#903 - Maxx Chewning and The Sweet Success of Sour Strips
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Cody McBroom
4.9 • 825 Ratings
🗓️ 15 June 2023
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Join us on an exhilarating podcast journey as we dive into the captivating world of Maxx Chewning and his development of the mouthwatering candy sensation, Sour Strips. Get ready to satisfy your sweet tooth and uncover the intriguing story behind the amazing candy that has captured the hearts and taste buds of fans worldwide.
Maxx Chewning, renowned fitness influencer and YouTube sensation, has long been inspiring his followers with his infectious energy, dedication to fitness, and humorous antics. But when Maxx started Sour Strips, the game changed entirely. From that moment on, he became not just a fitness guru, but also the face of a deliciously sour revolution.
In this podcast, we explore Maxx Chewning's rise to fame and his unique approach to fitness, which propelled him into the limelight. From his humble beginnings as a powerlifter to his transformation into an internet sensation, Maxx's authentic personality and relentless pursuit of happiness have made him a beloved figure in the fitness community. You'll also learn the origin story of Maxx's company, Sour Strips, and exactly how he built this mouth-puckering, tongue-tingling candy that has taken the confectionery world by storm.
Whether you're a fitness enthusiast, a candy lover, or simply someone who appreciates the power of an inspirational story about personal success, this podcast is for you. Prepare to be entertained, enlightened, and left craving both the irresistible energy of Maxx Chewning and the tantalizing taste of Sour Strips.
Maxx Chewning on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@maxxchewning
Maxx Chewning on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxxchewning/
Get Sour Strips: https://shop.sourstrips.com/
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⌚TIMESTAMPS:
1:30 - Why did you start creating content
4:15 - Jobs Before Being An Entrepreneur
6:40 - Getting started on Youtube
11:00 - Always Being Authentic
23:00 - Overcoming Self Doubt and Negative People
28:00 - The growth of Sour Strips
33:45 - Passion about sour candy
35:35 - Expectations for Sour Strips
42:00 - Creating a REAL Sour Candy
45:50 - Advice on starting a new business
58:25 - Where you can find Max and all of his content
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| 0:00.0 | I was like, no, I don't want to go down that path. |
| 0:02.0 | I don't want to try to make a candy alternative. |
| 0:04.0 | That's why the candy company is called actual candy. |
| 0:06.0 | It's actual sour candy. |
| 0:07.0 | Should you eat a ton of it? |
| 0:08.0 | Probably not. |
| 0:09.0 | Are you going to get cavities? |
| 0:10.0 | Yep. |
| 0:11.0 | The amount of fulfillment and pride you will take in a successful business that you built |
| 0:15.0 | versus something that someone else fucking built and you just said you own it, but I promise you it'll be worth it. |
| 0:26.5 | All right, man, so I'm going to steal your line on this one. |
| 0:27.9 | You're in an Uber. |
| 0:29.7 | What do you do? |
| 0:33.3 | I still consider myself a content creator. So I would say that I am a content creator, I YouTube videos, and I've also started a couple businesses. |
| 0:42.1 | I really kind of keep it short and sweet. |
| 0:43.4 | And then it depends how much they want to kind of dive into the story of Maxipu. |
| 0:48.2 | Do you feel like when you say you're a content creator, it is normalized a bit now? |
| 0:54.0 | Because I feel like I'm |
| 0:54.9 | a homebody. I don't go enough places to actually say what I do often enough, but a big piece |
| 1:00.1 | of that is content. Do people still find that weird? Because when we were younger, being |
| 1:05.4 | a YouTube or a content creator was not an actual like career. Yeah. I mean, I think it was kind |
| 1:10.2 | of strange back in the day i mean it's i |
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