#2. Glen Finkel - Adapt Your Life

Glen Finkel (@glen.finkel), a South African entrepreneur with a long personal journey through health, fitness, nutrition and business joins me for episode 2 on the podcast.  Not going to university at 19 and with a passion in health and fitness, Glen and I spend time going through his experiences from jumping straight into life at work and quickly becoming the top sales representative after three months at The Sharper Image Group of Gyms. Despite his ability to help grow the business and prospect of a promotion to a regional manager position five months later, Glen handed in his letter of resignation to fulfil a lifelong dream of starting his own business. Joined by a friend and first business partner, Glen grew his offsite monitoring company in a new industry 10 years ago, to over 1000 employees and the biggest in South Africa before selling it to the second biggest security company in the world thereafter. It was at that pivotal period where he decided to go back into the field of health and fitness and follow his passion once again.  He and his wife partnered up with internationally recognised obesity specialist by the name of Dr. Eric Westman, who is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University and the founder of the Duke Lifestyle Medicine Clinic to start their next venture - Adapt Your Life.  “Our mission at Adapt Your Life is to inform and educate as many people as possible all over the world. You don’t have to be a victim to your body. Your wellness is in your hands, and we will help you find the pathway to a fitter, healthier, and happier life.” says Glen.  Our conversation then transitioned into topics around mindsets during a startup phase with no real mentorship, the importance of support and the role which the women in Glen's life have turned him into the man he is today, as well as a relentless pursuit in finding your why, which is a journey I thoroughly enjoyed covering.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Resources and Key Points: 00:35 - Introduction to Glen and Episode 2 03:05 - Conversation with Glen 46:21 - Building a Storybrand book Make sure to subscribe on all socials for new content! And please, should you have any feedback, do not hesitate to reach out through any of the channels below! Matt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apple Podcast: Apple Podcast  Spotify: Spotify Google Podcasts: Google Podcasts Overcast: Overcast Stitcher: Stitcher  Instagram: @outcome_podcast Twitter: @OutcomePodcast Email: [email protected] Website: Coming Soon!