We’ll Take it From Here with Joe

This week, we are joined by Joe's extremely close friends, Paul Mouhtis and Mike Isley.  Paul and Mike grew up in Morris County and have been friends since high school where they formed their band "Days Break In", along with two other friends.  Since then, Mike has gone on to form two other bands such as: "Michael Isley Band" and "GLMR" (both on Spotify), and Paul fell in love with Brazi...

Today marks an incredible milestone as we record episode 50, and what better way to do it than to discuss what is going on in the world! I think it's safe to say that our world seems like a really bizarre movie; some may say it's a bit of a Twilight Zone and we would agree.  We discuss the issues such as Zelenksy/Ukraine, the CIA's involvement in the JFK assassination, the two-party system, and mo...

This week's episode was a banger as we were joined by our friends, Andy and Mikey Main, aka "The Main Brothers".  The Main Brothers were born and raised in Morris County New Jersey and are the founders/owners of Pure Mixed Martial Arts, the largest MMA gym in New Jersey, franchisees of Playa Bowl, and founders of their most recent entrepreneurial venture, Honest Supplements.  In addition...

This week we are joined by Joe's great friend, Scott Cooper.  Scott is a resident of Morris County, a mechanical engineer, and a father and husband to a beautiful son and wife.  Scott believes that confidence is the fundamental key to a fulfilling life.  Scott loves to live life on the edge and challenge himself daily.  This is demonstrated by his ice climbing adventures; heari...

This week we speak from the heart about our purpose in life and what are mission is on this Earth.  Money, big goals, dream jobs, etc. are all great things, but have you ever thought about WHY you want those things? We provide examples from our current lives which made for an honest and real conversation and allowed us to come to a realization about what we should do going forward. As Don say...

Week 46 brings another duo episode in which we have a bro conversation about the World Cup, Balenciaga and some news regarding the death of yet another CEO/Founder of crypto.  This will make you think for sure.  We end with some questions from you guys!  Thanks for your questions they get better each week.  Enjoy.

On episode 45, we interviewed Joe's friend from Pure MMA, Matt Stavrakis.  There may not be enough space to detail how awesome this episode was, however, we will give you the summary here.  We speak about Jiu-jitsu, life, and politics (from a current events perspective).  This show was a blast and we could have definitely gone for 10 hours if we wanted.  Matt provides great poi...

This week we chop it up with Don's good friend, Ryan Cooling, who interestingly enough met through Instagram.  You'll want to hear more about that on the show.  Ryan is the owner of "What Dent?" Paintless Dent Removal, has owned multiple businesses throughout his entrepreneurship journey, and is now breaking in to the Strongman space with his "Southern Illinois Strength Expo" business. &...

In this week's episode we welcome back Todd Lyons, who was originally on the show back in March.  A lot has changed for Todd since then and for better as demonstrated by the following: getting engaged, completing a half-marathon, and taking first place in a bodybuilding competition!  We delve into all of those topics and have Todd walk us through his experience for each.  We also ha...

This week, we sit down with Joe's friend Anthony Bongiovanni.  Anthony shares his journey of becoming an EMT/Paramedic, along with his interest in Martial Arts such as Karate, in which he holds a rank of Black belt and Jiu-Jitsu.  Anthony's story is an example of the saying we have reiterated for weeks now, which is "the more you do the more you get to do"; this relates to the origins of...

After a month straight of awesome guests, we are back to the duo set-up for week 41.  Do not worry, we plan to have some great guests in the coming weeks so stay tuned.  This week we have some fun conversations and reminisce a bit.  We also answer some of your questions live on air, which sparked some great conversations.  We plan to do more of that so keep your eyes peeled eve...

In this week's episode, we interviewed our friend Justin "Gerky" Gerkhardt.  Justin is a New Jersey native and collegiate wrestler for Centenary University, who comes from a hardworking family.  We speak about his wrestling career and the positive impact it has on his mental discipline.  Justin preaches being humble off the mats however, when it's all set and done, he is ready to go...

Today, we are joined by Erin Cymerman.  Erin is the fiancé of Todd Lyons, Don's friend and our second guest on the show.  Erin speaks about her journey as a powerlifter and equestrian and the positive impact it has had on her life.  Erin dives into the challenges and intricacies of both areas and how her training in powerlifting helped her career as an equestrian.  We also lear...

This week we are joined by our friend Mike Jay Kuzma "Jaykuzz" to speak about his life as a competitor.  Jaykuzz is an American Ninja Warrior athlete and a Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who strives to be the best.  Jaykuzz believes that anything is possible in life as long as you put in the effort and believe in yourself.  He also believes that there is no such thing as overtraining as lon...

Today we are joined by an honorary member of the Magone family, Chrissy Kanach.  Chrissy is the best friend of Joe's sister's and joins us to chat about her journey and why it is okay to change your career path more than once.  Chrissy is outgoing, extroverted, and does not settle for something in which she is not fully invested.  This mindset has allowed her to go against the norm...

In episode 36 we start out on the topic of jealousy and why it's important to stop yourself from feeling it.  We offer some ways on how we combat jealousy when it's encountered.  Naturally, this was not the only topic we focused on.  Rather, we shifted gears to the issue of "victim hood" in our society.  We emphasize how anyone of any gender / race can accomplish his/her dream...

This week we chop it up about Joe's experience of his random, two-day fast.  We speak about why Joe did it and his experience of going 48 hours without food.  It was definitely cool to see how long two days can be when you don't eat and how life changes when you take an essential element out of your routine.  Finally, we transition how life in general has changed over the decades an...

Today, we have a fiery discussion about the need for men in our society to be strong both mentally and physically.  How do can we do that?  Working out.  A man's physical strength has a direct correlation to his mental strength, and as a protector, it is imperative that he can not only defend his family but also himself.  We give our views on why it's important to workout, trai...

Today we speak about one of our favorite topics: the law of attraction and manifestation.  Through the short time that we have discovered this topic, we have experienced some really cool synchronicities in our lives.  The best part is that anyone of you can attract your desires if you believe it.  We make references to two great books that can help you: Michael Dossier's "Law of Att...

This week we sat down with Don's good friend, Joe Graham.  Joe is a Texas transplant, originally from Southwest Michigan and has built a successful career as a salesman, coach, entrepreneur, and podcast host (150K podcast).  Joe shares his life journey from starting as a sales rep up until the present day and provides very useful lessons on how to succeed.  The premise of Joe's work is to build po...

This week we take a trip down the rabbit hole with Don's friend, Joe Mahal.  We discuss hot topic issues plaguing society and give our viewpoints of what is really going on.  Of course, the mainstream media would have you think these are conspiracies.  Anyway, the discussion was intriguing and provided great viewpoints to challenge the mainstream narrative.  We also had fun dis...

Today we took a more serious tone and spoke about the egregious, FBI raid on Donald Trump and its ramifications. As the title states, it’s not just about politics. It’s not Trump vs. Biden, Left vs. Right, etc., it’s much more. We expand upon the communist overtone from this raid and go deeper into how it connects to the events over the past few years and events to come. We challenge certain ideas...

This episode highlights Joe's adventures in Nashville for his brother's bachelor party followed by Don's car show experience here in New Jersey.  Don also shares some stories from his fishing trip and shares how to set yourself apart today.  

We have a great chat about our energy and state of mind/being this week compared to last week. We also speak about angel numbers and how we have experienced them recently. As always, we had a blast and hope you enjoy.

Today, we speak about tackling mediocrity and getting yourself out of a slump. We don’t offer solutions as much as share what we do to stay disciplined and be the best versions of ourselves. Maybe these will work for you as well. Enjoy!