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323: Plunge Co-Founder & CEO, Ryan Duey, Talks Health Benefits Of Cold Water Immersion, Cold Plunge Tubs & Building A Business

Today on the podcast I sync up with Ryan Duey the Co-Founder and CEO of Plunge.  One of the COOLest new wellness companies to hit the scene over the past few years.  Plunge is a cold plunge tub and high heat sauna company, born out of a garage in 2020 when the world shut down….

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179. Cycling Week: Wheels Up with Wahoo Fitness Founder, Chip Hawkins

When Wahoo Fitness Founder, Chip Hawkins launched his company back in 2009, the tech and data scene for fitness and endurance sports was almost non-existent. But thanks to Chip, here we are! Wahoo Fitness is a game changing fitness technology company that took the old school traditional indoor bike trainer and made it compatible with…

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169. Troy Busot, Founder of Athlinks & Host of Athlinks Podcast On Launching An Industry Changing Business & The Power of Endurance Sports

Troy Busot is the founder and visionary pioneer behind one of the top companies in the world of endurance sports, Athlinks, which is the largest results database for endurance sports in the world. If you’re like me, and keep track of all your race times, which I have been doing for the past decade, Athlinks…

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106. Alyssa Rapp On Leadership, Pivoting, and How Athletics Can Position You For Success

Alyssa Rapp is the CEO of Surgical Solutions and one of Crain’s Chicago Notable Women in Healthcare. Prior to this she founded Bottlenotes, Inc, the leading interactive media company in the U.S. Wine Industry, which earned her a place on INC Magazines 30 Under 30. She is also the Founder of AJR Ventures, a strategic…

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101. Shawn Buckley is Disrupting The Pet Food Industry, Helping Our Dogs + Cats Live Longer and Healthier Lives

When today’s guest, Shawn Buckley, went to his local pet store to pick up his dogs favorite chicken kibble, only to find it was sold out, he opted for the lamb kibble instead. Upon checkout he noticed they were the same price, which he thought was odd. As he looked at the ingredients and did…

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85. Jillian Wright On Empowering Beauty + Wellness Entrepreneurs With The Tools For Success

Jillian Wright is the Co-Founder of Indie Beauty Expo, an ecosystem she created to empower beauty and wellness entrepreneurs for success, which launched in 2015.  In just five years, IBE has expanded from one event in New York with 80 brands to events in five global markets (NYC, LA, Dallas, London, Berlin) with more than…

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72. Colin McCabe, Co-Founder, Chopt: From Building a Business To Running, Triathlon and Kiteboarding-There Is More In You Than You Know

When two college friends realized they could not survive on burgers and french fries alone! They set out on a quest for the perfect healthy meal. Thus Chopt was born. In 2001 Colin McCabe and Tony Shure changed the salad restaurant landscape forever.  Thanks to their unique spin with flavor forward ingredients and globally inspired…

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57. Claudia Saez Fromm, Style Savvy, Wellness Minded Real Estate Entrepreneur & Top Agent On Living The New York Life

Fitness and wellness minded entrepreneur, Claudia Saez Fromm is a true real estate dynamo and one of NYC’s top real estate agents. She is also the creator of popular lifestyle blog and newsletter, The New York Life, a veteran real estate entrepreneur, a devoted Tracey Anderson workout lover, a super stylish fashionista, and one of…

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54. Denise Lee, CEO + Founder, Alala, On Fashion, Fitness and Female Empowerment

Denise Lee always knew she wanted to be an entrepreneur. Growing up in Hong Kong, she moved to NYC to go to NYU Stern and pursue her dreams. But it wasn’t until she started training for her first triathlon in 2012 that she had her “aha” moment. As an avid athlete, she couldn’t find any…

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36. Meghan Asha, FounderMade CEO + Founder: From Running a Business to Running Marathons

Meghan Asha is the Founder and CEO of FounderMade, a discovery platform, conference series, and trade show that helps curate and scale best-in-class consumer brands connecting them with highly sought out retailers, distributors, investors and influencers. Fueled by athleticism, fitness, and running, Meghan and Marni talk about everything from building and running a business to training…

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34. Raising The Barre with Global Boutique Fitness Brand Physique 57’s Tanya Becker + Alicia Weihl

On today’s episode, Marni sync’s up with two of the creative minds and talented thought leaders behind the world famous barre inspired exercise classes and global boutique fitness brand Physique 57, Tanya Becker, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer and Alicia Weihl, Executive Director of Global Talent + Training. They share their inspiring stories on how…

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33. World Renowned Celebrity Hair Stylist René Fris On Tennis, Dynasty, and His New Namesake Haircare Line

René Fris, one of the worlds most sought afer hair stylists, beauty and grooming experts, and global television personalities has a new Scandanavian-inspired namesake haircare line you are going to love. Yes, it’s for Men and Women!  You may know René for his starring role as Co-Host and Mentor from Bravo TV’s Shear Genious or Europe’s Queer…

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31. OOFOS CEO + Co-Founder, Lou Panaccione: The Athletic Footwear Industry Pioneer On Impact Absorbing Technology, Finding a Cure For Breast Cancer, and the ElliptiGO

Lifelong athlete, Lou Panaccione is the CEO and co-founder of OOFOS, the revolutionary athletic recovery footwear brand with a simple mission: to help people feel better. From recovering aching feet to finding a cure for Breast Cancer, his goals and commitment to this mission are incredibly inspiring.

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29. Glendy Yeung: From Neuroscience to Vibrational Wellness

Fueled by yoga and meditation, Glendy Yeung is a well-known energy healer, who has pioneered a career in Vibrational Wellness. Her expertise and practice encompass the esoteric healing modalities of Sound Meditation, Flower Essences, Pranic Healing, Yantra, Crystals and more. Having spent nearly the entire first decade of her career as a Neuroscientist, the next…

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22. Dr. Gerry Curatola On The Oral Microbiome, Safe Mercury Removal & Paradigm Shifting Dentistry

Dr. Gerry Curatola is a world renowned, paradigm shifting biologic dentist and a global healthcare thought leader and pioneer. He is the bestselling author of The Mouth-Body Connection, Co-Founder of oral care company and prebiotic toothpaste, Revitin®, Founder of  Rejuvenation Dentistry®, a multi-specialty integrative dental practice in New York City based on the principles of…

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21. Bethany Lyons On Being Courageous, Yoga, and Living Her Dharma

In 2013, Bethany Lyons and partner, John Murray, pioneered the opening of the first dedicated Baptiste Power Yoga style studio in NYC.  It was organic for Bethany. After over a decade in the fitness industry from Crunch to Soul Cycle, Bethany decided to go out on her own and do what she loved, practice yoga,…

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19. Dylan Lauren, Founder and CEO of Dylan’s Candy Bar On Imagination, Innovation, and Inspiration

Nearly two decades ago my  next guest pioneered creating the world’s largest candy store, confectionery emporium and lifestyle brand, Dylan’s Candy Bar. Dylan Lauren merged her love of art, fashion and pop culture with candy and has innovated the way we see and experience candy today. Her story is empowering and inspiring as she pursued…

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14. Debora Warner: Founder, Mile High Run Club On Running, Art, and Entrepreneurship

Debora Warner is the Founder of Mile High Run Club, the first studio of its kind dedicated to running with both indoor classes and outdoor training, which launched in 2014.  Debora’s pioneering innovation has bridged the sport of running with boutique fitness creating a concept that appeals to both runners and the broader fitness community including…

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