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  • 066. Ever Expanding and Moving Forward with Chase Chewning

    Your host Bryce Henson interviews Chase Chewning, an army veteran with a BS and MS in Science, and the host of the “Ever Forward” Podcast.  Health coach turned podcaster, Chase has an impressive background with a lot of value to give.  

    Learn how Chase thinks connecting the head and head will lead to the right programs and success with clients. Follow along in today’s show to learn how you can be a stronger entrepreneur and more successful in your life and business.

    • 01:20 - Your host Bryce Henson interviews Chase Chewning, an army veteran with a BS and MS in Science, and the host of the “Ever Forward” Podcast.
    • 01:52 - Chase shares his back story starting from his childhood following his parents in the military service life.
    • 02:50 - Bryce asks Chase to share some of his experience from his 6 years of active service in the army.
    • 08:40 - Follow along as Chase unpacks his transition from military to enrolling in school for Health and Fitness.
    • 13:10 - Hear Chase’s take on what seperates a really strong coach from a not so strong coach and what kind of learning experiences do you need to grow. 
    • 21:10 - Chase shares about his Podcast “Ever Forward” and why he started it.
    • 34:28 - Bryce’s famous lightning round Q&A. Q: What was your lowest entrepreneurial moment? A: Year 2 of my business when I wasn’t making money because of a mistake in my system form. Q: What should most entrepreneurial business owners know but they don’t. A: Ask for help more quickly. Q: What is your big passion today? A: Life! Q: What is your zone of genius? A: Expansion. Q: Book Recommendation? A: “Ego is the Enemy,” “Obstacle is the Way,” and “Stillness is the Key” by: Ryan Holiday.
    • 44:20 - Find Chase on his Podcast “Ever Forward Show” and on IG @chase_chewning.
    46 min
  • 065. Leadership Lessons with Joey Stewart

    Your host Bryce Henson interviews a fitness expert and an owner of multiple FBBC locations near Atlanta GA, Joey Stewart. Joey has grown his locations throughout Atlanta, tune in to today’s show to hear how he did it. Learn valuable lessons on leadership and how to maximize your employees' potential. Get inside tips on how to start and run a franchise with a partner and the importance of home life balance. You will also get insight into how to run a gym including the day-to-day dealings and workings from an insider's perspective.

    01:05 - Your host Bryce Henson interviews fitness expert and an owner of multiple FBBC locations near Atlanta GA, Joey Stewart. 01:40 - Bryce asks Joey to share his back story, listen along to hear how he got to where he is now. 07:45 - Joey takes us through how he became a FBBC owner. 09:50 - Joey shares about his experience in leadership and how it influenced his start as a FBBC owner. 12:45 - Follow along as Bryce and Joey unpack the early days of getting a second location launched. 16:45 - Hear recommendations from Joey on tips for starting a gym with a partner, and learn what to do and what not to do. 18:20 - Bryce asks Joey to share what the big value of a partnership is. 21:45 - Joey and Bryce talk about “Imposter Syndrome” and how believing in yourself and your skill is necessary to grow. 22:33 - LIsten along as Bryce transitions into leadership, here about how Joey developed his leadership and why it is important to success. 26:00 - Joey shares about relationships and experiences and how it builds trust and care. 27:50 - Get the inner workings of Joey's gyms. 30:15 - Joey talks about his process and what he looks for in employees and how he works with them for success. 37:05 - Bryce asks Joey to share his zone of genius of helping people and building relationships. 42:40 - Bryce asks Joey what his biggest points of fulfillment are in his FBBC career. 44:08 - Get insight into Joey and his wife's dynamic within the business and at home. Hear how they balance work and home life. 51:15 - Bryce’s famous lightning round Q&A. Q: What was a big thing that held you back? A: Not having a lot of guidance. Q: What's the best advice you have received? A: Everyone will disappoint you if you let them. Q:What's your best habit? A: Routine. Q: Book recommendation? A: “Today Matters” by: John Maxwell. 56:10 - Find Joey on Instagram @athensfbbc to connect.

