Anna Hughes Podcast

It´s been another great episode of my podcast, filled with so many insights on entrepreneuership and persisting on the journey to turning passion into profession. Bryon Powell, former attorney in Washington D.C. quit his stable 9-5 to go on a quest to dedicate his time, energy and money to serving the fast-growing community of ultra marathoners worldwide. He´s a writer, author of two books, competitive ultra marathoner with over 65 races under his belt with the 400 kilometre Gobi Ultra Trail Race being one of his greatest achievements and founder of the highly popular online platform irunfar.com, the world´s biggest and most respected ultra running community to this day. It´s a conversation about patience and persistence, ongoing motivation, focusing on the bigger vision and how to deal with obstacles on the path. Full of surprises („I never had a plan“), laughter, humour, warm-heartedness and generosity getting down to the core why he wouldn´t stop to continue what he does, Bryon explains what

I feel humbled and extremely honored to introduce you to another special guest on the show - Deborah Ann Corbin. It´s a conversation about life, setting yourself up for success, entrepreneurship and how the most challenging times in life can be turned into your greatest strengths.  I´ve known Deborah for only a year and a half, all through the virtual space. Our paths crossed in one of the many entrepreneurial facebook groups for women. Pretty much from when I first joined this crazy space and finding myself in complete overwhelm and caught up in the noise of countless sales pitches and hardcore language,  Deborah´s message really stood out amongst the thousands of others. So I began to follow her until we finally connected. Her approach was different and radiated affection and true caring for others. As we got to know each other more, I learned that Deborah is also an advocat of living a healthy lifestyle that includes a balanced, healthy diet and regular exercise. She´s an a

Charlie´s Engle´s story goes beyond the remarkable accomplishments of his running career such as the Raid Gauloises, Running the Sahara covering 4500 miles in 111 days, his famous run across America, multiple top finishes at the 135-mile long Badwater ultra marathon and running the 4 deserts race. It´s the story of a man with a heart of gold. Somebody who truly lives by his values and continuously strives to be a better father, husband and son. More than once, he´s looked death in the face and turned things around for the better, until in 2012, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison for a wrong reason.  The thing that really made me think was, how he looks back on his life and says, he´d wish nothing away and would do it all again. Suffering has certainly been part of Charlie´s life´s plan.  But since he came out of prison, he hasn´t stood still. His pursuit for the next extreme challenge is in the making. Charlie is a sought-after keynote speaker and spoke

In the second part of my conversation with Jens he talks about his passion and love for dogs and what lead him and his wife to creating a platform for dogs in need for a new home.  He´s certainly somebody who doesn´t settle for less than achieving what he´s set out to do. Always finding himself do things for the greater good.  Trying or hoping things will work out or starting in small steps to bring on change is not Jens´ thing. He goes all in on his way of life and reflects on his past Self, his old habits and what he´s learned along his way as an endurance runner.  He explains his ethical reasons for turning vegan and shares his daily routine including how easy it can be to nourish yourself well without having to spend a fortune in organic food stores. To my surprise, he barely eats anything during a marathon. He´s just competed in one below ground as part of his training and shares talks about what drives him to seek out different and new adventures each year.  Enjoy this episode!&

My first guest is fellow German ultra runner Jens Nähler who is not only a great ultra runner; he also runs sub 3-hr marathons. In day-to-day life, Jens works long hours in he chief editing department of a large publishing company, lives with his wife and dog in Germany and has a big heart for dogs who suffer helping them find a new home. He openly talks about how he´s mastered his various challenges along the way as a great example of somebody who shows that it´s possible to break old habits if you have a bigger vision and find the true purpose of what drives you. Folge direkt herunterladen