In this episode of Men of Influence, host Tim Holloway welcomes Mark Tregilgas, known as "Tregs," a 45-year-old fitness coach from South Wales, UK, with nearly 18 years in the industry. As the owner of 30 Plus Men’s Fitness, Tregs shares his journey from a nightlife event promoter to finding his calling as a personal trainer after a pivotal 10k run. Inspired by his active parents, he transitioned into fitness at 27, coaching men both online and in-person to optimize their health and energy. Tregs emphasizes that physical fitness enhances confidence, energy, and presence, enabling men to influence others positively by "vibrating differently" and embracing life’s challenges without fear of judgment.

Tregs outlines a foundational approach to health, starting with sleep, hydration, and daily steps before layering in nutrition (high-protein, calorie-deficit diets) and training. He stresses consistency over quick fixes, warning against reliance on trends like weight loss injections without addressing mindset and environment. Drawing from Atomic Habits by James Clear, Tregs advocates for identity change through small, consistent wins, proving to yourself daily who you want to become. His non-negotiable habits; nighttime tea for sleep, 2-3 liters of water, and 15,000 steps; drive his personal excellence, and he encourages men to start these simple practices immediately for lasting impact.

Key Takeaways:

Fitness Fuels Influence: A healthy body boosts energy and confidence, enhancing how you show up and influence others in all areas of life.

Foundation First: Prioritize sleep, hydration, and daily steps as the base of a healthy lifestyle before adding nutrition and training.

Consistency Over Quick Fixes: Sustainable change comes from boring, consistent habits, not short-term challenges or extreme diets.

Identity Through Habits: Small daily wins shape your identity, proving to yourself you’re disciplined and capable of change.

Actionable Step: Start today by drinking 2-3 liters of water, aiming for 7,000-10,000 steps, and creating a nighttime routine for better sleep.

“The magic is in the journey; who you become through consistent habits, not just the end result.” - Mark Tregilgas

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In this episode of Men of Influence, host Tim Holloway welcomes David Good, who shares his transformative journey through loss, grief, and social challenges to become a global connector of people. Diagnosed with Asperger’s last year, David reflects on overcoming severe bullying, a career-ending car accident, and treatment-resistant depression following family losses in 2010. Hitting rock bottom in 2011, he found resilience through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS), which helped him rebuild his life and discover a purpose in connecting others. From founding West Michigan Geeks to launching 47 global meetup chapters during the COVID lockdown, David’s story culminated in being recognized as a Point of Light by the George H.W. Bush Points of Light organization.

David emphasizes building psychological resilience by identifying a “why” stronger than pain, using mindfulness and grounding techniques to manage intense emotions, and celebrating small wins to counter negative thinking. He shares his “Friend Magnet Instant Connection Formula,” which uses feel-good questions and active listening to build rapport quickly. For men struggling with isolation or social anxiety, David advocates starting small by attending local meetups, embracing discomfort, and listening actively to foster meaningful connections. His mission now focuses on teaching soft skills to IT workers, helping them communicate effectively and manage emotions to thrive in professional and personal settings.

Key Takeaways:

Resilience Through Purpose: Find a “why” bigger than your pain to push through adversity, using tools like ACT for mindfulness and IFS to address subconscious barriers.

Connection Over Isolation: Combat loneliness by attending small local events, starting with simple interactions, and using active listening to build relationships.

Friend Magnet Formula: Ask open-ended, feel-good questions and listen actively to create positive emotional associations and foster quick connections.

Celebrate Small Wins: Counter negative thinking by acknowledging every small victory, as supportive relationships are key to longevity and resilience.

Actionable Step: Join a local meetup or Facebook group event with 20 or fewer people, say hi to the organizer, and practice asking one feel-good question like, “What have you been doing for fun lately?”

“Your purpose will find you if you do the work. Celebrate every small win to combat negativity and build resilience.” - David Good

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In this episode of Men of Influence, host Tim Holloway welcomes Dr. Brett Davis, a chiropractor and health coach with nearly two decades of experience helping people overcome health challenges. Inspired by a chiropractor who helped him as a young man, Dr. Davis pursued a career in chiropractic and recently expanded into health coaching in the digital space, reaching clients worldwide. Living in Canada but originally from America, he reflects on how the COVID era heightened health consciousness and opened new avenues for online influence. Dr. Davis shares how physical fitness, particularly movement and breathing, is foundational to personal excellence and impactful leadership as a husband, father, and business owner.

