Behind The Human with Marc Champagne

Today I am speaking to John Joseph - plant-based, 12x Ironman, 2x Kona World Championship finisher, author, coach, the original singer of Cro-Mags/Bloodclot, PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) and Bhakti-Yoga advocate. John comes from a broken home of a violent alcoholic father, he spent six years in an abusive foster home, was homeless on the mean streets of NYC in the mid-seventies by the age of fou...

Cora is an entrepreneur, dating-sex-relationship expert, and creator on a lifelong exploration of how much fun she can get away with having, how successful and fulfilled she can expand into being, and how rock-star-chic her lifestyle can be. She is certified in the psychology of happiness with Tal Ben Shahar, positive psych "it boy" and creator of Harvard's most popular course in history. Cora beg...

Matteo Franceschetti has always been obsessed with performance. Athletic performance, business performance, and now sleep performance. He was a competitive ski racer in Italy, played tennis and raced cars on the European stage—Matteo has always been focused on winning, and on winning in record time. That drive to succeed propelled him from sports podiums to the top tier of the international legal...

Tima Elhajj helps entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs & C-Suite executives converge their emotional intelligence with their social presence to become “Thought Leaders” in their niche and ultimately create a lasting impact on people’s lives. She is also a speaker covering topics like the power of choice, the rise of the intrapreneur, and how to start the right business. Make sure to check out Tima's new p...

Caroline Pay is Chief Creative Officer at Headspace , where she directs the company’s dynamic and award-winning creative team.  Prior to joining Headspace, Caroline was the Co-Chief Creative Officer at Grey London. She served on the senior management team of the 400-person advertising agency and was the creative lead on accounts including the LRS portfolio, the United Nations and London’s Metropol...

Emily Fletcher is the founder of Ziva Meditation and the leading expert in meditation for performance. She has taught over 40,000 people the skill of meditation. She is an international speaker and author. Her best-selling book, Stress Less, Accomplish More, debuted at #7 out of all books on Amazon and has been translated into 12 languages. * The New York Times, Good Morning America, The Today Sho...

Mike Koenigs is a serial entrepreneur, 13-time #1 bestselling author, speaker, and interactive online personality. After surviving cancer it actually did not save him because six years later, as he was waking up, something inside of him said, “my soul hurts.” Mike knew something needed to change which sparked a reinvention of himself. * Journaling Prompts: Why don’t you have what you desire? What...

The work of Shantell Martin is a meditation of lines — a language of characters, creatures, and messages that invites her viewers to share in her creative process. * Underlying Shantell’s work is a quest for identity — her own, discovered and refined in the development of her characteristic style, and that of the viewer, engaged by Shantell’s direct questioning and further explored in her winding...

Matthew Jansuzek has taken Escape Fitness to a $33 million-dollar global business chosen by big brands and independent fitness professionals, such as the UFC, Equinox, 1Rebel, Sanctuary Fitness and more. * During the pandemic, Matthew has become an advocate for at-home training and maintaining physical and mental health to persevere in the face of life's challenges. In addition to being a father,...

Alyssa Nobriga is an entrepreneur and thought leader in the coaching industry. She’s dedicated to women’s empowerment and leads soul-centered professional Mastermind groups. Alyssa has supported tens of thousands of people around the world to transform their businesses and lives. She has been featured by Deepak Chopra, Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur, Bank of America, YPO, Psychology Today and others....

Dr. Alex Auerbach is the Director of Wellness and Development for the Toronto Raptors. He joined the Toronto Raptors after serving as the Director of Clinical and Sport Psychology for the University of Arizona. Dr. Auerbach has worked with NCAA Division-I schools in the Pac-12, ACC, Big 12, and Conference USA. * Dr. Auerbach earned his doctoral degree in counselling psychology with a specializatio...

Peter Guzzardi has worked in publishing for more than forty years. Prominent books he has edited include Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time , Deepak Chopra’s Ageless Body , and Susan Cain’s Quiet , just to name a few. He is an independent editor and writer having recently published his own book Emeralds of Oz, Life Lessons From Over The Rainbow . * Connect with Marc >> Website | LinkedIn |...

Christina Rice is an intuitive, 7D energy healer, and business mentor who built a 7-figure coaching business. She is also the founder of the No Bullshit Business School, Brain Rewiring Certification Course, and host of the top-rated podcast Wellness Realness . * Connect with Marc >> Website | LinkedIn | Instagram   If you're enjoying the podcast - please leave a review!  Thanks as always for liste...

