The Healthpreneur Show with Yuri Elkaim

In this episode, I am going to go over the final ten traits that all successful entrepreneurs have in common. This is part two of our series, so today we’ll be going over traits six through ten. If you missed the first five, be sure to go check them out on episode 14.

02:00 - 03:00 - Taking calculated risks 

03:00 - 04:30 - Your own products 

04:30 - 06:00 - The riches are in the niches 

06:00 - 06:30 - Never giving up 

06:30 - 08:00 - Good humans 

08:00 - 10:00 - Crushing it 

Today we have a very special guest on the podcast—Wes Kennedy. Wes is a former Canadian Special Forces operator and sniper. That’s right.

After serving, Wes went on to start the Brotherhood of Life, which is the world’s premier training system for military and law enforcement men. He is the number one fitness, leadership and vision coach for warriors, as he calls them.

He helps his clients with their fitness, nutrition and health, plus with their mindset and visions. You may not think a Navy SEAL would ever meditate, but Wes uses meditation to square away everything in their lives and get these guys in the right mindset to be able to take on whatever comes their way.

In this episode, Wes and I discuss:

• How Wes became a businessman
• What it takes to become a special forces operator
• What he would do differently now
• How Wes has been able to target his niche
• Similarities between being a special ops sniper and an entrepreneur

3:00   - 12:00 - Wes’s Transition from special ops sniper to businessman

12:00 - 16:00 - Targeting your niche through Facebook

16:00 - 18:00 - What skills all entrepreneurs must have

18:00 - 25:00 - Hindsight is 20/20

25:00 - 30:00 - Rapid-fire Questions

Wes is a former Canadian Special Forces operator and sniper. After serving, Wes went on to start the Brotherhood of Life, the world’s premier training system for military and law enforcement men. He helps his clients with their fitness, nutrition and health, plus with their mindset and visions. You may not think a Navy SEAL would ever meditate, but Wes uses meditation to square away everything in their lives and get these guys in the right mindset to be able to take on whatever comes their way.

Today, we have my dear friend and former publicist, Nicole Dunn on the show. Nicole is an amazing person, she was my publicist for three years and she was the sole reason that I was able to get on the Dr. Oz show. She also helped me become a regular contributor to Mind Body Green, US Health News World Reports and a bunch of other websites and platforms.

Nicole is the PR person for The Health Influencer and she has worked with people like myself, JJ Virgin, Tony Horton, Brett Hoebel, Emily Fletcher, Josh Axe and a bunch of others. She started Dunn Pellier media in 2008 and she is dominating the health and wellness public relations sector.

She’s got a ton of experience with TV shows as a producer and she knows how to get anyone on a talk show. If you’re in the health and wellness space and you want to get on TV—you need to talk to Nicole. Check out the podcast for some great PR tips and to hear Nicole’s cool story about Tony Horton.

In this episode, Nicole and I discuss:

• Nicole’s start with Tony Horton
• What you need to know about PR
• Tips on how to start doing your own PR
• Thoughts on content in today’s media sphere
• Finding your niche and dominating it

5:00   - 10:00 - Nicole’s Tony Horton Story

10:00 - 18:00 - Essential PR Tips

18:00 - 23:00 - What to Expect at a TV Show

23:00 - 31:00 - Setting up your own PR mission

31:00 - 33:00 - Rapid-Five

Nicole is the PR person for The Health Influencer and she has worked with people like myself, JJ Virgin, Tony Horton, Brett Hoebel, Emily Fletcher, Josh Axe and a bunch of others. She started Dunn Pellier media in 2008 and she is dominating the health and wellness public relations sector. She’s got a ton of experience with TV shows as a producer and she knows how to get anyone on a talk show. Check out the podcast for some great PR tips and to hear Nicole’s cool story about Tony Horton.

Today, we’ve got another solo round on the Healthpreneur Podcast. I am going to be telling you about the five traits of a successful entrepreneur. But this is actually part one of a two-part series, so there will be ten traits in total.

These are some essential traits that I’ve noticed in successful entrepreneurs over the years. Some can be taught, others not so much. But check out this podcast for the first five, and stay tuned next week for part two, where I’ll tell you about the final five traits.

3:00 - 4:00 - It’s in your genes

4:00 - 5:30 - Relentless testing

5:30 - 6:30 - New approaches

6:30 - 8:00 - Investing in yourself

8:00 - 9:00 - You have value

9:00 - 10:00 - Customer first

Today, we’ve got another solo round on the Healthpreneur Podcast. I am going to be telling you about the five traits of a successful entrepreneur. But this is actually part one of a two-part series, so there will be ten traits in total.

