The Infinitely Scalable Podcast

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The Infinitely Scalable Podcast

Scale enough workouts right and you’ll scale up your fitness — and your life along with it. But the greatest adaptation in fitness occurs between the ears as you develop mental and emotional resilience. As you face and overcome challenges. As you cultivate belief, humility, and compassion. And those adaptations? They’ll scale up your whole world. Explore them with the Infinitely Scalable Podcast: Helping entrepreneurs, creatives, and humans everywhere find freedom. Hosted by Tony Ronchi, Cary Hair, Andrew Charlesworth, and Jay Vera.

  1. JUL 10

    Reimagining the Future of CrossFit: With Daniel Chaffey

    After years of tumult and changes in ownership and leadership, CrossFit once again finds itself on the precipice of transition — and there are armchair experts everywhere.But you’d be hard-pressed to find any with the perspective trifecta Daniel Chaffey has: as International Director for CrossFit, LLC, the founder of the French Throwdown, and founder of CrossFit Louvre. In this episode of the Infinitely Scalable podcast, Chaffey and hosts Tony Ronchi, Cary Hair, and Andrew Charlesworth dig into the opportunities and challenges facing CrossFit today — and what he’d do if he were at the helm.“I think everything should be at the service of the community and of the affiliates,” Chaffey says.“I think the short-term V.C. private equity approach is, by its definition, at odds with building a long-term community.”--CHAPTERS0:00 Agenda and doing the right thing.2:47 America vs Europe: Commercialism, sales, and health.8:39 The value of affiliates in today’s world.12:01 Prospecting — and actually talking about what you do in your affiliate.25:30 If Chaffey were in charge: Open kickbacks, affiliate pricing, and the problem with private equity.33:50 Re-envisioning CrossFit HQ and education. 36:46 Merging the Games and the community. 43:31 Being unapologetic — but not afraid of criticism.46:27 The power of a common enemy.49:57 Playing infinite games for people vs. finite games for shareholders.58:57 Getting back to being the world’s greatest training methodology.1:01:50 A conduit for affiliate owners to grow their wealth.1:08:38 How do we rebuild trust? 1:17:23 The best way forward.--https://www.instagram.com/dc1andonly/?hl=en--Infinitely Scalable Podcast: Helping entrepreneurs, creatives, and humans everywhere find freedom.

    1h 21m
  2. JUL 3

    Suffering, Connection, and the Human Condition: With Taylor White Moffitt

    There was no rock, log, or other obstacle — and yet, Taylor White Moffitt found the ground rising to meet her as she ran through a Boulder, Colorado alley. It was freeing in the way a smack to the face often is. “I just felt this feeling inside me of like, ‘You cannot keep up this bullshit anymore,’” she says. A psychotherapist, she’d dedicated her life to helping people reduce their suffering. But after 30 years, she’d come to a realization. “Although I find talking really useful, I also find not talking, and listening, quite useful,” she says. “I find breathwork useful. I find moving your body useful. I find mindfulness and presence useful. And so for me, it was a natural transition to say I do not think that psychotherapy, one-on-one in a private office only is enough for people to relieve their suffering.” And thus was born Humanity Shared: a place for “all humans looking to live a more empowered & embodied life.” In this episode of the Infinitely Scalable podcast, Taylor joins hosts Tony Ronchi, Cary Hair, Mike Giardina, and Andrew Charlesworth for a discussion on acceptance, reducing suffering, connection, and the human condition. --CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 6:39 Reducing our own suffering 11:15 The messiness of being human 15:10 When a solution stops working 22:42 Surviving, thriving, feeling, and rumination 31:02 Getting into the body 33:09 Awareness, intention, and moving from therapist to coach 43:02 Psychedelics as a tool and leaping over the default-mode network 51:16 Prework and postwork: clearing the things that open up 55:53 What you feel vs. what you are 58:18 Acceptance, love, and doing hard things 1:01:04 Storytelling, healing, and connecting deeply with yourself and others --https://www.humanityshared.com/humanitysharedcommunity --Infinitely Scalable Podcast: Helping entrepreneurs, creatives, and humans everywhere find freedom.

    1h 5m
  3. JUN 19

    The Bro Beneath the Butter: Marston Sawyers

    He’s the producer behind three of the world’s leading fitness documentaries. He’s one half of the dynamic duo that is hit YouTube channel “The Buttery Bros.” He has exceptional hair.  And, as it turns out, Marston Sawyers is human, too.  “It’s a very fun show and we try to keep it lighthearted, but behind the scenes, I was broken,” he says of the early days launching The Buttery Bros in the aftermath of CrossFit Headquarters’ 2019 mass layoff and media purge. “I felt like I’d got my heart ripped out.”  If you’ve only seen him on the screen, hanging with elite athletes and delighting fans with absurd challenges (like an ultramarathon … in Crocs), you might think it’s all glitz and glamor. But behind the sunnies and beneath the pat of butter is a very real human with a story to tell: of struggle, perseverance, loss, and growth.  “I feel like I've leveled up the way that I feel about sharing my own personal journey and my own vulnerability,” he says. “And it's cool to be able to take a really tough topic that's very personal to me and be able to put it out there for people to see.” -- CHAPTERS 0:00 Babies, vulnerability, and the “male boob job”  3:40 Afib out of the blue 9:56 Pondering mortality  11:40 Change of pace and new life stages  20:04 Growth from vulnerability in storytelling 27:28 Storytelling outside of CrossFit  31:37 What CrossFit could learn from HYROX 45:38 From childhood obsession with the camera to CrossFit documentarian 1:01:17 After the great CrossFit media purge: Starting over, persevering, and staying the path -- https://youtu.be/loh4ZdzoNRE?si=fH-hH82UNHCaiUD7 --- Infinitely Scalable Podcast: Helping entrepreneurs, creatives, and humans everywhere find freedom.

