Tracey Hulick is a plant-based ultrarunner who, at the young age of 12, became inspired to donate her kidney to a stranger. Upon hearing a story of someone whose life was saved from a living donor, Tracey was also determined to save the lives of strangers, which she did in 2017 when she donated one of her kidneys. This also led to her creating a nonprofit and global community at kidneydonorathlete.org , which, as she writes on her website, "Promotes the gift of life through living kidney donatio...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 75
Lisa Hesse is a Life and Wellness Coach for Athletes. Her job is to literally change the limiting beliefs of her clients and release them from the, "I Could Nevers." She is passionate about helping women across the wellness continuum find and celebrate their best selves while unleashing their own superpowers of joyful living. Questions we explore today: What limiting beliefs do you hold onto What identities do you find yourself stuck in? What is something you’d like to see yourself doing in 3 mo...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 74
Anthony Masiello is co-founder and CEO of Plant Based TeleHealth , which provides medical care for patients who have chronic disease and other medical conditions, including, but not limited to, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, obesity, autoimmune diseases, inflammation, and digestive issues. These conditions are addressed through lifestyle medicine—the powerful, evidence-based practice of promoting healthy behaviors and lifestyle modification, including a whole-foo...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 73
Today, I take a dive deep on a topic that is so, so important to me. Performance as a Plant-Based athlete. I hear all of the time from friends and fellow athletes who want to increase their knowledge and education around a plant-based diet and put it into practice in their training or on the racecourse. Today I’m speaking with Certified Sports Nutritionist Elizabeth Inpyn - she has a Masters of Science (in applied Exercise Science in Sports Nutrition) and she’s also certified by the Internationa...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 72
Are you doing work you love? Are you waking up with purpose? Are you doing work that matters to you? Most, unfortunately, are not. In fact, in 2020, a whopping 65% of employees were already thinking of leaving their jobs - this was pre-pandemic. Author, Career Coach, Radio Host and Podcaster, Ken Coleman, discusses his latest book, From Paycheck to Purpose - The Clear Path to Doing Work You Love. Coleman is heard on 70 radio stations, SiriusXM, and his podcast with over a million downloads a mon...
Jan 10, 2022•59 min•Ep. 71
Melissa Sundermann, DO, dipABLM, is board-certified in internal medicine. Dr. Sundermann has clinical interest in chronic disease management and preventive medicine through a Lifestyle Medicine approach. Lifestyle Medicine is a specialty of medicine that emphasizes increased physical activity, healthful whole food plant-based nutrition goals, improving sleep quality, avoiding risky substances, stress management and forming and maintaining supportive, healthy relationships. In caring for patients...
Dec 27, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 70
Betsy Hartley is an ultrarunner, health coach, and author of the book, "All Bets Are Off - My Journey of Losing 200 Pounds, A Showdown with Diabetes, and Falling in Love with Running." Today, she discusses how her rock bottom actually became her escape hatch to become absurdly brave. Cover excerpt: "From insulin shots to ultrarunning, Betsy shares, in her honest and often humorous way, the stories, advice, pitfalls, and triumphs of her very personal journey to build a healthy new life. And, what...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 69
Julieanna Hever, also known as the Plant-Based Dietitian, has helped thousands of people lose weight and achieve optimal health by following a plant-based diet. Today, she discusses her journey from actress to plant-based educator, author, and podcaster and how this role bridges her three biggest passions for food, performing, and helping people. Julieanna has written six books and her seventh, The Choose You Now Diet, is being released on December 21st (available for pre-order now). In The Choo...
Nov 29, 2021•53 min•Ep. 68
Today’s episode has quite the emotional arc — from this couple's romantic adventure to becoming scrappy accidental entrepreneurs, and going from near-business COVID collapse to redemption and rebirth…Plus, a new book, Venture , that explains it all in witty, thrilling, head-shaking detail. At the heart of it all? A love of running. I’m talking today to Allison Macsas and Gabe Steger - founders of Rogue Expeditions , a boutique adventure travel company that creates run-centric vacations around th...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 67
Megan Marie Myers is a painter, illustrator, and native Oregonian. After attending art school in Seattle, Megan took a position in Seattle at Chihuly Studio where her job was to coordinate the logistics of creating and installing full-scale gallery exhibitions of Dale Chihuly’s artwork, as well as private commissions of large-scale glass and steel art installations for public and private clients worldwide. This, she says, was instrumental in teaching her the all-encompassing business side of the...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 66
An early pioneer of nutrition-first wellness, Dawn Russell has been chasing simpler solutions for getting your daily greens since 2001, after a stage three cancer diagnosis in her mid-twenties set her on a path to find alternative solutions that might speed her recovery. Unable to receive radiation or chemotherapy due to a rare bone infection that left her immune system compromised, she tried countless non-traditional treatments, only to find that going back to the basics of fresh, green nutriti...
