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This episode William and Sarah look at at 2022. A couple of minutes were dedicated to the business, but the majority of this episode was spent diving deep into a health journey they both started 2 years ago. 

Even though they both dislike the thought of working out, they accepted it as a part of their life, with reasons that go way beyond what you may assume.

This is a William and Sarah you may not have known before this episode. 

Chapters

3:10 How was William and Sarah's fitness journey for 2022?

5:50 Did will reach his fitness goals? And was the goal helpful?

8:24 Let's talk about meal prep

10:49 Sarah's weightloss journey

12:48 Why Sarah still finds it tough to shop for clothes, but it's getting easier

14:50 Why William's farting and burping has significantly faded

16:39 William opens up about an issue that put him into the Mayo Clinic at age nine. 

19:00 William and Sarah head back to Mayo, a visit that pissed Sarah off

20:30 Oops, they were right. 

22:45 They shop with an app. How's that going?

23:30 Poop talk.

24:35 Advice for anyone that has a Pelaton in their home that they haven't used

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Mark Neal spent close to two decades building an Ohio sports radio station from the ground up, and today he's going to share the story of how having nothing can be your biggest asset. 

It turns you into a creative, hungry, and hard-working scrapper. 

Which is how he built a young format into a powerful force in his market. 

Did we mention that Mark is also William and Sarah's neighbor? Oh yeah -- there are some stories to share about that, too!

Coming up:

1:41 His early life growing up with teachers

22:23 College newspaper in the late 90s, and how he got into his first radio station

25:22 His first radio show

31:35 Becoming a program director and clearing house

32:56 His biggest and only asset is him

34:16 How he got to know Jim Tressel

46:24 Not a lot of success meeting women, so it's time to try something out-of-the-box

56:16 Getting married

57:57 Leaving radio for his wife's job

101:52 Advice for anyone wanting to get into radio

Keep up with the podcast here: www.lbthr.com

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We are nerding out BIG TIME with our buddy David Arbit this week. David is the Director of Research for MAR, Minneapolis Area Realtors. 

He's the guy that makes sense of all of the real estate numbers agents use to get you into homes. 

And this guy's passion for numbers goes way beyond Excel. It goes straight to getting people into their dream homes and making our cities strong. 

But before we get into all of that, we dive into David's life, including:

6:33 The early life of David Arbit

9:32 His go-to Sega game

15:10 His role in the Minneapolis area Realtors Association

17:21 His college days

20:11 His dad owns 100 of them!

23:49 How his passion for city planning began

28:47 How David met his wife

38:16 When he worked with a future State Representative who had a Mickey Mouse lunch box

40:19 Where he learned to be so comfortable in front of a crowd

42:52 David passes some love to William and Sarah's understanding of the stats

43:42 David's WHY behind his passion

50:11 What makes every day different for David

Find David Arbit here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidarbit/

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Dave Lawson returns to Life Behind the Highlight Real to finish up his journey to this point in his crazy life. 

In episode 45 Dave, Will, and Sarah took a deep dive into radio of the past and present. Dave spent over two decades as an on-air personality and talked about how what drove him into the business no longer exists. 

That left no time for thing Sarah was looking for -- how he met his wife...oh, and that bout with cancer over the last year. 

So let's revisit Dave and get the rest of his Life Behind the Highlight Real. 

To learn more about Dave and Digital Legend, head here: www.DigitalLegendMedia.com, or call (919) 757 2592

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Ep 49: A "Compelling and Rich" Conversation with Will's Nemesis,  Matt Wandzel

Matt Wandzel is a real estate agent and bitter enemy of Will Huffman's. 

Even though Matt is a terrific human being, Will can't stand him. 

Why? It all comes out in this episode, along with:

5:45 Growing up in Golden Valley

14:08 Car accident -- no time for the emergency room

30:40 Getting started in photojournalism

33:48 His partnership with the Navajo Nation

35:01 His contribution to the Smithsonian

46:17 Rug talk. Selling rugs and an appreciation for quality rugs. 

48:47 Matt's transition into real estate

53:52 Matt's obsession with cycling begins

1:02:01 Matt's bike shorts -- why?

1:08:31 Will... are you serious? And top five restaurants.  

Matt's info!
Phone: 612 240 9403
Website: https://www.edinarealty.com/matt-wandzel-realtor/sell-your-home

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We are hitting on some heavy life topics today with our friend, Payton Barthel. Payton tells her story of abuse, drug addiction, treatment, relapse, and meeting the love of her life. 

