University of Adversity

Everybody wants to become the best version of themselves possible, but sometimes we lack the tools necessary to uncover that part of ourselves. Joining us today in this thriving episode, we have a fitness coach, mentor, author, founder of Thrive Studio and speaker, Jay Nixon. Jay and Lance kick the episode into starting gears by exploring his upbringing, his days in college and the adversities wit...

Aaron Alexander is a brilliant man.  Listen as Aaron explains his book, “The Align Method,” and how he believes that in order to know your true self, you need to be able to connect with the Earth.  Aaron shares his thoughts on how important it is to stretch and allow the sun to touch your body daily!  Meditation is an important aspect to Aaron’s life.  You will understand this...

There are many reasons that we are held back from achieving the best results from our life, and our guest has mastered his ability to identifying those necessary steps to create new fulfillment in our lives. Joining us today, we have the energetic and charismatic entrepreneur, motivational speaker and CEO of Architect Of BEing, Travis Fox. Travis has devoted his life to passion and thrives on assi...

When Elena was young, she experienced a great loss.  Not having the correct tools to deal with this trauma, she used drugs & alcohol to mask the pain.  After years of struggle, Elena found support from a Church of Scientology.  This guidance allowed her to become the powerful, independent woman we know today!  Elena & her husband, Grant, have built a very successful lif...

Trauma and adversity mean something different to everyone, and the feelings they create in us as adults can cause future adversities within ourselves. Our guest today has an impactful and powerful story that will give you an insight into healing and retrieving ones self. Joining us, we have the professional speaker, self-care and accountability coach, Leigh Joy. Leigh shares with Lance her story o...

Diving into this insightful episode, we have former Olympic swimmer, creator of Performance Accelerator Formula and eCommerce Exit Strategy, Sal Vassallo. Beginning this installment, Sal explores his childhood with Lance and how he grew up as the youngest of five siblings. Sal shares his days swimming in the Olympics and elaborates on how he did not feel good enough. Sal expresses his struggles in...

At an early age, Alex was faced with some challenges with his eyes & learning disabilities.  In this episode, you will hear his story on how he overcame those challenges and how he’s become a successful author, podcast host, & coach.  Lance & Alex give their opinions on how they believe you create the life you live by the energy you put out into the world. The passion is easi...

When it comes to healing one’s trauma and adversities, there are vast amounts of scientific and alternative choices out there. Utilizing ‘magical science’, our guest today explores with Lance how she helps people return to themselves with kundalini yoga. Joining us, we are met with a spiritual coach, Sarah Brassard. Lance and Sarah explore the power of forgiveness, health benefits of kundalini, ro...

It’s not every day we get to meet the heroes and legends themselves. In today’s powerful and inspiring episode, we have the charismatic businessman, Dean Graziosi. Dean could be perfectly described as a jack-of-all-trades. A top-tier trainer, ruling business owner, real estate investor, prime entrepreneur, marketer, and success coach. Dean reveals he experienced difficulties with dyslexia, had lit...

Being able to admit failure after so many attempts to fame, isn’t an easy task!  Please join us in this real-talk episode with Marc LaFleur, CEO & Founder of truLOCAL.  Marc shares his backstory to help us paint a picture of how things went for him before truLOCAL.  Having locally sourced meat & knowing where your food comes from is very important to both Marc & Lance.&n...

The booming world of business is always growing and within that industry, there are many inspirational stories out there. Joining us in this educational episode, we are met with an online networker, podcast host, and founder of “Build Your Network,” Travis Chappell. Lance begins the episode with Travis sharing his roots with a religious background and how his world felt like a bubble. Travis revea...

Not a lot of people know adversity quite as well as the guest in this episode. Joining us, we have a man who has endured four near-death experiences in his lifetime. A bike accident at twelve, a cervical fracture at eighteen, an ATV accident at twenty-nine, and a head-on car collision at thirty-four, Brandon Sulser. Brandon shares with Lance his story of medical adversity with his four close calls...

