Nick Lambe guests to share his passion and experience behind creating and hosting fitness events, like his upcoming Recovery and Sleep Summit and Raise The Bar in Orlando this past February. Nick is also a public speaker appearing at The Inland Empire Fitness Conference this August. Nick believes we can make the industry better by scaling our reach through mentoring other fitness professionals, and creating access to great education. Nick shares why he believes its more important to focus on people than just the topics or concepts in education.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/liftfreediethard/support

Eric Roberts guests to talk about both his meteoric rise on social media, and the foundation and career behind and before it all. Eric shares a peek behind the curtain of what kind of time and effort his media takes, what social media growth has done for his career, and shows a rare passion and energy for helping people. We talk about what to expect if you aggressively pursue social media growth and how to go about it.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/liftfreediethard/support

Molly Galbraith makes her long overdue first appearance to share some sobering facts about the experience of many women in the fitness industry, and how we can create a better experience. Molly shares the importance of getting clear on your values and being relentlessly focused. She also shares wisdom and experience from her career with new and emerging fitness professionals. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/liftfreediethard/support

Luke Carlson guests to share his extensive wisdom as the founder of the Minnesota based Discover Strength. We talk about why fitness professionals should spend more time learning business and marketing, the importance of embracing a brand, and why playing the long game matters with your career. Luke shares his thoughts on the value of developing a niche. We also talk about his event, The Resistance Exercise Conference, where he keynotes, and I'll be speaking on the weekend of May 13th-14th. Luke shares why you should consider joining us there.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/liftfreediethard/support

Former Miss Olympia Bikini and evidence based coach Nathalia Melo-Wilson guests in one of the more candid, funny, thoughtful, and entertaining episodes I've hosted. Nathalia shares her humble start saving her allowance to go to the gym in Brazil, to moving to the US at 20 with $350, living in less than ideal spaces, and becoming Miss Olympia. Nathalia shares her love of learning, why she's never coached competitors, how she manages to stand out against "influencers" with her evidence based brand. Nathalia shares some lessons training and communicating with women who aren't happy with their self image, and who are moms or working through pregnancy. We also dive into our philosophies about finding the right clients.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/liftfreediethard/support

Strength and conditioning coach, author, and mentor Jason Brown guests to talk about Louie Simmons's influence on Jason's career. Jason explains the conjugate method, popularized by Louie, and how to apply core principles of strength and conditioning to general population training. We talk extensively on career development and the balance of learning technical skills plus the soft interpersonal skills to be a successful coach. Jason highlights the value to writing articles to build credibility and grow your career.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/liftfreediethard/support

Brett Bartholomew makes is long overdue appearance to talk about his work making the industry better at coaching. Brett shares how he helps our industry avoid burnout by creating a value system to operate within. We discuss the importance of earning a good living as a coach and go into depth with our discussion of communication.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/liftfreediethard/support

Mobility educator Tom Morrison guests to talk about all things mobility training. He shares his experience with a major low back injury from poor training and movement through his education in moving better to not only help him lift and perform but coach and educate others. We talk about the importance of the language we use around injury and pain, body awareness and why Tom feels this is essential, and the importance of training specific abilities as we age.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/liftfreediethard/support

Hope you enjoy this discussion with Patrick Umphrey, a respected online and powerlifting coach. Patrick shares the power and value of his 20,000 plus member Facebook group Eat, Train, Progress, in how he's been able to help more people and have a fulfilling career. His group highlights a non-traditional type of social media following. Patrick also shares his thoughts on dealing with imposter syndrome. We also have some fun with the presence of predatory business coaches in our industry, and some nuanced thoughts on selling, dealing with objections, and whether you should niche your brand.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/liftfreediethard/support

Iconic powerlifter turned entrepreneur and engineer, Chris Duffin makes a rare podcast appearance to share stories. Chris explains how he chooses from the abundance of opportunities thrown his way. He shares the story of how Bearfoot shoes came to be along with his decision making matrix around alignment with his values and vision.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/liftfreediethard/support