Surviving the Side Hustle

Here’s a hard truth most high performers don’t want to hear: Your body isn’t slowing you down — your ignorance of it is. In this Friday Recap, Rob breaks down the biggest lessons from this week’s conversation with Beth Mielbrecht, a health coach with 35 years of experience as a mechanical engineer. Beth doesn’t treat health as mysterious or spiritualized — she treats it as a system. And systems, w...

What if your biggest business bottleneck isn’t strategy, effort, or execution — but your health? In this episode of Surviving the Side Hustle , Rob sits down with Beth Mielbrecht, a health coach with a surprising background: 35 years as a mechanical engineer . Rather than abandoning her engineering identity, Beth layered it into her work — applying systems thinking, problem-solving, and structure...

Friday Recap – Featuring Stanley Bronstein What if the thing holding you back isn’t a lack of knowledge, motivation, or opportunity — but the stories you’ve been telling yourself for years ? That’s the real challenge behind this week’s conversation with Stanley Bronstein. 🧠 Who Is Stanley Bronstein? Stanley is an attorney, CPA, author, and systems thinker with over four decades of experience. One...

Some transformations don’t come from motivation, hacks, or quick fixes — they come from radical honesty and long-term commitment . In this episode of Surviving the Side Hustle , I sit down with Stanley Bronstein — an attorney and CPA with over four decades of professional experience — whose story is as powerful as it is grounding. Stanley lost over 220 pounds , kept it off for more than a decade,...

This episode picks up Part 2 of the Top 10 Takeaways from Surviving the Side Hustle — pulling lessons from some of the most impactful conversations since the show began. These aren’t tactics or hacks. They’re foundational truths about confidence, awareness, communication, consistency, and alignment — and how Prime Performers actually sustain momentum over time. 6️⃣ If You Don’t Take Yourself Serio...

As we close out 2025, reflection matters just as much as goal-setting. In this solo episode, Rob looks back on five of the most impactful conversations from Surviving the Side Hustle so far — not tactical how-tos, but core truths about health, identity, effort, and alignment . Sometimes Life Has to Break You Before It Can Align You Guest: Holly Porter Holly shared her near-death experience and the...

Have you ever looked at your life and thought, “I’m doing everything right… so why does it feel so heavy?” You’re productive. Responsible. Capable. But beneath it all, you’re exhausted — not just physically, but mentally and emotionally. That’s exactly what this week’s conversation with Dr. Maureen “Mo” Gibbons cracked wide open. Here’s the truth she dropped that stuck with me: You cannot hustle y...

In this episode of Surviving the Side Hustle , Rob sits down with Dr. Maureen “Moe” Gibbons — physician, entrepreneur, lifestyle medicine expert, and author of the new book Freedom to Shift . Dr. Moe specializes in helping high achievers trade burnout for bandwidth through systems, biology, boundaries, and intentional living. After spending 15 years in emergency medicine, completing seven Ironmans...

What happens when you do everything right your whole life — follow the path your family and culture laid out — and still feel like something is missing? That’s where this week’s guest, Mo Salami , found himself. On paper, Mo was the blueprint of success: multiple science degrees, a respected healthcare career, six-figure income, the nice neighborhood, the nice car, the title that makes people nod....

In this episode of Surviving the Side Hustle , Rob sits down with Mo Salami — a scientist turned global speaker who walked away from a high-paying pharmaceutical career to pursue a life of purpose, service, and personal development. Mo’s story begins in a world where academic achievement defined success. After earning multiple science degrees and securing a prestigious role, he found himself worki...

In this recap of Surviving the Side Hustle , Rob dives into the key lessons from his conversation with Meredith & Craig — a husband-and-wife duo who turned their marriage into the foundation for a thriving coaching business. After leaving corporate careers, stumbling through real estate, and facing financial stress, they discovered their true gift wasn’t in properties — it was in people , conn...

In this episode of Surviving the Side Hustle , Rob and Greg sit down with Meredith and Craig, a couple from Prince Edward Island who walked away from comfortable corporate careers to build a life and business together. After being asked to move across the country, facing a serious illness in the family and stumbling through a real estate venture that drained their energy, they realized something i...

