In this episode of Momentum Shift, host Antonio Vaglica sits down with former NFL player and healthcare entrepreneur Jimmy St. Louis for a raw conversation about success, childhood trauma, faith, relationships, and the past we carry with us. From playing college football at Auburn and making it to the NFL to helping build a nine-figure healthcare business, Jimmy has achieved a level of success most people only dream of. But behind those accomplishments is a story of childhood abuse, broken relationships, personal failures, and lessons that took decades to learn. Jimmy opens up about growing up in an abusive environment and how those experiences shaped his mentality, teaching him to become fiercely independent, protect himself, and never feel helpless again. While that mindset helped him become a relentless competitor and successful entrepreneur, it also created emotional walls that affected his relationships and ability to be vulnerable. Antonio and Jimmy dive into the mistakes that contributed to the end of his first marriage, the challenges of fatherhood after divorce, and the difficult moments in his current marriage that forced him to confront his own behavior. They also explore his football injuries, the reality of scaling a massive business, the uncomfortable truths of leadership, and why professional success doesn't always translate into personal fulfillment. Jimmy shares how rediscovering his faith changed his approach to life, why he's willing to risk everything on his next business venture, and his mission to transform preventive healthcare through longevity medicine. From childhood trauma and emotional healing to entrepreneurship, faith, family, and legacy, this conversation reveals a powerful truth: no matter how successful you become, you eventually have to confront the parts of your past that shaped who you are.INSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/antoniovaglicajrhttps://www.instagram.com/momentumshiftpodhttps://www.instagram.com/jimmysstlouisofficial/CHAPTERS0:00 Intro: Childhood Trauma and the Man Behind Success4:09 Finding Purpose Beyond Winning7:59 The Decisions That Build Great Teams11:46 How Football Shaped His Leadership15:39 Career-Threatening Injuries and Finding Identity Beyond Sports19:27 Faith, Regret, and Owning Past Mistakes23:48 Struggling With Faith and the Battle Between Good and Evil28:33 From the NFL to Building a Nine-Figure Business33:04 Building a Winning Culture Without Toxic Competition37:44 Divorce and the Mistakes He Wishes He Could Change41:51 Fatherhood, Family, and Learning From Divorce45:34 Childhood Abuse and the Emotional Walls He Built49:17 Vulnerability, Personal Failures, and the Cost of Success53:31 Betting Everything and Refusing to Play It Safe57:01 Marriage, Shared Values, and a New Mission1:00:59 Building a Longevity Healthcare Business1:04:29 Why the Healthcare and Insurance System Needs to Change1:08:10 Healthcare Incentives, Propaganda, and the Food Industry1:11:55 Hormone Health, Medical Misinformation, and Public Trust1:15:36 His Vision for the Next 10 Years, Faith, and Family Legacy#MomentumShiftPodcast #AntonioVaglica #JimmyStLouis #Entrepreneurship #SuccessMindset #ChildhoodTrauma #PersonalGrowth #OvercomingAdversity #MensMentalHealth #FaithAndFamily #Leadership #BusinessPodcast #HealingJourney #Longevity #lifelessons

In this episode, host Antonio Vaglica sits down with Caballero for a raw conversation about ambition, obsession, family, faith, and the real cost of building a successful business. Caballero opens up about growing up between two different worlds: watching his dad build a business while also seeing his mom struggle financially, including a Christmas memory where she cried because she could not provide the way she wanted to. That moment pushed him to make a promise at 12 years old that he would never let someone he loved cry over money again, but his mother passed away before he could fulfill his dream of buying her a house. Antonio and Caballero talk about Ole Miss, personal development, early business mistakes, working with his dad, buying him out, and building Revive into a fast-growing company. They also break down what people do not see about hypergrowth: stress, hiring mistakes, reinvesting instead of flexing, sacrificing relationships, and realizing big revenue does not always mean big take-home money. Caballero shares why most of his net worth is tied to Revive, why he believes his business is his greatest asset, and why winning has become such a big part of his identity. But the conversation goes deeper than business. He admits he is afraid to slow down because he feels like he loses a part of himself, and Antonio pushes into the bigger question behind the episode: what is the real price of obsession? This is