Stay ConnectedThis podcast is for the aspiring entrepreneur. In this podcast I share my successes and failures in entrepreneurship to help other aspiring entrepreneurs gain the success they desire.
I always bring on exciting and insightful new guests, to share their own stories and hear what advice they have to offer anyone looking to grow themselves as a person- from 5x Ironman Athlete Eric Hinman, to the CEO of Body Rival and Top Ju Jitsu competitors, every show has something new to offer.
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On the 44th Blue Collar Entrepreneur Show, we bring on guest, Adam Bonilli! Adam is a Colorado-based wellness & fitness- men's physique pro, head coach, master trainer and certified nutritionist. Adam is currently the Owner and lead trainer at, Team Elite Physique. Some of the things Kurt and Adam discussed: -Adam's story and how he came up, as well as what he does now - The importance of life-style balance -What is the best way to build your legacy -Giving back to your community when you're successful HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's Blue Collar Entrepreneur show!! Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)! Kurt's Website & Social media: https://www.kurtbelding.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kurtbelding... https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/ Kurt’s businesses: Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/ Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/ Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/ New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/ Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/ White Rabbit (Content creation company) https://www.whiterabbitsyndicate.com/
On the 43rd Blue Collar Entrepreneur Show, we bring on guest Eric Hinman! Eric is a Denver-based five-time Ironman athlete, serial entrepreneur, Crossfitter, and brand ambassador. Eric is also a health + wellness, tech, and hospitality angel investor. Eric is the co-founder of Original Grain, a multi-unit, healthy-fast-casual restaurant, XO Taco, a trendy-Mexican restaurant in Syracuse, NY, and Urban Life Athletics, a fitness facility in Syracuse, NY. He had a lot of interesting things to say. Some of the things Kurt and Eric discussed: -Being present, and how it translates into success -Eric's story and how he came up, as well as what he does now -Decision-making fatigue -Sports Recovery, and health & wellness -How and Why you should seek discomfort in everyday life HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's Blue Collar Entrepreneur show!! Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)! Kurt's Website & Social media: https://www.kurtbelding.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kurtbelding... https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/ Kurt’s businesses: Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/ Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/ Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/ New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/ Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/ White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 42nd Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include: - Does your social media following change how people perceive you? - Social medias impact on kids - Tik-Tok and the future of social media Viewer Questions: 1. How do you evaluate a potential employee’s social media, what things are you looking for? 2.What impact has social had on your businesses? 3.With Tik-Tok's growth, how do you plan on leveraging it for your businesses? HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!! Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOO What are the negatives of always looking at numbers in your business?N on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)! Kurt's Website & Social media: https://www.kurtbelding.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kurtbelding... https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/ Kurt’s businesses: Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/ Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/ Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/ New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/ Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/ White Rabbit (Content creation company)
Interview with Photographer and videographer, Reese ST.Germain On the 41st Ask the BCE Show, kurt Has on Reese ST.Germain, who is his in-house Videographer/Photographer : - How did Reese start doing Photography and Videography? - whats is a good way for people who are interested in learning Photography/Videography, to gain experience? - Is it important to go to College to learn about Photography/Videography? - What type of content is important for companies to create Viewer Questions: 1. Do you think it is necessary to invest in high end gear for productions, or can you do it with cheaper cameras? 2. How do we start with content creation and what type of content should we produce? HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!! Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)! Kurt's Website & Social media: https://www.kurtbelding.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kurtbelding... https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/ Kurt’s businesses: Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/ Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/ Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/ New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/ Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/ White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 40th Ask the BCE Show, Kurt interviews BJJ Promoter, Seth Daniels. Seth tells Kurt about all the ups and downs of starting his own business and talks about the road that he took to get where is is today. Seth currently runs the biggest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu event in the United States, Fight To Win Pro. Viewer Questions: 1. How do you balance your business and family life? 2. Having two boys who are both active in sports, hos do you keep healthy competition and equal enthusiasm? 3. As a father how do you keep your oldest son humble? HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!! Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)! Kurt's Website & Social media: https://www.kurtbelding.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kurtbelding... https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
On the 39th Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include: - Change - Meditation - New business ventures Viewer Questions: 1. What new business ventures do you have? 2. How do you remotivate yourself when you're tired? 3. How do you turn off those negative thoughts when going through change? HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!! Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)! Kurt's Website & Social media: https://www.kurtbelding.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kurtbelding... https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
