Marni On The Move

Amy Sewell is an award-winning documentarian and filmmaker, entrepreneur, and author of the new novel, Pocket8s, a page turning psychothriller, and thought provoking Winter Read.  You may have seen her famous documentary  MAD HOT BALLROOM on Showtime, read her book, She’s Out There! The Next Generation of Presidential Candidates (LifeTime Media, 2009), or seen her documentary, Whats Your Point Honey, but now she is shifting gears and expanding her creative repetoire. We talk about her new novel, why she picked the topics of euthanasia and poker as the theme, her pivot from non-fiction and documentaries to writing fiction, some great advice for creators and entrepreneurs, and the exercise and wellness that fuel her for success. CONNECT Amy Sewell on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Marni On The Move Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, or YouTube Marni Salup on Instagram and Spotify SUBSCRIBE Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Download for Marni on the Move updates, exclusive offers, invites to events, and

Sara Dimmick is the Founder and co-partner of Physical Equilibrium. New York City's premier boutique gym, fitness center offering personal training, nutrition, triathlon and run coaching, post-rehabilitation and therapeutic services. Sara shares where her journey into personal training and entrepreneurship began. We talk about her early roots in dance, how this career path brought her to the Big Apple after college and how it positioned her for success in training clients across many other realms of exercise and fitness. We touch upon the importance of heavy lifting and strength training and how Sara and the team at Physical Equilibrium focus on designing effective and safe gym programs for clients to excel and stay injury-free. Sara shares how the gym specializes in post rehabilitation fitness and works closely with physiatrists, physical therapists, chiropractors, and other medical professionals to bridge the gap between therapy and active lifestyle. Of course we talk triathlon, swimming and marathoning.

Dirk Friel is the Co-Founder of TrainingPeaks, the Host of the CoachCast Podcast, he is the U.S. Ski Mountaineering 2020 Masters Champ and before that, he was a Pro-Cyclist! TrainingPeaks is one of my favorite training tools! I definitely mention it in most athlete centric conversations on the podcast. If you are not familiar, it is the ultimate training tool and digital platform for athletes and coaches to plan their training, set goals, measure and track data and progress. It’s compatible with over 100 fitness apps and devices including Garmin, Strava, Apple watch, Zwift, and so much more. If you are new to the world of data tracking, insight, and analytics, TrainingPeaks is game changing for optimizing your performance and offers a great visual dashboard into all of it. They also have a great database of training programs for many sports and athletes of all levels including running, triathlon and cycling. This is Dirks second time on the Marni on The Move podcast. We also caught up back on episode 117. T

Frankie Ruiz  is the Chief Running Officer at Life Time, Co-Creator of The Life Time Miami Marathon, and Co-Founder of Baptist Health Brickell Run Club, the world’s largest weekly free run club, powered by Nike! In addition, Frankie is also the City of Miami’s Chief Wellness Officer and also coaches Cross Country at Belen High School, where he has lead the team to 12 State Championships and 1 SE National Regional Nike NXN Title. On the Marni On The Move podcast today, Frankie and I sync up about where his passion for running began, what he continues to love about the sport, and how just two decades ago, he turned his passion into his career!  2022 is the 20 year anniversary of the iconic Miami Marathon.  I get the story on how it started and how it has grown. Frankie shares insight into both the Marathon and Half Marathon race course and key things runners should know about each distance. We talk race day hydration, nutrition, and typical race day temperatures. Frankie also offers ideas on where to stay. I a

Diaa Nour is the Founder and CEO of Ventum,the world famous luxury bicycle brand with some of the most beautiful, high performance bicycles ever created for road, triathlon, and gravel. Beyond the great design, Ventum has shifted the paradigm for bike buying with their direct to consumer business model, personalized fit and spec options at the point of purchase, including everything from components and wheels to bar width, stem length, and even gear range. I had so much fun syncing up with Diaa during todays conversation on the podcast!  We talk about how Ventum came to fruition and the inspiration behind him launching this company, and he offers great entrepreneurial tips and advice. We also chat about his his passion for endurance sports, training, his fave gear, and how he is currently staying healthy and fit. CONNECT Diaa Nour on Instagram Ventum on Instagram Marni On The Move Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, or YouTube Marni Salup on Instagram and Spotify SUBSCRIBE Sign up for our weekly newslet

Happy New Year to you & Happy Birthday to us! Today on the Marni On The Move podcast, we are celebrating four years of podcasting. I will be sharing some great advice, tips and wisdom I have learned on this entrepreneurial journey from our 250 conversations along with my personal experience, all at the intersection of athleticim and entreprenurship. I share where it all began, my mission, challenges, opportunities, and obstacles along the way, and our plans for the next chapter of the podcast in 2022!

