21. John & Sammy Shahidi - The Brothers Behind The Brands Happy Dad & Full Send Podcast, Building Brands That Last

Get weekly tips from Gary Brecka on how to optimize your health and lifestyle routines - go to https://www.theultimatehuman.com/ For more info on Gary, please click here: ⁠⁠https://link.me/garybrecka [link.me]⁠⁠ Order The 1 Genetic Test That Will Give You Results For Life Here: ⁠⁠⁠https://10xhealthnetwork.com/pages/genetic-testing?utm_source=gbrecka⁠⁠ Get The Supplements That Gary Recommends Here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://10xhealthnetwork.com/pages/supplements?utm_source=gbrecka Sign up for 10X Health Affiliate Program https://10xhealthsystem.com/GBaffiliate ECHO GO PLUS HYDROGEN WATER BOTTLE https://echoh2o.com/?oid=19&affid=236 BODY HEALTH - USE CODE ULTIMATE10 for 10% OFF YOUR ORDER https://bodyhealth.com/ultimate What do Justin Bieber, Floyd Maywether, The Nelk Boys, and Snoop Dog have in common? Today’s guests, John and Sammy Shahidi, have been some of the driving minds behind some of their biggest ventures and building iconic brands. Gary Brecka dives in to talk about how meeting with them changed their trajectory and how the Shahidi brothers approach their lives and businesses today. John and Sammy are behind the massively popular Shots Podcast Network, home of The Full Send Podcast, The Pivot, and Hot Boxin’ with Mike Tyson. They are also the brains behind one of the most explosive brands in the alcohol industry today, Happy Dad. You’ll learn about how they’ve built their businesses, what makes a brand that lasts, and how they build such engaged audiences for all of their brands! CHAPTERS 0:00 - Who are John and Sammy Shahidi? 05:30 - Why you should build a brand that doesn’t rely on sponsors. 11:00 - How Happy Dad Seltzer’s got started. 13:00 - What’s the difference in brands that fail and last? 16:00 - How did Gary get started working with the Shahidi brothers? 19:00 - Why John Shahidi had to change his life. 23:00 - How they started treating John’s testosterone without hormone therapy. 25:30 - What role has God played in John Shahidi’s life? 28:00 - What are the main factors that cause anxiety? 31:00 - Why sitting is the new smoking. 36:15 - How the thyroid impacts the body. 39:00 - What happened when Sammy stopped his protocol? 40:15 - NMN supplement, What does it do and why is it important? 46:50 - Why you should be drinking hydrogen water. 50:30 - How Happy Dad got started. 1:03:00 - What’s next for Happy Dad? 1:05:00 - Partnering with Snoop Dog 1:08:00 - How to balance multiple businesses. 1:16:15 - The importance of in-person connection with your audience. 1:19:00 - Can you take too many supplements? 1:22:00 - What are the healthiest carbohydrates? 1:25:30 - What are the healthiest breakfast foods? 1:31:00 - Being around UFC fighters and behind the scenes of Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis crowd fight at UFC 296. 1:36:00 - How to win at the YouTube algorithm. 1:40:00 - Why focus on short-form content. 1:43:00 - What is the future of podcasting? FOLLOW Gary Brecka: @garybrecka The Ultimate Human: @ultimatehumanpod John Shahidi: @John Sammy Shahidi: @Sammy Happy Dad: https://happydad.com/ Shots Podcast Network: https://shots.com/ Subscribe on YouTube: @ultimatehumanpodcast Disclaimer: The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices