Angela Gargano shares her journey from biochemistry to Ninja Warrior, discussing setbacks, alter egos, and the power of pull-ups for women. Learn about overcoming challenges, intuitive eating, and the role of mindset in peak performance.

In this episode, Kareem El-Ghayesh, the founder and pitmaster at KG BBQ in Austin, Texas, joins us today. His path from the banking sector in Egypt to the heart of Texas barbecue is incredible. Kareem has revolutionized the barbecue scene, fusing the unique blend of spices and techniques from Middle Eastern cuisine, with traditional Texas BBQ. Learn the tools and invaluable lessons that allowed Kareem to turn his life around, leave his country, pursue his passion and ultimately create his life's work. Kareem was born and raised in Egypt. After tasting Texas-style brisket for the first time over a decade ago, Kareem became enamored and left his job in Egypt to live in Austin and pursue his passion to master barbeque. Kareem trained under legendary Austin pitmasters for years, allowing him to hone his culinary craft and eventually combine his Egyptian upbringing with Texas barbecue to launch KG BBQ. His passion project quickly became one of the hottest spots in town. Kareem is known to bring a fierce creativity, care, and passion to his art, which you can distinctively taste in his food.Other topics include the art and science behind top barbecue, favorite cuts of meat and barbecue tricks, the intricacies of blending cultural cuisines, what it's like working as a BBQ pitmaster, pursuing your passion, intrinsic motivation, food bringing people together, the differences in BBQ between Texas and Egypt, knowing when to quit your job, the power of believing in yourself, and many other topics.(00:00) - Kareem's Transition to KG Barbecue(10:12) - Transformation Through Texas Barbecue(18:21) - Barbecue Techniques and Experiences(30:21) - Barbecue Job Hunt in Austin(37:22) - Dreams and Evolution in Austin(41:27) - Transitioning Careers in Culinary Industry(48:39) - Glimpse Into Culinary Job Experiences(54:48) - Success in Food Truck Business(01:16:29) - From Supper Club to Food Truck(01:26:19) - Becoming the Hottest BBQ in ATX(01:40:09) - Overcoming Challenges for Success(01:48:44) - Pursuing Dreams and Following Passion *** LINKS*** Check out our Newsletter - Food for Thought - to dramatically improve your health this year!Join The Meat Mafia community Telegram group for daily conversations to keep up with what’s happening between episodes of the show.Connect with KG BBQInstagramWebsiteConnect with Meat Mafia:Instagram - Meat MafiaTwitter - Meat MafiaYouTube - Meat MafiaConnect with Noble Protein:Website - Noble ProteinTwitter - Noble ProteinInstagram - Noble ProteinAFFILIATESLMNT - Electrolyte salts to supplement minerals on low-carb dietThe Carnivore Bar - Use Code 'MEATMAFIA' for 10% OFF - Delicious & convenient Pemmican BarPerennial Pastures - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' 10% OFF - Regeneratively raised, grass-fed & grass-finished beef from California & MontanaFarrow Skincare - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' at checkout for 20% OFFHeart & Soil - CODE ‘MEATMAFIA’ for 10% OFF - enhanced nutrition to replace daily vitamins!Carnivore Snax - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' Crispy, airy meat chips that melt in your mouth. Regeneratively raised in the USA.Pluck Seasoning - 15% OFF - Nutrient-dense seasoning with INSANE flavor! Use CODE: MEATMAFIAWe Feed Raw 25% OFF your first order - ancestrally consistent food for your dog! Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA'Fond Bone Broth - 15% OFF - REAL bone broth with HIGH-QUALITY ingredients! It’s a daily product for us! Use CODE: MAFIA