Darren Tabone is the VP of Product for globally renowned cycling apparel brand MAAP. During our conversation, Darren dials us in to how and where MAAP began in 2014, the brands sustainability strategy and how MAAP is paving the way to really show that apparel products can be developed sustainably without affecting performance or durability.  We also sync up about Darrens career trajectory at Li and Fung, Levi’s and his now role at MAAP. Darren shares his perspective of the climate of fast-fashion and cycling fashion, and the exercise and wellness that fuel him for success. CONNECT MAAP on Instagram Marni On The Move Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, or YouTube Marni Salup on Instagram and Spotify SUBSCRIBE Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Download for Marni on the Move updates, exclusive offers, invites to events, and exciting news! TRAIN WITH ME  Meet me on Zwift, Strava, or Peloton OFFERS Take control of your health and wellness journey with InsideTracker, the ultra-personalized nutrition pla

Today on the podcast I sync up with celebrity personal trainer and Pre & Postnatal Certified Fitness Specialist, and AFAA Certified Personal Trainer Dagmara Lometti.  Dagmara and I met at her group fitness class at the Rumble studio opening in NYC. Within weeks, she quickly became known for her high octane sold out classes, but when the pandemic forced studios to shut down, Dagmara was quick to shift gears, and with athleticism in her DNA, pivoting was seamless. For the last few years, Dagmara has become a go-to pre and postnatal trainer for women looking to prepare for what she calls the sport of childbirth and beyond. Dagmara is a mother of two adorable daughters, Blake and Cameron, and when we recorded this episode, she was weeks away from giving birth to Cameron.  During our conversation, Dagmara offers insight into her overall pre and postnatal training philosophy and shares her own personal training  routines while pregnant, how she continued to integrate running throughout her pregnancy,  and how she

Dr. Stacy T. Sims is one of the brightest minds in science and nutrition in the endurance sports world and beyond. Stacy T. Sims, Ph.D. is an applied researcher, innovator, and entrepreneur in human performance, specifically sex differences in training, nutrition, and environmental conditions. She is the author of word renowned book, ROAR, written to explain sex differences in training and nutrition, which challenges the existing dogma for women in exercise, nutrition, and health. She also has a super popular Ted Talk: Women Are Not Small Men. Her contributions to the international research environment and the sports nutrition industry has established a new niche in sports nutrition; and established her reputation as the expert in sex differences in training, nutrition, and health. During our conversation, I get the inside scoop on where Stacy’s passion for exercise physiology and nutrition began. We talk about nutrition for endurance sports training from fueling day to day and racing. Stacy puts the kibos

Today on the podcast, I sync up with OOFOS President, Steve Gallo. OOFOS is the global leader in recovery footwear, founded by a team of industry veterans looking to help runners and fitness enthusiasts recover better from their workouts. Steve and I are talking about where his career began in footwear and what led him to his current job and at OOFOS has grown in the past four years. We also sync up about his college athlete days and the current exercise and wellness fueling him for success. Steve shares inspiring career and life advice and some big lessons he has taken from sports to the office! CONNECT OOFOS on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook Marni On The Move Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, or YouTube Marni Salup on Instagram and Spotify SUBSCRIBE Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Download for Marni on the Move updates, exclusive offers, invites to events, and exciting news! TRAIN WITH ME  Meet me on Zwift, Strava, or Peloton OFFERS Take control of your health and wellness journey with InsideT

Today on the Marni On The Move podcast, I sync up with Nick Martin, former pro cyclist and Founder of The Pros Closet, the ecommerce and shopping destination for all things cycling. The Pro’s Closet Inc. (TPC) is the world’s largest and most trusted brand for pre-owned bikes. TPC purchases new and pre-owned bikes and accessories from manufacturers, retailers, and individuals.  Whatever your jam- Road, Mountain, Gravel, Ebike they have it all! In 2006, Nick Martin was living out of his van, he was a Pro MTB-er, earning $17 a week. He started a shop on eBay, that he used to sell old gear, kits, and really anything for friends, teammates, other cyclists, today it’s a multi-million dollar business.  The company continues to grow, as they raised 40 Million in Series B Funding and Nick recently brought on a new CEO, John Levisay, to take the reins, but I’ll let him tell you the story…. During our convo, Nick also shares where his passion for MTB and cycling began, how he went pro, and how is riding has evolved an

Today on the podcast, I sync up with the talented and visionary, Libby DeLana.  10 Years ago, Libby started a daily walking meditation, today she has walked the circumference of the earth. Libby is an award-winning executive creative director, designer /art director by trade, who has spent has spent her career in the ad world. She was the Director of Design at MullenLowe for 15 years, then went on to co-found the agency Mechanica. She is an advocate for female leadership, an aspiring pilot, a rookie fly fisher, and author of Do/Walk, her first published book that came out this year. During our conversation today, we sync up about the inspiration behind her walking mediation practice, the idea behind her book, and how walking has transformed her life.  Libby shares how walking is a creative practice, a way to experience the environment and wake up your senses, and also a way to find momentum. Libby does a deep dive into all of this in her new book, Do/Walk. Walking is only one of her many explorative, advent