Oct 18, 2021•58 min•Ep. 65
Paige Davis is an author, meditation teacher, and entrepreneur. She, along with her sister, are the founders of Pebbl , a lifestyle brand providing a curated gateway to presence and wellbeing. Through their programming, collaborations, and products, they hope you'll find all the support you need to anchor the light within. The first Pebbl products, the Starter Kit and Sanctuary, feature a portable, stylish and comfortable floor chair for meditation and beyond. They like to say they provide a lit...
May 19, 2021•58 min•Ep. 64
Coach Gilbert Tuhabonye has been leading the Gilbert's Gazelles running group since 2002. It's a group that encompasses all ages, goals, paces, and fitness levels. All are drawn to Gilbert, not just for the promise of getting faster or getting your BQ time (which trust me - can and does happen frequently), but people are drawn to Gilbert because of his smile, magnetic personality, and the inspiration you’ll hear today from his story. Even former President George W. Bush was inspired to paint a p...
May 03, 2021•36 min•Ep. 63
Forty-six-year-old, Keri Shaw, discusses her recent clinical diagnosis of Young Onset Parkinson's Disease. It's a disease known mostly by its outward symptoms - tremors, rigidity of muscles, speech difficulty, and more, but, unless they're personally affected in some way, the layperson knows little about the "why" or "how" of the disease, especially in younger people. In this raw conversation, Keri opens up about her long process of uncovering the diagnosis and where she goes from here. It is an...
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 62
Let's start an online travel magazine in the middle of a global pandemic! Sounds brilliant, right? Well, it turns out, it was brilliant and today I talk to the three female founders of the brand new Austin Travels Magazine . Pam LeBlanc, Mauri Elbel, and Kristin Finan — three journalists with a shared passion for travel and exploration, and all coming at this project from a vastly different lens. Last Fall, these former colleagues and longtime decided, "Why the heck not?" and pursued this new bu...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 61
Sara Gross is a two-time IRONMAN Champion and holds a doctorate in women’s history. She founded Live Feisty Media as a way to celebrate fresh and empowered voices in triathlon and beyond. We can dream of owning a business or starting something big, but many get stuck in the “I Could Nevers” when it comes to actually doing it. Sara shares fantastic advice and her athletic mindset around doing the work. And, you guessed it, it involves being a little feisty, We also talk about the upcoming Womxn’s...
Mar 18, 2021•49 min•Ep. 60
Both Stewart Gill and Kyle Klinger swore they would never be on a reality TV show until, that is, they were approached, auditioned, and ultimately cast on Season 1 of Labor of Love on Fox as two of the 15 bachelors vying for the attention of one single woman seeking motherhood. It sounds like a crazy premise, doesn't it? Who in the would say, 'yes' to something like this? That's what I wanted to know too, so we dug right in with some of the juicy questions: When did the reality of what they were...
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 59
There are those people with whom you come in contact in life and you know INSTANTLY, they’re going to have a lasting impact. I’m lucky that my guest today, Selene Yeager, came into my life when she did. Selene is a journalistic legend and consummate role model especially for those in the health and fitness space. Her work has appeared in numerous media including Bicycling, Details, Shape, O, the Oprah Magazine, Oz, the Good Life, Fitness, Redbook, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Marie Claire, Bett...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 58
David Temple brings characters to life on screen, on the page, and in the imaginations of his many readers and listeners. After a wildly successful 25-year career in radio where he worked in large markets such as New York, LA, and Chicago, Temple returned to his first love - writing and making films. For many years, he dabbled in making short films, until one day he decided to take his first self-published book, Discovering Grace , and turn it into a screenplay . After raising all funding, and h...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 57
Dave Jackson is Podcasting Hall of Famer, Coach, and Author of the new book, Profit From Your Podcast: Proven Strategies to Turn Listeners into a Livelihood. Dave talks about the history of podcasting and his early entry into an unproven medium back in 2005. The word, "podcast" didn't really exist, so how did someone start an online business called "The School of Podcasting" and ever expect it to succeed? Fortunately, for those of us who have flooded the space, it did succeed and it paved the wa...
