The Overcomer’s Podcast

Justine Prestwich has a diverse background. She was originally a student of literature and philosophy gaining an MA at Edinburgh many years ago, before working in broadcasting and the film industry for a decade. Justine was then catapulted onto a less traveled path of self discovery, when crisis forced her to completely reassess her life and move into deep exploration of healing, mysticism and con...

A fitness, health, and wellness entrepreneur, author, motivational speaker, and philanthropist, Matt Espeut has had a strong influential presence in Rhode Island for the past 25 years. Espeut runs and manages the fitness studio, Providence Fit Body Boot Camp, where he leads a team of experts that shape individuals into the best versions of themselves. With the guidance and mentorships of various i...

Carolin Hauser, German-trained Naturopathic Doctor, Humanistic Psychotherapist, and Family Constellations Facilitator, is the author of the Award-winning book Blossom – Your Seven Steps To Sexual Healing and creatrix of the Pleasure IQ and Blissful marriage Method. Carolin host's the bi-weekly Podcast how to make love last a show on Love, Sex and Spiritually.  Carolin is an internationally recogni...

A 45 year resident of Sedona, AZ. Enocha Ranjita has found her passion and talents in the Transformational Healing Arts.   Twenty Five years ago, Enocha established a private healing Retreat Called Your Heart’s Home Sanctuary located in Oak Creek Canyon.  She recently expanded her healing art skills in the area of Conscious Death and Dying. She is now a certified Death Doula, Home Funeral Guide/Ed...

Lindsey and Anthony are certified personal trainers and nutrition coaches with over 30 years of collective experience in the health and fitness industry.  Since 2020, they pivoted from coaching strictly on nutrition and fitness to focusing on helping clients in all areas of life.  Becoming Strategic Nutrition and Performance Planners for sustainable results. They are also the Co-Owners and Invento...

Jeff Case is a Son, Husband, Father, Friend, Coach, Co- Author of 52 Amazing Journeys, Speaker and Overcomer. Franchisee of Journey 333 Horseheads. CPT- American Council on Exercise. Jeff’s purpose is to help encourage others to find their purpose.  Jeremy Purifoy launched his fitness career at Journey Fitness’ first location as a Trainer/Coach. He spearheaded the opening of the second location wh...

Andy Wales has been an art teacher for 35 years. He joined Journey Fitness in September 2020. Since then he has lost 60 pounds. He no longer has diabetes and is off all medications. Since this podcast was filmed he has retired from teaching and has begun an internship to become a coach at Journey Fitness. His God-sized dream is to help thousands of others make changes in their lives through exerci...

Andy Wales has been an art teacher for 35 years. He joined Journey Fitness in September 2020. Since then he has lost 60 pounds. He no longer has diabetes and is off all medications. Since this podcast was filmed he has retired from teaching and has begun an internship to become a coach at Journey Fitness. His God-sized dream is to help thousands of others make changes in their lives through exerci...

Curt Tucker is an entrepreneur, evangelist, and encourager who is husband to Rachel of 16 years, father of 4, and founder of Gym Growth Experts a Marketing and Sales Coaching company focused on helping Gym Owners grow and scale their training businesses.  As a Multi Club gym owner and Business and Life Coach, He is passionate about seeing Entrepreneurs and Gym Owners build the business and life th...

Janice Bennett After several short starts and stops with Journey Fitness (and fitness in general) over the last 5 years, Janice Bennett finally decided to get serious mid-July 2021...weighing in at 167 pounds.  Today she is 27 pounds lighter, at 140 pounds, and continues to get stronger and fitter.  Simple tasks are no longer a burden for her.  She works at Guthrie in Training and Development, is...

Andrew Simpson is a husband, a father, a Founder of a company called Player’s Fitness and Performance, and the creator of the Winning Athlete Formula. A system that helps kids and adults alike become high-performing leaders without sacrificing values, health, or relationships along the way. He is also the author of a best selling youth sports book called The Youth Truth: a movement helping parents...

