The Lucra Podcast

Celebrity Nutrition and Fitness Expert, JJ Virgin, is the four-time NY Times bestselling author of JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook, JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet, The Virgin Diet, and The Virgin Diet Cookbook.

JJ specializes in weight loss resistance related to food intolerance and has helped hundreds of thousands of people finally lose the weight and feel better fast. She shows people how to identify sneaky sugars, crush sugar addiction, and shift from being a sugar burner to a fat burner.

She speaks at major integrative medical and consumer conferences having shared the stage with Jack Canfield, Suzanne Somers, John Gray, Dr. Daniel Amen, and Brendon Burchard, and appears regularly in the media, including Public Television, Dr. Oz, Rachael Ray, the TODAY Show, Dr. Phil and Access Hollywood. JJ frequently blogs for The Huffington Post, Prevention, Dr. Oz’s Sharecare, and numerous other publications.

She has provided nutrition and training programs for a wide variety of famous faces including CEOs, athletes and celebrities including Gene Simmons, Ben Stiller, Taj George, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Nicole Eggert, Tracie Thoms, and “Superman” Brandon Routh.

JJ is a board Certified Nutrition Specialist, board-certified in Holistic Nutrition and a Certified Nutrition and Fitness Specialist, has completed 40 graduate and doctoral courses, and continues to learn every day to keep her audience up on the latest science.

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When Jeremy Weisz finished chiropractic school, he realized that he also had to become a small business owner to fill his practice. The problem was, they didn't teach that part in school.

In this episode, he talks about what he did to overcome that gap in training and what's developed for him since.

Dr. Jeremy Weisz, in addition to running Rise25, has been featuring top entrepreneurs with video interviews since 2010 that include founders/CEO’s of P90X, Atari, Einstein Bagels, Mattel, the Orlando Magic, Rx Bars and many more on InspiredInsider. He was senior producer for 6 years at one of the early top business podcasts helping to put systems in place and to run some of the behind the scenes operations.

Even before the Rise25 podcast service that helps your company run and get ROI from a podcast he would say, “Every business should have a podcast because hands down it is the best thing I have done for my business and my life. I have made best friends, met my business partner, and had countless clients and referral partners come out of the relationships I have built with my podcast.”

He continues to run his own chiropractic & massage facility in downtown Chicago and is the founder of a nutritional supplement business.

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Aussie Natalie Ledwell is a risk-taker, non-conformist, rule breaker and maker who believes nothing is impossible.

She’s also an authentic and internationally renowned motivational speaker, best-selling author, Law of Attraction guru, host of “The Inspiration Show” and “Wake Up TV!” and co-founder of the revolutionary Personal Development company Mind Movies.

Over the years, Natalie has owned several successful businesses with her partner Glen Ledwell. In the last 7 years, Natalie and her team at Mind Movies have touched the lives of over 5.8 million people across the globe and are showered every day with their success stories!

She’s a founding member of the Association of Transformational Leaders (ATL SoCal), member of the Transformational Leadership Council (TLC), and The Evolutionary Business Council (EBC) whose main mission is to connect individuals like her together, make a greater and meaningful impact in the world through empowering the lives of other people in their respective fields.

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In this episode, I talk about why I'm cutting one of my all-time favorite programs and the books I've read recently, including one of my all-time favorites.

I discuss The Power of Consistency by Weldon Long, The Warrior Ethos by Steven Pressfield, and Circe by Madeline Miller.

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Joe Polish is one of the most sought after marketers alive today. Known for his ability to connect with almost anyone on the planet, he leverages his networking prowess through his highly renowned Genius Network and GeniusX masterminds with household names like Peter Diamandis, Tony Robbins, Sir Richard Branson, and Steve Forbes sharing their wisdom with the groups.

With these programs, as well as his work as a consultant, Joe has helped to build thousands of businesses, generate hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients, and change the lives of many others through his charitable causes. Joe continues to be a prominent figure in the world of business and entrepreneurship, reaching people not only through his business endeavors, but through his various books and podcasts as well.

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On today's #AMA, I answer these questions from listeners:

Amanda asks:  "What was your experience with bankruptcy? Would you say you would advise it or avoid it?"

Mel asks:  "I’d love your insights on ayahuasca and other psychedelics and what you think of them for mindset? Is deep change possible using this as a tool? And secondly, why can’t we make that shift consciously?"

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You're not going to want to miss this crazy story of how John F. Carter, Founder of Simpler Trading, created a safari in his backyard in Texas. Oh, and we talk about some wealth stuff too. John has been a full-time trader since 1996. In 1999, tired of talking to his goldfish while trading alone in his office, John launched TradetheMarkets.com to post his trading ideas. The company has since evolved into what is now, Simpler Trading.

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Mindie talks about recent books she's read including Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, PhD, On Writing by Stephen King, and more.

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Tony Grebmeier is an entrepreneur, the Co-Founder of ShipOffers, and creator of the Be Fulfilled Brand.

As the host of the Be Fulfilled Podcast: The Real Stories Behind Success, Tony's been on a quest to redefine how we determine success. It's the perfect show for anyone on their journey to personal or professional fulfillment looking for some additional motivational on the climb up success mountain.

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Elisha Covey is the co-founder of an eight-figure business portfolio including a company she scaled 4000% in less than 5 years.  She is also the founder of the League of Goddesses, a community of women entrepreneurs. 

At 20 years old, she was earning a six-figure income by being in the top 5% nationwide for AT&T Advertising and Publishing. She honed her ability to connect and build trust with her clients so that she could help guide them to achieve their business goals.

After helping so many others realize their dreams, she was able to identify her true calling: to become an entrepreneur. By the age of 25, she went into business for herself, founding and owning a multi-unit bakery brand, which is where she developed and mastered system process and procedure creation and implementation.

As a trusted advisor and consultant, she can help any aspiring or scaling entrepreneur break free of limiting beliefs to accelerate their business, create financial freedom, and attain their dreams.  Learn more at ElishaCovey.com.

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