The Challenger Podcast

Reese Lasley, author of The Abilities, and I met this year during a photo shoot for a local business and hit it off immediately! His passion for serving others shined through immediately as he spoke about his life, mission, and vision.

Cancer survivor and inspirational speaker, Reese wins you over quickly with his enthusiasm for human connection and development.

If his message resonated with you, please connect with him at [email protected] and share this episode with family, friends, and those you believe will benefit from the Believe Be Real Be Bold message!

Your facilitator and host Dave Glaser, owner of www.fitlifechampions.com, specializes in online personal training for busy adults that want to improve mental health, decrease stress, boost energy and want to become stronger physically, mentally, and emotionally.

We are switching gears this week to chat with local bartender Sara Perlman. As we met and got to know each other this year, we began to talk mostly about our dating stories. So we invited her in to pick her brain about what it's really like out there in Denver for a 20 something!

Listen in to her antidotes on modern dating, traveling with a bf/gf, and when sharing becomes TOO much! If you loved her stories about coming home single from a trip to Hawaii, follow her on Instagram @seekingsar

Garrett Wood, CSCS, LMT, CHT, works with men to make an impact in their personal, professional, and physical lives through weekly group classes. He also is passionate about bettering one's self, their business through one one one bodywork for athletes, weekend warriors, everyday athletes, and entrepreneurs in Long Beach, CA.

Dave Glaser, owner of Fit Life Champions, is your facilitator and host building a community of authentic daters in Denver by inviting expert guests to share their best tips, tools, and advice to show up authentically.

Rachel Friend, MA in Human Communication, and I connected via Instagram and I quickly loved her content and mission at @itsrachelfriend.

Her mission is to help others step back and become aware of what really matters to them. Once they are clear on their End Game (ultimate goal) they can see what's standing in the way and focus on what's needed to get there. Rachel believes that the secret is in perspective.

There are a couple of reasons she believes people struggle with authenticity. First, many people have their guards up due to past hurts. They believe this to be the only way to protect themselves from future pain, and in turn, fear opening up and being vulnerable - which is needed for authenticity to thrive.

Second, understanding what being authentic really means is something that most people are unaware of. Rachel believes that by creating awareness of what it means to be your authentic self and ways to achieve that would help to remedy this.

She serves people with in-person coaching, small group, online group training, and as a speaker. Learn more about her at www.itsrachelfriend.com

Rachel enjoys meeting new people and learning their stories. Everyone has one. The book she teach from is called Natural Bridges by Randy Fujishin. It focuses on interpersonal relationships by building bridges not barriers. She has done a few workshops on Emotional Intelligence and the importance of Validating Feelings.

Connect with her via her website, Instagram, or by email!

Kevin Coates is a certified professional coach serving clients to creat possibility from an impossible mindset. After a childhood of trauma in the rough neighborhoods of Maryland, he set his intention on overcoming adversity to lead others on their self-awareness journey.

He has seen much of the dark sides life has to offer us including dysfunctional homes indulged with abuse, alcohol, drugs, emotional abandonment, etc. Kevin helps clients through their unprocessed trauma that have created fears to be seen.

He believes that self-awareness is the first step to becoming authentic and helps people discover and uncover the barriers that are hold them from showing up authentically.

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Your facilitator and host Dave Glaser, owner of www.fitlifechampions.com, specializes in online personal training for busy adults that want to improve mental health, decrease stress, boost energy and want to become stronger physically, mentally, and emotionally.

It was a pleasure to connect with Nick Mancini, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Nick took the time to discuss relationships, intimacy, and core values to share his expertise with you. What resonated with me most from our podcast interview was how to foster curiosity within ourselves so that we can continue to grow and show up as authentically as possible when dating. His goal with clients is to simplify skills with a systematic approach from the very first phone consultation.

Nick plays multiple roles in his clients' lives, such as coach, cheerleader, and an accountability partner. Whether his clients wish to immediately date after a break up or divorce, or they would like to slow down, he will meet them where they are at to define their values and purpose.

Lisa Foster, owner of Parillume, helps survivors of sexual assault shine from their original design and thrive! She speaks nationally, hosts events in Denver, and works with individuals, couples, and groups to facilitate their growth. We wanted to pick her brain on how she uses tools like The Enneagram, Meyers-Briggs, and Strengths Finder to help her community grow to shine.

Lisa's journey in her own words, "My own Hero's Journey began decades ago when I confronted my father about sexually abusing me. As I began to heal, I noticed something: The shame-based lens of our culture condemned me to a lifetime in recovery as a "survivor." But I was determined to pioneer a path beyond survival, to a life without limits."

Jason Kendrick is a published author, speaker, NLP Practitioner, and Reiki Master.

For twenty years, Jason has been a personal growth junkie and he believes that to know something, is to teach it. Therefore, he has made it his mission to redefine the old masculine paradigm and recreate a new healthier father/son reinforce model.

We dive deep into his life growing up connecting with the feminine so much more than his masculine role models. Later in life, he found that he was seeking the approval and was a traditional "nice guy"! I can completely relate to this thinking as I have been able to identify with "Nice Guy" Syndrome in my life as well!

Inayah Vanessa's mission in her matchmaking business is to look for exceptional people to set up with my clients... Basically, we send out a couple of awesome people on a fully curated, fun first date in a public space. Usually a little quirky, always an adventure!

Sounds exactly like what we are looking for when we are dating someone new! If her message resonated with you today, connect with her at tawkify.com now!

Jacqui Pugh dropped by to discuss "boyver" and how to recognize an authentic person right away when you meet them! Her flagship program, BURN, is perfect for those that are ready to get over their ex, get their POWER BACK, and design the future the have always DREAMT OF!

Her clients come to her with this statement, "I'm sad, I'm lonely, or I'm in a relationship that's good not great." Jacqui coaches them to turn that into a personal mantra of, "I'm single and it's okkk, (all the way) to f*cking awesome!"