Episodes

David C. Barnett has sold 36 businesses. He knows what makes a company sellable and what kills a deal before it closes. But the biggest lesson in this episode has nothing to do with a spreadsheet. It came from a sore spot he discovered in the shower during a family trip across Canada. (Have you ignored a health warning sign while you were busy building something else? See what changes when you stop waiting at www.thecalltorise.com) That discovery led to a testicular cancer diagnosis, a climb t...

An A1C above 6.2 makes you diabetic, by definition. Plenty of men running six and seven figure businesses cross that line years before a doctor ever says the word out loud. This episode is for that man, the business owner who builds his whole calendar around everyone else and never blocks time for his own health. This is men's health built for men who run things and rarely slow down. (Doctor flag something on your last blood panel? See how men are moving those numbers in the right direction at ...

Most men I coach are eating half the protein they actually need, then wondering why they're starving by ten at night. If you're a business owner, entrepreneur, or driven man running your day on coffee and grit, this episode is built around the questions you've probably asked yourself but never had answered straight. (Tired of guessing what to eat? Learn the way that finally makes sense at www.thecalltorise.com) In this episode of Driven For Health, Coach Brian Parana works through ten of the m...

Chris is a tech executive with three kids, aging parents who need him, and a job that keeps him on planes more weeks than not. He recently finished The Call To Rise 100-Day Fat Loss Challenges and lost twenty pounds without giving up wine at dinner or skipping pizza night with his family. (Do you think travel and family dinners mean fat loss is off the table? See what changed for Chris at www.thecalltorise.com) Chris explains how he protected his energy during travel, client dinners, and a pac...

Tim T. Delaney bought a small local business and thought that would fix everything. His weight stayed stuck near 220 pounds anyway, no matter how much cardio he did. (Do you think hitting the next goal would finally make you feel fixed? See what actually changes it at www.thecalltorise.com) In this episode of Driven For Health, Coach Brian Parana sits down with Tim T. Delaney to talk about the connection between business ownership, time freedom, health, weight loss, family, and long-term quali...

One guy inside The Call To Rise is down 30 pounds so far. Coach Brian puts it in real terms: that is three watermelons off his body. This training breaks down the exact three-step system that got him there. (Do you already know what to do but keep not doing it? See the three-step system that fixes that at www.thecalltorise.com) Coach Brian breaks down how men over 40 can approach fat loss, fitness, nutrition, energy, focus, and productivity without turning their life upside down. The goal is s...

How do you get a horse to drink water? Coach Brian says you salt the oats. That is the approach he uses with stubborn men who already know what to do for their health but never act on it. Coach Brian Parana joins Uncle Marv on The Unhealthy Podcast to talk about what happens when business owners and entrepreneurs pour everything into work and family and stop paying attention to their own health. (Do you already know what you should be doing for your health but keep putting it off? See what fin...

At 59, Mike was still working out. His waistline kept moving the wrong direction. His nutrition was inconsistent and the results never seemed to last. Then life hit a major turning point. (Have you lost weight before only to gain it back? See what makes this round different at www.thecalltorise.com) Mike had recently lost his mother after years of dementia related decline. He started a new job. His daughter's wedding was coming up and he wanted to walk her down the aisle feeling better in his ...

Coach Brian works out in a barn. He bikes at his desk while working and brings his kids into his workouts. In this episode he sits down with Terraine on the Behind The Shades podcast to talk about keeping health from sliding when work and family take over. (Is your own health sliding while you take care of everyone else? See how driven men are turning it around at www.thecalltorise.com) Brian and Terraine talk through the real pressure that comes with work, family, travel and a full schedule. ...

Sleep is the one recovery pillar most men ignore. It is costing them more than they realize. In this roundtable episode, Coach Brian and the guys break down what makes sleep work. They cover duration, continuity and regularity. (Are you waking up tired even after a full night in bed? See how driven men are fixing sleep, energy and their bodies at www.thecalltorise.com) The conversation gets real fast. It covers sleep apnea, CPAP machines, bathroom breaks, hot nights and late night screens as t...

Most men know sleep matters. Very few know what to fix. In this episode of Driven For Health, Coach Brian sits down with sleep coach Nick Lambe. They talk about why so many men over 40 have accepted poor sleep as normal. (Are you waking up tired no matter how many hours you get? See how driven men are fixing sleep, energy and their bodies at www.thecalltorise.com) Nick breaks down the key areas that matter most: sleep duration, sleep continuity, sleep regularity and your relationship with slee...

Coach Brian gets coached live on this episode. Executive coach Dusty Holcomb pushes him to name the one thing holding his own business back. Brian commits on the spot to hire a social media manager by May 13. (Where are you the bottleneck in your own life? See how driven men are removing theirs at www.thecalltorise.com) Dusty Holcomb is an executive coach who works with CEOs and business leaders through major turning points. He and Brian are both endurance athletes and they talk about leading ...

