The Phan of Life Show: Recent Episodes
Rick Phan
This podcast's goal is to provide a source for conversations with interesting people in all areas and endeavors. Hear from people in the trenches as they reach their potential in business, life and love. This will be a combination of interviews and solo monologues from the host, Rick Phan.
CJ King is an entrepreneur, entertainer, and speaker who is spreading his message of positivity and financial literacy . Join us in a conversation about family, faith and finance.
Josh Galindo is one of the most recognizable names in the world of business, here in Las Vegas. His massive success is the result of being able to endure some of life's crappy hands. From his father walking out, to a crazy event that occurred when he was 16, to his family's recent battle with cancer...Josh is a firm believer in the power of having a strong mind. Hear from the man himself, Mr. Josh Galindo.
Stan Lopez has parlayed his nightclub promotion skills into the high-dollar niche of commercial real estate. Utilizing his skills as a great networker, Stan is building a business of playing match maker between money and opportunity. What's more impressive is that he is barely getting started with only two years in the game.
Jason Wheeler is someone that I've crossed paths with over the years through various business functions. Jason coins himself a truth seeker, and in recent years has been called to Christianity. Being agnostic myself, we went on to discuss faith vs. religion and their benefits as well as shortcomings. We don't see eye to eye on all, but in the end, it turned out to be a great conversation.
I was Austin's original Tae Kwon Do instructor. Since his first class, Austin has grown to become a black belt in both Tae Kwon Do and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Austin talks about life through the philosophy of Martial Arts, and how he manages to train, teach, compete while working a full time job and raising a family. The student has now become the teacher. I enjoyed this conversation very much, hope you will too.
Tyson DeLaCruz is an entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, and most exciting for me, my personal friend. In this episode we catch up as the 2023 get under way. We talk about goals, his new wellness center and our concerns about aliens...yes, aliens. Join two friends talking shop and figuring out where we are going to go eat next.
Phúc Mập (Brandon Hurley) is an American viral sensation in the niche of food and travel. What started as a desire for adventure in Southeast Asia, turned out to be a life changing discovery and love of Vietnam. Diving right into the culture, Phúc Mập learned the language, embraced the food and fell in love with his Vietnamese wife. He now creates content to educate and entertain the masses by showcasing his Vietnamese linguistic skills, bridging the gap between West and East.
Trung Nguyen is one of the most humble and nicest guys you can ever meet. Which makes his resume even more interesting and impressive. Trung is a Special Operations Veteran, SWAT team member, fitness enthusiast and entrepreneur. While most live life vicariously through their favorite celebrity or Instagram follow, Trung lives life to the fullest. Come join me on one of my favorite conversations to date.
One of my best friends, Kickboxing Champ, Travis Johnson and I talk fighting and recap UFC 281. Always a fun time with my brother.
Brandon and I are old friends. One day we caught ourselves chatting about Mark Z. and Andrew Tate. There were tons of laughs, so we decided to continue the conversation via the podcast. Join us as we discuss all topics ranging from NFTs, the Metaverse and Andrew Tate.
Time is a weird thing. It is constantly moving, but while you're in it, it feels like nothing, then boom! You wake up one day and realize you and your buddy have known each other for 3 decades. Chester and I go back from 7th grade. Here, we reconnect and talk about life, days of the past, kids and various topics that are in the forefront of today's challenges. We also talk about how he EFF'd up my Pho Noodles years ago.
Grace Recla and I talk about her journey as a fitness competitor to fitness and health coach. We had an honest conversation about fear, doubt and impostor syndrome. Through it all, this was a fun conversation that hopefully broke some of the myths surrounding fitness and health...especially weight lifting for women. Give her a follow and get some great fitness and health education.
In the episode, I discuss how I personally handle the valleys and lows of what life seemingly deals out. What happens to us, will happen to us all in one form or another. Here, I give you two methods on dealing with the challenges in life and business.
I am so lucky to have people in my circle that are genuinely good people. My buddy Tom definitely falls in this category. Join us as we catch up, share stories, and re-learn some of life's lessons.
Coach Casey Halstead is the owner, operator and head coach of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu, in Las Vegas Nevada. Coach Casey has trained the who's who in the world of combat sports and MMA. He has been able to engineered a life where his favorite day is MONDAY! Listen and learn as Coach Casey shares his philosophies in training and in life.
While going through a difficult divorce, Jennifer found herself in a midst of some of the worst pain she's ever gone through, emotionally, mentally and physically. Literally crying to the moon, she asked for a way to help her heal herself. Not only did she find a path to healing, she is now helping others do the same. Join me as this conversation opens my mind and heart to some spiritual education.
This almost doctor, set medicine aside to seek out his true passion of entrepreneurship. Rob has since built a massive real estate portfolio, started a capital investment fund, and has since dove into philanthropic work with the Special Olympics. Rob is a perfect of example of the mantra; "Life Is Meant To Be Lived". In other words, just F*cking Go For It!
Angie Martinez is the founder of the Faded Truth Podcast, Brand and Lifestyle. Faded Truth is based around the 5 components of Cannabis, Creatives, Health & Wellness, Taboo & Food Porn. As a content creator and Podcast host, Angie cultivates content around the things that interests her most, and has built a following and business around those things. Today I turn the tables on Angie and put her in the guest hot seat. This was a lot of fun, so enjoy.
If you are an MMA and UFC fan, you know and love Forrest Griffin. UFC President, Dana White has coined his legendary fight with Stephan Bonnar as the fight that saved the UFC. Forrest has since gone on to become a UFC world Champion and Hall of Famer...but above all else, his easy going attitude and down to earth perspective has made him a man of the people. This was a fun one...enjoy.
