Iron Sights

Welcome back to another Iron Sights After Dark Episode! SHOT Show is the largest annual event held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas. Since the 2021 event was canceled due to COVID-19 regulations, this year's event was expected to be one of the largest yet. In this episode, I sat down with JP to discuss his experience at the 2022 event: the highlights, surprises, no-shows,...

Welcome back to Iron Sights After Dark! In this episode, I interviewed AVN “Best New Starlet” nominee, Kayley Gunner. Kayley’s army background, military family and entrepreneurial spirit made her a standout on the upcoming lineup of guests for Iron Sights. Gunner shares her never before heard story of how an island girl from Hawaii became one of the world’s favorite standout actresses in the Adult...

Welcome back to Iron Sights! In this episode, I interviewed the founder and facilitator for a recent hunting experience I had in Austin Texas. If you enjoyed the stories and lessons shared from Episode #22 with Mike Salemi this conversation will be right up your alley. Mansal discusses his background, growing up with highly educated parents who supported him through early childhood mistakes which...

Welcome back to Iron Sights for another After Dark Episode. A lot has happened since the last time I got to sit down with JP and catch up. The focus of this episode is Preparedness. It’s always on our mind but rarely do we take action until it’s too late. Since 2020 it seems our collective has been unprepared for what comes next - so what can we do about it? That’s what this episode is all about....

Byron Rodgers is an Executive Protection Agent, published Author and Veteran on a global mission to educate, protect and inspire good people to become more dangerous. After leaving the Marines at 21 years old, Byron was assigned to working on of the toughest cases in Southern California where his job was to protect and service his Principle for nearly a decade, traveling to over 60 countries aroun...

Welcome back to the Iron Sights Podcast! In this episode, I sat down with Matt Green. When Matt was in his early twenties, he had already made his way into the White House, befriended the former FBI Director and gained the trust of the 43rd President of the United States. Matt was born in California, but spent his early life living in Texas. He describes his background as an Eagle Scout and report...

In this After Dark episode of the Iron Sights Podcast, I sat down with the founder of Train with Purpose, my good friend JP. If you’ve ever felt uneducated, unhealthy or overweight you can understand how hard it can be to find a purpose big enough to transform your situation and take the necessary action towards improving everything that you dislike about yourself. JP was all three: a high school...

Welcome back to the Iron Sights Podcast! In this episode of Iron Sights, we are kicking off a new series: After Dark. Jordan and Callaway Cook stopped by the studio to talk shop and catch up. Jordan Cook is the founder of Paragon Body, a rising health & wellness brand delivering corporate wellness solutions to individuals and companies worldwide. Since the founding of Paragon Body, their holis...

Ep 28: After 18 years in the space, Donnie Oliver is an experienced leader, consultant and operator with a demonstrated successful track record working in the health wellness and fitness industry. He’s obtained elite level skill in a broad range of topics including Leadership, Sales Training and Development, CRM, and Retail to Corrective and Performance Exercise Specialties. He’s a uniquely strong...

Ep 27: With over 2 decades as a fitness club operator and health & wellness educator, Steve Stonehouse has contributed as a leader to some of the most iconic brands in the industry. His career started as a fitness coach and he worked his way up from the gym floor at 24 Hour Fitness, became a multi-unit manager, and was the VP of Fitness of one of the world biggest brands, UFC. Steve is current...

Ep 26: Dr. Justin Brink was motivated by the self-healing power of the human body after suffering a severe strain in his lower back while playing water polo. Chiropractic became the path Dr. Brink wanted to pursue and went on to complete his doctorate at Palmer College of Chiropractic West. He’s been involved with Rocktape ™ since its inception in 2009, as co-author of “Power Taping: Taping Moveme...

Ep 25: Chris Cheng is a media personality, strategic consultant, and civil rights advocate in the firearms community. He worked for Google from 2007-2012 in many capacities. In 2011, Cheng decided to try something wacky and audition for History Channel's Top Shot Season 4 shooting competition, having not one shooting award to his name, nor any formal shooting instruction. Cheng is History Cha...

Ep 24: Chris Cheng is a media personality, strategic consultant, and civil rights advocate in the firearms community. He worked for Google from 2007-2012 in many capacities. In 2011, Cheng decided to try something wacky and audition for History Channel's Top Shot Season 4 shooting competition, having not one shooting award to his name, nor any formal shooting instruction. Cheng is History Cha...