    58 min
  • 064. The Fit Body Boot Camp Origin Story

    Your hosts Bryce Henson and Bedros Keuillian join together to share with you the FBBC Origin Story on today’s show.  Bedros takes it all the way back to the beginning and walks us through the journey that FBBC has gone through to get to today.  Listen in for interesting bits of information and nuggets of knowledge on how FBBC has become so successful. 

    • 01:20 - Your hosts Bryce and Bedros join together to share with you the FBBC Origin Story on today’s show. 
    • 02:25 - Bedros takes us back to the start from 1998-1999 when he was doing personal training.
    • 04:44 - Bryce asks Bedros to expand further on how he made the transition from personal training to consulting and sold his gyms.
    • 07:50 - Bedros shares how he started in internet based business coaching in 2003.
    • 10:55 - Hear about how Bedros started indoor boot camps in 2009 and how he helped others to start their own as well.
    • 15:25 - By 2011 there were over 100 licensed locations across the country with gym owners.   Hear about the struggles Bedros faced over being fined for being a franchise even though they weren't.
    • 18:30 - Bedros shares insight into what you sell today and do today you don’t see the impact till a year down the road.
    • 20:00 - Hear about Bryce’s origin story coming into FBBC as a franchisee in 2012 to Vice President in 2018.
    • 25:00 - Bedros shares about their CAP team (coaching and profitability) and how valuable they are to FBBC. 
    • 29:20 - Bryce wraps up today's show and shares how things are just getting started.
    31 min
  • 063. Going from -$55 to $3.4 Billion with Sharran Srivatsaa

    Your host Bryce Henson interviews former Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse banker, Sharran Shrivatsaa.  Sharran Srivatsaa is a 4x Inc. 500 Entrepreneur with 6 exits in the last 19 years. 

    Listen along to today’s show to learn tips and strategies on how to grow and sell your company.  Sharran shares a ton of value on how to build yourself and your business up and how you too can do it.  

    • 01:10 - Your host Bryce interviews former Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse banker, Sharran Shrivatsaa.  Sharran Srivatsaa is a 4x Inc. 500 Entrepreneur with 6 exits in the last 19 years.  Listen along for tips and strategies on how to grow and sell your company. 
    • 01:47 - Hear Sharran’s back story about how he did it and how almost anyone can do it.
    • 05:00 - Learn about Sharran’s trek from India to the states playing tennis.
    • 12:55 - Bryce asks Sharran to unpack his journey into being a wall street banker.
    • 25:50 - Hear about Sharran’s first exit, how it did it and was able to take 5 years off.
    • 29:30 - Sharran shares highlights some of his experience and learning experiences working on wall street as an investment banker.
    • 35:00 - Sharan shares about his transition after 6 years as an investment banker.
    • 40:50 - Get knowledgeable lessons and strategies to help you in your business.
    • 53:15 - Sharan gives insight to how you can reverse a business and how to make an exit strategy.
    • 1:02:45 - Bryce’s famous lightning round Q&A. Q: What is one of the things you are most passionate about? A: Seeing my kids develop. Q: What was one of your lowest entrepreneurial moments? A: Losing an investor's money. Q: What's one of your proudest moments? A: My wife chose to support me on my journey. Q: What's the best advice you have received? A: You don’t risk the empire for a pot of gold. 
    • 1:12:33 - Connect with Sharran at www.sharran.com and www.5amclub.net. 

    “Give yourself the gift of being able to take more risks” - Sharran Srivatsaa

    1 hr 15 min
  • 062. Connection and Movement

    Your host Bryce Henson interviews the owner of the Thousand Oaks Fit Body Boot Camp, a trained kinesiologist, and certified personal trainer, Anthony Parisi.  Learn about the importance of studying your field of passion to really help your clients.  Hear about Anthony's journey through education and starting his own business. 

