Coach. Podcaster. COACHCASTER.

Hailing from the small town of North Pole, Alaska, young Heidi Somers never saw herself as the face of a fitness brand with over 1.7 million followers on Instagram and 765,000 subscribers on YouTube. At the age of 20, the self-proclaimed introvert was working four jobs and left for San Antonio the following year to pursue medical school.

It was in university when she began sharing her passion for health and fitness on social media, just for fun. Before she knew it, she’d grown a sizable audience and had company after company at her doorstep.

Eventually, Heidi made the big decision to quit school and go all-in on her new business, Buffbunny Collection, which designs and creates luxurious fitness apparel made for every body. The brand showcases and celebrates women of all different body shapes, sizes, and backgrounds.

Listen in as Heidi shares her story from shy, small-town girl to entrepreneur and influencer. She also describes her unique relationship with Christian Guzman, who happens to run a well-known fitness brand of his own. Finally, Heidi explains how she stays creative and continues to gain inspiration in an increasingly saturated market.

Follow Heidi @buffbunny

Follow Chase @chase_chewning

Key Highlights

• Heidi was always hard-pressed to find great female role models in her earliest days building a fitness brand. She shares how she was able to connect with fellow creators and find her tribe while traveling around the world.

• What made Heidi—a small-town girl and self-proclaimed introvert—decide to start a YouTube channel and put her her whole life online?

• Heidi touches on what it’s like to have a significant other who runs a separate fitness clothing brand.

• What does it take to have a healthy relationship in 2021?

• How can fitness entrepreneurs stand out in today’s increasing saturated market?

Powerful Quotes by Heidi Somers

The beauty of business is that you can always adapt and grow and change things. You don’t have to stay in a bubble. You can keep expanding.

There are no real secrets to having healthy relationships, but open communication is a big key.

There’s such a thing as the perfect product; but there’s no such thing as the perfect launch.

Episode resources:

• Watch Heidi on YouTube

• Follow Heidi on TikTok

• CLICK HERE to get your free LMNT Recharge electroylyte drink mix, a tasty electrolyte drink mix that replaces vital electrolytes without sugars and dodgy ingredients found in conventional sports drinks

Ever Forward Radio is brought to you by Paleovalley

Paleovalley 100% Grass Fed Beef Sticks are the only beef sticks in the USA made from 100% grass fed/grass finished beef and organic spices that are naturally fermented.

Our 100% Grass Fed Beef Sticks are unlike anything else on the market. In fact, they were recently voted in Paleo Magazine as one of the top snacks of the year.

The reason is that we are committed to making the highest quality, clean products that are free from problematic ingredients.

Our beef comes from 100% grass fed cows raised entirely on natural grass pastures by family farmers right here in the USA. As a result they are healthy and happy.

CLICK HERE and use checkout code EVERFORWARD to save 15%

Riley Rees is the Founder and CEO at Sofia Health, an airline pilot, and a veteran who has served for 20 years in the U.S. Air Force.

Listen in as Riley does a deep dive into prevention and holistic health, drawing from her expertise in healthcare alongside lessons learned after almost two decades of service in the military around one’s physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.

She talks about the value of self-awareness as the first step toward taking control of your health and explains why integrative medicine—an approach to healing that takes the whole person into account—is finally gaining steam and greater acceptance in the mainstream healthcare industry.

Finally, Riley shares what led to the founding of Sofia Health and how it offers a “business in a box” to healthcare providers around the world.

Follow Riley and Sofia Health @sofiahealthandwellness

Follow Chase @chase_chewning

Key Highlights

• Why do so many of us wait until we’re broken before we begin taking action towards better health?

• Riley shares how Sofia Health connects independent practitioners of various modalities from around the world to clients in a simple and efficient way ala Uber.

• What are some of the stressors uniquely faced by men and women who serve in the military, and how can they get ahead of them as they prepare to make the transition into civilian life?

• Are non-traditional modalities like those under integrative medicine becoming more available to military personnel?

• Riley gives her thoughts on the future of entrepreneurship in the health and wellness space.

Powerful Quotes by Riley Rees

Our health does not exist in a silo. Our health consists of our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs.

Our health is not a light switch. It’s not something you can turn on or turn off. It’s a culmination [of your experiences]. Maybe you had childhood trauma 20 years ago. You need to process that trauma to remove the roadblocks and get past it.

