Paul is a 52 year-old masters road, mountain, and gravel cyclist 3 seasons of the year, and a nordic skier in the winter. He competes on occasion, with some notable events being the Mt. Washington bicycle hillclimb (8x), the Kearsarge Klassic gravel/adventure ride, the Carrabassett Backcountry Challenge MTB race, and the Great Glen-to-Bretton Woods nordic ski marathon. Originally from Maine, Paul lives in Southern NH with his high school sweetheart and wife of nearly 29 years and his two childre...
Aug 14, 2018•42 min
Iyob Tessema is a 55-year old Human Resources Professional with over 25 years of management experience, who comes to us from "the passion world." He is a competitive Marathoner, Seasoned Coach, Athletic Consultant, and astute Olympic Historian/motivational speaker who lives in Los Angeles, California. Approximately 25 years ago, he adopted long distance running & swimming as cross-training sports to complement his endurance in semi-pro soccer competitions. Gradually, his passion for long dis...
Aug 10, 2018•43 min
Finisher of over 120 ultra endurance events in 17 countries, Travis Macy is a speaker, author, coach, and professional endurance athlete. He is the author of The Ultra Mindset: An Endurance Champion's 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports, and Life, and he set a previous record for Leadman, an epic endurance event consisting of a trail running marathon, 50-mile mountain bike race, Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race, 10k road run, and Leadville 100 Run, all above 10,200' in the Rocky Mo...
Aug 07, 2018•47 min
Ryan Leach is the CEO/President of Fischer Skis USA. Ryan has a long history of being a top performer both in and outside of the ski industry. Having grown up racing in the Mtn's of NH and having a successful collegiate ski racing career, Ryan worked his way through the ski industry to become the CEO of Fischer Skis USA. In this episode Ryan talks about turning around a business, the challenges of staying fit and determining what priorities are important to him. I hope you enjoy!
Aug 03, 2018•44 min
Cody Royle is the head coach of AFL team Canada, the national men’s Australian Rules football program. He has an endurance sports business called Inner Voice and co partner for NTSQ- where they tell Tribune style stories on athletes. Cody was born in Canberra the capital city of Australia but raised in Melbourne. When he turned 25 he picked up a couple of suitcases and moved overseas and haven’t been back. He now lives in Toronto with his fiance.
Jul 30, 2018•44 min
Joe De Sena - the founder and CEO of Spartan Race, the world’s leading obstacle racing company – has demonstrated his entrepreneurial drive since his pre-teens. From selling fireworks at age eight, to building a multimillion-dollar pool business in college, to creating a Wall Street trading firm, and now the world’s fastest growing sports movement, De Sena is a living definition of the word entrepreneur. Following a successful career on Wall Street, De Sena moved his family to Pittsfield, Vermon...
Jul 20, 2018•30 min
Toby LaVigne-CEO-Founder of The Next American Dream Most bizarre resume ever; Head of Education for YPO, commercial fisherman, pilot, construction contractor, hunter, triathlete, printing CEO, venture backed entrepreneur, CEO Coach, home school teacher, Crossfitter, Husband and Dad https://tnad.us/
Jul 13, 2018•35 min
Dave Nelson is the survivor of a near-death experience, as well as an endurance race competitor, former Silicon Valley sales director, and a leadership mindset, mindfulness and human motivation teacher. He’s also a husband and father. From 2006-2016, Dave worked with companies like EMC, Dell, Nimble Storage, and Rubrik to help them build successful sales teams and build new markets for their products. At Nimble, he helped build the Northeast U.S. and Eastern Canada, taking it from a $2M/year run...
Jul 06, 2018•1 hr 9 min
Frank Hwang is Vice President of Marketing for the EF Pro Cycling Team. This role encompasses bringing the global mission of EF Education First to life through the context of sport. In his past, he has worked at consumer brands including Sperry and Timberland, focusing on bringing their stories and products to life across the consumer journey, pioneering holistic strategies from salience to sale in high growth global categories. He also was the Global and North American Marketing Director for Ca...
