E7 Business & Fitness: Vinnie Laspina - podcast episode cover

E7 Business & Fitness: Vinnie Laspina

Feb 07, 20191 hr 46 min
--:--
--:--
Download Metacast podcast app
Listen to this episode in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episode description

E7: business & fitness: Vinny Lespina 

  • Into: owner of The Fitness office
  • Being a rockstar (0:01:02)
  • Vinny studied music and entertainment business (0:01:28)
  • Ed Cohen influenced him (0:01:46)
  • Entering the music business (0:03:05)
  • Working in Nashville but dreamed about NYC (0:03:56)
  • People now a days lack of drive to get experience in whatever field (0:05:42)
  • Read the fine print! (0:06:50)
  • Life in a cubicle (0:08:54)
  • Spotify direct threat to the music industry (0:11:10)
  • Vinny moves to Pennsylvania and starts from the bottom (0:12:50) 
  • Searches for new opportunity with Kamionka entertainment (0:15:02)
  • Vinny follows Kamionka Entertainment Van (0:17:16)
  • Vinny meets Mr. Kamionka (0:18:31)
  • Vinny stands out as the “In shape kid” (0:21:52)
  • Vinny gets fired by Kamionka Entertainment (0:24:02)
  • Moves on to work for bodybuilding.com warehouse and bartend in PA (0:25:15)
  • Free supplements from bodubuilding.com warehouse (0:27:52)
  • Vinny is introduced to proper nutrition, sleep, programing (0:34:25)
  • Dating life and moving to NYC (0:36:00)
  • Fist Personal Training job interview (year 2010) (0:37:50)
  • Meets Nick Shawn-Renaissance Periodization (0:38:50)
  • Vinny gets the job in NYC and gets an offer to get his old job back in PA (0:41:50)
  • what it means to have your own business (0:49:00)
  • John Legend meets Vinny (0:51:10)
  • the fitness lightbulb turns on for Vinny (0:53:50)
  • book: Outliers (0:55:20)
  • Leaves job to open up his own business (0:56:50)
  • First workout with Dennis (1:00:15)
  • Yeufre has the same exact session Vinny had with Dennis (1:02:46)
  • Vinny takes steps to open up his business (1:05:15)
  • Exploring the gray areas, learn the rules, to open up your business (1:06:50)
  • Biggest hurtles starting the business (01:09:30)
  • How to stay on track, keeping the right mindset (1:13:20)
  • 5 million law suit (1:16:50)
  • DOB pay a visit (1:20:15)
  • working for yourself is a different animal (1:26:00)
  • Prioritize your problems like tabs opened on your computer, tackle them in order (1:27:30)
  • Becoming a dad (1:30:40) 
  • Personal Development as a personal trainer (1:35:00)
  • Business partner decided to breakout and how to work in a partnership (1:36:20)
  • doing well enough to continue growing (1:38:36)
  • first rogue purchase and mentality (1:40:40)

Support the show

For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android
Open in Metacast
E7 Business & Fitness: Vinnie Laspina | Revival Radio podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast