On Episode 247 I sit down with Meredith Rickel. Meredith is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots and someone who I really enjoyed talking to. I had a fascinating conversation with Meredith today that ranged from talking about SEC Football to what happiness means to her, all the way to the climate and what's going wrong, what she thinks we can do ab…

On Episode 246 I sit down with Mike Tadros. Mike is a newer member at CrossFit Roots and someone who I have had the pleasure of getting to know better over the past year or so. With this episode, I continue to dig in a little deeper with Mike in an attempt to discover more about who he is as a person versus him giving me a timeline of events of the…

On Episode 245 I sit down with Lisa Prodanovich. Lisa is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots and someone who I really enjoy getting to see on a daily basis at Roots. Lisa works as a paralegal in Boulder but that detail was the least of our topics for discussion today. On today's episode, we talk about a wide range of topics that include history, r…

On Episode 244 I sit down with Mark Wilbourne. Mark is currently at CU for a bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Applied Math and a certificate in Engineering Leadership. He really enjoys engineering and analytical thinking and also working with people so he is looking into careers that combine the two. Mark would love to be …

On Episode 243 I sit down with Sara Sisenwein. Sara is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots and someone who comes to my Monday evening Strength class, arguably the best class we offer at CrossFit Roots, quite religiously. Sara ran track in high school and then went off to school at the University of Maryland. From there she got into Advertising. Mo…

On Episode 242 I sit down with Dr. Angelo DiLullo for part two of our conversation on Awakening. Angelo is a practicing anesthesiologist and author of the book, "Awake: It's Your Turn". Today, Angelo and I take our conversation a step further and continue to dive into the idea of Awakening. Just like last time when I posted part one of this convers…

Here's a link to today's reading: https://open.substack.com/pub/projectwarman/p/galaxys-edge?r=28gbw9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web If you want to keep up with my writing or check out my substack you can do so here: https://projectwarman.substack.com/ I also post all of my stories on Instagram with a link to take you to that exact same spot. I h…

On Episode 240 I sit down with Leia Schultz. Leia is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots and someone who I find fascinating and interesting to talk to. Leia grew up in Boulder and returned to her hometown after getting her undergrad degrees in public relations and philosophy at Hofstra in New York. She now works as a product manager for a real est…

On Episode 239 I sit down with Billy Edwards. Billy is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots and someone who I always enjoy talking to when he walks through the door to work out. Billy served in the Marine Corps, where he was part of the US invasion of Iraq. While in the Marines he got into long, endurance type of events and started doing Iron Mans …

I have been a writer my entire life. It was something that I enjoyed as far back as I can remember in elementary school and it has stayed with me to this day. Recently, I was nudged by a friend(or a whole bunch of friends) to get on substack and start publishing my writing for the world to read. I'm a storyteller through and through. From my podcas…

On Episode 237 I sit down with Amy Jo Dimeglio. Amy Jo is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots and someone who I think is absolutely hilarious. Amy Jo is from New Jersey and after high school, she jumped right into the workforce and ended up working for a small family-owned supermarket in the seafood department for 17 years. After realizing that th…

My guest today is Taylor Nelson. Taylor is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots and someone that I got to know a little bit better through this conversation. On this episode, we talk about his time swimming in college, becoming a swim coach, working at Twitter, conspiracy theories and censorship on social media, CrossFit, and a whole lot more! Than…

My guest today is Sarah Brittain. Sarah is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots and someone who I didn’t know a whole lot about going into this, but whom I really enjoyed talking to and learning more about today. On this episode, we talk about her journey from engineering to speech pathology to finance back to speech pathology, and then into real e…

On Episode 234 I sit down with Lindsay MacDonald. Lindsay grew up in Boston and played Ice Hockey growing up through high school and then got into Rugby in college. In college, Lindsay majored in Psychology and Political Science. During this time she also started coaching CrossFit and got a job scooping ice cream which she describes as one of her f…

On Episode 233 I sit down with Blakley Graham to discuss, well, me. On this episode, Blakely asks me questions about a wide range of topics and tries to get me to dig a little bit deeper with some of my answers. We talk a lot about this podcast and the impact that it has had on me, episodes that have stood out over the years, and lessons that I hav…

On Episode 232 I sit down with Dr. Angelo DiLullo. Angelo is a practicing anesthesiologist and author of the book, "Awake: It's Your Turn". I was connected to Angelo through our mutual friend Kevin Brockman after a conversation that he and I had a couple of months ago where we started to dive into different topics surrounding religion, philosophy, …

On Episode 231 I sit down with Nick Ralston to discuss, well, me. On this episode, Nick asks me questions about endurance/longer-type events from the past and ones that I have planned for the future. We take a deep dive into experiences had, lessons learned, motivations, and potential benefits that come from putting yourself through events like thi…

