The Circuit of Success Podcast with Brett Gilliland

Jennifer Pharr Davis is a hiker, author, speaker, and National Geographic Adventurer of the Year who has covered over 14,000 miles of long distance trails on six different continents.

In 2011, Jennifer covered the 2,185-mile Appalachian Trail in forty-six days, eleven hours, and twenty minutes, maintaining a remarkable average of forty-seven miles per day.

By doing this, she claimed the overall (male or female) fastest known time on the “A.T.” and became the first woman to set the mark.

Jennifer has also backpacked over 700 miles in her 2nd and 3rd Trimesters of Pregnancy, walked across the state of North Carolina while nursing her son, and set foot on a trail in all 50 states with her daughter. As a mother, she has also overseen substantial growth within Blue Ridge Hiking Company and elevated her career as a Speaker and Author. As such, she is a strong proponent for women receiving the support they need to excel in the outdoors and workplace.

Jennifer has authored seven books, including her first book, “Becoming Odyssa,” which has sold over 50,000 copies and her critcally acclaimed adventure narrative, “The Pursuit of Endurance.” She has also written articles for the New York Times, Outside magazine, Backpacker, and Trail Runner, and has been featured in the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Daily Beast, NPR’s Talk of the Nation and the CBS Early Show.

Jennifer is a professional speaker who has shared her trail adventures with corporations, conferences, schools, and libraries across the country. She is the founder and owner of Blue Ridge Hiking Company, a guiding service that strives “to make the wilderness accessible and enjoyable” for hikers of all ages, genders, and ability levels. She is also a former board member for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and an ambassador for the American Hiking Society. Jennifer lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with her husband Brew and their daughter Charley and son Gus.

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“Power and Empower”. That is what Kennedy stands for. A NYC-based fitness expert and celebrity trainer, Kennedy strives to improve every client’s life both physically and beyond. As a former NFL Cheerleader, USA gymnast and professional dancer, fitness has always been a passion. She believes the benefit of physical fitness is more than just looking good, its feeling good. To see her, is living proof that fitness is a way of life!

Graduating with a Bachelors in Dance and Business Minor from Dean College, Kennedy is currently a Wilhelmina fitness model. You can find her working with Nike, Reebok, Under Armour, and has been featured in Runners World, Fitness, Self and Health magazine just to name a few. With her career in fitness, Kennedy “lives a life she doesn’t need a vacation from”.

Never stagnant and always driven, Kennedy is AFAA and NASM certified and has taught for Equinox, Club H, Vebo, and Bootcamp Republic. Currently teaching at Barry’s Bootcamp, Kennedy brings incredibly fresh programs to every class with high energy that will motivate, challenge, and inspire you to be better than you were yesterday. With such accomplishments under her belt, Kennedy recently “bottled” her charisma and energy by creating and hosting the dvd ‘Women’s Health Ultimate Abs Workout’!

Kennedy’s goal is to work all of your muscles, including your brain. Being educated about your body and understanding it on a deeper level is a crucial step in leading a healthier life. “The body is a beautiful thing that needs to be treated with kindness and, a MEAN workout and CLEAN diet ARE acts of kindness!!!” Train for power, and educate to empower.

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Everyone has that little dream in the back of their mind – that thing they wish they could do someday. That thing where they say “If money was no option and I didn’t have to “work”, I would do X because it’s what I’m passionate about.” The empowering point is that it’s possible to do it and to make a career out of it. I’m just a normal person, but through hard work, self-belief, determination, moxie and grit, and a willingness to fail, I’ve been able to achieve extraordinary things. I’m an outdoor adventure athlete and American Pro Mountain Biker. I’ve raced my mountain bike across the world in 25+ countries at the hardest endurance races in places like the Sahara Desert, Himalayas of Nepal, tropical jungles in Asia, steppes of Mongolia, and mountain ranges in Poland. I even became a World Champion in 2015. My passion is taking on the hardest and/or longest races in the world because it’s enabled me to learn more about myself and life so that I can help others. My goal is to help people live better and feel more alive because at the end of the day, it’s what gives our lives meaning!

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In 2006, Raegan co-founded aden + anais, the baby lifestyle brand globally recognized for its high-quality design-driven muslin swaddles and baby products. Raegan continued to work full-time in her sales role at The Economist Group until May 2009 when she left to run aden + anais in a full-time capacity as the brand’s sole owner eventually selling the company in 2013 and continuing on as CEO until 2017.

In 2014 Raegan was named as one of EY’s Entrepreneurs of the Year, considered one of the most prestigious business awards in the world. Raegan now serves as one of the judges on the program. aden + anais was named to SmartCEO’s 2015 Future 50 list, as well as by Crain’s New York Business for three consecutive years on their Fast 50 list. The Fast 50 feature highlights New York’s most successful and innovative companies for their growth, strategies and success. aden + anais was also recognized for a 338% growth rate and reported revenue of $41.7 million in 2013.

Raegan has most recently co-founded Saint Luna, a premium moonshine brand that was released in the United States in March 2019.

Raegan sits on the board of directors for Hopeland, a nonprofit created to pioneer innovative solutions and build new partnerships to prevent family separation, reunify children who are separated from their families, and mobilize a movement of families to support children who are growing up outside of family care.

Raegan is the author of What It Takes – the story of her entrepreneurial journey from the kitchen table to a 100 million dollar global business—being published by Portfolio – Penguin Random House in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, May 7th, 2019.

Nick Symmonds is an American athlete and entrepreneur.

As an athlete, Nick has found much success on the track and in the mountains.

A two-time Olympian, Nick competed for the United States in the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. Though he has focused on the 800 meters for the majority of his career, he also has a personal best in the mile of 3 minutes and 56 seconds.

In the mountains, Nick has built up an impressive resume in a very short time. He is currently working on collecting all 50 state high-points and has publicly expressed his desire to climb the 7 Summits, the tallest mountain on each continent.

When Nick isn’t running or climbing he can be found working on the business that he co-founded in 2014, Run Gum. Nick serves as CEO for the fast growing energy company.

He currently resides in the Pacific Northwest.

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