Elevate Yourself

Show Notes Episode 4 with Sean Maher of Cut+Sew

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My guest Sean Maher of Cut+Sew is a resident of Playa Vista, a regular at The Resort Fitness Center and I’m proud to call myself his trainer.

Cut+Sew is a collaborative team pushing the boundaries of the modern marketing agency and challenging clients to move at the speed of culture. They operate at the intersection of new media, innovation, technology and culture. This unique positioning allows them to identify, forecast and dictate trends before they’re happening driving real growth opportunities for their clients. They also just announced a new entity of the company called ZONED to help clients and brands capitalize on the growing gaming industry. You can learn more about Cut+Sew https://www.cutandsew.la/who-we-are

Sean and I discuss:

-How playing multiple sports growing up allowed him confidence in different roles from marketing to project management.

-Why he took a leap and joined YikYak and how his parents didn’t believe his first job offer was real

-Why he believes he can “attack any situation”

-What he learned from working at Javits center as a forklift operator.

-How he has the confidence to say, “Why couldn’t that be me?”

-Why Cut+Sew believe they are “Too naive to fail” and how they turn this into a positive

-How trial and error has allowed him a self concept clarity on “knowing when to hold em’ and knowing when to fold em’”

-Why Cut+Sew “adjust” for clients

-Why they aren’t afraid to hop on a flight on 2 days notice for a project

-Why we both believe you should spend money on “speed” in business

-Why he believes Discord is better than slack for communication

-How Cut+Sew anticipated COVID-19 and were able to pivot the company as competitors were floundering

-Why Cut+Sew believe every brand should “think like a start up”

-How when you are “the first to do something you have a level of forgiveness”

-Why he is “bullish on physical interaction” and how The Resort plays a role in the community feel of Playa Vista

-His best purchase for under $30

-His go to workout song

-Why he likes to “Train like an athlete”

-And much much more...

Episode 3 with Micaela Robinson!

Show Notes

-This episode is sponsored by REAL FOOD BAR use code RFB15 at checkout for free shipping and 15% your order(15g plant protein, no added sugar, gluten, soy and dairy free)

-Micaela Robinson Regional Director of Business Innovation, Program Manager, The Resort at Playa Vista, Nutrition, Wellness Coach and Personal Trainer.

-Micaela says, “Tell me I’m not going to do something and I’m going to find a way to do it.”

-What she learned from 5 years of stand up, acting and singing when she first moved to Los Angeles

-Why she wants to help individuals who might be intimidated by the gym or working out.

-What she learned from working at The Biggest loser

-What she learned about herself from working at Equinox

-How she got a gig bartending for Prince

-Why showing “just showing up” is so important.

-Why applying for a craigslist ad in 2014 was the “Best decision she ever made”

-The power in constantly telling your supervisor or employer, “I’m here and happy to help”

-How her performing arts career helps her today in her role with the BD team at Elevation.

-Secret to her morning routine

-What a person can do right now to help them cope with “Stay at home”

-Favorite workout song: Dance Monkey

-Why ladies should be doing back exercises

Episode 2 with Marc Stcherbina!

Show Notes

-Marc Stcherbina, Marc is not only a resident of Playa Vista and an early morning warrior in the Fitness Center at The Resort but he is the founder of WinningEq. WinningEq’s philosophy is awesome: “Better people, equals better performance...in sports, business & life.”

-He’s a former professional Rugby player who faced adversity When a career ending injury forced him into retirement from top level sport, Marc was faced with the challenge of transitioning into the next phase without suffering the repercussions that so many athletes succumb to.

-After two decades of elite level sport combined with extensive study in EQ and Leadership Mastery, Marc created Winning EQ as a platform to educate and inspire people to better know themselves and achieve excellence in all aspects of life.

-3 pillars of Rugby culture-Honor. Integrity. Fairness.

-Acceptance, assessment and action. Winning EQ process.

-What he learned playing Rugby in France.

-How “Grit” can be a negative

-How he rebounded from being paralyzed for 25 minutes

-Opportunity to use Rugby Leadership to reinvent himself

-Marc’s recommended reading: “The Obstacle Is The Way”-Ryan Holiday

-Marc loves Blinkist for cliff notes listening of books

-Learn more about Marc and WinningEQ at www.winningeq.com

-Follow him on instagram @yogslife

Episode 1 with Serj Khajadorian!

Show Notes

Personal Trainer & Coach Serj Khajadorian

-What Serj learned from Armenian Private School-Discipline

-1998 First job in Fitness Industry-Hospitality

-High School-4 sport star-High School nutrition in 1998:)

-Sales job-learned how to sell-which helped him sell as a trainer

-3 most important things to sell service as a Trainer

-Business-set your price

-Service industry. Every client is different. What do they want/need

-Long Term Relationship. Views each client as a “project”

-2003 Opened his own Crossfit gym. Did everything but ultimately this was his downfall and was unable to scale. We must trust others in leadership

-Moved to Sri Lanka-Rugby coaching. How doing less is actually more. 70 yard sprint to win the championship

-One thing each person can do at home during self quarantine-create a healthy habit

-What he looks for in an initial assessment

-How to program for a client

-Follow Serj on instagram @coachserj