Mayo Clinic

-Developed first-ever Community Health Worker role in oncology pain management research study
-Led team of 5 interventionalists (RNs, PTs, health coaches) to optimize workflows for patient care + replicability
-Selected by team to attend Mayo Clinic Health and Wellness Coach Training to develop behavior change facilitation skills

Health and Wellness Coach/Lead Clinical Research Coordinator

-Lead coordinator on electronic health record-based program facilitating patients'
discharge to their homes instead of to skilled nursing facilities
-Leveraged bedside manner and communication skills to enroll hospitalized patients in electronic questionnaire to determine patients’ activity needs-Communicated with hospital staff to ensure that patients were in appropriate state of mind to participate in intervention
-Maintained patient reports to ensure completeness and traceability of results
-Triaged cancer patients’ symptoms and called them to schedule phone calls with symptom care manager nurses

Clinical Research Coordinator

-Led workflow development for AI-based questionnaire to facilitate expedited discharge of hospitalized patients in the face of COVID-19 staffing shortages
-Worked directly with 1000+ hospitalized patients to calibrate adaptive electronic questionnaire to predict discharge location with 94% accuracy

Associate Clinical Research Coordinator

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Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

• Assessed trauma teams’ care for patients using NOTECHS framework, placing a strong emphasis on interpersonal skills
and teamwork in high-stress environment to optimize patient outcomes
• Presented findings at team meetings with trauma surgeons and nurses to facilitate discussion and practice improvements

Clinical Research Intern

Peace Corps Zambia

Mentorship: 
•	Build school’s capacity to offer quality education by participating in daily activities such as teaching English to classes of 25-30 students in Grades 5, 6, 8, and 9
•	Coach 87 students in Grades 6-9 in 12-week sexual health program, including HIV/AIDS prevention, resulting in average increases of over 20% in participants’ content knowledge 
•	Mentor and train staff members to develop skills in areas such as developing alternatives to corporal punishment, time management, and English teaching via monthly all-staff meetings 

Project Management:
•	Negotiate with community development team to establish budget, processes, procedures, and communication plans to construct two staff houses, resulting in 20% increase in staff housing 
•	Allocate United States Government grant funds exceeding $2,500 and manage construction of houses by 25 community members from conception to completion of project 
•	Ensure adherence to project owner’s 4-month completion deadline by leading twice-weekly meetings with team leaders and members to communicate expectations and address challenges such as resource allocation and time constraints

Rural Education Development Agent

•	Enrolled hospitalized patients in 100-question electronic survey study to develop a 10-item questionnaire that assigns appropriate physical therapy treatment plan upon hospitalization
•	Recognized for high enrollment numbers (successfully completed average of seven 30-minute surveys per day)
•	Facilitated communication between project team members and project owner to provide owner with updates and complete study on time
•	Maintained patient reports to ensure traceability of results and diversity of study participants

St. Olaf College

•	Assisted students of all academic backgrounds on a walk-in basis with vocational discernment via discussions of major and career exploration, job and internship searches, and establishing professional connections 
•	Critiqued resumes to emphasize each student’s unique strengths for experiential learning and job searches
•	Chosen to collaborate with a fellow Peer Advisor and a full-time staff member to coordinate Quo Vadis Sophomore Retreat to explore questions concerning vocational exploration for 80+ college sophomores

Career Advisor

CAMP MANITO-WISH YMCA

•	Co-led and supervised groups of 5-10 campers ages 10-12 to foster personal growth and self discovery through activities such as sailing, swimming, and nature exploration in a residential summer camp setting 
•	Solo led five 15-year-old campers on a weeklong overnight canoe camping trip to cultivate campers’ appreciation for nature, self confidence, and effective leadership skills
•	Adapted to trying backcountry situations such as severe weather and physical exhaustion by adjusting schedules and meal plans while maximizing utility of available resources to maintain group safety and morale 
•	Developed leadership skills among 10 potential first-generation college students in ninth grade via  ten-day leadership "boot camp" culminating in a three-night, solo-led canoe camping trip

Leadership Facilitator

Research leader @ Mayo Clinic | Follow me for insights on habits, productivity, and self-actualization | On a mission to normalize health

70% of American adults are overweight or obese. 
40% of cancers are preventable. 
72% of adults report health impacts due to stress.

