#29 - Matt Green: Befriending The FBI Director, Working For The 43rd President, Being Arnold Schwarzenegger's Right Hand & Becoming A Featured Fitness Model

Welcome back to the Iron Sights Podcast! In this episode, I sat down with Matt Green. When Matt was in his early twenties, he had already made his way into the White House, befriended the former FBI Director and gained the trust of the 43rd President of the United States. Matt was born in California, but spent his early life living in Texas. He describes his background as an Eagle Scout and reporting directly to President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. While starting his political career at the White House, Green sparked the attention of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who flew Matt Green back to California to discuss the opportunity of working beside him while serving as Governor of California. After exemplifying a passion for service driven pursuits, Matt turned his love for service inward and began weightlifting. Before Matt Green was a featured Muscle & Fitness model, he weighed under 145lbs, wasn’t genetically blessed and had never lifted a single weight in his life. Our conversation digresses into the world and evolution of Bodybuilding, modeling and monetizing a following on social media. Matt’s diverse background in politics, fitness, entrepreneurship and business made this interview one of the most fascinating 120 minutes in Iron Sights history. For more information on Matt Green visit his website: https://www.mattgreen-fitness.com/

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcoming Matt Green

01:43 Matt Green’s Fitness Background

04:13 Matt Green’s Background

11:53 Befriending The FBI Director and Reporting To The 43rd President

17:31 Behind The Scenes Stories Working For The President

20:25 Craziest Story Working with The White House

29:08 Working At the White House During The Time of 9-11

32:16 How Matt Started Working For Arnold Schwarzenegger

40:06 The Superpowers Matt Learned Working For Arnold Schwarzenegger

45:59 How Matt Got Into Muscle & Fitness Magazine

48:47 Why You Should Fail At Everything You Do

52:27 Crazy Stories Working With Arnold Schwarzenegger

57:57 The Secret To Becoming A Fitness Model

1:12:22 The World of Bodybuilding (Early Days & The Downfall)

1:19:47 The Ugliest Side of Bodybuilding & Health/Fitness

1:22:15 The Gay History of Bodybuilding

1:33:56 How To Monetize Fitness IG Channels: Starting C4

1:39:37 Working National Nuclear Security

1:43:43 Advising The Current Government: County, State, Federal, POTUS.

1:54:04 The Harm In Taking Blame For What’s Happened

1:55:28 The Biggest Problem Is Americans

1:59:28 Closing Statements