Since co-founding Escape Fitness, taking it to a $33 million-dollar global business chosen by big brands and independent fitness professionals, such as the UFC, Equinox, 1Rebel, Sanctuary Fitness and more, Matthew Januszek has continued to be a powerful advocate for functional training. Their goal is to motivate and inspire people to get started and create exercise habits that last. Matthew travels the world, helping studios and gyms to turn their visions into world-class fitness destinations and awesome training experiences. During the pandemic, Matthew has become an advocate for at-home training and maintaining physical and mental health to persevere in the face of life’s challenges. In addition to being a father, he has started five companies and sits on the board of three companies across three continents.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
None specific
When business started difficulties overcame:
“It was kind of like the first family business we had. But we realised the area that we were in was going through a lot of changes, it was becoming quite competitive, the margins were very low and it required a lot of work and we couldn’t see how we could really scale it. So, we decided one day to say look let’s look for another business opportunity that will give the family than what we had the potential for doing at the moment”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Earl Nightingale booksFavourite Quote:
~“you can’t catch what you are not pursuing. But even if you don’t catch what you are after you will find something that you need on that adventure” Jordan Peterson
Recommended Online Resources:
- Apple Podcasts – Discover free audio stories that entertain, inform, and inspire. Explore shows you’ll love from entertainment and comedy to news and sports.
- YouTube, LLC is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. Three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—created the service in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion; YouTube now operates as one of Google’s subsidiaries.
- Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.
Also mentioned:
- Gary Vaynerchuk is a Belarusian American entrepreneur, author, speaker and internet personality. First known as a wine critic who grew his family’s wine business from $3 million to $60 million
- Jordan Peterson Podcast – A podcast covering many topics how moral pragmatic values regulate emotion and motivation the significance of hero mythology free speech and more
- Russell Brand Podcast – Under The Skin asks what s beneath the surface of people we admire, of the ideas that define our time, of the history we are told
- Tom Bilyeu – Impact Theory – Igniting Human Potential. Hosted by Tom Bilyeu, Impact Theory is an interview series that explores the mindsets of the world s highest achievers to learn their secrets of success
- The Tim Ferriss Show
- Ed Mylett Podcasts
- Joe Rogan – The Joe Rogan Experience podcast is a long form conversation hosted by comedian Joe Rogan with friends and guests that have included comedians, actors, musicians, MMA fighters, authors, artists, and beyond.
- David Meltzer Podcast – On The Playbook you’ll find a mix of interviews, Q&A, fireside chats, keynotes and exclusive conversations with the most influential CEO’s, sports icons, and successful entrepreneurs who share their personal and professional play-by-play of the “what,” “why,” and “how” to achieve anything you set your mind to.Click the following link to listen to the David Meltzer Podcast episode on The Entrepreneur Way
- Mind Pump Media Podcast – Mind Pump Media is a podcast for the fitness industry and beyond Listen to episodes with hosts, Sal DiStefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Put your health first. Get super clear about where you want to go. And that doesn’t just mean doing a goalsetting workshop. That means trying to spend half an hour a day for 30 days every single day doing it. And if you get to the end of that apart from enjoying the process you will have a lot more clarity. Then just being aware that all of those mistakes that you make on the way… And you will make them if you are progressing at any level you are going to make a lot of those mistakes… But seeing those as part of the fun and the enjoyment because it’s not just about destination either”…[Listen for More]
More About Matthew Januszek:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“It’s not all sunshine and rainbows, but a good amount of it actually is.” Unknown
Other Quotes From the Chat with Matthew Januszek:
- “sometimes having someone that’s going to point out to you what you want. Because a lot of this you know it yourself but depending on what’s going on your life you forget about it or you push it to one side or you go into another habit pattern. You don’t actually do what you know you should do… Sometimes it’s handy to have that person. It’s difficult if that person is too closely related to you because they are too close to be able to give you that feedback and sometimes you take it personally and it’s a difficult one. But you can get someone who is a bit distant…”
- “The secret to success is there is no secret… I think we’ve all done it, we’ve all said there’s got to be a secret… And the truth is there isn’t”
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