Keeth Smart is the Regional General Manager of Chelsea Piers Fitness, an Olympic Silver Medalist Fencer, and Co-Founder of Fitness Technology Company, Phsyiclo.  These days his focus is building and operating Chelsea Piers Fitness, New York City’s most inspiring gyms with locations in Chelsea, Downtown Brooklyn, and Stamford, CT.  Beyond its physical locations, Chelsea Piers Fitness is a community with a passion for inspired fitness, sports and wellness. Keeth and I caught up back in September to talk about how the gym pivoted during the pandemic, its safe reopening, and its creative outdoor group fitness classes. We do a deep dive into the all new digital fitness platform, next level gym renovations, and exciting expansion and new locations. Of course I get the scoop on how Keeth stays healthy and fit.  If you haven’t already downloaded my conversation with Keeth on Episode 44, I highly recommend. It’s all about his journey to the Olympics, Fencing, entrepreneurship and his beginnings at Chelsea piers Fitn

Sergey Young is the Author of The Science of Growing Young, a new book about what future looks like for aging, and what we can do now to best improve our chances at living longer, healthier. Sergey is also a longevity investor and visionary with a mission to extend the healthy lifespans of 1 billion people. He is the Founder of the Longevity Vision Fund—one of the few funds specializing exclusively in longevity and helping to accelerate longevity breakthroughs and he is the Development Sponsor of Age Reversal XPRIZE, a global initiative designed to cure aging and age-related diseases. During our conversation, Sergey and I sync up about where his journey into longevity began, the inspiration behind his new book, which is all about longevity, extending our lifespan and healthspan, and the many futuristic and well not so futuristic methods on the horizon.  We also talk about what it means to “grow young” Sergey and I cover one of my favorite topics, DIY Health & At-Home Testing. We talk about some of the weara

Enjoy this special mini-series in partnership with active recovery shoe brand, OOFOS.  In three inspiring and unique conversations, we will be highlighting OOFOS brand ambassadors from the worlds of dance, triathlon and wellness. Today I sync up with Emmy Nominated Choreographer, Founder of hit female tap sensations Syncopated Ladies, and talented entrepreneur, Chloé Arnold. Chloé's choreography has been featured on hit television shows such as So You Think You Can Dance, Good Morning America, The Ellen Show, The Talk, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen’s A Legendary Christmas, and over 40 episodes of The Late Late Show With James Corden. The Syncopated Ladies have over 50 million views online, receiving praise from Beyonce, Whoopi Goldberg on The View, as well as many other celebrities and news outlets around the world. Chloé and her sister co-founded Chloé and Maud Productions, DC Tap Festival, and co-produced the award-winning documentary TAP WORLD with Hollywood Executive Producer Dean Hargrove. On this ep

Enjoy this special mini-series in partnership with active recovery shoe brand, OOFOS.  In three inspiring and unique conversations, we will be highlighting OOFOS brand ambassadors from the worlds of dance, triathlon and wellness. Today I sync up with globally renowned, American Professional Triathlete, the incredible Matt Russell.  Matt got his start in professional triathlon back in 2011 but in 2017 at the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Matt had a life changing accident that altered the course of his life forever, when he was hit by a van while racing at 35mph on the bike course.  After surviving this devastating accident, Matt was undeterred from racing, he went back the following year to compete in Ironman World Championships coming in 6th place, and he continues to compete today.  This conversation is all about overcoming obstacles, having faith, believing, and having positive attitude in the face of adversity.  We also talk triathlon, health, nutrition, diet and mediation and how OOFOS Footwear has

Lucy Charles-Barclay  is one of the fastest triathletes in the world!  The British sensation is the 2021 Ironman 70.3 World Champion, Ironman 70.3 European Champion, Collins Cup Winner on Team Europe, and 3X top Ironman World Championship Finisher. On this episode, I sync up with Lucy to talk about what it takes to be such a legend in the sport of triathlon. She shares what it was like transitioning from elite swimming into the world of triathlon. Lucy dials me in to her typical training routines, and we do a deep dive into the extreme importance of strength conditioning for all aspects of sport. She also gives me the rundown on her nutrition and which foods are her go-to for fueling such a demanding event as the Ironman. Lucy and I talk about her recent races in Slovakia, Utah and Malibu and how she is having fun mixing up her distances.  I get the scoop on Lucy’s fave cycling and swimming gear and her very cool partnership with RedBull. Of course, she can’t spend all of her time training, so I also asked