The Jesse Tee Show

This week, Jesse sits down with Nathan Kohlerman, founder of NeuIntention Health & Wellness. 

Nathan talks about how a turbulent early life led him to seek refuge from his addictions in the US Army where he developed a new, healthy addiction to bodybuilding. After a sudden and devastating injury to his hand, Nathan had to figure out a way to maintain his range of motion. Diving into programs like Animal Flow not only helped him regain strength but also inspired him to found NeuIntention Health & Wellness where he empowers people to be their best self every day. 

For more information about NeuIntention, visit neuintention.com, and be sure to follow Nathan on social media @nathankohlerman. 

Topics:

• 1:00 – Who is Nathan Kohlerman and what was his journey?
• 15:15 – Being bullied at an early age
• 19:20 – Doing and selling drugs
• 24:00 – Overcoming a debilitating injury
• 28:45 – Getting into Animal Flow
• 31:40 – Creating a “Felt Experience”
• 35:00 – Being his own best testimonial towards his clients
• 42:40 – “Fit for Service” and Nathan’s first psychedelic experience with plant medicines
• 50:00 – Where to find and follow Nathan online

This week Jesse sits down with Christine Ristaino, author of All The Silent Spaces and senior lecturer at Emory University.

Christine talks about how a violent mugging changed her children's behavior and how allowing herself to adopt a new mindset helped them understand the event differently. Christine's stories inspired her book, All The Silent Spaces, and her effort to help people around the world recognize and overcome violence. 

For more information about Christine, visit her website: christineristaino.com. 

Topics:

• 1:00 - Who is Christine Ristaino?
• 1:50 - Victim of a violent attack
• 5:20 - Christine’s kids' reactions
• 7:05 - Communicating with her kids about the event
• 10:45 - Having conversations with adults about the event
• 14:30 - Earlier life horrific events
• 18:30 - Getting closure
• 21:30 - Liberated by getting the truth out
• 24:30 - Survivors readiness to share their stories
• 26:25 - A second horrific event in early life
• 32:30 - Change the way we listen to survivors
• 36:00 - Next step to effect change
• 37:30 - Christine’s book (All the silent spaces)
• 40:50 - Discussing her feeling’s with her counselor
• 43:15 - How these events changed Christine
• 47:45 - Christine’s “big hopeful message”

This week Jesse sits down with Janie Liou, founder of Prime Purpose, LLC.

Janie talks about her career and music, her experience self-releasing an album, and how she leveraged her musicianship and business skills to found Prime Purpose in an effort to help victims of human trafficking.

Topics:

• 1:00 - Uniting people with music
• 2:20 - How to raise awareness about human trafficking
• 7:50 - How Janie got into music
• 10:00 - Making a career out of music
• 13:30 - The peaks and valleys of independent music release
• 19:20 - Leveraging business skills to transition from music
• 22:00 - Founding Prime Purpose LLC and making a difference in people's lives
• 27:15 - How to get "unstuck" in life
• 29:20 - The inspiration for Janie's book
• 31:20 - The future of Prime Purpose
• 35:30 - Take home message from Janie

This week, Jesse sits down with managing director and founding member of Beautycounter, Jessica Chait. They talk about how she adopted a leadership role within the company and continues to learn, lead, and drive passion within the company. 

Our guest, Jessica Chait, is the managing director and a founding member of Beautycounter. If you would like to learn more about Jessica and Beautycounter, visit www.beautycounter.com. 

Our host, Jesse Tee, is the founder of 46 & 2 Wealth Partners. You can find out more about 46 & 2 Wealth Partners online at 46and2wealthpartners.com. 

Topics:

• 0:40 - A little about Jessica
• 2:15 - The lack of beauty product regulation
• 4:00 - Instilling passion in Beautycounter
• 11:00 - How to scale a successful business
• 15:30 - Learning from people, books, and podcasts
• 19:30 - Adopting a leadership mindset
• 27:00 - Consistency is the way to success
• 29:15 - Jessica's role in Beautycounter
• 35:00 - A look at Beautcounter's future
• 41:40 - Working with Handshake America
• 43:00 - Takeaways fro thought leaders and a take-home message

This week, Jesse sits down with the founders of Coachable and the host of You're Welcome Radio, Tori Gordon, to talk about how she and her father lived through the loss of her sister and mother and how they chose to live their life afterward. Tori shares the transformative experiences she had at a retreat and how the inspired her to share her personal story on her podcast and start her own personal and professional coaching business. 

Our guest, Tori Gordon, is the founders of Coachable and the host of You're Welcome Radio. If you would like to learn more about Tori, visit his website, ToriGordon.com, and follow her on Instagram @coachtorigordon. 

Our host, Jesse Tee, is the founder of 46 & 2 Wealth Partners. You can find out more about 46 & 2 Wealth Partners online at 46and2wealthpartners.com. 

Topics:

• 1:00 - Learning who you are at a young age
• 4:05 - An acute myeloid leukemia diagnosis
• 11:15 - Moving past a family loss
• 13:30 - Adopting a positive mentality and demystifying therapy
• 19:25 - The "see and be seen" exercise
• 24:15 - Tori's experience at her retreat
• 31:30 - Opening up and sharing your story
• 34:05 - On launching her podcast, You're Welcome Radio
• 40:00 - Tori's father's journey and transition after loss
• 44:20 - Maintaining family holiday traditions after loss
• 46:34 - Launching and growing Coachable
• 49:30 - Setting goals and planning to succeed
• 54:35 - "Take a second to think about your thoughts"

This week, Jesse sits down with the co-founders of Banato, Jen Chan and Melanie Iverson, to talk about why the company was founded and how they're feeding their community delicious and healthy food! Jen also talks about what it was like to be selected for NPR's How I Built This Fellowship as a brand-new startup. 

