Shay is an All American / All World ranked triathlete, former black bear researcher, burn survivor with scars over 65% of his body, Bestselling author and sought out motivational speaker. At the age of 8, Shay was set afire by a neighbor’s child and credited with saving the life of his 7-year-old friend. Despite being told he’d never play sports again, enduring over 35 surgeries the last 36 years, Shay is a 4x IRONMAN, 4x member of Team USA, 25x IRONMAN 70.3 athlete, ranked top 1% of IRONMAN wor...
Jun 03, 2021•1 hr
After a decade-long addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol, Charlie Engle hit bottom with a near-fatal six-day binge that ended in a hail of bullets. As Engle got sober, he turned to running, which became his lifeline, his pastime, and his salvation. He began with marathons, and when marathons weren't far enough, he began to take on ultramarathons, races that went for thirty-five, fifty, and sometimes hundreds of miles, traveling to some of the most unforgiving places on earth to race. The Matt ...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Adharanand Finn is the author of Running with the Kenyans, which was the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year, won Best New Writer at the British Sports Book Awards, and shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book Award. He is an editor at the Guardian and a freelance journalist. As well as his writings, Adharanand hosts running retreats. These retreats are distinct, unique and hosted in collaboration with someone from Adharanand's journey through running, someone who may change the way you thi...
May 20, 2021•1 hr 30 min
Meet Ian, who for over the past twenty years has coached dozens of CEO's and senior executives through Foresight’s Global Coaching and have mentored many more in career transitions. Ian has an abiding interest in the development of people's capabilities and relationships (including my own), their identification of opportunities and the magnitude of what people can achieve and contribute in their lives. And to add to the credibility, Ian has also been chairman and a director or CEO of around 30 c...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 39 min
Meet the guy who is known as ‘Britain's Mike Tyson’. Capturing the attention of rapper 50 Cent and world boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, his menacing ring persona, he prefers to be called 'Freezy MacBones', has only added to the intimidating aura that surrounds the explosive light-heavyweight. A quick glimpse at the social media account of 'Freezy MacBones' reveals a collection of startling stoppage wins and the 'peekaboo' fighting style that Tyson adopted during his destructive world title rei...
May 06, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Dan Markovitz helps organizations improve execution. He has worked with clients throughout the US and Europe. Past clients have included Microsoft, WL Gore, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Jabil, CamelBak, Clif Bar, Goodyear Tire, and dozens of smaller companies. He is a faculty member at the Lean Enterprise Institute and teaches at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, the Stanford Continuing Studies Program, and the Ohio State University’s Fisher School of Business. He’s...
Apr 29, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Dr. Sean grew up around the fitness, health, and wellness industry. And when he graduated Chiro school, he ended up opening a clinic and a CrossFit gym. He didn’t want to be that Chiro who tells you, “You need to this exercise and be on “X” program.” Then, pat you on the back and say see you next week. He works with people and athletes, who don’t want to deal with pain and injury anymore. And at the same time, don’t want to stop their training or don’t want to keep modifying their workouts every...
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Living in an era with the highest standards of living, many of us have become comfortable living on others terms. Our inability to deal with emotions has held us back from connecting to ourselves. So how do we climbing out of the trenches of despair? With the lessons and guidance from Mark Kluwer. A former Wim Hof method instructor, Mark is the founder of Elevated Springs. Where he runs one-day events and retreats to reignite your fire within as an opportunity to seek change, growth and to conne...
Apr 15, 2021•50 min
Anthony Trucks is a former NFL Athlete, American Ninja Warrior on NBC, international speaker, host of the Aww Shift podcast, and the founder of Identity Shift coaching. He uses cutting edge science and psychology to upgrade how you operate so you can elevate your life and business to reach your full potential. After being given away into foster care at 3 years old, being adopted into an all-white family at 14, losing his NFL career to injury and more he learned how to shift at a very young age, ...
Apr 08, 2021•53 min
Our brains aren’t built for this world. They are built to keep us alive. The brain shortcuts that kept us safe for 200,000 years are the same ones that today prevent us from living our most powerful, productive, and purposeful lives. However, when we fear less, we make room for more. More creativity, connection, abundance, innovation, and joy. We deserve to forge beyond the limiting instincts that keep us locked into stress and anxiety. This conversation with Dr. Rebecca Heiss explains how we ca...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 11 min
As one of the first women to fly the Apache helicopter in the U.S. Army, leading line units on three continents, Polson combines her passion and firsthand experience in and study of leadership and grit to deliver world-class keynotes and training to companies and organizations on leadership and grit. After serving for a decade in the armed services, Polson earned her MBA at the Tuck School at Dartmouth and led outstanding teams in the corporate world at Microsoft. Today, Shannon is the founder o...
Mar 25, 2021•1 hr 8 min
In 2008, Ben Azadi went through a personal health transformation of shredding 80 pounds of pure fat. Ever since, Ben has been on a mission to help 1 billion people live a healthier lifestyle. Ben is the author of three best-selling books, The Perfect Health Booklet, The Intermittent Fasting Cheat Sheet, and The Power of Sleep. Ben has been the go-to source for intermittent fasting and the ketogenic diet. He is known as 'The Health Detective' because he investigates dysfunction, and he educates, ...
Mar 18, 2021•38 min
What is the great lesson we have with the pain we go through in life? By adopting an action mindset known as ‘Sisu’. Sisu is a Finnish concept described as stoic determination, the tenacity of purpose, grit, bravery, resilience, and hardiness. It also seems to contribute to something that I have named the action mindset: a consistent, courageous approach toward challenges that at first seem to exceed our capabilities. This is where RJ speaks with Emilia Lahti, the founder of Sisu Labs. In her wo...
Mar 11, 2021•57 min
What does it take to be a great leader? Many people believe leadership is about characteristics and that it's something you either have or you don't. Once listeners understand that leadership is not a temperament but a choice, they are more apt to engage in their own development. Choosing to engage in certain habits leads one to create incredible amounts of loyalty and followership. Dr. Peterson provides counsel and coaching to senior leaders in a variety of industries. Emphasizing leadership st...
Mar 04, 2021•48 min
This is the remarkable story of how Joe Foster developed Reebok into one of the world's most famous sports brands. RJ and Joe deep-dive into Joe’s background and how he started Reebok in 1958 with his brother in Bolton, England and transforming it into a global household brand. Joe’s recent book ‘Shoemaker’ is a powerful tale of triumph against all the odds, revealing the challenges and sacrifices that go into creating a world-beating brand; it is also the story of how a small local business can...
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 33 min
What if we used data and science to have our habits work for us? Dr. Gil Blander is internationally recognized for his research in the basic biology of ageing and translating research discoveries into new ways of detecting and preventing age-related conditions. Gil is the Founder & CSO of InsideTracker, a data and science-based company that have already helped thousands of people improve their lives by improving their bodies from the inside out, using personalized recommendations for nutriti...
Feb 18, 2021•48 min
Meet the man whose purpose is to transform 100 million people to get people off the couch by running an obstacle course. Joe Desena is the founder of Spartan, a movement that challenges and transforms people from around the world to live healthier and embrace life's challenges. In this episode: Joe's philosophy on why it is imperative to embrace a living of 'Manufactured Adversity'. How wrestling can keep us prepared in life. The most important value to embody when nothing is going right. *** Fo...
Feb 11, 2021•51 min
