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The STRONG Life Podcast with Zach Even - Esh

Where do the BEST go to Learn Strength & Business? 🎙️ Vince Gabriele Interviews Zach & Joe Riggio

The STRONG Life Podcast with Zach Even - Esh

Zach Even - Esh

Life, Weightlifting, Fitness, Musclebuilding, Gymowner, Motivation, Strengthconditioning, Garagegym, Health, Entrepreneur, Health & Fitness, Success

5658 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2024

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

STRONG Life Podcast ep 474 - https://UndergroundStrengthCon.com - Lessons and Strategies behind the first ever Underground Strength Con and why we're holding this event again 12 years later!

In this episode we are guests on Vince Gabriele's podcast, Fitness Business University

Learn more from Vince here: https://vincegabriele.com/ 

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The Underground Strength Con is brought to you by https://JockoFuel.com 

Check out the line up and get your tickets by clicking here: https://www.undergroundstrengthcon.com/ 

In this episode, Vince Gabriele welcomes two powerhouse guests in the fitness world, Joe Riggio and Zach Even-Esh.

This episode dives deep into their journeys as gym owners and fitness entrepreneurs, detailing how they’ve navigated challenges, built strong networks, and impacted the industry. 

They share insights on the importance of building genuine relationships, learning from others, and creating meaningful events like the Underground Strength Con to foster community and growth. Vince, Joe, and Zach emphasize the value of experiences that push physical and mental boundaries, networking with like-minded individuals, and the power of mentorship in business.

Key Points:

  • Power of Networking: Importance of surrounding yourself with individuals who challenge and inspire growth.

  • Event Building: Discussion of creating the Underground Strength Con to unite driven fitness professionals.

  • Resilience & Mindset: Stories of facing difficult challenges and the mental strength it builds.

  • Authentic Connections: Emphasis on genuine relationships that lead to personal and professional success.

  • Influence of Mentorship: Acknowledging the value of mentors in shaping and guiding career paths.

  • Business Insights: Tips on gym management, marketing, and leadership.

  • Community Impact: How creating shared experiences through events builds a supportive network for gym owners.

Sign up before we shut the doors to register:

https://UndrgroundStrengthCon.com 

 

Transcript

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0:00.0

All right, team, welcome back. I am crushing these podcasts. This is a very special episode,

0:06.8

a very in-depth business episode that I did with my buddy Joe Riggio and our mentor, an old

0:17.1

friend, Vince Gabriel. And Vince Gabriel was a friend of mine.

0:22.7

I think I've got him inside the Underground Strength Academy when he spoke

0:26.5

at an early Underground Strength Mastermind, 2009.

0:31.2

Vince attended the second ever, second ever,

0:36.4

underground strength code certification.

0:38.4

I still remember it to this day.

0:40.6

We had one of the guys, like, if you remember coming up through the early days of the

0:45.2

internet, they called it the, oh man, the bar, the bar stars, the guys that were

0:50.8

like the calisthenic kings.

0:53.0

I know I'm messing it up. But we had guys from outside of the

0:57.9

country, guys ready to sleep in their car, people showing up from outside of the country or across

1:02.9

the country saying, hey man, hey guys, I got out here. I ain't got a place to stay. Can I stay

1:09.4

on somebody's floor, hotel floor?

1:12.3

If not, we're sleeping in the car that we rented.

1:15.8

And Vince is known as really the world's best marketer, business coach for fitness

1:22.3

business.

1:22.8

His podcast is called Fitness Business University.

1:26.4

And so on Vince's podcast, he brings us out, we're at his

1:30.0

gym talking about the power of network and the importance of surrounding yourself with individuals

1:35.3

who challenge you and inspire you to grow. As coaches, we do this all the time for other athletes

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