Team CTW: Conquer the World Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to the Conquer the World Podcast! Join hosts Erica Webster and Nick Liermann as they speak with change-makers in candid conversations of struggle, motivation, inspiration, and growth. From entrepreneurs and Veterans to politicians, performers, athletes, corporates, and scientists. These are the world conquerors! Erica and Nick hope to share inspiration, learn, and provide a platform for everyone to engage, discuss, and communicate through these conversations. Join Team CTW on this journey, starting Wednesday, March 9th. Be sure to subscribe to the show so you can catch the newest episode every other Wednesday. We can't wait to share these inspiring stories with you and to have you on the journey of Concurring the World! Erica is a seasoned fitness pro and the owner of Dub Fitness & Dub Wellness. She's also an Army Veteran, sometimes model and speaker. Nick is an accomplished trial attorney and the owner of Liermann Legal Consulting, founder of nonprofit Team Foster, and an Army Veteran.
**On this week’s final episode of the year, Team CTW does a bit of an “After Action Review,” what’s in store for ‘23 and Nick shares his Ironman 70.3 journey. Warning: plenty of F-bombs coming your way!
In This Episode:**
Erica Webster on Instagram | Dub Fitness | Dub WellnessNick Liermann on Instagram | Ruff Ride Philly | Liermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | Website Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
On this week’s Thanksgiving-themed show, we discuss some of America’s original world conquerors (literally?) and share thoughts on gratitude.
In This Episode:
Erica Webster on Instagram | Dub Fitness | Dub WellnessNick Liermann on Instagram | Ruff Ride Philly | Liermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | Website Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
Someone said, “The question to yourself shouldn’t be, what if I fail? It should be, do I care enough about it to fail repeatedly until I succeed?” But how do we define failure, and how do you know when enough is enough?
In This Episode:
Erica Webster on Instagram | Dub Fitness | Dub WellnessNick Liermann on Instagram | Ruff Ride Philly | Liermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | Website Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
Hollywood. Broadway. HBO. Marvel Universe. Zakiya has been there, done that and she has the battle scars to prove it. She definitely hasn’t taken the traditional route. Maybe ‘making it’ isn’t always what it seems.
@officialzakiyayoung on IG and Tiktok, @zakiyayoung on Twitter
**In This Episode:
Zakiya Young Instagram | Twitter | TikTok**
Erica Webster on Instagram | Dub Fitness | Dub WellnessNick Liermann on Instagram | Ruff Ride Philly | Liermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | Website Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
**Elon Musk has made Tesla and SpaceX household names. He is successful by any objective measure. Now he’s tackling… Twitter. Is Elon the perfect person for this new world to conquer, or is he destined to fail?
In This Episode:**
Erica Webster on Instagram | Dub Fitness | Dub WellnessNick Liermann on Instagram | Ruff Ride Philly | Liermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | WebsiteGoFundMe for Lee Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
**First, we make our declaration. Lest someone believe otherwise, today we make the truth be known. Then we discuss the rise of the Philadelphia Phillies. We’re not a sports show, but the parallels for our world conquerors are impossible to ignore. What can we learn?
In This Episode:**
Erica Webster on Instagram | Dub Fitness | Dub WellnessNick Liermann on Instagram | Ruff Ride Philly | Liermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | WebsiteGoFundMe for Lee Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
“Don’t mix business and pleasure.” But also, “Make your passion your profession.” Wtf. What happens when you do? When do relationships and friendly/family/romantic ties get in the way of your business. Nick and Erica explore the tangled web we weave…. Or maybe it’s not tangled at all.
In This Episode:
Erica Webster on Instagram | Dub Fitness | Dub WellnessNick Liermann on Instagram | Ruff Ride Philly | Liermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | WebsiteGoFundMe for Lee Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
**Humans – all animals, in fact – are naturally lazy. They will go to great lengths to avoid effort. But they will also run ultramarathons and work insane amounts of hours. Science tells us that it’s not just about the outcome. You can train your brain to love effort.