In this spiritually lifting episode, we learn that no matter your background and upbringing, you can find your worth and become empowered through that worth. Joining us, we have an ordained minister, motivational speaker, and author, Treveal Lynch. Lance and Treveal start the episode by uncovering how Treveal grew up in a tough neighborhood and had to learn many lessons to become the man he is tod...

In this informative episode, we are joined by a passionate and focused doctor who is always ready to empower the people in her life to regain control of their health, Dr. Mindy Pelz. Dr. Mindy shares with Lance how at the age of 19, she became very ill with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Dr. Mindy and her mother were very passionate about regaining her health when they were given the prognosis that pus...

In this powerful episode, we are joined by the biggest mogul of the real estate world, Grant Cardone. The CEO of seven privately held companies, an international speaker, the best selling composer of twenty-one business programs, and author of eight books, and the number one marketer by Forbes Magazine, Grant Cardone has created a massive empire. Grant’s model has strived on making his clients and...

Most mornings when we wake up, we turn to the news to start our day, to inform us of the weather, learn about traffic, hear the latest in crime, and in turn, form a relationship with our anchors. Joining us in the episode, we have a gymnast turned sports anchor turned podcast host, sprinkle in a bit of work from being a mother and wife as well, and you get the accomplished Lianne Laing. Lianne spe...

We are living in a world where people are easily able to access pornography at the tip of their fingers, and with this ability, fixation has been created. In this episode, we are joined by the top coach by professionals and executives regarding sex and pornography addiction, a former drug and sex addict, Craig Perra. Being featured on many television shows such as, “The Steve Harvey Show”, “Good D...

With so many fad diets and Instagram models taking over the fitness industry, it’s hard to keep up with what our nutrition should really consist of. In today’s episode, we meet the founder of Dad Bod Health, Jason Priest. Jason has quite the background of being a registered nurse, a personal trainer, and a fitness nutrition expert. Jason experienced an early great personal loss to him which contri...

Mental health is always a sensitive subject in today's society, something our guest understands too well. Joining us in this episode, we have the captivating mental health speaker, animal lover and certified mental health aid, David Bartley. When his attempt to end his life was stopped by a passing stranger, David was able to find the strength within himself to navigate his isolation and find hims...

Beginning this heartfelt episode, we are joined by the vibrant multi-media connoisseur, Kim Boudreau Smith. Kim’s gift to boldly empower the women she coaches has brought her all kinds of success. Once a former radio station owner, Kim now uses ‘Her Bold Voice’ to give women everywhere rich tools and strategies, as well as helping women succeed in developing their own ‘Bold Voice.’ Kim has used he...

It takes time to find the keys to successfully making your brand stand out, and in this episode, we are joined by Shawn Anthony, a gifted young man who helps corporate leaders, industry leaders, and more to explore what their gifts are. From an adolescent age, Shawn had the natural ability to host his own events by using his communication skills to bring together thousands of people. Shawn uses hi...

Tuning into this episode with an energizing start, we meet an executive life coach,  transformational speaker, a best selling author of international success, and a speech pathologist, Lauren Polly. Being open with her diagnosis of Bipolar and sharing her struggles in the episode, Lauren has also earned her Masters Degree in 2005 in Speech and Language Pathology, and has garnered experience i...

In today’s transformative episode, we meet a New York Best Sellers author, health and fitness professional, and the man who went Fit2Fat2Fit, Drew Manning. Drew wanted a better understanding of the struggle of his clients who might’ve lived their whole lives overweight, while Drew was raised in an athletic environment. Drew lost gained and lost 75 pounds in a year, a challenge he proudly does not...

Steaming things up in this episode, we have former Miss United States and sports anchor, Whitney Miller. Whitney found her true calling helping individuals and couples as a love, sex and relationship coach. Her experiential journey to self-mastery started 7 years ago when she entered into a well publicized open relationship with her now ex, Aubrey Marcus. Whitney has since joined forces with some...

Kicking things off in this episode, we have Joe De Sena joining us to share his hardships and fights to become the founder and CEO of Spartan, the world's largest obstacle race and endurance brand. With failures and falls, Joe has risen from the ashes to become a New York Times Best Selling Author as well as his own podcast host on his show, Spartan Up. Joe leads a life full of beastly raw strengt...