In this episode of "Surviving the Side Hustle," host Rob Tracz sits down with Quinn Magnuson, a former professional football player turned leadership and performance coach. They explore the transformative power of focusing on effort over results. Quinn shares his journey from the CFL to the boardroom, emphasizing the importance of resilience, grit, and creating environments that prioritize psychol...

Episode Summary: In this episode of Surviving the Side Hustle , Rob sits down with Quinn Magnuson — a former professional football player turned leadership and performance coach who now leads the Effort Over Results movement. From growing up in poverty and battling a “world’s out to get me” mindset, to competing for Team Canada and eventually becoming a business owner and coach, Quinn’s story is o...

Episode Summary: In this week’s recap of Surviving the Side Hustle , Rob unpacks his powerful conversation with Scott Maderer — a stewardship coach, author, and host of the Inspired Stewardship Podcast . Scott turned burnout, financial chaos, and even suicidal thoughts into a purpose-driven mission: helping Christian men and couples master their time, money, and mindset so they can live out their...

Summary In this episode of Surviving the Side Hustle, Rob Tracz interviews Scott Maderer, a stewardship coach who helps Christian men and couples master their time, talent, and treasure. Scott shares his journey from various careers to coaching, emphasizing the importance of communication styles, leadership, and understanding client needs. He discusses the difference between coaching and consultin...

In this episode, Rob Tracz recaps his conversation with Bob Martin, a former lawyer turned wellness professor and meditation teacher. Bob shares his journey from the chaotic lifestyle of Miami's criminal courts to a life of mindfulness and wisdom. Takeaways Timing is everything; success comes when you learn to sense the right moment. Retreat isn't a weakness; it's wisdom to recharge and regain cla...

In this episode, Rob Tracz interviews Bob Martin, a former high-powered criminal trial lawyer turned mindfulness mentor. Bob shares his transformative journey from the chaotic world of Miami's cocaine cowboy era to embracing mindfulness and meditation. He discusses the importance of timing in life decisions, the wisdom of the I Ching, and the challenges of maintaining intuition in a modern, techno...

In this episode, Rob Tracz recaps his conversation with Gary Chupik, a mental performance coach with nearly 30 years of experience. They discuss the importance of trusting oneself, the cost of hesitation, and the journey from coping to thriving. Gary shares insights on building confidence through preparation and action, and the concept of whole life excellence. Takeaways Hesitation has a cost in b...

In this episode, Rob Tracz interviews Gary Chupik, a mental performance coach with nearly 30 years of experience. They discuss Gary's journey into coaching, the importance of mindset and mental performance in both sports and business, and the frameworks he uses to help clients achieve excellence. Gary shares insights on overcoming stagnation, making decisions, and building trust and confidence. He...

What if the moment that felt like the end was actually the start of your purpose? We sit down with nutrition coach Maria Garcia, who survived a devastating stroke at 25 that left her paralyzed from the nose down and unable to speak. Years of grueling rehab rebuilt the basics, but her true turning point came much later: a strategic shift in nutrition and hydration that unlocked another 20% of her f...

Send us a text What happens when a devastating stroke at age 25 leaves you completely paralyzed, conscious but unable to communicate for two weeks? For Maria Garcia, it became the first chapter in an extraordinary story of resilience, discovery, and ultimately, transformation. Maria takes us through her harrowing experience of being "locked in" her body after a stroke, communicating initially only...

Send us a text What if the reason you’re not following through isn’t laziness or poor planning—but a hidden program that takes over under stress? That question drives this solo recap of my conversation with Freeman Beals, where we reconnect after two years to explore how stress tools evolve when life changes and why the subconscious often wins the moment your emotions spike. We dig into the gap be...

Send us a text The moment Freeman Beals became a father, everything he thought he knew about stress management was put to the ultimate test. Despite years of coaching others through emotional regulation, he found himself experiencing unprecedented anger and frustration with his toddler – reactions he never anticipated and couldn't seem to control. This humbling revelation led Freeman down a fascin...

Send us a text What if the biggest obstacle to love, success, or fulfillment isn’t the market, your manager, or your past—but the patterns you haven’t named yet? Today we unpack our conversation with transformational coach and TEDx speaker Christian De la Huerta and trace three clear pathways to change: sharpen self-awareness, relate to emotions as energy, and stop outsourcing power to anyone or a...