How to Build and Sell a Business Without Costing You Your Health with David Barnett - 120

How to Build and Sell a Business Without Costing You Your Health with David Barnett - 120

David C. Barnett has sold 36 businesses. He knows what makes a company sellable and what kills a deal before it closes. But the biggest lesson in this episode has nothing to do with a spreadsheet. It came from a sore spot he discovered in the shower during a family trip across Canada. That discovery led to a testicular cancer diagnosis, a climb to 244 pounds, a vitamin D breakthrough, and a hard reset on how David thinks about risk in business and in his body. Coach Brian sits down with David to connect two worlds that rarely get discussed in the same room: exit planning and personal health. In this conversation, you'll learn: - Why 80% of small businesses never successfully transfer to a new owner - The two questions every buyer asks before writing a check - Why waiting until you want to sell is already too late and what to do 10 to 15 years out - How David dropped from 244 pounds to 171 pounds after his cancer diagnosis - The morning walk habit he has maintained since 2022 and why it started because of jet lag - Why health is not separate from your exit plan. It is part of it - How your body is the most important asset you will ever own and why it needs the same preparation as your business -About David Barnett: David C. Barnett is an author, consultant, and international speaker. He has helped thousands of entrepreneurs avoid bad deals and achieve successful business exits. His YouTube channel and podcast reach a global audience of small business buyers and sellers. Find him anywhere by searching *David Barnett Small Business*, or pick up any of his 10 books on buying, selling, and investing in businesses on Amazon. https://www.DavidCBarnett.com LinkedIn http://ca.linkedin.com/in/davidbarnettmoncton Ready to build a body that matches your work ethic? The Call to Rise is a 100-Day Fat Loss Challenge built for driven men who are ready to get back to a healthy body, boost their energy, and lead as a powerful man. Whether you are dealing with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or Type 2 Diabetes, this program was designed for you. Through a proven system of strength training, personalized nutrition, and radical accountability, you will drop 20 to 30 pounds, rebuild your confidence from the inside out, and improve chronic health issues that have been holding you back. This is not just a fitness program. It is a full body transformation experience inside a Brotherhood of like-minded men committed to showing up, leveling up, and leading in a body they are proud of. This is your wake-up call to rise. 👉 http://www.thecalltorise.com

25 Questions I Got Asked To Help Men Over 40 Lose Fat Part 2 - 119

An A1C above 6.2 makes you diabetic, by definition. Plenty of men running six and seven figure businesses cross that line years before a doctor ever says the word out loud. This episode is for that man, the business owner who builds his whole calendar around everyone else and never blocks time for his own health. This is men's health built for men who run things and rarely slow down. Coach Brian answers fifteen real questions from men over 40 about fat loss, blood work, and energy. He breaks down what to do when your A1C creeps up and what drives high blood pressure underneath the surface. The episode also gets into what happens in your body after a GLP-1, and why a single work trip can quietly add five pounds you never planned for. Stress, sleep, and nutrition all show up here too. All three drive the energy and focus you bring to your business every day, and that energy turns directly into productivity at work and patience at home. Your business and your health run on the same fuel. The discipline that built your company can rebuild your body too. Whether you run a local company or an online business, the energy you have at 6pm decides how you show up for your family and how you perform at work the next day. Good fitness and good nutrition fold directly into your business performance, your stress management, and your work-life balance. This episode gives you a clear path to better energy, better focus, and a body that matches everything else you have built. Main Topics in This Episode * A1C creeping up and what to fix first * High blood pressure: genetics versus daily habits * Coming off a GLP-1 without regaining the weight * Reading a bad cholesterol panel without panic * How long it actually takes labs to improve * Staying on track while traveling for work * Stress eating and breaking the nighttime pattern * Why weekends undo a strong week * Fat loss on five or six hours of sleep * Eating well with no time to meal prep * Getting in shape after 48 * Confidence and body composition at a normal weight * Building strength and capability for your 60s and 70s * Breaking the cycle of losing the same 20 pounds * What separates men who keep the weight off for good The Call To Rise is a 100-day Fat Loss Challenge designed for driven men ready to get back to a healthy body, boost their energy, and lead as a powerful man. If you are struggling with some form of chronic illness such as high blood pressure, cholesterol or even Type 2 Diabetes, this program is designed for you too. Through a proven system of strength training, personalized nutrition, and radical accountability, you'll drop 20–30 pounds and rebuild confidence from the inside out and even improve chronic illness issues. It's more than a fitness program, it's a body transformation experience with a Brotherhood of like-minded men committed to showing up, leveling up, and leading in a body they are excited about. This is your wake-up call to rise. www.thecalltorise.com [http://www.thecalltorise.com]