a conversation about grief, ambition, ego, faith, family legacy, and trying to build success without losing yourself in the process.INSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/antoniovaglicajrhttps://www.instagram.com/momentumshiftpodhttps://www.instagram.com/jcab/CHAPTERS0:00 Intro3:41 Moving to Tampa after his mom got sick6:46 Getting tired of college and discovering personal development10:51 His mom, divorce, and living two different lives14:16 Losing his mom before he could buy her a house18:28 His first real business and early leadership mistakes22:44 Working with his dad and the tension of family business26:00 Covid, failed ventures, and the pivot into Revive29:10 Hypergrowth, stress, and losing relationships32:51 Why big revenue does not mean big take-home money36:21 Reinvesting everything back into the business39:52 Building culture and customer excellence43:05 Why he hates losing so much46:10 Confidence, ego, and speaking the vision out loud50:04 Faith, God, and believing things will unlock53:20 Why he is afraid to slow down57:40 Nothing is ever enough and the fear of regret1:01:47 Future family, relationships, and becoming the right man1:05:11 Building Tampa, giving back, and creating impact#podcast #MomentumShiftPodcast #Entrepreneurship #EntrepreneurLife #BusinessPodcast #FounderStory #BusinessGrowth #Hypergrowth #SuccessMindset #PersonalDevelopment #Leadership #FamilyBusiness #FaithAndBusiness #TampaBusiness #ConstructionBusiness

In this eye opening episode, host Antonio Vaglica sits down with Ben Greenfield for a deep conversation about what it really means to optimize your family, not just your body, your business, or your performance. Ben opens up about the moment he realized he was growing distant from his wife and sons, how chasing business, Ironman, money, power, and fame almost cost him his marriage, and why he decided to rebuild his home around faith, leadership, legacy, and a written family constitution. Ben shares the unique systems inside the Greenfield family, including their family mission statement, family crest, trust structure, Sabbath practices, phone rules, shared values, father-son book club, unschooling approach, and belief that family should function more like an interdependent team than a group of disconnected individuals. The conversation also dives into controversial and eye-opening parenting decisions, including why Ben talked to his sons about sex and masturbation at age eight, how he handles conversations around porn, faith, temptation, and rebellion, why he believes kids need real rites of passage, and how his sons went through wilderness initiations, a ten-day vision quest with no phone and limited food, and a three-month trip away from home at sixteen with no money or support from mom and dad.

INSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/antoniovaglicajrhttps://www.instagram.com/momentumshiftpodhttps://www.instagram.com/bengreenfieldfitness/BEN GREENFIELD'S LINKSBen's Website: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/Family Constitution: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Greenfield-Family-Constitution-2024-Update-1.pdfJeremy Pryor's Book: https://a.co/d/0dElF8S6CHAPTERS0:00 Intro to Ben Greenfield and the family constitution3:10 Faith, family, and almost losing his marriage6:04 Why men try to prove themselves9:10 Generational blessings, curses, and legacy12:19 Men setting the standard at home15:46 Discernment, prayer, and hearing from God20:53 Building values into the family constitution23:30 Father-son adventures and living the mission26:20 Why saying no is lazy parenting29:43 Faith, obedience, and the Sabbath33:55 Why real faith requires discipline35:33 What if his sons reject his beliefs?37:32 Sauna talks about drugs, sex, and porn39:31 Why kids learn by watching you42:10 Doing hard things so his sons see it44:00 Raising creative children47:29 Homeschooling, unschooling, and creativity50:14 The system behind his sons’ education52:19 Why there is no perfect way to unschool55:27 Interdependence over independence58:21 Building a family team, not individual players1:00:44 Is it too late to build family vision?1:02:23 Can character be engineered?1:03:34 Talking to kids about sex at age eight1:06:25 Porn, dopamine, and broken families1:08:27 Father-son book club and worldview training1:11:17 Teaching kids non-entitlement1:13:08 Service, faith, and helping others1:15:23 Wilderness rites of passage1:18:23 How fatherhood changed after initiation1:19:33 Vision quests, adulthood, and independence1:21:49 Entrepreneurship, rent, and responsibility1:23:25 Accountability, phones, and wasted time1:25:32 Sending his sons away for three months1:27:42 The risk of letting kids struggle1:29:36 Preserving family stories for generations1:31:00 Leaving the gym business to become a better dad1:33:48 Making $48K in eight days1:36:07 Teaching his sons about family wealth1:38:11 Building a family that lasts generations1:39:10 Preparing for his kids to leave home1:40:13 Creating a home your kids want to return to1:42:02 Intentionality creates freedom#BenGreenfield #podcast #interview #FamilyLeadership #Parenting #Fatherhood #FamilyLegacy #Parenting #FaithAndFamily #RaisingKids #FamilyValues #Homeschooling #Unschooling #PersonalDevelopment #Entrepreneurship