Jun 29, 2018•37 min
Michael O’brien was a long time sales and marketing executive in the life sciences business. Where he held Sr. level positions and was a catalyst for growth and change while leading one of the fastest growing divisions of the company. Not unlike many of us he burdened by much of the same stress that you and your team feel every day. There were many days when he just wanted to survive. But while trying to release some of that stress at National Sales Meeting in AZ, he went for a bike ride and on ...
Jun 22, 2018•39 min
Alix Shutello is a communication expert/passionate runner and is the owner/editor for Endurance Endurance Sports And Fitness magazine https://www.endurancesportsandfitness.com/ . This online property is meant to explore all types of endurance sports including triathlons, kayaking, running, and other adventure races. ERM's mother company, Runners Illustrated, is also an online ezine catering to all forms of running. In her day job she been directing multi-phase, long-term projects involving marke...
Jun 15, 2018•50 min
Kate Milliken is a film and television producer and the founder of Milligrace Productions, a company specializing in twelve-to-fifteen-minute personal documentaries that are equal parts This Is Your Life and A&E Biography. Milliken has worked in television for more than fifteen years, beginning as a correspondent for a college cable company focused on reality- based TV, then moving on to cover the world of alternative sports such as snowboarding, mountain biking, and monster trucks for the O...
Jun 08, 2018•49 min
Charlie Engle is one of the most accomplished ultramarathon runners in the world and author of the riveting memoir Running Man. Engle has a track record of winning or placing in many of the toughest endurance foot races across the globe. He has raced in jungles, summited high ranging mountains and volcanoes, and traversed large expanses of deserts through sand storms. Among his most notable races in the United States is the Badwater Ultramarathon. is frequently coined "The Toughest Foot Race in ...
Jun 04, 2018•49 min
Grace Luzcak is a World Record holder in Women's Crew, one current in the women's 8+ set in 2013 and former for the U23 women's 2-. She is also a 3x World Champion and 6x National Champion with USA crews. World Rowing has named her as one of the Top 10 Female rowers in the World.Grace enjoys exploring National Parks as well...She lists winning the 2009 NCAA team championship with Stanford and rowing with her sister in high school as her most memorable sporting achievements. Grace is working at E...
May 29, 2018•34 min
Travis McKenzie has a unique take on training/business and life. Like many , he was an amazing athlete in his 20's lost his focus in his 30's and has reinvented himself to better than he ever was before, Travis 2.0. In addition he is giving a voice to the stories of endurance athletes through www.innervoice.life and as well as giving life changing experiences through www.ntsqsports.com Be sure to check out this weeks podcast
May 23, 2018•41 min
In life, you don’t have to play the hand you are dealt. Instead, you can change the game. I know this for a fact because I did it myself by harnessing the power of weight training to give me a healthy and vigorous life; and I know you can too.- Robert Herbst is a 60 years young 18x World Champion Power Lifter- 30x National Champion and 38x World Record holder. In this episode he gives a glimpse into how he over came adversity from a young athlete, to became a World Champion and how he has been a...
May 21, 2018•52 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This week's guest is Doug Lewis. He is a 2x Olympic Downhill ski racer, World Championship Bronze Medalist, founder of Eliteam and a kick ass master's athlete. You will hear Doug talk about commitment, what it takes to be world class, and how he over came a broken back to become an Olympian. Make sure you listen! Check out his site at http://www.eliteam.com/
May 14, 2018•29 min•Season 1Ep. 2
This is the first guest episode; with John Brubaker or better known as Coach Bru. He is an award winning author, success coach and mentor to many. In this episode he will provide insight to overcoming adversity with his own personal story as well and give some simple and game changing advice on being a better version of yourself. You can find him at www.coachbru.com and I hope you enjoy!
May 08, 2018•28 min
Apr 30, 2018•3 min