Q's Health and Wellness Podcast With Quinn Mitchell

In this Episode, I had the pleasure of having Erica Beine on the show. Erica Erica is a certified sports nutritionist and certified health coach.  She has a collegiate coaching background of thirteen years in NCAA Division I swimming. 

During the show we spoke about how you can build a diet based on genetic testing and she always shares how some professional athletes use this to their advantage to better understand their body. 

Devin Burke is an international and TEDx speaker, the bestselling author of “The Sleep Advantage,” the founder of Sleep Science Academy, and one of the top health and sleep coaches in the world. His books, keynotes, programs and videos have inspired thousands of people to improve their sleep, energy, and life.

Devin Burke helps high achievers and exhausted insomniacs get and stay asleep so they can wake up with more peace, power and presence. He was named one of the “Top 25 Health Coaches in America.” and has studied innovative holistic coaching methods from some of the world’s top health and human performance experts for over a decade. As a speaker and coach, he has inspired thousands of people to open their eyes to what is possible through creating new sleep, health and performance habits, and routines.

Kathleen Trotter, MSc, is a fitness expert, media personality, personal trainer, writer, and author of Finding Your Fit: A Compassionate Trainer’s Guide to Making Fitness a Lifelong Habit and Your Fittest Future Self. Making Choices Today for a Happier, Healthier, Fitter Future You. Kathleen has been a personal trainer and fitness expert for almost twenty years.

Kathleen spent over eight years writing for The Globe and Mail and has written for various other publications including Impact Magazine, ParticipAction, Breathe, Alive, Canadian Running, Today’s Parent, Chatelaine, and Glow, and for six years she was the featured personal trainer in The Globe and Mail’s online Fitness Basics weekly web series and included in the Globe’s weekly newsletter for subscribers.

Kathleen holds a master’s degree in Exercise Science from the University of Toronto, a nutrition diploma from the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, and a nutrition certification through Precision Nutrition. She is a C.H.E.K. Level 3 Trainer, a Level 2 Fascial Stretch Therapist, a Level 1 ELDOA practitioner, and a certified Pilates Equipment Specialist. Kathleen will complete her life coach practicum this year.

In this episode I had the pleasure of having the CEO of Alloy Personal Training Rick Mayo. During the show Rick provided some tips on how people just looking to get into fitness can keep the momentum going after the new year and be successful at getting results. Rick also dove into how he has developed the largest Franchisees in the world in the fitness space and how it operates at a high level. He also gives insight to people who want to actually start and operate their own gyms and what it takes to be successful at doing it. 

Checkout Ricks Website at AlloyFranchise.com

In this episode I brought Maine's Top Skills Trainer Back on the show Ben Teer. During the episode Ben broke down what every basketball struggles with during their career and how to overcome this struggle. We also dove into what makes the clients he trains so successful and what makes him one of the best trainers in the world. 

Had the pleasure of having Connecticut’s own pro basketball player Timajh Parker-Rivera During this episode we discussed some of the challenges of playing basketball in Connecticut and how not being in a major basketball state help fueled him to become the best player in the state during and to go on to play D1 and become a pro. We also discussed some of the sacrifices each basketball player has to make during their career to become not only successful but an elite basketball player.

I had a pleasure of having Macro Nunez on the show. Marco is the former head athletic trainer for the Lakers. During this show he shared some of the top secrets about the NBA and how they recover as well as how the human body works. He also shares some untold stories about his experience working beside Kobe Bryant. 

In this episode, I had the pleasure of having one of the best pro skills coach in New England Jaquann Starks. In this episode Jaquann gives insight of what players need to play at a high level and what it actually takes to stay there. We also spoke about the mental side of the game and the advice he gives his clients. 

About Jaquann:attended Classical Magnet High School in Hartford, CT where he remains the all-time leading scorer as well as the all-time leader in three-point field goals. He finished his high school career with 1,789 points and was also was a two-time All-State athlete, and a two-time school athlete of the year. He led the Classical team to a conference championship and reached the CIAC Class S State Finals in 2011. Jaquann continued his playing career at Trinity College in Hartford, CT in the prestigious NCAA Division III NESCAC league. As a freshman, he topped the NESCAC rankings in three-point field goal percentage, and led Trinity in three-point field goals, free throws, and scoring. As a sophomore, he led the team in scoring, assists, three pointers, minutes played, and assist-to-turnover ratio. In doing so, Jaquann earned a spot on the NESCAC All-Sportsmanship Team. As a junior, Jaquann led the Bantams in scoring, three-pointers, three-point shooting percentage, free throws, and foul shooting percentage. As recognition, Jaquann made the All-NESCAC First Team, Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England All-Star Third Team, and D3Hoops.com All-Northeast Region Fourth Team. In his senior year, Jaquann helped lead his team to the NCAA Division III Elite Eight. For his final year, he joined the Trinity 1,000 point club, broke the all-time record for three point field goals made, and finished his career as 12th on the all-time scoring list.

In this episode I had the pleasure of having Basi Prokofyev.

Basi is a pro skills coach that has experience in training players in over four continents. 

During this podcast we broke down the pros and cons of playing overseas and what it really takes to have a great career. We also broke down the mental side of the game and the pressures overseas players face. 

For this episode I had the pleasure of having Misha Cavaye who is the strength and conditioning coach and massage therapist for the South Bay Lakers. 

Misha is a specialist in breath work and discovering how the human body is connected. During the show Misha breaks down the concept of stress breathing and how we can get out of that stressful nature. 

Misha also touched on his experiences with the South Bay Lakers and how important recovery is and even gave us some stories about the Legend Kobe Bryant.