On this episode – originally featured on Build Your Network – your host Travis Chappell interviews Shaun T, prominent fitness trainer, fitness motivator, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, television personality and choreographer, best known for his home fitness programs T25, Insanity, and Hip Hop Abs. During this first part of the interview, Shaun opens up about a wide range of subjects including overcoming sexual abuse in his youth, his initial journey into teaching, and his various fitness programs.
Episode Highlights:
- Shaun T shares his difficult backstory.
- How did Shaun come out of being abused as a youth?
- What happened when Shaun left home at age 14?
- How did Shaun’s home life and school life change after his abuse ended?
- What was Shaun’s driving force to go to college?
- Which scholarships and programs were Shaun a part of in college?
- How did sports factor into Shaun’s college experience?
- What did weight gain do to Shaun in his social life college?
- How did Shaun’s first teaching experience during college come about and turn out?
- What certifications did Shaun end up earning?
- What were Shaun’s dreams and goals during college?
- Which moment crystallized for Shaun that he needed to work in health promotion?
- “The Grind Work-Out” video from MTV made an impact on Shaun T.
- How did Shaun’s transition to moving out to Los Angeles take place after college?
3 Key Points:
- Shaun went to college for sports science.
- Shaun’s first fitness class attracted 90 students in a room that could only fit 60.
- At one point, Shaun taught 19 fitness and dance classes a week in college and 10 classes a week after college in Los Angeles.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “Getting out to college was definitely a combination of my mother being very much education-driven.” – Shaun T
- “Dancing is in my soul.” – Shaun T
- “One of the defining moments of teaching in college was when a 40-year-old man came up to me and was like, ‘You are changing my life.’ And I was like, ‘What?’.” – Shaun T
Resources Mentioned:
- Visit Travis’ website at travischappell.com
- Join the Build Your Network Facebook group travischappell.com/group
- If you want to amplify your network through podcasting apply at travischappell.com/makemypodcast
- Leave a rating and review for World Class on iTunes
- https://shauntfitness.com
- Instagram: @ShaunT
- Facebook: Shaun T
- Twitter: @ShaunT
