The Healthpreneur Show with Yuri Elkaim

26 - The Magic of Staying Lean

Today we’ve got another solo round—a solo sermon, if you will—on the Healthpreneur Podcast. In this episode, I am going to be talking to you about the magic of staying lean. Now, when I say staying lean, I’m not talking about your weight.  Yes, staying lean in terms of weight and fitness is great—but I’m talking about keeping your company lean. Many of us are fitness and nutrition experts, and I’m sure we all tell our clients that when you eat better food, you need less of it, right? Wel...

25 - How Jason Phillips Built a 7-Figure Nutrition Coaching Business

Today on the Healthpreneur Podcast we have an interview with the one and only Jason Phillips. Jason created a nutrition coaching platform that has been used to help tens of thousands of people. And he’s done some pretty amazing things along the way, like scaling his business to over $100,000 per month in about two and a half years. Just for the record, it took me about three years to crack $100,000 per year—he’s doing $100,000 per month.  So Jason is doing some really cool things with hi...

25 - How Jason Phillips Built a 7-Figure Nutrition Coaching Business

Today on the Healthpreneur Podcast we have an interview with the one and only Jason Phillips. Jason created a nutrition coaching platform that has been used to help tens of thousands of people. And he’s done some pretty amazing things along the way, like scaling his business to over $100,000 per month in about two and a half years. Just for the record, it took me about three years to crack $100,000 per year—he’s doing $100,000 per month.  So Jason is doing some really cool things with hi...

24 - Overcoming Self-Doubt and Naysayers with Bestselling Author Irene Drabkin

Today we’ve got a very cool episode on the Healthpreneur podcast. I’m going to be talking to Irene Drabkin—author of The Power of the Educated Patient, which is a number one Amazon Bestseller. For anyone who is interested in writing a book or has already written a book, there are some excellent nuggets of wisdom in this episode. And there’s plenty for everyone else, too.  Irene is originally from Russia, but now lives in the U.S. She is a certified integrative nutrition health and wellness...

23 - 5 Ways to Be a More Productive Entrepreneur

For today’s solo round on the Healthprenuer Podcast I’m gonna be talking to you about five ways to be more productive as an entrepreneur. Being an entrepreneur is all about being efficient and effective. I am a huge believer in working smarter not harder, and what I’m going to share will help you do that.    The tricky thing about being an entrepreneur, as opposed to being a nine-to-fiver, is that you don’t have a set schedule unless you make one. You don’t have a boss yelling at you if...

22 - The Truth About Running an 8-Figure Business with Brad Pilon

Today I’m talking with a longtime friend of mine, Brad Pilon. We’re part of the same masterminds, we’ve traveled together with our families, we’ve known each other for years. Brad is one of the original gangsters in our space. He is the one man who really started the whole topic of intermittent fasting, way back in 2006! He released his book, Eat Stop Eat—which has become the bible of intermittent fasting—and at the time, it truly broke every rule out there with respect to dieting and fi...

21 - How Mario Tomic Travels the World While Building His Online Training Business

Today’s podcast guest is Mario Tomic. He is a certified physique coach, public speaker, digital entrepreneur and world traveller—he is a true digital nomad. Mario lives nowhere—he travels all over the world, generally moving from country to country every three months, and runs his online fitness business from anywhere he can get a wi-fi connection. His coaching company helps entrepreneurs, consultants and executives reclaim their fitness to get in the best shape of their life, and his sp...

20 - The 2-Letter Word That Will Transform Your Business

Today we’ve got a solo round on the Healthpreneur podcast where I’m going to talk to you about the two-letter word that will transform your business. This world will help you prioritize what is most important and ultimately make you more efficient and effective.  I don’t want to give anything away here and I don’t want to waste any of your time, so let’s just get right into it! 0:00 - 4:00 - The two letter word  4:00 - 12:00 - Priorities, and some of my personal stories  

19 - Being a Generalist and Mastering the #1 Skill For Online Success with Pat Flynn

Today, we have the one-and-only Pat Flynn on the podcast. Pat is a self-described fitness minimalist, expert generalist, and business coach. He has built a six-figure monthly income as a solo entrepreneur, he has one of the top 500 health and fitness wellness blogs, and he’s an international bestselling author of three “For Dummies” books! Pat also has his own podcast called “The Chronicles of Strength,” which I was on a few weeks ago. So he’s pretty qualified for this podcast. The coole...

