The Michael Chernow Podcast

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Ray “Cash” Care: The Mindset Shift Required For Success Aug 11, 2022

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Ray “Cash” Care is a Navy SEAL veteran with multiple combat zone tours which provided both high and low profile security protection for various government agencies. At age 11 Ray’s father was murdered, leaving Ray angry and without direction until he learned about the elite Navy SEALs.
Upon leaving the SEAL Teams and CIA, Ray turned his passion and SEAL Team experience to the world of self-improvement and team building. He has become an accomplished team building expert and speaker on topics ranging from fitness and building high functioning teams to organizational transformation.
Ray has teamed up with Bedros Keuilian, entrepreneur and New York Times Best Selling Author, and created The Squire Program, a father and son experience designed to restore healthy masculinity in young men.
Ray is also the Lead Instructor for “The Project,” a 75hr fully immersive life changing course. This course pushes men to their physical, mental, emotional limits to help them realize their highest self.
However Ray’s true passion is working with young men in The Squire Program and helping them develop into capable and confident leaders of the future.
In this powerful episode, Michael and Ray talk about the role men have in society, one thing you should NOT do every night, and the mindset shift all successful people go through.

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Steve Eckert: Look Forward To Fear Aug 04, 2022

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Steve Eckert is a Personal Discipline and Development Accountability Coach. He is a United States Marine, Entrepreneur, Husband, and Father.
His unique style of blending Military Leadership, strategies and tactics, with the mindset and methods of an entrepreneur, combined with running at home businesses with his wife full time, have helped over 20,000 clients achieve Results and Life Transformations, over the past 22 years. He has built several successful companies and brands from scratch in the Coaching and Fitness industries.
Steve is an Instructor and Co-Founder of the Men's Personal Development program called the Project as well as the Father and Son rite of passage experience called The Squire Program.
Steve's way of Life is to have a No Excuses, Role Model Mindset. Operate to Dominate in your Discipline, Energy, Confidence, Action, and being your Freak self always remembering, You Are F@cking Awesome!
In this episode, Michael and Steve chop it up about the power of morning affirmations, why what you do in the morning dictates how the rest of your day will unfold, and why you should always have something fearful to look forward to.

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Michael Brandt: The Value Of Living An 80/20 Lifestyle Jul 28, 2022

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Everything Michael Brandt does is fast and intense. Aside from being the CEO and co-founder of Health Via Modern Nutrition (H.V.M.N.), he cruises through marathons at a cool 6-minute mile pace.
With the launch of Ketone-IQ, Michael and his team created an entirely new category of ketone shots, which have taken over elite sports and high-end workplaces.
Michael has quickly scaled the business to multi-million dollars in revenue, including a $6MM contract with the US Department of Defense. As CEO, Michael is focused on cultivating a world-class team and increasing education and access to metabolic health & performance.
Michael majored in computer science and product design at Stanford. He scored 99th percentile on his GMAT but decided to skip business school and go straight into entrepreneurship. Prior to starting H.V.M.N. he was a professor of brand strategy at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. Michael and his cofounder were awarded Forbes 30 Under 30.
Outside of work, Michael is an avid triathlete and holds a 2:42 personal record for the marathon. He lives with his wife and daughter in LA.
In this episode, Chernow and Brandt discuss the value of a living an 80/20 lifestyle, what to NOT do during the first hour of every morning, and how to combat work-life burnout.

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Erin Alejandrino: Actionable Steps That Will Transform Your Life Jul 21, 2022

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Erin Alejandrino is a men’s lifestyle and transformation coach. He takes PAM (the Passive Aggressive Man) and turns him into a High Value Man.
He is a man of faith and student of fitness, instructor, and Co-founder of The Modern Day Knight Project, a men's 75-hour personal development experience. He’s also a co-founder for The Squire Program, a father and son rite of passage.
In this episode, Michael and Erin talk about the easiest life hack everyone can do, how to break the habit of avoidance, and the steps you must take in order to transform your life.

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Danielle DuBoise: Make Better Decisions For Your Body With Food Jul 20, 2022

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Danielle DuBoise is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Sakara Life, the wellness and lifestyle brand rooted in nutrition. Sakara Life provides all the tools for people to love their bodies in order to live a mindful, healthy life, delivering millions of meals in 2019. She is the author of National Bestseller “Eat Clean Play Dirty,” along with Sakara co-founder Whitney Tingle.
Hailing from the spiritual mecca of Sedona, Arizona, Danielle came to New York City as a chemistry collegiate. Supporting herself through school as an actress and model, she suffered from a dysfunctional cycle of body image issues and uncomfortable weight fluctuations from yo-yo dieting, leaving her dissatisfied with her own body. Danielle thought the key to health and happiness was tracking calories and cutting carbs to lose pounds. After studying a pre-medicine track, she realized that medicine couldn’t heal her issues with food. A desire to learn more about using food as medicine led her to study at the renowned Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN), in order to leverage the power of food as medicine. After graduating from the program and learning to transform her own relationship to her body and food, Danielle combined her personal experience with her nutrition expertise to create a philosophy that has helped thousands of individuals change their lives through the healing powers of food.
DuBoise and Tingle have been honored in Forbes' 30 under 30, MindBodyGreen's 100 Women in Wellness and Oprah's SuperSoul 100. Their debut cookbook, Eat Clean Play Dirty, debuted in 2019, teaches readers to make signature Sakara dishes in their own kitchens.
In this episode, Michael and Danielle discuss the pros and cons of intermittent fasting, the key to having a healthy your relationship with food, and how to use your “why” to say “no.”