Ever Forward Radio is brought to you by Caldera Lab

Men's skin care made easy and with products that are safe and all-natural!

The Clean Slate is a lightweight, pH-balanced cleanser made with biome-friendly probiotics and mineral-rich glacial ocean silt extracts. It leaves all skin types feeling invigorated and sublimely refreshed.

The Base Layer is a nutrient-dense, nourishing day moisturizer with 360-degree defense against environmental stress and pollution powered by plant stem cells and adaptogenic actives.

The Good is a clinically-proven, multi-functional, non-toxic formula of 27 active botanicals meticulously infused over 4 weeks in an ECOCERT COSMOS-certified facility. Using only wild-harvested, non-GMO and organic ingredients, and is proudly certified by both MADE SAFE® and ECOCERT.

• No Gluten

• No Parabens

• No Aluminum

• No Animal Ingredients

• No Toxic Chemicals

• No Synthetic Preservatives

• No Silicones

• No Formaldehyde

• No Phthalates

CLICK HERE and save 20% off every Caldera + Lab item with code EVERFORWARD

At the start of 2020, health and fitness professionals everywhere stumbled into opportunity amid crisis when they realized that, through virtual classes or coaching, they could make the same level of income—if not more—while enjoying location independence and time freedom all at the same time.

The question then became: How can I turn what I now have into a sustainable, and even scalable, business?

Listen in as Jill Coleman of JillFit shares how health and fitness professionals can build and run an efficient and successful health and fitness brand online.

She offers advice on defining your brand as an online coach, best practices for content creation and running paid ads, knowing when it’s time to pivot, why you might need to look for a mentor or support group, and how to move past burnout.

Key Highlights

• What initial expectations should a health and fitness professional set for themselves if they’ve decided to start an online business?

• How can an online coach start making revenue in their first 90 days?

• Jill explains why you might be selling yourself short if you don’t have at least one high-ticket offer.

• How do you overcome “beginner mentality” and define your brand as a coach?

• What can we do to continue to break through the noise as the online health and fitness coaching space becomes more saturated?

Powerful Quotes by Jill Coleman

We’re in the trust business. It doesn’t matter if you’re the smartest. It doesn’t matter how many letters you have after your name. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been a personal trainer for 20 years at your local gym. People need to have a relationship with you.

[Our clients] need us more than we need them. Double down on your own value and show up to the call confident that you can change this person’s life. If you are scared to talk about your services in a really compelling way, it’s probably because you haven’t sold yourself yet.

Stress comes from a feeling of being out of control.

Don’t be scared to guarantee success.

Ever Forward Radio is brought to you by Organifi's Gold

Get the rest you need with the most soothing ingredients!

Gold is a delicious superfood tea that contains powerful superfoods and mushrooms to help you relax so you can wake up feeling refreshed and energized.

It supports rest & relaxation, a healthy immune response and a healthy response to stress!

Key Benefits:

• 9 superfoods for rest and relaxation

• 100% USDA certified Organic

• Tastes delicious in warm water and amazing in milk or milk alternatives

• Low sugar, so enjoy this warm dessert-like tea guilt-free

• Wake up refreshed without drowsiness

• Promotes/ supports relaxation so you can fall asleep with ease

• Supports a better night’s rest so you wake up refreshed

• Helps promote a healthy response to stress

• Calming support

Get yours for 20% OFF with checkout code EVERFORWARD

Kristen Holmes is the Vice President of Performance Science at WHOOP, a platform that delivers personalized insights on your fitness, sleep, and recovery to you in real-time, effectively facilitating the connection between you and your body.

According to Kristen, WHOOP allows us to apply our behaviors, because once we can understand, in a quantifiable way, why our body is performing the way it currently is, we then gain the confidence to be intentional in everything we do—from the sports we play to the daily routines we live out day-to-day.

Ultimately, we’re all just trying to be as engaged, present, and available as we can be, no matter the task at hand. To be able to track performance changes through data in real-time is a powerful way to pinpoint weaknesses, fill gaps, and adapt to environmental stressors.

Listen in as Kristen does a deep dive into how personalized insights by WHOOP can help anybody, athlete or otherwise, to live their lives with more energy and joy.

She also shares why it’s not just the physiological parameters that influence our adaptive capacity; that the research indicates that the psychological component impacts us more profoundly than anything we can do physiologically.