18 - Bringing a Disruptive Fitness Technology to Market with Mark Alexander

On today’s episode of the Healthpreneur Podcast, we’ve got a special guest. All of our guests are special, but our guest today has actually been invited by NASA on multiple occasions to advise them on strategic countermeasures for long term space flight—which is pretty crazy, right?   His name is Mark Alexander and he is the creator of ARX Fitness Technology. ARX is a weight-lifting system that uses motors instead of gravity—and it is taking the world by storm, having already been adopted ...

17 - 10 Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs (Part 2)

In this episode, I am going to go over the final ten traits that all successful entrepreneurs have in common. This is part two of our series, so today we’ll be going over traits six through ten. If you missed the first five, be sure to go check them out on episode 14. 02:00 - 03:00 - Taking calculated risks  03:00 - 04:30 - Your own products  04:30 - 06:00 - The riches are in the niches  06:00 - 06:30 - Never giving up  06:30 - 08:00 - Good humans  08:00 - 10:00 - Crushing it 

16 - How Former Sniper Built a Business Serving a Very Niche Market with Wes Kennedy

Today we have a very special guest on the podcast—Wes Kennedy. Wes is a former Canadian Special Forces operator and sniper. That’s right. After serving, Wes went on to start the Brotherhood of Life, which is the world’s premier training system for military and law enforcement men. He is the number one fitness, leadership and vision coach for warriors, as he calls them. He helps his clients with their fitness, nutrition and health, plus with their mindset and visions. You may not think a ...

15 - What No One Tells You About PR with Celebrity Publicist Nicole Dunn

Today, we have my dear friend and former publicist, Nicole Dunn on the show. Nicole is an amazing person, she was my publicist for three years and she was the sole reason that I was able to get on the Dr. Oz show. She also helped me become a regular contributor to Mind Body Green, US Health News World Reports and a bunch of other websites and platforms. Nicole is the PR person for The Health Influencer and she has worked with people like myself, JJ Virgin, Tony Horton, Brett Hoebel, Emily ...

14 - 10 Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs (Part 1)

Today, we’ve got another solo round on the Healthpreneur Podcast. I am going to be telling you about the five traits of a successful entrepreneur. But this is actually part one of a two-part series, so there will be ten traits in total. These are some essential traits that I’ve noticed in successful entrepreneurs over the years. Some can be taught, others not so much. But check out this podcast for the first five, and stay tuned next week for part two, where I’ll tell you about the final f...

13 - Breakthrough Business Lessons From Spartan Race Founder Joe De Sena

I know that some of you are going to be really excited about our guest today, on the Healthpreneur Podcast. His name is Joe Desena, and he is the founder of Spartan Race. Yeah, The Spartan Race. Obviously, Joe has done amazing things with Spartan Race, but you may not know that he is also a serial entrepreneur. He’s started a bunch of businesses over the years and he’s learned a lot of tough lessons during his years “in the trenches,” so to speak. We’ll get into all that and more in this...

12 - 3 Kids and Works From Home. How Megan Buer Juggles Parenting and Business.

We’ve got an awesome episode for you today on the Healthpreneur Podcast. I’m interviewing Megan Buer, who is the founder of a company called Harmony Restored. She focuses on helping individuals heal from the stress that is at the root of their physical and emotional pain. She’s a certified Emotion Code Practitioner, author of two books on healing, a Reiki healer, and a mom to three. After suffering for years with anxiety, panic disorder, chronic stress, adrenal fatigue, and an autoimmune d...

11 - 5 Costly Mistakes I'm Happy I Made While Building My Online Business

I’ve got a solo episode for you today where I’ll be diving into five costly mistakes I’m happy that I made while building my online business. If you don’t already know, I am a slow learner. And I made a lot of mistakes as I was building my online health and fitness business, but I learned from all of them. In this episode I’m going to share those mistakes with you, so that you can learn the lessons that I’ve learned—without having to make the mistakes in the first place. 4:00 - 8:00 - Gu...

10 - How Amy Lewis Turned a Town of 800 People Into a Thriving 6-Figure Fitness Business

Our guest today is a bit different than a lot of our other guests, because she actually focuses mostly on brick-and-mortar. She is a 47 year-old mother of two, and owns a fitness studio in a very small, low-key area in Vermont. Amy is an NASM Certified Personal Trainer, a Certified Weight Loss Specialist, and a Precision Nutrition and Lifestyle coach. She is big on working with women over 35 years old who want to get in better shape, and has set a goal to help 1,000 of her local residents ...

