The Total Entrepreneur: Mind, Body, Spirit

Join Dr. John Torrens, an award-winning professor and entrepreneur, as he guides high-performing entrepreneurs, founders, and executives on a journey to redefine success. In The Total Entrepreneur: Mind, Body, Spirit, you'll learn how to balance business success with a fulfilling, healthy lifestyle. Each episode blends cutting-edge academic research with real-life insights from entrepreneurs, health experts, and researchers. Discover evidence-based strategies to prevent burnout, improve well-being, and create a life where purpose, productivity, and wellness thrive together.

The Total Entrepreneur: Mind, Body, Spirit is a business podcast hosted by John M Torrens, Ph.D., with 97 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

John M Torrens, Ph.D. hosts The Total Entrepreneur: Mind, Body, Spirit, a business show with 97 episodes published.

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  Episode #96

  Athlete Mindset for Entrepreneurs - NFL Linebacker Maema Njongmeta

  Aug 28, 202649 min

  If you want to understand the athlete mindset for entrepreneurs, there's no better teacher than someone who went undrafted, made an NFL roster anyway, and is now building an investment portfolio in his spare time. Maema Njongmeta is a linebacker for the Carolina Panthers heading into his contract year. Born in Cameroon and raised in Texas and Illinois by immigrant parents (his mother a Fulbright scholar, his father an epidemiologist), Maema went undrafted out of Wisconsin in 2024 despite a standout senior season, and made an NFL roster anyway. He also holds both a finance undergrad and an MBA from Wisconsin, earned while training as a professional athlete. In this episode, he sits down with John to unpack the athlete mindset for entrepreneurs: the mental skills that separate good performers from great ones, and how he's applying the same discipline to building a life after football. In this episode, you'll learn: What it means to be a "third culture kid," and how Maema turned feeling caught between two worlds into a professional strength. Why the athlete mindset for entrepreneurs comes down to consistency, not raw talent, and why consistent execution is harder than it sounds. The book that revived his football career, and the self-image framework behind it (Psycho-Cybernetics). How visualization actually works, and why the stories you tell yourself become self-fulfilling. His approach to staying "calm as a cucumber" in high-pressure, nationally televised moments, and the role detachment plays in it. Why he treats his offseason as training for his mind, not just his body, including silent retreats and therapy. The difference between an occupation and a vocation, and why the distinction changed how he plays the game. How he's building a post-NFL investment portfolio, from historical real estate to alternative assets, while staying disciplined about risk. Why going undrafted may have made him a better long-term player than being a highly-touted pick. Connect with Maema Njongmeta: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the.maema LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maema-njongmeta-3a93b61a9/ Connect with Dr. John M. Torrens: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmtorrens/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnmtorrens/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@drjohntorrens Website - Podcast.JohnMTorrens.com

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  Episode #95

  The Entrepreneur's Nutrition, Sleep, and Pacing Formula | Jenn Trepeck

  Aug 20, 202649 min

  If you ever wonder how to avoid burnout, the answer might start on your plate and end in your bedroom, not in your business plan. Jenn Trepeck is the host of Salad With a Side of Fries, known for "wellness without the weirdness." She spent 12 years building her health coaching practice as a side hustle, while working full-time in hedge funds, before going all in in 2019. In this episode, she sits down with John to break down the practical, no-perfectionism approach to nutrition, sleep, and pacing that keeps entrepreneurs from burning out in the first place. Key Topics: Why the American food supply has fundamentally changed, and why an apple today isn't the same apple your grandparents ate. Jenn's simple formula for how to avoid entrepreneur burnout through food: protein and fiber at every meal, plus quality fat, for stable blood sugar and focus. What a proper serving size actually looks like (it's probably more food than you think). Why blood sugar swings quietly drive your energy, focus, clarity, and willpower. The real reason burnout hits, and the mental shift Jenn recommends to stop feeling pulled in a hundred directions. Her favorite pre-meal breathing habit to shift out of fight-or-flight and into rest-and-digest. Why sleep is usually the first thing to go for entrepreneurs, and the single habit that fixes it (hint: it's not about bedtime). The tools she personally uses to protect her sleep, including a genuinely clever calendar hack. Why consistency beats intensity, in your health habits and in your business activities. Her honest story of leaving hedge funds after 12 years of side-hustling, and why she never officially "decided" not to go back. Connect with Jenn Trepeck: Website - https://asaladwithasideoffries.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifertrepeck/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@jenntrepeck Connect with Dr. John M. Torrens: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmtorrens/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnmtorrens/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@drjohntorrens Website - Podcast.JohnMTorrens.com

