Guest Mentors
Apogee participants have the unique opportunity WEEKLY to speak to the leaders who have come before them and get their wisdom and insight.
Leaders Among Leaders
Apogee takes a unique approach to learning. We care about the skills you’ll need to live a fulfilling, successful life- not just passing tests. Our guest mentors, coupled with our leadership team are here to help you create and achieve your greater self. This program is unlike any other because our participants get to speak directly with the greatest men alive today.
Tony Blauer
Tony Blauer
Tony Blauer has been in the martial art, self-defense, defensive tactics, and combative industry for over four decades. He founded Blauer Tactical Systems (BTS) in 1985 and it has grown into one of the world's leading consulting companies specializing in the research and development of performance psychology, personal safety, and close quarter tactics & scenario-based training for law enforcement, military, and professional self-defense instructors.
Coach Blauer's programs have influenced over three decades of trainers and coaches as well as most contemporary reality-based martial artists. He resides in California with his wife, kids, and dogs but still travels extensively working with individuals, corporations, and government organizations around the world providing solutions for training, performance assessment, and credentialing. His companies are dedicated to enhancing the mental and physical safety of everyone they help train.
Bryan Callen
Bryan Callen
Bryan Callen is an American actor, comedian, and podcaster. He is most known for his recurring role as “Coach Mellor” on ABC’s Schooled and The Goldbergs; which he has played since 2014. Callen has also appeared in such TV and films as Kingdom, 2 Broke Girls, Ride Along, Hangover 1 & 2, Sex and the City, Old School, MADTv, Entourage, Californication, and many more.
A veteran Headliner, Callen performs in theaters and comedy venues across the world but most often can be seen at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. His third one-hour comedy special, “Complicated Apes”, topped the iTunes charts upon its release in March, 2019.
Callen is known for being the co-host of the top-rated iTunes podcasts The Fighter & The Kid, as well at Ten Minute Podcast. Bryan is also a regular on The Joe Rogan Experience and Fight Companion podcasts.
Ian Smith
Ian Smith
Ian Smith is the co-owner and founder of Atilis Gym in New Jersey.
He’s recently been thrust into the national limelight and has been featured on Tucker Carlson, CNN’s Chris Cuomo, and Charlie Kirk for defying local business restrictions and refusing to close his gym.
This isn’t a man who set out to defy the government, anger the public, or be reckless with people’s health and lives but he is a man who is willing to stand by what he believes in the face of threats of imprisonment and astronomical fines for what he believes to be unconstitutional infringements.
Andy Stumpf
Andy Stumpf
Andy Stumpf is a retired SEAL, professional gravity enthusiast, public speaker, and podcaster.
Stumpf was born and raised in Northern California. From the age of 11, he knew that he wanted to become a Navy SEAL- it became the single driving force in his life. He enlisted in the Navy while still a Junior in high school, entering military service in 1996. After completing boot camp he began the most grueling training program in the US Military - Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL, known as BUD/s. Nearly 90% of all candidates are unsuccessful in completing the six-month program. Andy graduated and began his SEAL career attached to SEAL Team Five, in Coronado California.
In 2002 he screened for and joined the most elite counterterrorism unit in the military, SEAL Team Six. This unit is tasked with conducting the nation's most critical missions, many of which have become the focus of Hollywood movies and books.
Throughout his 17-year career, Andy executed hundreds of combat operations throughout the world in support of the Global War on Terror. He was medically retired in June of 2013. His awards and decorations include 5 Bronze Star Medals (Four with Valor), the Purple Heart, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, The Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Valor, Three Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, Two Combat Action Ribbons, and the presidential Unit Citation.
Although no longer wearing a uniform, Andy continues to fight for the SEAL community and their families. In 2015 he set two World Records after jumping from 36,500 feet and flying over 18 miles in a wingsuit in an effort to raise 1 Million Dollars for the Navy SEAL Foundation. Andy is a sponsored skydiver and BASE jumper, constantly traveling the world creating content for his sponsors.
