Why Not Me?

Recording this episode was an honor for me personally.  As a UCONN Alum and life long UCONN fan, it truly was a pleasure spending this podcast hearing from and learning from one of the true basketball minds. More importantly, as great as a coach and motivator Coach Calhoun was, he is even a better person as he truly cares for his players, staff and people overall.  Sit back and enjoy as Coach Calh...

Nancy Clark is a renowned sports nutritionist and registered dietitian (RD) specializing in performance eating, health, and weight management. She operates a private practice in Newton, Massachusetts, and is widely known for her best-selling book, Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook. Professional Background & CredentialsEducation: Earned her undergraduate degree in nutrition from Simmons...

Mark Zanetto is a former professional tennis player and executive recruiter who has carved a unique path into sports media as the founder of Big East Energy Network—a growing platform dedicated to Big East basketball coverage. A lifelong UConn Huskies fan raised in the heart of Connecticut, Mark turned his passion for the game into purpose, building a network that now includes The Hoops Cap (cover...

In this episode, Mikey Aytes and John Borruso, both retired police officers, now personal trainers with Anytime Fitness in Wesley Chapel, NC, talk about their two very different life paths that led them to the same result after their law enforcement careers ended, still helping and serving, but this time in the fitness industry.  This episode is very different than our others shows but I am confid...

Yvette Salva is an entrepreneur, speaker, and the founder of a personal training studio dedicated to empowering women—especially those over 40—to feel strong, confident, and unstoppable. With a focus on fitness, nutrition, and mindset, Yvette helps women transform not just their bodies but their lives. Fitness may have saved her life, but it’s the recovery program she practices daily that keeps he...

Meet Kammi Kurtz, an ER Travel Nurse, Nutrition Coach and Certified Personal Trainers. Kammi is one of the fitness and health industry's top leaders in helping many be the best versions of themselves physically, emotionally and spiritually. Kammi, shares her personal journey with her health struggles that ultimately changed what she knew best. What impressed me the most about Kammi was that she di...

Kelli Watson is a best-selling author, coach, presenter, and entrepreneur. She was a Platinum Level Coach in the Todd Durkin Mastermind Program for 12 years and in 2024, she became the Director of Coaching for Todd Durkin Enterprises. In 2017, she also co-founded Scriptor Publishing Group, a company dedicated to helping people share their stories and publish their books. Since then, she has helped...

Jarod Cogswell is a 30+ year fitness veteran, performance coach, keynote speaker and proud husband and father. He currently serves as General Manager of Life Time Beaverton, a 200,000 square foot destination featuring an athletic country club and co-working facility. Prior to Life Time, he was the Senior Director and Co-creator of Spartan DEKA. Jarod and his wife, Adina, reside in Portland, Oregon...

In this two part podcast, Amber shares how she has overcome tragedy by controlling her mindset. While doing that, Amber has founded a successful business helping others overcome physical pain from all types of injuries. Sit back and enjoy part one of this two part podcast series with Amber. Amber Kivett is a #1 Amazon Bestseller co-author to “Dear Her,” an Award-Winning National presenter recogniz...

In this two part podcast, Amber shares how she has overcome tragedy by controlling her mindset. While doing that, Amber has founded a successful business helping others overcome physical pain from all types of injuries. Sit back and enjoy part one of this two part podcast series with Amber. Amber Kivett is a #1 Amazon Bestseller co-author to “Dear Her,” an Award-Winning National presenter recogniz...

Tricia has been fascinated with health and fitness since she was 12 and has been coaching people with an all encompassing methodology for over 25 years. Tricia has been especially passionate and focused on coaching Busy Professional to "Get Fit in the Fastlane", virtually and in-person, One-on-One and in a group format. Tricia is a proud Franchise Owner of Journey 333 NH, which opened in Londonder...

Kiki Magnuson, MS, PN2, is a Certified Nutritionist who has a huge passion for helping people find a way to eat well and keep those techniques for the rest of their lives. Kiki has been in the fitness industry since 2012 and has focused on her nutrition specialty since 2016.  She has built a business that works with people who want to learn what real nutrition looks like and to be free from the di...