WHOOP is a proud partner of Ever Forward Radio! You can click here to get your WHOOP 3.0 physical activity tracker band for free & save $30 on your new membership!

The WHOOP Strap 3.0 collects 5 metrics at high frequency, 24 hours/day, 7 days a week to provide the most accurate and granular understanding of your body. It’s lightweight and waterproof.

Optimize the way you recover, train, and sleep with daily reporting in mobile and desktop apps. Know how hard to work with the all new Strain Coach. Discover how much sleep you require and how best to align it to circadian rhythm with our improved Sleep Coach.

Follow Kristen @kristen_holmes2126

Follow WHOOP @whoop

Follow Chase @chase_chewning

Key Highlights

• Kristen explains why “getting a handle on your sleep behavior” should be the first consideration for anyone looking to improve their performance.

• How does quantifying our behaviors via technology help us live our lives with more energy and joy?

• When should we pay more attention to what the data shows us over what our body is telling us, and vice versa?

• Kristen speaks on her approach to managing her limited amount of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual energy in the most productive way throughout the day.

• How can we become more aware of how our sphere of influence impacts our psychological and physiological self?

Powerful Quotes by Kristen Holmes

Sleep is the most important behavior that we can leverage if we want to influence our capacity—and I broadly define “capacity” as our ability to adapt in a functional way to our environment with some sort of intention and purpose.

We always talk a lot about enhancements and what medication or supplements we should choose. But if you don’t have your sleep right at a foundational level, you’re not eating the right foods, and you’re not hydrating properly, there is no supplement in the world that is going to be able to overcome that level of mismanagement.

When you don’t understand your body, it’s very hard to be intentional about your behaviors.

If you just live your values, everything rights itself.

Episode resources:

• Kristen Holmes on LinkedIn

• The Superpower of the 21st Century: Controlling and Directing Thought. by Kristen Holmes

Ever Forward Radio is brought to you by Legion Athletics

The Optimal Performance Stack is three supplements that boost mental and physical health and performance and reduce the risk of disease and dysfunction.

We created this stack to do three things:

1. Improve your health and well-being by plugging common nutritional “holes” in people’s diets.

2. Enhance your energy levels, immunity, heart and circulatory health, libido, and mood.

3. Help you maintain peak physical and mental performance with less pain, inflammation, and dysfunction.

In short, we want to give your body the vital nutrients it needs to thrive as well as herbs, amino acids, plant extracts, and other natural substances known to improve physical performance, heart health, blood flow, insulin sensitivity, cognition, immunity, longevity, and more.

CLICK HERE and use checkout code EVERFORWARD to save 20% on your entire first purchase and double loyalty points for every order after that!

As with any journey of self-improvement, weight loss starts and ends with mindset. “Stop thinking of food as ‘good’ or ‘bad’,” says today’s guest, Carter Good. “There’s just food and the context in which it is eaten.”

The struggle to form healthy nutrition and lifestyle habits comes down to the stories that you tell yourself around every decision you make, big or small. Carter himself attributes his past obesity to “using food as an emotional suppressant.”

Carter goes on to say, “It’s really about reframing things and getting people to a place where they don’t feel like they have to make better choices and they have to exercise, but that they get to do these things.”

Carter Good is a weight loss coach and the founder of the Leaner for Life community. He shares the story of how he lost 100 pounds in eight months, and why the hardest part of his journey came only after he lost all that weight.

Follow Carter @cartergood

Follow Chase @chase_chewning

Key Highlights

• Why do so many people struggle so much with weight loss, and why is it even harder to

   keep it off?

• Awareness precedes change. Carter shares some actionable steps to keep track of your progress in a way that keeps you motivated to hit your fitness goals.

• Learn how you can trust yourself to make healthy food-related decisions and have this confidence ripple into every other area of your life.

• What makes a good weight loss coach and how do you find one?

• Carter explains why developing healthy relationships with food and with your body is the biggest win you could possibly have on your health and fitness journey.

Powerful Quotes by Carter Good

Stop thinking of food as “good” or “bad”. There’s just food and the context in which it is eaten.

The problem isn’t “losing 50 pounds”. The problem is all these habits that you’ve developed that aren’t in alignment with losing 50 pounds.

Awareness precedes change.

Losing weight is easy. Keeping it off is the hard part.