    Get personal insights into the challenges and highlights of starting a business and navigating through relocation and Covid.  Stay tuned for valuable bits of knowledge and tips to build your business successfully. 

    • 01:25 - Your host Bryce interviews Anthony Parisi, a certified personal trainer who owns and operates Thousand Oaks FBBC. 
    • 02:05 - Hear about Anthony’s backstory from always being passionate about fitness and his start in kinesiology and where he went from there.
    • 04:30 - Anthony walks us through what made him interested in kinesiology and what the coursework was like.
    • 06:15 - Get insight into where Anthony’s confidence to pursue this field and start his own business came from. 
    • 10:25 - Hear about Anthony’s experience buying out his partner in his first business and what the process was like for him.
    • 13: 15 - Get some highlights and challenges Anthony experienced in the first year of business.
    • 16:10 - Learn about why it’s so important to be able to connect with people and be personable and how to develop it. 
    • 18:00 - Anthony shares about his recruiting process and what it has been like developing his leadership skills.
    • 23:45 - Get an insight into how Anthony supports him in his business and how he balances work and being a family man.
    • 25:10 - Hear how Anthony manages through Covid and his relocation.
    • 31:30 - Bryce asks Anthony to share what his zone of genius is.
    • 36:00 - Bryce's famous lightning round Q&A. Q:What was the one thing that held you back? A: Not Knowing what could happen. Q: What is the best piece of advice you have received? A: Knowledge by itself is not power. Q: What is your best habit? A: Exercise! Q: Book Recommendation? A: “How to win friends and influence people” by: Dale Carnegie.
    • 42:00 - Follow Anthony on Instagram @mranthonyparisi and his location Thousand Oaks Fit Body Boot Camp on facebook.

     

    44 min
  • 061. Elevating to High Status

    Your host Bryce Henson interviews the very successful Jason Capital, the White House recognizes him as a Top 100 Entrepreneurs. Jason is a high-income expert and copywriter who knows about the online market better than most. He went into an online business and became a millionaire by the age of 24 years old.  

    Listen to today’s show to learn high-income skills that will better your business and life from one of America’s high-income experts.  Jason will teach you his top 5 frameworks to become an excellent copywriter along with a plethora of knowledge to propel you to the next level.

    • 01:30 - Your host Bryce interviews Jason Capital, ranked as one of the top entrepreneurs and author of the best-seller “Higher Status.”  
    • 02:05 - Jason shares his back story from playing basketball in college to launching an info product teaching basketball players how to dribble better.  Follow along to hear how this launched his online product launching career. 
    • 03:45 - Bryce asks Jason to walk us through his confidence level at 19 to go for his success.
    • 06:00 - Get a look into Jason’s journey through copywriting.
    • 07:25 - Learn how you too can get good at writing copy with a 5 step framework.
    • 16:05 - Hear how urgency and scarcity play into this.
    • 17:00 - Learn where Jason looks for funnel hacks and how you can too.
    •  20:20 -  Bryce asks Jason where the offer comes in from his framework.
    • 23:35 - Get an insight into some of the big items new entrepreneurs miss.
    • 29:20 - Switch gears with us as we transition into the topic of status and get Jason’s top 5 things that it comes down to.
    • 34:24 - Jason shares the application for potential owners to better their status.
    • 39:15 - Bryce’s famous lightning round Q&A. Q: What is your biggest accomplishment? A: Easy money is more gratifying than money made. Q: What scares you? A: Not being able to set boundaries. Q: Best advice you have received? A: Do something different and surround yourself with people who are already doing the things you want to do.Q: Best habit you have? Q: Walk uphill and read at the same time every morning.

    Q: Book recommendation? A: “The FountainHead” by: Ayn Rand and “Influence” by: Robert Frank.

