The Anthony Amen Show

Anthony Amen
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"I take accountability for everything, because it gives me something to fix. It isn't anyone's fault but my own."That's the show.The Anthony Amen Show is for founders, operators, and CEOs who are tired of the soft version of business advice. Some episodes are interviews — founders and operators talking about what actually worked, what nearly broke them, and what they leave off LinkedIn. Other episodes are me and Yaw — also a founder — going at the questions most podcasts won't touch honestly.Every episode has a real belief, a real tradeoff, and a point where the belief breaks. No motivation. No top-5-tips. No safe takes.I've built and run a premium fitness company for 9 years — through every version of hard you can imagine, and a few you can't.Accountability is leverage. Most people won't pick it up. The ones who do are who this show is for.New episodes Mondays.

  1. 2d ago

    How Fitness Creates Leverage For Success

    Send us Fan Mail Most people chase money while neglecting the one thing that makes earning it possible. Your health isn't a luxury. It's your foundation. If your energy is low, your sleep is broken, and your habits are falling apart, your business, career, and relationships will eventually follow. In this episode, we talk about why fitness is leverage, how small daily habits build discipline, and why waiting for a health scare is the worst time to start taking care of yourself. What's one habit you know you need to fix today? Accountability is leverage. #AnthonyAmen #AccountabilityIsLeverage #Health #Discipline #Mindset Support the show Learn More at: www.Redefine-Fitness.com

    41 min

  2. Jun 22

    If Nobody Pays Your Price, Build Proof

    Send us Fan Mail Most people don't have a pricing problem. They have a value problem. If your first instinct is to discount, you're training people to buy based on price instead of results. Free work can build trust. But if you keep giving away what works, don't be surprised when people stop valuing it. In this episode, we break down when free is smart, when it's self-sabotage, and why authority beats discounts every time. What's one thing you've stopped discounting? Accountability is leverage. #AnthonyAmen #AccountabilityIsLeverage #PricingStrategy #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth Support the show Learn More at: www.Redefine-Fitness.com

    29 min

  3. Jun 15

    Stop Trying To Fix Everyone Else

    Send us Fan Mail Most people think accountability means admitting when you're wrong. It doesn't. Real accountability is taking ownership and changing your behavior. That's where growth happens. In this episode, we discuss why accountability is leverage, how boundaries create healthier relationships, why some people stay stuck in the same patterns, and how leaders can create stronger teams through clear expectations and communication. What area of your life needs more accountability right now? Accountability is leverage. #Accountability #Leadership #Mindset #PersonalGrowth #SelfDevelopment #Success #Business #Entrepreneur #Growth #Podcast Support the show Learn More at: www.Redefine-Fitness.com

    31 min

  4. Jun 8

    The Hiring Boundary That Protects Your Business

    Send us Fan Mail Hiring your friends feels like loyalty until the first time you need to correct them, cut their hours, or fire them. We talk through the real cost of mixing friendship and payroll, why it almost always backfires, and how we learned to set rules that protect the business without treating people like robots. If you’ve ever felt guilty for being “too blunt” as a boss, this conversation will reset how you think about respect, leadership, and boundaries. We get specific about where things go wrong: becoming socially close to employees, bringing them into your home, even hiring someone you’re dating. Once private info and workplace decisions mix, trust collapses fast and the drama spreads. We also debate staff outings and “team culture” and why being too accessible can quietly drain your authority. The takeaway is practical: you can sponsor the fun and still keep the power gap that lets you lead on Monday. From there, we dig into what to do when you already blurred the line. We share tactics for hard conversations, cooling-off time after terminations, and “hiring for your weakness” by putting a manager in place so decisions stay clean and less emotional. We also zoom out into partnerships and networking: the closer the relationship, the more legal guardrails you need, and the best connections come from adding value, building a skill set, and asking directly for referrals. If you want stronger relationships and a stronger company, start measuring respect by what people say about you when you’re not in the room, and keep the friends who hold you accountable. Subscribe for more real-world business lessons, share this with a business owner who needs it, and leave a review with your biggest boundary struggle. Support the show Learn More at: www.Redefine-Fitness.com

    35 min

  5. Jun 1

    Accountability Creates Leverage

    Send us Fan Mail Blame feels like relief for about five seconds, then it quietly steals your power. Yaw and I are taking this show in a sharper direction by focusing on accountability and how personal responsibility creates real leverage, in your business, your relationships, and your mindset.    We start with a blunt leadership lesson from entrepreneurship: hiring friends because you like them is not a strategy. When your team fails, the client holds you responsible, and that forces the toughest kind of growth: owning your discernment, your standards, and your decisions. From there, we go deeper into the “ceiling fan moment” or “couch moment” when you finally admit, “I’m the reason things aren’t changing,” and everything starts to move.    The conversation gets raw with bullying, a suicide attempt, and the difference between empathy and sympathy. We talk about how healing still requires agency, how becoming more outgoing took years of intentional effort, and why joy is different from temporary happiness. We also hit the culture of dependence, the temptation to keep blaming parents or the system, and the hard truth that blaming someone else makes you powerless. Along the way we discuss parenting, self-defense, and why your circle matters when you’re trying to level up.    If you’ve been stuck in the same problems, the same patterns, or the same complaints, this one is a reset. Subscribe for more, share it with a friend who needs a push, and leave a review with your answer: what are you taking accountability for next? Support the show Learn More at: www.Redefine-Fitness.com Accountability Creates Leverage Support the show Learn More at: www.Redefine-Fitness.com

    27 min

  6. May 26

    Happy Birthday Anthony, Now Hurry Up!