25 Questions I Got Asked To Help Men Over 40 Lose Fat Part 1 - 118

Most men I coach are eating half the protein they actually need, then wondering why they're starving by ten at night. If you're a business owner, entrepreneur, or driven man running your day on coffee and willpower, this episode is built around the questions you've probably asked yourself but never had answered straight. In this episode of Driven For Health, Coach Brian Parana works through ten of the most common questions he gets on fat loss, nutrition, and fitness from men in their 40s and 50s. These are real questions from coaching calls and client conversations, the kind that come up when a man's body stops responding the way it used to. Men's health after 40 doesn't follow the rules that worked at 30. This episode covers how much protein actually supports fat loss, why diets that worked a decade ago stop working now, and how to handle work travel and client dinners without losing a week of progress every time you're on the road. If you're running a business, including an online business, your schedule probably doesn't leave room for hours in the gym or a meal plan that needs a spreadsheet. The fitness and nutrition habits covered here are built for busy men, the kind that protect your energy, your focus, and your performance at work without taking over your day. Productivity and physical performance run on the same fuel, even though most men treat them as separate problems. Brian also breaks down strength training after 40, muscle loss, and why the same effort stops producing the same results. Work-life balance only holds up when you have the energy to use it, and that starts with what's on your plate and how you train. This is part one of a two part series. Part two, episode 119, covers blood work, chronic illness, stress management, travel, and staying strong as you age. **Topics covered in this episode:** - The real protein number most men get wrong - Why keto or fasting works at first and stops working later - How to handle business dinners and travel without losing progress - Why a plate that looks healthy can still stall fat loss - The truth about pizza night and flexible eating - The minimum amount of training that actually produces results - Why the scale can stay the same while your body changes - Muscle loss after 40 and what it does to your metabolism - Why training in your 40s and 50s requires a different approach - How walking affects blood sugar, energy, and fat loss The Call To Rise is a 100-day Fat Loss Challenge designed for driven men ready to get back to a healthy body, boost their energy, and lead as a powerful man. If you are struggling with some form of chronic illness such as high blood pressure, cholesterol, or even Type 2 Diabetes, this program is designed for you too. Through a proven system of strength training, personalized nutrition, and radical accountability, you'll drop 20–30 pounds, rebuild confidence from the inside out, and even improve chronic illness issues. It's more than a fitness program. It's a body transformation experience with a Brotherhood of like-minded men committed to showing up, leveling up, and leading in a body they're excited about. This is your wake-up call to rise. www.thecalltorise.com

Busy Tech Exec Loses 20 lbs in 100-Day Fat Loss Challenge! Here's How He Did It - 117

