EP 222: The Principles & Strategies To Become An Elite Coach & Build A Successful Career w/ Dr. Sean Pastuch

About this episode

Dr. Sean Pastuch shares insights on building a successful career in the fitness industry and the importance of connection in coaching.

Sean has become a good friend and it’s taken me too long to get him on this podcast. His has built a very successful business in Active Life and we dive into what it takes to become successful and build a great career in the fitness industry. Dr. Sean Pastuch, DC, grew up around the fitness, health, and wellness industry. And when he graduated Chiro school, he ended up opening a clinic and a CrossFit gym. He didn’t want to be that Chiro who tells you, “You need to this exercise and be on “X” program.” Then, pat you on the back and say see you next week. He works with people and athletes, who don’t want to deal with pain and injury anymore. And at the same time, don’t want to stop their training or don’t want to keep modifying their workouts every time there’s a workout that has overhead movements. With hands-on experience running a gym that does functional movements and treating people with injuries or previous injuries, which surface from having to move functionally, Sean started getting busier. And because of his unique approach, he also started getting requests from clients that used to see him but moved to another city asking for workout programs. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL…

People in this episode

Host: Luka Hocevar

Guest: Dr. Sean Pastuch

Topics covered

• coaching
• fitness industry
• business success
• health
• injury prevention

Keywords

• elite coach
• Active Life
• functional movements
• injury treatment
• omnipresent

Mentioned in this episode

Products: CrossFit gym

Places: DC

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