Strong Society Podcast - Community - Health - Fitness - Business - Leadership

👤 Host: Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT, DPT 👤 Guest: Niko Caparisos, Principal advisor & Broker Consultant at Prosperity Benefits 📺 About This Episode: Today on the show, we have Niko Caparisos, an industry veteran who has been shaping healthcare insurance and consultancy for 15 years. Niko is the founder of Prosperity Benefits, a retail brokerage he has managed to grow five times over without addin...

Dr. Rusty Hofmann is a board-certified Interventional Radiologist and entrepreneur in the healthcare and health technology space. He holds many positions that are as listed: Chief Interventional Radiologist at Stanford University School of Medicine. Medical Director of Digital Healthcare Intervention at Stanford Healthcare Co-Medical director of the Cardiac and Interventional Radiology Department...

Imagine a future where an algorithm can take a thorough history for patients, put them through a detailed examination and develop a plan of care with the same level of effectiveness as a human therapist or, even better. Better patient outcomes for a lower cost would be great, right? You might think that’s far off, and you’re probably right, however, it’ll be here sooner than you think. D...

In this episode, we have Dr. Kyle Hartman, PT, DPT, DTR who is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and the Owner of Monterey Pelvic Health in California. She talks about her specialization in pelvic floor therapy, pregnancy, sexual dysfunctions, intercourse other key ideas regarding sex. In this podcast episode: 01:15 – Dr. Hartman introduces herself and describes her profession advocating for women’s he...

Today we have Maggie Evans, RD. We talk about developing healthy habits, being diet agnostic, why nutrition is divisive, and what you can do to start healthy habits today. In this podcast episode: 01:00 - Who is Maggie Evans? 03:15 - When did Maggie start to get into nutrition? 06:00 - Working in a mental hospital 12:00 - Stress eating or fasting 15:30 - Working on emotional eating 21:00 - What de...

Today we have Bruce Delgado who is the Mayor of Marina California, and he is on his 6th term now. We talk about urban development, taxes, blue zones, and more! In this podcast episode: 02:20 - How did Bruce go from being a botanist to the mayor of a city? 06:20 - The push to expand to the north 07:35 - How did Bruce get into botany? 13:20 - How did Bruce find out the benefits of mixed used urban d...

Our special guest today is Katy Castagna, President and CEO of United Way Monterey where she has served for almost 6 years. She’s been a part of the organization for nearly 17 years.   "United Way advances the common good in communities across the world. Their focus is on education, income and health—the building blocks for a good quality of life." What a great interview this was. I didn’t re...

Our special guest, today, is Jolie Kobrinsky. She’s a badass entrepreneur, a fitness fanatic, and is passionate about life and serving others. She is opening a new fitness facility/community with the very apt name, Elektren.  She has had the very unique experience of both closing down her fitness business of > 10 years last year AND opening up a new business where she is now able to, even...

Howdy howdy my strong friends -- welcome to the Strong Society Podcast! I’m Nate Kadlecek and i’ll be your guide through this podcast. Our focus is on developing strong bodies, minds, relationships, and communities to help solve the most pressing health and social issues threatening the world, today. Our special guest today is John Farahmand, who is the CEO and Founder of Balance Physical Therapy...

Today’s special guest is Shawn Adams, founder of Monterey Signs, they have offices in Seaside and Santa Cruz and truly they are incredibly talented in sign designs from basic Vinyl designs to Large Electric Signs, to everything in between. They’ve been in business for 10+ years which is impressive as only 30% of businesses make it this far. We get into how he got into the signage business, why sig...

Dr. Jordan Seda, PT is a physical therapist, Capoeira practitioner, and owner of The Abstract Physio in New York, New York.  Jordan and I both graduated from the Columbia University program in Physical Therapy and have stayed in touch over the years. I've really appreciated following him on instagram https://www.instagram.com/theabstractphysio/?hl=en as he has some really great perspective on...

Louis J Fernandez is a combat veteran, author of two books, CONUS Battle Drills (disclaimer: this written for combat vets)  and his most recent Keep on Leading. He is also a business leadership consultant.  We had a great conversation ranging from dealing with our current covid-19 crisis both on a personal and professional level, what true leadership looks like, and how to get creative w...

Mark R Morris is a an experienced copywriter and ghostwriter with over 10 years of experience. We met through LinkedIn... social media is pretty cool, right? He's actually the one that catalyzed me to start this podcast.   Mark's background is in theater and creative writing. Prior to 2008 he ran and owned a theater studio for kids, but, due to the financial crisis of 2008 he closed that down...

What happens when a global pandemic wipes out 100% of your brick and mortar business....?  You start a podcast of course...  I started my business, Kadalyst Wellness and Physical Therapy, in April of 2019. Starting a business is tough. There were a bunch of times, especially in the first 6 months where I was on the verge of quitting. I wasn't growing as fast as I thought I should and thi...