Our guests, Jen and Mel, are the co-founders of Banato. If you would like to learn more about Jen and Mel, visit their website, banato.com, and go follow them on Instagram @go.banato. 

Our host, Jesse Tee, is the founder of 46 & 2 Wealth Partners. You can find out more about 46 & 2 Wealth Partners online at 46and2wealthpartners.com. 

Topics:

• 1:00 - What is Banato?
• 2:00 - How Banato got started
• 5:30 - Testing new recipes for Banato
• 8:30 - What goes into each Banato bar?
• 14:30 - How Banato was founded
• 18:00 - Creating a safe food product
• 22:30 - Banato's disastrous launch
• 29:20 - On being selected for NPR's How I Built This Fellowship
• 37:45 - What the future holds for Banato
• 42:00 - "There is no story without a struggle."

This week, Jesse sits down with freelance accountant and podcast host Ben Trela to talk about his circuitous path into accounting and why he decided to launch a podcast! Ben also reveals the 4 quick-hit questions he asks all of the guests on his podcast. 

Our guest, Ben Trela, is a freelance accountant and host of the podcast Taste for Tenacity. If you would like to learn more about Ben, visit his website, bentrela.com, and go follow him on Instagram @ben.trela. 

Our host, Jesse Tee, is the founder of 46 & 2 Wealth Partners. You can find out more about 46 & 2 Wealth Partners online at 46and2wealthpartners.com. 

Topics:

• 1:00 - Who is Ben Trela?
• 4:20 - The importance of family as we get older
• 7:45 - Navigating college and a groundbreaking internship
• 14:30 - From theatre major to accounting major
• 18:15 - Ben's podcast: Taste for Tenacity
• 24:55 - The 4 questions Ben asks every Taste for Tenacity guest
• 30:52 - Are we due for a correction and connection?
• 40:50 - Personal systems for a better life
• 44:35 - How to find Ben Trela online

This week, Jesse sits down with fitness entrepreneurs Seth and Jason Carver to hear the story of how a family emergency led them to begin their careers as fitness trainers and gym owners. Then, after some time and a great idea, Twisted Cycle was born and the rest is history. 

Our guests, Seth and Jason Carver, are the co-founders Dreambody Inc and Twisted Cycle. If you have any questions for Seth or Jason about what they do and how they could help you with your fitness goals, send them a message @twistedcycle. 

Our host, Jesse Tee, is the founder of 46 & 2 Wealth Partners. You can find out more about 46 & 2 Wealth Partners online at 46and2wealthpartners.com. 

Topics:

• 00:45 - How coupons helped launch Dreambody
• 8:55 - More than just a bootcamp
• 12:35 - Growing a genuine business
• 15:00 - Learning how to price yourself and being a good salesman
• 19:00 - Confidence comes from knowledge
• 26:50 - The invention of Twisted Cycle
• 29:15 - The dream gym sign gets installed!
• 34:15 - The great location shuffle
• 41:00 - The launch of Twisted Cycle
• 45:50 - Learn your weaknesses and hire accordingly
• 51:15 - Creating a positive culture for a happier team
• 53:10 - The plan for the future of Twisted Cycle
• 56:00 - "Always be in a place of readiness."

This week, Jesse sits down with entrepreneur and marketing maverick Tami McQueen to discuss how she went from being the an elite tennis player in South Africa to a trailblazing marketer in the United States. 

Our guest, Tami McQueen, is the co-founder of 31south. If you have any questions for Tami about what she does and what she could do for you, send her a message @localatlast. 

Our host, Jesse Tee, is the founder of 46 & 2 Wealth Partners. You can find out more about 46 & 2 Wealth Partners online at 46and2wealthpartners.com. 

Topics:

• 00:45 - A South African in Kentucky
• 5:05 - Motivation & staying in the game
• 7:50 - A businesswoman at twelve years old!
• 12:35 - Attending boarding school
• 15:50 - Building a SaaS startup in Atlanta
• 22:00 - The Marc Benioff lookalike contest
• 32:00 - Revamping the conference experience
• 33:55 - Adopting an entrepreneurial mindset
• 37:00 - Building a personal support team
• 41:30 - Looking ahead to 2020
• 44:50 - Learning from difference industries
• 47:50 - Tami's advice: "Ask for help!" 

This week, Jesse sits down with the entrepreneur Xavier Johnston to discuss how blockchain solutions are changing the Jamaican real estate market and telemedicine. 

Our guest, Xavier Johnston, is the managing partner for SmartECO Blockchain Solutions. If you have any questions for Xavier about what he does and what he could do for you, email him at [email protected]. 

Our host, Jesse Tee, is the founder of 46 & 2 Wealth Partners. You can find out more about 46 & 2 Wealth Partners online at 46and2wealthpartners.com. 

Topics:

• 0:50 - About Xavier Johnston
• 1:35 - How is SmartECO approaching blockchain?
• 3:35 - Blockchain in the real estate market
• 8:00 - Difference between cryptocurrency and blockchain
• 12:30 - How blockchain will change banking
• 19:10 - Xavier's foray into telemedicine
• 25:00 - "The best way to get ahead in life is to help others get ahead"
• 26:55 - How does telemedicine work?
• 28:00 - From day job to dream job
• 34:30 - Entrepreneurship runs in Xavier's family
• 35:30 - The "get it done" mentality
• 38:08 - Believe in what you're doing