The Optimal Life

Will Hardy is a certified personal trainer and the owner of Will Power Elite, LLC. In this episode, we hear about Will's fitness journey, including the types of workouts he employs, the type of nutrition and diet he follows, and the ways in which he motivates his clientele.  Will also talks about his current professional endeavors and provides insight into what he sees for his future.  If you are...

Montana 'Too Pretty' Love is a boxer from Cleveland, Ohio, holding a 10-0 undefeated professional record. In this episode, we hear about Montana's boxing journey from childhood to where he is now climbing the professional ranks.  We hear about him serving prison time and how that experience allowed him to refocus his life.  We talk about the type of training that's involved to remain at the top, t...

Mike Hudock is a triathlete who is currently attending medical school at Ohio University. In this episode, we talk about the triathlete lifestyle and the intense training regimen required to be successful.  We talk about mental health and how exercise and activity are keys to mitigating bouts of anxiety and depression.  We hear about Mike's path from high school cross country runner to elite triat...

Dr. Adam Hedaya is a medical doctor who specializes in pain management.  He is the founder of Cleveland Pain Care , a practice that provides treatment and services to people who experience chronic pain. In this episode, we talk about the various pain treatment services that Adam's practice provides.  We dive into a discussion on opioid addiction and the alternative solutions that Adam offers his p...

Nate sits down to recap and reflect on the last two episodes with Justin Nyce (Ep. 12) and Andy Simms (Ep. 13).  

Andy Simms is an NFL sports agent who heads up the football division at Lil Wayne's Young Money APAA Sports .  After founding PlayersRep Sports Management in 1997 - and growing his firm into one of the premier NFL agencies in the industry - he sold PlayersRep to Young Money APAA in 2017. In this episode, Andy and I discuss the cutthroat, competitive nature of the sports agent industry.  We talk ab...

Justin Nyce is one of the resident DJ's at FWD Day + Nightclub and Magnolia Cleveland.  His energy, creativity and strong background in percussion are the recipe behind his diverse multi-genre sets. In this episode, we hear about Justin's path from disengaged college student to committed nightclub DJ.  We hear about how Justin pursued his dreams in the electronic dance music/DJ world, working smal...

Kelli Carson is the founder of All Hearts Home Health Care , a home health care service provider to people with mental and physical disabilities. In this episode, we hear about how Kelli's entrepreneurial journey began at the ripe age of ten.  We hear about her path from sales to real estate, and how she knew she needed more emotional fulfillment from her career.  We hear about how she ultimately...

Greg McNeil founded the 501(c)(3), Cover2 Resources, after losing his son to the heroin/opioid epidemic in 2015.  His organization's mission is to help opioid users and their loved ones find help, and to mitigate one's chances for becoming addicted to opioids through access to premier resources, service providers and preventative educational programs. In this episode, we hear about the path from o...

Casey Wandell is an owner/franchisee of Title Boxing Club, a franchise that not only changed his life, but saved his life.  He currently owns and operates six locations from Cleveland to Columbus. In this powerful, riveting and emotional episode, we hear about Casey's path from a college graduate with a bright future to a broken man on the verge of self-destruction.  We hear about the brutal reali...

Bobby Rutter is a nightlife entrepreneur who owns FWD Day + Nightclub and Magnolia Cleveland.  He also practices as a full-time insurance attorney at the law firm, Rutter & Russin. In this episode, we hear about Bobby's path from practicing lawyer to nightlife entrepreneur.  We hear about how hospitality has always been a major part of his life and how he was able to employ his unique management s...

Ryan Young is the principal of Young Team Realtors, a residential real estate agency/team within the Keller Williams family.  In the past five years, the Young Team has grown from just four employees to over 20 due to their 'positive and persistent' approach in handling both large and small transactions for their clients. In this episode, we talk about Ryan's path from culinary school to residenti...

Greg Gentile is an Ohio-based criminal defense attorney specializing in OVI (DUI/DWI) and drug-related cases.  In 2016 and 2017, Greg was named as a Rising Star by Ohio Super Lawyers Magazine, an honor reserved for the top 2.5% of legal practitioners under the age of 40. In this episode, we discuss how to best handle a situation when getting pulled over by police and the choices one must make when...

Larry Grant is a former NFL player who played six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams.  In college, he played in four straight national championship games, which included two at City College of San Francisco (junior college) and two at Ohio State. In this episode, we talk about how our agent-athlete relationship initially formed; share stories about college football and recruit...

Megan Kohler is a former NBA dancer who is now focusing her career on sales and marketing, in addition to inspiring people through her fitness and nutrition regimen. In this episode, we discuss Megan's path from high school cheerleader to NBA dancer.  We talk about the personal dedication required toward achieving one's goals and hear about the process to becoming part of one of the NBA's elite, h...

Andy 'Bull' Barch is the play-by-play commentator for the Lake Erie Crushers, a professional baseball team out of the independent Frontier League.  He also hosts his own talk radio show, "Bull's Eye on the Afternoon," on AM 930 WEOL . In this episode, we discuss Andy's path from Bowling Green State University to where he is today, and the types of approaches required to make it in the broadcasting...

Alissa Kolarik is a 31-year old wife, mom and business woman who has become an elite runner in just 2-1/2 years after starting her running journey. In this episode, we talk about Alissa's incredible ascent to the top of the running world.  We discuss the type of workouts and dedication required to become elite, and the mindset that is needed to achieve success.  If you have excuses of why you can'...

Chris 'Beanie' Wells is a former Ohio State all-American running back who went on to become a first round draft pick of the Arizona Cardinals in 2009.  After a breakout campaign in his third NFL season in which he rushed for over 1,000 yards and ten touchdowns, his following season - and ultimately career - was cut short due to injuries.  In this episode, we talk about the path from high school to...