Top Tier Talk
Top Tier Talk
Ben Bizzell & Melissa Neff
Exploring our people, ideas, and what makes our fitness community tick.
Episode 8: Member Tyler Goode
We have the opportunity to sit down with member Tyler Goode and hear about how he got into the Marines, how he found functional fitness, navigating injury and not being able to workout, balancing training, work and parenthood- enjoy!
Jul 11, 2021
48 min
Episode 7: Founding Member Reedy Mensh
We sit down with one of our founding members Reedy and chat about being a mom of 3 boys, navigating an Achilles' tendon rupture, what keeps her coming to Top Tier, and more. If you know Reedy, you love her- she shit talks more than anyone else, will always tell you what she really thinks, and is a staple in our gym. Enjoy!
Jun 23, 2021
1 hr 5 min
Episode 6: Member Drew Branyon
We spend time getting to know Drew- how he found Top Tier, how he met his wife, how he went from sports broadcasting to owning his own home inspection company, his fitness goals, life as a dad of 3- enjoy!
Jun 17, 2021
1 hr 17 min
Episode 5: Top Tier and The Open
We explain how we are going to run Fridays during the Open- we want the whole gym to feel included and have fun! We also explain how to register and submit scores since we are not affiliated with CrossFit at this time.
Feb 18, 2021
19 min
Episode 4: Member Dr. Nixon
We get to talk to Dr. Nixon about his chiropractic practice Twin City Health, what he feels his purpose is, how he has evolved as a small business owner- plus some great information around heart rate variability and sleep!
Feb 11, 2021
1 hr 9 min
Episode 3: Coach Chris
Covering a wide range of topics with Chris- how Chris found Top Tier, how his training has changed/evolved, first impressions of Coach Ben— as well as a deeper, more vulnerable dive into our gym culture.
Feb 11, 2021
1 hr 8 min
Episode 2: Members Eddy & Shama
We talk to Eddy and Shama about where they are from, how they got to Winston, how they found Top Tier, how they navigated being intimidated starting at a new gym, what keeps them coming, and a rapid fire question session from Eddy to Ben & Melissa. And Eddy's crossfit shoe obsession!
Jan 22, 2021
55 min
Episode 1: Coach Greg
1st episode: talking about how Superman and Batman met, Coach Greg's big aha with his training, shout outs to Will Hall, Brandon Fulwider, and Twin City Health, buying a gym during COVID, etc.
Jan 17, 2021
47 min