The Burn Podcast by Ben Newman

We’re so fired up to have been able to get time with @therealjencohen for this week’s episode of #theburnpodcast as she’s been slammed with the launch of her new book Bigger, Better, Bolder (comes out Dec. 27th) Many of you might have seen our first episode with Jen back in Season 1 or you might have watched her talk at the Mental Toughness Forum! If you did, you already know Jen is PACKED full of...

This week on the show we HAD to do something special with NBA season in full swing. Last August we had Ben Kenyon speak at our Mental toughness Forum and he UNLOADED a masterclass on performance during that event. Ben Kenyon has spent the last 10 seasons working in the NBA with the world’s best athletes, coaches and leaders. 7 seasons working as a Performance Coach with the Portland Trail Blazers...

“Too short”, “too light”, “too small”… that’s what they said about Antoine Bethea when National signing day rolled around in 2002. Not a single Division 1 or Division 2 offer. At 5’11” and 170lbs, college recruiters weren’t looking at what he DID have instead of what he didn’t… AB went to walk on at Howard University and betting on himself paid off as he grew into play in the NFL and become a Supe...

We always have an opportunity and a choice… Are we going to let the challenges and obstacles that life throws at us knock us down and keep us there? Or are we going to RISE UP through the challenge and come out on the other side TOUGHER. It’s easy to type this, but in practice I know it’s not that easy… The truth is that Uncommon people have to overcome uncommon adversity. This weeks episode of th...

This week on The Burn Podcast I am FIRED UP to be sharing my conversation with my guy Michael Porter Jr. @mpj from the Denver Nuggets. He has battled through some extreme adversity through his basketball career and this interview shows exactly why he continues to push forward and achieve the things he has. A man of conviction, faith, work ethic, and integrity, Curious Mike continues to chase after...

This week on The Burn Podcast we’re sitting down with my good friend and top producer in the Denver mortgage business, Brett Baird. Brett runs the largest bilingual mortgage team in the state of Colorado and has been in the business for over 15 years.  In this conversation we have can’t help but have some fun, but we get down to business talking about his Burn, his lifestyle changes and how it cha...

This week on the Burn Podcast we are talking with a truly UNCOMMON young man, Nolan Ulm. Nolan had a BIG goal of playing Division 1 football and had some extreme challenges to overcome to get there.  In this episode we talk about how he uncovered his Burn and how it changed HIS life. This powerful episode is packed full of incredible insight for young athletes and anyone who is facing seemingly in...

This week on #theburnpodcast we’re brining YOU a very special episode. Over the last 4 seasons of the show we’ve had some INCREDIBLE conversations with players and coaches from within the NFL.  Now that we’re halfway through the 2022 season we wanted to bring YOU some of our favorite moments from those conversations and share them in a special episode. This highlight episode is packed full of stor...

This week on #theburnpodcast we are sitting down with the CEO Lawyer, Ali Awad! @ceolawyer Ali was born and raised in a small town in Dalton, Georgia where he learned to speak Arabic at home, English at school, and Spanish with his friends. Born to Palestinian Immigrant parents, he learned at a young age what hard work and consistency really means. Before becoming an attorney, Ali had seven differ...

This week we are finally sitting down with my parter for our online coaching platform, Sean O’Brien. @uncommoncoaching When introduced, Sean and I became fast friends. Little did we know years later we would be partners in our Uncommon Coaching platform. Sean has a strong resume of high performance in both sports and business. A student athlete graduating from Duke University, he made a name for h...

This week on the burn we’re diving deep into CULTURE with my man Van Malone.  Van is the current assistant head coach for the Kansas State Wildcats football team and has a long history with the game of football.  I’ve had the incredible opportunity to watch this man work up close and personal at K-State this now being our 4th year working together. This man lives and breathes CULTURE. This episode...

Buy Nicole's book, Validation is for Parking: https://amzn.to/3CPDpQB Follow Nicole here https://nicolekalil.com This week’s episode of the podcast is a LONG time coming! Nicole Kahlil and I go back over 17 years. We met at the home office for the Fortune 100 financial firm that we were both working for at the time. Nicole has developed an absolutely incredible career, life, and family since...

