Integrity, patience, forgiveness, listening skills… Those are all fantastic traits that we’d love to pass on to our kids. But how do we do that when we struggle with those things ourselves? We sit down with our great friend and past guest, Marc Benedict, to talk through some ideas on how to instill some of those traits in our children (and … Read More
Podcast Episode 21: Matt Knabe – Musician, Counselor, and Prodigal Son
Disclaimer: The audio on the Core4Life side is pretty bad for this episode. Someone (Ryan) didn’t set up the audio input correctly, so our side of the conversation was recorded on the built-in microphone on our laptop instead of our mixer. Luckily, Matt’s side was crystal clear and he’s the one you want to hear anyway! Bourbon: Western Reserve Small … Read More
Quick Hits – College vs. Career
We all had big dreams coming out of college… well… most of us. In this episode, we sit down with our great friend and former guest, Matt Lee, to talk through what we had planned for our life coming out of college and what we actually ended up doing in our careers. We’ll be bringing you these shorter, one-topic Quick … Read More
Podcast Episode 20 – Meet the Core4 – Andrew
This is our 3rd of 4 episodes dedicated to the members of Core4Life; now coming out on episodes 10, 15, 20 and 25! Bourbon – Technically not a bourbon… and we forgot to mention it during the recording. However, we were enjoying some Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey for this episode. beFIT Andrew grew up playing lots of sports including swimming, … Read More
Quick Hits – Injuries
It turns out that we, as a group, are pretty accident-prone. In this episode we sit down with one of our most popular guests, Dan LeMoine, to discuss some of the worst injuries that we’ve had in our sporting careers and how we worked to overcome them, or ‘modify’ our circumstances to work around them. We’ll be bringing you these … Read More
Podcast Episode 19 – Jared Sylvester: Cancer Survivor and Miracle Dad
You do not get to hear stories this encouraging every day. Jared was diagnosed with osteosarcoma going into his Junior year of college. He shares his journey through his battle with cancer and how it has shaped him and his future. Whiskey: Long Road Distillers (Grand Rapids, Michigan) – Straight American Whiskey 01:50 – Upbringing: Transition into college and radical … Read More
Quick Hits – Goals
In this first episode of Core4Life Quick Hits we discuss the importance of goals, what we’re working toward right now in each of our core pillars, and some of our best experiences with goals in the past. We’ll be bringing you these shorter, one-topic Quick Hits episodes every other week! Stay tuned for more great content!
Podcast Episode 17 – Ryan Bowers from Lorain Fire Dept.
Bourbon: James E Pepper 1776 beFITRyan was a national ranked college wrestler. He finished 6th his senior year at Heidelberg. He wrestled at 145 his senior year and finished at heavy weight wrestling around 245. He grew 5 inches after high school. Some of Ryan’s worst injuries were a herniated disk in his back in college. He tore his ACL … Read More
Podcast Episode 14 – Keith Everette Smith – Producer, Songwriter & Musician
Background: Keith Everette Smith is a Grammy and Dove Award winning producer, musician, husband and father living just outside of Nashville, TN. He has appeared on close to 100 contemporary Christian records playing various instruments. He tours as a “utility” performer with TobyMac and assists with song arrangements. He’s married to Christian music artist, Tasha Layton, and they have 2 … Read More
Podcast Episode 13 – Dan LeMoine from re:vitalize
In this episode we sit down with Dan LeMoine, the Clinic Director of Revitalize Weight Loss & Wellness Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Dan dives into his love for the game of rugby, his experience as a missionary to the Dominican Republic and his road to becoming a foster parent. Bourbon – Blanton’s Original Single Barrel beFIT Dan opens-up about … Read More










