CamBro Conversations

Today's conversation is with Manny De La Cruz of WellBuiltStyle and we discuss how guys who train can still dress well to suit their physique. Manny has built a niche website to support style for men who train and are into fitness, as know that it can be both harder and easier to dress well and look stylish when we have more muscular physiques. We explore common mistakes made when it comes to dres...

Today's conversation is with Andrew Craig, investment banker in the city of London, author and fund manager. Having read Andrew's first book "How to Own the World" it had a huge impact on my own approach to my finances and he takes a Plain English Finance approach to explaining how busy professionals can manage their money and work towards financial comfort in future years. We explore why it has n...

Today's conversations is with Harry Ranson - Online Coach and Co Founder of a Taste of Fitness. We explore the role science can play in shaping our approach to health and fitness. Harry explains where his approach comes from, the benefits to using studies in an applicable way as well as the limitations of some data. One of Harry's most famous pieces of content is his regular whiteboard chats where...

We explore the realities of the economic situation that has encouraged more people to explore options like Bitcoin, while covering the basics of where crypto comes from, how you can buy it and store it. We discuss many of the Frequently Asked Questions around Crypto including the scale of its growth, accusations of it being a pyramid scheme, structural challenges, will Bitcoin reach $20K soon, and...

Today's conversation is with Sarah Allan, CrossFit Athlete and CCFT Coach. We learn about Sarah's entry into fitness, her background in competitive background and journey to find an area of fitness that met her competitive personality and supported her own body image. Regarding body image as a female, Sarah shares an overview of her journey and how fuelling competitive sport played a big role in h...

Today’s conversation is with VP from No Nonsense Forex. We cover the basics of Forex, what it involves, and the size of the market. VP then shares how we can avoid the huge number of scams that are prevalent online at this moment in time. These give Forex trading a bad name and it became VP's goal to share the reality of the market and the best way to approach it. This leads to a conversation abou...

Today's conversation is with Dale Burke, Head Coach at MTN Coaching and we explore the hugely significant topic of mental health and wellbeing. As part of this, Dale shares his own experience of a period of poor mental health and breaks it down into the following steps - his first contact, his plunge and then rise. Dale shares the sources he used to better understand how he could rise and improve...

Today's conversation is with Elev8 Alex, a personal trainer with a Bsc Sports and Exercise Science and a NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist. We discuss the commonly found challenges from a sedentary desk job when it comes to performing at our best in the gym.  If you want to start small, we provide key areas you can focus on including your desk set up, little actions you can take throughout...

Today’s conversation is with the Broar Brothers, Triple World Record Holders who rowed the 3,000 mile Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge in January 2020, beating many teams of four and five. The boys share everything around their preparation for the challenges, regarding training, nutrition, mindset and equipment. We touch on gut health, preparing for challenging environment and situations. We lea...

Life after a Business Degree, Starting your First Business Today’s conversation is with Liam Cavanagh, a Psychology and Business graduate, content creator, online coach and business owner. Liam shares his experience of a Business Degree at University, including a turning point in his mindset and aspirations after a placement year in Recruitment in London. We dive in on the nature of University ver...

Today’s conversation is all about resilience and how we can be more resilient. We are joined by Dr Mustafa Sarkar, a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Nottingham Trent University, and a specialist in the psychology of resilience. Today’s episode spans both sport and business so real practical implications for everyone listening Mustafa has worked with coaches, athletes and busine...

Today’s conversation is with Andy Smith, Owner of Lift Gyms. We discuss his now viral video on the logical fallacies and questionable decision making of the Scottish government in relation to the Leisure Sector alongside the re-opening of facilities If you are someone who works in the fitness industry or cares deeply about the sector and its longevity then this is a must listen. We need to underst...

Is it time to take a Tactical Break from Alcohol? Today’s conversation is with Andy Ramage a former professional athlete, who following an injury, went on to co-create two multimillion-dollar city brokerages. But after achieving traditional “success” Andy was left feeling broken. He was unfit, unhealthy, overweight, stressed and unhappy. The elephant in the room preventing peak performance in...

