The NXT LVL Podcast

EP 23

Your host // Nat Hodges

Our guest // Craig McDonald

About Craig

Craig is an owner/director of NuStrength; a gym & thriving business based in Brisbane who specialise in Private Strength Coaching, Semi-Private Strength Training Groups, Nutrition Coaching and Online Training & Nutrition.Craig is a certified Personal Trainer and Recomp Coach who is passionate about body composition change through structured and measured nutrition and strength-based training. He is also a Sports Nutrition Specialist certified by the ISSN (International Society of Sports Nutrition). "To me, strength training is something that carries across into every day life. When you get stronger in the gym, you get stronger mentally and are more capable to achieve whatever you desire."

On this episode:

• Craig's upbringing & having his 80yr old father pass away when he was 19yrs of age
• Where Craig started – the lifestyle of a musician and his love of music
• Craig's journey into the fitness industry (and the disenchantment of coaches who aren't getting results for clients)
• Meeting the love of his life
• The highs and lows of business
• ..Including overpaying to buy into a business, overpaying to buy out co-owners & then having all but 4 clients leave
• The NuStrength philosophy & why it works

Connect with Craig

Website – www.nustrength.com.au

Craig's Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/craig.mcdonald.509

NuStrength's Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NuStrength/

Instagram - @nustrength4122

EP 22

Your host // Nat Hodges

Our guest // Simon Kerle

About Simon

Simon Kerle is the Founder of Raw Power and his journey into yoga began in 2011. With numerous businesses at the time, high stress and past injuries from an 18 year professional basketball career, a practitioner recommended he start a regular yoga practice. Already placing health and wellbeing as a priority in his life, Simon was drawn to the power and the balance yoga presented to him, both physically and emotionally. You want to be upside down, you got it! Arm balances? They are yours. He loves helping to create healthy minds and strong healthy bodies.

On this episode:

• What led Simon to be a professional basketball player
• Being highly competitive and the edge this gave him
• The experience of being a so called 'bad boy' in NBL
• Why Simon no longer plays
• Trusting your gut – what not doing this cost Simon
• The journey to yoga and starting Raw Power

Connect with Simon

Website & blog – www.rawpoweryoga.com.au

Instagram - @simonkerleyoga

EP 21

Your host // Nat Hodges

Our guest // Toni Versic

About Toni

Toni is a men's mindset and lifestyle coach who helps men unlock the best version of themselves. His mantra is simple. Become a Better Man - every single day. Creator of the 84-Day VIP Better Man Program, he has helped over 10,000 men with his simple yet effective system.

Today's episode has a conversation approach. Nat & Toni explore concepts such as:

• How to figure 'it' out
• Self love
• Versions of self
• Self induced pressure
• Toni's troubled youth

Connect with Toni

Website & blog – www.tonibody.com (coming soon)

Facebook - @teamtonibody

Instagram - @tonibody

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCny9f_RGQY5G4mZJGVKnNTw

EP 20

Your host // Tim Bishop & Nat Hodges

Our guest // Ian Jacobs

About Ian

Ian Jacobs is a 3x World Champion Kickboxer and High Performance Personal Trainer. His story is rich with tenacity, family connection and putting up a fight; in more ways than one.

"Raised by tough, strict, yet loving parents, and brought up with respect and strong family values, I was taught to believe that I could do anything I put my mind to.

I have also had the privilege of educating others to become the champions of their worlds, both physically and mentally.

Helping others to achieve their dreams is my passion, my purpose and where my heart is."

Ian holds the World Record for the fastest KO in kickboxing (2009 in come back fight). He was also voted "Pound for Pound" Australia's greatest ever Undisputed World Champion Kickboxer, Internationl Kickboxing Hall of Fame.

This Episode:

• Ian's early awareness of his sense of purpose
• Ian's start in a hard working family and how this impacted his tenacity
• Ian's first model of excellence and how that guided his journey. Furthermore, the importance of having models
• The journey of a comeback in fighting
• Losing his Dad to cancer and the way Ian navigated this fight
• THAT fight with Anthony Mundine
• How fighting is teamwork

Connect with Ian

Website - www.worldchampionexperience.com.au

Contact - 1300 433 344

Email - [email protected]

Instagram - @ianjacobspowerhouse

EP 19

Your host // Tim Bishop

Our guest // Chantal Coleman

About Chantal

Chantal Coleman is one of the Owners/Directors of Ritual HQ, which currently consists of 2 epic gyms in Brisbane, Australia. With a diverse background; before taking the dive into owning Ritual HQ, Chantal was in the banking industry where she had quickly climbed the ranks of the corporate ladder. But she knew she had more to give.

Recently named by The Urban List as one of Brisbanes Top 10 Personal Trainers, Chantal's mission is in guiding people to live a healthier, more fulfilling life through habitual training and nutrition - to improve their quality of life. "I am particularly interested in empowering mums as I firmly believe this will have a direct impact on their family and the quality of their home environment." #mumswholiftrhq

This Episode:

• The challenges Chantal faced early on in life
• The small changes you can make to improve the quality of your life
• Losing her Father and navigating grief
• Cultivating and maintaining a great friendship with the father of her children
• The importance of sharing parenting values
• Rebuilding a business that was on a the brink of closing

Connect with CC

Website – www.ritualhq.com.au

Blog - http://blog.ritualhq.com.au/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chantal.coleman.33

EP 18

Your host // Sarah Hickey

Our guest // Nat Hodges

About Nat

Today the host becomes a guest! Specialising in individual performance for the last 5 years, Nat is the Academy Director of NXT LVL.

