Executive Athletes

Greg Scheinman is a Shareholder at Insgroup as a property and casualty insurance specialist . His expertise, marketplace relationships, and unwavering commitment to insuring his clients success is at the cornerstone of his practice. A true entrepreneur himself, Greg brings a unique business background to the table: Michael Eisner acquired Greg’s startup, Team Baby Entertainment, in 2007, and Greg is also the founder of Row Studios, a brand of indoor rowing gyms. These personal experiences as an owner, creator, and innovator allow Greg to manage risk for his clients with a different view. Greg also hosts The Midlife Male Podcast on GOW Media Network featuring conversations with prolific entrepreneurs, risk takers and CEO's. Greg has spoken at the University of Michigan on the subject of entrepreneurship. He appeared on Big Idea with Donnie Deutch of CNBC. He hosted Profiles of Innovations on PBS-TV for three seasons. He is a board member of The D10 Decathlon and competed in Houston in 2017 where he won the E

She is an ex Management consultant, current adventure cyclist and inspirational speaker with the mission to inspire others to “dare to go for it”. She believes that the first step towards a goal or a dream is the hardest but yet most important step towards achievement, self-discovery and potentially a more fulfilling life. After this initial step, you will receive more motivation, energy and opportunities to achieve your goal because you are the creator of your life path. “I took the biggest decision of my life. I quit my job with the goal to chase my dream making my biggest passion, cycling, to my living. It felt like wasting time working in a job I didnt enjoy. I failed multiple times trying to find the solution of combining the “real life” with my “dream life”. Multiple times, “reality” hit me that that what I was looking for doesn’t exist. But despite the setbacks I didn’t want to accept a life that it is not filled with passion and energy. My fear, being 90 years old and looking back and saying: “I wi

A husband, father, friend & leader in service to others, who believes in human potential & abundance. Former NFL Linebacker turned CEO & Ironman Triathlete. By concentrating on human performance, Joe builds, leads and grows world-class tech enabled business services, technology and SaaS organizations focused on serving employees, customers, and communities. Currently Joe is the President and Co Founder of Aptology, Apotology was founded with the belief that everyone has unique strengths and characteristics and that by leveraging those attributes, the potential to be a top performer when placed and developed in a role that aligns to their strengths. Based in San Francisco and founded and led by an expert team in the areas of sales, human resources, behavioral psychology and technology. A highly successful athlete, Joe played middle linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks and is an accomplished triathlete competitor. In addition to finishing 10 Ironman races, he finished the Ironman World Champion

This week's guest is the One and only Mark Allen. Six Time IronMan winner After competing and losing in the Ironman Triathlon Championships six times (often to Dave Scott), Allen emerged victorious in 1989, winning one of the most difficult one-day sporting events in the world. This was the first of six Ironman victories for Allen, the last coming in 1995 at age 37, making him the oldest winner of the event at that time. He has also excelled at the Olympic distance, winning the sport's inaugural World Championships in 1989 in Avignon, France,[2] by more than a minute. He was undefeated in 10 trips to the Nice International Championships,[3] and from 1988-1990 he had a winning streak of 21 races. I AM MARK ALLEN “I began a career as a professional triathlete in 1982. Back then doing a triathlon was a big adventure. There were no books, no videos, no coaches. But there were races, some even had prize money. The challenge was how to go faster. One month we might think the key was mileage, so we’d crank out r

Tim Johnson, the man, the myth and the legend, he is an American professional racing cyclist who has found tremendous success in cyclocross and road racing, and is one of only three male riders from the United States to stand on a UCI Cyclocross World Championships podium. He is also one the only America cyclist to have raced in the world championship of 3 different disciplines, Road, Mtn and Cyclocross. During his 18-year professional cycling career, tim competed for Team USA in 13 UCI Cyclocross World Championships, earning a bronze in the U23 event in 1999, and twice he raced in the UCI Road World Championships. He was a six-time U.S. National Cyclocross Champion and won Australia's Herald Sun Tour on the road in 2003. After retiring from professional racing in 2015, he has served as an ambassador for multiple cycling brands, frequently led fundraising and awareness-raising rides, and served as a broadcast analyst for for a number of high level cycling events. Johnson is also the founder of the Ride on

Eric is CEO of Craft clothing US and has had a long string of success in the outdoor industry. Located on North Shore of MA, Eric is an athlete, businessman, father, mentor and leader. He is highly active in many endurance sports including Nordic skiing, Cycling, Telemarking, running and a plethora of others. He has also been instrumental in taking Craft clothing to the next level and becoming a leader in the ultra competitive endurance space. Eric just signed a long term deal to be the official race clothing for Spartan race and is a key supplier to the US Nordic Ski team. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/executiveathletes/support

www.fearvana.com After moving to Austin, Texas from Bombay, Bangalore and Singapore, I overcame a lifestyle of drug addiction that killed two of my friends in high school. When I then decided to join the United States Marine Corps, two doctors told me that boot camp would kill me, thanks to a blood disorder I was born with. But I wasn’t about to let that stop me. Not only did I complete boot camp (with a twisted ankle, no less), but I was chosen as the honor graduate in Infantry school and went on to spend 7 months in Iraq where my job was to walk in front of our vehicle convoys to find explosives before they could destroy our vehicles. That was just the beginning of my understanding of the positive power of fear and struggle. In 2012, I left a comfortable corporate job to drag a 190-pound sled 350-miles across the world’s second largest polar ice cap for a month. I’ve swam through underwater caves, almost been killed by a falling boulder while glacier caving, experienced severe altitude sickness while clim

Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman, an unassuming kid from rural Pennsylvania who ascended to the highest ranks of professional combat sports. He was guided by strong family values and instincts honed by a lifetime of wrestling, “The Spaniard” is a complex mix of small town and bright lights. After landing his dream job in education, Charlie left to venture into the unknown world of professional mixed martial arts (MMA). Having fought the scariest men on Earth, taught junior and senior high Spanish, won a reality TV show on national television and read incessantly for many years, He calls upon his matrix of personal experience and knowledge to inspire you, challenge you and make you believe. In this episode we will find out from “The Spaniard” What’s it like fighting a world title contender on live national TV, igniting a Twitter storm with the toughest man on the planet, and starting a family along the way? How exactly do you go from being a Spanish teacher to a professional fighter? Step into the mind and

Sarah Milby is Valor’s CEO and Founder. Sarah was a varsity college athlete and during this time, realized the benefits of having a performance coach in her corner. She leveraged those lessons off the field, attending some of the best academic institutions in the world, working for top-tier finance and government organizations, and taking on leadership roles at various innovative software companies in digital health. It was after her experience leading sales and business development teams that Sarah realized the gap in professional training. She created Valor Performance, Inc. to partner with some of the highest performing organizations, and help their teams strategically ignite and sustain peak performance. Check out her site at www.valorperform.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/executiveathletes/support

Failure, struggle and setbacks are not only an inevitable part of life but a necessary step on the path to success. Jim Harshaw has learned many life lessons on the wrestling mat. Having won three ACC Championships for the University of Virginia, trained at the Olympic Training Center and competed overseas for Team USA he has experienced significant triumph and devastating defeat. He shares those powerful lessons of failure, struggle and setback to empower his audiences to overcome their own challenges and achieve success despite their inevitable failures. At the Virginia Athletics Foundation (VAF), Jim works with donors to connect them to the University of Virginia in ways that are meaningful to them. Jim's is responsible for raising millions of dollars to fund scholarships, capital projects and endowments for consistently one of the top Division I college athletics programs in the nation. Jim has consulted with businesses, non-profits and athletic programs nationwide in regards to marketing, fundraising,

Dr. Kleiner is the owner of High Performance Nutrition, a consulting firm in Mercer Island, Washington, where she is currently the High Performance Nutrition Consultant to the Seattle Storm (WNBA) and the former Seattle Reign Womens professional soccer team). Dr. Kleiner works professionally with several of the team members, and she has consulted with many other professional teams and team members, including Seattle Seahawks, Mariners, Storm, Thunderbirds and Supersonics, the Cleveland Browns and Cavaliers, the Miami Heat, Olympians and elite athletes in countless sports. Dr. Kleiner has authored eight books, including the bestseller POWER EATING®, The Good Mood Diet®, and The POWERFOOD Nutrition Plan. In 2014-2016, Dr. Kleiner co-founded Vynna, LLC, a female-centric sports nutrition brand and is now the Director of Science & Communication at Vitargo, Inc. This is a must Listen: http://drskleiner.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/executiveathletes/support

Mark is a former NFL player attempting to climb the Seven Summits. Once successful,he will become the first NFL player to ever do so. To date, he has been on 5 of the world’s tallest peaks (Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt Elbrus, Mt Kosciuszko, Aconcagua, Denali) with Everest and Vinson looming. Mark played 5 years in the NFL and then went on to start several successful multi million dollar businesses in which one was venture backed and acquired by University Games http://www.universitygames.com/front-porch-classics. Check out Mark at https://www.markpattisonnfl.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/executiveathletes/support

Dr. Jeffrey Donatello has been helping people with chronic health issues for over 20 years. He has advanced education in Functional Medicine and Nutrition including functional blood work analysis, endocrinology and the thyroid gland, neurotransmitters and the brain. Dr. Donatello is a Certified Nutrition Specialist (C.N.S.), a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner and a state of Maine Certified Chiropractor. He is the author of Energize Your Brain, Change Your Life: An Introduction to Exercise with Oxygen Therapy. He has over one hundred published articles on health and nutrition. Dr. Donatello has also founded, run and sold some of the most successful and inspiring races in the Northeast: Sea to Summit and the Pumpkinman Triathlon. You can check out his business and site here: https://centerforwell.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/executiveathletes/support

