My guest today is Austin Tomaiko - a former enlisted infantryman in the United States Army National Guard, a college classmate of mine, and a talented, disciplined, and professional commercial real estate broker. It’s a rarity for Austin to not be one of, if not, the hardest workers in a room. I’m eager to share with y’all some of his insights. Austin and I discuss lessons that he learned whilst serving in the national guard, how he managed a full university workload, a job, service in the natio...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 12 min
My guest today is Trevor Funk - a former collegiate athlete and current holistic performance and rehabilitation coach, founder of Wellness By Design, and overall wealth of knowledge of esoteric health. Trevor and I discuss his journey to esoteric training and living, why a happy doughnut is healthier than a sad salad, finding people that do what you want to do and learning from them, the 8 essentials to healing and performance, why 3 feet of space and intention is more than sufficient for traini...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 43 min
Howdy friends and welcome back to The Tyro Experience. My guest today is Melker Svard - a native of Sweden, former Division 1 athlete in America, Founder of Wyde Footwear, sun and ocean enjoyer, and writer of Elite threads on Twitter. Melker and I discuss failing startups, successful startups, staying the path especially after something doesn’t go as we expect, changing perceptions of outcomes, finding fulfillment in work, founding Wyde Footwear, why most modern shoes are foot prisons and how to...
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 17 min
My guest today is Beau Waters - A former Australian rules football player and Vice captain for the West Coast Eagles, an ironman champion, a leader in many realms, and a father. His journey thus far has been one of extreme discipline, fortitude, courage, resilience, and action. Beau shares his insights into winning a Grand Final in the AFL, the realities of playing high level professional sports as a career, the value of good mentors, making choices not sacrifices, being awarded the most courage...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 7 min
My guest today is Coast Brah - a natural bodybuilding competitor, former engineer, sun and ocean enthusiast, micronutrient maxxer, and holistic physique coach. His journey thus far has been one of discipline, exploration, learning, and helping others. Coast Brah shares his insights into why we should focus on micronutrients more than macronutrients, the keys to a vital life, environmental toxins and how to begin the detox journey, his five pillar system to build an elite and sustainable physique...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 38 min
My guest today is Will Hudgins - former Division 1 baseball player, wood worker, founder of Hudgins Wood Co, esoteric health enthusiast, chef of legendary home cooked meals, and creator of a unique life. His journey thus far has been one of determination, adventure, faith, and learning. Will shares his insights into why we need space to see things clearly, why people don’t take the leap they’ve always wanted to take and how to not be like those people, how to break out of a mold by changing envi...
Aug 14, 2023•2 hr 1 min
My guest today is Dalton Harum - an avid hunter, firefighter in training, former collegiate athlete, and all around outdoorsman. His journey thus far has been one of great adventure, discipline, solitude, and adrenaline. Dalton shares his insights on how hunting has shaped his life, the respect he has for elk, hunting’s nuanced relationship with wildlife conservation, spending 25 days alone in the wilderness, the emotional roller coaster of harvesting big game after a challenging hunt, the impor...
Aug 11, 2023•1 hr 36 min
My guest today is Zach Brzykcy - a professional baseball player, former teammate, good friend, and a man with a remarkable health journey. His journey thus far has been one of resilience, belief, discipline, and self-discovery. Zach shares his insights on losing 100 pounds, using the lessons from his health journey to become an elite professional athlete, growing up in a small rural town, overcoming injuries, reframing outlooks on obstacles in our paths, and a whole lot more. If you find any val...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 2 min
My guest today is Ryan Metz - A devout Christian, leader, former Division 1 athlete, engineer, husband, friend, and host of the Christian Athlete Paradox podcast. His journey thus far has been one of devotion, ministry, perseverance, leadership, and discipline. Ryan shares his insights on team dynamics in college sports, the paradox christian athletes face, how we define morality, the battle of good and evil, the mercy and grace of God, starting a bible study that grew beyond expectations, trust...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 40 min
My guest today is AJ Briley - founder of multiple businesses, brazilian jiu jitsu blue belt, and entrepreneur through and through. His journey thus far has been one of risk taking, learning on the fly, and paving his own path. AJ shares his insights into the biggest roadblocks for new entrepreneurs, starting a bowtie business in his college dorm to spite a friend, taking a leap when you don’t feel ready, sticking with stupid ideas, leaving college to pursue a business, the power of iterative dec...