Vinnie Tortorich, creator of No Sugar No Grains (NSNG) returns to the podcast. He provides insights on the pitfalls of the standard American diet and interrogates misconceptions surrounding protein and plant-based nutrition. Vinnie provides actionable advice on how to cut through the noise of modern health advice, simplify your health goals, and develop lifelong health habits. Vinnie is a celebrity fitness trainer, podcaster, film director, author of the best-selling book Fitness Confidential, and creator of No Sugar No Grains (NSNG). As a fitness influencer who rose to fame with his documentary “Fat Head,” Vinnie has spent over 40 years working with morbidly obese clients using low-carb, high-fat principles. He explains why and how an animal based diet provides superior nutrition and has helped him stay fit at age 61.Other topics covered include why protein is falsely blamed for cancer, the horrors of seed oils, the benefits of beef tallow, dismantling myths that demonize animal foods, reasons why people becomes obese, what things people above 60 need to consider when evaluating their health, testosterone dropping in younger generations, electrolytes, longevity, and many other topics. *** LINKS*** Check out our Newsletter - Food for Thought - to dramatically improve your health this year!Join The Meat Mafia community Telegram group for daily conversations to keep up with what’s happening between episodes of the show.Connect with VinnieWebsite InstagramYouTube TwitterConnect with NSNGWebsite Amazon Connect with Meat Mafia:Instagram - Meat MafiaTwitter - Meat MafiaYouTube - Meat MafiaConnect with Noble Protein:Website - Noble ProteinTwitter - Noble ProteinInstagram - Noble ProteinAFFILIATESLMNT - Electrolyte salts to supplement minerals on low-carb dietThe Carnivore Bar - Use Code 'MEATMAFIA' for 10% OFF - Delicious & convenient Pemmican BarPerennial Pastures - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' 10% OFF - Regeneratively raised, grass-fed & grass-finished beef from California & MontanaFarrow Skincare - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' at checkout for 20% OFFHeart & Soil - CODE ‘MEATMAFIA’ for 10% OFF - enhanced nutrition to replace daily vitamins!Carnivore Snax - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' Crispy, airy meat chips that melt in your mouth. Regeneratively raised in the USA.Pluck Seasoning - 15% OFF - Nutrient-dense seasoning with INSANE flavor! Use CODE: MEATMAFIAWe Feed Raw 25% OFF your first order - ancestrally consistent food for your dog! Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA'Fond Bone Broth - 15% OFF - REAL bone broth with HIGH-QUALITY ingredients! It’s a daily product for us! Use CODE: MAFIA

Ashleigh Di Lello is a brain coach and founder of BioEmotional Healing, where she specializes in using neuroscience and mind-body medicine to resolve complex physical chronic illnesses and mental & emotional complications that conventional medicine often calls “incurable". Over half of her clients are seeking coaching to improve mental health conditions like trauma, anxiety, and depression. After surviving a mysterious systemic infection as a teenager that left her bedridden for years, Ashleigh rebuilt her strength and became a top-ranked professional ballroom dancer before a failed surgery triggered full-body nerve pain and chronic conditions. Ashleigh shares her incredible story of recovering from these illnesses, and how she used her knowledge of the mind-body connection to heal when Western medicine failed her. Key topics covered include:The pivotal mind-body factors behind “incurable” diagnosesHow past emotional trauma can secretly drive chronic nerve dysfunction and painSimple but radical self-healing practices accessible to anyoneLearning to harness the power of neuroplasticity*** LINKS*** Check out our Newsletter - Food for Thought - to dramatically improve your health this year!Join The Meat Mafia community Telegram group for daily conversations to keep up with what’s happening between episodes of the show.Connect with Ashleigh InstagramWebsiteConnect with Bio Emotional HealingWebsiteConnect with Meat Mafia:Instagram - Meat MafiaTwitter - Meat MafiaYouTube - Meat MafiaConnect with Noble Protein:Website - Noble ProteinTwitter - Noble ProteinInstagram - Noble ProteinAFFILIATESLMNT - Electrolyte salts to supplement minerals on low-carb dietThe Carnivore Bar - Use Code 'MEATMAFIA' for 10% OFF - Delicious & convenient Pemmican BarPerennial Pastures - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' 10% OFF - Regeneratively raised, grass-fed & grass-finished beef from California & MontanaFarrow Skincare - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' at checkout for 20% OFFHeart & Soil - CODE ‘MEATMAFIA’ for 10% OFF - enhanced nutrition to replace daily vitamins!Carnivore Snax - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' Crispy, airy meat chips that melt in your mouth. Regeneratively raised in the USA.Pluck Seasoning - 15% OFF - Nutrient-dense seasoning with INSANE flavor! Use CODE: MEATMAFIAWe Feed Raw 25% OFF your first order - ancestrally consistent food for your dog! Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA'Fond Bone Broth - 15% OFF - REAL bone broth with HIGH-QUALITY ingredients! It’s a daily product for us! Use CODE: MAFIA

