The Elite Road Warrior Podcast

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, author, and (yeah five), and on a mission to help business travelers eliminate burnout and exceed results.Nick Howard is a seasoned psychologist and leadership coach. For over 15 years, Nick has helped leaders perform at higher levels while Intentionally treasuring their most important relationships. Nick has traveled nationally and internationally providing trai...

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, author, and and on a mission to help business travelers eliminate burnout and exceed results.There are two major elements to business travel packing:Luggage - aka: Carry OnIn episode 091, I listed myself preferred carry-on called the Genius Pack G4 22" Carry On Spinner Luggage and I’ll put the link in the show notes as well.It’s designed for the business traveler from the durability to the pac...

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, author, and and on a mission to help business travelers eliminate burnout and exceed results.This episode will be unusual for a few reasons:It discussed my off road lifeIt’s personal It’s something I’ve never experienced and challenging the six energy habitsExposed Struggle #1st - I’m getting little to no movementWord to Myself: Walk Away - I need to increase my walk time every chan...

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, author, and (yeah five), and on a mission to help business travelers eliminate burnout and exceed results.TRACY TIMM is the founder of The Nth Degree® Career Academy, the proven career clarity system that helps high-potential professionals discover, define, and drive careers they love. She has a degree in behavioral psychology from Yale University and studied design thinking with the fou...

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, author, and (yeah five), and on a mission to help business travelers eliminate burnout and exceed results.BRANT MENSWAR is one of the country’s “Top 10 Motivational Speakers,” a critically acclaimed author, award-winning musician, podcast host, and the CEO and founder of Rock Star Impact, a boutique agency that teaches people and organizations how to cultivate values-based leadership. Hi...

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, author, and on a mission to help business travelers eliminate burnout and exceed results.Seven Mistakes New Business Travelers Do Wrong and How to Avoid ThemMistake #1 - Not signing up for TSA PreCheckThese situations happen often and TSA PreCheck will save you over and over. (For the podcast: I’ll put the link for TSA PreCheck in the show notes). Simply go HERE to apply. (https://www.tsa...

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, author, and on a mission to help business travelers eliminate burnout and exceed results.Most business travelers have one thing in common: airplanes.When I first started traveling for work, I was trained inside-and-out on the product. Sound familiar?And the only information I was given on the travel part was: “keep it as cheap as possible.”CHEAP RESULTSAnd hence learning the most effective way...

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, (yeah five), and on a mission to help business travelers eliminate burnout and exceed results.Business travel has many misconceptions. Someone who lives in the 9-to-5 office only world truly does not understand our world. At all.Two specific groups of people within our inner circle of business travel, need to know the truth:Future business travelers - whether you’re in a company that is groomi...

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, author, and absolutely love the study of habits which we’re going to unpack in this episode.The process of finding a guest to interview for the Elite Road Warrior Podcast can sometimes be a challenge. I want to bring relevant content to the life of a business traveler so if and when I find great content, the question always comes down to one simple question:Can the content be translated to a r...

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, Chicago sports fan, and understand all too well the dark side of business travel which we’re going to unpack in this episode.I’m going to go dark in this episode so I’m warning you up front - listener beware!I’ve learned the reason many open up to me is for the following reasons:I ask questionsI listen to their answersI’m honestI try not to rush themI don’t judgeI try to give hopeThe caution h...