    • 49:05 Find and follow Jason on TikTok and Youtube at JasonCapital.
    51 min
  • 060. Fit Body Boot Camp World Conference 2022

    Your hosts Bryce Henson and Bedros Keuilian team up for a very exciting episode on today's show.  Learn about the 2022 Fit Body Boot Camp World Conference.  Hear about some of the amazing speakers that will be sharing at this year's event.  Get a sneak-peek into last year's event for extra added excitement.  

    Find out how you can enroll to learn from some of the most successful business owners in the industry.  Don’t miss your chance to up your entrepreneurship and take your journey to the next level. 

    Looking to join us at this year's Fit Body World Conference? Send an email to Max ([email protected]) with the subject 'WC Offer' to find out how you can enroll for FBBC World Conference 2022.

    • 01:30 - Bryce and Bedros team up today to deliver you an information-packed episode about the “Fit Body Boot Camp World Conference”. An annual event Fit Body Boot Camp puts on for its franchise owners to uplift them and reunite the brand.
    • 02:28 - Get a look into last year's conference through a quick sizzle reel. 
    • 04:00 - Bryce highlights this year's keynote speakers, featuring Jesse Itzler.
    • 06:55 - Hear about speakers from the coaching and profitability team and what they will be sharing at this year’s conference. 
    • 10:15 - Bryce shares about “Fit Body Forever” a  program developed for mature adults by one of the franchise owners Steven. 
    • 11:45 - Bedros touches on our current national inflation and how you can counteract that with additional profit approaches.
    • 16:35 - Get a glimpse into what Director of Internal Marketing Joel will be unveiling this year. 
    • 23:50 - Bedros and Bryce open up their Fit Body Boot Camp World Conference 2022 to nonfranchise owners.  This is a never-before opportunity to see if FBBC is the business opportunity you have been looking for.
    • 24:55 - To learn more and join, reach out to Max: [email protected] to enroll for FBBC World Conference 2022.
    29 min
  • 059. Flexibility and Flexology

    Your host Bryce Henson interviews Austin Martinez Director of Education at StretchLab.  Austin is a Certified Athletic Trainer with both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Athletic Training.  Austin has experience working with professional athletes and is a published author in the Journal of Sports Medicine and Allied Health Sciences for his research on ACL Injuries. He has also been featured in several magazines such as Men’s Health.

    Hear about his journey through education and his exciting career path.  Learn valuable knowledge on what it takes to open and run a successful franchise while impacting people's lives. 

    • 01:10 - Bryce introduces today’s guest, a certified athletic trainer with a Bachelor's and Master's in athletic training and sports medicine. Welcome, Austin Martinez,  Director of education at StretchLab franchise. 
    • 01:50 - Born and raised in California Austin shares his backstory through his education and career journey in the athletic industry. 
    • 03:20 - Bryce asks Austin to share about what made him decide to go to Ohio University and his time working with the Astros baseball organization.
    • 05:44 - Austin talks about the differences between training normal people and athletes. 
    • 10:15 - Find out what StretchLab is and what Austin's role encompasses. 
    • 12:25 - Get a deeper understanding of what brings people into StretchLab.
    • 15:05 - Find out what the average business professional should know about flexibility but doesn’t. 
    • 17:55 - Austin shares the mechanics of what he does in his position.
    • 23:45 - Follow along as Bryce transitions into the business side of the fitness franchise world.
    • 29:55 - Bryce asks Austin to break down what type of training they offer from a flexology and leadership perspective.
    • 33:40 Bryce’s famous Q&A lightning round. Q: What is your zone of genius? A: A desire to grow. Q: Biggest passion? A: Continued learning. Q: Best advice you have received? A: Be of service. Q: Book Recommendation? A: “How to win friends and influence people” by: Dale Carnegie. 
    • 43:25 - Find Austin at www.stretchlab.com and follow him on FB at Austin Martinez  and IG @martinez.austin18
    45 min
  • 058. A Story of Inspiration

    Your host Bryce Henson interviews certified personal trainer and nutrition coach, Michael Rodriguez. A former bodybuilder and the owner of the new Herndon Fit Body Boot Camp in Fresno CA. In 2014, he became debilitated by the West Nile Virus. Hear about his journey as he suffered through weeks of high fevers, seizures, tremors, and paralysis. Be inspired through his struggles with cognitive problems, memory devaluation, and sensory loss and how he never lost hope.

