Hello, and welcome to "Real Talk with Mario.” My name is Mario, and I am excited to re-introduce myself to you all. I have been on quite the journey and have learned so much about myself, my strengths, and my weaknesses. I am going on almost six years owning my online coaching business and I have gone through many ups and downs, personally and professionally, and have finally come to a place where I am comfortable and confident in who I am and what I have to offer.
I had three failed businesses before I had a successful one that actually paid me decently and help go from broke, homeless sleeping in my car to stepping into my new home in 30 days.
Let me take you back to when I started in the fitness industry. I was passionate about helping people get in shape and live healthier lives, but I needed to figure out how to do it. I tried a few different things, starting with my first brand, "Ninja Fit.” Unfortunately, it didn't take off the way I had hoped. I then tried to be a "Short Guy Coach,” but that didn't pan out either. Finally, I realized that if I was going to get closer to my dream career, I had to leave my day job selling cars. I was 19 years old, making 5k a month crushing in car sales, but I quit that to go after my passion. I started as a cardio kickboxing coach at 9 rounds. After that, I joined the Herbalife MLM, sold their products, and had 30 clients, but that also wasn't the right fit for me; I will say it gave me what I needed to build what I wanted…
Despite all these failures, I didn't give up on my dream. Instead, I continued to learn, grow, and develop my skills, and I finally found success with my online fitness business in 2017. on Aug 11th, I officially had an LLC started as a marketing agency for 9Round; then it turned into an online fitness biz.
“ The Fit Mind Fit Bod Academy” was born… my dream into fruition after fucking earned it building this biz broke sleeping in my car, I was homeless, waking up at 4 am showering at the gym, then finding a place to camp while getting clients this how I stepped into my new home in 30 days my first luxurious apartment by myself. I had a dream team of 6! I had it going!
( holistic nutritionist, messenger assistants, CPA, FB management, assistant coach, biz coach)
we were able to help men lose 50 lbs with emotional intelligence and fitness. It was such a fulfilling experience! During the pandemic in 2020, I almost hit my 100k year. I was about 90k, which was a huge milestone. However, as time passed, I realized I wasn't a good leader and lacked financial management skills, ultimately leading to the business crumbling and losing all my team members.
SEGMENT 2: THE REINVENTION
At this point, I knew I needed to take a step back and reflect on what had gone wrong. I felt like I had hit rock bottom and didn't know how to pick myself up. . All of 2021 was me healing old patterns and taking a big hit on my income; I couldn't even focus on my biz with all the trauma I was healing. I was processing so much, But I refused to give up. I started doing spiritual and healing courses, leadership, and functional fitness certifications. I was determined to become the best version of myself and help others do the same. This led me to create a good leadership fitness program called fit 2 lead. I helped men go after their dream careers by becoming fit 2 lead with the core four fitness levels, but eventually, I felt like something was missing. I felt called to do something more that combined all my experiences and skills.
SEGMENT 3: THE NEW BEGINNING
And that's when I had an epiphany. I realized that what I really wanted to do was to help men with mind, body, and spirit training. I wanted to bring all my experiences, skills, and knowledge together in one program and help men heal more deeply. And that's when I decided to re-brand myself as "Real Talk with Mario.” Having real talks about shit that isn't talked about
