E35: Vinnie Ingallinera & Randy Couture (Part 3)

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John kicks the show off with an interview with his childhood friend Vinnie Ingallinera, who is an entrepreneur and professional Axe Thrower. Vinnie shares his journey of starting his own business building high-tech escape room themes across the country and building his own escape room facility in Augusta, Georgia. The discussion also covers how Axe Throwing became the main draw to the venue and how Vinnie removed one of his escape rooms to double his Axe Throwing capacity. Broad Axe Throwing now hosts leagues, professional tournaments, parties, and casual throwing events. Vinnie also competes at the highest level of Axe Throwing within the World Axe Throwing League (WATL) and earned a bid to the 2022 World Championships.

John concludes his three part interview with MMA legend Randy Couture. Randy shares his entrepreneurial journey of developing some of the first MMA training facilities in the country and utilizing the lessons he learned in his Xtreme Couture Gyms. The discussion also covers the current state of mixed martial arts and more specifically the UFC. Randy shares how the discipline has evolved and what he believes the future of the sport looks like with the rise of social media and big-ticket pay-per-view specials. Randy also gives us the inside scoop on how his time speaking before congress on how greater transparency and equity regarding prize money has personally impacted him and unpacks the facts surrounding The Muhammad Ali Act. To wrap things up, Randy expresses his passion for giving back to our veterans through his Xtreme Couture GI Foundation and how the military helped to shape him into the man he is today.

Topics include:

• Capitalizing On The Axe Throwing Craze
• The Perks of Being Your Own Boss
• Randy’s Entrepreneurial Journey
• How Passion Sustains Entrepreneurial Drive
• The Current State of Mixed Martial Arts
• Randy’s Mount Rushmore of Fighters
• The Need For Collective Bargaining in The UFC

Connect with Vinnie:

Website: https://broadaxethrowing.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scgamemaster

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/broadaxethrowing/

Connect with Randy:

Website: http://www.randycouture.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xcnatch/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Randy_Couture

Randy’s Gyms: https://www.xcmma.com/

Xtreme Couture: https://www.xcmma.com/

GI Foundation: https://www.xcgif.org/

Connect with John:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncerasani

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johncerasani

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncerasani

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