Dave is the CEO and founder of Blue Street Capital and brings 17 years of financing and IT experience. Prior to founding Blue Street Capital in 2004, David was Vice President of Sales at a prominent national financing company. In his 8 year tenure, he became a recognized expert in technology, setting up financing programs for solutions providers and OEMs who specialize in the sale of technology and technology related products. Dave’s leadership philosophy focuses on understanding his customers’ business models to provide financing solutions that help them simplify and improve their business models. This is ultimately what drove Dave to start Blue Street Capital. When he isn’t at work, Dave enjoys an active life filled with surfing, golf, and spending quality time with his family. http://www.bluestreetcapital.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/executiveathletes/support

Tim is an entrepreneur who has created his life around bringing adventure and experiential learning to corporate america. He is the owner of Grand Dynamics International, a experiential training and development company which he founded in Jackson Hole Wyoming 20 years ago. Since the origin he has expanded his team to deliver programs across the US and at select international destinations. He and his team uses his background in psychology, business and experiential training to create a variety of unique programs for business teams and leaders. Challenge and adventure are integral parts of many of his programs. On a personal level Tim constantly pushes the limits of his own comfort zone. From blue water hunting, to first ascents in remote corners of the globe to a variety of multi-sport creations in the the Tetons in Jackson Hole. Check out his business at https://www.granddynamics.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/executiveathletes/support

Dave is a true entrepreneur with a vision to combine the love of sports with the positive social impact they can have well beyond the playing arenas. He realized the life behind the desk was not where he truly wanted to be and wanted to make an impact. So he started The D10 which celebrates the brilliance of amateur athletes through world-class athletic events measured by their economic and social impact. The D10 is a nationally televised athletic competition produced for amateur athletes testing speed, strength, agility, and coordination through a mix of 10-events traditionally performed in the Olympic decathlon and NFL Scouting Combine. The D10 uses a proprietary, performance-based online pledging system to connect athletic performances to charitable outcomes. Since inception, participants have raised $8.0M to support North America’s leading pediatric cancer institutions working collectively to cure pediatric cancer. The D10 is featured regularly in SI, WSJ, ESPN, CNBC and more. --- Support this podcast:

Ted Finn is Cofounder & CEO of Uplift Ventures LLC which provides solutions in health and wellness as it relates to travel. Finn is committed to enhancing wellness in travel. With nearly 2 million lifetime air miles, and years spent overseas in both Europe and Asia, he has acquired a lifetime of travel experiences. Finn has been a successful entrepreneur for over 30 years. His focus on health and wellness led to the establishment of Uplift Ventures. He has also founded Innovative Wellness Systems with a focus on biomechanical health and wellness. He cofounded Horizon Footwear in 2006 that has launched a number of successful projects in both Europe and Asia. Previously after positions with Nordstrom, Macy’s Corporate Buying Office and U.S. Shoe in the 1980s he cofounded AmAsia International in 1987. When he is not traveling from his home base is Dover, Massachusetts he enjoys quality time with his family and friends and is active in cycling, mountain biking, and Skiing --- Support this podc

Chris Smith, founder of Athlete Network, www.athletenetwork.com because we believe 'Once an athlete, always an athlete.' The challenge for athletes is they will not always be on a team or involved with a competitive athletic pursuit, but their athlete mindset never shuts off. Athlete Network's goal is to help our members understand and leverage their athlete mindset throughout all aspects of life. We do this by connecting athletes to the right employers, mentors and motivating content, which allows them to stay focused, leverage their athlete mindset and keep competing in life. Born and raised in Hawaii, he not only grew up in one of most beautiful places in the world, but one of the most diverse as well. The Aloha Spirit of being friendly and willing to help anyone is in his DNA. Chris played football for the University of Hawaii and was part of their championship season in 1999, as well as for Missouri State University where he earned his degree in Entrepreneurship/Management --- Support this podcast:

Rob Sleamaker walked into the American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) World Clinic with an unconventional new product. It was the Vasa Trainer, a swim bench that unknowingly would change dryland swim training forever. Already an acclaimed exercise physiologist and author, Rob had seen the effects of intensely focused dry land training firsthand with Olympic level Nordic skiers & biathletes — but would the world’s most respected swim coaches be interested in training their swimmers outside of the pool on such a device? The answer was a resounding YES. By the end of the conference, we had unknowingly taken orders from three legendary U.S. Olympic swim coaches—Richard Quick, Nort Thornton and Richard Shoulberg. The great coincidence was for many years, each coach had wanted a training tool like the Vasa Trainer. By 1992, swimmers of all abilities, including many that made the U.S. Swim team, were using the Vasa Trainer for dedicated dryland workouts. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/executi

He traveled a long way to this point and lived what feels like several lives in all that time. When he was young he was a college baseball player and champion bodybuilder. Later he spent many years in Corporate America as a very successful senior executive leader. He was accomplished but unfulfilled... and lost. During this time he stumbled into a boxing gym and instantly fell in love with the sport. Mainly he was a gym rat and trained in gyms in Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington DC as a sparring partner for local professionals and anyone else who was looking for the ring work. He built a nice little reputation for himself and actually became a boxing coach by accident as the young fighters began coming to him for advice. The moment he began coaching he knew it was his calling. Today he is a renowned professional boxing coach/trainer and he have trained fighters at every level in the sport including Olympians and professional World Champions. This is a must listen! --- Support this podcast: https://ancho