The Nichols and Dimez Show

Mitch Aguiar is a former Navy SEAL, professional MMA fighter, and the Founder of MASF (Mitch Aguiar Smashin’ Frog) Supplements, Violent Hippie (a BJJ academy & merch brand), and Adopt-a-Cop BJJ (a non-profit that helps police officers learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu). In this conversation, we discuss Mitch’s strong Navy family influence growing up and why he decided to become a SEAL, the rise of his competitive fighting career, and h...

Tony Azevedo is a five-time Olympian (2000-2016), Olympic silver medalist, and widely regarded as one of the greatest water polo players of all time. Since retiring in 2017, he has been on a mission to grow and evolve the sport through his entrepreneurial ventures, including 6-8 Sports—a platform featuring a stats & analytics app, digital game desk, college showcase series, and training academy—as well as Azevedo Water Polo, wh...

In this solo episode, I share my review and top takeaways from Tim Ferriss's book, "The 4-Hour Workweek" (2007). Tim Ferriss is an entrepreneur, investor, author, and podcaster. I credit Tim as being one of my earliest inspirations of eventually starting my own podcast and living my life as a "human guinea pig", since 'The Tim Ferriss Show' was the first podcast that I had ever listened to consist...

Ryan Williams is Founder of Industry Threadworks and Archive 3PL, an apparel manufacturing company, and a warehousing fulfillment service, respectively. He is a former Navy SEAL who pursued the path of entrepreneurship with prior ventures in apparel and fitness equipment. In this conversation, we discuss what it’s like working with his wife as CEO, relationship dynamics in business, and what drove him to become a Navy SEAL and entr...

This episode is an audio exclusive personal reflection on 2024 and Q4 guest highlight recap (October through December).

Chapters:
00:00 - My Reflection on 2024
08:34 - Shawne Merriman - Full episode
09:57 - David Meltzer - Full episode
13:38 - Taylor Cavanaugh - Full episode
16:24 - Juan Leija - Full episode

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Juan Leija is the owner of iconic Onnit Gym in Austin, TX and a Fitness & Strength Coach. He is one of the first team members of supplement and fitness brand, Onnit, alongside Aubrey Marcus and Joe Rogan. In this conversation, we discuss Juan’s role in the early days of building Onnit, his relationship with Aubrey Marcus, and the dynamic journey of Onnit Gym throughout various changes in the business over the years. We also tal...

Taylor Cavanaugh is a former Navy SEAL and French Foreign Legionnaire (the only one with this distinction), turned entrepreneur, who currently runs a coaching business supporting people towards their fitness and mindset goals. Taylor has a wild story of resilience and redemption, which includes overcoming addiction, going to jail, and striving to motivate and support others through personal excellence. In this conversation, we disc...

David Meltzer is Co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and was CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie, Jerry Maguire. In this conversation, we discuss the intersection in David’s career between technology, law and sports, how he pitched himself to get a role as CEO at multiple companies across various industries, and lessons learned from being a business leader and ...

Shawne Merriman is an ex-NFL All-Pro Linebacker for the San Diego Chargers & Buffalo Bills. Since his football career, Shawne has been very active as an entrepreneur, including founding Lights Out Xtreme Fighting (Fight Promotion), Lights Out Agency (Insurance), Lights Out Sports TV, and Lights Out Apparel. In this conversation, we discuss the development of his “Lights Out” brand and early adoption of personal branding, how th...

This episode is an audio exclusive highlight recap of Q3 2024 (July through September).

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:38 - Alex Bowen - Full episode
05:19 - Indian Wedding (solo episode) - Full episode
08:22 - Javier Zaruski - Full episode
09:47 - Natty Linquist - Full episode
11:43 - Jeff Fenster - Full episode

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Jeff Fenster is an award winning entrepreneur, best selling author, podcast host, and expert in relationship capital. He is Founder & CEO of Everbowl, a superfood quick serve restaurant franchise with nearly a hundred locations around the United States. He has also founded many other businesses ranging from payroll & HR, digital marketing, and construction. In this conversation, we discuss scaling, how to enter new industri...

Nathaniel (Natty) Linquist is Founder of Elysian Fitness and non-profit soccer academy in Uganda, MUNGU Academy, which helps develop and give kids opportunities to play soccer in college or professionally. In this conversation, we discuss Natty’s unique experience growing up in Uganda as an American boy from California, biggest culture shocks, the important role soccer played in his life, and his outlook on faith. We also talk abou...

Javier Zaruski is an IBJJF Black Belt World Champion (2023) in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (No-Gi). This episode is a special preview for the ADCC 2024 World Championship in Las Vegas this August, which Javier is competing in. In this conversation, we discuss Javier’s life, family, and sports background growing up in Uruguay, his Jewish faith and what has motivated him throughout his journey, and moving to the United States to pursue Jiu-J...

This solo episode recaps my recent travel experience in Europe and shares some important near term updates to the podcast. The travel includes Berlin, Germany during the Eurocup Soccer Final and Western Poland to attend an Indian wedding. 

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This episode is a Paris 2024 Olympics Special, featuring one of the key leaders from the USA Men’s Water Polo team, Alex Bowen. Alex is entering his third Olympics in Paris, played collegiate water polo at Stanford University, and has played professionally in seven different countries around Europe over the past 10 years. In this conversation, we discuss his early introduction to water polo, his career at Stanford, the U.S. Nationa...

This episode is an audio exclusive highlight recap of Q2 2024 (April through June).

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:25 - Chris Leben - Full episode
04:48 - Quentin Williams - Full episode
07:29 - Kevin Pheley - Full episode
12:06 - Eric Johnson - Full episode
14:45 - Chase Chewning - Full episode
19:25 - Phoebe Davis - Full episode
23:27 - Breanna Danielle - Full episode
27:53 - 3 Tak...

Paul Holze is Founder and President of Groundwork Promotions, a full service marketing agency, and runs Deep End Fitness in San Diego, LA, and Hawaii. Deep End Fitness is a training program centered on the practice of movement, breath work, and the strengthening of one’s mind in order to optimize human performance in and out of the water. In the conversation, we discuss the founding story of Groundwork Promotions, how the media lan...

Anthony Trucks is a motivational speaker, author, and transformational identity shift coach. He has a public speaking coaching program called, “Speak to Freedom” and personal development brand called, “Dark Work”. In this conversation, we discuss how to get over the fear of and improve at public speaking, how to connect with your audience and find your message, and entrepreneurial strategies around brand building. We also talk abou...

In this solo episode, I share three of my favorite takeaways from Ed Mylett's book, "The Power of One More" (published 2022). Ed Mylett is a successful entrepreneur who has become one of the world's most prevalent figures in the personal development space.  He is host of his podcast, The Ed Mylett Show, and has served as a massive inspiration to my entrepreneurial journey hosting The Nichols and Dimez Show. I in...