Wake Up The Sun

I first knew of Helen many years ago because we grew up in the same small town area in the suburbs of New York. Years later, we connected here in South Florida through mutual friends in recovery. One of the things I find most interesting about Helen is that she got sober at a very young age. She had to navigate a challenging time in life when most people her age were out partying and doing what “regular” late teens and early 20-somethings do. Her path looked very different, and she had to lea...

I met Rich around 2015 when I left coaching group fitness and moved my book of business to Impact Sports Performance in Central Boca. At the time, he was the head of the facility and coach to many up-and-coming tennis superstars. Early on, we butted heads a bit as we were both early risers, and he was used to being one of the only people in the gym at that hour. What started as tension eventually turned into a genuine respect for each other’s work ethic, business mindset, and the effort it to...

I met Juliet years ago in the sober community. She’s always been a mix of sweet, feisty, and unapologetically blunt. We shared a lot of the same circles: mutual friends, events, weddings, fellowship halls, even the gym. Life kept unfolding, and over the years we’d cross paths here and there. Like many relationships, ours had its ups and downs. Misunderstandings eventually led to a break in communication. Still, whenever we ran into each other, it was always cordial. At the end of the day, the...

I met Dan at one of the community workouts down here in South Florida, and it didn’t take long to realize he’s an absolute fitness machine. We’d chatted a bit here and there, but after seeing the way he shares his content and shows up for the fitness community, it felt like the perfect time to bring him on the show. During our conversation, we unexpectedly connected over time spent in the Northeast, especially Vermont when Dan dropped a wild coincidence: he was actually a former student of my...

I met Duke earlier this year after a buddy introduced us at a 5:15am workout. What started as me challenging him to actually show up turned into meeting one of the most viral, in-your-face personalities on social media. At first, it was all brutal ball-busting with nonstop jokes and getting roasted, but as I got to know him, I saw the guy behind the camera. He’s someone who speaks his mind without hesitation, and his story of building a platform is nothing short of incredible. Duke grew up in...