Episode resources:

• Leaner for Life: A FREE 5-Part Video Series to Kickstart Your Weight Loss Journey

Ever Forward Radio is brought to you by Chili Sleep

"Sleep is KING! Over the years, the more attention I have paid to my sleep health the more energetic, productive, and rejuvenated nearly every other component of my day becomes. I have a pretty rigorous and consistent sleep hygiene routine but I was truly amazed at the noticeable benefits that Chili Sleep gave me after just a few nights of using it. And not just in how I felt but my biomarkers hit new daily bests in terms of HRV, resting heart rate, and overall recovery rates - the data doesn't lie!" - Chase Chewning

Science of Better Sleep

It’s simple. Chili’s nature-based sleep solutions are an easy way to change your sleep — no pills, no will power needed. Why? Cooling is the ultimate hack to get great sleep. Trigger your brain to fall asleep 98% faster and up to double your deep sleep. Whether you have 6 hours or 8, science meets a magical experience to give you the quality sleep your body needs.

Designed with the science of sleep

The science is clear. We sleep deeper with increased recovery at a cooler body temperature. Simply put the hydronic pad on your mattress, fill the control unit(s) with water + turn it on. With a temperature range from 55-115°F (13-46°C), our products ensure that whatever your sleep temperature, you can get — and stay— there.

CLICK HERE to save up to 20% on the Chili Pad or Ooler from Chili Sleep!

More often than not, out of our most challenging moments emerge our greatest opportunities.

It took only 24 hours to turn young Logan Sneed’s entire world upside down. A college athlete and aspiring entrepreneur, a stage-4 brain cancer diagnosis was the last thing Logan ever expected at that point in his life. But that’s exactly what happened following a near-accident on the road when Logan blacked out while FaceTiming his girlfriend.

Together with his strong-willed parents, Logan was able to connect with one of the most sought-after neurosurgeons in the world, who thankfully managed to extract the egg-sized tumor. But just when Logan thought he was in the clear, he was given ten years to live with no word of hope whatsoever.

Even after receiving his “death sentence”, Logan soldiered on, determined to find a solution. He found it when a long-time mentor encouraged him to take up the ketogenic diet, which at the time was still widely unheard of.

Logan went all-in and not only found a new lease on life, but also decided to share his experiences with the world on social media. In spite of a barrage of haters who doubted his story and the legitimacy of his so-called “keto diet”, there were enough people who were inspired by his journey for Logan to realize that he could monetize his growing brand.

Even this wasn’t the end of Logan’s trials. Listen in as he describes the lowest point in his journey so far—even beyond the diagnosis—as well as his betrayal at the hands of a man he once called “mentor”.

But Logan also shares why, when all is said and done, cancer was the greatest thing that ever happened to him, having led him down the path to discovering his purpose and impacting thousands of lives (and rapidly counting) for the better.

Follow Logan @logansneed_

Follow Chase @chase_chewning

Key Highlights

• Logan describes his approach to navigating times of crisis and uncertainty, particularly as a cancer survivor.

• Gratitude definitely wasn’t top-of-mind as Logan was battling brain cancer; but in hindsight, Logan regards that trying period of his life with exactly that: immense gratitude. He explains just why he titled his book Thank You Cancer.

• From getting dumped by his girlfriend of four years to enduring a parasitic business partnership with a longtime mentor, Logan shares how he got through incredibly tough chapters in his life after surviving cancer.

Powerful Quotes by Logan Sneed

A lot of people end up listening to all the voices but they don’t listen to themselves.

Confidence is built by action and consistency.

Cancer is bad. It’s killing people. It’s horrible. I hate it. I don’t love it. But, I had it. I can’t go into the past and get rid of it, but I can create something out of that experience.

Episode resources:

• Get your free variety sample pack of Recharge electrolyte drink mix from LMNT

• Save 15% on the 100% grass fed and grass finished beef sticks from Paleovalley with checkout code EVERFORWARD

• Learn more about Logan at LoganSneed.com

Up till only a few years ago, Sean and Dala McDevit never saw themselves leading a fast-growing community of wellness enthusiasts with 19 coaches on staff that has led to over 2800 people completely transforming their lives.

The couple had always had a passion for health and fitness (they actually met at a gym) even back when they worked traditional jobs (Sean was in sales and marketing, and Dala was a labor and delivery nurse).