On the 36th Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include: - handling the ups and downs of the emotions of business - doing good things for people because it is the right thing to do - how to establish and sustain culture in the workplace - you are the average of the people you surround yourself with Viewer Questions: 1. As a business owner, how do you do good things for people, without getting taken advantage of? 2. How do you go about establishing positive culture in the workplace and how do you sustain it? 3. How much do your community/peers affect your workplace and fitness environment? HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!! Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)! Kurt's Website & Social media: https://www.kurtbelding.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kurtbelding... https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/ Kurt’s businesses: Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/ Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/ Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/ New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/ Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/ White Rabbit (Content creation company)
HOW TO LIVE FOREVER On the 35th Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include: - what it is like to work your way up the ranks of a company - whats the difference of working for a large company to a small company - how Alex got started with Fit Republic - taking a chance on a small company for larger growth - how "skin in the game" changes the game - you can only really learn through failure - growing your personal brand - how to become immortal Viewer Questions: 1. Besides Fitness what are you other passions? HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!! Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)! Kurt's Website & Social media: https://www.kurtbelding.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kurtbelding... https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/ Kurt’s businesses: Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/ Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/ Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/ New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/ Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/ White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 34th Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include: - what it is like to be married to an entrepreneur - work life balance - maintaining a successful marriage while owning a business - riding the roller coaster of entrepreneurship - making family your #1 priority - developing tools to handle stress - over communicate - weight loss Viewer Questions: 1. What is the biggest challenge being married to a business owner? 2. How do you help Kurt De-stress from the ups and downs? 3. What would be your advise to someone else getting into a relationship with an entrepreneur? 4. What is the most effective way to lose fat, besides cutting sugar and process foods? 5. What was the biggest surprise or something you learned once you married an entrepreneur? 6. What are the perks of being married to an entrepreneur? 7. There is always positives and negatives, ups and downs, but what it the biggest reward you both feel you gained together? HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!! Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)! Kurt's Website & Social media: https://www.kurtbelding.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kurtbelding... https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/ Kurt’s businesses: Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/ Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/ Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/ New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/ Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/ White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 33 rd Ask the BCE Show, Kurt has guest Lyndsay Wilson on the show and the topics they discusses include: - Beauty and Fitness - The Business of Glam -The Customer Experience -The Jump of Starting Your Own Business - The Value of Business Plans - Entrepreneurship Growing Pains - Evolution of Entrepreneurship - Always be Innovating HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!! Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)! Kurt's Website & Social media: https://www.kurtbelding.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kurtbelding... https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/ Kurt’s businesses: Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/ Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/ Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/ New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/ Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/ White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 32nd Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include: - Losing key employees in a small business - Eating healthy - Staying innovative - Building a brand - The value of social media marketing - Social media marketing tools Viewer Questions: 1. Can you travel and still eat healthy? 2. Can fast food be healthy? 3. How do you stay innovative? It’s easy to follow the trends of what big players in the game are doing. Is it best to do what they’re doing or not? 4. What do you think about CrossFit pulling all of their social media feeds? 5. Knowing the ever-growing demand of content marketing via social outlets. How do/did you manage the content outlets while at Fit Republic? Tools? Tips? 6. How do you build your brand? 7. With big names in your backyard like Kevin Ogar, Barbells for Boobs, and now WoodPrep, do you plan on reaching out to spread the FR/BR brands? 8. Do you use any tools, like Sprout Social, or build a content calendar…etc.? HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!! Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)! Kurt's Website & Social media: https://www.kurtbelding.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kurtbelding... https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/ Kurt’s businesses: Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/ Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/ Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/ New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/ Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/ White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 31st Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include: - The importance of goal setting - Why retail stores are hurting - The non-profitable aspects of business - The importance of social media pages for businesses - Pricing strategies - One of the big moves for Kurt’s business this year Viewer Questions: 1. If you know your retail store needs something, but you may not necessarily have the money for it, what should you do? 2. What parts of your business are not profitable? What is your pricing strategy and why? 3. What’s your next big move for your retail stores this year? 4. Do you think the decline in retail store shopping is due to a lack of quality customer service, just adding up over the years? HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!! Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media: https://www.kurtbelding.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kurtbelding... https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/ Kurt’s businesses: Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/ Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/ Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/ New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/ Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/ White Rabbit (Content creation company)
BCE EPISODE #30 Company Culture & how to find great employees
On the 28th Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include:
- The purpose behind the BCE Show
- How small businesses deal with competition
- Work/life balance & priorities
- Why other Brick-And-Mortar businesses should take his advice
- The importance of building relationships to grow a business
Viewer Questions:
