Champ Up Chat

Sean George is CIO at Strukturinvest. He’s worked in the financial industry at Cantor Fitzgerald, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and more. He has also competed in Muay Thai and is an adventure enthusiast.

On 9/11, Sean watched two planes hit the World Trade Center towers. Despite holding on to hope, he ultimately knew he lost dozens of friends and coworkers. He told himself he’d never live another day without gratitude, created a bucket list, and did everything he ever wanted in honor of those who no longer could.

Resources

• Sean George LinkedIn

Larry Hagner is the host of The Dad Edge Podcast, a podcast dedicated to helping men become the best versions of themselves so they can raise the best versions of their children.

While packing for a move to a new house, Larry hit rock bottom as a dad when he lost his cool. What he did afterward made him turn inward for some deep introspection. And what came out of that was The Good Dad Project, and later, The Dad Edge Podcast. Larry breaks down some important must-do’s for fathers, like winning the mornings and being transparent.

Resources

• The Good Dad Website
• The Dad Edge Podcast
• Larry Hagner’s Instagram
• Larry Hagner’s Facebook

Chris Wilson is an author, artist, and social advocate. At 17 years old Chris was found guilty of murder and charged with a life sentence. But once in prison, he began to formulate a Master Plan to rehabilitate himself. In prison, he began studying, mentoring others, and fighting for his freedom. At 32 years old he was released from prison and faced a new challenge--reacclimating himself to the world as a returning citizen.

Chris talks about the moments that led him to a destructive life on the streets, how he took responsibility for his life sentence, rehabilitated himself, and became a social advocate on the very same streets that almost took his life.

Resources

• Chris Wilson’s Website
• Chris Wilson Instagram
• The Master Plan Book

Tony Blauer has been in the martial arts, self-defense, defensive tactics, and combatives industry for four decades and is one of the only combatives experts who has successfully affected training in self-defense, combat sports, and military and law enforcement sectors. His research on overcoming fear has influenced over three decades of reality-based martial artists.

In this episode of The Eight Count, Tony opens up about his family’s home invasion that happened right in the thick of his company invasion, and how those two instances transformed his life and gave him a richer appreciation for what he has accomplished.

Resources

• Tony Blauer’s Website
• Tony Blauer’s Instagram
• Tony Blauer’s Instagram training page
• Tony Blauer’s Training Calendar
• Tony Blauer’s KNOW FEAR online seminar 
• Tony Blauer’s KNOW FEAR Podcast

Ryan Lee has been an entrepreneur for the last 20 years. He is the creator of Freedym, an online academy that teaches people how to turn their ideas and passions into recurring revenue, and Rewind, energy bars free from gluten, dairy, soy, artificial sweeteners, and added sugar.

Ryan reveals how the passing of someone close to him caught him off guard and knocked him to the canvas for an eight count, but how he got back to his feet and kept on fighting for his family. Ryan shows you that it’s never too late to “rewind” and start again.

Resources

• Ryan Lee’s website
• Freedym
• Rewind, The Energy Superbars

Kevin “The Soul Assassin” Ross is an artist and a pioneer in American Muay Thai. Throughout his career, he has won the super-lightweight WBC International title, the welterweight WBC USA National title, the FIDAM welterweight title of Mexico, and the United States Muay Thai Federation welterweight title. He is also the current Bellator Kickboxing featherweight champion.

I am truly honored to have Kevin on this episode of The Eight Count. “The Soul Assassin” unlaces the boxing gloves and touches on a lot of subjects that interest me right now, particularly mindset strategies.

If you’ve been pushing aside the life you want because of fear, Kevin’s “eight count” will make you think twice about giving up, no matter where you are in life.

Resources

• Kevin Ross’ website
• Kevin Ross on Instagram
• Kevin Ross on Facebook

Anthony Melchiorri was the executive producer and host of Hotel Impossible on the Travel Channel for an astounding 108 episodes for 9 seasons. And now he is the host of his brand new show on Facebook Live, Instant Turnaround. Discover how Anthony Melchiorri battled through a childhood of hardship to become the global influencer he is today. In business, relationships, and life, you want to have a granite chin because life will test your durability any chance it gets. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. It was great to sit down with Anthony and hear his philosophy on overcoming his eight count.

Resources

• Anthony Melchiorri’s website
• Anthony Melchiorri IMDB
• Anthony Melchiorri on Instagram
• Anthony Melchiorri on Facebook

I'm Chris Romulo, a six-time Muay Thai champion turned speaker, coach, and podcaster. On The Eight Count podcast, I explore the championship mindset of entrepreneurs, business owners, and athletes to uncover the tactics they use to beat the count and win at life. In this first episode of The Eight Count, I tell you what you can expect from listening to the podcast and talk about my Eight Count moment.

• Chris Romulo’s website
• Chris Romulo on Instagram
• Chris Romulo on Facebook
• Chris Romulo on LinkedIn