Wake Up The Sun

Amanda Marino is a recovery coach, interventionist, wife, and mother. Amanda’s business is centered around recovery and life coaching, interventions, as well as providing sober companions, transports, and employer consulting. Despite being a new business, she has already experienced tremendous growth, including bringing a partner to her company. During 2020, Amanda hopes to grow her business even more and to build a team of individuals working together to provide resources to as many people as possible.

On this episode, Amanda speaks about her philosophy of flexible routine. She has found more success by allowing space for variations in her daily routine, rather than trying to mold to a rigid structure, as her life and days are changing constantly. Tune in to hear Amanda share what is important in her daily life, including her belief that you should make time to do something nice for yourself every day. You can find Amanda on Instagram (@amandaempowers), on her website (www.amandaempower.com), or most readily by connecting with her on LinkedIn. 

Joe Drake is a husband, father, trainer, and fitness educator. In his career, he has worked in several different facets of fitness. Though that was a focus of the last five years, Joe now devotes most of his time to fitness education through his co-ownership of and involvement in The Axiom Fitness Academy. He has traveled all over the globe to share his wellness expertise from Canada to Italy to Thailand.

Joe’s life has gone through many transitions over the last five years. In this episode, he dives into the evolution of his daily routine as his priorities and responsibilities have shifted. A self-declared morning person, he speaks about how he starts each day in a way that fosters his best self. He discusses the importance of flexibility in your routine to promote your own well-being. He also shares what he believes to be important for enabling change in life. You can connect with Joe on Instagram @coachjoedrake or by visiting www.axiomfitnessacademy.com. 

Scott Russell is the creator of From the Grave Clothing and From the Grave Podcast. With no prior entrepreneurial experience, he started the brand as an avenue for his creativity. He channeled this desire into learning the ins and outs of building and running a business. This process has brought purpose and passion to his daily life. Through all that he does, Scott leads with curiosity and emphasizes having fun. 

In this episode, Scott talks about his sobriety, including his greatest moments and challenges, as well as the shifts that have occurred in his life through his journey. He discusses his daily routine from praying in the morning to reflecting at night. Tune in to hear Scott share the power of being open to different perspectives and finding comfort in not having all the answers. You can connect with Scott and find out more about his brand by following @fromthegraveclothing on Instagram and by tuning into his From the Grave Podcast. 

Robert Levy is a husband, father, and owner of two South Florida businesses—Bagel Works and Crossfit Hardcore East “The Station.” Rob has immersed himself in the local community since moving to the area in 2009. With all that he does, Rob is passionate about inclusivity, particularly through his work to build a fitness community that includes everybody. 

As someone who wears many hats, routine and consistency are vital to Rob’s life. In this episode, he shares how he strategically plans his time to support success and balance, all the way from his morning protein shake to his nighttime TV watching. He discusses how planning creates opportunity in daily life and in achieving long-term goals. He also expands upon his belief that all areas of life need to be in alignment in order to thrive, as well as how you can make this happen for yourself. You can connect with Rob through his two local businesses. 

Alex Celis is a small business owner in the South Florida community. He and his two brothers created Celis Produce in 2014. Though their concept began as a produce buying club, they quickly realized there was a need for more in the community. In the fall of 2015, Alex and his brothers opened the first brick and mortar Celis Produce location in West Palm Beach. 

The produce industry has been a big part of the Celis family’s story. Originally from Columbia, their father became involved in selling produce in Palm Beach County upon moving to the US in the 80s. Alex and his brothers grew up helping their father in this capacity. After some experience working an office job, Alex found his way back to the produce business, expanding upon his childhood experiences to create a modern business. 

Celis has become a local staple, serving as a space that represents happiness, connection, and family. After finding inspiration in New York, Alex and his brothers furthered their presence in the local community by opening Crema, a rolled ice cream shop, in February 2019. 

In this episode, Alex talks about how his daily routine has developed around being a business owner over the last 5 years. He discusses his gratitude for starting each day with his family and the importance of giving back to yourself. It is through this self-care that he has come to some of his best ideas. In 2020, Alex is excited to further his involvement in the community, especially by opening Crema’s second location in Delray Beach. You can keep up with Alex’s business by visiting any of their soon-to-be 4 locations, as well as by following Celis Produce (@celisproduce), Crema (@cremarolls), and Alex personally (@yomrcelis).

Sarge Pickman is a husband, father, comedian, motivational speaker, and philanthropist. His path toward achieving his personal definition of success has not been linear. After becoming sober 29 years ago, he was living in Hollywood and trying to make it as a comedian. In this environment, he struggled to feel successful while constantly surrounded by the displays of others’ successes. Through this experience, Sarge began to view success differently. With a desire for peace and joy in his life, Sarge made changes including moving to Florida.