Jack Donovan
Jack Donovan
Jack Donovan has been writing about masculinity, philosophy and spirituality for over a decade. He has spoken at the 21 Convention for men, and is a frequent podcast guest and host. You can follow his most recent work at jack-donovan.com.
Josh Tyler
Josh Tyler
Josh Tyler, a professional fighter and survivalist. He is the co-founder of Savage Gentleman, a retail brand and ethos that believes that men are both savages and gentlemen. Josh is also the host of a podcast by the same name.
THE SAVAGE GENTLEMAN "The world is full of savages and gentlemen. Rare is it to find the man who can be both. It is not ideal void of all traits of masculinity, nor is it suitable to succumb to one’s every base desire. There must be a balance struck between the two sides of the same coin that is manhood. This is the plight of the savage gentlemen, to cultivate both aspects of his being and achieve his full potential."
Jeff Hoffman
Jeff Hoffman
Jeff Hoffman is an award-winning global entrepreneur, proven CEO, worldwide motivational speaker, bestselling author, Hollywood film producer, producer of a Grammy Award-winning jazz album, and executive producer of an Emmy Award-winning television show. In his career, he has been the founder of multiple startups, he has been the CEO of both public and private companies, and he has served as a senior executive in many capacities. Jeff has been part of a number of well-known successful startups, including Priceline.com/Booking.com, uBid.com, and more.
Leif Babin
Leif Babin
Leif Babin is a former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, co-author of #1 New York Times bestseller Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win, and co-founder of Echelon Front, where he serves as President/Chief Operating Officer, leadership instructor, speaker, and strategic advisor. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Leif served thirteen years in the Navy, including nine in the SEAL Teams.
He is the recipient of the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, and a Purple Heart. Upon his departure from active duty, Leif co-founded Echelon Front, a premier leadership consulting company that helps others build their own high-performance winning teams.
Craig ballantyne
Craig Ballantyne
Craig is known as the World's Most Disciplined Man. He built Turbulence Training Fitness to over $10 million in sales and now runs EarlyToRise.com. His books, The Perfect Day Formula and Unstoppable, have helped over 55,000 high-performers own their day, double their income, and work less.
Craig has gone on to build five 7-figure businesses in five different industries, write three books (including one Wall Street Journal best-seller), and mentor thousands of entrepreneurs all over the world. Ranging from 9-Figure CEOs and industry titans down to busy fathers and high school teachers and everyone in between.
Nick Koumalatsos
Nick Koumalatsos
Nick was born in Hollywood Florida. Nick was forced into juvenile detention at the age of twelve. He joined the Marine Corps at 19 and spent five and a half months in basic training but graduated company honor grad. Nick went on to become a 12 year Special Operations Marine Corps veteran with Marine Reconnaissance and Marine Special Operations Command.
Nick is the founder and CEO of Alexander Industries as well as a successful adventure + informational YOUTUBE channel with his partner Alison Capra. They own Snap Fitness, Ship On Site, A Coffee Company, Survival and Tactical Systems, and Miserable Cows and is co-owner of Johnny Slicks and organic grooming essentials company. Nick is a self-published author Ex-Communicated Warrior, 7-Stages of Transition, and co-author of fitness training books: USMC Prep, Recon Prep, and Marine Raider Prep.
Zuby
Zuby
Zuby is an independent rapper, author, podcast host, public speaker and creative entrepreneur, with over 1 million followers on social media. He was born in England, raised in Saudi Arabia, and is a graduate of Oxford University.
He has sold over 30,000 albums independently, performed in 8 countries, and gained 10 million+ online video views. His podcast 'Real Talk with Zuby' has surpassed 2 million downloads and reaches thousands of global listeners every week.
Zuby has featured on The Joe Rogan Experience, BBC, Fox News, Sky News, The Adam Carolla Show, The Rubin Report, The Candace Owens Show and The Ben Shapiro Show, amongst others.
