WTF Gym Talk

In this segment with the HBIC (Head Bitch In Charge) at Urban MVMNT HQ, we jam on the topic of HR, finding new talent and how developing that talent via the GWC analysis we've learned from Traction (a great book by Gino Wickman). Hope you enjoy! 

I made a post on Instagram the other day that read: In this order: 1. Be profitable 2. Reinvest back into the business 3. Scale After a lot of discussion with microgym owners on this topic, I decided to deep dive in a solo dolo rant.  Enjoy.

On this episode of Branding With Boris, we have our regular Show + Tell feature that we both dive into and extract the key branding elements that you need to be considering for your company.  We then have a very transparent conversation about how we started our freelancing businesses (his being design and mine being consulting) and how we view the "gig economy" that has outgrown W2 jobs in the USA by 400% over the past 5 years. If you're in need of brand design work and want to work with the best, head over to www.metconcreative.com.au where my man Boris does incredible work to bring your brand to life. 

Just listen, learn and then execute. 

In this episode, I give my response to a recent article by the Morning Chalk Up that highlighted the "Dark Underbelly of Instagram" as it chronicles some funny and seriously disturbing instances of female athletes receiving fucked up messages, images, and phone calls from some very lonely and depraved individuals.  Hope this one doesn't get me cancelled. 

So here we are with the third episode of Shoot The Shit, my attempt at having long form conversations with people doing awesome stuff within the fitness industry and on this episode, I have someone who is most certainly inside of my inner circle of professional colleagues and friends, Dr. Sean Pastuch, the founder of Active Life. Sean hosts several of his own podcasts and has been interviewed on numerous others, so if you're looking for his background and the repetitive stuff he's been asked a thousand times, you won't get that here. We kick off the conversation discussing his need to walk around half-naked outside, a deep dive into his business model and future exit strategy, some girl dad advice and a whole lot more. The thing I love about Sean is that we probably align on 98% of things from a business standpoint, but even that 2%, we hold our ground when arguing, we still respect the shit out of the other person's point of view - and that's exactly the kind of people I want to associate myself with...firm believers in their thing, with a willingness to partake in a good debate and then get beers afterwards. OK, enough of me talking, let's get to it... Ladies and Gentlemen, Sean Pastuch. IG: @drseanpastuch https://www.activelifeprofessional.com/

Finley has a tenure of different roles within MADabolic.  ⁠ She started as a client,⁠ ⁠Evolved into a trainer,⁠ ⁠Promoted to manager, ⁠ ⁠Eventually joined the ownership team⁠, ⁠and is now the Director of Culture and Experience for the entire company and franchises. ⁠ ⁠She's a badass individual that I have a ton of respect for and honestly can't believe it's taken me this long to get her on the podcast.⁠ ⁠ Hope you enjoy it!⁠ ⁠

In the 9th installment of my monologue series, Talking To Myself, I reference a saying that has been popularized by the apparel brand Few Will Hunt. I'm going to deep dive into this phrase along with "Luck Favors Hard Workers" and give you some context as to how I use those phrases and think about them in business + life. 

Thank you for tuning into the 2nd episode of Shoot The Shit, my long-form conversation podcast with individuals in the fitness industry doing really cool things.   In this episode, I have a personal friend, a former client from when I owned my CrossFit gym, and a guy who is absolutely huge, incredibly smart, and an all-around good dude - my friend Dave Hurt. Dave is a biology nerd,  online fitness and nutrition coach, works with 1st Phorm with their brand ambassador recruitment, and has recently launched his own podcast, the Mind of Man. We get into a ton of different topics on this podcast including Dave's self-admitted steroid use, creating viral content, and the rise of bodybuilding back into the functional fitness scene. I hope you enjoy this one.   Ladies and Gentlemen, Dave Hurt.

These days, everyone is getting into the online programming game.  The allure of making big bucks while simply programming from the comfort of your couch sounds appealing as fuck - but it's far from realistic. One of the largest reasons most online shops don't make it is because they refused to niche into their market.  But what Andrew Charlesworth and ThnderBro developed was anything but mainstream - which is why it worked. Enjoy the interview!