We unfold the story behind industry-leading fitness entrepreneurs, sharing the trials and tribulations faced on their journey to success in order to pave the way for aspiring fitness entrepreneurs.
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Every week Grant Reeher, Director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute at Syracuse University, leads a conversation with a notable guest. Guests include people from central New York -- writers, politicians, activists, public officials, and business professionals whose work affects the public life of the community -- as well as nationally-prominent figures visiting the region to talk about their work.
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Seth David Radwell on the Campbell Conversations
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Seth David Radwell On this week's episode of the Campbell Conversations, Grant Reeher speaks with Seth David Radwell, whose experiences include being the president of e-Scholastic and CEO of The Proactiv Company. He's the author of the book, "American Schism: How the Two Enlightenments Hold the Secret to Healing Our Nation."…
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Mary Chung Hayashi on the Campbell Conversations.
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Mary Chung Hayashi Program transcript: Grant Reeher: Welcome to the Campbell Conversations, I'm Grant Reeher. My guest today is Mary Chung Hayashi. She's a former California State Assembly member and the author of a new book titled, “Women in Politics: Breaking Down the Barriers to Achieve True Representation.” The book weaves together her own life…
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Fred Fiske Program transcript: Grant Reeher: Welcome to the Campbell Conversations, I'm Grant Reeher. My guest today is Fred Fiske. Fred spent his career in print journalism, including writing editorials for the Syracuse Post-Standard. He's here with me today because he's recently written a biography about a Syracuse businessman titled, "The Grocer…
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Melanie Littlejohn on the Campbell Conversations
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(Control Room 2) Program transcript: Grant Reeher: Welcome to the Campbell Conversations. I'm Grant Reeher. My guest today is Melanie Littlejohn. Last December, Ms. Littlejohn was named as the president and CEO of the Central New York Community Foundation, she brings to that position a wide array of previous experience in the private and nonprofit …
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Wawa Gatheru on the Campbell Conversations
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Wawa Gatheru Program transcript: Grant Reeher: Welcome to the Campbell Conversations, I'm Grant Reeher. My guest today is Wawa Gatheru. Ms. Gatheru is the founder of Black Girl Environmentalist, a national organization dedicated to empowering black girls, women and nonbinary people across the climate sector. In 2019, she was named the first black p…
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Rep. Marc Molinaro on the Campbell Conversations
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Mark Molinaro This week on the Campbell Conversations, Grant Reeher speaks with Rep. Marc Molinaro, a Republican who represents New York's 19th Congressional District. An independent organization recently ranked Molinaro as the 2nd most bipartisan member of the House of Representatives, and the 5th most productive. Program Transcription: Grant Reeh…
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Ken Block(Mark Lavonier) On this week's episode of the Campbell Conversations, Grant Reeher speaks to Ken Block, author of the book, "Disproven: My Unbiased Search for Voter Fraud for the Trump Campaign, the Data that Shows Why He Lost, and How We Can Improve Our Elections." Program transcript: Grant Reeher: Welcome to the Campbell Conversations. I…
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Kevin Elliott on the Campbell Conversations
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Kevin Elliott( politicalscience.yale.edu) Program transcript: Grant Reeher: Welcome to the Campbell Conversations, I'm Grant Reeher. It seems like we've all become busier than we were in the past, from schoolchildren up through retirees. Given that, all the information that's available on the internet, some of it unreliable, how much can we reasona…
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Sarah Klee Hood and John Mannion on the Campbell Conversations
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Sarah Klee Hood / John Mannion Program transcript: Grant Reeher: Welcome to the Campbell Conversations. I'm Grant Reeher. One of the most closely watched congressional races in the entire nation in this November’s general election will be that for New York's 22nd district right here in the Syracuse area. The district contains all of Onondaga and Ma…
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Bob Keefe(Mark Lavonier / e2.org) Program transcript: Grant Reeher: Welcome to the Campbell Conversations, I'm Grant Reeher. My guest today is Bob Keefe. He's a former journalist and currently the executive director of E2, an organization of business leaders who advocate for clean energy. He's also the author of a new book titled, "Clean Economy No…
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Victoria Newhouse and Michael Gecan discuss affordable housing on the Campbell Conversations
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The supply of affordable, quality housing is at a crisis point in the United States, including in the Syracuse area. This week, Grant Reeher speaks with architectural historian Victoria Newhouse, and Michael Gecan with the Industrial Areas Foundation. They have edited and contributed to a new book on the topic, called Housing the Nation: Soci…
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The Campbell Conversations: A discussion on the Micron project with Tod Rutherford
