The Ready State Podcast
With Kelly and Juliet Starrett
Categories: Health
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View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushKarissa Bodnar launched Thrive Causemetics, a vegan direct-to-consumer cosmetics brand in 2015 with the mission of “Bigger than Beauty.” She began her career as a makeup artist and product developer/cosmetic chemist prior to starting Thrive Causemetics and now Bigger Than Beauty Skincare. Thrive Causemetics® and Bigger Than Beauty® Skincare exist to empower their customers, employees, and Giving Partners to live their most confident life. Thrive Causemetics has donated over $135 million in products and funds to over 500 nonprofit Giving Partners around the world. Their Giving Partners help communities enduring battles with cancer, emerging from homelessness, surviving domestic abuse, fighting for racial and social justice, pursuing education, supporting LGBTQ+ causes, uplifting underserved marginalized youth, and assisting veterans. Acknowledging her amazing work and success, Karissa has been named in Forbes’ 30 Under 30, Forbes’ America's Richest Self-Made Women, Marie Claire’s Most Powerful Women, and Inc.’s Badass Female Founders list.We absolutely loved having Karissa live in studio for this podcast! We are utterly inspired by how and why Karissa started this brand and what she's accomplished and continues to do with the Thrive and their 500+ giving partners. Thrive is self-funded and has grown into one of the most impactful philanthropic organizations around. If you are an entrepreneur, this episode is a must listen.SPONSORSThis episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by LMNT, a tasty electrolyte drink mix with everything you need and nothing you don’t. That means lots of salt — with no sugar. As we move into some warmer weather, replacing electrolytes is more important than ever. We literally drink it everyday and our current go-to flavors are watermelon and orange. If you want to stock up for spring and summer, go to DrinkLMNT.com/TRS and check it out!This episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by Momentous, a leading high-performance lifestyle company making the best supplements and sports nutrition products for individuals looking to optimize all parts of their lives. Juliet is stoked on her pre-workout stack - Vital Aminos and Creatine. If you are like Juliet and don't love eating before training, we highly recommend this stack to get everything your muscles need on board before your session. To check it out, go to livemomentous.com/TRS and use code TRS for 20% OFF your first purchase.This episode of The Ready State Podcast is brought to you by Cockpunch Coffee. Here at The Ready State we are OBSESSED with coffee, and we can't get enough of this coffee with a cause. Created by our friend Tim Ferriss, Cockpunch Coffee is roasted on a Bellweather Roaster, creating the lowest carbon footprint coffee available today. If that isn't enough, all proceeds from the sale of Cockpunch Coffee go to Tim's nonprofit foundation, Saisei, focused on cutting-edge scientific research that explores treating conditions that are widely considered “untreatable”. If you want to get some delicious coffee that gives back,
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144 - Karissa Bodnar: Thriving as an Entrepreneur with Purpose Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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143 - Kirk Parsley: Why Sleep Impacts Every Aspect of Life and How You Can Improve and Protect Yours Thu, 04 Apr 2024
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142 - Caroline Paul: Outdoor Adventure for Healthy and Happy Aging Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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141 - Tia Toomey: Finding Your Why, Rejecting Complacency, and Developing a Champion's Mindset Thu, 07 Mar 2024
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140 - Michael Gervais: Master Your Mindset and Stop Worrying About What Other People Think Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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139 - Dan Garner: Objective Measures, Patterns, and the Art in Biomarkers Thu, 08 Feb 2024
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138 - Kristen Holmes: Improving Circadian Behaviors, Tracking, and Leveraging Wearable Data Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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137 - Bonnie Wan: A New Take on Goal Setting and Living Life Without Regret Thu, 11 Jan 2024
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136 - Eric Freitag: Concussions, Recovery, and the Action Plan You Need at the Ready Thu, 28 Dec 2023
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135 - Tommy Wood: Brain Health, Novel Stimuli, and Actionable Advice to Keep You Sharp as You Age Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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134 - Andy Galpin: Removing Performance Anchors, Strength and Cognition, and the Future of Digital Twins Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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133 - Jared Hanley: The Profound Health Benefits of Spending Time Outside in Natural Environments Thu, 16 Nov 2023
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132 - Adam Bornstein: Ditching Diet Culture, Mindset Changes, and Expanding Your Comfort Zone Thu, 02 Nov 2023
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131 - Tom Walters: Empowering People with Simple Exercises to Alleviate Pain and Recover from Injury Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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130 - Shawn Stevenson: Creating Kitchen and Table Culture to Reap the Vast Benefits of Gathering for Family Meals Thu, 05 Oct 2023
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129 - Brad Stulberg: Mastering Change, Taking Action, and Rugged Flexibility Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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128 - Dan Buettner: Blue Zones Secrets, Actionable Lessons, and Transforming Communities By Changing Local Environments and Social Networks Thu, 07 Sep 2023