    Tune in for a moving story through Michael's journey and walk away with gratitude and a newfound inspiration to keep moving forward.

    • 00:45 - Bryce introduces today’s guest certified personal trainer and nutrition coach. Michael Rodriguez former bodybuilder and owner of Herndon Fit Body Boot Camp in Fresno CA. 
    • 01:34 - Michael shares his back story from working in the medical device industry to contracting the West Nile virus from a mosquito and his journey through it. 
    • 20:40 - Hear about Michael's moment of bliss with Father Robert in the gym after leaving recovery.
    • 22:50 - Michael had to get back to work, hear about how he started his new job and the struggles he faced. 
    • 26:00 - Bryce asks Michael to walk us through his recovery and how he plotted his course.
    • 35:35 - Michael shares his aha moment where he couldn’t do his dream job.  Hear about how he made the shift and transitioned into personal training.
    • 38:10 - Hear about the only reason Michael was able to survive the West Nile.
    • 39:20 - Listen along as Bryce transitions into how Michael started his own FBBC.
    • 47:05 - Bryce asks Michael how he thinks his level of coaching has been a catalyst to his success.
    • 51:56 - Michael shares his zone of genius of caring and an emotional connection he has to people.
    • 54:05 - Bryce’s famous lightning round Q&A. Q: What is your passion? A: My purpose. Q: Last piece of parting wisdom? A: Have someone next to you that can do what you can’t and follow the plan.
    1 hr 1 min
  • 057. Giving Gratitude

    Your host Bryce Henson interviews Johnny Elsasser, creator of The Wild Man Experience and the Savage system. Johnny is a former Special Operations U.S. Army Ranger protective security specialist to the US Ambassador in Iraq. Johnny's mission is to help men find strength in developing masculinity to be consistent with who they are and not what society expects them to be. 

    Tune in to hear his experiences through the army, getting over his ego, and his journey into helping others develop themselves to be the best versions of themselves.  Bryce and Johnny break down stigmas around masculine ego and dive deep into showing up for yourself and living your best life. 

    • 01:10 - Bryce introduces today’s guest former special operations US Army Ranger. Protective security specialist to the US Ambassador in Iraq and creator of The Wild Man Experience, Johnny Elsasser. 
    • 02:00 - Hear Johnny’s back story from working hard his whole life to going into the army at 17 and his journey through it that led him to creating his podcast, “The Art of Masculinity.”
    • 12:00 - Bryce asks Johnny to share his mission with his movement, follow along for the details.
    • 16:30 - Bryce asks Johnny what personal growth means to him, listen along to hear his take on self development.
    • 21:00 - Bryce and Johnny talk about celebrating your wins and giving yourself gratitude. 
    • 22:41 - Explore what outward personal growth means and Johnny’s personal fitness journey.
    • 28:22 - Hear how Johnny met Bedros and how important mentors are. 
    • 32:15 - Johnny breaks down his current programs aimed at helping men develop themselves and continually recalibrate themselves. 
    • 40:00 - Bryce asks Johnny to share about his recent plant medicine retreat and how it aided in his personal healing.
    • 46:15 - Bryce's famous lightning round Q&A. Q: What is your zone of genius? A: Being present. Q: What is your biggest passion? A: The podcast. Q: What is the best advice you have received? A: To humble yourself. Q: Book recommendation? A: “Excuses Be Gone” by: Dr. Wayne Dyer and “Eat Smarter” by Shawn Stevenson. 
    • 56:55 - You can find Johnny at www.johnnyelsasser.com on Instagram @johnny.elsasser

     

    58 min

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