In This Episode:**
Erica Webster on Instagram | Dub Fitness | Dub WellnessNick Liermann on Instagram | Ruff Ride Philly | Liermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | WebsiteGoFundMe for Lee Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
**Erica and Nick tackle stolen valor. In or out of uniform, does it even matter?
In This Episode:**
Erica Webster on Instagram | Dub Fitness | Dub WellnessNick Liermann on Instagram | Ruff Ride Philly | Liermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | WebsiteGoFundMe for Lee Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
**This week on the pod, Erica and Nick debate the meaning and the origins of resilience. If being resilient is important, than we should know what it means and where it comes from…. And can we become more resilient?
In This Episode:**
Erica Webster on Instagram | Dub Fitness | Dub WellnessNick Liermann on Instagram | Ruff Ride Philly | Liermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | WebsiteGoFundMe for Lee Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
This week on the pod, Erica and Nick share their thoughts on optimism, realism and the Eeyores on your team. The naysayers, the contrarians, the energy thieves. Where do these folks come from, how do you recognize them and what do you once they are here?
Decorated Paratrooper. Congressman. Venture Capitalist. Secretary of the Army. Patrick Murphy seems to win all the time, but he’s also lost – and lost big.Team CTW is pumped to welcome the Senior Director at Ankura and Chairman of Task Force Movement to the Conquer the World Podcast.
**In This Episode:
Patrick J. Murphy: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook**
Erica Webster on Instagram | Dub Fitness | Dub WellnessNick Liermann on Instagram | Ruff Ride Philly | Liermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | WebsiteGoFundMe for Lee: Lee is one of the kindest, most giving people we know. He’s also self-employed and will be out of work for at least the next three months. If you’d like to support Lee’s recovery, head over to GoFundMe Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
**The “widow maker.” A massive heart attack struck close to home. But life still goes on.
On today’s episode, we share a serious health challenge for our family, the consequences, and how we work to get through it.
In This Episode:**
GoFundMe for Lee: Lee is one of the kindest, most giving people we know. He’s also self-employed and will be out of work for at least the next three months. If you’d like to support Lee’s recovery, head over to GoFundMe
Erica Webster on Instagram | Dub Fitness | Dub WellnessNick Liermann on Instagram | Ruff Ride Philly | Liermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | Website
Multi-million dollar company. Navy SEAL. Cancer survivor. Joe Crandall **has lived a dozen lives, but it hasn’t always been an upward trajectory.
We’re excited to welcome the CEO and owner of Greencastle Associates Consulting to the Team CTW Conquer the World Podcast.
In This Episode:
Greencastle Associates Consulting: Website | Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook**
Erica Webster on Instagram | Dub Fitness | Dub WellnessNick Liermann on Instagram | Ruff Ride Philly | Liermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | Website
*Is this a sht storm or a snow globe? It was all rainbows and butterflies until this morning. Then things went a little sideways at Team CTW. What went wrong and what comes next?
In This Episode:*Erica Webster* on Instagram*Nick Liermann* on Instagram*Dub FitnessDub WellnessRuff Ride PhillyLiermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | Website Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook*
*Over it. Uninspired. Why am I even doing this? I bet you never hear those words in the Team CTW house. Wrong. Dead wrong. In the poetic words of Erica Webster, “Motivation is bullsht.”
In This Episode:*Erica Webster* on Instagram*Nick Liermann* on Instagram*Dub FitnessDub WellnessRuff Ride PhillyLiermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | Website Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook*
Babies. Parades. Short-shorts. But in these tumultuous days, what does it mean to be an American? Is that something we can or should be proud of? Team CTW thinks there is a lot to celebrate and also a lot of work to be done.
In This Episode:Erica Webster on InstagramNick Liermann on InstagramDub FitnessDub WellnessRuff Ride PhillyLiermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | Website Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
Matt Groark is the owner of Groark Boys BBQ **and one of the biggest food influencers on the planet. With over 3.5million social followers, Matt leads through amazing content and drives to give back. But it’s not without pitfalls. Trolls. Relationship challenges. Sharks. Matt has seen it all. He opens up to us about the other side of fame and success.
