Hailed as one of the best ever to compete in the mixed martial arts stage, Frank Shamrock was the first to hold the UFC Middleweight Championship and retired a four-time defending undefeated champion. Shamrock was the no. 1 ranked pound for pound UFC fighter in the world during his reign. But it wasn't an easy journey for him to reach the top. In this episode, host Freddie van Huynh finds out what made him a true champion, how Shamrock overcome a hard life, and what it really means to live with the warrior's code.

This week, host Freddie van Huynh picks the brain of Chris Voss, a master negotiator who is a former lead international kidnapping negotiator for the FBI, CEO of the Black Swan Group that specializes in business communications problems using hostage negotiations solutions, and the author of 'Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It'. Listen to this episode and master your negotiation skills to win in life!

With a goal of helping people stay healthy and reach their full potential, Kara Goldin developed Hint Water in her kitchen and blew up as an influential entrepreneur. In this episode, the superwoman CEO and author of the book 'Undaunted', shares her interesting story and what made her the successful entrepreneur she is today. Learn how to dial in on your strengths and stay motivated to be on top of your game!

In this episode of Fika with Rice, host Fredrik van Huynh dives deep into the philosophies of the innovation billionaire, author, and serial entrepreneur Jim McKelvey. Learn how to solve problems in a new way and do something that has never been done. It's time to innovate your mind! 

In this episode, host Fredrik van Huynh talks with psychotherapist and author Erin Falconer about getting shit done with mindset techniques and productivity hacks.

Erin is the editor-in-chief and co-owner of Pick the Brain, a popular self-improvement online community, and the author of 'How To Break Up with Your Friends' and 'How To Get Sh*t Done'.

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This week on Fika with Rice, Freddie meets with Jonathan Bowman-Perks, an ex-British army officer who works with reputable CEOs, top business leaders, and teams to help them improve their leadership skills. 

Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a leader? How to become a better leader? What are the best tricks and tips? 

In this episode, we’ll learn from a real leadership expert how to be a leader at school, at work, and in life. Key questions we should ask and how important behavior is when you want to lead and inspire other people. 

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Are you looking to expand your marketing skills and know-how? Then, this is an episode you don’t want to miss out!

This week on Fika with Rice, Freddie meets the ultimate Internet Marketing Nerd Paul Getter, social media expert, speaker and serial entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of The Internet Marketing Nerds and one of the most successful and sought-after digital marketers in the world. 

In this episode, we’ll hear Paul’s story from being broke to learning the ins and outs of Facebook and then starting his own company. We’ll uncover how Paul built a personal Instagram account with over a million followers (and how you can do that too!), how relationship-building and finesse have helped him land gigs working with legends such as Kevin Hart, Tai Lopez and Grant Cardone. 

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This week on Fika with Rice, Freddie meets Jerzy Gregorek. You might have heard of this amazing gentleman on the Tim Ferriss Podcast, as it’s one of the most popular episodes ever. He’s the creator and founder of the UCLA Weightlifting Team, 4-time champion Olympic Weightlifter, and he still has a standing world record. He’s also the co-creator of the Happy Body Program, which is designed to improve your fitness and help people create bodies that actually function and work, no matter what age and body condition. Jerzy is 67 years old and an incredible individual who’s written several books about grit, philosophy and also fitness.

In this episode, Jerzy teaches us the importance of micro progress in life, how important it is to improve each year and never stop no matter what age, the importance of living a humble life, advice to 20-year olds, 30-year olds and even 60-year olds and so much more! 

This is an incredibly valuable episode with hundreds of gold nuggets that you don’t want to miss out on!

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What’s needed to build a successful team? How do you foster a team and build successful team players? 

This week of Fika with Rice, Freddie meets Anson Dorrance -  USA College Most Successful Soccer Coach. Anson has spent decades fostering and building relentless competitors and champions in his teams. As the University of North Carolina Women’s Soccer Coach, he’s won 21 NCAA Championships, and also led the US Women’s National Team to the 1991 World Cup Championship. It’s an understatement to say that Anson’s is the most successful women’s soccer coach in the U.S.

Great gold nuggets from Anson as he teaches us how important reading books are for both leaders and team players, how you build trust among team players, how important character is and what separates leaders from followers. Don’t miss this episode!

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Have you ever thought about what's inside the minds of world class performers? What are their winning morning habits and rituals? How did they win the morning?

This week on Fika with Rice, Freddie meets Marc Champagne - mental fitness strategist, and author of “Personal Socrates”, a book about the practices of living legends from history like Marcus Aurelius, Kobe Bryant, Coco Chanel, Robin Williams and many more. Each profile in the book is a gateway into a question to help you think about your life, where you’re heading, what you want, and how you can get there.

Great insights on how important it is to ask questions, think about questions and take time to reflect on them as well. If you want to increase your mental fitness, build mental stamina, learn what winning habits world class performers have - don’t miss this episode!

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