In 2016, Dala set up her Instagram profile @dalalovesdumbbells to share how she found and healed herself through fitness, with the hope of inspiring and elevating others as well. Monetizing the brand was not on her radar; that is, until her budding community began referring to themselves with the hashtag #DLDNation.

Two years later, Sean and Dala decided to quit full-time employment to fully dedicate themselves to #DLDNation.

There was nothing easy about both Sean and Dala leaving their traditional career and plunging headfirst into the world of entrepreneurship; specifically in the health and wellness coaching space. What’s more, neither Sean nor Dala were “certified” trainers or nutritionists.

Listen in as the McDevitts go down memory lane and speak on lessons learned since their life-changing decision to become online trainers exclusively through the #DLDNation brand, including how they navigated the many challenges of running a coaching business brought on by the pandemic.

Follow Sean @fitnessshaman

Follow Dala @dalalovesdumbbells

Follow Chase @chase_chewning

Key Highlights

• Sean and Dala reflect on their decision to leave the security and familiarity of full-time employment and go all-in on an endeavor with no guaranteed returns.

• Has the pandemic changed coach-client dynamics?

• How do you create a crisis-proof online coaching platform?

• Sean and Dala touch on why sharing your struggles as they are happening rather than after the fact is way more impactful on your community.

Powerful Quotes by Sean and Dala McDevitt

For both of us, the question was, “Do I want to regret this down the road?” We were fine trying this and if it didn’t work, it was fine. We’ll beg for our jobs back and we’ll make it work. But if we don’t do this, a decade down the road, we’ll ask what could have been. ~Sean

Even though it’s challenging at times to be vulnerable, it’s inspiring for people to see somebody that can tell you the kind of embarrassing stuff that everybody else might try to keep behind closed doors, and actually try and convey some of the lessons as they’re throwing shit against the wall in figuring it out. ~Dala

Problems inherently have solutions. ~Sean

Ever Forward Radio is brought to you by Cured Nutrition's new CBN

The best days alwasy begin with a good night's sleep.

Cured CBN is a full spectrum hemp oil that provides an array of cannibinoids, terpenes, and flavinoids with high levels of CBN so you can restore your body's natural circadian rhytm with deep, restful sleep and wake feeling refreshed, restored, and recharged. CBN is a cannabinoid being studied for its sedative effects.

Your Daily Dose of Full Spectrum CBN bliss.

• Fast acting sublingual dropper

• Features high levels of CBN

• 3:1 ratio of CBD:CBN

• 15mg CBD + 5mg CBN per serving

• Natural earthy taste

• Certified GMP

Highlights

• All natural sleep aid

• Improve sleep quality

• Accelerate recovery

• Formulated for night time use

• Pair it with Zen for the ultimate sleep duo

CLICK HERE and get yours for 15% off with checkout code EVERFORWARD

John Malanca was inspired to start United Patients Group in 2011 after a totally unexpected episode when his father-in-law Stan was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer along with a brain tumor on his brain stem. The situation seemed hopeless, seeing their father going from being a seemingly healthy 77-year-old one day, to being given a mere two weeks to live the next.

“When you’re diagnosed,” says John, recalling those moments of desperation, “you’ll try anything.” That “anything”, as fate would have it, was cannabis. They started by giving Stan THC capsules infused with coconut oil in order to get him to start eating again. It worked. A day later, he was back at work on a computer.

Nine months after the diagnosis, John’s family got an email that simply stated “no evidence of recurrent disease.” That was in 2011. Today, Stan is alive and well.

Listen in as John shares the exciting journey that emerged out of that harrowing experience. He describes the many benefits of the cannabis plant and, by extension, naturopathic modalities, and how these can help bring the body back to homeostasis.

Follow United Patients Group @unitedpatientsgroup

Follow Chase @chase_chewning

Key Highlights

• John speaks on how sleep either directly or indirectly impacts every other area of your life.

• John busts common myths and misconceptions around cannabis (ex. “The ‘good’, medicinal part of the cannabis plant is CBD and the ‘bad’, recreational part is THC.”).

• What should you look for in a reputable, high-quality CBD brand or product?

• John explains why more is not necessarily better. Whether you’re talking about overhauling your lifestyle to include regular workouts or your diet to include healthier food choices, or using a CBD product for the first time—start small and sustainably.

Powerful Quotes by John Malanca

When we don’t have sleep, there’s a domino effect that happens to us in the following days and days and days with regard to stress and anxiety.