In this episode, host Antonio sits down with Giacomo Sanvitale for a raw conversation about leaving family behind, chasing soccer in America, rebuilding your identity, and learning how to keep going when life forces you to do it alone. Giacomo opens up about growing up in Italy without his father, feeling the pain of being different, getting held back in school, and using soccer as the thing that saved him from falling into the wrong path. His dream eventually took him across the world, from trying to make it in Europe to receiving an opportunity in the United States, where he felt alive in a way he never had before. But the journey came with sacrifice. Giacomo talks about moving alone, leaving his family in Italy, dealing with visa uncertainty, losing scholarships, fighting through injuries, sending hundreds of emails after rejection, and trying to build a new life with no safety net. This conversation goes far beyond soccer. Antonio and Giacomo dive into father wounds, therapy, panic attacks, loneliness, heartbreak, faith, content creation, the pressure of being labeled an influencer, and what it really means to chase a dream that nobody else can carry for you. Giacomo also shares how walking away from the “soccer guy” identity allowed him to step into a bigger mission: using his story, his platform, and his podcast to inspire immigrants, athletes, creators, and anyone who feels like they are starting from behind. This is not just a story about playing soccer in America. It is a story about sacrifice, identity, faith, healing, and becoming the person you were supposed to become when the old version of your life falls apart.LISTEN ON YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@AVaglicaINSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/antoniovaglicajrhttps://www.instagram.com/momentumshiftpodhttps://www.instagram.com/giacomosanvitale/GIACO'S YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@UCJK0JEYZOX_oJmogl7BhaaA CHAPTERS0:00 Intro and setting the tone3:05 Growing up without a father6:26 Therapy, school, and feeling different9:21 Injuries, rejection, and refusing to quit12:13 Why he refused to be a victim15:26 Getting mocked for being an influencer19:15 Why he dreamed of America23:04 Letting go of the soccer identity26:14 Why Tampa felt different29:40 Building his podcast and new mission33:01 The dark side of starting over36:07 Loneliness, silence, and healing39:52 Losing his compass after heartbreak42:59 Panic attacks and therapy46:02 Rebuilding belief through action49:13 His five-year vision and family mission52:15 Working smarter, not just harder55:21 Learning to say no58:24 Faith, healing, and staying single1:01:57 Fame, humility, and staying grounded1:03:22 Who Giacomo is at the core#Podcast #PodcastInterview #Soccer #SoccerLife #FootballJourney #AmericanDream #ImmigrantStory #ChasingDreams #AthleteMindset #OvercomingAdversity #MentalHealth #MensMentalHealth #Therapy #Faith #selfimprovementjourney

In this eye opening episode, we sit down with Jovany, the founder of Friday Stairs, for a conversation about identity, faith, resilience, and what it really takes to rebuild your life from the ground up. Antonio grew up in rural Puerto Rico, where Spanish was his first language, his first gift was a machete, and life looked completely different from the world he would later step into. When he moved to America at 12 years old, his main goal was simple: learn English. But that goal quickly became a battle to fit in, find confidence, and prove he was more than the stereotype people expected him to be. Sports became his way into the language, the culture, and eventually football, where he went from no offers to walking on at the University at Buffalo, earning a scholarship, becoming a captain, surviving seven knee surgeries, and chasing the NFL. But this conversation goes far beyond football. Antonio opens up about growing up with little but feeling rich, the difference between poverty in Puerto Rico and poverty in America, the injury that forced him to stop playing victim, the breath work experience that unlocked a childhood memory he had carried for years, and how losing football helped him find God, purpose, and a bigger mission. We talk about giving when he had $8 in his