You've already been introduced to Payton's family. In episode 28, we interviewed her mom, Jamie, about teen pregnancy, and her love for Sonic Chili Cheese Dogs. And in episode 2 we interviewed her sister, Jorie. 

Both interviews can be found here: https://www.lbthr.com/

But today, buckle up because Payton is going to take you on quite a ride. 

11:48 Smoking and drinking by age 11? 

12:47 Tried to kill herself with Benadryl

24:05 The story starts to plummet - Abusive relationship and rape. 

30:59 Emergency appendix surgery in England introduces opioid addiction. 

35:40 Cocaine comes into the picture. 

37:56 How she justified her drug use, and her college years. 

42:22 The professor noticed. 

51:08 The breaking point in college

1:02:33 Heading off to treatment

1:04:56 Post-treatment - Payton has a treatment boyfriend. The relapse begins. 

1:09:37 Paton overdoses again

1:15:09 She's either going to die or get clean

1:18:22 Back out to Colorado

1:29:07 Caleb enters the picture. Perfect timing. 

1:37:27 Clean and sober. Has she ever felt the desire to go back?

1:43:28 It's been a journey. But she's proud of herself. 

1:44:35 What to do if you think you're heading down Payton's path?

Catch up on past episodes of Life Behind the Highlight Real: https://www.lbthr.com/

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Chad Jeske has dedicated his life to helping top-performing real estate agents grow their businesses through Twin Cities Real Producers. 

Chad grew up in Savage, MN. A farm-kid upbringing, and the only boy of five siblings.

Plus the only guest we've had on the podcast that has been shot, burned, and run over by a car -- all before the age of 12

Chad will fill us in on the details, plus we'll get into:

3:30 Growing up in Savage

12:45 Chad got shot

24:42 Getting into music management

33:58 Finding a career with Cutco

45:21 How he met his wife

49:29 Getting engaged

59:00 Getting his real estate license

1:14 His top five restaurants

To learn more about Twin Cities Real Producers, head here: https://www.realproducersmag.com/locations/twin-cities-real-producers-c1b1/

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Nick Bellmore, a Detroit area native, is a highly successful real estate team leader, but the road to get there was a bit bumpy. 

Rick shares his story of divorce when he was 11, bullied at 12, and kicked out of high school a couple of years later. 

He moves on to working in housing before the age of 18, building homes after graduating, and transitioning to selling real estate after doing the math of how much money the investor made on the home Nick was building. 

Of course, we get deep into how he met his wife... hint: He found love and made a commission check from her at the same time. 

This is part 1 of a future two-parter with Nick Bellmore. 

Learn more about Nick here: https://athomerealtyfamily.com/our-offices/hudsonville-mi-realty/nick-bellmore

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This is a part two interview with Kayla Dutton and in this episode, we dive deep into Kayla's struggle to start a family after her husband's near-death accident that left him without sensation from the waist down. 

This was a massive life change at such a young age. Kayla's advice for handling sudden change boils down to 3 things:

1) Family and support system. 
2) Focus on what's important. He's here with no brain damage. 
3) The more you share your story, the more you realize everyone has their problems. 

This accident left them to lean on science to start a family. They started their IVF journey. 

Today we explore the medical process, the emotional pain, the insurance, and her best advice for anyone interested in this path.

Not all of life's plans will transpire precisely the way you planned, but being ultimately thankful for the health and safety of those you love is the only thing that matters. 

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Reach out to Kayla on IG: https://www.instagram.com/kayla__dutton/

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Coming up today we have the "man behind the scenes" of Life Behind the Highlight Reel. Whenever you hear us say "Dave, edit that out," we are talking about Dave Lawson of Digital Legend Media. 

But far before Dave started consulting businesses on digital content, he had a long history in radio. 

So we are going to dive deep into Dave's history, including:

• What life was like growing up in the Detroit area
• A very young age he started dreaming of being on the radio
• The weird radio thing he used to collect that we had no idea existed
• What he thought was magical about radio
• Why radio in the last few years has broken his heart
• And why he made the jump to the digital side, especially podcasting.

Plus, his top five restaurants (one of which almost made Will vomit). 

That's all coming up on Life Behind the Highlight Reel!

To learn more about Dave and Digital Legend Media, head here: www.PodcastLegend.com

To catch up on past Life Behind the Highlight Reel episodes, head here: https://www.lbthr.com/

To learn more about A Good Life Group, head here: https://www.agoodlifegroup.com/