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 56
Emma-Kate Lidbury, Associate Editor of Triathlete Magazine, discusses their upcoming "Hawaii from Home" Virtual Challenge from October 5th-11th, 2020. Yes, you CAN do an IRONMAN from the comfort of your hometown either solo or with a relay team. Hawaii from Home Details Return to Swim Workouts from EK Lidbury Triathlete.com Triathlon Swimming Book from Emma-Kate Lidbury and Gerry Rodrigues...
Sep 03, 2020•29 min•Ep. 55
Carrie interviews first-time author and former ESPN staffer, Jeremy Bhandari, about his book, "Trust the Grind: How World-Class Athletes Got To The Top." Yes, most people think sports celebrities are super-human (and I swear many of them are), but how did they achieve such greatness? How did some of these athletes go from “lanky awkward teen” to MVP in the NFL or Olympian? By adhering to strict principles - a few of which we’ll talk about today. There are also many who say, “I could never do tha...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 54
Sue Reynolds, author of "The Athlete Inside" talks candidly about how, in her late 50s and early 60s, she lost 200 pounds and found an athlete hiding inside her body. From her first walk to the neighbor’s mailbox to finishing sixth (and first American) at the World Triathlon Championship, Reynolds discovered the joy of conquering fear and pride to find that the best version of herself had been there all along. 100% of the book proceeds are going to USA Triathlon Foundation to help those with dis...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 53
Kelly O’Mara, Editor-in-Chief of Triathlete Magazine, has been a contributor at Triathlete for a while and you may know her “Salty Triathlete” columns - a hilarious, often sarcastic look at some of our type A idiosyncrasies. Kelly took over the helm of Triathlete earlier this year when…you know…things were normal. We were scouting races, people wanted pool workouts, volunteers were allowed to take your clothes off, see your naked smelly body, and help you change in a changing tent amidst the hys...
Jun 08, 2020•53 min•Ep. 52
While they should be at hundreds of races in 2020, Jay Weber, Director of Operations of BASE Performance, discusses how this sports nutrition company is adapting in adversity and covering (literally) the needs of many of their vendors with masks, hydration, and more. Learn More about BASE Performance: https://www.baseperformance.com/
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 51
Pro Triathlete, Lisa Roberts, talks about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on her 2020 race season and how she is adapting in adversity. Even without races on the horizon, she is finding wins every day, both physically and emotionally, and encourages us all to do the same. Episode Resources Carrie Barrett Website: tritobefunny.com Austin Triathlon Club Lisa Roberts Website and Social Lisa's Sponsor Discounts Suunto – VIP10-BYBAQAFI7C20 Ventum – Contact Lisa for details on a new bike Rapid ...
May 18, 2020•54 min•Ep. 50
Kim Eagle is the founder of Earn that Body , an online nutrition and fitness training company. This conversation isn't your typical, "How to Avoid Gaining 10 Pounds During the Holidays" or "How to Get Your Six Pack." This episode explores Kim, the entrepreneur, on the origins of her online coaching business and how she balances virtually every aspect of the business. Yes, she is the face of 'Earn that Body,' but she's also the Marketing Director, the Head Coach, the Social Media Director, the Ac...
Dec 10, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 49
Chris Eddy discusses his unconventional journey into corporate wellness and entrepreneurship. His company, Blipic, is focused on exploring a new approach to creating healthy, highly engaged employees to build a connected culture where “wellness” is the outcome By inspiring employees of all ability levels, we help find what motivates them to live more active and healthy lifestyles. Happier and healthier employees lead to higher productivity, lower stress, increased retention, and decreased health...
Nov 12, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 48
Author, Dena Taylor, discusses her new book, "I DON'T WANNA BE PINK - How a single, 39-year-old woman refused to let breast cancer and its fervent culture define her." It's a candid look at one woman's experience in dealing with this heartbreaking diagnosis and the muddy waters that engulf her life over the next several years. This personal memoir manages to be candid, heartbreaking and, oh so humorous as well...a beautiful and honest portrayal. Purchase on Amazon.com...
Oct 29, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 47
It was 10 years ago that The Engine 2 Diet Book was released. It was also 10 years ago that my Doctor told me that I had ridiculously high cholesterol and needed to either take a pill or adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. Neither sounded particularly appealing, but after reading The Engine 2 Diet book, I was inspired to give this "healthy eating" thing a whirl. In just 8 short weeks of living plant strong, my cholesterol dropped 60 points and I lost 10 lbs...I also did my 2nd Ironman that same Spring...
Jun 02, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 46
