Welcome back to another great episode of the Dear BLK CEO Podcast.

 

After this episode, you’ll leave with the kind of motivation that will help you push through whatever you’re going through and reach the other side of your goals. That’s because we have Courtney Samuel in the house! Courtney is a body builder and former football player. Starting out as an awkward kid, he honed in on his love for football eventually becoming the highest recruited athlete in North Dakota State history. When his time as a football player was done, he pivoted into the business world. After pushing through seemingly impossible obstacles he is now CEO of his own business, BBP (Bodies By Perseverance).

 

In this episode, Courtney will give us a look behind the curtains at his journey into the business world, and how he found success by realizing that the path to his purpose was paved with perseverance. 

The Path to Your Purpose is Perseverance:

[00:01 – 07:53] Opening Segment

• I welcome the Courtney Samuel to the show
• • My relationship with BBP 
  • A bit about Courtney
• Courtney talks about the struggle that led him to creating BBP 
• • The effect Covid had on his family and business 
  • Coming to Jesus moment
  • Forced to stop and rest
  • Adjusting and persevering 

[07:54 – 19:25] The True Meaning of Perseverance

• Courtney shares about his time in college and football
• • Finding the love for football
  • Accomplishments during his time 
  • Struggles breaking into the NFL
• The transition into and out of his corporate career
• • From the field to programming computers 
  • “I can’t do this for the rest of my life”

 

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[19:26  – 36:19] The Path to Your Purpose

• Courtney talks about opening his gym
• • Seeing the signs 
  • Having the ‘cheese’ to fund it 
• Getting the funds to open up 
• • 5 g’s and borrowing against his 401(K)
  • Grinding 9 to 9 for six years to get it up and running
• The path to your purpose
• • Find out why God put you here 
  • Instilling the right values and mindset into your kids 
  • The influence from mentors 
• Courtney talks about the importance of the location of BBP
• • The ‘Red Line’ in Five Points 
  • The largest area for black owned businesses in Colorado 
• What’s next for Courtney and the gym 
• • Driven by competition 
  • ‘The Best Gym in the World’ 
  • Pouring your vision into your workers 

 

  [36:20  – 40:27] Random Round

• Courtney’s ideal sneakers
• • Yeezy’s 
• Stereotype about black culture that needs to be done away with
• • That we do ‘second-hand’ business
• Favorite loophole/strategy for wealth creation 
• • The law of attraction
• Final words 

      

Tweetable Quotes:

“My dad always told me, ‘it’s never as bad as it seems, it’s never as good as it seems…’ Life is perseverance, perseverance is life.” - Courtney Samuel

“Once you find your purpose on Earth, nothing stops you from that… Even if something does stop you, you gotta figure out a way to fix it so you can get back on ‘go’.” - Courtney Samuel

 

Resources Mentioned:  

• Courtney Samuel

Reach out to Courtney on Instagram. Make sure to check out https://www.mybbp.com/ and start looking into getting your body by perseverance.  

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Let’s connect! Find me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or check out my website http://karlsona.com/. And The Kas Company to find out more about my coaching program.

 

You don’t have to be anyone other than who you are to be a world-class CEO!