Your Superior Self

During Jacob's second year in law school he decided he needed to revamp his life and give up all substances and life practices that were not serving him. This journey was a tenuous one, but now he has found his passion for helping others prepare for everything.

Jacob uses his intimate knowledge of substance abuse, personal development strategies, life skills, and unique interventions to assist others in any facet of life they wish to improve upon. Jacob has helped individuals and their families combat addictions and other life struggles for 4 years. Jacob provides the guiding hand and structural framework that will result in anyone taking hold of their lives and becoming their truest selves.

Lola Manekin was born on the island of Florianopolis, Brazil, where movement was a natural part of life. She is the Founder & Owner of Movement Lab, a groundbreaking concept in fitness studios, that incorporates her unique approach to movement. As a Somatic Movement Expert, she guides people to their body's wisdom, opening new channels for clarity, inspiration, and creativity. She is a force of nature, captivating participants in her classes, workshops, and retreats with her full-hearted approach.

Doug Bopst is an award-winning personal trainer, author, speaker and business owner. Those credentials and accolades are a result of his own transformation. He is a former felon and drug addict, sentenced to months in jail due to being found guilty of “possession with intent to sell.” He chose to use his time locked in that small cell to beat his demons and reinvent himself thanks to a combination of faith, family and fitness.

He has helped hundreds of people improve their health and wellness.

The three books he has written are a reflection of his personal story: “From Felony to Fitness to Free,” “Faith Family Fitness” and his newest book, “The Heart of Recovery,” where he interviewed roughly 50 of the most inspiring individuals who have beat addiction from of all walks of life with hopes of helping others get into recovery. 

He has been featured nationally in media outlets such as the Today Show, Mens Health, Goalcast, Cheddar, Greatist, Thrive Global and others…

Doug has also been featured as a guest on various podcasts including Impact Theory, Rise Together Podcast,  Rich Roll Podcast, This Life with Dr. Drew and One37pm.

He has also been featured on local media outlets in his hometown such as WBAL 11, WJZ 13, WMAR 2  and in the Baltimore Sun as one of Baltimore’s “12 Fitness Heroes” in 2015.

He has spoken to and worked with many companies, organizations and schools including McCormick and the Clemson Football Team.

Although Jim's first job was at Gatorland Zoo, he cut his teeth in the training field through the Hospitality industry, starting out as a restaurant staff-­level employee for Olive Garden and then Hard Rock Cafe. He eventually became the head of the School of Hard Rocks, running  point on all learning & development functions for Hard Rock International.

Although part of a small training group that supported all cafe, hotel and casino properties, Jim Knight’s role at Hard Rock involved many facets of organizational training, including creating/managing all staff and management training materials & programs, facilitating its corporate university, overseeing management training locations, producing training DVD’s, directing company e-­Learning initiatives, facilitating leadership transitions and traveling to property locations to deliver on-­site classes & measure standards.

Jim has put his experience and creativity to work, which has consistently developed cutting-­edge training concepts. During his 21 years with the Hard Rock brand, his team won coveted Telly Awards in 2000 for their guest service video, took top honors in 2007 for their menu rollout video, garnered Training Directors Forum’s 1998 prize for “Reengineering Training” and won Brandon Hall’s Gold Best in Class Award for their “Service Recovery” e-­Learning course.  Jim Knight was recognized by Training Magazine as representing one of the Top 125 training companies in the world out of all industries & businesses and he has been featured in Forbes Magazine, Inc. Magazine, Fast Company, Entrepreneur Magazine and Fox Small Business News.

Jim has a music degree in Vocal Performance & Education and taught in the Florida public school system for 6 years, before catching the “hospitality bug.” He is a long-­time member of CHART (The Council of Hotel & Restaurant Trainers) and People Report, previously sat on the Certification Governing Board of the National Restaurant Association and started a regional training forum & networking group with over 100 active members in Central Florida, to share best practices and discuss common issues with other industry professionals. Networking is a big part of his success.

In this episode, Scott Mulvaney and I discuss lifestyle choices, starting with diet.  Scott is a repeat guest and you can listen to him back on episode #39.  For those who are not familiar with Scott here is his bio: 

Founder of the Lifestyle Brand, LIVETHEFUEL, Scott Mulvaney escaped the corporate life drag in 2009. As an employee turned firefighter, turned entrepreneur and podcaster, Scott channels his health nut, adrenaline junkie energy into everything he influences. He often thanks his transformative two years serving as a former Hotshot Wildland Firefighter with the US Forest Service.  Scott's high energy passions can be heard on the LIVETHEFUEL Podcast Show, where "We FUEL Your Health, Business, and Lifestyle"!

You can check out Scott here: 

www.livethefuel.com