I've worked with 300+ cancer patients as a health and wellness coach at the Mayo Clinic. 
And I've noticed a few things during this time:

-No one wants to be unhealthy
-Medications and procedures can keep you alive
-But it's lifestyle change that will help you build resilient health

And there's an unfortunate misconception out there that health is difficult to build. 
That "exercise" = self-imposed suffering
That "healthy foods" = kale smoothies
That joint pain is normal. 

But if you've got a demanding professional life, you need to implement low-friction habits and routines to preserve your health. 90 minutes at the gym 5x/week is not an option. 

This is the stuff I help people with. 
Simple health that will last a lifetime. 
So you can back to  your mission. 

Over the course of 12 weeks, we’ll develop habits and routines that will help you lose the weight, dissolve the stress, and reclaim your health. 
Should we talk?
DM me. 

About me

I’m a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Zambia) and Mayo Clinic-certified health and wellness coach.

I’m the author of the twice-weekly email newsletter 66.1 (66point1.com), which merges science and common sense to help you live healthier, for longer.

Marcus Frick

Talked with a gentleman the other day. 96 years old. #1 Rotarian in his state 3 years running. Still works full-time selling insurance. He’s got heart disease, cancer, bad knees. Daughter says, “Dad, you’ve got to slow down or you’re going to die!” He says, “I've got to keep going or I’m going to die!” 

So far, he’s right. 
Doesn’t it make you wonder…

If retirement is overrated?
How many lives he's touched over the course of a 74 year career?
If longevity is correlated with how often you make other people smile?

Building healthy founders, people, and companies

Had a "New Year's Resolution" conversation today. 
Raised a few questions. 

If you're...

Overweight.
Stressed out.
Struggling to sleep.

And looking at the calendar, deciding what kind of resolution you want to make come the New Year.
Wondering if, before the New Year, the holidays are just going to make all these problems even worse...

Is there anything you could do today to set yourself up for success come January 1?
Does improving your life have to wait until the calendar reads "2026"?

Care to have a conversation? 
I'm crowdsourcing some wisdom gathering.
5 minute interview on 1-3 things you can do in the final 6 weeks of 2025 to make sure you hit the ground running in 2026. 
Send a DM and we'll find a time. 

Or maybe you'd prefer to share your thoughts in the comments?

Overdid it on Thanksgiving stuffing?

7 ways to lose 1 pound this week: 

1. Walk additional 7000 steps/day
2. Skip dessert every day for the next week
3. Don’t eat for 1 whole day (ask your doctor)
4. Don’t drink anything for 1 whole day (not recommended!)
5. Replace Coke with Olipop
6. Replace 2 beers after work with a walk
7. Turn every “touchpoint” into a walking meeting

Is there one in here that might work for you?
Or something that didn’t make the list that might be your ticket to 1 pound?

Doctor (or spouse?!) told you you’d do well to lose a pound this week?
Send a DM.

Rules, rules, rules!
Yuck.

Sleep 8 hours/night. 

But why, then, are there nights when you sleep for 5 hours and feel great?
Or others when you sleep for 9 hours and feel like you got hit by a train?

Drink 3 Liters of water/day. 

But what if you’re not thirsty?
Why would you drink water if you’re not thirsty?
If you’re eating a whole foods diet, do you need to drink the same amount of water as if you were eating a diet full of processed foods?

Eat 2,000 calories per day. 

What if you’re a super athlete?
What if you have a sedentary job?
Spent the day traveling?
What foods should make up these 2,000 calories anyway?

Who makes these rules?
Are they working?

Want to figure out what works for you?
DMs are open.

Talked to a CEO + founder client this afternoon. He called to say thanks. His people are losing weight, more productive, happier, less stressed. 

I reminded him that he’s the one who connected his people with their health guy. And he’s good at picking high-potential people. 

His sales guy was expecting to have a down quarter (“Q4 is always slow”). He’s on track to have his second-best month in the 5 years he’s been at the company. What happened?

“I’ve got more energy so I’ve been reaching out to prospects more.”
 
I asked the founder why he invested in this kind of support for his people. What sort of ROI was he hoping to see?

