Better Faster Further

Welcome to the latest episode of the Better Faster Further podcast! In this episode, we have an inspiring conversation with Nate Williams, a venture capitalist, endurance athlete, and founder who believes in the power of physical challenges to build resilience and perspective in entrepreneurship. Nate shares his journey from growing up in a working-class family to becoming the first in his family to attend college, and his experiences in startups and investment banking that led him to his current role as a VC.

Join us as we dive into Nate’s philosophies on vulnerability, interdependence, and the importance of being process-oriented over just chasing results. We explore topics such as excellence across various domains, knowing when to persist or pivot, and the contrasting mindsets around failure for entrepreneurs and VCs. Nate also shares insights on leveraging difficult experiences for growth and how his passion for endurance athletics, including cycling up to 10,000 miles a year, has shaped his approach to life and business.

Don’t miss this engaging episode filled with valuable lessons on resilience, excellence, and the pursuit of growth both personally and professionally.

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Tune in to gain insights from Nate Williams’ remarkable journey and thought-provoking perspectives. Like, subscribe, rate, and review our podcast to stay updated on more inspiring episodes!

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We're back after a long hiatus from recording and couldn't be more excited about this conversation. Welcome Jon Zimmerman!

Jon Zimmerman, humorously dubbed "Jay-Z One", shares his multifaceted journey as an entrepreneur, actor, producer, and family man. The conversation delves into his creation of ReadySpaces, a successful venture providing shared warehouse spaces, and reflects on his storied career, highlighting the influence of mentorship and his insights on storytelling and leadership. This episode promises a rich exploration of Jon's experiences, underscored by his dynamic personality and extensive background.

Thanks for listening and always feel free to reach out to Better Faster Further by emailing: [email protected]

Join Regan and Adam as the recap 2023. They unpack lessons learned, reflect on what's important, and look forward to 2024. This is the last Better Faster Further episode of 2023 and the team is excited about what's to come in 2024.

Please reach out to Better Faster Further by emailing [email protected]. We want to hear from you. Share with us what you think about the pod and what you'd like to hear in 2024.

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Happy new year!

This conversation dives into a program we developed with a triad of world class partners. Better Faster Further teamed up with Dan Turner, PhD and AthleteBloodTest.com to create a life changing program designed to revolutionize the support and impact for the high performing leader. As a team of high-level athletes and now performance and executive coaches & consultants, we have built a team that leverages best practices in science, data, biomarkers, and proven leadership methodologies to optimize leaders, founders, and CEO's to perform at the highest levels.

Specifically, this first-of-its-kind program supports business leaders in the same way professional athletes are supported so that you, as a high performer, can sustainably thrive in business and life while optimizing for health, family, and professional and personal excellence.

Join us as we talk details about the program and go deep on the partners involved. You will be blown away at the architecture of the program and the vast collective expertise that has been united to support people in a way that is unrivaled by any other program available today.

This is a very special and high touch, high impact program. We have limited availability and ask that, if you're interested in learning more, please reach out directly to Better Faster Further by emailing [email protected].

This conversation is with Dan Turner, PhD who is nothing short of a legend in his field.
Dr Dan Turner is a Founder and Human Performance Specialist with a PhD in Human Physiology.  For over a decade Dan has coached thousands of high performing humans helping prepare their body and mind to thrive in extremely demanding environments.  This includes working with 320 world champion and Olympic athletes, along with business professionals, neurosurgeons, startup founders, CEOs, Hollywood actors, artists, cybersecurity hackers and gamers, navy seals, esports/gamers, fellow coaches and scientists and a world class chess player.
Dan was the Lead Performance Coach, Scientist & Program Manager for Red Bull for over 5 years - The human performance program involved working closely with the best sports talent in the world in the areas of psychology, creativity, spirituality, high risk decision making, team cohesion and leadership, human stress response regulation, physical & mental performance under pressure, health, nutrition, wellbeing and lifestyle factors.
To let you in behind the curtain, Dan Turner, PhD, Scott Evans with AthleteBloodTest.com, and Better Faster Further have collaborated on the first of it's kind full human optimization program. This conversation is the first of two podcasts that begin to unpack what that program is all about! I'd say we're excited but that doesn't do justice to how I'm truly feeling about what's to come. Let's go!

Join us for this enlightening conversation with Marssie Versola and Jeromy Zajonc as they talk about Vision, why it matters, and the power of commitment.

Marssie is the founder of the Impact Table, a powerful network of mission-driving women powering social good, leading for the future, and changing the world. She's also a seasoned business leader with experience building multiple multi-million dollar organizations and working with individuals at every stage in their personal and professional journeys - from the senior most leaders of billion dollar companies to volunteer workers at brand new nonprofits.