Today's conversation is all about sales and we are joined by Matt Sykes. Matt is a Sales Trainer with 25 years experience practising what we now preaches to Businesses and Sales Professionals looking to convert more deals. We explore the contention that "Everyone is in Sales" as we are all selling an idea, looking to influence others, if we are not directly selling a product. The cover a range of...

Today, we are joined by Dr Norah Simpson of the Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences department at Stanford University. We discuss Norah's research on sleep and maximising athlete performance. From this, we delve into the impact of sleep loss on cognitive function, decision making, and concentration. Beyond this, we explore the impact of sleep on athletic performance, injury risk, and illness susce...

Today, the guest is me. as I answer the Questions sent in by the listeners over Instagram and LinkedIn. These include my biggest regret, what would I tell 20 year old Colin, 3 people who motivate me, and even my skin care routine?! I hope you all enjoy this one and the plan is to have a solo episode every 10-15 episodes if there is a topic I can add value on. Connect with me on Instagram: https://...

Today, we are joined by Charlotte Tulloch, better known as Lottie Lifts - Online Coach and Co Founder of a Taste of Fitness. We cover a host of topics including "Making Fitness Less Miserable" for the general population, supporting clients achieve freedom long term from calorie counting and tracking, the difference between binge eating and “overeating on the weekend”. Alongside this, Lottie shares...

Today, we are joined by Ryan Atkin - Personal Trainer, Online Coach and member of MTN Coaching. Ryan specialises in female fat loss, and muscle building specifically glutes. We discuss what led to Ryan focusing on the niche as a coach for females and glares, and his approach to client service and support which has led to his success in this space in his coaching career so far We cover why group cl...

Today, we are joined by Evey Sjardin - Professional Pole Dancer. Evey explains how she manages a chronic inflammatory disease knowns as AS through training, nutrition and mindset. There is so much within this that any of us can introduce in managing our own bodies regardless of being diagnosed with a chronic disease. Alongside this we address some of the misconceptions about Pole Dancing, explore...

Today, we are joined by Aaron Knightley from Knightley Investment Group and we explore what we can learn from High Net Worth Investors. Aaron explains how he support his clients in their investments, the different allocations that he and they invest in and the methodology behind this. We learn about and discuss fixed investments, stocks and shares, pensions, commodities . Whether you’ve never thou...

Today, we are joined by David Hatt - Online Coach and Founder of MTN Coaching. In David's second appearance on the podcast, we decided to talk more about the fitness side of things than business. Together, we have over 2 decades of training experience combined and a whole lot of mistakes we made during that time! We both share 5 things we wish we knew when started our Fitness Journey, meaning you...

Today, we are joined by Anxiety Specialist and Coach, Shane Haron. We learn where Anxiety and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder comes from, how our childhood experiences shape our subconscious, and some of the ways anxiety manifest itself. Shane shares his own experience of anxiety and how, as a typical guy that is into fitness, shrugged it off for a period before addressing it. His own period of sel...

Today, we are joined by Talia Bentley who is a full-time Performance Analyst in Professional Football after graduating with a Sport Science alongside an Online Coach for females with Type 1 diabetes We find out about how Talia secured her role at Watford Football Club and some of the experience she gained during University that is applied today. In one of the rawest chats we’ve had on the podcast,...

Today, we are joined by Digital Marketing Consultant and Coach, Neil Shoney Maclean. We find out about Neil founding and growing Scotland's first ever Fitness Exhibition in 2013, growing it into a huge event and selling it on. Neil then shares how he went full time into the Digital Marketing Consultancy space with his first ever job resulting in £297,000 worth of sales from a £4,000 budget for Fac...

Today, I am joined by Personal Trainer, Online Coach and Content Creator Nathan Collins.  Nathan shares his story of how we made a big career change to pursue his passion in the fitness industry. We discuss the steps he took, the challenges he faced, how his business grew and the mindset required for his success as well as overcoming two periods of adversity. Nathan shares how his online circ...