After her divorced, Jennifer was faced with making the decision of seeking the comfort of playing it "safe" or going beyond the fear to create the life she wants and deserves. Jennifer, chose the latter. Hear her story and lessons along the way.
Let's discuss Joe Rogan, but at the core of it all, it's a much bigger picture. Today it's Joe Rogan, tomorrow...anyone, including you. Freedom of speech does not guarantee perfect speech, but even at its ugliest, free speech is still a corner stone of a free society.
Listen in as a few buddies talk about politics, food, Corvettes, Denzel Washington and $$$. We are a bunch of knuckleheads with some good points, but excuse our stats when we drop them. They are way off, but I hope the various messages still shine through.
Moussa Mikhail is the host of The Conqueror Approach Podcast. He's also an entrepreneur and a former naval submarine veteran. Life after the military has found Moussa becoming a life long student of human behavior. Hear his thoughts on what it takes to be successful and learn how to tap into your emotional intelligence.
Hey Gang. Join me as I share my thoughts on the meaning of life...at least to the best of my ability. In it's simplest form, I believe our lives are broken down into (3) phases/stages. Learn which phase brings the most fulfillment. Thanks for listening.
Happy New Year everyone! Welcome to the first solo-pod episode of 2022. Here, I do a quick reintroduction as well as briefly discuss some goal setting techniques that I personally do. In addition, I open up about self sabotage, which is a huge factor in people not achieving their full potential, myself included.
Andrew and his mom escaped his home country of Venezuela during height of its collapse. Arriving to America without knowing a word of English, Andrew has gone from sorting garbage, to dishwasher, to business owner in 5 years time. He is realizing his American Dream. This conversation left me inspired, as I am sure it will do the same for you.
Daniel Kwak is 1/2 of the duo known as the Kwak Brothers. Together with his brother Sam, Daniel has achieved the heights in real estate investing, business development, content creation and education. I am inspired (and a little envious) that his achievements have been accomplished before the age of 30. This makes me excited to see what is achievable for him in the next 10 years.
Join me in a beautiful conversation with a beautiful soul. Tiffany and I discuss love, life and even death through the lens of gratitude. Learn how she balances business and family while being rooted in her personal journey of spirituality. This was such a go giver episode, so enjoy.
Touching the surface on the fundamentals of crypto currency, specifically with Bitcoin. There are two things that are bad when it comes to investing; Not investing and investing out of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). I hope my conversation with Liem can give you a baseline to go out and seek the information needed for your next step into Crypto.
Travis Johnson is a lifelong Martial Artist and a former Full Contact Kickboxing Champion. Since retiring from competition, Travis has since set himself on a path of being a civil servant. Now a decorated Police Officer, he shares his story and perspective in being a cop in today's environment. Oh, did I mention, he happens to be one of my old training partners and dearest friends? Well, lots of laughs on this one, so enjoy.
Like many young athletes, Austin's love of basketball had him set his eyes to be a professional baller. When life had other plans, Austin had to quickly decide what he wanted for his life. With no experience, Austin dove head first into real estate and worked his butt off for 16 months before ever seeing a dime from his business. Fast forward, Austin is now a sought after mentor in real estate, social media, and the crypto space. This was a fun conversation, so enjoy.
Matt Bontrager has the rare background of being an auditor first, CPA second. Seeing the game of tax from an auditor standpoint allows him to help his clients (myself included) play to win in the game of corporate tax. Believe me, it is a game. Remember, it's not how much money you make, it's how much you keep that makes you wealthy.
Lauren Hardy was burnt out from the corporate grind, so she set out to build a real estate business from her kitchen table. Fast forward to current time, she is now a sought after mentor in the space of business development, mentoring up and coming entrepreneurs globally. Lauren will take away the fallacy of thinking you are ever STUCK in your current situation.
Master Tony Thompson has been one of the most influential figures in Martial Arts for nearly 50 years. Together with his partner, Master Ernie Reyes Sr., founded a Martial Arts organization that spans across the country. He is a champion, a trainer of champions, and a life long educator. It was my honor to share this moment and space with him, as he has been my personal mentor for nearly 30 years.
Brian Horner left his "secure" engineering job and followed his dream of building a contracting business. In as little as five years, he's gone through the fire and built his company to become one of the most sought after firms in the home building industry. Betting on himself has paid off, especially when opportunity presented itself with the Property Brothers. Brian's company, Kingdom Home, was part of some of the coolest episodes from the Property Brothers' show, Forever Home.
Airforce veteran, real estate investor, and content creator, Falisha Rexford shares her methods in achieving life and business balance. Out of all her many accomplishments, the balance of having a healthy and happy family is her greatest achievement. Hear how having it all is not just a statement, it's a belief system.
Jack Hart is one of my dearest friends. Jack is a marine. He builds and races cars. He is a world traveler...and somewhere along the way, he's built a successful business around fitness, as a trainer and gym owner. In this conversation, I tackle the long awaited question of asking if he also has a secret identity. Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to Mr. Jack Hart.
2021 - Episode 2, I chat with entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and content creator, Tyson De LaCruz. In this conversation, we discuss business, psychedelics, and everything else in between. I love free spirited people that are not cookie cutter. Tyson breaks the mold in both capitalism and spirituality. I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation, and I believe you will too.
Here's a conversation I had with fellow millionaire investor, Brian Davila. This was previously recorded in January of 2021 as the world started to see a glimpse of "normalcy" post the initial Covid wave. We discussed the fear of the unknown as it pertains to life, business, and Covid. Brian talks about overcoming fear, and how to not let your past equal your future. This is two buddies having a conversation, so enjoy.