1. How do you compete with online stores, like Amazon and Bodybuilding.com?
2. Do your priorities have to change when you own a business? Does family come first or does the business?
3. How do you convince other Brick-And-Mortars to take this advice?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Kurt’s businesses:
Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/
Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/
Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/
New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/
Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/
White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 27th Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include:
- Influencer marketing and follower count
- How to choose a protein shake
- Sacrifices of starting a business
- Benefits of being your own boss
- Raising capital for a new business concept
- Long-term thinking
- The importance of building a personal brand
Viewer Questions:
1. Can you recommend a low carb protein shake?
2. What is the biggest sacrifice of starting a business?
3. What is the most rewarding part of being your own boss?
4. How do you raise the capital to bring a concept product or service to the market?
5. Is there such thing as short term for an entrepreneur?
6. If you don’t own a business, what’s the benefit of building a personal brand?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Kurt’s businesses:
Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/
Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/
Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/
New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/
Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/
White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 26th Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include:
- Brick & Mortar marketing tactics
- The importance of executing your business ideas
- Marketing an online business vs brick & mortar store
- Non-digital marketing relevance today
Viewer Questions:
1. How do you execute marketing for an online business?
2. Is there any relevance to non-digital marketing today?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Kurt’s businesses:
Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/
Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/
Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/
New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/
Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/
White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 25th Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include:
- Why you should start a podcast
- Sometimes your best defense is a better offense
- Kurt’s first business failure
- Positivity in business
- Helpful tips to change negativity/anxiety
Viewer Questions:
1. What was your first business and did it succeed, or did it fail? What was the biggest thing you learned and how did you overcome your experience?
2. What are some ways to take personal positivity and translate that into a business?
3. What habits or methods do you use personally to change your state when negativity creeps in?
4. Do you have anxiety over business decisions, how do you combat it?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Kurt’s businesses:
Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/
Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/
Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/
New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/
Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/
White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 24th Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include:
- Kurt’s experience on how important numbers are in business and life
- How to not let numbers overwhelm you
- Negatives of looking at numbers too much
Viewer Questions:
1. How do you not let numbers overwhelm you when looking at profit goals whether that be monthly, quarterly etc.?
2. What are the negatives of always looking at numbers in your business?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Kurt’s businesses:
Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/
Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/
Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/
New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/
Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/
White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 23rd Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include:
- Taking responsibility for your own life
- How to get out of a slump
- What keeps Kurt going
- How to refocus
- Combating negativity
- Preparing for seasonal slumps in business
- Perception
- How Kurt got into the supplement business
- How to improve mental strength
Viewer Questions:
1. How do you get re-fired up after hitting a slump?
2. What keeps you going while you’re so negative, from throwing your hands up and going to get a 9 to 5 job?
3. Things happen out of your control. Then what?
4. What is a good method to snap out of the pity party and refocus? How can I make those negative times not last so long?
5. How do you prepare for a seasonal slump that happens historically for your business?
6. What made you get into the supplement business?
7. How do you work on mental strength?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Kurt’s businesses:
Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/
Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/
Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/
New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/
Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/
White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 22nd Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include:
- Tips to grow your business
- Keeping your mental game on point
- Inspiring employees
- The proper capital to have in the bank when starting a business
Viewer Questions:
1. How do I inspire my employees to be better salesmen?
2. Compared to the initial investment, how much money should I have in the bank?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Kurt’s businesses:
Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/
Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/
Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/
New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/
Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/
White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 21st Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include:
- The delusions of what it’s like to start your own business
- Taxes
- Time management
- Differences between owner investor and owner operator
- New Fit Republic locations?
Viewer Questions:
1. What can I do to avoid getting destroyed on taxes?
2. How do I lower my stress level?
3. How do I manage my time between business and family?
4. What is the biggest difference between owner investor and owner operator where it concerns hands in the business?
5. Where would you like to take your company next geographically, outside of Colorado that is?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Kurt’s businesses:
Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/
Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/
Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/
New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/
Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/
White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 20th Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include:
- Advertising for tomorrow, not today or 10 years ago
- Digital Advertising
- Staying on track during hard times
- Selling custom welded furniture
- College experience and starting a business
Viewer Questions:
1. Why do you get up so early?
2. Do you feel like throwing in the towel when things get tough? What does it take to keep you going when you feel everyone around you including your team quit?
