Episode 145 brought Daniel Komforti into the GRP Studios for his time on the Check Your Six podcast. Daniel is a UCF grad that owns and operates New Horizons Physical Therapy and helps those in need of some excellent care during the rehab process from injuries or just every day wear and tear on our bodies. Daniel really a little bit different than …

Bethanne Weiss was in before Hurricane Milton blessed us with his presence and talked about having ""More Joy, Less OY" on the latest episode of the Check Your Six podcast. The self proclaimed Queen of More Joy and Less Oy talked about the struggles she faced in overcoming physical issues that led her down the path to better health and wellness. We…

I have been away for a bit over the past month so I am a little behind in getting episodes completed for the podcast but the Check Your Six podcast is "Back In The Saddle Again, thanks to Aerosmith, talking about BOI reporting. In case you are not aware of it as a business, especially a small business, you have until January 1, 2025 to file your BO…

Chris Storms with Young Life Central Florida stopped by GRP Studios for his time today on the Check Your Six podcast. Chris is a Navy veteran, graduate of UCF, go Knights, and is currently the full time area director for Young Life Central Florida. Chris and I talked about the state of the youth in Florida, the need for volunteers and mentors to re…

In this episode, Dr. Ian Shadle from Precision Performance Physical Therapy interviews Ryan, a collegiate baseball player, who shares his challenging journey through a significant injury. Ryan recounts his initial severe leg pain, misdiagnosis of piriformis syndrome, and subsequent exploration of various treatments including physical therapy, muscl…

In this episode, Dr. Ian Shadle from Precision Performance Physical Therapy interviews Pete, an athlete who has been a long-term patient. They discuss Pete's journey from high school through college, addressing various injuries and the continuous effort to enhance his athletic performance. Pete shares his experiences with overuse injuries, the impo…

Episode 141 of the Check Your Six Podcast had an intern flavor to it this time when Sean and April brought some of the interns that they had working with Edge Consulting and the Be The Change Today Foundation into GRP Studios. It was a chance for the interns to close out their summer internship by participating in a LinkedIn workshop and creating t…

In this episode, Dr. Ian Shadle from Precision Performance Physical Therapy highlights the recovery story of his patient, Oscar, a high school lacrosse player who suffered a torn ACL and meniscus. Joined by Oscar and his mother, Mandy, they recount the ups and downs of Oscar's rehabilitation journey. Oscar shares his initial challenges, including s…

In this episode, Dr. Ian Shadle of Precision Performance Physical Therapy interviews Nick, a patient who faced significant challenges with his shoulder while playing baseball at a high level. Despite undergoing two SLAP repair surgeries and extensive physical therapy, Nick ultimately had to step away from baseball. The discussion highlights the dif…

Estate planning, wills, trusts and a lot of things legal were on tap today when Jamie Cuzmar with Cuzmar Law stopped by the GRP Studios for his time on the Check Your Six podcast. Jamie spent the first 20 years of his career working in corporate America with a good chunk of that being in the communications field, specifically the BrightHouse/Spectr…

In this episode, Dr. Ian welcomes Lily, a former lacrosse player from Old Dominion University, to share her journey through ACL reconstruction and rehabilitation. Lily discusses the challenges she faced, including the mental and physical toll of recovery, learning how to efficiently perform basic movements, and the importance of setting small goals…

In this episode, Lauren shares her experience of tearing her ACL during a CrossFit workout and her subsequent journey through surgery and physical therapy. She explains how standard physical therapy got her back to walking but left her wanting more. Discovering Precision Performance through a friend's recommendation, she faced challenges in regaini…

Episode 139 of the Check Your Six podcast brought James Gies with Zoom Room Dog Training into the GRP Studios to talk about his business as a franchise owner of Zoom Room. He shared his story of growing up in Michigan, making the decision to go to that school in Ann Arbor for his BS(appropriate for a degree from that institution) then the wiser dec…

In this episode, Dr. Ian Shadle from Precision Performance Physical Therapy highlights the success story of Jackson, a University of Chicago basketball player, who overcame a severe knee injury. Jackson shares his experience of dealing with persistent knee pain during his freshman year, ultimately leading to surgery and extensive rehabilitation. Th…

In this episode, Dr. Ian Shadle from Precision Performance Physical Therapy interviews Gabby, a competitive runner, about her journey through physical therapy. Gabby shares her experience with a confusing shin pain that wasn't a stress fracture but turned out to be medial tibial stress syndrome, commonly known as shin splints. They discuss her chal…

Episode 138 brought a little bit of the northern states flavor into the podcast when we went on location to the old RDV Complex, which is now the Genesis Healthclub Sportsplex, to chat with Central Florida Warrior Hockey members Nick "Millsey" Mills, Anthony "Pop" Popkowski and Mike "Just Mike" Eidelstein about Warriors Hockey. All three of these g…

In this episode, Dr. Ian Shadle from Precision Performance Physical Therapy interviews Cat, a former college athlete and CrossFit enthusiast, about her challenging journey through physical therapy for a severe nerve injury. Cat details her experiences with misdiagnoses, excruciating pain, and the eventual success she found with targeted care and ep…

