The Healthpreneur Show with Yuri Elkaim

Today on the podcast, I am interviewing the founder and CEO of Thrive Market, Gunnar Lovelace.

If you’re not familiar with Thrive Market, it is an online delivery service that provides the most popular organic, non-GMO groceries at 25-50% off normal prices. In just three years they have seen a ridiculous amount of growth—going from one to five hundred employees.

Gunnar is a serial entrepreneur, focused on using business and health as vehicles for social change. In addition to Thrive Market, he is also the co-founder and co-owner of Love Heals—a jewelry business with over 75 employees—and he has started two technology companies that he has since sold. He has also started two nonprofits in education and environmental sustainability!

I had dinner with Gunnar three years ago, and I knew right away that we would be lifelong friends. Not only is he a great entrepreneur, but he’s just an amazing dude in general. Check out the podcast for a bunch of awesome lessons and important nuggets.

In this episode, Gunnar and I discuss:

• The importance of an MVP
• Gunnar’s fascinating childhood story
• Rejection, and lots of it
• The complexities of being a manager
• Lessons in accountability
• Keeping yourself healthy in order to be productive

4:00 - 9:00 - Gunnar’s personal story and motives 

9:00 - 12:00 - Getting the MVP out there

12:00 - 23:00 - Rejection: The story of Thrive Market

23:00 - 29:00 - Being an effective leader

29:00 - 38:00 - Focusing on individual skills

38:00 - 43:00 - Accountability

43:00 - 48:00 - Rapid-fire questions

What if I told you that the stress of living month to month as a struggling entrepreneur is something to be grateful for? After listening to this episode with Rob Grupe, you will understand
exactly what I mean.

Rob is the founder and owner of Twice Bitten CrossFit in Oklahoma City. Before owning a gym, Rob served a jail sentence of 7 years in prison. Nearly a decade of time spent in a jail cell would typically break a man, but for Rob, it was a wake up call to create a life built around service, and helping others.

In this episode, we discuss the struggles of entrepreneurship, and what it means to build a business based on growth and contribution. Rob shares his story, and sheds light on the power of vulnerability and how to connect deeper with your audience.

Tune in to Hear Yuri & Rob Discuss:
. The Importance of Maintaining A Growth Mindset
. Why Vulnerability is the Key to Connecting Deeper With Your Audience
. How Rob includes Craig Ballantyne’s “Perfect Day” Model into his life
. How To Provide Value To Your Audience On Social Media

0:00 - 5:00 Going Down The Wrong Path With Drugs
5:00 - 10:00 Growth Mindset Over The Victim Mentality
10:00 - 15:00 From Prison to Gym Owner
15:00 - 20:00 Mentors, Emotional Intelligence, & Vulnerability
20:00 - 25:00 How To Connect Deeper With Your Audience
25:00 - 30:00 Growth, Contribution, & Empowering Your Team
30:00 - 35:00 Daily Routine & The Importance of Planning Ahead
35:00 - 40:00 Rapid Fire Questions & Learn More About Rob

This is a special one, folks. Today our guest is the godfather himself, Mr. Craig Ballantyne.

Craig Ballantyne is one of the “Original Gangsters” of the online fitness space. He was my first mentor when I was growing my business online, and he has made a huge difference in my business, as well as many others in our space.

Craig is a high-performance coach and author of The Perfect Day Formula - How to Own the Day and Control Your Life. He holds Perfect Life seminars across the globe, teaching thousands of CEOs, entrepreneurs, professional athletes and executives how to overcome any obstacle on their path to success.

And he lives just outside of Toronto, which is where I live!

In this episode, Craig and I discuss:

• How to plan out your life in order to achieve the success you want
• Some great lessons for how to buckle down and get things done
• Coffee enemas!
• The number one skill every entrepreneur needs to have
• The first steps Craig would take in a new business
• Our thoughts on marketing

3:00   - 8:00 - Craig’s evolution from trainer to holistic coach

8:00   - 13:00 - Writing the movie script to your life

13:00 - 18:00 - Team “Get-it-Done”

18:00 - 21:00 - How can I build community?

21:00 - 26:00 - The power of persuasion 

26:00 - 31:00 - Coaching and marketing

31:00 - 34:00 - If Craig started a new business, he would…

34:00 - 36:00 - Rapid Fire Questions