His answer, “Not really worried about ROI. Not everyone has access to this kind of thing and I figured it could help them.”

Can doing the right thing for your people really help your bottom line???

Client texted today to cancel this afternoon’s call. She’s sick, Thanksgiving is coming, the works. 

No sweat. Same day + time next week? 

Yep. 

I went to change the calendar invite immediately. 
Client had already sent a new invitation with updated day and time. 

What if we all operated like this client?
Wouldn’t the world be a better place?

A couple weeks back, a friend sent a piece about his friend who used AI as his health coach. Helped him with some technical stuff like suggesting he ask his doctor about a new medication because the current one was messing up his hormones. Smart.

Another friend told me he wouldn’t hire a health coach because all the information is available online. True. And fine, because he doesn’t need a health coach. 

So, what’s left? Is AI coming for everyone’s job? Are you going to ChatGPT your way to losing 50 pounds? Is knowing what you need to do enough?

Talking to a friend back in June. He’s in his early 70s, got a new hip a couple years ago. 

When it was time for a new hip, his doctor said hold on, not so fast, you’ve gotta lose some weight first. In August, his doctor said he’d schedule the surgery tentatively for February, on the condition that my friend had to be 20 lbs lighter by then. 

He’s a pretty focused guy, plus he was tired of not being able to do the stuff he wanted to, sick of the pain. Had lost the weight in the past, had a plan, was confident he could do it again. 

He got it done. Lost the 20 lbs in 10 weeks. Then, starting in mid-October, he called his doctor every day (focused, remember?).
“Any cancellations?” No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, yes. Got the new hip the day before Thanksgiving. Had a whole new life by February. 

But what if you’re not like my friend?
Don’t have a plan, haven’t lost the weight before?
But still need a new hip/knee/etc.?

Drinking coffee, reading 4,000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman. There's some stuff in the epilogue about self-help. 

The question, "If telling someone what to do was enough, wouldn't we know it already?" came up. 

Reminded me of a friend who sent a DM a couple weeks ago. Said something like, "I know you charge for this stuff, but maybe you can share a few free tips with a friend? Please? I need to lose weight." 

4,000 weeks. This guy is in his early 30s. 30x52 = 1560 weeks gone, 40% of life is in the rearview. 

Doesn't it make you wonder?

Is another podcast episode, another free tip going to get you from where you are to where you want to be? 
How long has it been this way? 
How long are you going to tolerate it?

3 things I heard this week: 

-"I'm walking 12,000 steps/day."
-"My clothes aren't so tight anymore!"
-"My girlfriend told me she's proud of the progress I'm making."

You have the support you need to get where you want to go?
Going to lone wolf it? 
Got a plan?

Say you lose 10 pounds by 12/31/2025...who's the first person to notice?

Talked to a guy today:

He's lost weight before. That time around, he started 75 Hard and stopped eating at the same time. If it’s all about CICO, he was a model student.

But it sucked!
Energy was low, he was injured a few weeks in.
Made it 25% of the way to his weight loss goal.
3 months later he had gained it all back +20 lbs.

Doing it differently this time around.
More exercise, but not so extreme.
Eating plenty, and it's all real stuff.
Doesn’t count calories, macros, etc.
And? 

He’s down 10 pounds in the last 6 weeks. 
Shooting for 15 by Thanksgiving. 
Family telling him he’s got more energy. 

Can it really be simple, pain-free, maybe even fun?!?!

What's your biggest obstacle to losing weight?

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Engineering QMS Manager

AgeLess

AgeLess is a longevity-driven fitness and wellness community designed for high performers who want to stay strong, energized, and pain-free for life.

We are here to help You optimize for 90+ years of healthy living, not just survive the next 90 day sprint.

Short-Term Fads? Nah. 
Sustainable Strength. Mental Fortitude. Life-Long Results.

Helping You Age Less. So You can Live More.