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President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse in April on the $6.1 billion grant that Micron will receive to build a chip megafab in the Town of Clay(Darren McGee / Office of the Governor ) Last month, a number of political dignitaries, including President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Gov. Kathy Hochul, descended upon Syracuse to t…
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Jonathan Zaharek on the Campbell Conversations
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Writer and photographer Jonathan Zaharek(provided photo) New York's Adirondack Mountains are a precious resource, and within them is the High Peaks wilderness area. This week, Grant Reeher talks with writer and photographer Jonathan Zaharek, who has written a new guidebook on the High Peaks, called "Hiking the Adirondack 46 High Peaks: A Guide t…
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Batya Ungar-Sargon on the Campbell Conversations
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The American Dream is a touchstone for this nation, but is it now out of reach for many citizens we used to regard as middle class? This week, Grant Reeher speaks with Batya Ungar-Sargon, an opinion editor for Newsweek. She has a new book about workers in America, titled "Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women." Progr…
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Jenn Jackson on the Campbell Conversations
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Jenn Jackson(Syracuse University) Black feminism is usually regarded as a relatively newer dimension of racial justice movements. This week, Grant Reeher speaks with Jenn Jackson, a Syracuse University professor, and author of "Black Women Taught Us," about early Black feminists, as well as contemporary ones. Program Transcript: GR: Welcome to the …
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Pratap Bhanu Mehta on the Campbell Conversations
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Pratap Bhanu Mehta On this week's episode of the Campbell Conversations, Grant Reeher speaks with Pratap Bhanu Mehta, the Laurence S. Rockefeller Visiting Professor for Distinguished Teaching at Princeton University. In India, he's served as President of Center for Policy Research, a New Delhi-based think-tank and as the Vice Chancellor of Ashoka U…
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Brian Taylor on the Campbell Conversations
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Brian Taylor On this week's episode of the Campbell Conversations, Grant Reeher speaks with returning guest Brian Taylor, a Political Science Professor at Syracuse University. He's an expert on Russia and security, and brings us an update on Russia's war with Ukraine. Program Transcript: GR: Welcome to the Campbell Conversations. I'm Grant Reeher. …
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Robert Mann on the Campbell Conversations
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Robert Mann(Mark Lavonier / lsu.edu) On this week's episode of the Campbell Conversations, Grant Reeher speaks with Robert Mann, a professor who holds the Manship Chair in Journalism at the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University. Prior to joining the Manship School in 2006, he served as communications director to Louisia…
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Tim Palmer On this week's episode of the Campbell Conversations, Grant Reeher speaks with Tim Palmer. A prolific nature writer and photographer, Palmer has won awards from the National Wildlife Federation, the Sierra Club and American Rivers. They discuss his new book, "Seek Higher Ground: The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding Crisis." Progra…
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Mary Jumbelic on the Campbell Conversations
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Mary Jumbelic(Marc Safran) On this week's episode of the Campbell Conversations, Grant Reeher speaks with Mary Jumbelic. She is a forensic pathologist, serving as Onondaga County's Chief Medical Examiner from 1998 - 2009. She's recently published the memoir, "Here, Where Death Delights: A Literary Memoir". Program Transcript: Grant Reeher: Welcome …
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Fitness Founders Mini series: ‘Choosing the right location to set you up for success’ with Mehdi Elaichouni
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Welcome to the Fitness Founders Mini series, in collaboration with Mehdi Elaichouni, owner of Carpe Diem Jiu Jitsu Throughout each episode, Mehdi shares his first-hand experience navigating the challenges he faced as a new fitness operator, highlighting key learnings and actionable takeaways to help equip new fitness business owners as they set up …
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Cory Sterling Talks About the Legal Essentials Fitness Operators Need to Be Successful know to be successful
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This week, we are joined by Cory Sterling, a lawyer and the owner of Conscious Council, a law firm focused on servicing health and wellness businesses. Connect with Cory here: linkedin.com/in/corysterling/ In this episode, Cory explains the origins of Conscious Council, the biggest legal risks fitness business owners can face, and how using a legal…
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Fred Hoffman Talks About Customer Service in the Digital Age
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Fred Hoffman is an international fitness expert and consultant based in Paris, France. He is the owner of Fitness Resource Consulting Services. Back in July Fred joined us to talk about what makes a great customer service, how different digital customer touchpoints and channels work and how customer service strategies differ from market to market. …
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Todd Wadler Talks to Us About the Key Lessons Learned From Growing a Fitness Franchise
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Todd Wadler is a former investment banker and is the co-founder of BoxUnion and the current CEO of Title Boxing. Todd talks to us about starting BoxUnion, how he grew it into a profitable business, and how he applied the lessons he learned to over 150 franchise locations with Title Boxing. Connect with Todd here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-wa…