These are some essential traits that I’ve noticed in successful entrepreneurs over the years. Some can be taught, others not so much. But check out this podcast for the first five, and stay tuned next week for part two, where I’ll tell you about the final five traits.

3:00 - 4:00 - It’s in your genes

4:00 - 5:30 - Relentless testing

5:30 - 6:30 - New approaches

6:30 - 8:00 - Investing in yourself

8:00 - 9:00 - You have value

9:00 - 10:00 - Customer first

I know that some of you are going to be really excited about our guest today, on the Healthpreneur Podcast. His name is Joe Desena, and he is the founder of Spartan Race. Yeah, The Spartan Race.

Obviously, Joe has done amazing things with Spartan Race, but you may not know that he is also a serial entrepreneur. He’s started a bunch of businesses over the years and he’s learned a lot of tough lessons during his years “in the trenches,” so to speak.

We’ll get into all that and more in this episode—there’s so much to learn from Joe, and he’s got some really cool stories as well. You definitely don’t want to miss this one. Not only did he conduct this interview from the top of a mountain, but Joe also has a few special gifts for our listeners...

In this episode, Joe and I will discuss:

• Joe’s early beginnings
• “Fire, ready, aim”
• Business plans
• The power of human relationships
• Going all in
• Joe’s awesome stair story

3:00 - 10:00 - Stairs, fireworks, entrepreneurial beginnings.

10:00 - 13:00 - Everybody’s got a plan till they get punched in the face.

13:00 - 21:00 - The Spartan origin story, lessons learned.

22:00 - 26:00 - Joe’s “why”.

26:00 - 32:00 - The day-to-day, hiring.

32:00 - 35:00 - The rapid-five questions.

I know that some of you are going to be really excited about our guest today, on the Healthpreneur Podcast. His name is Joe Desena, and he is the founder of Spartan Race. Yeah, The Spartan Race.

Obviously, Joe has done amazing things with Spartan Race, but you may not know that he is also a serial entrepreneur. He’s started a bunch of businesses over the years and he’s learned a lot of tough lessons during his years “in the trenches,” so to speak.

We’ll get into all that and more in this episode—there’s so much to learn from Joe, and he’s got some really cool stories as well. You definitely don’t want to miss this one. Not only did he conduct this interview from the top of a mountain, but Joe also has a few special gifts for our listeners...

In this episode, Joe and I will discuss:

• Joe’s early beginnings
• “Fire, ready, aim”
• Business plans
• The power of human relationships
• Going all in
• Joe’s awesome stair story

3:00 - 10:00 - Stairs, fireworks, entrepreneurial beginnings.

10:00 - 13:00 - Everybody’s got a plan till they get punched in the face.

13:00 - 21:00 - The Spartan origin story, lessons learned.

22:00 - 26:00 - Joe’s “why”.

26:00 - 32:00 - The day-to-day, hiring.

32:00 - 35:00 - The rapid-five questions.

We’ve got an awesome episode for you today on the Healthpreneur Podcast. I’m interviewing Megan Buer, who is the founder of a company called Harmony Restored. She focuses on helping individuals heal from the stress that is at the root of their physical and emotional pain.

She’s a certified Emotion Code Practitioner, author of two books on healing, a Reiki healer, and a mom to three. After suffering for years with anxiety, panic disorder, chronic stress, adrenal fatigue, and an autoimmune disease—she then spent ten years researching to figure out the unique tools that she needed to heal herself.

This episode is jam-packed with awesome wisdom nuggets, seriously. Not only are there some great business tips in here, but for anyone who works from home, especially with kids—take out your notepads and listen up.

In this episode, Megan and I will discuss:

• Tips for working at home.
• Creating boundaries and spending quality time with your kids.
• The transition from physical to online business.
• Some essential marketing tips for starting out.
• How to excel at networking.
• Figuring out what your audience really wants.

3:00 - 11:00 - Working from home, kids, boundaries.

11:00 - 15:00 - How can I take the personal work I do to the masses?

15:00 - 19:00 - The power of asking your audience.

19:00 - 26:00 - Consistency.

26:00 - 29:00 - Big mistakes and learning lessons.

29:00 - 32:00 - Rapid-five questions.