Dr. Davis emphasizes that a healthy body enhances mental clarity and projects a positive vibe, influencing how others perceive and connect with you. He ties physical health to mental well-being, noting that poor posture or inflammation from bad habits (like excessive alcohol or negative media) can degrade mindset and interactions. By prioritizing movement, proper breathing, and habit stacking; combining simple health practices like sunlight exposure, grounding, and hydration; men can elevate their health and influence. He also explores how self-love and boundaries prevent depletion, allowing men to serve others more effectively by first caring for themselves, aligning with biblical principles of treating your body as a temple.

Key Takeaways:

Physical Health Fuels Influence: Movement and proper breathing enhance posture, mental clarity, and confidence, projecting a positive vibe that attracts others.

Mind-Body Connection: A healthy body reduces pain and inflammation, fostering positive thoughts and actions, while poor habits like negative media harm mental health.

Habit Stacking for Efficiency: Combine health practices; like morning sunlight, grounding, and hydration; to maximize benefits without overwhelming your routine.

Self-Love Enables Service: Prioritize self-care to avoid depletion, ensuring you have more to give to family and community, as your inner state reflects outward.

Actionable Step: Stack habits by setting up water and supplements by your toothbrush and walking barefoot outside in the morning for sunlight and grounding.

“The more things you do right, the better you get. Stack habits to upgrade your operating system for better output.” - Dr. Brett Davis

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What do you do when everything comes crashing down? When your dreams stall, your health fails, and you're left staring into the unknown? This week’s episode isn’t just another conversation—it’s a raw, emotional, and deeply inspiring story of survival, grit, and unshakable faith.

Jacob Conrad, shares his extraordinary journey from event producer and music lover in Quincy, IL, to battling an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma that nearly took his life. What began as a story of community-building and creativity through concerts and networking turned into a fight for survival—and a deeper look at what truly matters.

In this first part of our two-part conversation, Jacob walks us through:

• His background in media and music, and how that shaped his mission to bring people together.

• The events he helped produce in Quincy that sparked connection in a post-COVID world.

• The shocking moment he was diagnosed with cancer—and the symptoms he ignored leading up to it.

• The mental, emotional, and spiritual battle he faced in the hospital room.

• How slowing down, finding inner peace, and holding onto faith became his true healing.

💡 5 TAKEAWAYS:

• *“Busy” can become just as dangerous as burnout—don’t ignore your body’s warning signs.

• Faith doesn’t just carry you through the fire—it gives you a reason to fight.

• Community and human connection can literally save lives.

• We all need something deeper than routine to fall back on in life’s storms.

• True strength is found not in doing more, but in knowing when to rest.

🔥 QUOTE:
"I don’t know if I was ready to stop, but everything around me did. And that’s when I had to decide: Am I giving in—or am I going to fight?"

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If this story moved you, share this episode with someone who’s in a hard place right now. Journal what you would hold on to if life stopped today. And don’t miss Part 2, where we go deeper into Jacob’s healing journey, family dynamics, and rediscovered purpose. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss it.

In this episode of Men of Influence, host Tim Holloway welcomes Charles Sears, a seasoned entrepreneur and member of Global Influencers Ministries, who shares his journey from starting his first business at 20 to navigating entrepreneurship through military service, law enforcement, and tech. Having grown a marketing agency from $84,000 to over $420,000 in revenue, Charles discusses how faith-driven leadership and a culture of love and service can transform business. He emphasizes that a business reflects its leader’s growth, and success hinges on personal development, embracing pain as a lesson, and expanding reach through effective marketing.

Charles highlights the importance of building a positive business culture by treating employees and clients as neighbors, embodying Christian values like love, care, and concern. He shares lessons from setbacks, like taking on $200,000 in bad debt, and underscores the power of lifelong learning and prayer in overcoming challenges. For Charles, love in business means sacrificing personally to ensure others’ well-being, fostering a community where everyone thrives. His actionable advice centers on living as a man of God in all contexts, prioritizing relationships and discipleship to create lasting influence.

Key Takeaways:

Leadership Drives Growth: A business grows only as far as its leader’s capacity; personal growth through learning and perseverance is essential.

Culture of Love: Build a business culture rooted in Christian values; treating employees and clients as neighbors with care and concern.

Marketing for Reach: Success depends on solving problems and increasing awareness through intentional marketing to expand your audience.

Embrace Pain as Growth: Learn from failures, like debt or missteps, by persisting and trusting God’s guidance through challenges.

Actionable Step: Pray daily for guidance and act with love, showing care and concern for others’ well-being to embody Christ’s principles in business.