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127 - Josh Appel: Pararescue, Emergency Medicine, and a Lifetime Commitment to Service Thu, 24 Aug 2023
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126 - Jason + Colleen Wachob: Well-Being vs. Wellness, Accessibility, and Building Habits That Bring You Joy Thu, 10 Aug 2023
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125 - Tom Morris: Resilience Mindset, Controlling the Controllables, and Achieving Goals Regardless of Circumstance Thu, 27 Jul 2023
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124 - Dr. Darren Candow: The Myths, Facts, and Vast Benefits of Creatine Supplementation Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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123 - Katy Bowman: Expanding Your Movement Diet and Making Movement Meaningful Beyond Fitness Thu, 29 Jun 2023
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122 - Sean Pastuch: Humanizing Healthcare by Professionalizing the Fitness Industry Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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121 - Joyce Shulman: Intentional Walking for Health, Creativity, and Longevity Thu, 01 Jun 2023
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120 - Dave Colina: Founding O2 Hydration, Lessons Learned, and the Myth of Big Soda and Sports Drinks Thu, 18 May 2023
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119 - Lindsay Berra: Growing Up with Baseball Legend Yogi Berra and the Emotional Documentary that Goes Beyond the "Yogi-isms" Thu, 04 May 2023
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118 - Jon Gregory: Resistance Training Technology, and the Value of Convenience, Efficiency, and Effectiveness Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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117 - Stefi Cohen: From Soccer to Olympic Lifting to Powerlifting to Boxing, How Determination and Grit Shattered All the Barriers Thu, 06 Apr 2023
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116 - Jim "Smitty" Smith: Everyone's Favorite Strength Coach, Ageless Athletes, and Lifelong Learning Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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115 - Jason McCarthy: Rucking, Embracing the Suck, and Community Building Through Fitness Thu, 09 Mar 2023
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114 - Joe De Sena: Resilience, The Quitters Office, and Life Lessons from a Crime Boss Thu, 23 Feb 2023
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113 - Marcus Filly: From Medical School to Professional CrossFit Athlete to Founding Functional Bodybuilding Thu, 09 Feb 2023
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112 - Dave Durante: Current State of Men's Gymnastics, The Power of Progression, and Why Gymnastics Skills are Fundamental Thu, 26 Jan 2023
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111 - Travis Mash: Powerlifting, Youth Development, and the Importance of Athlete Monitoring Thu, 12 Jan 2023
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110 - Shane Farmer: Finding Grounding Through Sport, The Ability to Suffer, And Why You Should Care About Indoor Rowing Thu, 29 Dec 2022
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109 - Lynsey Dyer: Extreme Skiing, Experiencing Flow States, and Motherhood as a Professional Athlete Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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108 - Lt. Gen. Michael Ferriter: Empowering and Supporting Veterans with the National Veterans Memorial and Museum Thu, 01 Dec 2022
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107 - Jeff Byers: Life After Football, Prioritizing Attitude and Effort, and Democratizing High Performance Thu, 17 Nov 2022
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106 - [Bonus] Built To Move: Introducing the Vital Signs, a Simple Way to Assess and Ultimately Improve Your Ability to Move Throughout Life Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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105 - Jill Miller: The Evolution of a Fascia Expert, Body Blind Spots, and a Bottom Up Approach to Healing Thu, 03 Nov 2022
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104 - [Bonus] Built To Move: Introducing Our New Book Detailing The Ten Essential Health Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully Thu, 27 Oct 2022
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103 - Layne Norton: Demystifying Nutrition Research, Bone Crushing Consistency, and Why You Should Date Not Marry Your Beliefs Thu, 20 Oct 2022
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102 - Luca Padua: Surfing Big Waves, Innovative Training Techniques, and Being the Youngest Person to Surf Mavericks Thu, 06 Oct 2022
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101 - Kyla Channell: Fueling for Performance, Common Misconceptions, and Why Carbs are King Thu, 22 Sep 2022
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100 - Brent Brookbush: Transforming Continuing Education, Evidence-Based Practice, and How to Be a Better Consumer of Research Thu, 08 Sep 2022
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99 - David Weck: Fitness Innovation, Balance, and the Origin of the Rope Flow Thu, 25 Aug 2022
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98 - Perry Nickelston: Reframing Pain, Tiny Little Action Steps, and Why If You're Human...You've Got a Lymphatics Problem Thu, 11 Aug 2022
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97 - Rory Mckernan: Moving from CrossFit HQ to CrossFit Mayhem, Habit Formation, and the Legend of Some Missing Gold Thu, 28 Jul 2022
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96 - Kenny Kane: From Stand-Up Comedy to Coaching, and the Critical Nature of Context Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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95 - Megan Young: Being a Data Driven Performance Coach, Surviving Cancer, and Winning with the Seattle Sounders Thu, 30 Jun 2022