For the second time, Sam Moffett joins us today on the podcast. Sam is the co-owner of regenerative ranch Shirttail Creek Farm and farm owned Austin grocer Local Pastures. From growing up in the suburbs to running a successful grass-fed beef operation, Sam provides a raw, behind-the-scenes look at the trials and triumphs of ranch life. Learn about the exponential growth of consumer demand for locally-raised meats post-COVID, Sam's and other ranchers approach to ethical farming, and why he believes an animal's quality of life directly correlates to the quality of product. Sam and his wife started Shirttail Creek Farm from scratch six years ago. After an unfulfilling career in digital marketing, Sam was determined to take control of his health and align his values with his work, leaving Austin with his family for the countryside to start raising grass-fed, grass-finished beef and pasture-raised pork and poultry. The farm supplies meat and eggs to their Local Pastures store in Austin and ships products nationwide.Topics discussed include the complexities around food labels such as “free-range” and “organic”, the challenges and rewards of sustainable ranching, the intricate process of pasture management, the impact of COVID-19 on local farming, the honoring process of slaughtering your own animals, key questions to ask a rancher you might source meat from, the importance of community-supported agriculture, cultivating meaningful relationships in the social media age, and many other topics. *** LINKS*** Check out our Newsletter - Food for Thought - to dramatically improve your health this year!Join The Meat Mafia community Telegram group for daily conversations to keep up with what’s happening between episodes of the show.Connect with SamLinkedinConnect with Shirttail Creek FarmWebsiteInstagramConnect with Local PasturesWebsite InstagramConnect with Meat Mafia:Instagram - Meat MafiaTwitter - Meat MafiaYouTube - Meat MafiaConnect with Noble Protein:Website - Noble ProteinTwitter - Noble ProteinInstagram - Noble ProteinAFFILIATESLMNT - Electrolyte salts to supplement minerals on low-carb dietThe Carnivore Bar - Use Code 'MEATMAFIA' for 10% OFF - Delicious & convenient Pemmican BarPerennial Pastures - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' 10% OFF - Regeneratively raised, grass-fed & grass-finished beef from California & MontanaFarrow Skincare - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' at checkout for 20% OFFHeart & Soil - CODE ‘MEATMAFIA’ for 10% OFF - enhanced nutrition to replace daily vitamins!Carnivore Snax - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' Crispy, airy meat chips that melt in your mouth. Regeneratively raised in the USA.Pluck Seasoning - 15% OFF - Nutrient-dense seasoning with INSANE flavor! Use CODE: MEATMAFIAWe Feed Raw 25% OFF your first order - ancestrally consistent food for your dog! Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA'Fond Bone Broth - 15% OFF - REAL bone broth with HIGH-QUALITY ingredients! It’s a daily product for us! Use CODE: MAFIA

In this episode of the Meat Mafia Podcast, we dive into the topic of sourcing high-quality food. We've created a simple framework for you to start to improve the quality of the food that you're putting in your body, and it starts with knowing how to find high-quality food. In our first episode of this series, we discussed the importance How To Eat Healthy and we covered the basics on what to eat and how to form the right habits to consistently fuel yourself properly.Before we keep going, here's our free e-book for the episode!As you'll hear in the episode, we get into a philosophical discussion about how we've grown disconnected from our food system, and its implications. We believe in the spiritual essence of food, and how we're designed to live in connection with the world around us. Our current food system divides us from our conscious connection to true life-giving nutrients. We believe it's imperative to reconnect with our food system to become healthier.On this episode, you'll learn:How to navigate the grocery store?Where to find farm fresh food?Why you should order some food online?How to improve your health one step at a time?How to reconnect with our food system?TIME STAMPS(0:00:00) - Sourcing Food(0:06:17) - Importance of Sourcing Healthy Food(0:14:46) - Navigating the Supermarket for Healthy Food(0:17:40) - Grocery Store for Healthy Eating(0:21:55) - Grocery Shopping and Sourcing Tips(0:28:28) - Food Preparedness, Finding Local Farms(0:36:14) - The Importance of Transparency With Farmers(0:42:08) - Grass-Fed Meat Benefits(0:51:15) - Meat Defrosting Trays and Hunting Exploration*** LINKS*** Check out our Newsletter - Food for Thought - to dramatically improve your health this year!Join The Meat Mafia community Telegram group for daily conversations to keep up with what’s happening between episodes of the show.Connect with Meat Mafia:Instagram - Meat MafiaTwitter - Meat MafiaYouTube - Meat MafiaConnect with Noble Protein:Website - Noble ProteinTwitter - Noble ProteinInstagram - Noble ProteinAFFILIATESLMNT - Electrolyte salts to supplement minerals on low-carb dietThe Carnivore Bar - Use Code 'MEATMAFIA' for 10% OFF - Delicious & convenient Pemmican BarPerennial Pastures - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' 10% OFF - Regeneratively raised, grass-fed & grass-finished beef from California & MontanaFarrow Skincare - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' at checkout for 20% OFFHeart & Soil - CODE ‘MEATMAFIA’ for 10% OFF - enhanced nutrition to replace daily vitamins!Carnivore Snax - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' Crispy, airy meat chips that melt in your mouth. Regeneratively raised in the USA.Pluck Seasoning - 15% OFF - Nutrient-dense seasoning with INSANE flavor! Use CODE: MEATMAFIAWe Feed Raw 25% OFF your first order - ancestrally consistent food for your dog! Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA'Fond Bone Broth - 15% OFF - REAL bone broth with HIGH-QUALITY ingredients! It’s a daily product for us! Use CODE: MAFIA

