A masterclass on life from people living it without compromise. Season 1 guests include: Stephanie Klemons, Jonathan Goodman, Joelle Cavagnaro, Jordan Shallow, Pat Damiano, Mike Stella, Jim Hershey, and Hugo Romero. In a crazy world where it's hard to know who is being honest and authentic as you look for guidance in whatever you're pursuing, you can trust this podcast.
Overcoming depression and anger to build a dream life - Hugo Romero
Hugo had a difficult childhood, and he has turned his life around in ways that have made him so sage and wise that he now mentors aspiring fitness professionals on their lives and careers.
How do you leave someone without abandoning them?
What beliefs did you have to break to be successful?
Is moving half way around the world a good idea or is it running away from your problems?
I ask these questions and more of Hugo on today's podcast.
You can find Hugo on instagram at @hr_hugo.romero
17 Mar 2025
Never get a real job. Get shredded, athletic, and happy building a business around kettlebell training on instagram - Pat Damiano
You can in fact get jacked and tan using kettlebells exclusively. Ok, maybe not tan, but definitely jacked.
On today's episode my good friend, Pat Damiano is talking all things kettlebell training and social media. He's built himself quite the business on instagram.
How do you get followers?
What's it like to be an internet personality?
Does your wife like what you do?
What have you learned about yourself through building a business?
These questions and more get answered by Pat Damiano on today's episode of Without Compromise.
Find Pat on Instagram at @patdamiano_
3 Mar 2025
The secret out in the open for losing weight and ending obesity with a 100% success rate - Jim Hershey
Often times the solutions to our biggest problems are far simpler than we would like to admit. Jim Hershey has helped adolescent women overcome obesity by losing 1.5% of their body weight per week for approximately 13 months consecutively, reliably, and repeatedly, without any pharmaceutical intervention.
Learn the GEM Academy, and Jim's secrets like:
Why is weight loss more complicated than calories in and out?
Most of the time weight loss is easy, keeping it off is hard, how are your clients doing it?
What is a fat cell and how do we change it?
How to use your genetics to your advantage.
Find Jim on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-hershey-317b2229/
17 Feb 2025
Outearn your job title by 20x following this model for success - Mike Stella
The average athletic trainer earns less than $60,000/year, Mike Stella's business does over $1M.
How did he do it?
What was it like to win a national championship at Florida?
Why did he give up his championship ring?
Who did he have to believe he was to pull this off?
I ask these questions and more to Mike Stella on today's episode.
Find Mike on instagram at @mikestella_atc
3 Feb 2025
Are elite athletes actually genuises? Run faster, jump higher, perform better, and get hurt less with Dr. Jordan Shallow
Unlock the key to thinking for high performance as discussed by Dr. Jordan Shallow.
Jordan has worked with some of the most elite athletes on the planet including but not limited to Shaquille O'Neal and Nick Kyrgios.
How does Jordan approach each athlete differently?
What is physical empathy?
Are athletes actually geniuses?
What does batman have in common with elite athletics?
Jordan is the founder of prescript, a mentorship program for coaches who want to learn critical thinking that could land them in the service of the most elite athletes on the planet.
Find Jordan on instagram at @the_muscle_doc
20 Jan 2025
A debate with nutrition expert about RFK policies around food dyes, ultra-processed foods, and big pharma - have the PhDs and the MDs lost public trust? Joelle Cavagnaro
Ever since RFK was nominated for HHS Secretary it seems the PhD and MD community has taken to social media to discredit his agenda.
Why?
Are food dyes healthy? Is High Fructose Corn Syrup a good thing? Are ultraprocessed foods a valuable staple of the American Diet?
Joelle and I debate the merits of the arguments being made by industry experts, and we discuss the probable causes of them.
Joelle is the founder of LVLTN Coaching. Find her on instagram at @joellesamantha
6 Jan 2025
There is always an obvious choice, you just need to figure out which one it is - Jonathan Goodman
Jonathan Goodman built a multimillion dollar empire in the fitness industry, now he's parlaying that into the next aspect of his life and career, becoming a world class author.
What is the obvious choice?
How do we figure out which on it is?
Why shift focus from fitness to writing?
How does one build a personal brand on social media?
I ask these questions and more of Jonathan Goodman today, the author of "The Obvious Choice"
Get "The Obvious choice" on preorder today at https://www.harpercollinsleadership.com/books/obvious-choice/
Find Jonathan on instagram at @itscoachgoodman
6 Jan 2025
Make an amazing first impression, how to win the first 15 seconds - Associate Choreographer of Broadway musical Hamilton, Stephanie Klemons
For every person we see on a theatre stage there are hundreds who tried out and didn't get the role. Stephanie Klemons has a pretty good idea of who is who within the first 15 seconds of an audition.
What happens in the first 15 seconds that is so important?
How can you make a better first impression?
How does this translate outside of work?
When it is time to give up on a dream to chase another one?
What's the worst thing you can ever say?
I ask these questions and more on today's episode with Stephanie Klemons, the Associate Choreographer and original dance team captain of Hamilton on Broadway.
Find Stephanie on instagram at @danceism
27 Dec 2024
Without Compromise, Season 1 Preview
The first season of Without Compromise is 8 episodes long, the first two episodes will drop December 6, with each subsequent episode dropping biweekly.
Episode 1: Stephanie Klemons, Associate Choreographer and original dance captain of Broadway musical "Hamilton" - "The most important 15 seconds of any job interview"
Episode 2: Jonathan Goodman, 12 time author, founder of PTDC - "The obvious choice"
Episode 3: Joelle Cavagnaro, Founder of Levolution Training - "RFK policies, and how the experts are reacting to them - A debate"
Episode 4: Dr. Jordan Shallow, Founder of Prescript and performance coach to elite athletes whose names you know - "What separates the best in the world from everyone else"
Episode 5: Mike Stella, Founder of Movement Underground, and Athletic trainer for National Champion Florida Gators - "Taking a chance on yourself to land the dream job"
Episode 6: Jim Hershey, Founder of GEM Academy - "Everything you didn't know about how to overcome obesity"
Episode 7: Pat Damiano, Founder of Pat Damiano Training - "How to build a big social media following, and a body using kettlebells"
Episode 8: Hugo Romero, Active Life Mentor and Founder of Hustle Repeat - "Breaking family cycles to overcome anger and find success"
27 Dec 2024
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