When you come across certain people in your life you truly want to help others, make a difference and create impact, you take a moment and listen. I am so glad I did that day at conference in 2004 in Myrtle Beach. Todd has not only been a mentor and coach to me over the years, he has become a friend who is always willing to listen, offer help and advice when ever I need it. I am so proud to be abl...

When you come across certain people in your life you truly want to help others, make a difference and create impact, you take a moment and listen. I am so glad I did that day at conference in 2004 in Myrtle Beach. Todd has not only been a mentor and coach to me over the years, he has become a friend who is always willing to listen, offer help and advice when ever I need it. I am so proud to be abl...

WOW! What an episode from Damon. This episode really makes to sit back and listen with intent as Damon tells his story of redemption and how he is now doing everything to serve and deliver The Coffee Bean message. Changing lives and making a difference each and every day. A little about Damon: Damon West, M.S. Criminal Justice, is a college professor, internationally known keynote speaker and Wall...

Bob is an author, podcaster, and former professional athlete. He serves as a co-host of That Singles’ Show, a singles ministry sponsored by KCBI Christian Radio in Dallas. Through his work with That Singles’ Show, Bob has worked with bestselling authors, keynote speakers, and world-class musicians, including people like Rory Vaden, Rachel Cruze, Jason Gray, and Christian Huff. His work has also be...

Laura Jones is a certified personal trainer, group fitness trainer, and speed and agility coach with over 20 years of experience. She brings her expertise as a former strength and conditioning coach and competitive high school (two-time national championship team) and college cheerleader at The Citadel into her current training and coaching. She loves working with sports teams and individual athle...

Olivia is a 28 year old Welsh international athlete who excels in distances from 3000m all the way up to half marathons. Olivia's personal bests in the 5000m is 16:15 seconds, 10km 33:48 seconds and her Half Marathon time of 1 hour,13 min and 38 seconds, puts her in the top 1% in the world. That takes planning, preparation and dedication each and every day.  Olivia's focus in 2023 will be to compe...

Episode 17 features 1st Lt Riley Tejcek. So who is 1st Lt Riley Tejcek? Riley Tejcek was raised in Carmel, Indiana and after high school received a softball scholarship to play D1 at George Washington University (GWU). Riley played four years there and graduated with a degree in Political Science. During her freshman year of college she met a Marine Officer Recruiter and fell in love with the Corp...

Pete Holman is a Physical Therapist, Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and former US National TaeKwon-Do champion and team captain. He has worked with professional athletes and strength coaches from the MLB, NFL, NBA, UFC, X-Games and professional race car team SunEnergy1.   Pete's dedication to advancing the fitness industry inspired him to create multiple products that impact fitness...

Dr. Carleigh Golightly is a Licensed Naturopathic Doctor, Founder of EmpowerMed Clinic and speaker. Dr. Golightly discovered naturopathic medicine through her own struggles with crippling anxiety, hormonal imbalance, and IBS. Frustrated with the pills and lack of guidance her doctors offered, she began to look outside the box seeking the truth about what it really means to be healthy. Through year...

Jill Koehler is the associate dean for career development for Quinnipiac University’s School of Business. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a master’s degree in Teaching from Quinnipiac University.  Before returning to her alma mater in 2006, she spent 10 years at the Yale School of Management’s Career Development Office in New Haven, CT where she held positions in recruiting, operati...

After a serving in the US Army and then as a reservist in the National Guard as a Paratrooper, Cortez transitioned to the tech industry in 2014 and quickly gained experience in everything from Project Management to Solution Architecture and even Software Deployments. He leveraged his previous background in Banking and has found a niche within the Financial Technology space. In this short time he’s...

Lisa is the Co-Founder and Owner of FIT House Davis. After almost a decade in marketing and public relations, Lisa followed her passion, took the leap and opened a full-service boutique fitness studio which employs 28+ people and offers a large variety of classes per week. Lisa spends her days managing the business alongside her partners,  training her clients and teaching group fitness classes. L...

Angela founded, Total Nutrition Technology (TNT) is 1993 due to her own struggles with weight and health. Angela understood that when it comes to weight loss & health management it is a personal journey- and one size does not fit all. TNT's mission is to help others sift through all of the misinformation we have been bombarded with by our society and help each individual find what is best for them...