Joining us on the podcast today is Kelsi Sheren. Kelsi is a Canadian veteran, entrepreneur, author & speaker. Kelsi shares her inspiring story of overcoming trauma through plant based healing and other unconventional methods. Learn why plant healing medicine works in the veteran community, real stigmas surrounding mental health, and practical advice on integrating meaning in your life through intentionality, accountability and self-exploration. Kelsi is the CEO of Brass & Unity and author of "Brass and Unity, One Woman's Journey Through the Hell of Afghanistan and Back". She served as an Artillery Gunner & CST in Afghanistan in 2009 with the Canadian, American and British military. Deployed to Afghanistan at the age of 19, Kelsi returned home and was diagnosed with PTSD and TBI, marking the beginning of an intense internal struggle. In overcoming these challenges, Kelsi is now a strong advocate for mental health, leveraging her platform to offer support and resources to those in need. Her approach to wellness, influenced by her military and plant based healing experiences, provides a fresh perspective on many of life's most important issues. Other topics include psychedelic-assisted therapy, her advice for people seeking to start plant based healing, the realities of transitioning from military to civilian life, strategies for building and maintaining a support network for veterans, the impact of mindfulness and meditation on stress reduction, techniques for managing anxiety and depression, creative outlets in processing and healing from trauma, growing a socially responsible business, and many more. *** LINKS*** Check out our Newsletter - Food for Thought - to dramatically improve your health this year!Join The Meat Mafia community Telegram group for daily conversations to keep up with what’s happening between episodes of the show.Connect with KelsiInstagramTwitterSpotify PodcastYouTubeConnect with Brass & UnityWebsiteConnect with Meat Mafia:Instagram - Meat MafiaTwitter - Meat MafiaYouTube - Meat MafiaConnect with Noble Protein:Website - Noble ProteinTwitter - Noble ProteinInstagram - Noble ProteinAFFILIATESLMNT - Electrolyte salts to supplement minerals on low-carb dietThe Carnivore Bar - Use Code 'MEATMAFIA' for 10% OFF - Delicious & convenient Pemmican BarPerennial Pastures - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' 10% OFF - Regeneratively raised, grass-fed & grass-finished beef from California & MontanaFarrow Skincare - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' at checkout for 20% OFFHeart & Soil - CODE ‘MEATMAFIA’ for 10% OFF - enhanced nutrition to replace daily vitamins!Carnivore Snax - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' Crispy, airy meat chips that melt in your mouth. Regeneratively raised in the USA.Pluck Seasoning - 15% OFF - Nutrient-dense seasoning with INSANE flavor! Use CODE: MEATMAFIAWe Feed Raw 25% OFF your first order - ancestrally consistent food for your dog! Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA'Fond Bone Broth - 15% OFF - REAL bone broth with HIGH-QUALITY ingredients! It’s a daily product for us! Use CODE: MAFIA

This podcast covers topics such as the emotional relationship with food, what foods to eat and avoid, and execution for eating healthy. The hosts share strategies for overcoming emotional eating patterns, meal prepping efficiently, and structuring your days for success. They emphasize the lack of knowledge surrounding nutrition and healthy eating, and discuss the importance of having a blueprint for changing one's diet and lifestyle. The chapter also explores the power of anecdote and the importance of understanding the emotional relationship with food. It highlights the significance of consuming real, minimally processed foods and emphasizes the importance of focusing on nutrients rather than just calories.