On Episode 230 I sit down with Eric Christensen. Eric is the owner of CrossFit Roots along with Nicole and is someone that I find to be hilarious and interesting. On today's episode, we talk about Eric's early days of wrestling, his story about getting into a fight, going to school for Forestry and what he did there, finding CrossFit, meeting Nicol…

On Episode 229 I sit down with Lindsay Andrew. I met Lindsay last year when she came out to Colorado for a Diesel Day. Lindsay first found CrossFit in 2008. She co-owned multiple CrossFit gyms in Las Vegas and also competed on a team at Regionals for 6 years. In 2013, she became a member of the CrossFit Seminar Staff. On this episode, we talk about…

On Episode 228 I sit down with Drake Smith. Drake is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots, the husband of Amy Smith(who was featured on Episode 209), and someone who I really enjoy talking to because of the interesting conversations that we have. Drake grew up in Kansas and started playing competitive golf at a young age. He went on to play in coll…

On Episode 227 I sit down with Melani Dizon to discuss, well, me. I have been getting the question as to why I don't have other people interview me on my podcast or why I don't ever take a lot of time to talk about myself for a very long time now. After years of brushing it off, I realized that they had a point and it was time to do something about…

On Episode 226 I sit down with Dave McKeag. I didn't know Dave before sitting down for this conversation and he was introduced to me through my friend Brian Yolitz. I was instantly interested and inspired to talk to Dave and have a hand in helping him tell his story. Dave is a retired middle school principal. He was a 2-sport athlete in college whe…

On Episode 225 I sit down with Ian Blakley. Ian is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots and someone that I have gotten to know better during my time here. Ian grew up in Oregon, went to school at Cornell, and works in tech. He started at Google in New York City before making the move out to Colorado where he eventually met his fiance Jackie. On tod…

On Episode 224 I sit down with Kevin Brockman. Kevin is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots and probably one of my favorite people that I get to cross paths with in that gym. Kevin grew up in Colorado and has traveled and lived all around the world. He was an anthropology/religious studies major in college, so naturally, we go down the rabbit hole…

On Episode 223 I sit down with Annie Yolitz. I was originally introduced to Annie through her husband Brian, who you may remember from Episode 203. I met Brian at the 2022 Big Fish Fundraiser and Annie ended up coming to Boulder a few months later for a Diesel Day. Today, we talk about her Diesel Day experience, her path to becoming a nurse, becomi…

On Episode 222 I sit down with Robin Opie. Robin is a friend of mine and someone that I have gotten closer to during my time working with him at CrossFit Roots. Robin is a small-town Kansas kid who ended up throwing Shot Put at a very high level at Princeton. He went into the corporate world where he worked at multiple companies before landing wher…

On Episode 221 I sit down with Molly Ware. Molly is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots and someone who I have gotten to know better during my time here. Molly grew up in Maine and rowed and skied in college at Harvard. She ended up in Med School in Denver and is now a Cardiologist who practices at Boulder Heart. Molly started CrossFit at the age …

On Episode 220 I sit down with Jon Sisenwein. Jon is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots and another person who has to put up with my shenanigans on a daily basis. Jon grew up in New York just outside of New York City. Jon got into advertising after college and was a creative director for over 20 years before finding his way into Real Estate. Jon …

On Episode 219 I sit down with Danny Garbe. Danny is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots and someone that I have gotten to know a little bit better during my time here. Danny is a Colorado native and went to school at CU. He took a year off after college to live in Hawaii and it is mind-boggling to me that he didn't spend any time surfing while he…

On Episode 218 I sit down with Jackie Batrus. Jackie is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots and someone that I have gotten to know pretty well over the last couple of years. Jackie grew up on the east coast just outside of New York City. She went to Boston College for Undergrad and is now at DU for Graduate school in Marketing. Jackie has worked a…

On Episode 217 I sit down with Dave Colina. Dave is someone who has become a close friend of mine. Dave is the Founder of O2 Recovery Drink, a member of CrossFit Roots, he's on the Board of Directors for The Big Fish Foundation, and teaches a class at CU-Boulder. And that is just beginning to scratch the surface of what Dave does and who he is as a…

On Episode 216 I sit down with Scott Graham. Scott is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots and you might recall my previous episode(#208) with his wife, Blakely Graham. If you enjoyed that conversation then you will most definitely enjoy my conversation with her other half. Scott grew up in Texas but is not your stereotypical, "Howdy Ya'll, Texas V…

On Episode 215 I sit down with Julia Ralston. Julia is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots and you may recall her husband Nick from Episode 205. Julia is from Santa Cruz, CA., and she and I debate if that is actually northern or mid-California. She went to Boston College where she majored in communications with a focus on magazine journalism. We a…

