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Hi guys, it's Mari and you're listening to The Pursuit of Wellness.

Today is an extra special episode because our guest happens to be my husband

and co-founder Greg Lavekia, an entrepreneur, two-time business owner, fitness enthusiast

and husband Greg. Welcome to the show. Thank you, Mari. I am so excited to be here.

I'm the first episode, which makes it extra special. I know. I can't wait to be part of this

and witness you take over this space. Thank you. It was tough to nail you down. You have a very busy

schedule. If you had to explain to someone who doesn't know you at all, how would you describe

what you do for a living? I would just say I'm an entrepreneur or I'm in the social media space.

If they want a little bit more detail, I would say I'm in the fitness industry,

which probably isn't as accurate as it used to be when I say that, but yeah, I would say

entrepreneur in the social media space. How long have you been into fitness? Do you have a first

memory in the fitness world? Unlike most people, I remember coming out of the womb

with dumbbells in my hand. I always just thought strength and muscles were so cool, whether it's

down to the classic masculine stereotype action figure, James Bond, whatever it is. I remember

just wanting muscles at a very young age, wanting to be strong at a very young age. I remember

really playing with weights, let alone just push-ups, probably 11, 12 years old.

Did you have an inspiration when it came to fitness or were you just free-balling?

You know, when you're a kid, your dad is the craziest to physique you've ever seen. Seeing

just an adult flex his arm is all the motivation. I think any child needs, but obviously this is

before social media and whatnot, so I didn't have some of the easy to reach inspirations that

kids do today. But I would say, yeah, my earlier inspirations were just the people in my community

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