633: Amanda Bucci is Building a Fitness Empire

In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Amanda Bucci, a 24 year old lifestyle entrepreneur who is building a fitness and lifestyles empire through her podcast, YouTube channel, instagram, and other social platforms. Amanda has built her social media following by focusing on consistency, transparency, education and authenticity. Her success is remarkable and there is much to learn from her approach. You can find Amanda at www.amandabucci.com and her podcast, Bucci Radio. Amanda’s early days (4:34) Parents’ divorce at early age Too intimidating to men (8:20) When did she fall in love with the training? (13:00) Flexible dieting LA, vanity land (18:20) Binge eating period (19:45) Was she transparent with her fans going through this experience? (24:45) Did she learn things about her relationship with food after each show? (26:26) Reverse dieting When did she decide to stop competing? (36:25) What new habits has she created since competing? Bad patterns?(38:19) How has her business grown? (40:45) Does she have any mentors? (42:55) Who instilled her growth mindset? (44:00) Online educator, her why (47:28) You can only pour from a full cup What drives her to do what she does? (51:21) Motivated by having more time Does she have a good concept of money? (54:00) What would she say contributed most to her success? (56:28) Where does she want to be in 5 years? (59:20) Imposter syndrome Invest in a coach (1:03:50) Move the needle forward  What are the dos/don’ts of social media? (1:06:35) Attention is easy Instagram stories – poor man’s vlog Email list converts (1:11:50) What is a typical day for her? (1:13:52) Related Links/Products Mentioned: What's In My GYM Bag?? || Amanda Bucci (Mind Pump TV – YouTube) Athletic Clothing | Soffe Apparel Cheesecake-eating rats and the question of food addiction (study) The Influence of Palatable Diets in Reward System Activation: A Mini Review (study) A Key to Healing Your Gut: How to Alleviate Chronic Inflammation Influencers with Impact What are the benefits of building an email list for YOUR business? Featured Guest & People Mentioned: Amanda Bucci (website) (@amandabucci)  Instagram Amanda Bucci – YouTube Bucci Radio Jordan Syatt (@syattfitness)  Instagram Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee)  Twitter Lewis Howes (@LewisHowes)  Twitter Would you like to be coached by Sal, Adam & Justin? You can get 30 days of virtual coaching from them for FREE at www.mindpumpmedia.com. Get our newest program, MAPS Prime Pro, which shows you how to self assess and correct muscle recruitment patterns that cause pain and impede performance and gains. Get it at www.mindpumpmedia.com! Get MAPS Prime, MAPS Anywhere, MAPS Anabolic, MAPS Performance, MAPS Aesthetic, the Butt Builder Blueprint, the Sexy Athlete Mod AND KB4A (The MAPS Super Bundle) packaged together at a substantial DISCOUNT at www.mindpumpmedia.com. Make EVERY workout better with MAPS Prime, the only pre-workout you need… it is now available at mindpumpmedia.com Have Sal, Adam & Justin personally train you via video instruction on our YouTube channel, Mind Pump TV. Be sure to Subscribe for updates. Also check out Thrive Market! Thrive Market makes purchasing organic, non-GMO affordable. With prices up to 50% off retail, Thrive Market blows away most conventional, non-organic foods. PLUS, they offer a NO RISK way to get started which includes: 1. One FREE month’s membership 2. $20 Off your first three purchases of $49 or more (That’s $60 off total!) 3. Free shipping on orders of $49 or more Get your Kimera Koffee at www.kimerakoffee.com, code "mindpump" for 10% off! Get Organifi, certified organic greens, protein, probiotics, etc at www.organifi.com Use the code “mindpump” for 20% off. Go to foursigmatic.com/mindpump and use the discount code “mindpump” for 15% off of your first order of health & energy boosting mushroom products. Add to the incredible brain enhancing effect of Kimera Koffee with www.brain.fm/mindpump 10 Free sessions! Music for the brain for incredible focus, sleep and naps! Also includes 20% if you purchase! Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week our favorite reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts! Have questions for Mind Pump? Each Monday on Instagram (@mindpumpmedia) look for the QUAH post and input your question there. (Sal, Adam & Justin will answer as many questions as they can)