In This Episode:**
Groark Boys BBQ: Website | TikTok | InstagramRubCity WebsiteErica Webster on InstagramNick Liermann on InstagramDub FitnessDub WellnessRuff Ride PhillyLiermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | Website
Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
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**Doctor. Decorated hero. Astronaut. Is there anything Jonny Kim cannot do? We all do it: compare ourselves to our peers, our friends, our competition, even earlier versions of ourselves. Team CTW tackles what it’s like when you size yourself up that way. Is comparison really the thief of joy?
In This Episode:*Jonny KimErica Webster on InstagramNick Liermann* on Instagram*Dub FitnessDub WellnessRuff Ride PhillyLiermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | Website Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook*
**We promised Two Star Generals. You get Two Star Generals. Major General John Gronski has lead tens of thousands of soldiers at a time and served across the globe. But it hasn’t always been easy. How did MG Gronski respond went things went sideways and go on to conquer his world?
In This Episode:
John Gronski Website | Instagram Purchase Iron Sharpened Leadership**
Erica Webster on InstagramNick Liermann on InstagramDub FitnessDub WellnessRuff Ride PhillyLiermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | Website Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
This week on the pod, Nick and Erica talk about the highs and lows of running a business or planning an event. What does it take to pull of a 24-hour spin relay and how are we are our worst enemies sometimes. Plus: Who’s the baddest mofo in these parts?
In This Episode:
Erica Webster on InstagramNick Liermann on Instagram
Dub FitnessDub WellnessRuff Ride PhillyLiermann Legal Consulting Team Foster Instagram | Website
Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
This week, Ashley Owens joins Team CTW. Put your earmuffs on. Ashley shares with us how she has overcome stereotypes and expectations to carve out her as a leader in her own industry. Ashley is the owner of Ashley Assists and Director of Customer Success at Flow Chat. Ashley is the first and only Networking Concierge that puts you in the right situation or gets you out of the wrong one. As a networking concierge, she trains, coaches, and speaks on becoming an authority at generating revenue by networking with intention.Ashley **is a TV host of three digital TV talk shows on RVNTV, This is it TV, and Closers Coffee, speaking and interviewing entrepreneurs and business owners on the topic of tactical networking and best business practices. She has taken hundreds of introductory meetings with business professionals looking to grow their network and has given over 2000 introductions. She has spoken to over 300 networking groups, organizations, companies, and conferences while teaching personal branding and advertising sales at Temple University. In addition to running her own business and being an adjunct professor.
Check out:**
Ashley Owens Instagram | WebsiteHow To Not Suck At Networking: E-Learning Course Erica Webster on InstagramNick Liermann on Instagram
Dub FitnessDub WellnessLiermann Legal ConsultingTeam Foster
Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
Reeeeeeemix! We are switching things up here at Team CTW. We’re moving to a weekly format. Every other week, we’ll check in with Team CTW and peak behind the curtain at how Nick and Erica **are conquering their worlds. In the alternating weeks, we will continue to bring on world conquerors of every shape and size to share their stories of adversity, failure and the journey back to success.
Check out:*Erica Webster* on Instagram*Nick Liermann* on Instagram*Dub FitnessDub WellnessLiermann Legal ConsultingTeam Foster Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook*
This week on the pod, Paul McCullough joins us to share his journey to servant leadership. Twenty years of military service, Chief of Staff to former Congressman and Undersecretary of the Army and host of Serving Our Nation, Paul has dedicated his life to servant leadership and shares with us the value of conquering this space to spread the message.Erica Webster on InstagramNick Liermann on Instagram
Paul McCullough Instagram | WebsitePatrick MurphyTaking The Hill Pac Check out:Dub FitnessDub WellnessLiermann Legal ConsultingTeam Foster Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
Team CTW welcomes Air Force Veteran and entrepreneur Mike Brown **to the pod this week.
No one has more laughs while steady grindin’ than Mike. Mike is a former security forces airmen with multiple deployments while in the Air Force. After dabbling in the corporate sector, he’s now the co-owner of Tricycle Cafe and Bike Shop and Black Girl on Tap****.
