Beyond the Image Podcast

We need to discuss the last 3 weeks. There were 4 trips to the pediatrician, 3 trips to urgent care, a telehealth appointment, as well as a quick stroll to another clinic just to make sure that we sp…

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When was the last time you had a delightful consumer experience? It’s hard to think of one because it’s a…

Who are some of the hardest working people that you know? Is it your parents? Oftentimes, we model our work ethic based on what we saw our parents do for us. How hard they worked to provide us with a…

I truly wonder how often it is that we as entrepreneurs get into our field in a very roundabout way. For example, as a photographer, I got into photography through being a journalist. The plan was ne…

Best idea I ever had for a podcast was that I would get together with a guest and we would each get a different craft beer. Over the course of drinking that beer, we would talk about all things photo…

Do you want to know what’s embarrassing? Having someone walk in on you while you are listening to yourself on your own podcast. Immediately, they think that you’re doing it because your ego is so big…

My guest today is Sarah Ortlund. She’s a Krav Maga instructor and personal trainer. She’s also in grad school studying clinical psychology. 

We’re diving into boundaries, what Sarah has learned along…

When I was younger, I had no idea what I was going to do when I grew up. Around the age of 18, as I’m coming out of high school, my thought was, “I guess I’ll be a journalist.” Truthfully, I didn’t w…

I’ve been told I like to complain a lot. And I take issue with that critique. Perhaps, I want to complain that I’m being critiqued for complaining too much. Because how is the world ever meant to imp…

My mother always said that I had a face for radio. Perhaps that’s why I’m speaking to you in a podcast form, not a video format. I remember my first time on TV, I was promoting the FITposium conferen…

Do you ever watch Seinfeld? I have a favorite episode. The one where Jerry’s at his apartment and a telemarketer calls him. He responds and says. “You know I’m really busy, can I get your home number…

I want to tell you about the second girlfriend I ever had. We dated for two whole weeks until she broke things off and shattered my heart. That same night, I had my best friend over for a sleepover a…

I was 16 years old when I finally got a starting position on my high school football team. It took all year of trying to convince my coach that I had what it took. My parents were on the stands brimm…

Have you ever quit something in glorious fashion? I mean the type of quitting where you walk in slow motion away from the building and then the building explodes! (Don’t worry, no one is in the build…

Do you want to know what pisses me off? A lot. Conventional wisdom will tell you that anger is bad and rage will hold you back. But you know what? I love my rage, I cherish my rage. I worship my rage…

On today’s episode, my guest is Lizzie Ens. She is the founder and creator of UnDiet Yourself. She has a very different story of what her life was like at the age of 19. When I was 19, I lacked direc…

At the age of 12, I went to comic book camp. It’s where young kids can go to learn how to create their own comic books. I went on to create a whole universe of characters that would make Marvel jealo…

I’ve done a lot of peculiar things for money. In a previous episode, I listed out the top 5 worst jobs I had ever endured. Today, I’m sharing some gems that did not make that previous list because th…

In my lifetime, I’ve sat down to write about 5,242 different books. In my lifetime, I’ve actually been able to finish two of them. One was an ebook (I get it, not a traditional book). But this ebook …

In today's episode, I want to share with you one of the most embarrassing moments of my life. I’m going to talk about a time that I failed to woo another. It’s a true story and heartbreaking but most…