Healthspan Head Coach

The ISO Guy

ISO and Quality Management System (QMS) Consultant

Quality Management Consultant

REV Group, Inc

Quality Manager

Poseidon Barge, Ltd. 1-866-99-BARGE (22743) 

Novolex

Plant Manager

Process Engineer

ExxonMobil

Production Supervisor

Reliability Engineer

The Ohio State University: Applied Physics Lab - Prof. V. Subramaniam

- Research involved finding a new non-invasive method for detecting a deadly form of malaria known as Plasmodium flaciparum

- Designed and tested a prototype to test for malaria non-intrusively that is inexpensive and does not require a trained technician; Patent Received

- Laboratory experience with an oscilloscope, pressure transducer, dual phase lock-in amplifier and various other electronic devices

- Completed an undergraduate thesis and placed 1st in Engineering at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Boeing

Engineering Intern - High Lift Flight Controls

Honda Engineering North America, Inc.

Engineering Co-op - Tool Block Design

Leadership | Fitness - Researching, Experimenting, & Sharing top Actionable tips to help you become a Peak Performing Leader

When it comes to Health, most people get confused about what to Focus on.

For me, I sum my Focus up in one word: Healthspan.

Because what is the point of maximizing Lifespan if I am not strong, sharp, and energized enough to enjoy it?

I’m Brad, and if you’ve followed me for a while, you might be a little confused as a majority of my content has been around Leadership with sprinkles of Health and Wellness.

So to provide some clarity: 
  • I love Leadership. 
  • I also love my Job (thank you, Lincoln Electric!).
  • But above all, I LOVE:
        - Learning about Health
        - Chatting about Health
        - Experimenting with systems and research on Health and Longevity
        - And most of all - helping others achieve optimal Health and Longevity.

(and before I get asked - "but what about Your family?!" - I respond: this is a professional network - so this is my professional list. 

And I would do ANYTHING for my wife and 3 boys, even LIVE for them by taking care of my own Physical and Mental health first!)

I believe:
  - I will Die Young at an Old Age.
  - Longevity is not luck. It is built through Daily Habits.
  - Aging is a choice. Death is inevitable. Decline is NOT.

This is why I’ve dedicated my personal time to helping others in Health through personal training and nutritional coaching.

And this journey has led to the birth of AgeLess - movement, a program, and a community designed for those who refuse to accept "slowing down" as inevitable.

We focus on:
  - Strength and mobility to stay active for life.
  - Nutrition and recovery to fuel energy and performance.
  - Mental resilience and community for lasting motivation.

I have lived the roller-coaster life in health. Knowing of the importance of Health but not staying committed.

That changed 5+ years ago, and I have been learning, experimenting, and developing my own system ever since. Now, I help others do the same.

If you are serious about maximizing your Healthspan and staying strong for life but can't crack the code on Your own, I want to help!

Because at AgeLess, we help You Age Less, so You can Live More.

Message me on how You can be an AgeLess Athlete!

Let’s get to work!

Brad Smith

These books quietly did more for my health and leadership than any “hack” ever has.

I talk a lot about habits, healthspan, and leadership.
A big part of how I got here?

Reading.
Not scrolling. Not chasing the new trick.
Consistently learning from people ahead of me.

Below I share ones that have made an impact on me.


Health & Healthspan

𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸 – John Ratey
I was already training, but this book connected the dots.
It lays out how movement changes impacts the brain: focus, mood, memory, stress.
I often share that I started working out for the Physical benefits, and Stayed for the Mental ones!

𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 – Peter Attia
Popular book and for a reason if living not just longer, but better, is our goal
Clear thinking on strength, cardio, nutrition, labs, and real risk vs noise.

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 – Casey Means
What I’m reading now.
Dialed in on metabolic health and how food choices drive real, steady energy.


Leadership & Self-Leadership

𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 – Jocko Willink & Leif Babin
The #1 book I hand to leaders and future leaders.
Take 100% responsibility for everything - results and failures.
This mindset changed how I lead at work, at home, and in my own habits.

𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 – Anthony De Mello
The one I keep coming back to.
A sharp reminder to wake up and to see my patterns, stories, and reactions clearly instead of running on autopilot.

𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – Desiree Petrich
A powerful, practical story (from a friend) on knowing yourself, owning your inner dialogue, and taking control of what I can control - every day.

To improve health, leadership, or life,
I start by upgrading what I feed my mind.

10 minutes a day with the right book will beat 10 new hacks every time.

Anything to recommend next?
Share Your top Health or Leadership books. I’m always looking for the next one!

Earn it.
Daily.

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