bank account, being $30K in debt and still choosing to serve, building Sport of Life to help athletes understand they are bigger than their sport, and how one stair workout in Tampa turned into Friday Stairs, a community hundreds of people now fight to be part of. This is not just a story about learning English, football, fitness, or building a movement. It is a story about becoming the person you were supposed to become, even when the first version of your dream falls apart.INSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/antoniovaglicajrhttps://www.instagram.com/momentumshiftpodhttps://www.instagram.com/iamjovanyruiz/CHAPTERS0:00 Intro and the energy of Friday Stairs3:18 Growing up rural in Puerto Rico6:52 Using sports to learn English10:41 Redefining success after learning English14:00 The first knee injury and victim mindset17:01 Nine people in a two-bedroom home20:21 The childhood memory breathwork unlocked23:24 Rewiring old beliefs through action26:29 Faith, love, and finding God29:48 Building Sport of Life for athletes33:04 Giving while broke, in debt, and alone36:46 Going all in after football ended40:34 How Friday Stairs really started44:44 When the city tried to shut it down48:40 Why real leaders give first#PodcastInterview #Entrepreneurship #FridayStairs #ImmigrantStory #PuertoRico #LearnEnglish #UnderdogStory #FaithAndPurpose #GodsPlan #FootballJourney #Resilience #PersonalDevelopment #CommunityBuilding #Tampa #FounderStory

In this episode, we sit down with Adam for one of the most honest conversations we’ve had about entrepreneurship, ambition, money, family, faith, and the parts of success most people never talk about.Adam left a high-level sales career after making seven figures and stepped into entrepreneurship with the pressure of proving himself, building something massive, and creating a life that actually felt like his own. But this conversation goes far deeper than business. We talk about the loneliness that comes with building, what happens when you create a company you don’t even fully enjoy, why some entrepreneurs are driven by insecurity, and how success can become both a gift and a trap.Adam opens up about growing up in an immigrant entrepreneurial family, learning money and work ethic early, building confidence through undeniable evidence, struggling to process emotions, chasing a $100M exit, and the tension between ambition and being present as a husband and father.This is not a business podcast episode. This is a real conversation about the personal cost of becoming successful.LISTEN ON YOUTUBE 🎙️https://www.youtube.com/@AVaglicaINSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/antoniovaglicajrhttps://www.instagram.com/momentumshiftpodhttps://www.instagram.com/theadamsaad/CHAPTERS0:00 Intro & the real mission of the podcast3:18 Leaving a seven-figure sales career6:32 Sales ego vs becoming a business owner10:13 Growing up around money and entrepreneurship13:52 The hardest lesson entrepreneurship taught him17:35 Buying your way out of “gen pop”21:03 Friends who force you to level up24:48 Building a business he doesn’t enjoy28:24 Watches, status, and milestone purchases32:03 Fitness goals, peptides, and performance pressure35:46 Discipline, environment, and bad friends39:44 Confidence comes from undeniable evidence43:27 Protecting time and saying no47:06 Family first, even when it’s hard50:50 Legacy, ego, and emotional wiring54:48 Crying, sacrifice, and future fatherhood58:36 Parenting differently than your parents1:02:25 Books, scale, and winning everywhere1:06:07 Mentorship and solving bigger problems1:10:15 Tampa, WVU, and choosing Florida1:13:26 Faith, church, and being called back1:16:30 Scripture, AI, and questioning everything#Entrepreneurship #EntrepreneurLife #FounderMindset #BusinessPodcast #PersonalDevelopment #HighPerformance #MensMentalHealth #Ambition #SuccessMindset #Fatherhood #FaithAndBusiness #StartupLife #SalesCareer #SelfImprovement #PodcastInterview

In this episode, Antonio sits down with his longtime best friend and business partner, Landon, for one of the most personal and honest conversations they've ever had publicly. After more than a decade of friendship, the two reflect on the journey from boarding school roommates and college athletes to building a rapidly growing financial services company together. Landon opens up about the identity shifts that shaped his life, from chasing the dream of becoming a quarterback to navigating the uncertainty of life after sports, while sharing the lessons he's learned through entrepreneurship, leadership, partnership, and personal growth. The conversation explores what it means to redefine success, why becoming "the guy" is often an illusion, and how some of the biggest opportunities in life come from walking