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr 38 min
My guest today is Vance Elrod - a professional MMA fighter, martial artist, esoteric health nut, and entrepreneur. His journey thus far has been one of determination, grit, resilience, exploration, problem solving and hitting people in the face. Vance shares his insights into the realities of being a professional fighter, getting choked out by a 9 year old, the most optimal training culture, feeling his face shift after getting punched, the rabbit holes of health and the need to go down them, th...
Jul 24, 2023•2 hr 28 min
My guest today is Preston Breece - an Army Special Forces Green Beret veteran, husband, father, gym owner, and crossfit competitor. His journey thus far has been one of great sacrifice, duty, resilience, risk, and overcoming odds. Preston shares his insights into special operations in the military, how he successfully completed one of the toughest military training pipelines in the world, post traumatic stress, how physical exercise is an efficacious therapy, the challenges of entrepreneurship, ...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 1 min
My guest today is Alvin Johnson - an Air Force veteran, government contractor, esoteric health enthusiast, husband, and a father striving to be the best parent he can be in a world that seems to be making that job more and more difficult by the day. His journey thus far has been one of sacrifice, adventure, duty, learning, teaching, and questioning everything. Alvin shares his insights on the military, how warrior culture shapes a man, the importance of solitude, the superpowers of women, how pa...
Jul 10, 2023•2 hr 4 min
Ian Seymour is a close friend, former teammate, and professional baseball player. He was a second round draft pick by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2020 and has a unique perspective on what it means to be a professional athlete. His nuanced outlook on baseball, meditation, creativity, and life allow for an entertaining and insightful conversation. We discuss his journey to where he is now, meditation, detoxing from phones, practical applications of mindfulness, the realities of professional baseball, le...
Jul 03, 2023•1 hr
Dr. Frank Matalone is a former emergency room doctor that left conventional medicine to start Holistic Medical Services - a holistic medical practice based in Atlanta, Georgia. We discuss his journey from conventional to holistic medicine, the impact of big pharma, steps and priorities to take control of your health, vitamins and supplements most people should be taking, detoxification of common environmental toxins , how to properly protect yourself from those toxins moving forward, and a whole...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 32 min
Phillipe Gentry is a 3rd degree black belt in Jiu Jitsu, a former MMA fighter, current MMA and Jiu Jitsu coach, an entrepreneur, a husband, a father, and an all around great man. We discuss the journey of martial arts, stories from MMA fighting, why Jiu Jitsu is for everybody and what Coach Phil is doing about it, lessons from entrepreneurship, and a whole lot more. It was an honor to sit down with Coach Phil; I hope y'all enjoy the conversation.
May 15, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Sonny Wilson is my paternal grandfather. He is a Texan, Navy veteran, entrepreneur, father, and a husband. We discuss training in the Navy, losing friends in battle, the perils and rewards of starting your own business, caring for a loved one with dementia and a lot more. It was a real pleasure sitting down with my Papa; I hope y'all enjoy the conversation.
May 13, 2023•1 hr 48 min
Mike Malinovsky is a former D1 football player, fitness enthusiast, and friend of more than a decade. He currently works for a boutique private equity firm and hosts his own podcast titled 'Mike'D UP'. We discuss what it means to keep going, life happening for us not to us, treating ourselves with grace and a lot more. It was a pleasure sitting down with Mike; I hope y'all enjoy the conversation. Click the link to join my free email newsletter to get the 7 most important takeaways from this essa...
May 13, 2023•1 hr 40 min
