Good People

Today I was joined by Maria Candler. Maria has more than twenty-five years of experience in coaching and leading teams in complex business environments. She is an Enneagram and trauma-informed coach, and has used the model to achieve amazing results for folks in self and social awareness and development. In this episode, expect to learn about the Enneagram and its impact on personal and profession...

In today's solo episode off Good People, Joel breaks down a very simple approach to losing weight, getting in shape, and staying in shape. He discusses three pillars of fitness that can easily be applied to most modern lives. They are: daily movement, nutrition, and strength and conditioning. Joel takes a step by step approach in helping you navigate how each one of these things are impactful,...

Today I was joined by Stephen Covert. He is a Christian, husband, natural bodybuilder, and the owner of Iron Therapy Club. In this episode, expect to learn about the inception of Iron Therapy Club, how ITC has grow since it's founding, why it's important for Stephen to grow ITC, how being vulnerable has changed his life, why you should be vulnerable, finding groups of friends to hang out w...

Today I was joined by Susan Niebergall. She is an online weight loss coach, Co-Coach in the SF Inner Circle, and has 20+ years of experience helping people improve their fitness. In this episode, expect to learn about Susan's start in the fitness industry, how she transitioned from a job in school counseling to training people, all of the fads in fitness she has seen throughout her career, an...

Today I was joined by Ryan Renteria - who's perhaps better known by his Instagram handle, WolfOutWest. Ryan is a husband, father, physics student, and he's covered in cool tattoos. In this episode, expect to learn about his tattoos, what its like to get tattooed, tips for people looking to get tattoos, his life as a physics student, why he decided to go back to school, what it's like b...

Today I was joined by Dr. Chris Skurka. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Film Production and Media Studies in the Penn State Bellisario College of Communications. In this episode, expect to learn about how Dr. Skurka became interested in studying media communications, what it means to assume that “News Finds Me,” characteristics of NFM individuals, outcomes of NFM, the kinds of ne...

In this episode, Joel discusses his experience of not drinking alcohol for an entire year. He answers questions about his motivation, the effects on his sleep and physical health, and the impact on his social life. Joel shares his insights on building a healthy relationship with alcohol and the importance of setting short-term goals for self-improvement. He concludes by emphasizing the benefits of...

Today I was joined by Linda Hancock. She is a retired Family Nurse Practitioner with a PhD in Education. She works to help educate young people on what she calls the "S's" of health: Sex, Substances, Stress, Social Norms, and Spirituality. In this episode, expect to learn about Linda's career, why she helps educate young people on health, the lens that she looks through when teac...

Today I was joined by Athan Schindler for the third time on Good People. He is the Veteran, Fitness Coach, owner of Bastrop Fitness Project and Strive Strength and Conditioning, host of The Doing the Work Podcast, and most importantly, now the honorary CoHost of Good People. In this episode, expect to learn all that Athan is currently working on in his local community with the Bastrop Team Fit Cha...

Today I was joined by Jonathan Harned. He is an EMT based out of California and the founder of Die Tired Co. In this episode, expect to learn about Jonathan and Joel's thoughts on The Creative Act by Rick Rubin, the origin story of Die Tired, Jonathan's life outside of Die Tired as an EMT, how he came up with the name "Die Tired," the importance of living intentionally, the pheno...

Today I was joined by Adrian Bozman, best known for his role as Competition Director for the CrossFit Games. Adrian is also a cohost, alongside Pat Sherwood, on his podcast, Varied Not Random, and has long been immersed in the world of physical culture and CrossFit. He's a former CrossFit Training Staff member and was the Head Judge at the CrossFit Games before filling his role now. In this ep...

In this episode, we recorded another Q&A. Make sure you follow Joel on Instagram so your question can be featured in our next Q&A episode! Joel covers: what kind of coffee he drinks, the best coffee he had this year, how much he likes Blind Blend from Bloodhound Provisions, how deep dish pizza almost killed him, his writing habits, his desire to write books, what he has learned from over a...

Dr. Jennie Rosier is a professor of Communication Studies at James Madison University. She studies communication in interpersonal relationships, romantic relationships, attachment, marriage, parent-child relationships, and much more. In this episode, expect to learn about the unusual dating habits of Gen Z and why they participate in them despite preferring other methods of engaging in relationshi...

