Elevate Yourself: Navigating Health, Wellness, & Reaching Your Peak Performance (with Chris Martin) - a podcast by Elena Agaragimova

In this episode of the Shift with Elena Agar - I sit down with Christopher Martin - as a former D1 athlete, he developed his passion for fitness after battling depression when his college basketball career came to an end. After using fitness to find the next phase of his life Chris decided to try personal training which ended up being the best choice he's ever made.

After being in the industry for 6 years his story has become even more unique. Building a business, struggling as a trainer in LA during the pandemic and facing the challenges of an athlete have given him some great stories to tell with a unique perspective.

His current podcast educates viewers about fitness, how to get in shape, the latest trends and the negatives about the fitness industry. As a guest on other podcasts, Chris brings passion, energy, humor and an approach to fitness that people have never experienced.
He also own a fitness clothing brand under the name Less Brunches More Crunches.

EDUCATION

Mount St. Mary’s University May, 2015 Bachelors of Science – Sports Management,

Men’s Basketball (Division 1) (2013-2015)

Also played (Division I Basketball) at Marshall University (2011-2013) and Savannah State University (2015-2016)

NOTABLE CLIENTELE

Jeff Dowtin - Toronto Raptors (Univ. of Rhode Island)

Jim Jackson - Former NBA Player, current NBA Broadcaster (TNT, Fox Sports, LA Clippers local broadcasting, NCAA Tournament, BIg East & Big 10 broadcasting)

Karan Kendrick - Actress (Just Mercy, Hunger Games)

Chloe Jackson - Former Chicago Sky (WNBA), Baylor Univ. & current stylist for professional athletes

Lindsey Spann - Former Univ. of South Carolina Women's Bball Player & Current Univ. of MD Women's Bball Coach

▪ Paris Horne (Pro Basketball - 10 years) - TBT Tournament winner 3 years in a row

▪ Marcus Thornton (Pro Basketball)

▪ Anthony Cowan (Univ. of Maryland Basketball) (NBA G League)

▪ Boogie Watson (University of Kentucky Football) (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/@CMartyFit
Instagram: https://www.youtube.com/@CMartyFit

About your host:
Elena is a talent development specialist & an education advocate. She started her career in higher education, having worked across various institutions, departments and regions, followed by a shift to corporations - where she creates learning journeys, builds effective talent acquisition pipelines, and develops talent development programs. Elena has a strong interest in how we can use science - particular Behavioral and Neuro sciences - to help people learn effectively, expand their mindset and overall grow personally and professionally.

As an entrepreneur – Elena founded Bloom Youth - a tech education platform that prepares youth for the future - and co-founded Bessern – tech solution for productivity and well-being in organizations. When she is not leading talent transformation, she volunteers her time to help young students with their career development goals, as well as military veterans looking to make career transition to corporate jobs.

Learn more about Elena: https://linktr.ee/ElenaAgar
Connect with Elena on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenaagaragimova/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/elenaagaragi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elenaagaragimova/
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