In Pursuit With Joseph Mencel

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph and Brandon answer four powerful listener questions across mindset, business and performance. Joseph opens up about the biggest risk he didn’t take sooner and why delaying the leap into entrepreneurship cost him more than time. He breaks down the real price of waiting and why momentum beats certainty every time. They then dive into the single biggest lesson from y...

Most people say they want balance. Balance between work and family. Balance between fitness and career. Balance between ambition and peace. But balance is the wrong model. Life is not static. Responsibilities grow, pressure increases, and the moment you decide to pursue more out of life, balance collapses. In this episode of In Pursuit, Joseph and Brandon unpack why balance consistently fails ambi...

In this Your 4 episode of In Pursuit, Joseph and Brandon answer four listener questions that sit at the intersection of business, identity, fitness and product building. They dive into what actually can’t be copied in business, the internal operating system, culture, rhythm and standards that separate leaders from followers. Joseph shares how much of that is intentional versus instinctive, and why...

Most people believe they will rise to the level of their biggest goals. The truth is far less glamorous. You don’t rise to your ambition. You fall to your standards. Every time. In this episode of In Pursuit, Joseph and Brandon break down the brutal gap between what you say you want and what you actually accept in fitness, business, career and relationships. They dive into how excellence erodes sl...

In this Your 4 episode of In Pursuit, Joseph and Brandon dive deep into four listener questions that cut across business, mindset and fitness. They unpack what happens when you start to lose yourself in the grind, why attaching emotion to your goals changes everything, how to buy back time fast and how to stay disciplined when dieting feels impossible. They also pull back the curtain on the supple...

Every entrepreneur wrestles with the same question: should you copy what already works, or create something new? In this episode of In Pursuit, Joseph pulls back the curtain on the fine line between imitation and innovation. From Apple to Nike to Ghost Lifestyle, he explains how the world’s most successful companies didn’t invent their industries, they innovated on what came before. You’ll learn w...

In this episode of In Pursuit, Joseph and Brandon dive into four big listener questions with their no-fluff approach. They share their best advice for skinny-fat guys trying to bulk up without just getting fat, how Joseph has dealt with burnout after years of extreme output, the supplement companies and leaders who continue to inspire them, and how to lock down a niche so tight it keeps competitor...

Most people think success comes down to talent, intelligence, or connections. But the real separator is endurance. The ones who win are the ones who simply refuse to quit when everyone else does. In this episode of In Pursuit, Joseph shares why endurance compounds success in ways talent never can. From 20 years in business to two decades of fitness, he explains why sticking it out long enough tran...

In this episode of In Pursuit, Joseph and Brandon return for another Your 4 — the no-BS Q&A segment where real questions meet real answers, backed by experience not theory. They kick things off by unpacking the mindset and habits that have kept Joseph disciplined over the long haul, and why motivation is the last thing he relies on. Then they go deep on what to do when you’re mentally struggli...

Your language is your operating system. Most people are running outdated, glitchy code. In this episode of In Pursuit, Joseph dives deep into the power of words and explains why the way you speak, especially to yourself, might be the reason you're stuck. The wrong phrases reinforce victimhood, entitlement, procrastination, and fear. The right ones build clarity, ownership, and momentum. Joseph bre...

In this episode of In Pursuit, Joseph and Brandon answer four real questions from listeners covering goal setting, fitness trends, business decisions, and emerging supplement picks. They unpack what happens when you’re juggling too many goals at once, how to figure out which ones to drop, and what to double down on. Joseph shares his take on the rise of Hyrox and run clubs, and what this shift mea...

In this episode of In Pursuit, Joseph breaks down one of the most overlooked forms of discipline: the courage to have hard conversations. Whether it’s in business, relationships, or leadership - too many people avoid tough chats out of fear, ego, or the desire to be liked. But dodging those moments comes at a cost: wasted time, eroded trust, built-up resentment, and a slow decline in self-respect....

In this episode of In Pursuit, Joseph and Brandon answer four diverse questions from listeners, each one digging into the real decisions behind business, life, and longevity. They unpack whether it’s enough to be passionate about building a business, even if the product doesn’t excite you, and why lack of passion will eventually catch up with you. Joseph then shares how his view on why juggling th...

In this episode of In Pursuit, Joseph and Brandon dive into the chaos of over-the-top morning routines and the rise of personal development habits that feel productive but often miss the mark. From ice baths and red light therapy to multi-step journalling rituals, they break down how self-improvement has turned into a full-time job for some, and why it doesn’t need to be that complicated. Joseph s...

No fluff. No theory. No advice from the sidelines. In Pursuit is built different, just like the people who listen to it. In this second episode of In Pursuit, Joseph and co-host Brandon introduce Your 4. A sharp, no-filter Q&A segment answering four real questions from the audience. They break down what it really takes to post high-volume content without burning out, the harsh reality of letti...

No fluff. No theory. No advice from the sidelines. In Pursuit is built different, just like the people who listen to it. In this first episode, I’m laying it all out. The wins, the losses, the lessons I had to learn the hard way. Building businesses, getting married, going through divorce, turning pro, running shows, investing in crypto, battling through mental health struggles and everything in b...

99 episodes in the books. One final episode to close it out. After more than a year, Fitness x Business returns for its final instalment. The 5 biggest lessons from the entire journey. Opportunity Cost, Discipline Over Motivation, Controlling Your Controllables, Success Capacity, and Confronting The 3 Fears That Stand Between You And Who You Want To Become. No fluff. Just the principles that matte...

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Brandon talk about how to make New Year resolutions stick, whether it's best to focus on losing fat or building muscle first, how to overcome self-doubt and tackle imposter syndrome, and planning for early retirement.

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Brandon talk about pursuing entrepreneurship as a career path, how to build muscle & burn fat at the same time, knowing when to leave a long term relationship, and how to develop a growth mindset.

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Brandon talk about how to progressively overload and why tracking your workouts is so important, how to properly decline job offers & employment opportunities, how the new TGA regulations with affect the supplement industry, and their top life & business lessons thus far.

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Brandon talk about post-comp blues, starting an e-commerce business, the pros & cons of fitness tracking devices, and the reality of hustle culture.

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Brandon discuss how to stay motivated on those days when you just feel like staying in bed, what makes a good boss versus what makes a good friend, the current TRT craze, and how to deal with project failures.

Trying to balance all of the different areas of your life can often leave you feeling like a circus clown spinning plates, forever jumping from one plate to another, trying to keep them all from coming crashing down. And that's the challenge with the pursuit of balance... it's fragile in its nature. But what if balance wasn't the goal? What if instead of spinning plates, the different areas of you...

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Brandon discuss how to handle talented employees who are not applying themselves, the benefits of morning workouts and how to transition from working out in the evening to the morning, how to distinguish between feeling tired and being burned out, and why different business owners have different business goals.

Your goal is to fill the bucket up. And it’s easy. At least when you first start. All you have to do is focus on pouring more liquid into it. More input, more productivity, more effort.  And as it should, the level of liquid in the bucket rises. Until it stops. And then starts dropping. So you focus on pouring more into it. More & more input, more & more productivity, more & more effort. But the l...