EP 17: The Business Of Mark Bell with Joe Riggio and Dan Goodman

In this episode Joe and Dan speak to world champion powerlifter turned Strength Entrepreneur Mark Bell. Mark tells his story of how he transformed himself from a youth athlete into a champion powerlifter. During that time, he saw a need for better gear and started making sleeves, wraps, and other high-quality gear for lifter out of his garage. 

Now his company Sling Shot, who makes some of the best gear in the world for lifters, is one of the fastest growing companies in the fitness industry. His invention of the Sling Shot has revolutionized how people bench press. Marks vision is to create a company that can reach millions of people around the world live healthier pain free lives. Mark is the self-proclaimed Meathead Millionaire who leveraged a powerlifting career into a multi-million dollar business empire. 

Topics Include: • Becoming a powerlifter as a teen. • Shooting Bigger, Stronger, Faster with his brother Chris Bell. • The inception for Sling Shot. • His company mission. • His day to day operations. • The future of Sling Shot • Super Training Gym “The Strongest Gym in the West.” • Marks mission to help as many people as possible. • The war on carbs. • Taking Sling Shot to the 100-Million dollar mark.