3. How would you go about selling custom welded furniture?
4. Do you need college experience to start a business?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Kurt’s businesses:
Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/
Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/
Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/
New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/
Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/
White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 19th Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include:
- Compounding time
- The Fit Republic Farm Program
- Entrepreneur vs. Business man
- Goals for Kurt’s business
- Entrepreneurship mistakes
- Integrity in business
Viewer Questions:
1. What’s the difference between a business man and an entrepreneur?
2. What is your 3-year goal?
3. What’s the biggest mistake you see fresh entrepreneurs make?
4. How important is integrity in sales? What impact does it have on the longevity of your business?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Kurt’s businesses:
Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/
Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/
Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/
New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/
Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/
White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 18th Ask the BCE Show, Kurt welcomes personal trainer and Muscle Pharm athlete, Tyler Holt to the show! The topics Kurt & Tyler discuss include:
- Advice for new personal trainers
- Marketing/social media
- What’s next for Tyler
- Diets
Viewer Questions:
1. What’s the biggest change you’ve noticed in Tyler over the last five years?
2. What diet regimen do you currently follow?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Connect with Tyler Holt:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/tholt21/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/tholt21
212 Performance Gym: https://www.facebook.com/pg/212performancegym/about/?ref=page_internal
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Kurt’s businesses:
Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/
Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/
Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/
New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/
Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/
White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 17th Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include:
- Internet trolls
- Taking a step back when necessary
- Sharing your vision with employees
- Mistakes made by leaders
- Understanding your perceptions
- Turning a side hustle into a full time hustle
- College and success
Viewer Questions:
1. How do you manage employees successfully when your views don’t match?
2. What is one mistake you witness leaders making more than others?
3. What methods do you use to refocus your perception when the ups and downs tend to sway your views to negative ones?
4. How do you feel about side hustles?
5. How would you transition a side hustle into a full business?
6. Is college important for success in life?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Kurt’s businesses:
Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/
Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/
Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/
New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/
Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/
White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 16th Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include:
- Money perceptions
- Spending & saving money
- Retirement
- Goals and problems with money for business owners
Viewer Questions:
1. What are good strategies for saving money?
2. Do money problems ever go away as a business owner?
3. What are realistic goals to set, money wise, as a small business owner?
4. Do you have stock investments?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Kurt’s businesses:
Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/
Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/
Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/
New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/
Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/
White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 15th Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include:
- The importance of self-confidence
- How to deal with self-doubt
- Regaining confidence
- Leadership
Viewer Questions:
1. What situations have you been beat down in and lost confidence? How did you regain it?
2. Do you struggle with confidence in an area of your life today? If so, how are you working on it?
3. If you don’t believe in yourself or what you are working on, how can you expect others to?
4. Being a true entrepreneur how do you feel about the fakers?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Kurt’s businesses:
Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/
Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/
Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/
New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/
Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/
White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 14th Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include:
- The key factor to success
- Innovating in your industry
- Kurt’s make or break moment
- Sacrifices and non-negotiables in business
- Personal growth
- Kurt’s biggest failure
- Lessons from growing up in a small town
- Running social media
- Balancing opening a business and personal life
Viewer Questions:
1. What has been the most important/crucial part of your story? (The make or break moment)
2. What is a non-negotiable for you? Where is it ok to make compromises and sacrifices and when do you have to just say no and hold your ground?
3. What was your biggest a ha moment?
4. What is one of your greatest failures and what did it teach you?
5. Coming from a small town like Tecumseh, what lessons did you take from a small town that made you a stronger entrepreneur or aided your growth?
6. Do you run your social media yourself? Do you have a team? How do you grow yours for your business?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Kurt’s businesses:
Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/
Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/
Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/
New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/
Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/
White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 13th Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include:
- The importance of gratitude, and not forgetting where you started
- Maintaining positivity
- Overcoming the fear of failure
- The impact of mentors/leaders
Viewer Questions:
1. How do you stay so positive when things seem to go so badly?
2. After the GNC failure, how did you overcome the fear of failure?
3. Have you had someone who has made a tremendous impact on you as a leader/mentor?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Kurt’s businesses:
Fit Republic USA (Sport supplement company): https://www.fitrepublicusa.com/
Fit Republic Foods (Meal prep company): https://www.fitrepublicfoods.com/
Body Rival (Supplement brand): https://www.bodyrival.com/
New Age Nutrition (Supplement brand): http://newagenutritiononline.com/
Hunting Colorado (Hunting guide): https://www.huntingcolorado.co/
White Rabbit (Content creation company)
On the 12th Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include:
- How to set goals you will achieve
- Starting business in a “hot” market or industry
- Who owns Fit Republic, how did it start, and what’s next for the company
- Kurt’s goals for the new year
Viewer Questions:
1. How do you know when you’re taking on too much and when to back it off? As a hungry entrepreneur you want to take advantage of every opportunity.