Ep 23: Adam Saucedo , M.A. is a Mindset Coach who helps clients enhance their mind-body connection to achieve optimal performance results. He empowers his clients by coaching them on how to best develop and personalize the mental skills and lifestyle habits necessary to achieve balance and consistency. In this episode Adam provides actionable tips on how to recalibrate your mindset and the mindset...

Ep 22: Mike Salemi is a world class performance and health coach who provides opportunities for men to improve on the physical, mental, and emotional components of building a strong foundation for standing your ground as a man. In this episode Mike & Scott unpack their recent trip to southern Texas and the Sacred Hunting experience and why they hunt. Both Mike & Scott describe their very p...

Ep 21: Aaron Hinde is the Co-Founder & President of LIFEAID Beverage Company where he has re-imagined the drink choices of those pursuing an active and healthy lifestyle. Previously immersed in the health field as a Doctor of Chiropractic, he noticed a genuine need in the marketplace for clean and effective sports drinks without the sugar and artificial flavoring. In 2011, Aaron co-founded LIF...

Ep 20: Traver Boehm is the founder of the UNcivilized Men’s Movement , the fastest growing men’s movement in the world. He is the author of Today I Rise , and Man UNcivilized as well as a two time TEDx speaker , men’s coach and podcaster. Drawing upon an eclectic background ranging from professional bodyguard and Mixed Martial Arts to a Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and meditatio...

Ep 19: Dr. Carolyn Stone is a licensed Naturopathic physician in the state of Arizona and owner of Stone Naturopathic . She Developed a passion for helping women with gut, hormone, adrenal, and thyroid issues after growing tired of hearing that women were not being heard by their health practitioners and instead brushed off or given an unnecessary prescription. Dr. Stone takes a straightforward ap...

Ep 18: Alex Maclin is a veteran coach in the world of weightlifting and nutrition coaching. Before getting involved in the fitness industry, he was working on a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and decided that helping people improve their lives through better fitness and Olympic Weightlifting was his calling. He’s coached hundreds of athletes both online and in-person. Alex previously hosted the inf...

Ep 17: Dean Romero is the COO of Self Made Training Facilities and veteran coach in the application and business of coaching. Early in his young adult life he strayed from the path of fitness and also struggled with low self esteem, poor self image, depression, and anxiety. He spiraled lower and lower and struggled to find a foothold to get his life on track. A failed suicide attempt and family tr...

Ep 16: Cassidy Dickson is the Director of Mentorship for the Nutrition Coaching Institute , owner of Salt Lake City Crossfit and her own nutrition coaching business, multi-time Crossfit Games competitor, national champion weightlifter, and host of the Be Unstoppable Podcast . Through her own health, fitness, and nutrition journey, Cassidy has developed a unique outlook on self image and helps wome...

Ep 15: Colleen Conlon is a coach and entrepreneur who specializes in helping women build strength, improve their metabolism and master kettlebells. An eating disorder survivor, Colleen owes much of what has helped her overcome adversity in her life to learning the "hardstyle" kettlebell technique. It is her mission to support other women in overcoming their own challenges and feeling str...

Ep 14: David Skolnik is the founder and owner of Stronger in Motion and Co-Host of The Essential Strength Podcast . As a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach, and competitive powerlifter, he has worked with a very diverse group of patients and clients for more than a decade. David has a unique perspective on the world of Physical Therapy (PT) and discusses th...

Ep 13: Dr. CK Bray is CEO and founder of the Adaption Institute , a research-based firm that provides science-based solutions for organizations. Dr. Bray and his team of neuroscientists, behavioral change experts, and university-based researchers focus on the skills and capabilities needed for employee and organization fulfillment and success in the 21st-century world of work. Since 2002 Dr. Bray...

Ep 12: Bryan Kramer is a Business Performance Coach, best selling author of two books, and TED Speaker. His first book, “ There is no B2B or B2C: It’s Human to Human: H2H ” started the Human-to-Human global business movement; his second titled “ Shareology: Understanding Sharing to Power Human Business ” has sold over 35,000 books and was awarded the USA Today top 150 books. In this episode Bryan...