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Chris “Bernie” Bernard: Develop Stronger Perseverance Jul 07, 2022

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Chris "Bernie" Bernard, is a CPG expert and investor with over 20 years experience in apparel, outdoor, and most recently packaged foods. His latest project, Mindright, pairs Brain-boosting nootropic ingredients with delicious superfoods to support your mood, energy, and focus. Mindright seeks to support the conversation around mental health and strengthening your mindset on your path to success.
In this episode, Michael and Bernie chat about the keys to a healthy long-term relationship, how your level of self-care affects your performance, and how to develop stronger perseverance in life and in business.

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Alex Taylor: Slowing Down Is A Good Thing Jun 30, 2022

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Alex Taylor is the Co-Founder of Perelel, a DTC, subscription-based vitamin brand that supports women throughout their motherhood journey.
Prior to founding Perelel, she served as president and executive editor-in-chief for Clique Media, the parent company of Who What Wear, Byrdie, and MyDomaine, where she was responsible for leading the company through its strongest period of revenue and audience growth, as well as scaling the company across three continents and raising two rounds of funding.
She has served in roles at Vogue, Rogers & Cowan, L'Oréal, Google and URBN’s Free People, and has been recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30.
In this episode, Michael and Alex discuss how to make health more convenient, the power of doing one very simple thing, and why slowing down is a good thing.

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Case Kenny: How To Deal With Negative Thoughts Jun 23, 2022

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Case Kenny is an entrepreneur, mindfulness expert, host, and founder of the top 25 Apple podcast New Mindset, Who Dis. Beloved by some of today’s biggest celebrities including Hailey Bieber, Sophia Bush, and Lucy Hale and featured on Good Morning America, you might recognize him from his viral coffee cup and post-it quotes on Instagram, which have been shared by millions and featured by Complex, Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan and many more.
Created in 2018, Kenny’s podcast New Mindset, Who Dis features his short, no-B.S.take on all things mindfulness in a relatable way, empowering people to be happier and live more fulfilling lives by changing their mindsets in all areas of life spanning from self-worth and empowerment to dating and relationships, career advice and more.
Before leaving his full-time career at the end of 2021, Kenny worked in sales for 8 years at Amobee, a top advertising technology platform. Kenny graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2011 with a double B.A. in Chinese (East Asian languages + cultures) and Arabic (Middle Eastern studies). He currently resides in Chicago, IL.
In this episode, Michael and Case talk about how to deal with negative thoughts, the importance of simplifying how you look at the world, and the key to balancing ambition and gratitude.

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Jacob Zemer: The Power Of Delayed Gratification Jun 17, 2022

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Jacob Zemer is a performance coach and speaker based in the New York City area. He has over 10 years of experience in the fitness industry and coaches a wide variety of clientele, from CEOs to former professional athletes. His primary role as a coach is to hold people accountable. He helps working professionals channel what made them successful in their careers into their health, appearance, and performance. He is ruthless in his dedication to help them show up as their best selves.
Jacob focuses on an application-based approach to coaching, nutrition and workouts. This isn’t about never going out to dinner and never eating a carb again. Instead, it’s a focus on moderation and doing what it takes to reach optimal health and get in the best shape of your life regardless of age.
Jacob has 12 certifications ranging from EXOS Performance Specialist to Precision Nutrition, and also offers unprecedented access to the best doctors and wellness professionals in the industry to ensure his clients exceed their health and fitness goals.
In this episode, Michael and Jacob discuss why delayed gratification is so beneficial in life, how to establish a healthy diet that is easy to follow, and the perspective that will change how you look at your life.

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Blake Holman: How To Stick To Your Diet Jun 09, 2022

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Blake Holman is the Founder and CEO of Blake Holman Fitness. Blake has helped transform hundreds of clients’ lives through his online coaching program, private training services in NYC, and virtual training. He is quickly becoming one of the industry’s most highly respected and reputable experts. Blake is renowned for transforming the bodies of men and women around the world, and his clients include some of NYC’s top executives and entrepreneurs. His signature workouts are based on the principles of strength training, empowering his clients and producing massive results.
Blake has been in the fitness industry for over 6 years and has worked with some of the top companies around the globe including Bodybuilding.com, C4 Energy, Ghost Lifestyle, EVL Sports, MyProtein, BodyArmor, VADE Nutrition, and many more. In doing so, Blake has been able to travel across the country to fitness expos and has created an extensive network across the entire industry. He has also built his Instagram account to a community of over 230,000 followers where he shares motivational content, fitness tips, and much more.
Blake has been featured in Muscle and Fitness, Status Fitness Magazine, New York Weekly, AskMen, The American Reporter, and the Los Angeles Wire.
In this episode, Michael and Blake talk about the importance of fitness vs nutrition, how to stick to a healthy diet, and the style of fitness most influential in transforming your physique.

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