Alexey Vermeulen is a pro cyclist. Avery Stumm is a videographer, photographer and creator. On their YouTube channel, Alexey and Avery, they break the fourth wall to tell the story of their relationship as a content creation team and everything that goes into what they make.

For serial entrepreneur and Fitt CEO, Anthony Vennare, community is the super power driving winning businesses in health, wellness & fitness. Anthony and his brother and business partner Joe have started and successfully exited multiple businesses in these spaces. Together they’re the founders of Fitt Insider and Fitt Capital and have built a platform at the center of these industries. 

How does resilience transfer across disciplines? Andrew Vontz and co-host Blake Kasemeier sat down with Hector Beltran. He’s a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, coder, filmmaker, musician, and endurance athlete - and the co-founder of Academy Jiu-Jitsu in Downey, California.

Andrew Vontz of Choose the Hard Way talks with endurance athlete and author Travis Macy about the value of rest and optimism when balancing family, mental health, and training, and the importance of having a beginner’s mindset when you’re new to something.

Andrew Vontz of Choose the Hard Way and Spencer Martin of Beyond the Peloton talk with Patrick Broe of Lanterne Rouge about high performance, team dynamics and race strategy inside the professional peloton.

After a breakthrough in therapy led him to the realization that the commercial bike industry wasn't fulfilling him anymore, Alex Palmer embarked on a career change to work in mental health. He founded an awareness project in the cycling world called Blackdog and now hosts an adjacent podcast called Blackdog Cast.

Whether innovating healthcare systems, challenging personal habits, or competing in an uphill cycling race in freezing weather, Chris Waugh often returns to the core principle of a “beginner’s mind.” How would we approach this if it was our first experience?

Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Scott Frey has spent over 30 years researching the relationship between the brain and human performance.

Trained and certified in both Sports and Emergency Medicine, Dr. Kevin Sprouse now serves as the Head of Medicine for EF Education-EasyPost. In his private practice, Podium Sports Medicine, he works with elite and professional athletes across numerous sports and disciplines, including professional cycling, triathlon, PGA golfers, NFL and MLB players, Olympic track and field athletes, and many more.

He shares insights into recovery, training, and the future of performance, as well as how exercise, diet, and recovery affect the health and well-being of all active individuals at any level.

Lynsey is a legendary big mountain skier, filmmaker, photographer, activist and mom. In this episode, Lynsey invites us to explore the power of fun and the alchemy of community when we’re in pursuit of going big. We talked about pushing the limits, checking in with our instincts, and being who you are and not who the world wants you to be.

This week, we are digging deep on the relationship between humans, plants, animals and profit with Bart Elmore, who advocates for a fundamental respect for nature. His most recent book Seed Money: Monsanto’s Past and Our Food Future traces the path from Agent Orange to Roundup and the impact it has had on public health, the environment and more. Bart is also the author of Citizen Coke: The Making of Coca-Cola Capitalism.

In this Choose the Hard Way episode, Bart shares about the false starts and the forces that shaped his professional path including basketball, electronic music and a failed attempt at a cross-country cycling trip.

Can human movement be used to repair the damage technology has created? Jason McCarthy thinks it can do much more than that; it can be the glue that holds our communities together. In this Choose the Hard Way podcast episode, he shares what he learned from hosting the inaugural GoRuck Games with the Sandlot JAX festival in Jacksonville, Florida, and more broadly how those lessons connect to community building and social health.