The Optimal Life

Greg Gentile is an Ohio-based criminal defense attorney specializing in OVI (DUI/DWI) and drug-related cases.  In 2016 and 2017, Greg was named as a Rising Star by Ohio Super Lawyers Magazine, an honor reserved for the top 2.5% of legal practitioners under the age of 40. In this episode, we discuss how to best handle a situation when getting pulled over by police and the choices one must make when...

Larry Grant is a former NFL player who played six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams.  In college, he played in four straight national championship games, which included two at City College of San Francisco (junior college) and two at Ohio State. In this episode, we talk about how our agent-athlete relationship initially formed; share stories about college football and recruit...

Megan Kohler is a former NBA dancer who is now focusing her career on sales and marketing, in addition to inspiring people through her fitness and nutrition regimen. In this episode, we discuss Megan's path from high school cheerleader to NBA dancer.  We talk about the personal dedication required toward achieving one's goals and hear about the process to becoming part of one of the NBA's elite, h...

Andy 'Bull' Barch is the play-by-play commentator for the Lake Erie Crushers, a professional baseball team out of the independent Frontier League.  He also hosts his own talk radio show, "Bull's Eye on the Afternoon," on AM 930 WEOL . In this episode, we discuss Andy's path from Bowling Green State University to where he is today, and the types of approaches required to make it in the broadcasting...

Alissa Kolarik is a 31-year old wife, mom and business woman who has become an elite runner in just 2-1/2 years after starting her running journey. In this episode, we talk about Alissa's incredible ascent to the top of the running world.  We discuss the type of workouts and dedication required to become elite, and the mindset that is needed to achieve success.  If you have excuses of why you can'...

Chris 'Beanie' Wells is a former Ohio State all-American running back who went on to become a first round draft pick of the Arizona Cardinals in 2009.  After a breakout campaign in his third NFL season in which he rushed for over 1,000 yards and ten touchdowns, his following season - and ultimately career - was cut short due to injuries.  In this episode, we talk about the path from high school to...