Kelli Calabrese is a leading expert in health, wellness, and business coaching, with over 35 years of experience as a fitness coach, nutrition specialist, and lifestyle entrepreneur. As co-host of the Fit Over 50 Life podcast, she tackles bold, practical topics on aging, health, relationships, and mindset. A best-selling author and sought-after speaker, Kelli empowers audiences with her holistic, results-driven approach to longevity and vitality. As a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Age Management Coach, she helps people live fit, free, and full of purpose. Beyond wellness, Kelli is a seasoned business coach, guiding entrepreneurs as fractional COO in a variety of industries Links: https://kellicalabrese.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IamIntentionallyFabulous LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellicalabrese/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamintentionallyfabulous/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kellicalabrese1

        In this episode, Eric and Mike talk about “Skills that Matter” for coaches, trainers and clinicians. Credentials and letters after your name are valuable, but you also need these critical practical skills in order to be successful in real-life scenarios.   We discuss the following and much more: • Communication – Session conversations and Key Questions you need to ask • Adaptability – Having the agility to adjust to the situation • Warmth and Competency – Blending technical skills and human connection • Logistics – Understanding how manage timing, flow, space and equipment • Textbook to Reality – Discussing real-life case studies • Mapping and Forecasting – How to Utilize a Weekly Checklist • Why Programs Change? • Coaching to the Chart – Do You Need It and How Much? • What Do We Owe Our Clients?

          Jim Wendler is the creator and author of the 5/3/1 Training Program. This program has been used by millions of athletes and lifters of all ages and abilities. Jim played football and graduated from the University of Arizona where he was a three-time letter winner. Wendler went on to squat 1000 pounds in competition and is an accomplished Elite Lifter with a 2,375 pound total. He has coached high school athletes, collegiate athletes, trained general populations and spoken globally on the topics of strength training, conditioning, fat-loss, performance and program design. However, Jim Wendler’s greatest success is his ability to simplify the complexities of strength training into program variations so that anyone can apply them and achieve their goals using his 5/3/1 Training Program   Links: https://www.jimwendler.com Twitter/X: https://x.com/JWendler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimwendler/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JimWendler

          Jill Coleman started out as a daily fitness and nutrition blog back in 2010, while still working as a full-time personal trainer and group fitness instructor working 70+ hours a week. Armed with an ACSM personal training certification and a Masters degree in Nutrition, Jill also slowly began to take on 1:1 fat loss coaching clients. Fast forward 18 months and JillFit too grew to a 6-figure online fitness brand with 5 fat loss coaches and over 100 virtual clients! Over the next few years, Jill developed her own nutrition philosophy, #Moderation365 to automate consistent and healthy eating habits. Since then JillFit has helped over 10,000 women do the same using this method and now certifies coaches in the method. After investing in her very first business coach in 2012, Jill quit all her in-person training and moved fully online. Followers and other professionals began asking her how I she was doing what she was doing, and as a result, Jill started sharing business tips, tools and strategies, which led to her launched her first business mentorship, Best of You Business. Since then, JillFit has grossed over 6M in revenue and has helped thousands of health, fitness and nutrition professionals start and grow their online businesses.   Links: https://jillfit.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillfit Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JillFit/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/jillfit YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/linmull

Marco Altini is a scientist and developer mainly working at the intersection between health, technology and performance. Marco has a PhD in Data Science and a MSc in Computer Science Engineering as well as another MSc in Human Movement Sciences, with a specialization in High Performance Coaching He started HRV4Training in 2012, making it a tool that is today trusted by more than 150 000 athletes, including olympic medalists and professional teams. HRV4Training is a mobile platform using advanced signal processing and data analytics to measure physiology and quantify stress, helping athletes of all levels to better balance training and lifestyle stressors to improve performance Marco also serves as a Data Science Advisor at Oura, helping their team developing meaningful insights from physiological data. In addition, he is also a guest lecturer at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Physiology section of the Department of Human Movement Sciences. Links: https://www.marcoaltini.com https://www.hrv4training.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altini_marco/  Twitter/X: https://x.com/altini_marco Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/12073735  Substack: https://marcoaltini.substack.com