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  Episode #94

  Improving Focus as an Entrepreneur: Lessons from 10 Years as a Monk | Dandapani

  Aug 14, 202658 min

  If you've ever wondered how to improve focus as an entrepreneur but felt like distraction was just part of the job, this conversation will change your mind, literally. Dandapani spent 10 years as an ordained Hindu monk before leaving with $1,000, a laptop, and the beads around his neck to build a life and career from scratch. Today he's a sought-after speaker who works with entrepreneurs, YPO chapters, Fortune 500 companies, and professional athletes, and he's the bestselling author of The Power of Unwavering Focus. In this episode, he sits down with John to break down the mental framework that changed everything for him: the critical difference between the mind and awareness, and why learning how to improve focus as an entrepreneur is a trainable skill, not a personality trait some people simply don't have. Key Topics: The "ball of light" framework: why you can't control your mind, but you can control your awareness and why that distinction changes everything. How to build a "home base" in your mind so external comments and chaos don't hijack your attention. Why understanding the mechanics of focus has to come before practicing it (and the simple daily habit that builds it in as little as two hours a day). The real reason so many entrepreneurs feel empty after a successful exit, and how to avoid it. Energy economics: why you should protect your energy as carefully as you protect your money, and the "return on energy" question to ask before saying yes to anything. How to find your energetic "holes", the toxic clients, bad systems, and draining habits quietly bankrupting your daily energy. Dandapani's take on ADHD and focus, including his call to stop treating distraction as an unavoidable entrepreneurial trait. The three-story building metaphor for the mind, and how to access intuition (the "superconscious") instead of just reacting. His four-step framework for an aligned life: purpose, focus, simplify, sacrifice. The difference between legacy and stewardship, and why one is about you, and the other isn't. The humbling story of leaving the monastery with almost nothing, and hustling his way to speaking on stages with thousands of people. Resources & Links Mentioned: The Power of Unwavering Focus by Dandapani - https://dandapani.org/unwavering-focus-book/ Get 3 exclusive gifts - https://dandapani.org/the-total-entrepreneur-mind-body-spirit/ Connect with Dandapani: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dandapanillc YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/dandapanillc Twitter - https://x.com/DandapaniLLC Connect with Dr. John M. Torrens: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmtorrens/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnmtorrens/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@drjohntorrens Website - Podcast.JohnMTorrens.com

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  Episode #93

  How to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes with Dr. Jason Shumard

  Aug 7, 202656 min

  If you've ever been told diabetes is something you just manage for the rest of your life, this episode on how to reverse type 2 diabetes will challenge everything you thought you knew. Dr. Jason Shumard is a functional medicine doctor based in San Diego who has spent over two decades studying functional endocrinology after watching his own mother's diabetes diagnosis turn fatal, despite her doctors repeatedly telling her she was "fine." In this episode, he sits down with John to explain why treating diabetes as a blood sugar problem misses the real issue entirely, how to reverse type 2 diabetes by addressing the root causes of cellular damage, and the practical daily habits that protect your metabolic health as an entrepreneur. Key Topics: The personal story that sent Dr. Shumard into functional medicine, and why his mother's "well-managed" A1C didn't save her. Why traditional medicine treats diabetes like ignoring a check engine light, and what functional medicine does differently. How insulin resistance actually develops at the cellular level, explained through a simple analogy anyone can understand. Why diabetes should be understood as a "cell disease," not a "sugar disease", and why that changes everything about how to reverse type 2 diabetes. The real relationship between sugar, cholesterol, and arterial damage (it's not what the food pyramid taught us). The two root-cause tests Dr. Shumard runs on every patient, and what they reveal. A real case study: how one patient with 15 toxins and multiple organ issues reversed their diabetes and came off medication. What continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) reveal about "healthy" foods that spike your blood sugar. The direct link between blood glucose dysregulation and ADHD symptoms, critical info for entrepreneurs. Berberine vs. metformin: how they compare, and what berberine can't do that medication can. The morning routine Dr. Shumard uses to protect his own energy, focus, and metabolic health. Connect with Dr. Jason Shumard: Website - drshumard.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-shumard-853658140/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drjasonshumarddc/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@drjasonshumard Connect with Dr. John M. Torrens: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmtorrens/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnmtorrens/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@drjohntorrens

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  Episode #92

  Why Seed Oils Are Bad, And What to Eat Instead | Cherie Calbom, The Juice Lady

  Jul 31, 202652 min

  If you've ever wondered why seed oils are bad, and what that has to do with your energy, focus, and longevity as an entrepreneur, this episode is essential listening. Cherie Calbom, known worldwide as "The Juice Lady," is a celebrity chef, award-winning nutritionist with a Master of Science from Bastyr University, and bestselling author of 36 books with over 3.5 million copies sold. After overcoming chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia in her twenties through a radical dietary overhaul, she's spent decades helping people reclaim their health, including advising a Middle Eastern royal family and serving as George Foreman's nutritionist for 13 years. In this episode, she sits down with John to unpack why seed oils are bad for your body, how they quietly drive the inflammation at the root of most disease, and the simple swaps that can restore your energy starting today. In this episode, you'll learn: Why seed oils are bad, the chemistry of how they're processed, and why that creates inflammation. The surprising history of seed oils, from machine lubricant to "heart-healthy" cooking oil. How your body uses the fats you eat as literal building blocks for your cells and brain. Why inflammation, not cholesterol, may be the real marker to watch, and the tests Cherie says matter most. The "good fats" list to cook with: butter, ghee, coconut, olive, avocado, and sesame oil. The cold, omega-3-rich oils (flax, hemp, walnut, black seed) and how to use them. Why the omega-6 to omega-3 imbalance in the modern diet fuels chronic inflammation. Cherie's story of overcoming chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia through juicing and whole foods. How to do a juice fast the right way, including how to break one safely. The entrepreneurial lesson behind her career: spot the need nobody's filling, and say yes. Connect with Cherie Calbom: Website - https://juiceladycherie.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/juiceladycherie YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheJuiceLadyCherie Juicing for Life by Cherie Calbom - https://www.amazon.com/Juicing-Life-Guide-Benefits-Vegetable/dp/0895295121 Connect with Dr. John M. Torrens: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmtorrens/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnmtorrens/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@drjohntorrens

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