our channel is https://octaneathletics.slack.com/messages/podcasting/ and you will be able to chat with us pretty often, including everytime we do a live streamed show.Active listener deals... Get 10% off the purchase of any RecoveryPump System at http://recoverypump.com/. Use the promo code OCTANE at checkout.LIVE PODCAST with Trent Nix, one of the owners of TriShop in Plano, TX, who is an incredibly talented bike fitter. That's right, we're going to record the podcast live. Come join us at TriShop from 7-8 PM on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. There will be beer, food, and some free SWAG for those that attend.Week of August 4th: Recording with Gene Gurkoff, the CEO of Charity Miles. Be looking for this episode. Gene and the Charity Miles team is helping to change the world, and you can help doing what you are already doing, running and cycling. Read this great article about Gene and Charity Miles and submit your comments or questions for Gene on our Facebook page, via the new Slack Channel or via phone at 740-414-FUEL (740-414-3835)Early August - Date TBD - Ironman Champion Meredith Kessler joins the Octane guys to talk triathlon, training and life. Check out Meredith's website and submit your comments or questions for Gene on our Facebook page, via the new Slack Channel or via phone at 740-414-FUEL (740-414-3835).PLEASE RATE THE PODCAST HERELike the Octane Athletics facebook page at facebook.com/OctaneAthleticsFollow Octane on twitter at twitter.com/octaneUSAFollow Dave on twitter at twitter.com/bigdave4Follow Randy on twitter at twitter.com/randymessmanFollow Mike on twitter at twitter.com/tridailycoachUpcoming Events:Support the Show:If you get value from the show and want to tell us you appreciate us, how about popping for a bottle of water, a cup of coffee or a sandwich. Would you do that? If so, become an Octane Patron and pledge $1, $5, or $10 to the show.Support the Podcast by doing your shopping on Amazon.com. It's that simple.No hidden or additional fees. We just get a few cents every time you head over to Amazon using this link.Get your Gatorade Endurance from your local running or triathlon specialty store or at Amazon.com. If your local store doesn't have it, ask them why. Train with what is on course at over 350 running events around the country and at Ironman Triathlons, Gatorade Endurance.Be sure to check out octane-athletics.com. 

Chase and Jenna chat with Gene Gurkoff of Charity Miles, a startup that helps you monetize every step you take for a good cause.

Due to technical difficulties the original interview with Gene Gurkoff, Charity Miles was not recorded. If at first you don't succeed then try again so join AK Stout and Deb Evans as they interview Gene Gurkoff (Founder, CEO) the entrepreneur and lawyer who conceived of Charity Miles.  After graduating Harvard Law School in 2004, Gene practiced corporate law for two of the world's most respected law firms.  At the same time, Gene represented several charities pro bono and became the pro bono General Counsel to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Gene has run in over thirty marathons and five Ironman triathlons to raise money and awareness for Team Fox in honor of his grandfather who has Parkinson's. Tune in and learn: What is Charity Miles and why was it developed? What charities are part of Charity Miles? Will the app work inside? What are the future plans for Charity Miles? Social Geek Radio Sponsors: Saying it Social, LLC and Deb Evans Consulting, LLC