Coffeez for Closers with Joe Shalaby

Jenn Drummond interview, 7 Second Summits climber, extreme challenge mindset, overcoming fear story, resilience mindset, women achieving impossible goals.
In this episode of Coffeez for Closers, Joe sits down with Jenn Drummond, the first woman to climb the 7 Second Summits — the second-highest mountain on each continent.
After surviving a life-threatening car accident, Jenn began reevaluating everything — priorities, purpose, and the limits she once believed were fixed. What followed became a journey defined by resilience, discipline, and choosing to pursue challenges that most people avoid.
Jenn shares what happens mentally when you commit to something difficult, why discomfort often signals growth, and how pushing physical limits can reshape personal identity.
The conversation explores fear, adversity, self-trust, and what it really means to live intentionally rather than reactively.
This episode is about choosing the hard path, discovering capability through challenge, and understanding that growth rarely happens inside comfort.
Hosted by Joseph Shalaby
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In this episode of Coffeez for Closers, Joe sits down with UFC fighter Giga Chikadze to talk about the discipline, resilience, and mindset required to compete at the highest level of professional fighting.
Giga shares lessons from his journey through kickboxing and mixed martial arts, what it takes to stay focused under pressure, and how elite athletes handle setbacks, expectations, and constant challenges.
The conversation explores the mental toughness needed to perform on the world stage, the sacrifices behind success, and the habits that separate great competitors from everyone else.
Whether you're an athlete, entrepreneur, or someone pushing toward a big goal, this episode highlights what it truly takes to stay committed when the stakes are high.
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In this episode of Coffeez for Closers, Joe sits down with Super Bowl 50 Champion Malik Jackson to talk about the transition from professional football into the next chapter of life.
Malik shares what changes after the NFL, how discipline shaped his mindset, and why high performers continue finding ways to grow even after reaching the top of their field.
The conversation explores lessons learned from competing at the highest level, adapting to new environments, and maintaining focus when the structure of professional sports is no longer there.
Whether you're an entrepreneur, athlete, or professional navigating change, this episode offers insight into what it really takes to keep moving forward after major success.
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Dr. Samantha Harte shares how addiction recovery, trauma healing, and spiritual growth can transform pain into purpose.
In this episode of Coffeez for Closers, Dr. Samantha Harte explains how overcoming addiction, loss, and personal hardship led her to help others build pain-free bodies and purpose-driven lives.
With a doctorate in physical therapy and 16 years of sobriety, Dr. Harte combines neuroscience, recovery principles, and spiritual growth strategies to help individuals overcome destructive patterns and live more intentionally.
In this conversation with Joseph Shalaby, we discuss:
• Addiction recovery and long-term sobriety
• Rewiring the brain through neuroplasticity
• Turning trauma into purpose
• Building a meaningful personal brand through authenticity
• The connection between physical health and emotional healing
• How spiritual growth influences leadership and life decisions
This episode is for entrepreneurs, leaders, and individuals seeking clarity, healing, and deeper purpose.
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Atlas Bars founder James Oliver shares how he built a nutrition company from scratch after starting with a problem in his own diet.
In this episode of Coffeez for Closers, James explains how a search for clean, real food protein bars led him to create his own product from his kitchen before traveling abroad.
What began as a personal solution eventually became Atlas Bars, a brand focused on real food ingredients, high protein, and low sugar nutrition.
In this conversation we discuss:
• Why most protein bars are overly processed
• Building a food startup from scratch
• The challenge of scaling a product made with real ingredients
• Driving Uber to fund the first production run
• Lessons from launching in a competitive industry
For entrepreneurs, founders, and anyone building a product company, this episode highlights the persistence required to turn an idea into a real business.
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