The Overcomer’s Podcast

S9: Episode 8 - Retention Guru

In this week's episode, we learn how to make members loyal to your club. Dr. Paul Bedford, a former personal trainer, studied academically to understand why people left despite him being good and qualified. He is now known as the "Retention Guru" and shares his top 10 retention factors based on research analyzing 5.5 million customers from 4,500 clubs in 31 different countries.

During the episode, Dr. Bedford emphasizes the importance of setting manageable goals that come from the customers themselves. He also emphasizes making exercise enjoyable and avoiding name-calling or shaming.

Listen to this episode of the Overcomer's Podcast to learn more about Dr. Bedford and how to make your club or gym successful while keeping old and new members comfortable and loyal.

S9: Episode 7 - Expanding Business During the Height of the Pandemic

If you're in the process of starting a business and feel like you're all alone, this week's episode is one you won't want to miss.  Chad Hackman shares his inspiring story of starting his business in his parents' garage and expanding during the pandemic.

He opens up about his struggles during the early days of his business.  He never gave up and now has over a hundred members. You'll be amazed by his perseverance and success, as well as his vision for expanding to other locations in the future.

S9: Episode 6 - TRX: Make Your Body Your Machine with Randy Hetrick

This week's episode is a talk about overcoming transitions in life.  Randy Hetrick shares his journey from being a NAVY SEAL to being an entrepreneur. He has a lot to share about how he succeeded and went bankrupt in his business.  As of the recording of this episode he is helping his once bankrupt company TRX to make a comeback and he is starting another business simultaneously.

There is so much to be learned from the life of Randy Hetrick!  Don’t miss this episode!

S9: Episode 5 - Deka World Champion Seminar: Important Training Tips, Strategies and Mindset

This week's episode is so much fun with our guests, the Deka world champions. They shared their advice on how they won or placed high in their events. Each individual has their own story to tell. They come from different backgrounds, but their only goal is to be the best in their chosen event. Don't miss this episode to learn the training tips, techniques, strategies, and even mindset.

 

Important things discussed:

• Know what your weak point is, and train to improve it.
• Conditioning is key.
• Give yourself different goals and keep some variety in training.
• Accept the pain rather than resisting it.
• Focus on what you can control.
• Smile,have fun, and be happy with what you are doing.
• Training is what prepares you for the event.

S9: Episode 4 - Magik: The Recipe is Different from Everybody.

Are you in need of some"magic"? Are you in pain and desperately seeking a way out? At some point, we all need healing, and often we don't know where to turn for help.

If you're looking for inspiration from someone who was once suicidal but has since found a way to heal others' pain, you won't want to miss this week's podcast episode. Amber Kivett graciously shares her life's adversities, how she overcame them, and her expertise in helping people who suffer from pain.

Listen to this episode of the Overcomer's Podcast to learn more about Amber Kivett, who has overcome various physical, emotional, and mental traumas and is now helping others do the same. 

S9: Episode 3: Deka Mile Women’s Pro Division World Champion, Megan Jacoby: Turn Your Weakness Into Your Strength, You will be Unstoppable!

A lot of women who became mothers will think that it’s over for them. But this is not the case for our guest, Megan Jacoby. Megan is the Women’s World Champion for the Women’s Pro Division in the Deka mile.

Despite being a single mother, she still takes time to prioritize being a high-performing athlete. She said that prioritizing doing what makes you happy and fulfilled can make you a better parent, better at work, happier in general, and more pleasant to be around.

Listen to this week’s podcast and learn how Megan overcome all the struggles she’s been through to become the Deka Mile World Champion.

S9: Episode 2 - Furlough from work in Pandemic to Successful Podcaster and Entrepreneur with Ben Albert

This week on Overcomer’s Podcast a person who got furlough for work shared his story on how he became a successful podcaster. 

Ben Albert spent most of his life under-achieving to avoid bullies because of his height. Then learning, curiosity, and a growth mindset came to his life, he started to care about community. As he got older, he wanted to connect to people one conversation at a time. 

He felt that he had to reach out and learn something from the time he got furlough for work, that’s when he started doing podcasts. Since he is not “famous”, he started from scratch. He had to niche down because podcasting is a noisy place to be. He reached out to business owners to be featured in his podcast from Suny Brockport State University, those who are alumni business owners, where he graduated from. His vision is to highlight Rochester businesses and so he built a Rochester podcast.

Don’t miss this week’s episode, listen to Ben Albert’s story. He was a “nobody” in their place and now a promising podcaster!

S9: Episode 1 - Limitless opportunity of gratitude

Are you a positive person or not? Then this podcast is for you to assess whether you’re expressing gratitude or need to practice it.

Shai Tubali is a chakra expert, spiritual teacher who believes in intentionally expressing gratitude even in difficult situations. 

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn practical ways on how to intentionally bring gratitude and see the difference it will make in your life.

S8: Episode 12 - Yancy Culp Journey in Co-Founding Deka: “Fitness Improves and Changes Lives”

Do you want to know what a Deka sport is? Maybe some of you haven’t heard of it. This is your chance to get to know and maybe want to become an affiliate with Deka.

Yancy Culp, co-founder of Deka shared what Deka is and his journey in creating Deka. He’s passionate about fitness and wants every community in the USA and eventually in the world to participate in Deka Family. 

Listen to this week’s episode and learn more about Deka and one day you may become part of it.

Listen to this episode of the Overcomer’s Podcast to learn more about how Yancy Culp co-founded Deka and his vision to make every community in the United States and eventually the entire World participate in the Deka family! His journey in making the Deka and the success it already achieved. If you wish to connect with Nick Winkelman, visit his website https://www.yancycamp.com/;  https://deka.fit/, Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/yancyculp/, https://www.instagram.com/yancycampofficial/ Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/YancyCamp,  or email him directly at customersupport@yancycamp.com <customersupport@yancycamp.com>.

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S8: Episode 11 - Better coaching is better connecting with Nick Winkelman

This week’s episode is an amazing conversation with Nick Winkelman, the head of athletic performance & science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. on how  coaches should communicate with their clients. 

He shared on how to communicate to others that you can truly understand their being and to know their language and the “Why” they’re doing things, “Why” they want to achieve something. 

If you want to communicate not just in the sense of talking but to be aware of someone’s thought, perspective, and the whole being of the person then don’t miss this episode. You’ll learn a lot on why and how we should be present in the moment.

 

Important things discussed:

1. Two large form of communication: 
   1. Interpersonal - connecting with you as a person
   2. Movement Communication - connecting with you as an embodied movement system that thinks and feels and is aware.
2. Learning someone’s language that can only be possible from a blank slate, blank canvas, powerful listening and listening doesn’t take personalities.
3. Utterly present in the moment and it needs practice.