For a lot of men the wake-up call is a bad doctor's report. For others it is a pair of jeans that used to fit and now do not. In this episode Coach Brian breaks down five daily habits men over 40 keep getting wrong. (Has your own wake-up call already happened and you still have not acted on it? See how driven men are turning it around at www.thecalltorise.com) Brian covers the daily habits that move the needle most: real movement like hitting 10,000 steps, whole food nutrition, and calorie awa...

In this Call To Rise roundtable, Danny hits a weight he has not seen in five years. Joe drops 10 pounds in under a month. By the end of the call two guys have a bet on the line, and the loser owes the winner a hat. (When was the last time you hit a number on the scale you have not seen in years? See how driven men are getting there at www.thecalltorise.com) This episode is a real Call To Rise group coaching call with Brian coaching several men live. They talk through pizza strategy, Sam's Club...

Jeff Goldberg has coached sales teams for nearly five decades. He tells Coach Brian the moment your body starts to feel like a liability instead of an asset is the moment it starts costing you sales. They connect health directly to confidence, energy and how you show up in a sales conversation. (Does your body feel like it is working against you instead of for you? See how driven men are turning it into an asset at www.thecalltorise.com) Jeff is the Head Coach and Sales Confidence Architect at...

Dominic is 47. He works in law enforcement, lifts, trains jujitsu and coaches wrestling. He is also carrying 40 to 50 pounds more than he wants. This is what the Health Hot Seat is for. (Are you training hard and still not seeing the scale move? See how driven men are finally breaking through at www.thecalltorise.com) Coach Brian sits down with Dominic for a real coaching conversation about weight loss, nutrition, stress, sleep and staying healthy for his family. He is busy, active and has a l...

Trent Brock had cancer three times. Surgeons removed his entire pelvis on one side and told him he would never walk again. He refused a leg amputation, then rode an exercise bike over 1,500 miles to get his leg strong enough for a shot at walking. (Have doctors or circumstances ever told you something was not possible for you? See how driven men are proving otherwise at www.thecalltorise.com) Brian is a guest on Trent's show, The Conqueror's Crew, where they work through five pillars of transf...

In this episode of Driven For Health, Coach Brian takes you inside a live Call To Rise roundtable coaching call. Real men work through real weight loss, energy, nutrition and training challenges in real time. (Want to know how to eat so your body actually burns fat? Start here at www.thecalltorise.com) This roundtable shows real coaching in real time. Men on the call are juggling work, family, travel, long days, low energy, cravings and gym intimidation, and still making progress. You'll also ...

This episode is for the man who has put everything into work and family while his health slipped in the background. Brian sits down with Funk Roberts to talk about what changes for men after 40. Energy, recovery and focus are usually the first things to go. (Is your energy, recovery or focus not what it used to be? See how driven men are turning it around at www.thecalltorise.com) Funk Roberts is a fitness coach who works with men over 40 on strength, hormones and long-term health. He and Bria...

Coach Brandon Day says most pain is not aging. It is a signal from your brain trying to protect you. In this episode he breaks down why stretching and rehab alone rarely fix pain that keeps coming back. (Have you been told your pain is part of getting older? See how driven men are getting their bodies back at www.thecalltorise.com) Brandon Day is a neuro trainer and coach who connects the brain and body to help people move without pain. He explains why pain often comes from dehydration, poor p...

For episode 100, Coach Brian hands the mic to his daughter. She takes the interviewer's chair and asks him a list of silly questions. This is what happens when Coach Brian is not coaching. (Have you shown up for 100 days straight on anything in your life? See what 100 days of real work can do at www.thecalltorise.com) This episode skips nutrition and business talk for something more personal. You get a real look at Coach Brian outside of coaching, including his family and his own take on work ...

If you are a driven man in your 40s or 50s running a business, you have probably made this swap. Diet soda instead of regular. A zero sugar protein bar on the way out the door. A sweetener packet dropped into your morning coffee. The question is whether it is helping your fat loss, energy and focus, or getting in the way. (Do you know if your daily sweetener habit is helping or hurting your fat loss? Get the real research at www.thecalltorise.com) Coach Brian Parana walks through the actual re...

This episode is for driven men with type 2 diabetes who want steady energy, better blood sugar and clear data they can act on. Your A1C gives you a three month average. It does not show what your blood sugar does during a stressful work call, after Tuesday night dinner, or between 4 and 7 AM while you are asleep. (Do you know what your blood sugar is doing while you sleep or during a stressful day? Get the free scorecard at www.thecalltorise.com/improveyourbloodpanels) A 2025 study in Nature S...

Lucas walked into this coaching call thirty pounds lighter, three of those pounds gone in the last week alone. He is not done. He is training for a marathon now, and running is what is pulling the extra weight off him fast. (Have you lost weight before but stalled out the moment life got busy? See the simple system Lucas used at www.thecalltorise.com.) This episode is a real live coaching call inside the Call to Rise 100-day fat loss challenge. Coach Brian sits down with two men working the pr...