Christianna Mason is a Partner with St. Joseph Partners, aa precious metals brokerage that works with clients all over the world about protecting their savings by relying on Gold and Silver.

She joins the show to tell her story, which includes how her father founded St. Joseph Partners after reeling from the 2008 financial crisis. We do an entire deep dive into Gold and Silver's history, what makes it so low risk, and more!

For more information you can call St. Joseph Partners directly at 610-326-2000

Or go to their website with information for truckers at sjp.stjosephpartners.com/lombard

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To support Alex Bradley and The Next Step Movement go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-next-step-movement

Alex Bradley is a Physical Therapist's Assistant, Personal Trainer, and Coach. He joins the show to tell his story of grappling with mental health, and how movement and community saved his life after navigating losing his best friend to suicide and simultaneously going through a divorce.

Alex has started what's called The Next Step Movement based entirely on raising awareness and raising money for various charities in the mental health and suicide prevention space. On August 31st of 2025 he will begin a walk from Austin, TX to Oregon City, OR.

You can follow along with Alex's journey on instagram

@the_next_step_movement

@walking_with_ab

You can donate to his cause at the GoFundMe below

https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-next-step-movement

If you or someone you know is at risk of suicide Dial 988 now to be connected with the National Suicide Hotline

Matthew Johnson is a born and bred midwesterner, ultra marathon runner, and US Army Veteran.

He joins to show to tell his story of overcoming adversity, and failing his way to success. Matt credits fitness and community for saving his life, and he wants to provide that opportunity to other military veterans by raising money for ValorFit a 501c3 Non Profit that pays for Veterans memberships into CrossFit or group fitness gyms. While running across Texas from El Paso to Galveston, Matt raised $30,000 for ValorFit and became the fastest person to accomplish the feat.

Wanting to do more for ValorFit he has doubled down where he'll run across Texas again, but this time from north to south.

You can find Matt on all social media platforms including instagram @mattjohnson__ and his Youtube channel.

You can support ValorFit by checking out their website, and donating at this link below.

https://runacrosstexas.betterworld.org/campaigns/matt-johnsons-run-across-texas-b-2

Dylan Admire rejoins the show to give some updates regarding his ongoing legal battle with brokerage goliath WWEX Group which includes GlobalTranz.

Dylan's company Freight Essentials was wrongfully terminated from agency, and his customers were lied to about it. WWEX Group fought tooth and nail to redact a lot of evidence, but thanks to astute journalist Kelly Barner, she did some digging.

"Wading through documents riddled with redactions is frustrating, but one recent filing manages to run 266 pages without a single redaction. There are quite a few examples where past redacted information seems to be revealed in this newer filing."

In this episode Dylan breaks down exactly how much deeper this case goes, and how the agency model in brokerage is actually putting unnecessary costs onto carriers and consumers.

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Jordyn Merritt is a Maine Maritime graduate, and full time Maritime engineer who works on an off shore oil rig in the Gulf of America.

He joins the show to tell his story of how he stays disciplined working one of the toughest jobs in America, and what pushed him to run 0.08mi loops to complete a marathon on a oil platform helipad.

You can follow Jordyn and see how he does it on Instagram @jordmerritt

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Heather Fry is the Director of Industry Training with Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT)

TAT Is a non profit organization dedicated to raising awareness and providing education to the trucking industry on how truckers can be an integral role in the prevention or interruption of human trafficking.

This was probably one of the most important interviews to date, and the numbers talked about are astounding, as more people in the world are in slavery today in 2025 than ever before.

For more information go to https://tatnonprofit.org/

If you or someone you know is a victim of Human Trafficking call the National Human Trafficking Hotline today at 888-373-7888

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I sit down with Hope Zvara, founder of Mother Trucker Yoga and one of the leading voices in driver wellness. We met at MATS back in 2023, and I've been looking forward to this one for some time! We dive into the real health challenges truckers face on the road, and how small, consistent changes can lead to massive improvements in physical and mental well-being.

Hope shares her personal journey, how she created a movement that brings yoga, mindfulness, and nutrition to drivers nationwide, and why self-care isn’t a luxury, it’s survival in this industry. From in-cab workouts to truck-stop nutrition hacks, this conversation is good for anyone who wants to start getting 1% better daily.

Key Topics:

• The origin story of Mother Trucker Yoga

• Top health issues facing drivers today

• Simple stretches and fitness tips for the cab

• Nutrition strategies for life on the road

• Mental health and managing stress

• Building a sustainable wellness routine for truckers

Connect with Hope:
Website: mothertruckeryoga.com
Instagram: @mothertruckeryoga

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Over the weekend I spectated and crewed my first ultramarathon which was a Last Man Standing style race where runners complete 4.2mi every hour on the hour.

I came in 2nd in my age group and 18th overall in a Sprint triathlon on Monday

And I share exactly why it's okay to say "Happy Memorial Day"