    Send us Fan Mail A birthday can be a party, or it can feel like a receipt that shows exactly where your time went. That tension is where we start. I’m turning 36, and I’m honest about the part I hate: birthdays remind me that time is moving, goals still feel far away, and “later” is not a strategy. From there, Yaw and I get into the mindset that actually helps me: urgency without recklessness, speed without chaos, and deadlines that force real decisions. We talk about why speed is a skill you build through repetition, not something you’re born with. We connect that to entrepreneurship, productivity, and leadership: if you want a business that grows, you need routines, redundancies, self-audits, and people who produce instead of people who just talk. We also go deep on relationships and jealousy, the subtle ways people reduce your wins, and why your circle either expands your future or keeps you trapped in the past. Then we zoom out to the bigger stuff: mortality mindset, health optimization, and the idea that life is more like poker than a promise. You can’t control everything, but you can improve the odds by changing the cards you’re holding. Finally, we bring it home to fatherhood, accountability, and legacy, because when your “why” becomes your kids, wasted time stops being tolerable. If this hits, share it with someone who needs a push, subscribe for more real conversations like this, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What deadline are you setting after you listen? Support the show Learn More at: www.Redefine-Fitness.com

    48 min

  7. May 18

    The Raise Playbook

    Send us Fan Mail Most raise advice I hear is built on hope: work hard, wait long enough, and eventually somebody notices. I don’t buy that. I believe if you want more money, you need leverage and leverage comes from measurable value. In this episode, I break down a cleaner, tougher, and more practical approach to salary growth. I talk about how to connect your work directly to business growth, how to think in ROI, and why “I’ve been here for years” is not a real salary negotiation strategy. I also get practical about systems. If you are an employer, I explain why having a documented SOP for raises with clear standards, targets, and timelines prevents confusion and protects company culture. If you are an employee, I share how to ask for a raise without sounding entitled, including the exact type of language I would use to pitch a project that increases revenue or saves the company money. I also dive into transparency, when sharing numbers motivates a team, when it creates jealousy, and how public scorecards can improve performance when expectations are clear. Then I get into the uncomfortable truths: loyalty, competition, and why compensation should reflect output. I talk about what happens when your boss still says no, how to create leverage with outside job offers, and why job hopping is statistically one of the fastest ways to increase income, especially when companies cap growth while inflation keeps moving. If you want a higher salary, a promotion, and real career growth, this episode is the playbook. If this helped you, subscribe, share it with a friend who is underpaid, and leave a review. What is one specific way you can create leverage at work this week? #podcast #business #accountability #leverage Support the show Learn More at: www.Redefine-Fitness.com

    31 min

  8. May 11

    Accountability Built This Dojo

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Andrew to hear the real story behind building a martial arts studio that has survived for 31 years. We talk about the setbacks that shaped him first, from pursuing criminal justice and trying multiple times to become a police officer, to finally reaching a breaking point where he had to ask himself: What do I actually control, and what do I do next? That question changed everything. We dive into how Andrew built his business from the ground up, how his first student walked through the door, and how referrals, community relationships, and consistency helped grow the dojo over time. We also get honest about the difficult parts of entrepreneurship: rising rent, unexpected damage, insurance costs, emergencies, and the pressure that comes with trying to keep a business alive. One of the biggest conversations in this episode is about pricing and why so many business owners struggle to charge what they’re worth. We talk about burnout, resentment, helping people long-term, and why undercharging can actually hurt both the business owner and the people they serve. We also touch on leadership, parenting, bullying prevention, accountability, empathy versus sympathy, and the lessons COVID taught business owners about emergency funds, systems, and adapting under pressure. If you’re interested in martial arts, entrepreneurship, leadership, fitness, or building something that lasts, this conversation has a lot of value in it. Subscribe for more real conversations like this, and let me know in the comments: what’s one area of your life you’re ready to take accountability for next? Support the show Learn More at: www.Redefine-Fitness.com

    51 min
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"I take accountability for everything, because it gives me something to fix. It isn't anyone's fault but my own."That's the show.The Anthony Amen Show is for founders, operators, and CEOs who are tired of the soft version of business advice. Some episodes are interviews — founders and operators talking about what actually worked, what nearly broke them, and what they leave off LinkedIn. Other episodes are me and Yaw — also a founder — going at the questions most podcasts won't touch honestly.Every episode has a real belief, a real tradeoff, and a point where the belief breaks. No motivation. No top-5-tips. No safe takes.I've built and run a premium fitness company for 9 years — through every version of hard you can imagine, and a few you can't.Accountability is leverage. Most people won't pick it up. The ones who do are who this show is for.New episodes Mondays.

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  • Creator
    Anthony Amen
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    349
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Anthony Amen Show
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