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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Welcome to the First
Media Consulting Podcast, the
Business Chronicles, where wedive deep into the stories of
successful business owners.
Here's your host, Didi andNicholas.
Thanks for joining today.
Let's talk.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Welcome everyone to
our podcast.
I am just so excited tointroduce to you Rudy, who owns
Rudy Val CPT Mobility Fitness.
I kind of chopped that up alittle bit, but we're good to go
, that's all right.
We're good to go.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
So how are you today?
I'm doing fantastic.
How are you doing?
Speaker 2 (00:38):
I'm doing awesome,
man.
Thanks for asking.
I am so excited for you tobring value to our listeners
about your business and go morein depth about other questions
that we have to go through this.
So why don't we get startedhere?
Let's talk a little bit aboutyour background.
Tell us a little bit aboutyourself.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Well, my name is Rudy
Valli.
I'm originally from El Salvador, central America.
I came here when I was aboutsix years old, to the United
States, new York City to beexact.
So I did 30 winters up in NewYork City and then I got smart
and I moved down to Floridawhere it's beautiful and nice
and warm, A little cold, right,oh yeah, yeah, love it.
I don't miss the cold anymore.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
I'll tell you that
much 100%, man, I'm there with
you as well, so can you give ourlisteners a little bit or tell
them a little bit about yourbusiness.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Yes, so mobility
fitness.
The reason why I chose mobilityfitness is for two reasons.
Number one I really believe inmovement with intention,
movement with control.
So having range of motion isgreat, but if you have control
of it, then you have thestrength and you have also the
kinesthetic awareness.
And the second reason isbecause I am mobile.
(01:50):
I bring the workout to you, soI take away the excuses from not
having time to go to the gym,not having time to schedule a
session right.
I also take away some of themonetary expenditures of joining
and being a member andcontracts.
I don't do any of that.
I bring the workout to you, Ibring all the equipment.
I do believe that you energizethrough exercise.
(02:14):
I also believe that movement ismedicine.
I've been doing this for over25 years, started in New York
City and brought it down here,and the great thing about me is
that I bring all the equipment.
You don't need anything.
All you need is a mat, a toweland some water.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Well, I like how you
said movement is medicine.
That's pretty powerful and youknow, when you say you come to
your clients, that's powerful aswell, because sometimes we're
so busy and so tired and wealways try to find excuses not
to go to the gym or not to workout.
Right, and I know, I see thisall the time.
(02:51):
But being able to have thatexercise daily or even every
other day, is going to give youenergy for the mind and your
body, and I know you know this.
For this to be true as well,that's right.
So what know?
You know this, for you knowthis to be true as well, that's
right.
So what inspired you to startthis business?
Speaker 3 (03:10):
Well, I want to tell
you that I had this amazing, you
know revelation.
But the truth of the matter isis that when I was a kid, when I
was four years old, I was in apretty bad car accident and, you
know, I broke my arm, I severedmy temporal artery, I broke my
maxilla, I injured my knee.
So at four years old, it wasvery, very disheartening and
(03:33):
really scary.
But because of the therapiststhat I had and the people that
helped me to rehabilitate youknow, playing with clay using
rubber bands to strengthen thefingers and the hand, playing
with clay using rubber bands tostrengthen the fingers and the
hand they found a way to reallymake it fun and make it
interesting for me and verymotivating Because of that
guidance.
(03:53):
That really is what made mereally thankful and I wanted to
give back.
So I felt this is something Icould do.
I always thought that as a kidthis is something I could also
teach and I could do.
So I went to school, became aphysical education teacher and
used that venue to bringexercise and rehabilitation to
people who don't feel that theyhave the tools or have the
know-how.
So I provide that guidance.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
Oh, very well stated
man.
I like that.
So what is the secret to yoursuccess?
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Well, the secret to
my success, if you can call it
that is, if you love what you do, you never work a day in your
life.
I know that sounds cheesy,that's a cliche, but the truth
is I love what I do.
What I do comes naturally.
I study every single day justto keep myself sharp and to keep
you know in tune with what'snew.