In this episode of "Patient Spotlight", Dr. Ian Shadle from Precision Performance Physical Therapy shares the inspiring recovery journey of Brendan, a baseball player who tore his labrum. Brendan discusses the challenges he faced, from the initial injury to the eventual surgery and rigorous physical therapy regimen. Emphasizing the importance of tr…

Episode 137 of the Check Your Six Podcast brought Seminole County Public Schools into GRP Studios. We have done quite a bit of work with SCPS from a video standpoint but this time I had the pleasure of having Kristin Thole in the studio. She is one of the facilitators for the CTE Business Partnership Programs that they have at SCPS and some of the …

In this episode of "Patient Spotlight", Dr. Ian Shadle sits down with Bekah, a dedicated CrossFit athlete, to discuss her remarkable journey through physical therapy. After suffering a serious wrist and elbow injury at a CrossFit competition, Bekah underwent surgery and embarked on a challenging rehab process. Despite initial frustration and mental…

We talked hoops, gyms and Kayla's Korner when Cynthia Wyatt dropped by GRP Studios to chat on the Check Your Six Podcast. Cynthia is the Owner/CEO of In The Paint Gymnasium and In Kayla's Korner, Inc that was created in memory of her daughter Kayla. Cynthia has used her love of basketball to perhaps take a little bit of a different approach to some…

For Episode 135 of the Check Your Six podcast, Land Buying guru Brent Bowers called in and talked about his journey into buying and selling land. A Florida born native, 8 year Army Veteran that turned from buying and selling homes through Zach Buys Homes(interesting story on that name) to focusing on the purchasing and selling of land nation wide. …

Jacqui Williams and Andria Estrella-Roa, came back into GRP Studios to talk some more about Veteran mental health on the Check Your Six Podcast. This time around Jacqui and Andria talked about changing the narrative about suicide, no longer "committing" suicide, it is death by suicide. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem, behavio…

Honored and proud to have two young ladies, Jacqui Williams and Andria Estrella-Roa, stop by GRP Studios to talk about Veteran mental health on the Check Your Six Podcast. Both Jacqui and Andria are licensed marriage and family therapist, they have know each other for years and have recently joined forces to create Golf Yankee Six which focuses on …

Episode 132 of the Check Your Six podcast brought some Jamaican flair into the GRP Studios when Shannalee Millsap, aka Chef Shanna dropped in for the podcast. Jamaican born and raised, she is now living in Central Florida and giving us all a "taste" of what Jamaica is like. She starting her love for cooking with her grandmother, Mama Shirley, and t…

Kenneth "PK" Clark spent some time in the GPR Studios talking about Vibrant Families, Inc on the Check Your Six podcast. PK is the Founder and Executive Director of Vibrant Families and is looking to make a change and impact the lives of young men in Central Florida that are part of a single parent family. PK shared his background of growing up wit…

Episode 130 of the Check Your Six podcast brought Ed Zausch into the GRP Studios to talk about his two business ventures, Daddy's Chicken Shack and The Vitamin Shoppe. Ed already had a successful business in Indiana that he expanded in Florida but like many businesses, the events in 2020 had a serious impact on his business. He closed the Florida e…

Chip Colandreo from Lake Mary Life Publishing stopped by the GRP Studios for his recording of the 129th episode of the Check Your Six Podcast. A Florida boy from Niceville that grew up in Lake Mary, graduated from Lake Mary High, became a UCF Knight and now is helping to run and publish the currently 4 publications for Lake Mary Life Publishing. We…

Episode 128 of the Check Your Six podcast brought Doug and Katie Nutaitis into the GRP Studios to talk about both of their businesses, Crown Trophy in Orlando and Mighty Dog Roofing in Altamonte Springs. Both are born and raised in the desert of Arizona, ASU grads, that decided to move to Florida after a very abrupt end to careers that they had pla…

Retired Air Force CMSgt Greg Bicknell stopped by the GRP Studios for his session of the Check Your Six podcast. Greg is now part of the Center For Independent Living(CIL) here in the 7 county Central Florida area and we has able to correct a lot of the thinking that I had, as well as many others, about exactly what it is that the CIL does for peopl…

Episode 126 of the Check Your Six podcast had a very unique aroma when Raul Pabon, with Smart Scoops, stopped by the GRP Studios for his recording. Raul is truly the example of a new business owner, he and his partners opened this in December of 2023 so his is still getting his feet wet(pun totally intended). We have seen some of the marketing they…

Episode 125 of the Check Your Six Podcast had Rebecca Waldron stop by the GRP Studios to talk about running multiple business locations and really two totally different business models. Jack The Dipper Ice Cream "Parlor" and the Revive Hair Collective are the two businesses that Rebecca runs out of locations in Longwood Florida and she talked about…

Jennifer Englert with The Orlando Law Group made another visit to the GRP Studios for Episode 124 of the Check Your Six Podcast to deliver a Christmas present from the US Government! Jennifer had sent out one of their weekly emails about the new Corporate Transparency Act from 2021 that is supposed to take effect on Jan 1st 2024 and will require BO…

