Chasing Curiosity

020 - Kirsten Alexis: Chasing Childhood Dreams Up Mountains & Out of Airplanes

Kirsten is an adventure athlete and content creator sharing her journey to inspire others to go after their dreams. In this conversation, we talk about her recent knee injury and what the recovery process has taught her, how she got into adventure sports and the lessons that she learns from them, and why being authentic is important in today's world of everyone wanting to fit in.Kirsten's LinksInstagram
 
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019 - Andrea Diller: Losing 40lbs+ In Your 60s

This episode is going to be a little bit different. Andrea Diller is my mom. She has been a yo-yo dieter for over 35 years. Gaining weight then losing it only to gain it back again. But now she has lost over 40lbs in her 60s and has truly taken health into her own hands. Her story is one that I think a lot of people can relate to and will be able to learn from.  We also talk about being a teacher for 34 years and what that was like, and travel/being out in nature.
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018 - Joey Yochheim: Mastering Your Default Actions

Joey Yochheim is the co-owner of Default Kings. A men's weight loss and health coaching company that has helped 400+ men lose weight. In this conversation, we talk about why so many people struggle to lose weight and keep it off, the difference between force multipliers and micro optimizations in your health and why people focus on the wrong things, and finally we talk about Joey's journey of dropping out of college to join Default Kings and pursue a different path in life.
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017 - Ryan Griggs: Reconnecting With Our Food

Ryan Griggs is the founder and CEO of The Regenaissance, an apparel-based brand reconnecting us back to where our food is grown & promoting the regeneration of our health through diet, exercise, and the outdoors. In this conversation, we talk about what regenerative agriculture is and why it's become more popular over the last few years, what's wrong with our current food system and how we are disconnected from our food, and finally we talk about his personal journey, which involves losing both his brother and mother to disease, that led him to take on this mission. 
 
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016 - Charlotte Grysolle: Following Envy to Find Passion

Charlotte Grysolle is an online writer and Student Success Lead at Write of Passage, an online writing course. In this conversation, we talk about her journey from working in the marketing/advertising agency world for 10 years before transitioning into what she's doing now, how she got interested in neuroscience and why she chose to write about the topic online, and some of her favorite practical tips that she implements in her life that allow her to be more creative, focused, and productive. 
 
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015 - Louie Ruvolo: From Alcoholic To 100mi Ultramarathons

Louie Ruvolo is an endurance athlete who has completed Ironman, two 100mi Ultramarathons, among other endurance events. What's even more impressive is that he's competing in these races in his late 50s. In this conversation, we talk about Louie's journey from being an alcoholic who drank every day for 20 years starting at the age of 17 to getting sober and becoming an endurance athlete. Louie is a common guy accomplishing incredible things because of his commitment to being the best version of himself that he can be. It's a story that everyone can be inspired by.Louie's Links
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014 - Matt Izzo: The Spiritual Transformation of Weight Loss

Matt Izzo is a weight loss coach and endurance athlete. Matt has gained & lost 75lbs three different times over his health journey. He has now gone on to complete an Ironman, multiple marathons, and other endurance events. In this conversation, we talk about how his weight loss journey was more of a spiritual journey than a physical one, how your energy levels dictate your reality, and how to create better thoughts and ideas that will propel you forward toward a better, healthier future rather than hold you back. Matt's Links
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013 - Chris Boettcher: Taking Health Into Your Own Hands

Chris Boettcher is a former physical therapist turned men's health coach. He is also a 10x ironman. In this conversation, we talk about common preventable issues that he saw during his time as PT and what you can do to avoid those injuries, his journey over the last 12 months from quitting his job to becoming an entrepreneur, and why managing stress is the key for optimal health.
 
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012 - Jeff Putnam: Rising from the Ashes

Jeff Putnam is an entrepreneur and content creator. In this conversation we talk about his journey from going homeless and living in a motel with his wife and 7 kids to 6 figure entrepreneur, why he decided to try to pick up amateur boxing at 35, and the importance of failure and learning hard lessons to grow.
 
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011 - Cris Ruiz: Creating Stories That Inspire Change

Cris is a film director and co-founder of Pachamama Films, a movie/television studio that makes films that highlight the resilience of the human spirit and inspire change. In this conversation, we talk about what makes up a good story and why people become invested in certain stories and some of the stories that Cris has told over the years that have had the biggest impact on him. We also talk about his own story of leaving his home country, Chile, at 18 to move to Canada and how he became a film director after years of working random jobs including working at Subway, liquor stores, cleaning carpets, and construction to name a few. 
 
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