On Episode 214 I sit down with Lukas Augenstein. Lukas is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots who I have gotten to know better over the last year or so since he joined the gym. Lukas is a chef who works at an outdoor education facility in the mountains and has also worked in restaurants all around the world. Lukas was also named a captain for the …

On Episode 213 I sit down with Megan Wei. Megan is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots who also works in Strategy and Analytics for CrossFit HQ. On this episode, we talk about Megan growing up in New Jersey, gymnastics, pole vaulting, distance running, and how all of that eventually led her to CrossFit. We also talk about her journey from Investme…

On Episode 212 I sit down with my friend Nick "Sweetness" Dupuy. Nick is a photographer and videographer who does a wide range of projects for all different types of people and organizations. You may recognize some of the work that he has done for CrossFit, The Big Fish Foundation, and more recently Team Shut Up and Row. Thank you all for listening…

On Episode 211 I sit down with Melani Dizon. Melani is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots and someone that I have gotten to know better during my time here. Melani is the Director of Education and Content for the Davis Phinney Foundation and a lifelong writer. This was a very fun conversation about a wide range of topics along with Melani turning…

On Episode 210 I sit down with Doug Gilkey. Doug is a member at CrossFit Roots and someone that I have gotten to know pretty well during my time here. Doug is an AeroSpace Engineer who now works in sales. He's been doing CrossFit for 12 years now and before that was doing long Mountain and Road biking races along with some running. Doug has a very …

On Episode 209 I sit down with Amy Smith. Amy is the General Manager at CrossFit Roots who does her best every day to keep me in line. On this episode, we talk about growing up in Kansas and helping her Mom out with her at home daycare, the 20 years she spent working in photography and why she eventually decided to leave the corporate world, how sh…

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On Episode 207 I sit down with Jess Snapp. Snapp is a friend of mine that I have gotten to know better during my time here at CrossFit Roots. Snapp is a former gymnast and dancer who left the corporate world to become a trainer. She found CrossFit a few years ago, was instantly hooked, and hasn't slowed down since. We talk about her journey through…

On Episode 206 I sit down with Allison Scahill. Allison is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots. If you recall, on Episode 197 I sat down for a conversation with her husband, Cary Hair. Naturally, I had to get the other, arguably more accurate, side of the story. Allison works for CrossFit HQ as a Copy Editor and has been with the company for 12 ye…

On Episode 205 I sit down with Nick Ralston. Nick played Rugby at the Naval Academy before transitioning into the Marine Corps. He found CrossFit in 2006 when he did his first CrossFit workout famously known as "Helen". And, well, as Nick put it, welcome to CrossFit. Over the years, Nick has gotten into trail running and endurance events alongside …

On Episode 204 I sit down with Kelley Laxton. Kelley is a sports writer and copyeditor for CrossFit HQ. Today, we talk about her passion for writing and her journey to how she got to where she is today. We talk about her time working the front desk at CrossFit Roots, and we also talk about her Lupus diagnosis along with a kidney disease in 2017 and…

On Episode 203 I sit down with my friend Brian Yolitz. Brian served in the Air Force for 27 years as a Civil Engineer. Now, he does similar work for the public higher education system in Minnesota. Today, we talk about growing up in Wisconsin and Minnesota, his career in the Air Force, the Big Fish Foundation Fundraiser and how that experience went…

On Episode 202 I sit down with Brad Warman. Brad was the first ever guest on this podcast back in 2017 and today we talk about what he's been up to, his collegiate career in shot put, and our upcoming 3rd annual Project Warman fundraiser to support The Big Fish Foundation. We dive into his preparation, expectations and goals for the event, who we'r…

On Episode 201 I sit down with Tina Garbe. Tina started working in a hair salon when she was 14 and to this day it's the only job that she's ever had. Tina now owns Loft Styling Studio in Boulder, CO. where she has been open for 7 years now. Tina found CrossFit and CrossFit Roots after 10+ years in yoga and we talk about all of the positive impacts…

On Episode 200, Tosh returns 100 episodes later to chat with me about what he's been up to, what he's got planned, and to reflect on our 2 years of friendship. Tosh is someone who I consider to be one of my best friends, a father-like figure in my life, and someone who I know always has my back no matter what. It's hard to put into words the type o…

On Episode 199 I sit down with Eric Neeb. Eric is someone that I have gotten to know during my time at CrossFit Roots and someone that I now consider to be my friend. Eric is a cool dude in the sense that he has kinda just rolled with the punches and gone wherever life has taken him. He has worked as a backpacking guide, real estate agent, pilot, a…

On Episode 198 I sit down with Cam Gibson. Cam is someone who I have gotten to know pretty well during my time at CrossFit Roots and someone who I now consider to be a friend. Cam worked at the Census Bureau for many years because of his passion for statistics and populations. That passion still fuels him to this day as he still works on various pr…