Episode 51 - Brian Ching - Former Pro Soccer Player & Entrepreneur

Today, my good friend Brian Ching is my guest. Brian is a retired professional soccer player who played for twelve years in Major League Soccer and represented the U.S. national team for eight years. 

He was the 16th pick by the LA Galaxy in the 2001 MLS Superdraft and in 2006 relocated to Houston to join the Houston Dynamo where he led the team to back-to-back MLS Cup Championships in 2006 and 2007 and four MLS finals overall. A six-time MLS All-Star, Ching retired from professional soccer in 2013 as Houston Dynamo's all-time leading scorer. Off the field, Ching is a pillar in the Houston community where he is partnered with Habitat for Humanity to build homes for underprivileged families in the Houston area through fundraising efforts under his program "The House that Ching Built". 

He is also an entrepreneur and recently opened the soccer themed beer garden in Downtown Houston called Pitch 25 – Pitch for soccer pitch and 25 for his number. It’s 25,000 sq feet of awesomeness right across from Dynamo Stadium and even has a small “pitch” of its own right in the center. Highly recommend checking it out. 

He also launched Hula Dog a food truck franchise that he brought over from his native Hawaii serving amazing hot dogs and sausages. 

He is married to an amazing woman, hey Liz! He's a dad and just an all around great guy and fun training partner – he and I share a mutual interest in these XPT Life pool workouts and meet up each week to take ‘em on – we talk more about that later on in the show!