Jeromy, for his third appearance on the podcast, is the founder of Running Water Coaching and a certified professional coach specializing in helping busy adults create momentum, discipline, and results in work and life. To learn more about Jeromy please listen to podcast #9.

Jeromy and Marssie have teamed up to host the "Your Best Year Yet" Baja Retreat January 2-4, 2024. Participants will be part of a small group of incredible minds: experienced entrepreneurs, business leaders, and creative professionals. Together they will thoughtfully wrap up 2023, and create their vision, goals, and plans for 2024. Undoubtably, they will return home refreshed and with a clear purpose for themselves and their business. To learn more about the retreat and/or sign up for the retreat please visit Your Best Year Yet to reserve your spot.

As always, we'd love to hear from you. Please rate, review, share, and subscribe to help spread the word. To contact Better Faster Further directly please email [email protected].

This is a very special conversation with our friend, Jeff Jones. Some of you may remember Jeff from episode 11. Jeff is a Chicago native, VP of Sales at Orange Business, father, husband, and ultra endurance athlete. We recorded this conversation shortly after Jeff finished his first 200 + mile ultra endurance run, Moab 240.

Jeff and Adam recount their experience running together in Moab and Jeff dives deep on truly facing adversity, sleep deprivation, running with pain; Jeff shares his real and raw experiences mentally and physically to finish Moab. What make this conversation truly special is Jeff talking about the team, how they came together, everyone's role on the team and how those roles shifted as the race demanded more from everyone.

This conversation is very much a recap of Moab, section by section, but, it's also so much more. We talk about leadership in environments, with real consequence, the power of purpose, high performing teams, decision making when decisions really count, and community.

This conversation is for everyone who, at some point in their life, has felt like "they can't" or "they shouldn't," this conversation is about the power possibility.

Special thanks to Regan for facilitating an honest and vulnerable discussion, UltrAspire for their support throughout the season of 200's, Aaron Prevo for being an incredible crew chief, friend, pacer, & leader (you are a true inspiration!), and for the team at BFF for their unwavering support and belief in possibility. As always, please share, subscribe, rate and review the podcast. To reach us directly please email [email protected] or visit our website.

We believe in you!

Lu-Fong is currently the chief marketing officer at a clean energy company, TAE Power Solutions -- promoting electrification in vehicles and energy storage, using technology derived from nuclear fusion R&D.

Leading up to his current role, Lu-Fong has spent half his professional life in Singapore, half in the US on both coasts, and also in both the public and private sectors. Lu-Fong has had varied professional experiences. Formerly, he spent time at Applied Materials as a Managing Director, at Corning as a product manager for Gorilla Glass, at Uber at cybersecurity chief of staff, at McKinsey for his first ever summer working in the US, and in the Singapore Navy driving its warships as a second-in-command (or XO / executive-officer).

Join us for the fascinating conversation as Lu-Fong drops leadership wisdom, how to be an effective manager, and the impact his commitment to the martial arts has had on his life.

As always, please rate, review, share and subscribe to the pod. That's the best way to support us. If you'd like to talk to Better Faster Further directly, please email [email protected].

To contact Lu-Fong directly, please click here, to message him on LinkedIn.

Please join us for the next edition of the Better Faster Further podcast with Lindywell Founder and CEO, Robin Long. Robin took time out of her annual team meeting in Santa Barbara to spend time with us on the pod.
Robin went to school for communications and started in commercial real estate after school. This was her first exposure to entrepreneurship and what it’s like to build something from scratch. She started experiencing challenges keeping up with her health due to the demands of the job which lead to her finding and starting to experiment with Pilates. Her interest grew and she started teaching pilates in person before realizing that online pilates instruction was scalable. This was 15 years ago and very much the beginning of Lindywell and she calls herself an “accidental entrepreneur.”
Robin’s story isn’t without its challenges. She had 4 kids that were 5 and under and often felt like she wasn’t fully in either world; as a mother and as an entrepreneur. She opens up about her challenges with being a CEO, the face of the brand, and a content creator. We are timing the publication of this conversation with the release of Robin’s new book “Well to the Core” which can be found on her website and anywhere books are sold. After you buy her book, try Lindywell for free for 14 days by clicking here.

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Thanks as always!

This conversation is with Meghan Phillips, serial entrepreneur based in Sacramento, CA. Meghan started her female-led creative studio, Honey, in 2008 while she was 5 months pregnant with her daughter and her husband was in law school. Fast forward 15 years and Meghan is now thinking about the next evolution for Honey, she’s actively growing her other venture, Simple Summers, and heavily involved in the fight for food transparency. Meghan is wise, kind, driven, and passionate about making a positive impact. Both Regan Bach and I left this conversation blown away by who she is and what she does.

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