In this interview, Sarge discusses the importance of defining what success means for you. He speaks of the need to set aside ego and pride in order to enable change and growth. Throughout his life, Sarge has found support in mentors, such as Gary Marshall. During this episode, he details the power of asking for help and involving other people in your life to foster your own success.

Sarge’s personal routine is centered around gratitude. It is how he begins each day and ends each night. He believes gratitude is what transformed his soul and enabled him to grow. He speaks of how he practices gratitude every day and more on this episode. You can find out more about Sarge through his website www.iamsarge.com, on Facebook as Comedian Sarge, or contact him directly by emailing [email protected].

Pedro Luna is a husband, father, yoga instructor, and a force in the South Florida community.  He is a fellow ambassador for lululemon Boca Town Center. Pedro not only crushes it locally, but also globally through his online presence. He is the creator of the massively popular Instagram page @yogimemes, and he spreads his incredible spirit nationally and internationally through The Yogi Show podcast. 

Before becoming a yoga instructor, Pedro worked as a debt collector for nine years. Like many people, he found himself unfulfilled by his work. It was during this time that he discovered yoga. As this brought the soul and fulfillment to his life that he felt he was missing, Pedro decided to make a shift and fully devote himself to yoga.  

In this interview, Pedro shares his journey from then until now. He discusses practices and ways to make shift happen in your own life. Being where he is now, he also shares the importance of self-care and how he incorporates this into his daily routine. He believes by caring for and allowing himself to grow, he can help the community to grow. Throughout the next year, he is excited to use his presence to continue to serve the community in even more ways. You can connect with Pedro through The Yogi Show podcast and through his personal Instagram @yogawithpedro. 

Pat was working as a CPA in a 9-5, 40 hours a week CPA firm. His life consisted of work, some minor exercise, going out with co-workers and friends day in and out. That routine was all until he saw other people living life and doing things he wanted to do. He joined up with an online coaching and fitness provider learning as much as he could part time. As he watched others grow and succeed he began to realize that he needed to put forth more effort and focus on being the best coach he could be. One day after a manager at his office berated him, Pat had enough. He jumped head first into his part-time business and in several years has risen to the top of his company by following his passion.

Pat has coached and inspired his own family to join the business. Each day Pat gets to coach people across the world, workout, travel and communicate all while working his business from his phone and/or laptop. He practices daily gratitude by journaling, meditation and incorporates that in all aspects of his routine. It is an inspiration watching someones journey unfold by pursuing their dreams. Please follow Pat on instagram @pat90x and link up with him on facebook to learn more about his awesome story. Enjoy the pod and we look forward to hearing from you!

Dr. Craig Spodak is a third generation dentist who earned his Doctorate of Dental Medicine degree from Tufts University, graduating with highest honors. He joined his father, Dr. Myles Spodak, in his practice in Delray Beach, Fla. in 1998 with a dream to change the way patients experience dental care. He became the leader of the practice in 2006 and immediately began to develop a new vision for the modern dental practice with a goal to deliver comprehensive dental care from a team of general and specialty dentists in one convenient, 13,000 square foot, state-of-the-art, LEED Gold Certified facility.

I have been able to watch Craig grow his dental practice, become a sound leader in the community and inspire those around him. One of his biggest beliefs is putting positive energy behind everything you do in the day. From the simplest tasks to more complex, Craig practices gratitude in every facet and shares with his team the importance of the highest level of service and care. If you can put positive energy behind what you are doing and spark the same passion in those around you, then you are on to something. That is what Craig lives by each and every day. Please listen in as we cover some of his amazing routines and general life advice in business and relationships. I hope you enjoy the pod!

Want to connect directly with Craig? You can find him on Instagram @craigspodak and @spodakdental.

This past Monday was Veterans Day and no better way to kick off this week than with my friends Wade Waddick and Phil Krizmanich from Patriot Sports Nutrition. Both served active duty as United States Marines and now have created several different businesses in the community. These two gentlemen have started a supplement company in which part of each sale goes to benefit veterans.

They strongly believe in purpose, mission, impact, legacy and taking action to carry their message each and every day to the client at of Patriot. Wade also owns and operates Evolution Fitness in West Boca. They have started their own podcast, 2 marines 1 mic which hosts guests that are active/retired military, community influencers and have amazing stories to tell.

These guys are extreme examples of getting it done, accomplishing goals and setting the tone for others in the community. I hope you enjoy their message and the fun we had on the podcast.