
BE THAT 1% Podcast
Be That 1% will challenge you to raise your standards, commit to greatness, and develop an UNLIMITED mindset. Join James Silvas weekly to help step into your your own 1%.
Latest episodes

Jun 16, 2025 • 0sec
302: Love Without The Mask with Tori Gordon
Get ready for a powerful conversation about love, healing, personal evolution, and building relationships that last.
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May 28, 2025 • 0sec
301: Coaching Insights and Lessons from 4x National Championship Dance Coach w Bre Acosta
Breanna Acosta is a 4x national champion coach and driven entrepreneur, known for founding and leading two successful businesses in the dance industry—Envision Dance and Gymnastics and Bre Choreography Management. In this episode, Bre shares what she has observed, learned, and what her future in the dance world looks like.
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May 5, 2025 • 0sec
300: Championship Mentality w Eric Nicksick
Eric Nicksick is an American mixed martial arts coach and former college football player, currently the general manager and head coach at Xtreme Couture. Three MMA fighters have become UFC champions under his guidance: Francis Ngannou, Aljamain Sterling, and Sean Strickland.
In this episode, James and Eric discuss what it takes to perform at a high level in the fight game and life. Eric shares stories and insights that can help anyone show up to their craft with more intention and intensity.
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Apr 9, 2025 • 0sec
299: How to Protect Your Brand & Business with Attorney Andrea Sagar
In this episode, James and Andrea cover the three things you can trademark, the difference between trademark and copyright, how you should structure your contracts, and what to be aware of as we navigate the online business space.
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Apr 2, 2025 • 0sec
298: 100 Miles in 36 hours: How it went, what I learned
James shares his experience attempting to run 100 miles in 36 hours.
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Mar 19, 2025 • 0sec
297: Mastery, Not Status
In today’s episode, James shares an insight he’s learned that leads to a more fulfilling and meaningful life. He shares how seeking mastery for self and for craft can bring more of you to the moment and to life.
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Mar 11, 2025 • 59min
296: Control vs Curiosity: Strategies for building an 8 figure business w Giovanni Gubbels
In this episode, James brings on Giovanni Gubbels, Founder and CEO of Ctrl Chain, an international Logistics company, bridging the gap between technology and logistics. They dive into Gio’s travel schedule, how he leads a large company through challenges and what strategies he has found helpful in finding harmony between personal and professional life.
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Jan 28, 2025 • 50min
295: Building a Non-anxious life – Dr. John Delony
After seeing a rise in anxiety among the athletes and clients James works with, as well as a trend in the Western world, James decided to make Anxiety a main research pillar for 2025.
James shares his takeaways from the book Building a Non-anxious Life by Dr. John Delony.
Tune in to hear some practical strategies that will help you navigate, minimize, and better leverage anxiety.
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Jan 22, 2025 • 48min
294: Lessons, Mindsets and Strategies from Steve Jobs
In this episode, James Shares what he has learned from Autobiographies, articles, podcasts, and interviews with Steve Jobs. Tune in to sharpen your mindset and implement tactical strategies for improving your business, relationship, and lifestyle.
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Dec 11, 2024 • 55min
293: What there is to learn from The Quietest Place on Earth with Emma Orfield Johnston
Emma is an Executive at Orfield Laboratories Inc., the nation's only independent, multi-sensory design research and consulting firm, working in architecture, design, and product development. As a multi-disciplinary lab, Orfield consults in each area of design as related to human perception, including Acoustics, AV, Lighting, Daylighting, Thermal Comfort, and Indoor Air Quality. In each of these areas, the firm's orientation is perceptual comfort, designing spaces and products that are low in stimulus and therefore perceptually comfortable for the user.
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