Chris is a tech executive with three kids, aging parents who need him, and a job that keeps him on planes more weeks than not. He recently finished The Call To Rise 100-Day Fat Loss Challenges and lost twenty pounds without giving up wine at dinner or skipping pizza night with his family. This episode is for business owners, entrepreneurs, and driven men who care about men's health but feel like fat loss and fitness always lose to work and family once the week gets busy.  Chris explains how he protected his energy during travel, client dinners, and a packed schedule, and what it took to build real energy instead of running on caffeine and stress alone. He also shares the moment his doctor told him he was close to needing blood pressure medication, and why that conversation changed how seriously he took his own health. Brian and Chris talk through nutrition strategy for men who travel for work, how stress management and decision fatigue quietly wreck a man's focus, and why chasing a perfect plan usually backfires.  They also get into how better energy and fewer bad food decisions carried into his business performance, not only the number on the scale.  Whether you're running a company, leading a team, or growing your own online business, this conversation is about protecting your health without sacrificing work-life balance. Main topics covered in this episode: * How Chris lost 20 pounds in 100 days while traveling constantly for work * Handling client dinners, alcohol, and travel days without losing progress * The blood pressure warning from his doctor that changed his approach to health * Why simple, repeatable meals beat complicated nutrition plans * Managing decision fatigue and stress as a busy executive * How better energy and fitness improved his focus and performance at work * Balancing a demanding career, family, and aging parents without burning out The Call To Rise is a 100-day Fat Loss Challenge designed for driven men ready to get back to a healthy body, boost their energy, and lead as a powerful man.  If you are struggling with some form of chronic illness such as high blood pressure, cholesterol or even Type 2 Diabetes - this program is designed for you too.  Through a proven system of strength training, personalized nutrition, and radical accountability, you’ll drop 20–30 pounds and rebuild confidence from the inside out and even improve chronic illness issues.  It’s more than a fitness program, it’s an body transformation experience with a Brotherhood of like-minded men committed to showing up, leveling up, and leading in a body they are excited about.  This is your wake-up call to rise.  www.thecalltorise.com

Why Buying A Business Can Be The Best Thing For Your Health: Tim T. Delaney - 116

Most men work hard to build freedom, but never stop to ask if their body can keep up with the life they are chasing. In this episode of Driven For Health, Coach Brian Parana sits down with Tim T. Delaney to talk about the connection between business ownership, time freedom, health, weight loss, family, and long-term quality of life. Tim shares how buying a small local business changed the direction of his life. He also opens up about his own health journey, including being around 220 pounds, exercising consistently but still struggling with weight, leaning too much on cardio, and eventually learning the importance of strength training, food tracking, muscle, movement, and accountability. This conversation is for business owners, entrepreneurs, and driven men over 40 who are trying to build success without letting their health fall apart in the process. Brian and Tim talk about why owning or buying a business can create more control over your schedule, how that control can support better health decisions, and why financial freedom means a lot more when you have the energy, strength, and confidence to enjoy it. Tim also explains his “buy box” concept and how building your ideal life should include your health, your family, your daily schedule, and the kind of future you actually want to live. Tim T. Delaney is an entrepreneur, real estate investor, and the host of Business Buying for Financial Independence. More than a decade ago, he made a bold move, buying a small local business with almost no experience and very little cash down. That set him on a path to financial freedom. Now he helps others do the same through business acquisition. Link: Business Buying for Financial Independence Podcast https://powerofbiz.com/podcast [https://powerofbiz.com/podcast]  Main topics covered: • Buying a business as a path to more freedom and control • Why men over 40 need to protect their health while building success • Tim’s health journey from around 220 pounds to a stronger, healthier body • Why exercise alone was not enough to manage his weight • The problem with relying too much on cardio • Why strength training and muscle matter more after 40 • Food tracking, portion awareness, and weight maintenance • How busy business owners can build more movement into the day • The connection between financial freedom and physical health • Why your schedule has to support the life and body you want • How accountability helps driven men stay consistent • Building a life you are healthy enough to enjoy The Call To Rise is a 100-day fat loss challenge designed for driven men who are ready to get back to a healthy body, boost their energy, and lead as a powerful man. If you are struggling with some form of chronic illness such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or Type 2 diabetes, this program is designed for you too. Through a proven system of strength training, personalized nutrition, and radical accountability, you’ll drop 20 to 30 pounds, rebuild confidence from the inside out, and improve the health issues that have been holding you back. It’s more than a fitness program. It is a body transformation experience with a brotherhood of like-minded men committed to showing up, leveling up, and leading in a body they are excited about. This is your wake-up call to rise. www.thecalltorise.com