The Be More Today Show

Join us as we celebrate Occupational Therapy Month 2024 with JAG Physical Therapy.  Our two guests on the show this week are Brianna Knox, Manager of JAG Occupational Services for Long Island and Occupational Therapist Kiera Carrigan. For more information visit www.jagpt.com. To donate to my London marathon fundraiser click here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/drsean?utm_source=IG&fbclid=PAAab_El...

Season 5 of the Be More Today Show continues with Certified Fitness Trainer and founder of Chainless Fitness Marquis Ellison. “I have Crohn's disease, it doesn't have me” is a motto he adapted after being diagnosed with Crohn's in 2009. Fitness, nutrition, mindset and faith have helped him live with and manage Crohn's and now he gets to help others transform their lives. What he loves the most abo...

Join the conversation as Dr. Sean Thomas continues a year long series featuring the amazing groups who make up the NYC running club culture. This week's featured Club is Forest Park Runners. Forest Park Runners Club is know as the oldest running club. They have many seasoned members with some who are still competitive. They are known for their community work in Queens as well as their annual FPR C...

Join us as we celebrate Athletic Training Month 2024 with JAG Physical Therapy.  Our two guests on the show this week are Director of AT Stephanie LoSchiavo and Manager of AT Kristyn Lawler. For more information visit www.jagpt.com. To donate to my London marathon fundraiser click here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/drsean?utm_source=IG&fbclid=PAAab_ElR99K39cW3AkhHGJW3jEOpg5TsGWowyABawP3jSsSdSWW...

Join the conversation as Dr. Sean Thomas continues a year long series featuring the amazing groups who make up the NYC running club culture. This week's featured Club is Bedstuy Flyers. BedStuy Flyers was created as a way for people of various backgrounds and abilities to share space, work hard, have fun and always uplift each other along the way.  They believe that running should be accessible, s...

Join the conversation as Dr. Sean Thomas begins a year long series featuring the amazing groups who make up the NYC running club culture. This week's featured Club is Witold's Runners. Witold’s Runners was established in 1983 by nationally ranked runner and NYRR icon Witold Bialokur, who is the coach and inspiration. For 40 years, Witold’s Runners remains a highly competitive club and his philosop...

Happy Black History Month! Episode 140 of the Be More Today Show features Kyndall Osibodu. Kyndall is from the south by way of Chicago. She has spent the last ten years advocating for increased investments in the leadership, power, and well-being of girls and women of color through participatory philanthropy, community organizing, and education. In addition to her philanthropic work, she is the Fo...

Episode 139 of the Be More Today Show features Charlotte Werner, MS, RD, CDN. She is the founder of Charlotte Werner Nutrition PLLC. Charlotte is a Registered Dietitian with a passion for running. She has a particular love for endurance, with over a decade dedicated to the sport where she loves to compete in distances ranging from a half marathon to 100-mile ultra, aiming for goals higher and high...

Season 5 of the Be More Today Show begins with our first guest for 2024 Libie Motchan founder of Fulton. Fulton is a modern brand of arch support that is supportive, sustainable, and a comfortable insole made from innovative materials like vegan cactus leather and cork. They seek to empower consumers to live healthier lives because wellness starts from the ground up. Visit www.walkfulton.com/BMT w...

Season 4 of the Be More Today Show comes to a close with a 2023 recap from CEO of Be More Today and the host of the Be More Today Show Dr. Sean Thomas. Close out this season with us as we share some of the highlights of 2023 and take a glimpse into the plans to Be MORE in 24! Thank you for your love and support. See you next year. www.bemoretoday.com

Physical Therapy Month 2023 concludes with our fifth and final guest for the month of October John Gallucci Jr., Join our conversation as we discuss his new book “The JAG Method”, how everyone can assess their entrepreneurial spirit, and discuss how AI and other world changes will impact for future of the profession. John Gallucci Jr., MS, ATC, PT, DPT, is the CEO of JAG Physical Therapy, one of t...

Physical Therapy Month 2023 continues with our fourth guest for the month of October Doctor of Physical Therapy and Athletic Trainer Jess Barsotti. Join our conversation as we discuss the reals signs and symptoms of Sciatica, the challenges in managing plantar fasciitis, and when/if the benefits of manual and instrument assisted manual techniques are most effective to reduce pain. For more informa...