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Josh Biro Tells Us About the Simple Secret to Making Your Sales Pitch Successful
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Josh will be speaking at #Glocon2021 which brings together the best minds in the industry to help you navigate the world post pandemic. Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/glocon-2021-tickets-158559464627 Josh Biro is the founder of The Yogapreneur Collective, an ethical business coaching program for purpose driven yoga studios. In this episo…
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David Marquet Talks About Building an Empowering Organization for Your Fitness Business
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This week we talk to David Marquet, a retired United States Navy captain and submarine commander, leadership expert and bestselling author of Turn the Ship Around and Leadership is Language. In this episode David describes how he transformed USS Santa Fe into what has been called the most empowering organization ever seen, how to transform your lea…
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April Fisk Talks About Building Culture and Community Within a Fitness Franchise
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This week we talk to April Fisk, the CEO of Rockbox Fitness, a boxing inspired boutique fitness franchise based in the US. In this episode, April tells us about what the best franchises do at the highest level of operations, the key qualities of a successful franchisee and the importance of building strong communities within a franchise network. Co…
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Chris Cooper Tells Us The Proven Formula For A Successful Fitness Business
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This week we welcome back Chris Cooper, a gym owner, author and the founder of the fitness business mentorship program Two Brain Business. In this episode Chris tells us about how gyms were forced to rethink their business models during Covid-19, where fitness operators need to spend their time and money to be successful and he explains the secret …
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Laurie McCartney Talks About Developing Your Business For A Changing Fitness Industry
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This week we are joined by Laurie McCartney, who is the President of Global Fitness and Wellness Solutions at Ascend Learning, which includes The National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), Athletics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), Premier Global, ActiveIQ, and ClubConnect. In this episode Laurie talks about the changing role of fitness …
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Debra Strougo and Eric Von Frohlich Talk About Building Row House Into a Successful Boutique Fitness Franchise
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This week we talk to Debra Strougo and Eric Von Frohlich, the founders of Row House, an Xponential brand and boutique fitness franchise that offers a low-impact, cardio enhancing, full-body strength workout for all fitness levels. In this episode Debra and Eric tell us about the challenges and successes starting out, how they built the brand from a…
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Ian Mullane Talks About The New Rules of Engagement for the Fitness Industry
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We are joined by Ian Mullane, the CEO of Keepme, an AI-based revenue acceleration CRM for fitness operators. He is also the author of The Fitness Future: Rules of Engagement, a white paper on the future of the fitness industry. Read his whitepaper here: http://bit.ly/TheFitnessFutureFFP Connect with Ian here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianmullane/…
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Adam Zeitsiff Tells Us How Fitness Operators Can Deliver a Winning Hybrid Experience
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The week we talk to Adam Zeitsiff, the President and CEO of Intelivideo, which is a digital video platform that helps fitness operators to transform their business into a hybrid model. Adam is also formerly the CEO of Golds Gym and has a wealth of experience in the fitness and technology space. You can connect with him here: https://www.linkedin.co…
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Matthew Januszek on Why You Shouldn’t Lose Sight of Your Core Business
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Matthew Januszek is the co-founder of Escape Fitness Equipment and the host of the popular Escape Your Limits Podcast. You can find him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewjanuszekescape/ Listen to the Escape Your Limits Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ti8eXhs3O0qyXRRvzugcf In this episode, Matthew talks about why he started Escap…
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Bryan O’Rourke Talks About How Technology Is Shaping the Future of Fitness
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This week we talk to Bryan O’Rourke, the President of the Fitness Industry Technology Council who holds a range of different leadership, speaking, and advisory roles across the fitness industry. You can find Bryan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryankorourke/ In this episode, Bryan talks about how the growing influence of technology in fitness o…
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Simon Flint on Leading a High-Performance Culture in a Fitness Organization
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Simon Flint is our guest this week. He is the CEO of Evolution Wellness which is the largest network of wholly-owned fitness studios in Asia. Currently, they have over 170 locations in 6 countries. Their portfolio includes 5 fitness brands and 1 wellness brand. They also own a software brand focused on the fitness industry. In this great episode, S…
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