Nathaniel has built 3 strength and performance facilities that at their core resonated the vision of turning potential into action. He currently acts as an advisor for multiple businesses that centre their philosophy around the performing individual who is constantly seeking progression.

This Episode:

We explore Nat's rich history and the challenges he has overcome

• What has led Nat to be an in demand high performance coach
• Growing up in a small town with a sense of something bigger
• The day he discovered that his Dad, wasn't his biological father
• Losing his Dad to suicide as a teen
• His insights into grief, death & personal challenge
• Overcoming dark times
• Creating several businesses & the journey of a tumultuous business sale
• The personal philosophy that was born from his story

Connect with Nat

Website & blog – www.nxtlvl.com.au

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nat.hodges.39

EP 17

Your host // Tim Bishop

Our guest // Dov Baron

About Dov

Dov is a Corporate Cultural Momentum Strategist, who works with leaders and executive teams to build the bonds that create corporate cultures that become Fiercely Loyal.

Dov is a bestselling author of several books. His latest book is Fiercely Loyal" How High Performing Companies Develop and Retain Top Talent. (In-Phase Publishing, 2015 01 He also writes for and has been featured in many industry magazines including CNN. CBS Small Business Pulse. SHRM, Yahoo Finance. Boston Globe, Business in Vancouver. USA today, CEO, Entrepreneur and many more.

This Episode

• What led Dov to Authentic Leadership
• The profound importance of understanding your wholeness and deep greatness
• What is Greatness
• The importance of being emotionally connected to your purpose
• Dov takes us through an exercise to help you connect with your purpose
• What you have to be willing to do, to find you purpose

Connect with Dov

Website & blog - http://fullmontyleadership.com/

Youtube -

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTVH_F-eqUGGLD4ap-rJE-A

Take Dov's Self Assessment Matrix of Leadership - matrix.fullmontyleadership.com

CHALLENGE - Should you wish to step into it...

• Send Dov an email
• Tell him what you got out of it and what you're going to do with it over the next 12mths
• CC: Tim ([email protected])
• Subject line: Tim Bishop NXT LVL Podcast

• [email protected]

• What will you do with it?

EP 16

Your host // Tim Bishop & Nat Hodges

Our guest // Amanda Bucci

About Amanda

Amanda Bucci is a 24 year old lifestyle entrepreneur whose mission is to ignite the fire inside of people to level up in their fitness, business, and personal life, by being that example in her personal life vlogs, and teaching her methods through her podcast and YouTube channel.

She has built her social media following of over half a million on Instagram and 200k on YouTube through the perfect combination of consistency, transparency and education – and the secret sauce – always showing up as authentically "Amanda" as possible.

Amanda now teaches other entrepreneurs how to build their businesses online, by specializing in strategies that humanize social media accounts and building organic audiences on Instagram and YouTube.

This Episode

• How Amanda built the social media following and influence she now has
• Amanda's organic evolution into becoming an Entrepreneur and building several businesses
• Amanda's strategies for Mastering 24hrs
• Living on purpose
• Going all in on what you want!

Connect with Amanda

Instagram -@amandabucci

Bucci Radio - https://soundcloud.com/bucciradio // on Instagram @bucciradio

Youtube -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHoUCBKPrngzm5FqrIq2tlA

Website -www.amandbucci.com

EP 15

Your host // Tim Bishop & Nat Hodges

Our guest // Brian DeCosta

About

Brian DeCosta is a life changer; a thought provoker. His title says Fitness & Lifestyle consultant, which is just a fancy name for helping others envision a better version of themselves than they ever could on their own - then unapologetically holding them to that standard. An ex-9 to 5 corporate warrior, Brian has doubled down on blasting the social media airwaves with messages of positivity, wellness, personal development, and anything to awaken the sleeping many and spur them into action.

This Episode

• Brian explores how he was once chasing the numbers by becoming an accountant and living in the corporate world, then realising his true calling in Sustainable Fitness
• Navigating and coming out the other side of an eating disorder – his learnings from this journey
• The realities of an online business & social media
• How Brian's experiences have shaped his why
• The importance of living your truth and service

Connect with Brian

Instagram - @briandecosta

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/atsoced14

Website - www.briandecosta.com

EP 14

Your host // Tim Bishop

Our guest // Alexander Nicolls

About

Alexander grew up in Canberra and was thought to have common learning disabilities, it was only later did professionals realise it was his a problem with his eyes. Alex had to play some serious catch up with the basics. Entering year 7 still unable to read and write, he mentioned "I had become accustomed to the feeling of failing everything I tried" He went on to get accepted into Conservatorium high school, The Juilliard School in NewYork as a cellist and has traveled the world as a free lance musician. Alex currently lives in Berlin and some beautiful aspects of his motives are found in heroic stories of cheerful optimism.

This Episode

• Overcoming challenge
• How Alexander found music
• Strategies for pushing through failure
• How work ethic played a crucial part in Alexander's journey
• Hero themes and how Alexander pulls inspiration from them