Meals By Cug: How He Became a Viral Food Content Creator After Quitting His Job After 5 Days

Post Run High

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🗓️ 25 December 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Join Kate as she chats with Danny Mondello, aka mealsbycug, right after their run. In this episode, Cug shares his journey from a brief stint in accounting to building a viral food empire. He opens up about creating his “Cugine” persona, how he approaches his creative process for making videos, and the challenges of balancing content creation with taking breaks. Cug also takes us behind the scenes of his collaborations, including working with Post Malone and dining at the White House. He shares insights into his daily routine, fitness habits, and the unique approach he brings to his brand.

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0:00.0	Kooge.
0:03.8	Hello, how are you?
0:05.3	Welcome to Post Run Hi.
0:06.9	Thanks for having me.
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0:09.1	Yeah, it's, it was brutal.
0:11.6	Okay, for a little bit of context, Kuz and I just filmed an episode of The Treadmill Show.
0:16.8	We ran about a mile.
0:18.1	Our pace slowly got faster as we were running.
0:20.7	I think it was the first time you've ran in a year, which is okay.
0:23.0	Yeah, it was, it was tough.
0:25.5	It was probably the toughest thing I've done already.
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