Joe De Sena is currently the CEO of Spartan.  Before this he built a multimillion-dollar pool and construction business while in college, and he created a Wall Street trading firm.  It was after his successful career on Wall Street that he moved his family to Vermont to operate an organic farm and a bed and breakfast.  It was here that his passion for ultramarathons, endurance events, and adventur...

Jarod Cogswell has been in the fitness industry for over 32 years.  He started when he was 18, and became a personal trainer at 19.  He worked at several gyms, was a director, and then a general manager at 2 different businesses.  He owned his own gym, is an avid mountain climber, a business coach, a coach in the Todd Durkin Mastermind.  He was even a trainer on the show  Alpha Warrior.     During...

Frank Pucher is a Platinum Level Coach & The Executive Director of the Todd Durkin Mastermind Program which serves 200+ fitness entrepreneurs from around the country. Frank is the former CEO of Fitness 121 Personal Training. He developed and ran that business in Roseland, NJ for 20 years from 1998-2018. During the time Frank owned Fitness 121, it was twice named “NJ’s Best Fitness Studio.”    In 2...

Jenna Mango currently works at Fitness Quest 10 in San Diego, CA, as a Certified Personal Trainer and Performance Coach.  She has a master’s degree from Western Connecticut University in Applied Behavior Analysis and a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Connecticut State University in Psychology.  She was a former collegiate field hockey player.  Upon graduation, she accepted the position of Assistant...

Jeff Bristol was raised in Temecula Valley, CA, where played soccer, football, baseball and excelled in wrestling. In high school, he was named an All-American wrestler and went on to wrestle at the University of Davis where he placed in the Pac 10 Conference and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Organizational Studies. Jeff began working at Fitness Quest 10 in 2011 as a Direct...

Amy Balash is a wife and mother of four.  Amy began her love for fitness at an early age. She ran her first 5k at 8 years old. Amy ran cross-country, Indoor and outdoor track for Horseheads High School and Division III Moravian College. Amy was inducted into the Moravian College Hall of Fame along with her 1995 Cross-Country team. Amy has been a Special Education teacher in the Elmira City School...

Joe De Sena is currently the CEO of Spartan.  Before this he built a multimillion-dollar pool and construction business while in college, and he created a Wall Street trading firm.  It was after his successful career on Wall Street that he moved his family to Vermont to operate an organic farm and a bed and breakfast.  It was here that his passion for ultramarathons, endurance events, and adventur...

Jeffrey Case - Overcomer and Owner of Journey Fitness in Horseheads, NY!

David Weck is the inventor of the BOSU® Balance Trainer and the founder of WeckMethod. David’s influence reaches millions of people across the globe. From world-class athletes to disabled individuals regaining the ability to walk, David has been helping people achieve better functional fitness for the past 29 years.

Billy Price is currently the Co-Founder of Billy Footwear, a shoe company that makes shoes accessible to people with limited mobility.  Billy, himself, had sustained an injury in his freshman year of college that left him paralyzed, and that’s where his ideas for these shoes came from.   Prior to his current career, Billy had graduated from college with a degree in mechanical engineering, and had...

Pauline Nguyen’s story is that of survival first. Escaping war-torn Vietnam as a toddler, Pauline eventually made it to Australian shores after a year in a Thai refugee camp. She went on to suffer tremendous physical and emotional abuse until she was a young woman. It’s this adversity that Pauline now refers to as her ‘training’ to have since become one of Australia’s most sought after speakers. S...

From a background as a competitive athlete and NHL strength and conditioning coach, Peter Twist has become a world leader in sport conditioning and athlete development. Sport science researcher, published author, educator, business entrepreneur, CEO, motivational speaker, leadership and team building, Stage 4 cancer crusher and mountain recreationalist – today Peter Twist’s path is focussed on met...

Charlotte is a graduate of The Georgia Institute of Technology where she earned her B.S. in Business with a focus on business analytics and technology. Charlotte, along with her business partners, currently sponsors the repositioning of 24 value-add and turnaround mobile home parks. Charlotte is also a Certified Associate in Project Management and speaks fluent Mandarin.