Strongtown Talks

This episode is the long-awaited sequel to Episode #62 - “Everyone needs a Coach” with Rob Boroski. 

During Rob’s debut episode, it was agreed upon that in order for him to come on the show and be interviewed that we would need to reverse the tables and give him a chance to interview me.

Which brings us to today…

The conversation was recorded a couple of weeks ago and is coincidentally being released on July 12th which just so happens to be Rob’s birthday, so Happy Birthday Rob!

This was a fun conversation and I have to thank Rob for coming up with the idea and taking the time to chat with me, I hope you all enjoy.

IG @Rob2123

Happy 4th of July - we hope everyone was able to enjoy the holiday!

This week’s podcast is another Sidebar episode between Mikey and myself.

We are in July and approaching our 10 year anniversary so we talk about our Decathlon workouts which we’ll be retesting throughout the month.

We are also a few weeks away from the 2021 CrossFit Games which will be July 27th to August 1st and hosted in Madison Wisconsin again.

With the Games being a few weeks away we take the opportunity to discuss this year’s qualifying events and the evolution or changes happening within the sport.

I have to thank Mikey for sitting down and chatting with me and hope you all enjoy.

Welcome back to another week and another episode of Strongtown Talks.

This week’s episode is a sit-down conversation with Nora Metaj of Patty’s Pantry.

Patty’s is a NY Style Deli that is located right off exit 16 on I-84 in Southbury which also happens to be right down the hill from the gym, so we have known them since we opened in 2011.

They have been one of Southbury’s hidden gems for close to 35 years now.

Nora has grown up in the business - both her and her sister Becky are General Mangers, her father Gani is the owner, and her grandmother on her mother’s side was the original Patty, whose silhouette is featured on their logo.

As of this last December Patty’s recently opened up their 2nd location on Route 25 in Newtown, so whether you’re in Southbury or Newtown you’re not far from a Patty’s Pantry.

I really enjoyed getting a chance to catch up with Nora and have to thank her for giving up her free time to come and chat with me, I hope you all enjoy.

Website: https://www.pattyspantryct.com/

We are back and I have to apologize for the delay in getting this episode shared.  My goal is to have this podcast be a weekly show and during the summer months there maybe a couple of points where the episodes are being released bi-weekly schedule.

This week’s episode is a sit-down conversation with Alexa & Ryan of CrossFit Hook’d from Sandy Hook, CT.

We have had the pleasure of knowing both Alexa and Ryan for some time now.

Alexa first started her CrossFit journey at Strongtown back in 2012 and I want to say the first time we met Ryan was when he was competing for Hook’d at Battle for Bell back in 2014.

We talk about their story and how they’ve gone from being intern coaches to now being married and owning the gym.

They’re great people and we’re lucky to have them as friends and colleagues.

I have to thank them both for giving up their time to come chat with me and hope you all enjoy.

Website: https://crossfithookd.com/

Hey everyone, there was an issue with the initial upload of episode 066 for Great Minds Coffee Roasters, when the episode was originally published it cuts short right before the 37-minute mark.

I did try to reupload the corrected file so if you listened to an episode that was 60 minutes with an outro then you heard the whole thing and you’ve already heard this.

If you listened to an episode that cuts out between the 36 and 37 minute mark then this picks up where the last episode left off.

I’m sorry about the mix-up, thank you again to Emily and Chris of Great Minds Coffee Roasters and we’re going to pick back up where we left off with Emily.

Website: https://greatmindscoffee.com/

This week’s episode is a sit-down conversation with Emily & Chris Pacileo of Great Minds Coffee Roasters who are currently located in the old Pin Shop building in Oakville.

If anyone knows me they know I love coffee - so I was super excited when I discovered that there was a local roaster in the Watertown / Oakville area.

They opened up Great Minds Coffee Roasters in November of 2019 and they had about 4 months of normal business before getting hit with the covid curveball.

Chris was first exposed to roasting back in college and had worked his way up to head roaster at Capitol City Roasters throughout his college years.

Emily’s family had owned small businesses and moving back to CT inspired them to explore potential options for businesses and side projects they could do.

They have an amazing story and I fully vouch for the quality of their coffee after enjoying the Guatemala mix this past week.

There are links to Great Mind’s website and social media pages in the show notes below. I have to thank Chris & Emily for taking the time to sit down and chat with me. I hope you all enjoy⁠

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This week’s episode is a sit-down conversation with Charlotte Adams of Rustic Charm in Woodbury.

I had reached out to Charlotte to see if she had any interest in being on our podcast. Over the past 5 years she has been able to turn her hobby and passion into a full-time career and thriving local business.⁠

What started off as sharing the custom farm-house table her husband made for her as a birthday gift has led her down the rabbit hole of DIY crafts and custom furniture refinishing.

⁠She’s now in her 2nd location and has an amazing team of friends and family that are involved in the business.

She has a great story and I’m excited to see her continue to grow.

She has also recently partnered up with Ashley of Sweet Nelsons cottage food bakery to start a separate Instagram account called “allupinyourctbusiness” that highlights some of their favorite local businesses around the state - which is a great idea and something I hope to dive into on a future episode on.

There are links to Rustic Charm’s website and Instagram pages in the show notes below and I have to thank Charlotte for taking the time to sit down and chat with me. I hope you all enjoy⁠

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Website: https://www.rusticcharmhome.com/

This week’s episode is a sit-down conversation with Susie Jones.

Susie has been a member at Strongtown since 2013 and has owned Edgewood Bath and Tennis Club since 2009.

She’s a regular face at our 9:30am or 12:00pm depending on the time of the year and she is the reason we’ve been able to do summer swim wods throughout the years.

We talk about what brought her to open Edgewood, how she found Strongtown, and the difference between Pickleball & Paddle Tennis.

I have to thank her for taking the time to chat with me and hope you all enjoy!

https://edgewoodbtc.com/

This week’s podcast is a bit of a different episode and is something I’m hoping will become a regular addition to the show.

It’s a conversation between Mikey and myself about current gym events and what’s happening at Strongtown.

I’m hoping to mix in these type of episodes with our member interviews and sit-downs with local business owners to add a bit of variety to the show.

The plan is to call these conversations a “Sidebar” episode.

I know Mikey and I have had a few of these in the past but plan is that this will be the first official Strongtown Talks Sidebar episode.

I hope you all enjoy.

After having Stacy on the podcast a few weeks ago it only seemed fair that we get the real Boroski on the show, Rob.

Rob is a native of Derby and much to my surprise he grew up doing martial arts and rumor has it he actually used to be flexible. I’m a bit skeptical of these wild claims and if anyone has any photographic proof of this I would request that you please send it to [email protected]

If you’ve had the pleasure of meeting Rob you know he’s basically everyone’s best friend and is never far away from a good laugh.

We get to talk about how he’s always wanted to be a cop, how he collected unemployment in High School, life as a retired State Trooper and starting over in Oxford.

It was a great conversation and I have to thank him for giving up his time to come talk with me, I hope you all enjoy.

IG @rob2123