Chair Talk Podcast

"Winners sprint when the finish line is unknown" In this extension episode, our conversation with Joey takes us to discuss collaboration in business, fitness/sports, and the synergy of passions and what you make of life. Follow us on IG - @chair_talk_podcast Follow Cllctd on IG - @cllctd.life

Today's episode we are joined by Joey Gomez, founder of Cllctd, which is a clothing brand that he started back in 2019. Together, we talked about his outlooks on life around being a young entrepreneur, passions, purpose, and education. Stay tuned for pt. 2 releasing next week. Follow us on IG - @chair_talk_podcast Follow Cllctd on IG - @cllctd.life

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In this ep, we are joined by Jacob who is a firefighter and EMT in training. He also trains in MMA and is a follower of Christ.

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It's been about a year since we've uploaded an episode so we dive in on why we took this break, some life updates, and what's to come next for the show. Hope you enjoy!

For our return episode, we sat down our friend Donny Villanueva. He is a Gracie BJJ black belt and also has a great relationship with the current UFC World Champion, Julianna Peña. He actively trains and coaches jiujitsu for at One Fitness Center in Elgin, IL. Donny is a man of many talents and we were blessed to learn more about him and the history of the sport he loves.

For today's episode, we are joined by our friend Abi. He another Fusion Fitness team member that practices both BJJ and Muay Thai. Abi is a hard working, family oriented person that has found humility and discipline in his martial arts journey. Tune in for a great conversation.

In today's episode we are joined by our friend Ethan Robillard. Ethan trains at Fusion Fitness MMA and has an extremely strong mindset at his age (19 years old). He is ambitious in his business life as well aa his personal philosophy and approach towards success. Tune in for an insightful episode on business, life, and some bonus freestyles to close out the show.

For this episode we have Caleb Punter joining us. Caleb was a former baseball teammate of Braden's at Calvin University who studied Kinesiology and is currently working in the fitness space as a trainer. He is extemely passionate about fitness and sports. Caleb is one of the most knowledgeable sport gurus around and uses it to profit through gambling. Join us for a casual conversation about fitnes...

For this week's episode, we feature a great college friend of ours Trevor Synder. Trevor is a very selfless, caring, and fun-loving person that has gone through a significant change in his personal development journey. Tune in to hear about the values and lessons he's learned while working in construction and being involved in deep relationships. Hope you enjoy. YouTube: Chair Talk Podcast Instagr...

For today's Friday episode we had the pleasure of being featured on a fellow podcaster show. Nico Gonzalez was a fraternity brother of Omar's who created an awesome podcast called "Colorful Conversations".  Nico loves to talk about fun, unique topics with others so we were thrilled at the opportunity to create some content together. Listen in for a casual, lighthearted talk and go show Colorf...

In today's talk we sit down with Omar’s tattoo artist, Nano Garcia. He is a local tattoo artist who’s been in the business for 13 years and has a ton of insight within the industry and culture of tattooing. From his unlikely start in the business to the prowess in black and gray realism, Nano has become a true expert in the business. Join us for a great convo about the process of tattooing, meanin...

For today's episode, we sit down with a high school friend of ours, Chris Dabao. Chris is a very outgoing, motivated individual that is passionate about travel and self developement. He has taken solo trips in almost every continent on the globe and has huge travel aspiration's in his future. Chris is a big follower and advocate of Tony Robbins and we discuss many of his experiences around Tony's...

In todays interview, we feature an awesome guest from the great white north, Canada!  Jacob Schuurman was a pitcher at Calvin University in GR where we first met.  He's an extremely likeable, easy going guy that love sports. He's one of the most dominant non-collegiate outsiders hitters(volleyball) in North America and is a bright financial student as well. Jacob is the host of a Toronto...

For this week’s episode we connected with a good high school friend of ours, Adam Durocher. He had the opportunity to kick at the collegiate level but opted to prioritize his self-development and fuel his adventurous spirit to move to the west coast to pursue his love for music, writing, and language.  Adam has spent a lot of time travelling and serving missions around the world in regards to...

For todays episode, we have a amazingly ambitious individual who loves personal developement and helping others. Jeff Erickson, who we are blessed to have connected with in Grand Rapids, is a modivated student athlete that has an extremely promising future in the financial services industry. He confidence, positivity, and drive rub off on anyone he interacts with. We hope this interview captures a...

In this episode, we talk about how we are switching from one interview a week to two a week! We are taking out the Tuesday talks episodes and replacing them with an extra interview since all of you love them!

For this week's Friday episode, we are joined by an avid marvel fan, Hector Salazar. He has been a huge fan of the MCU for as long as he can remember and we draw on his insights to discuss and review the most recent Marvel release "Spiderman: No Way Home".  This episode has a ton of spoilers for anyone who hasn't see the movie yet, but for those who have, we invite you to join in our our talk...

In today’s discussion, we will be talking through some of our favorite fictional heroes and villains and why we admire and/or respect them.  From movies to comics, there are so many memorable characters that symbolize aspects of human nature and our desires for more in life.  In this episode we cover what heroes and villains mean to us as well as share our top 3 of each. Tune in Friday f...

For today’s Friday feature, Omar’s friend Alex joins us to talk about his passion for creativity and hats. He is an avid New Era Hat collector and designer that has been acknowledged by the brand as having one of the best collections in the country. Alex’s finds great value in the stories associated with all his caps and he shares some memories and stories around his journey in life so far.  Simil...

 For today’s Tuesday Talk we discuss the definition and meaning of materialism in the world today. Associating ourselves with objects is part of human nature, but the severity and scale of collections can at time distraction from the philosophical meaning of possessions. We both dive into our own takes on how culture influences collecting and the deeper meaning we hope people see value i...

For this weeks Friday feature, we are joined by the drummer for Elevation Worship and Kameron Marlowe! Jake goes in depth about the tour life and what we don’t see behind the scenes! Hope you enjoy