    1h 8m
  4. JUN 12

    Health 3.0: With Jenn Pishko

    The world is changing faster than history can record it. Just a couple generations ago, kids rode bikes until dusk and all a phone was good for was making calls. Now, every headline seems more dire than the last. We sit and look at screens all day — and so do our kids. Our medical experts and healthcare providers are just as unhealthy as we are. Everyone’s got opinions and everyone’s on a prescription. Sounds pretty grim. But that’s why, Jenn Pishko says, it’s a good time to own a CrossFit gym. Jenn is the owner of Chagrin Falls CrossFit and co-founder of the CrossFit Medical Society, which aims to arm individuals with tools, resources, and access to providers so they can regain control of their healthcare journey. And affiliates, she says, are in a prime position to turn the tide on the epidemics — physical and otherwise — facing society today. “We have everything we need to do our job 100 times better than anybody else is doing it,” Jenn says. --CHAPTERS 0:00 Testosterone, masculinity, and the state of the nation. 7:55 Empathy and understanding: from CrossFit to healthcare. 10:06 Back to T: Band-Aid vs. cause and chopping down trees. 14:02 Generational progression and regression. 25:07 Coaching, connection, and asking the right questions: the root of Health 3.0. 39:30 Why there’s never been a better time to own a gym. 40:29 We’re meant to do hard things. 47:06 Trust in the affiliate community and taking care of each other. 52:13 The business model that scales better humans. --https://www.crossfitmedicalsociety.com/- Infinitely Scalable Podcast: Helping entrepreneurs, creatives, and humans everywhere find freedom.

    58 min
  5. JUN 5

    Vital Signs: With Rob Merto

    For Rob Merto, signs were just the family business. Then, he found CrossFit (and a warehouse gym in dire need of wall-ball targets) and what started as a summer job became an art — and the go-to signage and brand-packaging solution for CrossFit gyms and competitions around the world, including the CrossFit Games. Athlete placards, lane markers, floor decals, banners — if you’ve seen it on a wall or the competition floor, Rob (and his team) probably made it. “There was that one year at the Games where we had to do the rig reveal,” Rob says. “We had to basically hide a rig. We called it the barbecue cover.” But while often considered little more than an afterthought, signage plays a pivotal role in the customer experience, Rob says. “There’s so many things you could talk about when you walk into a gym,” he says. “Like, maybe you have an entryway that has a neon sign, or a cool desk with a sign on it right when you walk in. So we try to think through those types of things as you come into the gym. … How can we make it look cool, and how can we give that customer, or that new athlete, a journey as they walk through your gym before they even take the first class?” Listen in as Rob and co-hosts Tony Ronchi, Cary Hair, and Andrew Charlesworth swap stories from the old days of CrossFit — and discuss how something as seemingly simple as a sign can help affiliates tell their stories. -- CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro. 5:11 Rob’s origin story. 7:31 Serendipity and the 30-hr project. 17:04 Is AI the death of designers? 27:70 Hiding the A-frame and the nostalgia of CrossFit culture. 37:03 Signage and brand identity: the quintessential afterthought. 45:48 Brand identity and the customer journey. --Signs Rx: https://www.signsrxusa.com/ -- Infinitely Scalable Podcast: Helping entrepreneurs, creatives, and humans everywhere find freedom.

    57 min
  6. MAY 29

    Success Through Caring, Connection, & Communication: With Trip O'Connell

    The first time a kid tried to be friends with Trip O’Connell, Trip kicked him in the head. “I was not a friendly kid,” Trip recalls. It’s a surprising backstory for a community leader celebrated for cultivating caring and connection. After serving for six years in the United States Air Force as a Tactical Air Control Party/Joint Terminal Attack Controller, today, Trip is Senior Program Manager for +More Perfect Union, a “next-generation civic and service organization” that “brings people together in real life to bridge divides through service projects, meaningful conversationals, and civic engagement.” He’s also a former gym owner, both in and outside the CrossFit space. Listen in as Trip joins Infinitely Scalable podcast co-hosts Tony Ronchi, Cary Hair, and Andrew Charlesworth for a discussion on the intersections of success, community, and connection. “I think that ultimately, in the end, it is the community that matters,” Trip says. “If you are able to build that community for longevity … you're really going to benefit the people that come to your gym, and you'll benefit the community more broadly because of the benefits that the people from the gym grow with and what they take out when they leave the box.” -- CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 10:06 Connection: from protective mechanism to authentic relationship. 16:38 A trip down Trip memory lane: Gym ownership in and outside the CrossFit space. 25:07 Success, making money, and not being an asshat. 35:20 Connection, business, and what matters most. 48:27 Missing identity, the hunger for a tribe, and the tough conversations that build bonds. 53:39 Churches, CrossFit gyms, and … Joe Rogan? 1:02:10 Communication, curiosity, and getting uncomfortable. -- More Perfect Union: https://www.mpu.us/ -- Infinitely Scalable Podcast: Helping entrepreneurs, creatives, and humans everywhere find freedom.

    1h 12m

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Scale enough workouts right and you’ll scale up your fitness — and your life along with it. But the greatest adaptation in fitness occurs between the ears as you develop mental and emotional resilience. As you face and overcome challenges. As you cultivate belief, humility, and compassion. And those adaptations? They’ll scale up your whole world. Explore them with the Infinitely Scalable Podcast: Helping entrepreneurs, creatives, and humans everywhere find freedom. Hosted by Tony Ronchi, Cary Hair, Andrew Charlesworth, and Jay Vera.

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