The Healthpreneur Show with Yuri Elkaim

In this episode, I am going to go over the final ten traits that all successful entrepreneurs have in common. This is part two of our series, so today we’ll be going over traits six through ten. If you missed the first five, be sure to go check them out on episode 14. 02:00 - 03:00 - Taking calculated risks   03:00 - 04:30 - Your own products   04:30 - 06:00 - The riches are in the niches   06:00...

Today we have a very special guest on the podcast—Wes Kennedy. Wes is a former Canadian Special Forces operator and sniper. That’s right. After serving, Wes went on to start the Brotherhood of Life, which is the world’s premier training system for military and law enforcement men. He is the number one fitness, leadership and vision coach for warriors, as he calls them. He helps his clients with th...

Today, we have my dear friend and former publicist, Nicole Dunn on the show. Nicole is an amazing person, she was my publicist for three years and she was the sole reason that I was able to get on the Dr. Oz show. She also helped me become a regular contributor to Mind Body Green, US Health News World Reports and a bunch of other websites and platforms. Nicole is the PR person for The Health Influ...

Today, we’ve got another solo round on the Healthpreneur Podcast. I am going to be telling you about the five traits of a successful entrepreneur. But this is actually part one of a two-part series, so there will be ten traits in total. These are some essential traits that I’ve noticed in successful entrepreneurs over the years. Some can be taught, others not so much. But check out this podcast fo...

I know that some of you are going to be really excited about our guest today, on the Healthpreneur Podcast. His name is Joe Desena, and he is the founder of Spartan Race. Yeah, The Spartan Race. Obviously, Joe has done amazing things with Spartan Race, but you may not know that he is also a serial entrepreneur. He’s started a bunch of businesses over the years and he’s learned a lot of tough lesso...

We’ve got an awesome episode for you today on the Healthpreneur Podcast. I’m interviewing Megan Buer, who is the founder of a company called Harmony Restored. She focuses on helping individuals heal from the stress that is at the root of their physical and emotional pain. She’s a certified Emotion Code Practitioner, author of two books on healing, a Reiki healer, and a mom to three. After sufferin...

I’ve got a solo episode for you today where I’ll be diving into five costly mistakes I’m happy that I made while building my online business. If you don’t already know, I am a slow learner. And I made a lot of mistakes as I was building my online health and fitness business, but I learned from all of them. In this episode I’m going to share those mistakes with you, so that you can learn the lesson...

Our guest today is a bit different than a lot of our other guests, because she actually focuses mostly on brick-and-mortar. She is a 47 year-old mother of two, and owns a fitness studio in a very small, low-key area in Vermont. Amy is an NASM Certified Personal Trainer, a Certified Weight Loss Specialist, and a Precision Nutrition and Lifestyle coach. She is big on working with women over 35 years...

Whether you are training for a powerlifting competition or starting your first fitness business, you need to put in the reps in order to succeed. There is no short cuts, but there are best practices. That is what we are talking about in today’s episode with Peter Baker. Peter is a successful trainer out of Tampa, Florida. Before he started his fitness business, he worked at a Coca Cola call center...

In this episode, I’m going to discuss the nine things most people will never tell you about being an entrepreneur. For those of you who are already up and running—you’ll probably get a few good laughs and be able to relate to a lot of what I talk about here. And for those of you who are just starting out, this will give you some great insight as to what it’s actually like to be an entrepreneur. 2:...

If you’re involved in the gluten free or dietary realm whatsoever, you may have heard of Jennifer Fugo—and if not, you should check her out. Jennifer is a functional nutritionist and CEO of The Gluten Free School. She has an awesome blog over at GlutenFreeSchool.com , and has been ranking really well and been very competitive in the gluten free space for several years now. In her clinical practice...

Sachin Patel is an amazing functional medicine doctor, husband, philanthropist, success coach, international speaker, best-selling author… And also my guest for today’s Healthpreneur Podcast! Sachin is known for sharing super powerful, thought-provoking stuff on social media, and his philosophy is that “the doctor of the future is the patient.” He is doing whatever it takes to keep people out of t...

Throw out the name of a top thought leader or brand in the health and fitness industry and I bet you they have been involved at PaleoFX. Every year thousands of health enthusiasts spend 3 days in Austin, TX to get the scoop on the latest trends and developments in the fields of fitness, nutrition, and personal development. This is one of the biggest events in the game, and in this episode we are i...

Today on the podcast, I am interviewing the founder and CEO of Thrive Market, Gunnar Lovelace. If you’re not familiar with Thrive Market, it is an online delivery service that provides the most popular organic, non-GMO groceries at 25-50% off normal prices. In just three years they have seen a ridiculous amount of growth—going from one to five hundred employees. Gunnar is a serial entrepreneur, fo...

What if I told you that the stress of living month to month as a struggling entrepreneur is something to be grateful for? After listening to this episode with Rob Grupe, you will understand exactly what I mean. Rob is the founder and owner of Twice Bitten CrossFit in Oklahoma City. Before owning a gym, Rob served a jail sentence of 7 years in prison. Nearly a decade of time spent in a jail cell wo...

This is a special one, folks. Today our guest is the godfather himself, Mr. Craig Ballantyne. Craig Ballantyne is one of the “Original Gangsters” of the online fitness space. He was my first mentor when I was growing my business online, and he has made a huge difference in my business, as well as many others in our space. Craig is a high-performance coach and author of The Perfect Day Formula - Ho...