Episode 123 of the Check Your Six Podcast brought 3 lovely ladies into the GRP Studios to talk about Exit Global Realty. Wendy Wagner, Kristina Peacock and Alena Rivera all joined me today and explained how a meeting that may or may not have included wine and napkins resulted in them joining forces and becoming a part of what is Exit Global Realty.…

Andrew Brainard with Trans-Med Care Long Distance Medical Transportation paid a visit to GRP Studios to record Episode 122 of the Check Your Six podcast. Andrew and I have talked on a couple of occasions and were finally able to connect and get him in to talk about what he does. First he helped me understand the operation of non-emergency medical t…

Episode 121 of the Check Your Six podcast brought John Blum into the GRP Studios representing Five Star Claims Adjusting. Being a homeowner is a great position to be in but sometimes as we have said on the program before, "you don't know what you don't know until you realize you don't know it". John talked a lot about so many things that Joe Averag…

I had the pleasure of having Eric Hale stop by the GRP Studios today to record his session about DreamQuest Tiny Neighborhoods Inc. Coming from a small town in Southern Idaho(they didn't have a traffic light) and working his way through the construction industry, facilities management and seeing all of the things that are done wrong from a construc…

Our good friend Dr. Jim Rybacki stopped by GRP Studios today for some filming and some podcast time. We have been working with Dr. Rybacki for several years with his EGMN/Essential Guide to Medical News and the EGPD/Essential Guide to Prescription drugs content that covers a wide range of medical news and information. We talked today about how he e…

Amy Kirkland with Seminole State College stopped by GRP Studios today to talk about Seminole State College and how you can "Go State and Go Far". Seminole State presented at a Seminole Chamber meeting a few months back and really did a fantastic job letting the attendees know about all off the programs that they offer for students, business owners …

Episode 117 of the Check Your Six podcast brought Andy Lawniczak into the GRP Studios to talk about printing, wrapping, not "rapping" and other challenges Andy has with creating excellent product for his clients. Andy is a faith based company and is committed to doing things in a manner that reflect that faith in the way he treats and service those…

Episode 116 of the Check Your Six podcast brought Brian Nagle with Real Time Services into the GRP Studios to talk about all kinds of stuff. We covered his move from the East Coast to Florida, his transition from mostly providing payroll funding for staffing companies to the PEO services that they are currently focusing on. The growth of some busin…

Alexis Daniel from the Urban Air Adventure Park in Altamonte Springs stopped by GRP Studios for Episode 114 of the Check Your Six Podcast. Based out of Texas, this location of Urban Air Adventure is a new addition to the Altamonte Springs business landscape. https://www.urbanair.com/florida-altamonte-springs/ It is a lot more than just a trampoline…

Beth Robertson with Cookies for Kids' Cancer was "Being A Good Cookie " when she dropped into the GRP Studios for Episode 114 of the Check Your Six Podcast. I have listened to her presentation at some of the Seminole Chamber meetings but it was great to get more than 1 minute of what it is that she does. We had so much a great conversation before t…

David Rubin stopped by GRP Studios for Episode 113 of the Check Your Six podcast. We had so much to cover with David starting with W1nners F1tness and yes, that is spelled correctly and Heroes Strong and how that all started. I think if you look up "Passion" in the dictionary, you will find a picture of David along with a description of those thing…

Craig Leysen rejoined me this week for the 112th episode of the Check Your Six podcast after being away for a bit. It was great to have him back in talking about veteran stuff. Most of it was talking about the benefits that veterans have available to them without even knowing it simply because we don't know where to start. We talked about using the…

Air Force Veteran Trish Murphy stopped by GRP Studios for the 111th Episode of the Check Your Six podcast to talk about a couple of business topics. The first is her business, Marketing Smarty Pants that deals with you guessed it, marketing for your business. Obviously not just marketing, Smarty Pants covers a lot of the concepts and programs that …

The 110th Episode of the Check Your Six Podcast brought Jason Quint into the GRP Studios to talk about kitchens both as the owner of Signature Kitchens and The Outdoor Kitchen Guy! Jason talked about his transition from the CFO of companies like Home Depot and Bed, Bath & Beyond to owning and running his own business. Like many entrepreneurs, Jason…

Episode 109 looked back at Season 3 of the Check Your Six podcast and the guests that have either been in the studio or have been out on location. It has been very different without my Air Force cop buddy Craig with me in the studio hosting the podcast with me, hopefully we can get him back in for some special guest host episodes in this next seaso…

Brian Fitzpatrick stopped by the GRP Studios for Episode 108 of the Check Your Six podcast to talk about his business, The Discerning Detailer. Brian had moved to Central Florida from the Boston area and decided he had enough of the corporate life and after some research decided to open his mobile detailing business. He talked about why he chose th…

For those of us that live in Central Florida, I4 is more often than not, a long and torturous travel. However, the i4 Web Services owned and operated by Ed Pisani is anything but a long and torturous journey. He stopped by the GRP Studios for Episode 107 of the Check Your Six podcast and shared a glimpse of what he does and how he operates. There i…