Jason Khalipa
Jason Khalipa
Professional athlete, philanthropist, author, and father-- Jason does a bit of it all.
Between building a successful, multi-location business, NCFIT, eight consecutive CrossFit Games appearances, creating the NCFIT Collective online training portal and coach’s development tool, and hosting both the AMRAP Mentality and Business of Fitness Podcast, Jason has spent his entire life training for the unknown.
Jason has competed in the CrossFit Games on 8 separate occasions. Competing as an individual for 7 consecutive years, and wrapping up an 8th year as a team competitor, Jason is no rookie to the sport of fitness. Throughout his CrossFit Games career, Jason has only placed outside the Top 10 once, has won every Regional competition he has participated in, and he won the Spirit of the Games award in 2009. Not only has Jason held all podium positions at the world championships, but he was also named to Team USA 3 times.
Jason opened CrossFit Santa Clara in 2008 a month after winning the CrossFit Games. With a passion for fitness and an uncanny ability to harvest and lead a supportive community, Jason was determined to achieve greatness. Since opening CrossFit Santa Clara, Jason has gone on to open 20 additional locations. He founded NCFIT (previously NorCal CrossFit), pioneered widespread corporate wellness programs, reinvented fitness in the hospitality sector, and changed the way people, CEOs, and athletes alike think about fitness.
Nick Bare
Nick Bare
Erin Alejandrino
Erin Alejandrino
An only child raised by a single mom in San Francisco, Erin was put in martial arts at the early age of 3- this formed the trajectory of his life. Growing up without a strong father figure he fell into the wrong things. But he changed his life when he realized he didn't need to find the right role model, he needed to become the right role model.
Today Erin is a fitness coach, the Vice President of Trulean Nutrition, and Instructor for The Project — an immersive experience To help Men level up in their business and life.
Ben Pakulski
Ben Pakulski
Nicknamed the Pak-Man, Ben is a Canadian IFBB professional bodybuilder and winner of the 2008 Mr. Canada competition. In the IFBB, he finished 2nd twice in 2008. He has increased his standing in the Arnold Classic competition, placing 2nd in 2013, after a 4th-place finish in 2012 and a 10th-place finish in 2011. In the 2012 Mr. Olympia contest, his first-ever, he finished 11th.
Today, Ben helps other men achieve lean, healthy, and muscular physiques and hosts the podcast Muscle Intelligence.
Ryan Michler
Ryan Michler
Ryan Michler is a husband, father, Iraqi Combat Veteran, and the Founder of Order of Man. Ryan grew up without a permanent father figure and has seen first-hand how a lack of strong, ambitious, self-sufficient men has impacted society today. He believes many of the world’s most complicated problems could be solved if men everywhere learned how to be better husbands, fathers, businessmen, and community leaders. It has now become his life’s mission to help men across the planet step more fully into their roles as protectors, providers, and presiders over themselves, their families, their businesses, and their communities. You can find him blogging and podcasting at Order of Man where he is working to help men become all they were meant to be.
Todd Herman
Todd Herman
Todd is the author of the WSJ & International Best Selling Book, The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life, which has been translated into 11 languages. It’s the transformational book for people who want the tools elite people use to master their identity and make change happen fast – with a solid helping of science. Todd has built courses, training programs, software, and businesses that have transformed the lives of over 2,000,000 people.
Marcus Aurelius Anderson
Marcus Aurelius Anderson
A proud Veteran, Bestselling Author of “The Gift of Adversity”, TEDx & International Keynote Speaker, Mindset Coach to Leaders, CEO’s and Entrepreneurs, Lifelong Martial Artist, creator of the Acta Non Verba Movement, and host of the Acta Non Verba Podcast.
While preparing to deploy with the U.S. Army Light Infantry, Marcus suffered a severe spinal injury that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After dying on the operating table twice, the surgeons saved his life but told him he’d never walk or use his hands again.