Everybody has the same muscles,same bones, you know same
(04:45):
movement patterns.
But you know science isincreasing rapidly.
There's new stuff coming out.
Some of the stuff is good, someof the stuff is good.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Some of the stuff is
not good, but you got to be on
it.
So just staying relative andstaying in the moment and
continuously studying, that'sreally the key.
And every industry, everybusiness owner, has challenges.
We all do.
Are there any challenges thatyou have faced during your
business?
Speaker 3 (05:13):
Yes, yes.
So I don't work with any gyms.
So I'm not pushing anything.
I don't sell any products.
What I do is I providemotivation for health.
So some of the things that Ifind challenging is finding
clients through word of mouth.
I don't really advertise.
It's really my reputation thatI leave on the table when I work
with someone, so my clients arethe ones that refer me clients.
(05:35):
So I find it hard to find newclients when I don't reach, when
I don't outreach a podcast.
You know you invited me.
That's a great way to do it.
Also, you know there's a lot ofpharmaceutical companies and a
lot of medical companies thatare finding ways to, I guess,
cut corners and maybe feel likeyou can do it without movement,
without nutrition, right?
(05:56):
without doing the right steps.
So they want to give youshortcuts.
And you know what they say easycome, easy go.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
That's that is very,
very true.
So again, every business orindustry has trends.
There's always those trendsthat you know, we try they're up
and coming, any trends that youare aware of in your industry.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Yes, there are.
About 20 years ago, maybe alittle more than that, 30 years
ago, spinning became really,really, really big and
everybody's just spinning andgetting.
Now, being on a bike is great,wonderful.
I highly recommend it.
(06:40):
I have my bikes and I cycle andI get out there, but it's just
one way to get fitness.
You got to go out there, yougot to walk.
Walking is the new running.
There's the fully toughCrossFit exercises and we all
know that not one size fits all.
Some people are good with that,some people are good with this.
So you know the trends.
They come and they go.
They last 10 years, they last20 years, but one thing that
never changes is movement.
(07:01):
You got to move.
Movement is medicine.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
Yeah, and movement is
definitely the key to you know,
getting everything moving, youknow, on a regular basis as well
.
What advice would you giveaspiring entrepreneurs, rudy, or
new business owners if they'relooking to start a business?
Anything that you can.
A couple of pointers.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
Well, that's a great
question.
I'm learning something newevery day.
Every day I learn something newabout business.
I studied science and I studiedhealth and fitness and that's
not so much business.
But one thing I can say istrain and practice what to
preach.
Get in the gym and practice.
You learn something new.
You heard about a new trend.
You got to go out there and tryit.
You, as a teacher, it's got togo through you first before you
(07:47):
recommend it to your clients oryou teach your clients.
So make sure you're master yourcraft.
Get in there and practice everyday.
I don't say we work out, wepractice working out.
Speaker 2 (07:56):
I like that.
I actually never heard of thatbefore.
We practice working out.
Speaker 3 (08:01):
I made it up.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Yo, that's good.
As we wrap up here, can yougive or provide our listeners a
way to get a hold of you, yourwebsite, your phone number, yes,
so I try to make everythingsimple.
Speaker 3 (08:13):
I take the guesswork
out of exercise.
So you want to find me, go tofacebookcom, slash Rudy Valley,
cpt.
Certified personal trainer.
Or you can go on Google.
Just go to Google, put RudyValley, cpt, mobility, fitness
and you'll find me.
I'll pop up real quickly.
You can reach me at my personalemail address, rudyvalley2001
(08:34):
at hotmailcom, or my phonenumber, my direct line,
646-667-9792.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
Well, Rudy, it's been
such a pleasure providing your
inspiration to our listenersabout your business.
I want to thank you so much forbeing part of this.
Thank you so much for theinvitation.
Speaker 3 (08:50):
It's been thrilling
and it's such a pleasure to get
in front of you and talk to you.
Thank you so much for theinvitation.
It's been thrilling and it'ssuch a pleasure to get in front
of you and talk to you.
Thank you so much to all yourlisteners.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
You're very welcome.
Speaker 1 (09:00):
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