away from what feels safe. Landon discusses the difficult decisions that transformed their business, the realities of building a company with close friends, and the pressure that comes with stepping into the role of CEO. He also shares a deeply vulnerable look into his struggles with alcohol, the wake-up call that forced him to confront habits he had normalized for years, and how high performance can sometimes mask deeper issues beneath the surface. Throughout the episode, Antonio and Landon unpack the challenges of leadership, money, identity, relationships, self-awareness, and personal responsibility, offering an honest look at what it really takes to build a business, grow as a person, and become someone capable of carrying the weight of a bigger vision.WATCH ON YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@AVaglicaINSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/antoniovaglicajrhttps://www.instagram.com/momentumshiftpodhttps://www.instagram.com/landon.archangelo/CHAPTERS00:00 Introduction & 13 Years of Friendship02:18 Football Dreams & Starting Over05:07 Losing Football & Finding a New Direction07:17 The Search for Identity After Sports11:11 Redefining Success & Becoming a Better Man13:58 Was Entrepreneurship Always the Goal?15:20 Leaving Security for a Bigger Vision17:09 Betting on Yourself21:35 The Truth About Business Partnerships25:12 Scarcity Mindset & Learning About Money28:23 Building a Business for the Long Term30:16 When Partnerships Stop Working32:22 The Hardest Conversation We've Ever Had36:25 Choosing Ownership Over Comfort37:04 Becoming the CEO41:24 Leadership, Self-Doubt & Imposter Syndrome43:58 The Pressure of Not Wanting to Let People Down44:17 Rock Bottom in Nashville47:19 The Hidden Cost of High Performance48:09 Alcohol, Escapism & Avoiding the Real Problem50:10 When Success Starts Covering Up Struggles51:10 The Wake-Up Call That Changed Everything53:00 Growth, Accountability & What's Next#Entrepreneurship #BusinessPodcast #Leadership #EntrepreneurLife #FounderJourney #BusinessGrowth #StartupLife #Mindset #SuccessMindset #PersonalDevelopment #SelfImprovement #CEO #BusinessOwner #LifeLessons #Motivation #GrowthMindset #FinancialServices #Podcast #Entrepreneur #leadershipdevelopment

After a month-long break, Antonio sits down with entrepreneur, content creator, and community builder Jake Rath for a conversation that goes far beyond business, fitness, and social media. Jake opens up about his journey from college athlete and personal trainer to building one of the fastest-growing run club communities in the country, while sharing the lessons he's learned through entrepreneurship, travel, reality TV, and personal growth. From appearing on Alex Cooper's Love Overboard and competing in a MrBeast challenge, to discovering faith in one of the most unexpected moments of his life, Jake discusses the highs, the failures, and the hard truths that most people never talk about publicly. He shares why he realized he wasn't the right CEO for his own company, how chasing validation shaped much of his early life, why authenticity is becoming the most valuable currency in business, and what it really takes to build a life around experiences instead of expectations. This episode is packed with honest conversations about identity, purpose, entrepreneurship, faith, social media, and finding success on your own terms.LISTEN ON SPOTIFY 🎙️https://open.spotify.com/show/3yhTKf2Cot9exkajivTPGJ?si=WyQiUDjqQbmXJHKjSEImygINSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/antoniovaglicajrhttps://www.instagram.com/momentumshiftpodhttps://www.instagram.com/jake.rath/CHAPTERS00:00 Intro: The CEO Realization & Business Failures05:01 Building Stride Social & The Run Club Movement10:01 Charisma, Energy & Growing Up with ADHD14:39 Solo Travel, Self-Discovery & Living on the Move16:03 Reality TV, Love Overboard & MrBeast Behind the Scenes19:20 Finding God in the Middle of Chaos24:33 Shiny Object Syndrome vs Purpose-Driven Decisions26:37 Chasing Validation & Becoming Authentic30:25 Experiences Over Money & Reinventing Success32:07 “I’m Not Fit to Be the CEO”37:55 The Pursuit of Virality & Building a Personal Brand41:11 Fear, Public Speaking & Posting Online44:09 Why Nobody Talks About Business Failures49:00 Wealth, Happiness & Choosing Experiences Over Money54:30 Building a Life Around Freedom, Travel & Opportunity59:45 Social Media, Community & Creating Real-World Impact01:05:10 Entrepreneurship, Risk & The Future of Personal Brands#JakeRath #Antoniovaglica #Podcast #Entrepreneurship #BusinessPodcast #SelfImprovement #Faith #ChristianEntrepreneur #MrBeast #LoveOverboard #PersonalGrowth #BusinessOwner #Motivation #Mindset #RunClub #ContentCreator #SocialMediaMarketing #Leadership #SuccessMindset #Authenticity