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Victoria Pal joins me to discuss: -Her work with celebrity clients -Attracting and working with high net worth clients -Being a concierge to her clients -Educating clients on lifestyle -Focusing more on longevity for clients -Longevity in a fitness career -Mastering the basics while keeping an open mind to progressive lifestyle practice -plus lots more Victoria initially hit my r

Sharelle Grant guests to talk about: -Does creating "better" than already good programs really make a difference or differentiate you with general population clients? -Why she focuses on good principles of training -How she leaned into and had success with video based social media -How she developed an app and should you develop your own -Thoughts on building a subscrip

Christian Thibaudeau returns to talk about his upcoming speaking appearances: -We will both be speaking at canfitpro's Global Conference in Toronto Aug 9-10, and my conference in Edmonton Sept 13-14 The Evolve Strength-Business and Coaching Conference. And Christian shares his thoughts on: -Why he went back to doing more in person coaching and it's value in staying current

Not only is this an essential episode for coaches, if there ever was an episode that speaks to enthusiasts, this is it. Dr Susie Spirlock is my guest to share a ton about: -how evidence based physical therapy has advanced -the problems with outdated methods -the appropriate use of passive treatments -the importance of loading exercise -the role of your nervous system in outcomes

Vince Del Monte is an OG coach turned business mentor and joins the podcast today to share: -What he thinks matters before you worry about trying to scale your business -Why you need to start with a great product -A deeply personal and vulnerable story about where he got off track personally and professionally and how he righted the ship. You don't often see industry leaders

Dean Somerset returns as one of my most featured guests including episode #1 over 6 years ago. Dean shares: -Why training full time in person still fills his cup -Why he's creating career success resources for the gaps in traditional fitness career education -His mindset on long term payoffs vs obvious immediate benefits of effort and action -How he filters and chooses opport

Rachel Henley has one of the most popular and fastest growing IG accounts in the fitness industry. Learn how: -She used a lead magnet to grow a 90,000 subscriber email list. -How social media and her list helped explode her business. -How knowing her metrics helps. -How she uses her authentic humour to attract her ideal audience. -Social media has changed her life but how little

Jaime Filer joins me in a discussion about focusing on how the other person can come out of an interaction better and why she so naturally approaches interactions this way. Jaime takes a selfless interest in others while knowing how to ask for opportunities that also provide value to the person she's asking. Please check out more of Jaime: https://www.instagram.com/jaim91?igs

Nick Shaw, co-founder and CEO of Renaissance Periodization guests to talk about: -How RP succeeded when it let Dr. Mike Israetel be his authentic self -How to navigate conflict with people online -The role luck plays in success -Dealing with rough patches -Getting comfortable with self promotion -and more --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thefitness

Mark Young has been long overdue for an appearance. Mark made a surprise appearance at my 2023 conference after a major health scare and painstaking road to recovery. Follow the tale Mark shares with Mark's trademark humour. Mark also shares his experience and wisdom from a lengthy career that predates the rise of social media. He shares how affiliate networks and blogs worked,