“Love is the care and concern for another’s survival and well-being, measured by the personal sacrifice you’re willing to make.” - Charles Sears

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In this episode of Men of Influence, host Tim Holloway welcomes Cliff Brooks, a 25-year veteran of the health and fitness industry as a personal trainer, health coach, nutrition specialist, and high-performance coach. Cliff shares his passion for helping high-achieving men optimize their health, mindset, and performance through a unique blend of personal training and functional medicine, including gut health testing, hormone panels, and DNA profiling. Inspired by his father’s death from a stroke at 56 and his own journey from a frail child to a fitness expert, Cliff emphasizes how disciplined health practices create a ripple effect, enhancing energy, confidence, and leadership in all areas of life; family, business, and beyond.

Cliff explains that starting with the body builds discipline that spills over into mental clarity, relationships, and professional success. He stresses the importance of foundational habits like sleep, hydration, and whole-food nutrition while avoiding convenience-driven choices that harm the gut and mood. By keeping promises to yourself, you raise personal standards, fostering self-respect and trust. Cliff also shares his recovery from alcoholism, highlighting how avoiding sedation; whether through alcohol, social media, or junk food; unlocks exponential growth across health, relationships, and career. His “Win the Day” guide ensures daily progress in fitness, mindset, relationships, and business for lasting transformation.

Key Takeaways:

Health as the Gateway: Discipline in fitness; sleep, hydration, whole foods; creates exponential growth in mindset, relationships, and business.

Mindset Drives Action: Thoughts shape beliefs, beliefs shape actions, and actions build habits that define your lifestyle; start with a clear plan in your mind.

Raise Your Standards: Keep daily promises to yourself to build self-esteem and confidence, elevating your life beyond low standards like drive-thru meals.

Gut Health Matters: Proper nutrition fuels mental clarity and serotonin production, while poor choices like trans fats cause brain fog and inflammation.

Actionable Step: Use a daily checklist like Cliff’s “Win the Day” guide to track small steps in fitness, mindset, relationships, and career for compounded growth.

“Don’t spend the first half of your life hustling for wealth and neglecting health, only to spend the second half wasting wealth to buy it back.” - Cliff Brooks

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Can healing your body help heal your heart?
Too many men are pushing through pain, physical, emotional, and spiritual, without a plan for true healing. In this episode of The Businessman of Influence Show, host Tim Holloway sits down with chiropractor and entrepreneur Dr. Zachary to unpack how modern innovations in chiropractic care are transforming more than just back pain, they’re restoring lives.

Dr. Zachary shares his powerful journey from pursuing traditional medicine to discovering a more holistic, hands-on path through chiropractic care. You’ll hear how a traumatic hospital experience reshaped his future and how faith, family, and a drive to serve others now fuel his mission to bring healing to the men and families in his community.

But this episode goes deeper than joints and muscles. Tim and Dr. Zachary explore the emotional and spiritual weight men carry and how physical treatment can sometimes unlock long-buried trauma or release joy. You’ll also get a glimpse into cutting-edge approaches like shockwave therapy, integrative dry needling, and genetic testing that are changing the game for chronic pain, athletic recovery, and long-term health.

What you’ll take away:

• Why emotional trauma can live in the body, and how to release it

• The critical role of touch, trust, and relationship in healing

• How alternative therapies are disrupting outdated Western models

• The connection between faith, resilience, and recovery

• Why godly community is vital for men seeking breakthrough

“We’re not just helping people feel better, we’re helping them believe again.” —Dr. Zachary

Don’t just listen—act.
Grab a physical Bible, crack open Proverbs or 1 Samuel, and ask God how He wants to bring healing to your body, mind, and spirit. Then share this episode with a brother who needs encouragement today.

In this episode of Men of Influence, host Tim Holloway welcomes Paul List, a church planter and campus chaplain at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri. Fresh into the third week of his church plant, Relevant Church, Paul shares his journey from serving as a senior pastor in nearby Slater, Missouri, to answering God’s call to plant a church just 13 miles away, targeting college students and the local community. With nearly 90 attendees already, Paul’s ministry focuses on reaching a diverse student body from across the globe, fulfilling the Great Commission by fostering discipleship and flexibility in a non-traditional church model. As a chaplain to 1,500 students, he emphasizes living out faith authentically to influence others.

Paul dives into the importance of faith as a transformative influence, prioritizing obedience to God’s call over worldly measures of success like bigger platforms or paychecks. He shares how spiritual disciplines; starting the day with prayer and Bible study; form the foundation for a healthy spiritual life. To grow exponentially, Paul advocates for accountability through transparent men’s groups and stepping out of comfort zones, such as mission trips, which accelerate faith by exposing people to global perspectives and gratitude. He urges listeners to invest in the next generation, emphasizing that the simple gospel of Jesus Christ unites believers across all divides.