Physical Therapy Month 2023 continues with our third guest for PT Appreciation Month Saafir Jenkins VP of People Operations at JAG PT. Join our conversation as we discuss the changing face of the human resource model, how DEI is being infused more into the healthcare system, and how community engagement and people engagement are necessary for company growth. Passionate about driving transformative...

Our celebration of National Physical Therapy Month continues with Michelle Dela Rosa. Join our conversation as we debunk the taboos surrounding pelvic physical therapy, discuss how pelvic pain affects both men and women, and prove why there is hope for anyone to have a healthier pelvis. Michelle Dela Rosa, PT is the Clinical Director of the Hamilton and Howell locations at Jag Physical Therapy. Sh...

Physical Therapy Month 2023 begins with our first guest Jonathan Elias. Check out our episode as we discuss the life of a PT educator, why the board exam has become so challenging to pass, and why having an outlet outside of healthcare if necessary to self-care. Jonathan graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in 2013 and began his career in outpatient orthopedic practice. In 2017, Jonathan b...

Check out my final tips and thoughts after completing my 7th marathon in Berlin, Germany. For more information about coaching or physical therapy visit www.bemoretoday.com

Carrie Bloss serves as Executive Director of Heights and Hills, an organization whose mission is to support older adults age successfully in their Brooklyn communities. She has dedicated her over 20-year career to addressing the needs of New York's most vulnerable people.   She most recently co-led Project Hospitality as their Executive Director, heading up PH’s executive management team, overseei...

Jamey Schrier, P.T. is a best-selling author, speaker and CEO of Practice Freedom U, a business coaching and training company. He has helped scores of private practice owners treat less, and earn more, and enjoy a life of prosperity and fun. Check out our conversation about how to make more and work less in the health care system. Curious about what's standing in the way of you being a practice ow...

Peter Ivey is an entrepreneur, writer/ author, speaker and a food security activist. Born and raised in Jamaica, he divides his time between the Caribbean island and New York. As Founder and CEO of The Reggae Chefs®, a culinary services company that uniquely fuses Jamaican food and cultural expression through customized events, Ivey’s work as a chef and cultural ambassador of Jamaica has been feat...

Tara, also known as "ThePlateCoach", is a registered dietitian/nutritionist and co-author of Real Fit Kitchen, a cookbook for athletes. She works in private practice with everyone from couch potatoes to elite athletes. She is also the Wellness Coordinator at Odyssey House NYC where she helps people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction establish healthful behaviors to rebuild their lives.  P...

The Be More Today Show is back with a special episode looking at the Athletic brain. Check out my conversation with fellow Brown Alumna and life-long athlete Dr. Allison Brager. Dr. Allison Brager is the Chief Science Officer of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. She is the recipient of two National Research Service Awards from the National Institutes of Health and a National A...

Congrats to all of the 2023 graduates! Check out this this weeks episode as we share our Salute to Graduates episode featuring my mentor Dr. Michael Plater. With a distinguished career as an executive leader in both academia and the corporate world, Dr. Plater is a strategic business partner to administrators at institutions of higher education. His passion is helping to solve the economic pressur...

Episode 125 of the Be More Today Show features Physical Therapist and Founder/Owner of Cadence Insoles John Hinds. Check out our conversation regarding the right how orthotics can help reduce foot pain, some entrepreneurial tips for starting your own business, and why Physical Therapy is one of the best professions in the world.   Cadence Insoles: "I like to say the insole connects your foot to th...

Ricky Venters and Tom Miller both share a passion for helping others achieve their goals. Ricky Venters is a business consultant with a focus on Construction, Real Estate and technology. Tom Miller, on the other hand, is a hitting coach from Maryland with over 25 years of experience coaching baseball and softball players. Tom has personally coached and developed players to achieve their goals of p...

The Be More Today Show closes out the month of April with our final Occupational Therapist Sally Lachman. Join our conversation as we discuss ways to treat lymphedema and how having an MBA can help shape the future of the healthcare system. Sally has been an occupational therapist for 11 years.  In 2017 she became a certified lymphedema therapist but treated a mixture of neurological and orthopedi...