Episode 229- Chris Romulo: Building Resilience Under Pressure
From Building Men by Dennis Morolda, Building Men
March 27, 2026 · 1h 10m · Episode 229
About this episode
Chris Romulo shares his journey in combat sports and how he helps others build resilience and perform under pressure.
In this episode, I sit down with Chris Romulo —a six-time Muay Thai champion, World Cup bronze medalist, former North American professional titleholder, resilience speaker, and mental performance coach. Chris has spent nearly 30 years in combat sports, and what makes his story so powerful is that he’s taken everything he learned through discipline, pressure, adversity, and high-level competition and turned it into a mission to help other people build resilience and perform under pressure. Chris doesn’t just talk about resilience—he’s lived it. In 2010, he founded CROM Physical Culture , the first Muay Thai gym in Far Rockaway. There, he launched a youth scholarship program for underserved kids growing up in the same environment he came from. Through discipline-based training and mentorship, Chris has helped young people build confidence, accountability, and direction. Today, Chris works as a keynote speaker and Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) certified coach , delivering high-impact presentations that combine real-life adversity with practical mental performance tools. His sessions are grounded, direct, and interactive—giving audiences clear frameworks to manage self-doubt…
People in this episode
Host: Dennis Morolda
Guest: Chris Romulo
Topics covered
- resilience
- mental performance
- Muay Thai
- youth mentorship
- discipline
- pressure management
Keywords
- resilience
- Muay Thai
- mental performance
- discipline
- youth mentorship
- pressure management
- confidence
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CROM Physical Culture, Mental Performance Mastery
Places: Far Rockaway
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