Key Takeaways:

Obedient Faith: Prioritize God’s call over worldly success, embracing sacrifice and discomfort to model authentic faith for others.

Spiritual Disciplines: Start and end each day with prayer and Bible study to ground your faith and influence.

Community Accountability: Join a transparent men’s group to share struggles and grow in trust and faith.

Mission-Driven Growth: Take mission trips to expand perspective, strip away entitlement, and ignite passion for the Great Commission.

“Stop looking out for the next guy and start looking inside your church. Your Timothy is already there; pour into them now.” - Paul List

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In this episode of Men of Influence, host Tim Holloway welcomes Dr. Justin Potts, a chiropractor and holistic health expert with over 17 years of experience, known for his whole-body approach to transforming health through essential oils and proteins. Dr. Potts, who has treated everyone from college coaches to Yellowstone actors and stuntmen, shares his journey from a farm kid who hated school to a Doctor of Chiropractic and EMT, driven by a passion for helping people optimize their bodies. With a background in radio syndication and a future in health consulting, Dr. Potts reveals how to turn your body into an efficient machine that works for you, not against you, using simple yet powerful principles.

Dr. Potts emphasizes three foundational elements for health: water, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids. He warns against the dangers of convenience-driven diets filled with trans fats, which the body cannot break down, leading to clogged arteries and organ stress. By consciously prioritizing clean water (a gallon daily), high-quality proteins, and omega-3s while eliminating sugars and processed foods, you can fuel your body for peak performance and even starve cancer cells, as inspired by Dr. Johanna Budwig’s oil-protein protocol. Dr. Potts shares practical daily habits; ike hydration and mindful nutrition; that create personal excellence, urging listeners to reject convenience for conscious health choices to unlock their body’s potential.

Key Takeaways:

Foundational Health: Drink a gallon of clean water daily, prioritize high-quality proteins (like lean turkey), and consume omega-3 fatty acids to fuel your body effectively.

Avoid Convenience: Steer clear of trans fats in fast food and packaged goods, as they cannot be broken down and harm your health.

Conscious Choices: Plan meals intentionally to prioritize whole foods, avoiding the trap of convenience that leads to poor health outcomes.

Starve Disease: Omega-3s and ketones (from reduced sugars and glutamine) can starve cancer cells, supporting overall health and resilience.

Actionable Step: Start drinking a gallon of water daily, eliminate sugary drinks, and incorporate omega-3 oils and lean proteins to optimize your body.

“At the cost of convenience, we will destroy our body. Make conscious decisions to fuel it right.” - Dr. Justin Potts

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In this episode of Men of Influence, host Tim Holloway welcomes Marc Mason, a dynamic entrepreneur behind two eight-figure companies: RCL Mechanical, a plumbing and HVAC business, and East Side, a real estate development firm with ventures in property management, fix-and-flips, and rentals. Starting his journey in 2009 with a plumbing diploma, Marc shares how he scaled his businesses from zero to 110 employees by focusing on authentic company culture and strategic marketing. He discusses the challenges of running dual divisions; commercial and residential; within one business, and the importance of hiring the right people, delegating effectively, and embracing adaptability to drive exponential growth.

Marc emphasizes that a thriving business starts with a people-first culture, showcased through authentic social media presence to attract both employees and customers. He shares lessons learned, like the need to slow down as a leader to ensure clear communication and the value of stepping back when tasks exceed expertise. On a personal level, Marc highlights how becoming a father shifted his priorities, inspiring daily habits like workouts and family time to maintain excellence. He encourages entrepreneurs to celebrate past wins to stay grounded, offering a practical approach to balancing ambition with gratitude for sustained success.

Key Takeaways:

People-First Culture: Market your company’s authentic culture on social media to attract employees and customers, driving growth through genuine connection.

Right People, Right Environment: Invest in top talent and live out core values consistently to build a scalable business foundation.

Delegate and Adapt: Recognize when to step back and bring in experts to handle tasks beyond your capacity for better efficiency.

Personal Excellence: Prioritize daily habits like fitness and family time to be your best self, enhancing leadership and business outcomes.

Celebrate Wins: Reflect on the past 90 days’ achievements to foster gratitude and avoid the hamster wheel of endless ambition.

“Be grateful for the small things. Look back at what you’ve accomplished in the last 90 days and give yourself a pat on the back.” - Marc Mason

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