Ajay Nwosu, CEO of Teqball, shares his unique approach and mindset behind investing and business. He discusses the importance of surrounding yourself with truth-tellers, pushing your comfort zones, 'auditing' your inner circle, and day-to-day time allocation. Ajay also talks about the strategic growth and challenges of Teqball, his investment approach in over 27 companies, and the interplay of technology and sports in current business trends.

In this insightful episode of the Meat Mafia Podcast, we're joined by the dynamic Jen Gottlieb, co-founder of Super Connector Media. Jen shares her transformative journey from dreams of being an actress to successfully paving her path as an entrepreneur and speaker. Jen highlights how to find joy in the struggle of personal development, tactics to build confidence and battle imposter syndrome, and the art of effective communication. Jen provides tactical tips on mindset, productivity, handling fear, and fully realizing your potential. Jen Gottlieb is the co-founder of Super Connector Media, where she helps entrepreneurs get seen in the media. A former actress on Broadway turned fitness entrepreneur, Jen's built an incredible career merging her performance talents with her business acumen. Jen brings high energy and actionable advice to this conversation, along with a spirited vulnerability as she shares her favorite lessons learnt from her own struggles. Key topics include strategies to overcome fear, battling imposter syndrome by acknowledging your wins, why you should document your work, going the extra mile to provide extreme value, the power of being seen, sharing your gifts, overcoming resistance to doing hard things, how taking action builds motivation, practicing public speaking through social media, getting out of your comfort zone regularly, and so much more.This ep is a big motivator for anyone looking for ways to start actively pursuing their goals. Connect with Jen:InstagramYouTube Website Connect with Meat Mafia:Instagram - Meat MafiaTwitter - Meat MafiaYouTube - Meat MafiaConnect with Noble Protein:Website - Noble ProteinTwitter - Noble ProteinInstagram - Noble ProteinJoin The Meat Mafia community Telegram group for daily conversations to keep up with what’s happening between episodes of the show.https://t.me/+kjtD9vQBh-s5YzFhSPONSORS1. CrowdHealth provides an alternative to traditional health insurance by allowing members to crowdsource their medical expenses. Use the code 'MEATMAFIA' to get coverage for $99 for your first 6 months. https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/2. NOBLE ORIGINS Complete and simple, animal-based protein powder with an organ blend for additional nutrition! Use Code: MEATMAFIA at check out! https://nobleorigins.com/AFFILIATES LMNT - Electrolyte salts to supplement minerals on low-carb diet https://drinklmnt.com/The Carnivore Bar - Use Code 'MAFIA' for 10% OFF - Delicious & convenient Pemmican Bar https://carnivorebar.com/pages/shopPerennial Pastures - 10% OFF - Regeneratively raised, grass-fed & grass-finished beef from California & Montana https://perennialpasturesranch.com/?sca_ref=2773923.WJlPpRyTNkFarrow Skincare - Use the CODE 'MAFIA' at checkout for 20% OFF https://farrow.life/shop/Heart & Soil - CODE ‘MEATMAFIA10’ for 10% OFF - enhanced nutrition to replace daily vitamins! https://heartandsoil.coCarnivore Snax - Crispy, airy meat chips that melt in your mouth. Regeneratively raised in the USA. https://carnivoresnax.com/Pluck Seasoning - 15% OFF - Nutrient-dense seasoning with INSANE flavor! CODE: MEATMAFIA https://eatpluck.com/?ref=MEATMAFIAWe Feed Raw - 25% OFF your first order - ancestrally consistent food for your dog! CODE 'MEATMAFIA' https://www.feedraw.comFond Bone Broth - 15% OFF - REAL bone broth with HIGH-QUALITY ingredients! It’s a daily product for us! https://fondbonebroth.com