{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Meat Mafia Podcast","title":"Ben Smith: Designing Your Life, Quitting Booze, & Bio-Optimizing for Success | MMP #214","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a34ae9dd\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4348,"description":"On today's episode we had on an entrepreneur from Austin, TX, Ben Smith. We were excited to have Ben on because he shares a number of unique perspectives on health as a founder. Here are the biggest takeaways from our conversation:\nBen shares his journey with health and fitness, starting weightlifting at 16 years old. He believes focusing on the basics like sleep, training, nutrition, and community can get you 80-90% of the way to optimal health.\nHe's launched several successful direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands and has sharp instincts for identifying new product opportunities before they go mainstream. Ben is a proponent of quickly and cheaply testing new ideas before investing heavily.\nHaving faith and trusting your intuition is very important as an entrepreneur, according to Ben. Surrounding yourself with the right advisors and team is also key to success in business.\nBen avoids alcohol and finds activities like travel, adventure, and dance parties more mentally stimulating and fulfilling. He aims to live intentionally while still having fun and enjoying life.\nBusiness Advice\nBen advises thoroughly testing ideas in small pilots before going all in. Build a minimal brand, run targeted ads, analyze metrics like CAC and LTV to validate opportunities.\nHe recommends taking a 1-year sales job early in your career to gain valuable experience. Sales teaches important skills applicable to business.\nHe offered great perspectives as both a successful founder and biohacker. The conversation covered entrepreneurship, health/wellness philosophy, self-experimentation, and lifestyle design.\nConnect with Meat Mafia:\n\nInstagram - Meat Mafia\nTwitter - Meat Mafia\nYouTube - Meat Mafia\nConnect with Noble Protein:\n\nWebsite - Noble Protein\nTwitter - Noble Protein\nInstagram - Noble Protein\nSPONSORS\nFond Bone Broth - 15% OFF - REAL bone broth with HIGH-QUALITY ingredients! It’s a daily product for us!\nFold App - Earn Bitcoin on all of your purchases by using the Fold Debit Card - it's...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/IRL5ufWhT6cSjzPB9-bkwMgCSdSSFfwoPkGjxz3MvtE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84Y2Fi/NjA1YjI1YTI1MmE4/ZmQ2NGU4Y2RkMDA3/NTBjYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}