If you’re going through something as severe as cancer, you can incorporate cannabis with chemo radiation. It helps with nausea. It helps with appetite. It helps with mood. It helps with healing. It just helps with bringing the body back to balance.

Cannabis is not a one-size-fits-all. What works for me may not work for you. What works for you may not work for me.

Ever Forward Radio is brought to you by Cured Nutrition

The best days alwasy begin with a good night's sleep.

Cured CBN is a full spectrum hemp oil that provides an array of cannibinoids, terpenes, and flavinoids with high levels of CBN so you can restore your body's natural circadian rhytm with deep, restful sleep and wake feeling refreshed, restored, and recharged. CBN is a cannabinoid being studied for its sedative effects.

Your Daily Dose of Full Spectrum CBN bliss.

• All natural sleep aid

• Improve sleep quality

• Accelerate recovery

• Formulated for night time use

• Pair it with Zen for the ultimate sleep duo

Highlights

• Fast acting sublingual dropper

• Features high levels of CBN

• 3:1 ratio of CBD:CBN

• 15mg CBD + 5mg CBN per serving

• Natural earthy taste

• Certified GMP

CLICK HERE and save 15% with checkout code EVERFORWARD at CuredNutrition.com

“I don’t know any guy who grew up dreaming of starting a male fertility company,” says today’s guest, Khaled Kteily, before proceeding to share the story of why he, in fact, decided to do just that. “There are moments in your life that sometimes take you down unexpected paths.”

Khaled’s own unexpected path began with a freak accident in Tulsa, Oklahoma during his time as a health and life sciences consultant. One day, after a coffee run during a road trip with colleagues, the car was forced to do a sudden break, causing the scalding hot beverages to spill all over Khaled’s lap. His skin was ripped clean off and he suffered second-degree burns that took a month-and-a-half to heal.

Months later, a close friend of Khaled’s found out he had cancer, and so he froze his sperm before beginning a chemotherapy process that would likely leave him infertile. Inspired, Khaled visited a sperm bank to do the same.

Frustrated by the awkward and clinical process involved in sperm freezing, alongside the alarming lack of conversations around declining male fertility rates, Khaled sought to make a change.

This was the spark that led to the founding of Legacy in 2018 and its release of the first product which allows men to test and freeze their sperm in the comfort of their own home, and obtain personalized recommendations based on their results.

Follow Legacy @givelegacyinc

Follow Chase @chase_chewning

Key Highlights

• Male fertility has declined by 50% in the last 40 years and continues to go down at a drastic rate year after year. Khaled explains the factors behind this phenomenon.

• Driven by these dire facts regarding declining male fertility rates, Khaled shares his process for conceptualizing and then building a business based on prevention.

• What can men do to enhance, or even just maintain, their fertility today?

• Khaled dives deep into Legacy’s simple and future-proof way of doing business.

• Chase and Khaled speak on their optimism for the continued destigmatization of conversations around sex and male fertility.

Powerful Quotes by Khaled Kteily

If you create a product that is affordable, that is private, that is well-branded, that is normalized, why wouldn’t every guy want to do this?

Even today, our biggest competitors are actually traditional fertility clinics because men think about healthcare solutions to healthcare problems. It is a rare type of man that is thinking for the future—who wants to be the best version of himself; and who wants to watch what he eats, how he exercises, and preserve his youngest and healthiest sperm so that, no matter what happens, he is able to use it in the future.

Your sperm is a great biomarker of your overall health.

Episode resources:

• Sleep and fertility study

• Learn more about Legacy

• Get the book Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race by Shanna H. Swan, PhD or get the audio book for free from Audible here

Ever Forward Radio is brought to you by Chili Sleep

"Sleep is KING! Over the years, the more attention I have paid to my sleep health the more energetic, productive, and rejuvenated nearly every other component of my day becomes. I have a pretty rigorous and consistent sleep hygiene routine but I was truly amazed at the noticeable benefits that Chili Sleep gave me after just a few nights of using it. And not just in how I felt but my biomarkers hit new daily bests in terms of HRV, resting heart rate, and overall recovery rates - the data doesn't lie!" - Chase Chewning

Science of Better Sleep

It’s simple. Chili’s nature-based sleep solutions are an easy way to change your sleep — no pills, no will power needed. Why? Cooling is the ultimate hack to get great sleep. Trigger your brain to fall asleep 98% faster and up to double your deep sleep. Whether you have 6 hours or 8, science meets a magical experience to give you the quality sleep your body needs.