2. Do you own Fit Republic?
3. When you’re opening a small business, do you think it’s best to focus on a “hot” market or industry? Or something that you’re familiar with?
4. How did Fit Republic start?
5. What are your goals for 2019, in your personal life or career?
6. What is next for Fit Republic?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
On the 11th Ask the BCE Show, the topics Kurt discusses include:
- Work Ethic
- How to manage people
- The struggle of managing multiple businesses
- Work/life balance
- Staying positive when times get tough
Viewer Questions:
1. What’s the biggest problem that comes with the most success?
2. Do you ever feel like you can’t give all your businesses 100% due to having multiple?
3. How do you balance rest and stress?
4. When things aren’t going well, what’s a tip for staying positive despite all the negative?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
On the 10th Ask the BCE Show, Kurt welcomes special guest Mark Jackson! Mark played 9 years in the NFL, is currently a Mile-High talk show host and social business entrepreneur. The topics Kurt and Mark cover include:
- Mark’s Professional Football Career
- What Mark is up to now
- Social business
- Lessons from failure
- Sports principles that apply to life and business
- Mark’s top 3 habits for success
Viewer Questions:
1. What do you mean when you say bringing them in (in relevance to skin in the game)? How do you determine who you want to bring in? How are the business(es) managed to avoid things like a power struggle?
2. If you were a football player what position would you play, and can you relate that position with business?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Connect with Mark Jackson:
Mark's social business link (Evolv): https://mark80.myevolv.com/Home
IG: https://www.instagram.com/mjax80/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/iamhope80
On the 9th Ask the BCE Show, Kurt talks about multiple topics…
- Why change is necessary
- How to set micro vs macro goals
- The difference between franchising and starting your own business
- How to balance daily tasks and solving problems that constantly come up
Viewer Questions:
1. How did you establish your goals when you first started? For instance, what do you decide from short term vs long term goals?
2. Are you opening any more Fit Republics?
3. How do you manage tasks you need to accomplish during the day with putting out fires constantly?
4. When you’re a new entrepreneur, new to putting your own money on the line, how do you keep yourself from becoming emotional with all the little problems that come up?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO
On the 8th Ask the BCE Show, Kurt stresses what it means to have your skin in the game and answers various business-related questions.
The areas Kurt discusses include:
- What truly defines an entrepreneur
- How to overcome failure
- Adapting to changes in the industry
- Stress management
Viewer Questions:
1. Have you had businesses that has failed before? And how did you overcome it?
2. What do you see as the hardest pit fall in entrepreneurship? How do you find investors?
3. How did you transform what you love to do into a business?
4. How do you keep up with the changes occurring in the fitness world as a company to appeal to multiple statures of fitness aka bodybuilding, CrossFit, powerlifting, the avg joe…etc.
5. How do you best deal with stress? Or what are some tips you have for dealing with stress?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
On the 7th Ask the BCE Show, Kurt welcomes Shane Franklin. Shane is the CEO of Cornbread Entertainment, a national recording artist, an all-around entertainer and a night show host on 95.7 the Party and 107.9 KBPI. Kurt digs into Shane’s history and expertise in the music industry.
The areas Kurt & Shane discuss include:
- Shane’s history in the music industry
- The relevance of college on a career in the music industry
- The business side of the music industry
- What not to do when starting a business on a loan
Viewer Questions:
1. Kurt, will you do a little freestyle rap for us?
2. I found a loan I can take out for my supplement company, my mother has a 401k plan that allows her to take out loans with no credit score, do you think it would be a smart idea to do so?
3. Where did the “cornbread” in Shane’s business name come from?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbelding...