After months of anger and suicidal depression, having no other option, Marcus started doing some brutally honest soul searching, looking for the lesson to be learned from his injury. Once he started seeing his Adversity as a gift instead of a curse, something miraculous began to happen…
Marcus now speaks, inspires, and teaches others to use their Adversity as a catalyst to actualize their personal definition of success in every area of life and business. His message teaches us how we can use our own Adversity to make us into better warriors, leaders, entrepreneurs, and human beings to create a better world.
Phil Daru
Phil Daru
Phil Daru is a world-renowned strength and conditioning coach and is the founder of Daru Strong, a brand dedicated to helping one’s performance, life, longevity, personal growth, and becoming the best versions of themselves. Phil also owns and operates the Daru Strong Performance Center in Boca Raton, Florida.
For years, Phil has worked with some of the most elite athletes and fighters in the world such as: Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Dustin Poirier, Jr. Dos Santos, King Mo Lawal, Tecia Torres, Colby Covington, and over 80 Pro fighters each week. Phil’s resume also includes World renowned celebrities, NFL players, World Champion Boxers, UFC fighters, and Olympic athletes. For over 10 years, Phil has been training the top athletes because of his ability to improve performance such as power, strength, speed, agility, mobility, and endurance.
Phil and his methodologies have been seen on ESPN, Fox Sports, The Luke Thomas Podcast, Spike TV, The Schmo, Fighters Only Magazine, UFC embedded, Mark Bell’s Power Podcast, Espn +, Elliott Hulse’s Strength Camp, The NFL Network, Joe Defranco’s Industrial Podcast Show and in many books around the world.
Zach Bitter
Zach Bitter
Zach Bitter is an American ultramarathon runner. He held world records for the 100-mile run (track) and the 12-hour run (track). Bitter claimed both records with his performance during the Six Days in the Dome event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 24, 2019. His 100-mile time of 11 hours, 19 minutes and 13 seconds, bested Oleg Kharitonov’s 2002 world record by almost 11 minutes, and was more than 20 minutes faster than his own American mark of 11:40:55. After claiming the 100-mile record, Bitter continued running for another 40 minutes and upped his own 12-hour distance world record to 104.8 miles, an improvement of more than three miles over the previous mark.
Frank Grillo
Frank Grillo
Frank is an American actor best known for playing Brock Rumlow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, and Avengers: Endgame.
Grillo was born the first of three boys in a working-class family in New York City, and raised in the Bronx and in Rockland County, New York. Grillo began wrestling at eight years old and took up boxing at eighteen. In 1991, he started practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, in which he has studied under Rickson Gracie and holds a brown belt.
Mike Glover
Mike Glover
Mike spent 18-years in the US Army and as a government contractor for OGA. He served as a SGM in Special Forces in various positions and deployed multiple times to combat theaters. He is an expert in Counter-Terrorism, Security, and Crisis Management Operations and is the host of the Fieldcraft Survival Podcast on iTunes, and Soundcloud. He is an avid outdoorsman, overland enthusiast, traveler, and hunter. He has a bachelor's degree in Homeland Security and resides in Heber City, UT where he is the CEO of Fieldcraft Survival.
Nsima Inyang
Nsima Inyang
Nsima is a drug-free Professional Bodybuilder, elite-level Powerlifter, and Martial Artist. As a Bodybuilder, he competed in Cellucor Sponsored 2015 WNBF Worlds where he placed 5th in the World amongst Heavyweight Bodybuilders. Along with that win, Nsima also won the title of Mr. California. He currently holds a Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has placed Second in the IBJJF Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship as a Blue Belt.
With 15+ years of training experience and a cumulative 10 years of personal training and online coaching under his belt, Nsima has acquired essential practical application necessary to complement his detailed approach to training and nutrition. He has coached multiple natural bodybuilders and bikini athletes to show wins and has worked with nationally qualified powerlifters within and outside of the United States.
Trevor Bachmeyer
Trevor Bachmeyer
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