Mike and Team CTW share some laughs and talk about the entrepreneurial grind and the literal ebbs and flows of entrepreneurship.**
In This Episode:
Tricycle Cafe & Bike Shop Website | Instagram Mike Brown Instagram
Erica Webster on Instagram Nick Liermann **on Instagram
Check out:*Dub FitnessDub WellnessLiermann Legal ConsultingTeam Foster Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook*
This week on the pod we welcome Dana Spain.Dana is a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist. Dana is the former COO and owner of Philadelphia Style Magazine, the founder of the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), and President Emeritus at HAVEN Women, Philadelphia’s first shelter for female Veterans.
Dana’s Spain Development Group has been instrumental in revitalizing Philadelphia and her current project is Veterans Village, a 74-unit mixed-use building for Veterans in need.
VBC Giving Foundation Website | LinkedInDana Spain on LinkedIn
Erica Webster | Nick Liermann | Dub Fitness| Dub WellnessLiermann Legal Consulting | Team Foster Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
This week on the pod, Team CTW is joined by Dr. Monica Lepore. Monica has dedicated her life to ensuring access to sport for people of all abilities. Monica, a retired professor at West Chester University, shares her story of realization, empathy, and perseverance as she continues to fight for equal access for all athletes.
In This Episode:
Camp Abilities PA and DECoreAbility on Instagram
Erica WebsterNick LiermannDub FitnessDub WellnessLiermann Legal ConsultingTeam Foster Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook
This week Erica and Nick sit down with professional MMA fighter, Patrick Brady.Patrick **shares his journey to becoming the oldest fighter to debut in the UFC. Patrick’s journey of recovery to headlining professional MMA fighter is incredibly motivating and inspiring.
Patrick is the main event on Friday, April 1 at Philly Live. Get tickets here****.
Patrick on Instagram*Erica WebsterNick LiermannDub FitnessDub WellnessLiermann Legal ConsultingTeam Foster Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook*
Team CTW’s very first guest is Devin Gage. Devin is the owner of hugely successful Gage Strength Training (GST). GST has grown into a thriving fitness facility and now Gage is expanding into more areas to conquer the fitness world.
Learn more about GST at: https://gagestrengthtraining.com and follow at @GageStrengthTraining on social.
Welcome to the Conquer the World Podcast! Join hosts Erica Webster and Nick Liermann as they host change-makers in candid conversations and a few laughs with stories of struggle, motivation, inspiration, and growth. Guests range from entrepreneurs and Veterans to politicians, performers, athletes, corporates, and scientists. These are the world's conquerors!
Be sure to subscribe to the show so you can catch the newest episode every other Wednesday. We can't wait to share these inspiring stories with you and to have you on the journey of Concurring the World!
Erica is a seasoned fitness pro and the owner of Dub Fitness & Dub Wellness. She's also an Army Veteran, sometimes model, and speaker. Nick is an accomplished trial attorney, the owner of Liermann Legal Consulting, the founder of nonprofit Team Foster, and an Army Veteran.
Follow Team CTW at @TeamCTWPod on IG & Facebook.
Welcome to the Conquer the World Podcast!
Join hosts Erica Webster and Nick Liermann as they speak with change-makers in candid conversations of struggle, motivation, inspiration, and growth. From entrepreneurs and Veterans to politicians, performers, athletes, corporates, and scientists. These are the world conquerors!
Erica and Nick hope to share inspiration, learn, and provide a platform for everyone to engage, discuss, and communicate through these conversations.
Join Team CTW on this journey, starting Wednesday, March 9th. Be sure to subscribe to the show so you can catch the newest episode every other Wednesday. We can't wait to share these inspiring stories with you and to have you on the journey of Concurring the World!
Erica is a seasoned fitness pro and the owner of Dub Fitness & Dub Wellness. She's also an Army Veteran, sometimes model and speaker.
Nick is an accomplished trial attorney and the owner of Liermann Legal Consulting, founder of nonprofit Team Foster, and an Army Veteran.