On this episode of The Burn Podcast, we are joined by Andrew Whitworth, former Super Bowl winning offensive lineman for the LA Rams. Andrew is an amazing player but even more so an OUTSTANDING leader as recognized by being named Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2021 for his excellence both on and off the field.  “Big Whit” has been operating at his highest level for a VERY long time and has defini...

Amberly Lago’s life story is packed full of extreme challenge, adversity, pain, and sacrifice… but what the ACTION she decided to take when that adversity showed up- is nothing short of remarkable. Amberly is a best-selling author, speaker, podcast host, and health coach. She started her speaking career when her life path was altered when she was in a motorcycle accident and almost lost her left l...

FACTS vs TRUTH Theres a difference between FACTS and TRUTH, Aeneas will prove that to you. NFL Hall of Fame cornerback, Aeneas Williams walked on as a Junior in college.  That same coach that gave him the opportunity to play, told him that he couldn’t play in the pro’s because of his speed. The FACTS told him that. It wasn’t a hunch, it wasn’t a gut feeling, Aeneas wasn’t fast enough for his size....

Football season is BACK!  In this special and busy time of the year for us, we wanted to take the opportunity to put together a special episode highlighting my conversation with Ted Rath from season 1! Back when we recorded this episode, Ted was with the LA Rams. Serving as the head strength coach and Coach McVey’s famed “get back coach”.  From my time there with the team it was quickly apparent t...

This week’s episode of the show is PACKED with Energy and passion from the CEO of Lemon Perfect, Yanni Hufnagel! Yanni had been a high level NCAA Division I basketball coach (which is how we met through our mutual friend Cuonzo Martin) before pushing the chips ALL IN on his idea. Now valued at over $100 Million and backed by Beyonce, he is using his competitive edge built from the basketball world...

For over 20 years, René Rodriguez has been researching and teaching behavioral neuroscience through his speaking work and leadership trainings.  A widely successful entrepreneur and CEO of multiple companies, Rene takes a very practical mentality that drives his clients and audiences to take ACTION.  This episode is definitely one that you will want to replay more than once! Connect with René  htt...

Too many people forget that the NFL is a BUSINESS- and Tim Hightower knows that as well as anybody. Tim suffered a knee injury early in his NFL career- for some a career ending injury…not for Tim. He is still the only player in NFL history to have returned after a 4-year hiatus. In this conversation he shares a glimpse into his mindset during that time and what he did to make it all happen. Off of...

What YOU want may not come exactly how YOU picture it… Sometimes the path that God has for your life looks drastically different than you may have dreamed. Sure it’s going to be hard to tell But listen to YOUR heart, that BURN inside of you Say YES Then rise UP to the occasion Rise UP to the opportunity  Rise UP to becoming the person God calls you to be We wanted to revisit this powerful conversa...

It’s officially day 5 of the very first Mental Toughness Forum. We are absolutely blown away by the amount of outreach and support we have received from so many of you sharing your appreciation and takeaways from this event. There were so many powerful messages and lessons were brought to the table by each and every speaker on the panel.  We wanted to take a moment to share a few of the pillar mes...

This week on the podcast we have a VERY special episode with the people’s tax pro, Tyler McBroom! Tyler grew up hearing his father talk taxes and strategies with his business-owner friends and now he puts that knowledge and much more to very good use. He is now a partner with his father and has a partnership with Tony Robbins as one of the only 4 Financial Firms to do so in the world. In this epis...

At 20 years old, Damon was the starting quarterback at the University of North Texas when he suffered a career-ending injury. A few years later while training to be a stockbroker, Damon got hooked on methamphetamines, and he became the mastermind of a burglary ring to support his addiction… Eventually, he was arrested and sentenced to 65 years in a Texas maximum security prison. In prison, Damon g...

THIS WEEK on the burn podcast we’re taking a moment to give a preview in a few of the guest speakers at our upcoming mental toughness forum. We’ve pulled together some of the toughest people from all walks of life for the BIGGEST online event of its kind. This event is completely free and you can find out all the details and register now at www.mentaltoughnessforum.com Enjoy this preview from a fe...

We often talk about leading with HEART… Connecting to that inner BURN that causes you to drive the daily actions that take YOU where you want to go. Most of the time people go through their lives and don’t nail down intentional values they want to live by. They don’t have a “code”. CEO, Author, and Speaker @davidmeltzer shows us why YOU need to find values that are important to YOU and live by the...