Rise Above Challenges

Beau Whitman is a former competitive athlete, fitness coach, and a cancer survivor.   After undergoing six major reconstructive surgeries he thought he had seen the toughest of times.  However, in 2019 he was diagnosed with Stage III Germ Cell Cancer.  He realized his entire athletic background was training him for this defining moment in his life.   Calling upon the lessons he learned from his past challenges, he shifted his mindset, put his head down and went to work overcoming his illness.  Today he is cancer free! Following his mantra, “Rebuilt to Inspire,” Beau’s passion has expanded from coaching injured athletes… continue reading.

Doug Bopst is an award winning personal trainer, author, speaker, and business owner.   A former felon and drug addict, he achieved his credentials through his personal journey of transformation.  He used his time locked up in jail to beat his demons and reinvent himself, with a lot of help from an unlikely mentor.   Keeping a promise he made to his mentor and former cellmate, Doug has helped hundreds of people improve their lives through the power of fitness.   The insights and tips he shares in this episode will help you too! Listen now. Scroll Down for Show Notes:… continue reading.

If you have a dream of doing something amazing, something almost everyone around you will doubt you’ll ever accomplish, and of breaking down barriers of all types that threaten to keep you from the life you want, you simply cannot miss this episode of Renegade Radio. In this episode I sat down with a man who is an amazing human being and someone that has quickly became a great friend of mine, WWE Superstar, Mustafa Ali. We discuss how Mustafa has overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to make his dream come true. Scroll down for show notes:… continue reading.

There’s an old saying, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” In simpler terms this means in order to accomplish anything great in your life you’re going to have to be willing to take some risks.  When I first met Brian Pannuzzo, he was a Wallstreet Executive and a 7-figure earner.  He had money, nice cars, expensive clothes and a beautiful home.   He was successful by most people’s standards. And, he was unfulfilled.   Realizing the job, title, high income and all the toys in the world couldn’t bring him enduring happiness and fulfillment, he decided to risk it all to pursue his… continue reading.

In 2016 Matt Dawson, the Creator and Founder of Dawson’s Peak, was successful by most people’s standards but he still felt an unshakeable sense of unhappiness and lack of fulfillment. He became increasingly disheartened because of his lack of a greater purpose. The best way he knew to bring about dramatic change was to intentionally put himself into uncomfortable situations and strive to push his own limits. With no previous climbing experience, he climbed some of the most extreme mountains in the world including Mt. Everest, Kala Patthar, Gokyo Ri and Cho La Pass. Spending his days… continue reading.

If you want to succeed in life you’ve gotta learn how to be a leader and develop the grit to overcome adversity. The all new #RenegadeRadioPodcast features a man that may know more about both than anyone else, Jason Redman. A retired U.S. Navy SEAL, he suffered devastating injuries when he and his team came under heavy machine gun fire while fighting the war in Iraq. Shot twice in the arm and once in the face, he managed to survive through the heroic acts of his teammates and his own will to live. Jason overcame seemingly insurmountable odds,… continue reading.

Akshay Nanavati is a U.S. Marine veteran, speaker, entrepreneur, author and ultra runner. He has overcome many of life’s most difficult challenges by discovering that adversity is one of our greatest gifts and a necessary access point to reach the next stage of our personal evolution. He developed FEARVANA to teach people to find bliss through engaging in fear and pursuing their “worthy struggles”. He also wrote the amazing book, “FEARVANA: The Revolutionary Science… continue reading.

What does it mean to live a heroic life? Does it take the skillset and killer instinct of a Marine on the front lines in war? Or do you need the courage and mental toughness to overcome life’s greatest challenges? For Rudy Reyes, my guest in this episode, it was all this and more. Rudy is a former Force Recon Marine, actor, motivational speaker and fitness expert. As a child he faced and overcame struggles that most people can’t fathom. Watching silver screen heroes like Bruce Lee and Stallone, he found encouragement, hope and the example of what he wanted… continue reading.