09 - He Told Coca-Cola to Take a Hike, Then Started an Online Training Business - Peter Baker

Whether you are training for a powerlifting competition or starting your first fitness business, you need to put in the reps in order to succeed. There is no short cuts, but there are best practices. That is what we are talking about in today’s episode with Peter Baker. Peter is a successful trainer out of Tampa, Florida. Before he started his fitness business, he worked at a Coca Cola call center. As a natural entrepreneur, that did not last very long and Peter stepped away to start tra...

8 - 9 Things Nobody Tells You About Being an Entrepreneur

In this episode, I’m going to discuss the nine things most people will never tell you about being an entrepreneur. For those of you who are already up and running—you’ll probably get a few good laughs and be able to relate to a lot of what I talk about here. And for those of you who are just starting out, this will give you some great insight as to what it’s actually like to be an entrepreneur. 2:00   -   4:00 1) There are no overnight successes 4:00   -   5:30 2) Sometimes, being an ent...

07 - How Jennifer Fugo Takes 3 Vacations Per Year While Helping Women Conquer Gluten

If you’re involved in the gluten free or dietary realm whatsoever, you may have heard of Jennifer Fugo—and if not, you should check her out. Jennifer is a functional nutritionist and CEO of The Gluten Free School. She has an awesome blog over at GlutenFreeSchool.com, and has been ranking really well and been very competitive in the gluten free space for several years now. In her clinical practice, she helps women with IBS problems get back on track and tackle their problems surrounding glu...

06 - Sachin Patel's Controversial New Medical Model That's Disrupting Healthcare

Sachin Patel is an amazing functional medicine doctor, husband, philanthropist, success coach, international speaker, best-selling author… And also my guest for today’s Healthpreneur Podcast! Sachin is known for sharing super powerful, thought-provoking stuff on social media, and his philosophy is that “the doctor of the future is the patient.” He is doing whatever it takes to keep people out of the medical system, and empower them through education, self-care and remapping mindsets. He ...

01 - Welcome to the Podcast + Why Healthpreneurs Are More Enlightened

03 - PaleoFx Almost Failed. Here's How Keith Norris Turned It All Around.

Throw out the name of a top thought leader or brand in the health and fitness industry and I bet you they have been involved at PaleoFX. Every year thousands of health enthusiasts spend 3 days in Austin, TX to get the scoop on the latest trends and developments in the fields of fitness, nutrition, and personal development. This is one of the biggest events in the game, and in this episode we are interviewing the founder to hear how he built the thriving brand. Keith Norris, along with hi...

04 - How Thrive Market Exploded From 1 to 500 Employees in Just 3 Years with Gunnar Lovelace

Today on the podcast, I am interviewing the founder and CEO of Thrive Market, Gunnar Lovelace. If you’re not familiar with Thrive Market, it is an online delivery service that provides the most popular organic, non-GMO groceries at 25-50% off normal prices. In just three years they have seen a ridiculous amount of growth—going from one to five hundred employees. Gunnar is a serial entrepreneur, focused on using business and health as vehicles for social change. In addition to Thrive Mark...

02 - From 7 Years in Prison to #1 Crossfit Gym with Rob Grupe

What if I told you that the stress of living month to month as a struggling entrepreneur is something to be grateful for? After listening to this episode with Rob Grupe, you will understand exactly what I mean. Rob is the founder and owner of Twice Bitten CrossFit in Oklahoma City. Before owning a gym, Rob served a jail sentence of 7 years in prison. Nearly a decade of time spent in a jail cell would typically break a man, but for Rob, it was a wake up call to create a life built around s...

05 - How to "Lube" Your Business to Get More Done with Craig Ballantyne

This is a special one, folks. Today our guest is the godfather himself, Mr. Craig Ballantyne. Craig Ballantyne is one of the “Original Gangsters” of the online fitness space. He was my first mentor when I was growing my business online, and he has made a huge difference in my business, as well as many others in our space. Craig is a high-performance coach and author of The Perfect Day Formula - How to Own the Day and Control Your Life. He holds Perfect Life seminars across the globe, tea...