Carl practiced law for 30+ years and walked away from it in May 2021 and founded No Surrender. He made it his mission to help entrepreneurs be more physically active.
Carl R. Ficks, Jr. helps busy professionals, and their teams, thrive with fitness. He’s a marathoner, endurance cyclist, and former 30+ year trial lawyer who brings hard-won wisdom, real-world experience, and actionable strategies to his work. The founder of No Surrender, LLC, Carl teaches that fitness and wellbeing are the cornerstones of success. He’s a frequent guest on leadership, business, and legal podcasts, and a sought-after trainer for companies and professional associations. His “Friday Ficks” newspaper column provides strategies, tools, and inspiration to stay resourceful and resilient, regardless of the circumstances. When not cycling thousands of miles or chasing the next audacious fitness goal, Carl enjoys traveling far and wide with his wife and two daughters.
Christina and Carl talk about the different types of entrepreneurs that he works with and the challenges that they face with getting fit. He also gives us some great advice if you are not very active or haven't been active at all.
Questions
- That’s a pretty big life change to go from being a lawyer to making it your mission to help entrepreneurs be more physically active and less stressed — what prompted you to make that switch?
- What advice would you give someone that isn’t active at all and never has been?
- What about someone that isn’t active now, but was in the past?
- Do you have any final advice or tips that you’d like to share with our audience?
- To wrap it up — tell us more about who you like to work with, how you can help them, and where they can find you.
Links and Resources
- Carl Ficks Jr. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlrficksjr/
- Carl's Website - https://carlficks.com/
- Carl's Email - carl@carlficks.com
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