          Rachel Cosgrove is a health, fitness, business & lifestyle expert, mentor, public speaker and best-selling author of The Female Body Breakthrough & Drop Two Sizes with Women’s Health Magazine as well as 55 Strategies For Fitness Business Success. She co-owns and runs two successful companies with her husband Alwyn – The first is a brick & mortar gym Results Fitness in Newhall, CA that has quadrupled in size since we they opened and was voted one of the top ten gyms in the United States by Men’s Health Magazine multiple times. Their other business is a consulting and educational company, Results University, which has helped countless fitness facilities owners grow and prosper through their coaching and mastermind groups. Links: Results Fitness University: https://www.resultsfitnessuniversity.com Results Fitness: https://www.results-fitness.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelcosgrove.co/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RachelCosgroveFanPage/

          Ted Rath has a proven track record of success and innovation within the world of elite performance. Ted has spent 16 years working in various performance roles throughout the NFL. He was most recently the Vice President of Player Performance for the Philadelphia Eagles. Rath also spent three seasons with the Los Angeles Rams directing their performance department. Rath was awarded NFL Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year twice in his career. Prior to joining the Rams, he was an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach in Miami for the 2016 season. Before his stint with the Dolphins, he spent seven seasons (2009-15) with the Detroit Lions as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. Ted became the first ever lead coach and facilitator for The Daily Coach Academy, an organization that focuses on leadership and cultural development practices for leaders in business and sports. He was also elected as the inaugural President to represent the Professional Football Performance Coaches Association (PFPCA) in early 2023. In addition, he also sits on the NFL’s Lower Extremity Soft Tissue Injury Task Force. He recently authored his first personal development book; Beyond Comfort: Mastering a Growth Mindset with Excellence Through Urgency.   Links: https://tedrath.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedrathstrengthcoach/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TedRathStrengthCoach LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-rath-4ba02928/

          Sam Cleveland is a lacrosse and athletic performance coach based in the Boston, MA area. A former division 1 lacrosse player for Colgate University, where he tallied 144 points across 4 years as a starting attacker, Sam has been coaching athletes in the weight room and on the field for over a decade. He is currently entering his 5th year as the head boys lacrosse coach at Lawrence Academy, a prep school in Groton, MA. For the past 3 years, he served as the director of player development for the Fighting Clams and Littlenecks, a well-known club lacrosse program. Since moving on from that role, Sam has continued to serve as a skill acquisition specialist and lacrosse coach locally in MA, and is embarking on a project to change the way lacrosse coaches and players think about and approach mastery within their sport.   Links: https://colgateathletics.com/sports/mens-lacrosse/roster/sam- cleveland/9651 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sleeveland?igsh=bDQzYWhzbjRieHlj https://www.instagram.com/totallacrosseperformance/profilecard/?i gsh=MXY4aHo1anBuZ3hjNg==

          Jeff Patterson has been practicing martial arts for the past 36 years and has learned from highly skilled masters from seven countries, along the way achieving black belt equivalency in Brazilian Jiu- Jitsu, Eskrima, Muay Thai, Kenpō, Tai Chi, and Qigong. Jeff has authored three books, created two audio courses, and produced hundreds of videos on Tai Chi and Qigong and is the creator of his Yielding Warrior Program, a journey into self- discovery and empowerment.   Links: https://www.theyieldingwarrior.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theyieldingwarrior/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheYieldingWarrior

          Nick Tintle is a Levittown, NY native who attended MacArthur High School. He was a HS All-American and won midfielder of the year his senior year. In college he was a two-time All-American at the University of North Carolina, and in 2016 he made his pro debut as a 30 year old rookie; winning an MLL Championship with the Denver Outlaws in 2018. In 2019 he played in the PLL inaugural season with Archers LC. Coach Tintle has 15+ years of coaching and is considered one of lacrosse’s premier skill coaches and public figures. Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_tintle?igsh=MTA5YWZvM2Qxd3 N1eg%3D%3D