Kat Edwards is a endurance and nutrition coach, owner and coach at WELLKEPT, and an accomplished endurance athlete herself. In this episode we talked about Kat's most recent experience running and completing the Kodiak Ultramarathons 100 Miler, shortly followed by the Mountain Masochist 50 Miler only three weeks later. We talked about her overcoming her fear of solo travel and ability to run 100 m...

Today I was joined by James Lancaster. He is the owner of Deep River Fit, a founding member of the nonprofit Kings of Grit, the Brand Manager for his coffee company, Bloodhound Provisions, and a GORUCK athlete. In this episode, expect to learn all about James. We talk how James inspired my proposal, about his roots, the importance of family history, his interest in things like: fitness, boxing, ph...

Today I was joined by Dr. David Cohodes. He is the founder of Unbreakable Man - where he coaches men and has created a community to help men command their inner and outer worlds to reach the life they want. In this episode, expect to learn the truth about masculinity, why men are struggling right now, why it's difficult to talk about being a man, the importance of carrying burdens, what it mea...

Today I was joined by Dr. Jen Patterson. Jen is a Level 3 Practitioner of Internal Family Systems - a type of psychotherapy or lens that focuses on the individual and uncovering the many parts of the Self. In this episode, expect to learn about what Internal Family Systems is, what are "parts," how our parts affect us, how the innumerable amount of parts inside of us interact with one an...

Today I was joined by Lotti Brinks. She is a highly competitive Ultra Running athlete and has run in and won a number of ultramarathons since 2020. In this episode, expect to learn about Lotti's life growing up in Germany, her move to the United States to pursue art school, how she started running, her experience running her first ultramarathon, the fact that she won her first ultramarathon, h...

Today I was joined by Jason Anderson. He is a great friend of mine and pro snowboarder turned ultradistance cyclist. This is his second time on Good People. In this episode, expect to learn about Jason's recent adventures completing Badlands 500, a 500 mile bike ride through Spain. We discussed the importance of giving with no expectations, his journey to Spain to take on a new challenge, the...

Today I was joined by Chelsea Showalter. She is a baby delivery nurse and because she is a friend of mine, gave us the opportunity to record out first in person episode of Good People. In this episode, expect to learn about Chelsea's experience working the night shift, how night shift work is considered a carcinogen, how to make up for lost sleep, whether or not we should gender barbells or ot...

Today I was joined by Greg Sisengrath. He is a very experienced ultramarathoner - completing eight total 100 milers, one 250 mile race, and a handful of 50 milers and 50ks. He is also a running coach and a founder of Team Ninja Coaching and Team Dirt and Vert. Greg is also an ambassador for Lululemon, Path Projects, Speedland, Spring Energy, and Athletic Brewing Company. In this episode, expect to...

Today I was joined by Gage Greer. He is the mind and creator behind the YouTube channel, Turtleneck Philosophy - a show dedicated to exploring modern existentialism. In this episode, expect to learn about Gage's background and introduction into philosophy and existentialism, what it means to be an existentialist, why we should fear the American Dream, how to avoid peering too far over the phil...

Today I was joined by Graciano Rubio - better known as Wallstreet Weightlifter. He is the owner of CrossFit ValleyView, an Investment Advisor, Husband, and Father. In today's episode we talked about how the worlds of finance and fitness mesh together better than most people think, how he became interested in working out and strength training, how and when he developed what he now calls the &qu...

Today I was joined by Athan Schindler. He is the Veteran, Fitness Coach, owner of Bastrop Fitness Project and Strive Strength and Conditioning, host of The Doing the Work Podcast, and an all around amazing human being. This episode is Athan's second time on the show. Our conversation led us down many paths, but our discussion revolved around us breaking down various contemporary quotes on phil...

In this episode, expect to learn 19 lessons from the first 20 episodes of GP! Joel goes into some of the interesting things he has learned from the many guests that we've featured on the show and some of the reflections that he's had on them. He covers: humans need coregulation until the age 26, in life we are all given an emotional toolbox, redefining what it means to "eat clean,&quo...