Billy Yang Podcast

Today we sit down with TK Pillan, an entrepreneur with a tech background who decided to fill a need by providing delicious, convenient, vegan dishes by opening Veggie Grill along with co-founder Kevin Boylan. Follow his journey from his dot com days to restauranteur and now as VC at Power Plant Ventures. > Veggie Grill: https://www.veggiegrill.com/ > "Mad Cow" Video Spot: https://vimeo.com/32795478 _____ Facebook.com/BillyYangPodcast Twitter.com/BillyYang Instagram.com/BillyYangPod

Topher Gaylord is many things: a storyteller, an avid traveler, a successful business man in the outdoor space and an incredible athlete in his own right. We discuss how he broke into the outdoor space, how his friendship with the "Ultramarathon Man" Dean Karnazes influenced his decision to become a distance runner and some of his keys to living a fruitful and empowered life. _____ Facebook.com/BillyYangPodcast Twitter.com/BillyYang Instagram.com/BillyYangPod

Rory Bosio is a mountain athlete for The North Face, specifically a mountain-ultra-trail runner from the Tahoe area in Northern California. She also spends her time as a Pediatric ICU nurse. >"Curiosity": https://youtu.be/GNWkehVuO84 >Rory Bosio on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rorybosio/ >"Boundless" clip: https://youtu.be/E9Rp-Gx6SG8 _____ Facebook.com/BillyYangPodcast Twitter.com/BillyYang Instagram.com/BillyYangPod

Jean-Paul "Mufasa" Bosnoyan (previously fighting under "Lebosnoyani") is a rising young talent in Mixed Martial Arts circles.  Although only 18-years old, he has many years of MMA experience and hopes to take professional MMA by storm one day. >Jean-Paul's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mufasamma/ >Elijah Larkin Fight: https://youtu.be/DnWbRkHrcAs >Jean-Paul as an 11-Year Old: https://youtu.be/055WS8ds6jA _____ Facebook.com/BillyYangPodcast Twitter.com/BillyYang Instagram.com/BillyYangP

Mark Gainey, the co-founder and chairman for Strava, Inc. joins me to discuss his journey into becoming a successful entrepreneur and the unfortunate personal events that pushed him to reevaluate his perspective on career and life.  >Strava: https://www.strava.com/ >Winning Just By Starting: https://youtu.be/CJFoixp0EmE  _____ Facebook.com/BillyYangPodcast Twitter.com/BillyYang Instagram.com/BillyYangPod

In this episode, Olympian and Western States winner Magdalena Boulet shares her incredible story about being a Polish immigrant, running for the United States in the Olympics, becoming an American Citizen on September 11th and much more.  ______ Facebook.com/BillyYangPodcast Twitter.com/BillyYang Instagram.com/BillyYangPod

Tim Tollefson based out of Mammoth Lakes, CA stumbled into the mountain ultra trail scene in 2014 after a couple of frustrating years on the road marathon circuit and hasn't looked back since. His ever growing resume includes many top ultra finishes including being the top American at the past two UTMB's.  _______ Facebook.com/BillyYangPodcast Twitter.com/BillyYang Instagram.com/BillyYangPod

First episode! Pleased to announce the Billy Yang Podcast and bring on ultrarunner and mountain athlete, Anton Krupicka from Boulder, CO. Delighted and pleased to have Anton on as my first guest and to you for lending me your ear(s).  __________ Facebook.com/BillyYangPodcast Twitter.com/BillyYang Instagram.com/BillyYangPod