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Connect with Shane:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/shegatan/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/shegatan
SF1 Website: https://www.sf1music.com/
SF1 FB: https://www.facebook.com/sf1productions/?eid=ARBQZjnsqea39ViEGeYmzeZav28PZ6RdzwrUzM2Cpx-dsr6k8doqdPLgHpxw2T5pxkRDMIauA-MMg7t0&timeline_context_item_type=intro_card_work&timeline_context_item_source=100001451700172&fref=tag
Cornbread Entertainment FB: https://www.facebook.com/cornbreadentertainment/?eid=ARC0GbATgHxkV7kazLk3KQfVxMjN1BWyOlz0kRq2DOemwOeSGcNk9lguxKh57WhpIsI0HUJttK6p2UJr&timeline_context_item_type=intro_card_work&timeline_context_item_source=100001451700172&fref=tag
95.7 the Party: https://957theparty.iheart.com/
107.9 KBPI: https://kbpi.iheart.com/
On the 6th Ask the BCE Show, Kurt Belding explores solutions to a lack of motivation, answers viewers questions, and gives his insight on self-perception.
Areas of Discussion:
- How to stay motivated
- How to motivate others
- The importance of self-perception
Viewer Questions:
1. What do you look forward to most in your personal life that keeps you the most motivated?
2. What do you think triggers your motivational rut?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG (links below)!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbelding...
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
On the 5th Ask the BCE Show, Kurt Belding answers multiple business related questions and takes us down his Halloween memory lane.
Areas of Discussion:
- Time management
- Building a brand
- Business funding
- Leadership
Viewer Questions:
1. How often do you audit your time to make sure the projects you are working on and putting effort into are going to move you forward?
2. What areas/suburbs in Denver are your favorites?
3. What would you say are the biggest mistakes in building a brand?
4. What's the best way to raise funding (for a good idea you have) without digging yourself too big of a hole before you can get off the ground?
5. Do you have any recommendations on how to approach leadership?
HAVE A QUESTION? Drop it in the comments below for next week's BCE show!!
Want to watch the BCE show LIVE? Tune in every Wednesday @ NOON on Kurt’s FB/IG!
Kurt's Website & Social media:
https://www.kurtbelding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kurtbeldingceo/
https://www.facebook.com/KurtBeldingCEO/
Connect with Body Rival, Supplement Brand:
https://www.bodyrival.com/
https://www.instagram.com/bodyrival/
https://www.facebook.com/BodyRival/
On the 4th Episodes of the Ask the BCE Show, Kurt talks about 3 main topics:
1. The difference between owning your business and your business own
2. The pros and cons of owning your own business
3. Stress management
LIVE questions:
1. How many businesses do you run?
2. How did you first start off?
3. How is your business doing?
4. Running a number of businesses, how do you handle your customer success and overall experience? How do you track your customer satisfaction?
On Episode #3 of the Ask the BCE Show, Kurt talks about what not to do when starting your own business and answers viewer questions!
The important points he discusses:
- Understanding your industry
- Making a business plan
- Asking yourself, "Do I have enough capital to execute the business well?"
Viewer Questions:
1. What are your favorite books to share with people just starting out?
2. What not to do when opening your own business.
3. If you could change anything in the supplement and fitness industry, what would it be?
On only the 2nd episode of the Ask the BCE Show, Kurt brings on a surprise guest! Kurt and fellow Entrepreneur, Tony Bock (Owner of Titan Applicators), discuss business scalability and answer viewer questions.
Viewer Questions:
1. If you were to invest in someone that wants to flip homes, what kind of business plan would you want to see?
2. What are the benefits of amino acids? Why are they so important in our daily life, with lifting?
3. So you said you got to where you are today from failure...what kept you going forward from failing all the time?
4. What do you do when you feel like you hit a wall? Whether it be personally or professionally. How does the BCE handle it and keep moving forward?
5. What can owners of small businesses do to avoid having their vendors/suppliers, etc. treat them like "small potatoes" whose orders are lower priority?
6. Do you have any advice for financial loans or credit building?
This is the 1st episode of the Ask The BCE (Blue Collar Entrepreneur) show! I started this podcast to give back to fellow business owners the knowledge I have gained over the many years of owning and building businesses. I share my failures and successes in an attempt to give the most value to my listeners and give the most practical information I can to help other business owners. I hope you find this show valuable and it helps you not make the same mistakes I have in business.
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