Josh Clemente , previously a SpaceX Lead Life Support Systems Engineer, CrossFit L2 Trainer, Senior Engineer at Hyperloop One and now founder and president of Levels - a company sparking Metabolic Awareness in pursuit of Metabolic Fitness . * Work 1 on 1  with Marc to implement mental fitness in your life  >> mchampagne.com If you're enjoying the podcast - please leave a review!  Thanks as always...

Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author and an award-winning journalist. He is one of the world’s leading experts on high performance . * He is the author of eight bestsellers with both A Small Furry Prayer and Stealing Fire being nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. His writing has been translated into over 40 languages and appeared in over 100 publications, including The New York Times...

Ellen is a certified coach and talent consultant for people pursuing courageous career paths. As Founder of The Ask she leads people to ask the right questions about their life and career to find work that truly matters. She brings a wealth of experience hiring into tech companies and building entrepreneur accelerator programmes in the London startup ecosystem. Ellen's Newsletter covering in-depth...

Today I’m speaking with Apolo Anton Ohno , America’s most decorated winter Olympian of all time, a New York Times best-selling author, and speaker on a life mission to help people become their best in health, work, and life. * Stay tuned for Apolo’s new podcast “ Gold Metal Minds with Apollo Ohno ” and book “ Hard Pivot ” all releasing soon!  * For Mental Fitness Training with Marc >> mchampagne.c...

Jerry Colonna founder and CEO of Reboot. IO, the author of Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up, and a certified professional coach. Prior to this work, Jerry was a venture capitalist focused on investing in early-stage technology-related startups. He co-founded New York City-based Flatiron Partners with Fred Wilson, which became one of the nation’s most successful early-stage investment p...

We've got two awesome humans bringing some serious neuroscience and neuromarketing genius to the conversation today! * Matt Johnson is a professor, researcher, and writer specializing in the application of neuroscience and psychology to the business world. Matt received his Ph. D. in Cognitive Psychology/Neuroscience from Princeton University in 2013. He regularly provides expert opinion and thoug...

Glenn Livingston, Ph. D. is a veteran psychologist and is the author of the hugely successful book Never Binge Again . * Disillusioned by what traditional psychology had to offer overweight and/or food obsessed individuals, Dr. Livingston spent several decades researching the nature of bingeing and overeating via work with his own patients AND a self-funded research program with more than 40,000 p...

Yanik Silver has been called a Cosmic Catalyst, a Maverick Mischief-maker and a Galactic Goofball. * He is the creator of the Cosmic Journal , author of Evolved Enterprise and the founder of Maverick1000, a global network of top entrepreneurs & visionary entrepreneurs making a serious difference in the world, without taking themselves too seriously. In fact, it’s not unusual to find him dressed as...

John Assaraf has built 5 multimillion-dollar companies, written 2 New York Times Bestselling books and featured in 8 movies, including the blockbuster hit “The Secret” and “Quest For Success” with Richard Branson and the Dalai Lama. * He is the founder and CEO of NeuroGym a company dedicated to using the most advanced technologies and evidence-based brain training methods to help individuals unlea...

Jason Feifer is editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, and host of three podcasts: Pessimists Archive, a history show about why people resist new things; Hush Money, about all the ways money makes life awkward; and Problem Solvers, about how entrepreneurs solve unexpected problems in their business. * He has been an editor at Men's Health, Fast Company, Maxim, and Boston magazine, and has writt...

Today we are rocking a joint show where I (your host - Marc Champagne) along with Kevin and Alan from the Hyper Conscious Podcast are jamming on all things Mental Fitness. I would categorize this episode as incredibly practical—loaded full of practices and prompts that you can immediately apply to your life and relationships. * The Hyper Conscious Podcast - Become the best version of yourself. Whe...

Quentin Allums (just Q) is a speaker, community builder; as well as the co-founder of Strange On Purpose Studies , a fast-growing startup based out of Milwaukee. He has amassed over 10 million views on LinkedIn content and was one of the first video creators on the platform. * Just Q on LinkedIn | Instagram | YouTube just Q's Podcasts - Strange On Purpose & Humans That Game Video reference -   Wha...