Designed with the science of sleep

The science is clear. We sleep deeper with increased recovery at a cooler body temperature. Simply put the hydronic pad on your mattress, fill the control unit(s) with water + turn it on. With a temperature range from 55-115°F (13-46°C), our products ensure that whatever your sleep temperature, you can get — and stay— there.

CLICK HERE to save up to 20% on the Chili Pad or Ooler from Chili Sleep!

May joins Chase on this special episode to answer listener questions on the topic of relationships!

Listen in as Chase and May discuss why busy entrepreneurs should build their work schedule around dedicated quality time with their partner instead of the other way around. They talk about exploration and independence as being two vital keys to keeping their own relationship fresh through the years.

They also offer advice on communicating with a partner who gets out of hand or is acting inappropriately in a social setting, whether their behavior is a one-off or has been recurring for quite some time.

Finally, Chase and May give their two cents on the question of the “right” time to have a baby and why it’s extremely important to consider male fertility when having a conversation around childbirth.

Follow May @mayyazdi

Follow Chase @chase_chewning

Listen in as Chase and May answer...

• “What are healthy ways to reprioritize dating when running your business often comes first?”

• “How do you keep the relationship exciting/fun?”

• “How do you deal if or when your partner gets out of hand at a party?”

• “How do you decide when it’s the right time for you to have a baby?”

Powerful Quotes

While I do like doing things that are routine, together, I also think it’s really important to step out of your routine sometimes and go on an actual date. ~May

Make you and your partner a priority first and then build the rest of your work, as much as you can, around it. ~Chase

When it comes to your quality of life and the relationship you have with yourself, there are so many things that can make it better; so many things that you can do just to maintain it so that, when you find the right person, you can be the best version of yourself and grow together with them and, if you so choose, create life. ~Chase

Episode resources:

• Use CHASE20 at checkout to save 20% on a chiliPAD ME Sleep System with Chili Cool Mesh™

• Use CHASE15 at checkout to save 15% on a chiliPAD WE Sleep System with Chili Cool Mesh™

• Use code EVERFORWARD at checkout to save 15% on Chase and May's favorite CBD-infused relaxtion and sleep aids from Cured Nutrition

• Get the book Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race by Shanna H. Swan, PhD or get the audio book for free from Audible here

For many, 2020 couldn’t have ended sooner. For Maxx Chewning, Chase's younger brother, it was a year full of unexpected blessings, lessons, and accomplishments, particularly in business. Asked to name the one trait that he was forced to level up over the past 18 months, Maxx quickly replied “leadership”.

Now two years into his newest venture, six years into his first, and eight years after establishing his personal brand, Maxx has become familiar with his capacity as an entrepreneur, even as he continues to strive for ever greater success. Listen in as he goes down memory lane and shares how he came to be where he currently is.

Maxx goes on to talk about the entrepreneurial engine that inspires him to dabble and experiment with anything that piques his interest, and how he capitalizes on those ideas that most align with his talents and passions. He also shares why he, as an entrepreneur, is so driven to support his growing team and how he keeps a level head when there are fires to put out.

Finally, Maxx reflects on his humble beginnings just as he was getting his YouTube channel off the ground, touching on what it means to have an “authentic” online presence, how to deal with haters, and why he is a prime example of, “If he can do it, I can do it, too.”

Follow Maxx @maxxchewning

Follow Chase @chase_chewning

Key Highlights

• Maxx talks about what he learned about leading an organization versus managing one.

• An entrepreneurial spirit drives Maxx to continually try new things year after year, and to hold tight to those things that he realizes he has a talent for. He offers his advice to those who find it much harder to start something new and unfamiliar.

• Maxx speaks on staying sane as a small business owner looking to scale.

• On a similar note, Maxx explains his approach to balancing his many varied responsibilities among his different businesses.

• Everybody who aims to use social media to build a personal brand will run into a universal set of obstacles: “imposter syndrome”, “finding your voice”, and “dealing with haters”. Maxx shares how he was able to push past each of these obstacles after eight years as a YouTuber.

Powerful Quotes by Maxx Chewning

My personal brand is a contributor to the success of my other brands.

