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Featured Appearances
Conversations on reinvention, burnout, and the nervous system — as a guest, and as a host on his own show.
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Reinventing Yourself – Andy Petranek
From his early days as a United States Marine, traveling the globe as an adventure athlete, and then starting one of the first CrossFit gyms in the WORLD, Andy Petranek has lived many lives. In his work today as a transformational life coach, Andy is now charting a course through the inner world. We talk about how his need to be seen and accepted drove him to reinvent his identity (multiple times), and we also dive into the importance of consistency, self-accountability, nutrition.
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The Outside Interview
The Whole Life Challenge Is Easier Than You Think
Andy Petranek, a former adventure racer and Red Bull athlete, founded one of the first CrossFit gyms, where he met Michael Stanwyck, who became the manager. Together, they created the Whole Life Challenge in 2011, a six-week program focusing on seven lifestyle practices to improve well-being. Now with over 50,000 participants annually, it turns healthy living into a game. On the Outside podcast, they discussed habit change, the pitfalls of diets, and how small shifts lead to big transformations.
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Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais
Andy Petranek, Whole Life Challenge Co-Founder
This week’s guest is Andy Petranek, co-founder of the Whole Life Challenge, a gamified, community-driven program helping people transform their lives through practical, sustainable lifestyle changes and improved habits that has grown from 150 players in 2011 to over 22,000 globally in 2019. As a USMC veteran, 2009 CrossFit Games competitor, and Red Bull sponsored adventure racer, Andy knows what it takes to excel in extreme conditions. Discover what fuels his passion for personal growth.
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Reflect Forward
How Embracing Change and Accepting Failure Led to My Success with Andy Petranek
Andy Petranek is a transformational life coach. He works with successful executives, leaders, and entrepreneurs who are stuck – in a life situation, body, relationship, marriage, family, job, or career that’s no longer bringing them the satisfaction, joy, energy, confidence, or passion it once did. As a leader, Andy has embraced change regularly throughout his life as a musician, U.S. Marine, sales rep, professional athlete, trainer, gym owner, global movement leader (CrossFit), and WLC founder.
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The Thoughtful Entrepreneur
Finding Your Life’s True Purpose with Andy Petranek
In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, host Josh Elledge talks to leadership coach Andy Petranek about helping high achievers find fulfillment beyond surface-level goals. Andy emphasizes breaking habitual cycles to overcome unhappiness and the importance of self-awareness in making life changes. He shares how exploring internal struggles leads to growth and highlights tenacity as key to personal and business success.
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Breaking Ordinary Podcast with Andy Petranek
87: Megan Devine – How Journaling Can Lead Us Through Grief and Into Our Heart
As a podcast host, Andy Petranek has interviewed a wide variety of people. This is one of his favorites as a host with one of his favorite guests, Megan Devine, a therapist, grief expert, and author of It’s OK That You’re Not OK. In this conversation, they talk about using tools like writing and journaling to access authentic emotions, and Megan shares insights on supporting others in pain, the role of gratitude, and journaling strategies to process loss.
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