Not everyone needs to grow a $100 million business. Not everyone needs to grow a $10 million business. [...] What level are you happy at? Some people think “plateauing” is such a bad word, but with the level of stress that I see some of my friends have with their companies, I tell myself that I don’t think I want that stress.

Episode resources:

• Maxx's YouTube channel

• Listen to Maxx on past episodes of Ever Forward Radio

  • EFR 025: Living a Life Ever Forward

  • EFR 207: How to Be Successful on Social Media

• Ever Forward Apparel

• Sour Strips Candy

Ever Forward Radio is brought to you by Paleovalley

At Paleovalley, our mission is to help people reclaim vibrant health. We provide products that prioritize nutrient density in an industry that prioritizes everything else. We believe that every dietary choice and every added ingredient is a powerful opportunity to love and care for oneself <3

Paleovalley 100% Grass Fed Beef Sticks are the only beef sticks in the USA made from 100% grass fed/grass finished beef and organic spices that are naturally fermented. Our 100% Grass Fed Beef Sticks are unlike anything else on the market. In fact, they were recently voted in Paleo Magazine as one of the top snacks of the year.

The reason is that we are committed to making the highest quality, clean products that are free from problematic ingredients.

Our beef comes from 100% grass fed cows raised entirely on natural grass pastures by family farmers right here in the USA. As a result they are healthy and happy.

CLICK HERE to save 15% on the 100% grass fed and grass fed beeft sticks with code EVERFORWARD from Paleovalley!

A 20-year veteran of the Navy SEALs, Rich Diviney is no stranger to the tenets of leadership and success. After retiring from the military in 2016, Rich has worked as a speaker, facilitator, and consultant with the Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute and Simon Sinek Inc.

In 2021, he published The Attributes: 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance, which explores the “neuroscience backed, and real world tested performance indicators that will teach you how to build high performing teams and perform optimally, at any time, in any situation.”

Listen in as Rich discusses how he was able to “make the jump from the top of the mountain into the valley” as a Navy SEAL with a 20-year military career under his belt into his new life as a speaker and consultant on organizational leadership. He also goes into why he believes that the attributes of courage and open-mindedness are most important for anyone making any kind of transition.

Rich then expounds on his three-step approach to developing these and every other important attribute for success, before closing the conversation with a discussion on the value of introspection and stillness in keeping us anchored in a fast-paced, distraction-filled world.

Follow Rich @rich_diviney

Follow Chase @chase_chewning

Key Highlights

• Now four years back into civilian life, Rich shares the hardest part about his transition after 20 years in the military.

• Rich gives advice to those making any sort of transition—from military to civilian, from one career to another, etc.

• How can coaches be radically honest with clients if they aren’t hitting the success markers set for them?

• Leadership is not the same as being in charge. Rich defines leadership as a

  behavior and lists the five attributes of leadership as found in his book

  The Attributes.

• Chase and Rich share their favorite habits and rituals for developing the attributes that matter most.

Powerful Quotes by Rich Diviney

No person in charge can make anybody else develop an attribute. It has to be self-directed.

Fear is a combination of two things: anxiety plus uncertainty.

When you feel good, you do good, and you can show up the best way.

Episode resources:

• Get Rich's book The Attributes

• Get Ryan Holiday's Stillness is the Key

• Get your free WHOOP 3.0 activity tracker band

Ever Forward Radio is brought to you by Legion Athletics

Legion Athletics is the #1 brand of all-natural sports supplements in the world. They sell supplements based on sound science that are 100% transparent, 100% naturally sweetened and flavored, and contain no artificial food dyes or other unwanted chemicals.

Scientifically-Backed Doses and Ingredients

• Every ingredient in our supplements is backed by peer-reviewed scientific research and is included at clinically effective levels.

• That means the ingredients and doses in our supplements are based on published scientific research demonstrating real benefits, not the restrictions of razor-thin production budgets or gluttonous profit margins.

100% Formula Transparency

• All our supplements are 100% transparent, meaning you know exactly what you’re putting into your body.

• We disclose the exact amount and form of each ingredient in all our supplements and never use proprietary blends.

100% Money-Back Guarantee and Free Shipping

• Customers either love our stuff or they get their money back. Period. No forms to fill out or hoops to jump through. That’s just how confident we are in our products.

• Free shipping within the USA and free shipping internationally on orders over $99

CLICK HERE to save 20% on your entire first purchase with code EVERFORWARD at checkout!